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Sale Of Budapest Bank Delayed
- 19 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The contract for the sale of Budapest Bank to the state was not signed on Friday, as scheduled, as the complex negotiations have not been completed, the Economy Ministry said.
Fidesz Out To Change Hungary's Immigration Rules
- 19 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is worth reconsidering Hungarian and EU regulations on immigration, Fidesz caucus spokesman Bence Tuzson told reporters on Friday. Action is needed at EU level, but Europe has not made adequate preparations to cope with the situation, he added.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Loses International Lawsuit On Tobacco Licenses
- 19 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság thinks the government should compensate former tobacconists who lost their licenses after the reform introduced in 2012, after one of them won his case against Hungary at the European Court of Human Rights.
Swiss Central Bank Move Sends Hungarian Forint Tumbling
- 16 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The forint sank to new all-time lows against the euro and the Swiss franc yesterday after Switzerland’s central bank stunned markets by scrapping the ceiling on its currency, in place since 2011. The Swiss franc surged to 0.85 per euro from 1.20, a 40% gain, before stabilising at parity with the euro.
Hungarian Court Orders Website Content Removed
- 15 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- tech
An unspecified court has ordered the deletion of articles denying the Holocaust posted on far-right website kuruc.info, Kossuth Rádió reported on Wednesday.
Drastic Rise In Asylum Seekers In Hungary
- 15 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of applications for political asylum in Hungary has risen dramatically in the past two years, taking authorities by surprise, Immigration and Citizenship Office leader Zsuzsanna Végh announced on Wednesday.
Xpat Opinion: Without Foreigners, We Dance Alone
- 15 Jan 2015 2:40 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in May 2012, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán famously spoke of the “peacock dance” of diplomacy, in which one seeks to remain friendly with foreign powers, even while acting against their wishes.
Hungary Wants More Russian Gas
- 14 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary would like to store more Russian gas in Hungarian reservoirs, to enhance the security of energy supply, Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó said in an interview with Reuters on Tuesday.
Budapest Fifth District Suspends Property Sales
- 14 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- property
The Fifth District will not sell any further properties until prosecutors end their inquiry into recent suspicious sales, the local council’s financial committee decided at a closed meeting on Tuesday.
Sale Of Budapest Bank Delayed
- 19 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The contract for the sale of Budapest Bank to the state was not signed on Friday, as scheduled, as the complex negotiations have not been completed, the Economy Ministry said.
Fidesz Out To Change Hungary's Immigration Rules
- 19 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is worth reconsidering Hungarian and EU regulations on immigration, Fidesz caucus spokesman Bence Tuzson told reporters on Friday. Action is needed at EU level, but Europe has not made adequate preparations to cope with the situation, he added.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Loses International Lawsuit On Tobacco Licenses
- 19 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság thinks the government should compensate former tobacconists who lost their licenses after the reform introduced in 2012, after one of them won his case against Hungary at the European Court of Human Rights.
Swiss Central Bank Move Sends Hungarian Forint Tumbling
- 16 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The forint sank to new all-time lows against the euro and the Swiss franc yesterday after Switzerland’s central bank stunned markets by scrapping the ceiling on its currency, in place since 2011. The Swiss franc surged to 0.85 per euro from 1.20, a 40% gain, before stabilising at parity with the euro.
Hungarian Court Orders Website Content Removed
- 15 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- tech
An unspecified court has ordered the deletion of articles denying the Holocaust posted on far-right website kuruc.info, Kossuth Rádió reported on Wednesday.
Drastic Rise In Asylum Seekers In Hungary
- 15 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of applications for political asylum in Hungary has risen dramatically in the past two years, taking authorities by surprise, Immigration and Citizenship Office leader Zsuzsanna Végh announced on Wednesday.
Xpat Opinion: Without Foreigners, We Dance Alone
- 15 Jan 2015 2:40 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in May 2012, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán famously spoke of the “peacock dance” of diplomacy, in which one seeks to remain friendly with foreign powers, even while acting against their wishes.
Hungary Wants More Russian Gas
- 14 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary would like to store more Russian gas in Hungarian reservoirs, to enhance the security of energy supply, Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó said in an interview with Reuters on Tuesday.
Budapest Fifth District Suspends Property Sales
- 14 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- property
The Fifth District will not sell any further properties until prosecutors end their inquiry into recent suspicious sales, the local council’s financial committee decided at a closed meeting on Tuesday.