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Hungary's Ruling Party Fidesz Uses Rate Cuts To Start Recruitment Drive
- 6 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is sending a letter to the 2.2 million people who signed its petition in favour of lower utility prices last year, asking them to take part in the party’s election campaign. In the letter, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán calls on the addressee to join a “Hungarian Team” soon to be created to protect the government-imposed cuts in household gas and electricity prices, saying these are under ...
Hungarian State Debt Drops To 80.2% Of GDP
- 3 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Consolidated gross debt fell by Ft 160 billion to 80.2% of GDP in the third quarter, according to figures from the National Bank. Analysts project that the full-year figure will be somewhere near 79.4%, down slightly from 79.8% at the end of 2012.
Hungarian Gov’t Spent Ft 800mn On Ad Campaign
- 3 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government spent Ft 800 million last year on its Hungary is Doing Better campaign, deputy prime Minister Tibor Navracsics revealed in reply to a written question from Jobbik MP and spokeswoman Dóra Duró.
Hungarian Cabinet To Invite OSCE Observers
- 2 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet will formally invite the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to send international observers to monitor the parliamentary elections, according to government documents obtained by Népszabadság.
Xpat Opinion: Closing Remarks On 2013 In Hungary
- 2 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In their traditional New Year columns, left and right-wing dailies alike agree that Fidesz is the probable winner of the next elections, but that prospect does not make them equally happy.
Budapest Prosecutors Confirm Horváth Is Under Suspicion
- 31 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest prosecutors office has rejected a complaint from former tax official András Horváth over the police search of his home and seizure of personal belongings on December 19. The prosecutors said on Monday that the house search and seizure were lawful and well-founded because there are legitimate grounds to suspect Horváth of the crime of slandering the tax office NAV.
Matolcsy Sees Four Large Banks Leaving Hungary
- 30 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Four of the eight largest foreign-owned banks in Hungary might leave the country in the next 12 to 18 months, MNB governor György Matolcsy said on Hír TV. Without naming any banks, he said the institutions are not lending and are not helping the Hungarian economy.
Mystery Buyers Behind Management Buyout At TV2 In Hungary
- 30 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Germany’s ProSiebenSat1 has sold Hungary’s TV2 in a management buyout led by TV2 CEO Zsolt Simon and chief financial officer Yvonne Dederick. The price was not disclosed, but observers estimate it at Ft 20 billion.
Xpat Opinion: Post-Christmas Ruminations On Poverty In Hungary
- 30 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing columnists accuse the government of ignoring growing poverty. Their pro-government counterpart believes that the opposition is trying to politically exploit the poor, having done nothing to improve their lot while they were in government.
Hungary's Ruling Party Fidesz Uses Rate Cuts To Start Recruitment Drive
- 6 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is sending a letter to the 2.2 million people who signed its petition in favour of lower utility prices last year, asking them to take part in the party’s election campaign. In the letter, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán calls on the addressee to join a “Hungarian Team” soon to be created to protect the government-imposed cuts in household gas and electricity prices, saying these are under ...
Hungarian State Debt Drops To 80.2% Of GDP
- 3 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Consolidated gross debt fell by Ft 160 billion to 80.2% of GDP in the third quarter, according to figures from the National Bank. Analysts project that the full-year figure will be somewhere near 79.4%, down slightly from 79.8% at the end of 2012.
Hungarian Gov’t Spent Ft 800mn On Ad Campaign
- 3 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government spent Ft 800 million last year on its Hungary is Doing Better campaign, deputy prime Minister Tibor Navracsics revealed in reply to a written question from Jobbik MP and spokeswoman Dóra Duró.
Hungarian Cabinet To Invite OSCE Observers
- 2 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet will formally invite the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to send international observers to monitor the parliamentary elections, according to government documents obtained by Népszabadság.
Xpat Opinion: Closing Remarks On 2013 In Hungary
- 2 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In their traditional New Year columns, left and right-wing dailies alike agree that Fidesz is the probable winner of the next elections, but that prospect does not make them equally happy.
Budapest Prosecutors Confirm Horváth Is Under Suspicion
- 31 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest prosecutors office has rejected a complaint from former tax official András Horváth over the police search of his home and seizure of personal belongings on December 19. The prosecutors said on Monday that the house search and seizure were lawful and well-founded because there are legitimate grounds to suspect Horváth of the crime of slandering the tax office NAV.
Matolcsy Sees Four Large Banks Leaving Hungary
- 30 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Four of the eight largest foreign-owned banks in Hungary might leave the country in the next 12 to 18 months, MNB governor György Matolcsy said on Hír TV. Without naming any banks, he said the institutions are not lending and are not helping the Hungarian economy.
Mystery Buyers Behind Management Buyout At TV2 In Hungary
- 30 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Germany’s ProSiebenSat1 has sold Hungary’s TV2 in a management buyout led by TV2 CEO Zsolt Simon and chief financial officer Yvonne Dederick. The price was not disclosed, but observers estimate it at Ft 20 billion.
Xpat Opinion: Post-Christmas Ruminations On Poverty In Hungary
- 30 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing columnists accuse the government of ignoring growing poverty. Their pro-government counterpart believes that the opposition is trying to politically exploit the poor, having done nothing to improve their lot while they were in government.