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Sziget-Related Festivals In Hungary Among The Best Of Europe
- 10 Dec 2013 8:01 AM
- entertainment
The European Festival Awards has just revealed the shortlist of the best festivals in several categories. Out of more than 360 festivals from 34 different countries, the festivals of Sziget Cultural Management: Sziget Festival, MasterCard Balaton Sound, VOLT Festival and B.my.Lake all made it to the top 10 in their categories.
Hungary's State Energy Company MVM To Buy German Investor's Stake
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
State energy company MVM will buy German investor RWE’s 49.83% stake in Budapest gas distributor Fõgáz, according to reports. A high ranking RWE representative met state officials and Budapest mayor István Tarlós last week, as the city owns 50% of the company. Retail shareholders have 0.17% of Fõgáz shares.
Casinos Amendment Rushed Through In Hungary
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Parliament is expected to vote today in an exceptionally fast-track procedure on an amendment submitted by the governing parties on Sunday, which would restrict the number of casinos. The bill will make it possible for the Economy Minister to award concession rights for ten planned new casinos to two companies without tendering.
Hungarian MOL Shareholder Sues CEO Hernádi
- 9 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
MOL’s former top legal advisor has filed a lawsuit against chairman and CEO Zsolt Hernádi, alleging that the value of her MOL shares has suffered because of allegations that Hernádi bribed Croatian officials in order to obtain controlling rights over energy company INA.
Jobbik Wants Work-Free December 24 In Hungary
- 6 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Jobbik is moving to get Parliament to declare December 24 a holiday, spokesman Ádám Mirkóczki announced on Thursday. He said an amendment to that effect could meet “a decades-long social need” as little serious work is done in the vast majority of workplaces on December 24.
Hungary’s Nightclub Mogul Freed From House Arrest
- 6 Dec 2013 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Nightclub empire owner László Vizoviczki and other suspects in the wide-ranging bribery and tax avoidance case have been released from house arrest, under a November 25 court decision, Népszabadság reports.
Hungary's Fidesz Rules Out Inquiry Into NAV Allegation
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament does not have a legal right to set up a committee to investigate claims that the tax authority is allowing preferred companies to evade VAT payments, Fidesz MP Gergely Gulyás told reporters on Wednesday.
South Stream Deals With Seven European Countries, Including Hungary May Violate EU law
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Bilateral agreements on the South Stream gas pipeline are a violation of EU law, the European Commission declared yesterday. The agreements concluded by Russia with seven European countries, including Hungary, must be renegotiated, the European Commission’s director for energy markets Klaus-Dieter Borchardt told the European Parliament on Wednesday.
Vehicle Exports Boost Trade Surplus In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The trade surplus widened to €830 million in September, the highest figure since February 2011, as exports rose 12.7% to €7.3 billion and imports 12% to €6.5 billion, according to final data from the Central Statistics Office.
Sziget-Related Festivals In Hungary Among The Best Of Europe
- 10 Dec 2013 8:01 AM
- entertainment
The European Festival Awards has just revealed the shortlist of the best festivals in several categories. Out of more than 360 festivals from 34 different countries, the festivals of Sziget Cultural Management: Sziget Festival, MasterCard Balaton Sound, VOLT Festival and B.my.Lake all made it to the top 10 in their categories.
Hungary's State Energy Company MVM To Buy German Investor's Stake
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
State energy company MVM will buy German investor RWE’s 49.83% stake in Budapest gas distributor Fõgáz, according to reports. A high ranking RWE representative met state officials and Budapest mayor István Tarlós last week, as the city owns 50% of the company. Retail shareholders have 0.17% of Fõgáz shares.
Casinos Amendment Rushed Through In Hungary
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Parliament is expected to vote today in an exceptionally fast-track procedure on an amendment submitted by the governing parties on Sunday, which would restrict the number of casinos. The bill will make it possible for the Economy Minister to award concession rights for ten planned new casinos to two companies without tendering.
Hungarian MOL Shareholder Sues CEO Hernádi
- 9 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
MOL’s former top legal advisor has filed a lawsuit against chairman and CEO Zsolt Hernádi, alleging that the value of her MOL shares has suffered because of allegations that Hernádi bribed Croatian officials in order to obtain controlling rights over energy company INA.
Jobbik Wants Work-Free December 24 In Hungary
- 6 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Jobbik is moving to get Parliament to declare December 24 a holiday, spokesman Ádám Mirkóczki announced on Thursday. He said an amendment to that effect could meet “a decades-long social need” as little serious work is done in the vast majority of workplaces on December 24.
Hungary’s Nightclub Mogul Freed From House Arrest
- 6 Dec 2013 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Nightclub empire owner László Vizoviczki and other suspects in the wide-ranging bribery and tax avoidance case have been released from house arrest, under a November 25 court decision, Népszabadság reports.
Hungary's Fidesz Rules Out Inquiry Into NAV Allegation
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament does not have a legal right to set up a committee to investigate claims that the tax authority is allowing preferred companies to evade VAT payments, Fidesz MP Gergely Gulyás told reporters on Wednesday.
South Stream Deals With Seven European Countries, Including Hungary May Violate EU law
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Bilateral agreements on the South Stream gas pipeline are a violation of EU law, the European Commission declared yesterday. The agreements concluded by Russia with seven European countries, including Hungary, must be renegotiated, the European Commission’s director for energy markets Klaus-Dieter Borchardt told the European Parliament on Wednesday.
Vehicle Exports Boost Trade Surplus In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The trade surplus widened to €830 million in September, the highest figure since February 2011, as exports rose 12.7% to €7.3 billion and imports 12% to €6.5 billion, according to final data from the Central Statistics Office.