4,269 result(s) for ema
Orbán Family Businesses Doing Well In Hungary
- 29 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- business
Dolomit Kõbányászati, the quarry majority owned by the prime minister’s father Gyõzõ Orbán, had revenues of Ft 1.7 billion in 2012, up from Ft 1.4 billion in 2011, Népszabadság reports. The company reported a profit after taxes of Ft 333.6 million, according to the company registry published by Opten.
Challenging Disability & Ethnicity Discrimination In Education Across C.E. Europe
- 26 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Today, the New York Times published a letter by Dezideriu Gergely (Executive Director of the European Roma Rights Centre) and myself. It concerns the discrimination in education faced by Roma children and children with disabilities in central and eastern Europe." By Oliver Lewis, Executive Director, Mental Disability Advocacy Center, Budapest. Oliver tweets @olewis75. This article was first ...
Hungarian Authorities Prepare For Grand Prix Weekend
- 25 Jul 2013 11:35 AM
- current affairs
A temporary police station will operate from a car park located near the Mogyoród race track during the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix, Pest county police announced on Wednesday. Official race events begin on Friday with the first free trials at 10 a.m., followed by the second at 2 p.m., and the third at 11 a.m. Saturday. Time trials will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday and the race starts at 2 ...
EU Abandons Telecoms Tax Challenge Against Hungary
- 24 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
The European Commission has withdrawn its appeal before the European Court of Justice against Hungary and Spain regarding special taxes on the telecoms sector, it was announced yesterday. The Commission considered the taxes to be incompatible with EU rules that require sector-specific taxes to be reinvested in the sector.
MFB Sacks Hungary's Motorway Manager Heads
- 23 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
CEO Attila Bakó of state motorway manager ÁAK and chief operating officer Róbert Horváth have been fired as of Friday, Index reports. Their dismissals are linked to the problems with the launch of the electronic road toll system, introduced from July 1, Index claims. The MFB denied this.
Hungarian Savings Co-ops Vow To Fight In Court
- 23 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Savings Co-operatives Association is planning to file a petition to the Constitutional Court against the government’s plans to transform the savings co-operative system, head of employers association VOSZ Ferenc Dávid told Népszabadság.
Hungary's OTP CEO Csányi Unloads Shares
- 22 Jul 2013 9:01 AM
- business
OTP shares plunged 9% on Friday after news emerged that chairman and CEO Sándor Csányi had sold most of his shares on the previous day. The shares lost 17% of their value in three days last week, the biggest rout for the share since 2011.
Hungary's PM Orbán Argues His Case In Interview With WSJ
- 22 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s unorthodox economic policies are actually innovative and purposeful, as conventional economic policy does not work in times of crisis, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. Defending the extra taxes on such sectors as banking, energy telecoms and retail, he confirmed that they will remain until the state debt is below 50% of GDP, which he said ...
Court Orders Access To Budapest Opera Data
- 19 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court yesterday struck down lower court rulings which rejected a request for access to data related to an audit of the State Opera. Tamás Bodoky, editor of the transparency website Atlatszo.hu, asked the National Resources Ministry for access to a report by a ministerial commissioner on the audit of the Opera two years ago.
Orbán Family Businesses Doing Well In Hungary
- 29 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- business
Dolomit Kõbányászati, the quarry majority owned by the prime minister’s father Gyõzõ Orbán, had revenues of Ft 1.7 billion in 2012, up from Ft 1.4 billion in 2011, Népszabadság reports. The company reported a profit after taxes of Ft 333.6 million, according to the company registry published by Opten.
Challenging Disability & Ethnicity Discrimination In Education Across C.E. Europe
- 26 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Today, the New York Times published a letter by Dezideriu Gergely (Executive Director of the European Roma Rights Centre) and myself. It concerns the discrimination in education faced by Roma children and children with disabilities in central and eastern Europe." By Oliver Lewis, Executive Director, Mental Disability Advocacy Center, Budapest. Oliver tweets @olewis75. This article was first ...
Hungarian Authorities Prepare For Grand Prix Weekend
- 25 Jul 2013 11:35 AM
- current affairs
A temporary police station will operate from a car park located near the Mogyoród race track during the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix, Pest county police announced on Wednesday. Official race events begin on Friday with the first free trials at 10 a.m., followed by the second at 2 p.m., and the third at 11 a.m. Saturday. Time trials will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday and the race starts at 2 ...
EU Abandons Telecoms Tax Challenge Against Hungary
- 24 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
The European Commission has withdrawn its appeal before the European Court of Justice against Hungary and Spain regarding special taxes on the telecoms sector, it was announced yesterday. The Commission considered the taxes to be incompatible with EU rules that require sector-specific taxes to be reinvested in the sector.
MFB Sacks Hungary's Motorway Manager Heads
- 23 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
CEO Attila Bakó of state motorway manager ÁAK and chief operating officer Róbert Horváth have been fired as of Friday, Index reports. Their dismissals are linked to the problems with the launch of the electronic road toll system, introduced from July 1, Index claims. The MFB denied this.
Hungarian Savings Co-ops Vow To Fight In Court
- 23 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Savings Co-operatives Association is planning to file a petition to the Constitutional Court against the government’s plans to transform the savings co-operative system, head of employers association VOSZ Ferenc Dávid told Népszabadság.
Hungary's OTP CEO Csányi Unloads Shares
- 22 Jul 2013 9:01 AM
- business
OTP shares plunged 9% on Friday after news emerged that chairman and CEO Sándor Csányi had sold most of his shares on the previous day. The shares lost 17% of their value in three days last week, the biggest rout for the share since 2011.
Hungary's PM Orbán Argues His Case In Interview With WSJ
- 22 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s unorthodox economic policies are actually innovative and purposeful, as conventional economic policy does not work in times of crisis, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. Defending the extra taxes on such sectors as banking, energy telecoms and retail, he confirmed that they will remain until the state debt is below 50% of GDP, which he said ...
Court Orders Access To Budapest Opera Data
- 19 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court yesterday struck down lower court rulings which rejected a request for access to data related to an audit of the State Opera. Tamás Bodoky, editor of the transparency website Atlatszo.hu, asked the National Resources Ministry for access to a report by a ministerial commissioner on the audit of the Opera two years ago.