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Hungary's PM: No Wage Hikes From Loans
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The cabinet is open to the cause of higher pay, but firmly maintains that wages may not be raised nor can a social welfare system be built from loans, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said last week after meeting with Liga unions leader Istvan Gasko and Workers Councils president Imre Palkovics.
Klubradio Gets Temporary Licence Again In Hungary
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Ten media providers, including Klubradio, were given permits to conclude a provisional contract, the Media Council said. Klubradio was granted a 60-day licence for the tenth time.
Activists Turn To Strasbourg As Hungary Gov’t Dismisses European Court Call To Compensate Man For Red Star Fine
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators detained by police for displaying red stars at the Attila József statue in Kossuth tér on Sunday are taking their case to the European Court of Human Rights. “The police should have investigated the context in which the red stars were displayed,” according to Green Left spokesman Zsolt Nyári.
Hungary Tax Authority Unveils This Year’s List Of Biggest Tax Dodgers
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Budapest-based company Freedom 2005 tops the second-quarter list of companies and individuals with the highest outstanding tax bills, published on the website of the tax authority NAV. The company owes Ft 2.8 billion in taxes. The highest claim against an individual was Ft 370 million.
Prisoners In Hungary To Make Army Boots
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prisoners will make boots for the armed forces under an agreement signed yesterday between the Defence Ministry and the state corrections authority. The Ipoly shoe factory will deliver 2,500 pairs of boots to a value of Ft 70 million. The ministry said the deal will save 30% in costs.
Foreign Companies Employ 25% In Hungary
- 2 Aug 2012 2:02 AM
- business
Foreign-owned companies account for 3.3% of all businesses registered in Hungary but employ 25% of Hungary’s 1.6 million active employees, according to the labour office NMH. Data from May 2011 shows that 5.7% of employees worked at companies where foreign ownership exceeded 50%. Foreign-owned companies carried out nearly half of all investments in Hungary, to a total of Ft 1.5 trillion according ...
Budapest Reduces Street Lighting
- 2 Aug 2012 1:40 AM
- getting around
The city of Budapest has begun to turn street lights on later than previously in the hope of saving Ft 66 million in the second half, news website Index reports. The city council made the decision on June 20, said city public lighting company BDK.
Most Hungarians Would Favour IMF Deal
- 2 Aug 2012 1:30 AM
- current affairs
Most Hungarians would welcome a loan agreement between Hungary and the IMF, according to a poll conducted by the Szazadveg Foundation in the second half of July. Such a pact had the support of 58% of respondents, while 22% rejected the idea and 20% could not or would not express a view. Opposition to a deal is highest among Jobbik voters, at 50%, although even 35% of the far-right party’s ...
Greenpeace Bear Protests At Shell Budapest Headquarters
- 1 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Greenpeace protested with a fake life-size polar bear at Shell’s Budapest headquarters on Tuesday. The “bear” walked into the office asking to see the boss. Greenpeace is conducting a global campaign to stop Shell from drilling for oil in the northern polar region.
Hungary's PM: No Wage Hikes From Loans
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The cabinet is open to the cause of higher pay, but firmly maintains that wages may not be raised nor can a social welfare system be built from loans, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said last week after meeting with Liga unions leader Istvan Gasko and Workers Councils president Imre Palkovics.
Klubradio Gets Temporary Licence Again In Hungary
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Ten media providers, including Klubradio, were given permits to conclude a provisional contract, the Media Council said. Klubradio was granted a 60-day licence for the tenth time.
Activists Turn To Strasbourg As Hungary Gov’t Dismisses European Court Call To Compensate Man For Red Star Fine
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators detained by police for displaying red stars at the Attila József statue in Kossuth tér on Sunday are taking their case to the European Court of Human Rights. “The police should have investigated the context in which the red stars were displayed,” according to Green Left spokesman Zsolt Nyári.
Hungary Tax Authority Unveils This Year’s List Of Biggest Tax Dodgers
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Budapest-based company Freedom 2005 tops the second-quarter list of companies and individuals with the highest outstanding tax bills, published on the website of the tax authority NAV. The company owes Ft 2.8 billion in taxes. The highest claim against an individual was Ft 370 million.
Prisoners In Hungary To Make Army Boots
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prisoners will make boots for the armed forces under an agreement signed yesterday between the Defence Ministry and the state corrections authority. The Ipoly shoe factory will deliver 2,500 pairs of boots to a value of Ft 70 million. The ministry said the deal will save 30% in costs.
Foreign Companies Employ 25% In Hungary
- 2 Aug 2012 2:02 AM
- business
Foreign-owned companies account for 3.3% of all businesses registered in Hungary but employ 25% of Hungary’s 1.6 million active employees, according to the labour office NMH. Data from May 2011 shows that 5.7% of employees worked at companies where foreign ownership exceeded 50%. Foreign-owned companies carried out nearly half of all investments in Hungary, to a total of Ft 1.5 trillion according ...
Budapest Reduces Street Lighting
- 2 Aug 2012 1:40 AM
- getting around
The city of Budapest has begun to turn street lights on later than previously in the hope of saving Ft 66 million in the second half, news website Index reports. The city council made the decision on June 20, said city public lighting company BDK.
Most Hungarians Would Favour IMF Deal
- 2 Aug 2012 1:30 AM
- current affairs
Most Hungarians would welcome a loan agreement between Hungary and the IMF, according to a poll conducted by the Szazadveg Foundation in the second half of July. Such a pact had the support of 58% of respondents, while 22% rejected the idea and 20% could not or would not express a view. Opposition to a deal is highest among Jobbik voters, at 50%, although even 35% of the far-right party’s ...
Greenpeace Bear Protests At Shell Budapest Headquarters
- 1 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Greenpeace protested with a fake life-size polar bear at Shell’s Budapest headquarters on Tuesday. The “bear” walked into the office asking to see the boss. Greenpeace is conducting a global campaign to stop Shell from drilling for oil in the northern polar region.