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Advertising Tax Angers Hungarian Media
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Its advocates call it a remedy to rectify the harm done by commercial television stations but its opponents see it as yet another move to narrow the freedom of the press.
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?
Hungary’s Govt Crafting Bill On Real Life Imprisonment In Autumn
- 19 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is expected to submit in September a bill to parliament on final regulations for life imprisonment without parole, Róbert Répássy, the justice ministry’s parliamentary state secretary, said.
Hungarian Government To Submit Bill On Life Imprisonment Without Parole
- 19 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government is expected to submit a bill to Parliament in September on final regulations regarding life imprisonment without parole, Parliamentary State Secretary Róbert Répássy said on 18 June 2014. The bill will include issues such as pardoning, he said, adding that a new law on procedures for pardons was also required because the criminal code dealt with this “very narrowly.”
Plans To Reduce Personal Income Tax In Hungary By 2018
- 16 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday that he wanted to see the personal income tax reduced from the current 16% to below 10% by 2018. To attain this goal, the economy should grow instead of the current 2-4% by 4 to 6%, he told public Kossuth radio, adding that the latter rate is also feasible.
European Publishing Body Turns To Brussels Over Hungary’s Ad Tax
- 13 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Publishers Council has asked the European Commission to examine the effect of Hungary’s new ad tax on the country’s advertising market. The EPC said the tax would “continue to erode” press freedoms in Hungary as well as hobbling the country’s media sector and eradicating independent news outlets.
Századvég, British Embassy Conference On EU Prospects In Budapest
- 6 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The warning signs in the outcome of the recent European parliamentary elections must not be ignored, the foreign ministry’s state secretary for EU affairs told an international conference in Budapest.
Hungary’s MEP Kovács Rejects Espionage Charges
- 4 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Jobbik MEP Béla Kovács on Monday repeatedly said that he had not worked for any domestic or foreign secret services and had not got any assignment or remuneration from any of them. Giving a press conference in Budapest, he called it evident that as a member of the joint committee of the EP and the Russian Parliament he had met Russian citizens, officials and diplomats.
Low Turnout In Hungary Lifts Smaller Parties
- 29 May 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz will designate 12 of Hungary’s 21 MEPs, having obtained slightly more than half of all votes cast in Sunday’s European Parliament elections. Turnout sank to a record low of 29%, down from 36% in 2009.
Advertising Tax Angers Hungarian Media
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Its advocates call it a remedy to rectify the harm done by commercial television stations but its opponents see it as yet another move to narrow the freedom of the press.
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?
Hungary’s Govt Crafting Bill On Real Life Imprisonment In Autumn
- 19 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is expected to submit in September a bill to parliament on final regulations for life imprisonment without parole, Róbert Répássy, the justice ministry’s parliamentary state secretary, said.
Hungarian Government To Submit Bill On Life Imprisonment Without Parole
- 19 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government is expected to submit a bill to Parliament in September on final regulations regarding life imprisonment without parole, Parliamentary State Secretary Róbert Répássy said on 18 June 2014. The bill will include issues such as pardoning, he said, adding that a new law on procedures for pardons was also required because the criminal code dealt with this “very narrowly.”
Plans To Reduce Personal Income Tax In Hungary By 2018
- 16 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday that he wanted to see the personal income tax reduced from the current 16% to below 10% by 2018. To attain this goal, the economy should grow instead of the current 2-4% by 4 to 6%, he told public Kossuth radio, adding that the latter rate is also feasible.
European Publishing Body Turns To Brussels Over Hungary’s Ad Tax
- 13 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Publishers Council has asked the European Commission to examine the effect of Hungary’s new ad tax on the country’s advertising market. The EPC said the tax would “continue to erode” press freedoms in Hungary as well as hobbling the country’s media sector and eradicating independent news outlets.
Századvég, British Embassy Conference On EU Prospects In Budapest
- 6 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The warning signs in the outcome of the recent European parliamentary elections must not be ignored, the foreign ministry’s state secretary for EU affairs told an international conference in Budapest.
Hungary’s MEP Kovács Rejects Espionage Charges
- 4 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Jobbik MEP Béla Kovács on Monday repeatedly said that he had not worked for any domestic or foreign secret services and had not got any assignment or remuneration from any of them. Giving a press conference in Budapest, he called it evident that as a member of the joint committee of the EP and the Russian Parliament he had met Russian citizens, officials and diplomats.
Low Turnout In Hungary Lifts Smaller Parties
- 29 May 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz will designate 12 of Hungary’s 21 MEPs, having obtained slightly more than half of all votes cast in Sunday’s European Parliament elections. Turnout sank to a record low of 29%, down from 36% in 2009.