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Xpat Opinion: EU Proposes Refugee Quota System For Hungary
- 15 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist accuses PM Orbán of anti-immigrant populism, as the Prime Minister calls for a Parliamentary debate on EU plans to redistribute refugees among member states. A pro-government commentator, on the other hand, believes that member states should make up their own minds about the scheme proposed by the European Commission.
Hungary’s PM Would Put EU Proposals On Immigration Up For Parliamentary Debate
- 12 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he would take the European Commission’s draft proposals on immigration to debate in Hungarian parliament. The draft, which he has not yet received, contains proposals on measures responding to illegal migration as well as designing an EU strategy on the whole on immigration, Orbán told a press conference.
Government To Wind Up Toxic Waste Dump Site In Budapest’s 9th District
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pest county prefect Richárd Tornai told InfoRadio on Monday that the government would remove some 17o tons of toxic waste illegally stored in unsafe conditions in Budapest’s 9th District by the end of May. The remaining 2500 tons of waste are to be removed in the weeks and months to follow. On April 9th Hungarian news site 444.hu broke the story that hundreds of barrels of toxic waste were being ...
Hungary’s Jobbik “Breaks Taboo”
- 14 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political Capital, a think-tank, said Jobbik’s biggest success on Sunday was a critical mass no longer sees the party as extremist. The taboos associated with the party that had kept previously undecided voters away from Jobbik have been broken, the thinktank said.
Jobbik MEPs Investigated By European Anti-Fraud Office
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has launched an investigation against radical nationalist Jobbik MEP Béla Kovács and former MEP Csanád Szegedi on suspicion of abuse of funds and fraud, the news portal Origo reported. OLAF suspects that the MEPs abused funds available for employing interns and assistants. They had access to a monthly 21,000 euros for that purpose, Origo said.
József Antall’s Bust Unveiled In Brussels
- 1 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A bust of József Antall (1932-1993), the first prime minister after Hungary’s transition to democracy, was unveiled in the European Parliament’s wing named after him in Brussels. The bust was inaugurated by Klára Antall, the ex-premier’s widow, together with Deputy Speaker of Parliament Gergely Gulyás and Deputy State Secretary of Human Resources Gergely Prőhle. Gulyás noted that Antall had ...
Xpat Opinion: Corruption Cases Eroding Faith
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal:It’s about time someone looked into Péter Juhász’s allegations. According to the fifth district councilman, his own local government has been giving away real estate at fabulous discounts to friends of the people in power for years now.
Mihály Varga: High Time For A Credit Rating Upgrade
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The country’s situation warrants an upgrade by credit rating agencies, as over the past years Hungary’s current account has posted massive surpluses, general government budget deficit has been below 3 percent for years, economic growth has been picking up and employment shows steady improvement, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum held in ...
Environmentalists Protest State Land Management Changes
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Ahead of a parliamentary debate of a bill on transferring the asset management rights of state-owned land, including national parks, to the National Land Management Fund (NFA), environmentalists and the opposition green LMP party slammed the proposal on constitutional and professional grounds.
Xpat Opinion: EU Proposes Refugee Quota System For Hungary
- 15 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist accuses PM Orbán of anti-immigrant populism, as the Prime Minister calls for a Parliamentary debate on EU plans to redistribute refugees among member states. A pro-government commentator, on the other hand, believes that member states should make up their own minds about the scheme proposed by the European Commission.
Hungary’s PM Would Put EU Proposals On Immigration Up For Parliamentary Debate
- 12 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he would take the European Commission’s draft proposals on immigration to debate in Hungarian parliament. The draft, which he has not yet received, contains proposals on measures responding to illegal migration as well as designing an EU strategy on the whole on immigration, Orbán told a press conference.
Government To Wind Up Toxic Waste Dump Site In Budapest’s 9th District
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pest county prefect Richárd Tornai told InfoRadio on Monday that the government would remove some 17o tons of toxic waste illegally stored in unsafe conditions in Budapest’s 9th District by the end of May. The remaining 2500 tons of waste are to be removed in the weeks and months to follow. On April 9th Hungarian news site 444.hu broke the story that hundreds of barrels of toxic waste were being ...
Hungary’s Jobbik “Breaks Taboo”
- 14 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political Capital, a think-tank, said Jobbik’s biggest success on Sunday was a critical mass no longer sees the party as extremist. The taboos associated with the party that had kept previously undecided voters away from Jobbik have been broken, the thinktank said.
Jobbik MEPs Investigated By European Anti-Fraud Office
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has launched an investigation against radical nationalist Jobbik MEP Béla Kovács and former MEP Csanád Szegedi on suspicion of abuse of funds and fraud, the news portal Origo reported. OLAF suspects that the MEPs abused funds available for employing interns and assistants. They had access to a monthly 21,000 euros for that purpose, Origo said.
József Antall’s Bust Unveiled In Brussels
- 1 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A bust of József Antall (1932-1993), the first prime minister after Hungary’s transition to democracy, was unveiled in the European Parliament’s wing named after him in Brussels. The bust was inaugurated by Klára Antall, the ex-premier’s widow, together with Deputy Speaker of Parliament Gergely Gulyás and Deputy State Secretary of Human Resources Gergely Prőhle. Gulyás noted that Antall had ...
Xpat Opinion: Corruption Cases Eroding Faith
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal:It’s about time someone looked into Péter Juhász’s allegations. According to the fifth district councilman, his own local government has been giving away real estate at fabulous discounts to friends of the people in power for years now.
Mihály Varga: High Time For A Credit Rating Upgrade
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The country’s situation warrants an upgrade by credit rating agencies, as over the past years Hungary’s current account has posted massive surpluses, general government budget deficit has been below 3 percent for years, economic growth has been picking up and employment shows steady improvement, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum held in ...
Environmentalists Protest State Land Management Changes
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Ahead of a parliamentary debate of a bill on transferring the asset management rights of state-owned land, including national parks, to the National Land Management Fund (NFA), environmentalists and the opposition green LMP party slammed the proposal on constitutional and professional grounds.