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EP Adopts Resolution On Hungary Without Article 7 Call
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation in Hungary, as a follow-up to the EP Resolution of June 2015, but excluded from the final text a motion to prepare the procedure set forth in Article 7 of the EU’s treaty which would eject Hungary from the European Union. The resolution was proposed for adoption by the EP’s Social Democrats, Liberals, Greens and the Radical Leftist ...
Hungary Contests EC Prohibition Of New Rates
- 19 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- business
Hungary is appealing a prohibition of the application of steeper rates for supermarket oversight fees and tobacco company health-care contributions pending the outcome of probes by the European Commission. Hungary is contesting the prohibition with the European Court, according to a newsletter from the European Union’s judicial body.
EC Resumes Development Funding Payments To Hungary
- 28 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The European Commission has lifted a ban on the disbursement of European Union economic development funding to Hungary, daily Magyar Idők reported. With a resolution dated September 23, the Brussels commission closed a probe affecting funding worth about 700 billion forints (EUR 2.24bn), the paper said on Saturday.
Hungarian Govt “Ready To Face” EC Probes
- 17 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The government is ready to face European Commission probes into Hungary’s supermarket oversight fee and health-care contribution payable by tobacco companies, government office chief János Lázár said. He insisted that the Spar supermarket chain and tobacco maker Philip Morris had filed complaints against Hungary in Brussels, and the government is ready to “argue its case”.
Industry Associations In Hungary Call For Further Consultations On Ad Tax
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Industry associations continue to call for consultations on the tax on advertisements, asking the government to consider abolishing the tax due to its detrimental effect on the economy, the Hungarian Advertising Association said. In consent with another nine organisations, the association said the planned amendment to the ad tax would curb growth opportunities for micro- and small businesses and ...
Official Insists EC Suspected M4 Cartel In Hungary
- 8 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Employees of the European Commission’s regional directorate signalled to the Hungarian government that a cartel might be suspected in the construction of the M4 motorway, PMO development project communications under secretary Nándor Csepreghy told reporters on Tuesday, thus confirming his own previous comments.
Hungary’s M4 Probe To Wind Up At End Of April
- 7 Apr 2015 5:00 AM
- getting around
The government’s review of the construction of a section of the M4 motorway, based on the European Commission’s suspicion of cartel activity, will wind up at the end of April, deputy state secretary for development policy communications Nándor Csepreghy said. The internal review was ordered by Cabinet Chief János Lázár on March 26, and construction on the stretch was halted simultaneously.
Wales: Land Of The Red Dragon By Jonathan Knott, UK Ambassador To Hungary
- 27 Feb 2015 8:06 AM
- community & culture
Fans of J.K. Rowling will remember that a Common Welsh Dragon featured in ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’, the fourth book of her immensely popular series. That dragon was green in colour, but the dragon on the flag flying outside the British Embassy today is a vibrant red.
DK Asks Europe’s Antifraud Office To Probe Hungary’s NAV
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition Democratic Coalition MEPs have asked the European anti-fraud office (OLAF) to launch a probe into the activities of Hungary’s national tax office (NAV). DK spokesman Zsolt Gréczy said that Csaba Molnár and Péter Niedermüller had addressed a letter to Vera Jourova, European commissioner for justice, and the head of OLAF in connection with corruption, suspicion of a cover-up of VAT fraud ...
EP Adopts Resolution On Hungary Without Article 7 Call
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation in Hungary, as a follow-up to the EP Resolution of June 2015, but excluded from the final text a motion to prepare the procedure set forth in Article 7 of the EU’s treaty which would eject Hungary from the European Union. The resolution was proposed for adoption by the EP’s Social Democrats, Liberals, Greens and the Radical Leftist ...
Hungary Contests EC Prohibition Of New Rates
- 19 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- business
Hungary is appealing a prohibition of the application of steeper rates for supermarket oversight fees and tobacco company health-care contributions pending the outcome of probes by the European Commission. Hungary is contesting the prohibition with the European Court, according to a newsletter from the European Union’s judicial body.
EC Resumes Development Funding Payments To Hungary
- 28 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The European Commission has lifted a ban on the disbursement of European Union economic development funding to Hungary, daily Magyar Idők reported. With a resolution dated September 23, the Brussels commission closed a probe affecting funding worth about 700 billion forints (EUR 2.24bn), the paper said on Saturday.
Hungarian Govt “Ready To Face” EC Probes
- 17 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The government is ready to face European Commission probes into Hungary’s supermarket oversight fee and health-care contribution payable by tobacco companies, government office chief János Lázár said. He insisted that the Spar supermarket chain and tobacco maker Philip Morris had filed complaints against Hungary in Brussels, and the government is ready to “argue its case”.
Industry Associations In Hungary Call For Further Consultations On Ad Tax
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Industry associations continue to call for consultations on the tax on advertisements, asking the government to consider abolishing the tax due to its detrimental effect on the economy, the Hungarian Advertising Association said. In consent with another nine organisations, the association said the planned amendment to the ad tax would curb growth opportunities for micro- and small businesses and ...
Official Insists EC Suspected M4 Cartel In Hungary
- 8 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Employees of the European Commission’s regional directorate signalled to the Hungarian government that a cartel might be suspected in the construction of the M4 motorway, PMO development project communications under secretary Nándor Csepreghy told reporters on Tuesday, thus confirming his own previous comments.
Hungary’s M4 Probe To Wind Up At End Of April
- 7 Apr 2015 5:00 AM
- getting around
The government’s review of the construction of a section of the M4 motorway, based on the European Commission’s suspicion of cartel activity, will wind up at the end of April, deputy state secretary for development policy communications Nándor Csepreghy said. The internal review was ordered by Cabinet Chief János Lázár on March 26, and construction on the stretch was halted simultaneously.
Wales: Land Of The Red Dragon By Jonathan Knott, UK Ambassador To Hungary
- 27 Feb 2015 8:06 AM
- community & culture
Fans of J.K. Rowling will remember that a Common Welsh Dragon featured in ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’, the fourth book of her immensely popular series. That dragon was green in colour, but the dragon on the flag flying outside the British Embassy today is a vibrant red.
DK Asks Europe’s Antifraud Office To Probe Hungary’s NAV
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition Democratic Coalition MEPs have asked the European anti-fraud office (OLAF) to launch a probe into the activities of Hungary’s national tax office (NAV). DK spokesman Zsolt Gréczy said that Csaba Molnár and Péter Niedermüller had addressed a letter to Vera Jourova, European commissioner for justice, and the head of OLAF in connection with corruption, suspicion of a cover-up of VAT fraud ...