2,139 result(s) for fall
Bomb Threats Hit Budaörs Retailers
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Auchan outlet in Budaörs yesterday became the fourth retailer in the suburban Budapest town to fall victim to a bomb threat. The store was closed and searched after 4 p.m. Police found no explosives.
Gov’t To Lower VAT On Dairy And Catering
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The government proposes to reduce VAT on a wide range of products and services in the 2017 budget, Economy Minister Mihály Varga announced on Wednesday. The VAT on milk, eggs and poultry would fall from today’s 27% to 5%.
Private Health Spending Explodes In Hungary
- 13 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Annual per capita spending on private health care has risen from Ft 31,000 to Ft 57,000 over the past six months, signalling that the state health care sector is deteriorating, and waiting lists are getting longer, according to the head of a private medical company.
Socialists Seek To Combine Three Referendum Questions
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party announced its intention to combine signature collections for referendum questions on the Sunday shop restrictions, the sale of state-owned farmland and on putting a 2 million forint cap on public officials’ salaries.
Hungary Fully Reimbursed IMF - European Commission Loan
- 7 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
On 6 April 2016, the European Commission credited the last instalment, EUR 1.5bn, of the loan facility that the former Hungarian government had received from the IMF and the European Commission in 2008 and 2009, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga announced. With this step, he added, the Government has reached its goal of creating economic policy independence also in terms of state ...
Mercedes Recalling Kecskemét Cars
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- business
German carmaker Mercedes is recalling some of the vehicles made at its Kecskemét plant, news website Origo reports. Mercedes CLA models and “B” class cars manufactured on December 8, 2015 are being recalled because the screws on the wheels on the right side of the cars may be loose, so there is a danger that the wheels could fall off.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PMO Grants Itself Unsupervised Access To Cookie Jar
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian parliament voted today to strip itself of the right to approve interim changes to the budget. Fidesz MPs successfully passed a controversial bill that modifies the budget law to allow the government to unilaterally decide how to spend state funds, reports Hungarian business news site portfolio.hu. The proposal was submitted one month ago by Minister Overseeing the Office of the ...
EC Report On Hungary Shows Areas To Be Improved In Education
- 9 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission’s country report on Hungary criticises low achievements in basic skills, segregation and early drop-out in the chapter on education and skills, the head of the EC’s Hungarian representative office said. Gábor Zupkó told a press conference that the report is objective and wellbalanced, and it is expected to initiate dialogue between the government, various social and ...
Parliamentary Speaker: Europe Risks Falling Victim To ‘Physical Violence’
- 7 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
If Europe surrenders to “intellectual violence” it will eventually also fall victim to “physical violence”, Hungary’s parliamentary speaker said. Addressing a Hungarian-Bavarian conference in Budapest focusing on the European Union’s challenges, László Kövér said, the unchecked flow of illegal migrants into Europe was the sign of the impending physical aggression Europe could fall victim to.
Bomb Threats Hit Budaörs Retailers
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Auchan outlet in Budaörs yesterday became the fourth retailer in the suburban Budapest town to fall victim to a bomb threat. The store was closed and searched after 4 p.m. Police found no explosives.
Gov’t To Lower VAT On Dairy And Catering
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The government proposes to reduce VAT on a wide range of products and services in the 2017 budget, Economy Minister Mihály Varga announced on Wednesday. The VAT on milk, eggs and poultry would fall from today’s 27% to 5%.
Private Health Spending Explodes In Hungary
- 13 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Annual per capita spending on private health care has risen from Ft 31,000 to Ft 57,000 over the past six months, signalling that the state health care sector is deteriorating, and waiting lists are getting longer, according to the head of a private medical company.
Socialists Seek To Combine Three Referendum Questions
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party announced its intention to combine signature collections for referendum questions on the Sunday shop restrictions, the sale of state-owned farmland and on putting a 2 million forint cap on public officials’ salaries.
Hungary Fully Reimbursed IMF - European Commission Loan
- 7 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
On 6 April 2016, the European Commission credited the last instalment, EUR 1.5bn, of the loan facility that the former Hungarian government had received from the IMF and the European Commission in 2008 and 2009, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga announced. With this step, he added, the Government has reached its goal of creating economic policy independence also in terms of state ...
Mercedes Recalling Kecskemét Cars
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- business
German carmaker Mercedes is recalling some of the vehicles made at its Kecskemét plant, news website Origo reports. Mercedes CLA models and “B” class cars manufactured on December 8, 2015 are being recalled because the screws on the wheels on the right side of the cars may be loose, so there is a danger that the wheels could fall off.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PMO Grants Itself Unsupervised Access To Cookie Jar
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian parliament voted today to strip itself of the right to approve interim changes to the budget. Fidesz MPs successfully passed a controversial bill that modifies the budget law to allow the government to unilaterally decide how to spend state funds, reports Hungarian business news site portfolio.hu. The proposal was submitted one month ago by Minister Overseeing the Office of the ...
EC Report On Hungary Shows Areas To Be Improved In Education
- 9 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission’s country report on Hungary criticises low achievements in basic skills, segregation and early drop-out in the chapter on education and skills, the head of the EC’s Hungarian representative office said. Gábor Zupkó told a press conference that the report is objective and wellbalanced, and it is expected to initiate dialogue between the government, various social and ...
Parliamentary Speaker: Europe Risks Falling Victim To ‘Physical Violence’
- 7 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
If Europe surrenders to “intellectual violence” it will eventually also fall victim to “physical violence”, Hungary’s parliamentary speaker said. Addressing a Hungarian-Bavarian conference in Budapest focusing on the European Union’s challenges, László Kövér said, the unchecked flow of illegal migrants into Europe was the sign of the impending physical aggression Europe could fall victim to.