294 result(s) for foreign funds
Europe’s Anti-Fraud Office Identifies Metro 4 Fraud
- 17 Jan 2017 7:35 AM
- current affairs
Around 167 billion forints worth of damages have been identified by Europe’s anti-fraud office OLAF in connection with Budapest’s fourth metro construction project, and the European Commission could levy a fine on Hungary of 76.6 billion forints (EUR 249m), Nándor Csepreghy, parliamentary state secretary for the prime minister’s office, told a news conference.
Magyar Opinion: Dispute Over ‘Pseudo-NGOs’ Heats Up
- 13 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal sources liken the government’s plans to require asset declarations from NGO executives to totalitarian and dictatorial policies. Centrist commentators welcome more transparency but criticize the harsh language. A conservative columnist thinks that the proposal is a mere political red herring.
Economic Research Institute Raises Hungary 2017 GDP Growth Forecast To 3.6 Pc
- 22 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Economic research institute Századvég on Tuesday raised its projection for economic growth in Hungary for 2017 to 3.6 percent from 3.2 percent it forecast in September. The think-tank said in its forecast that next year’s growth rate will be lifted by the recently-approved payroll tax cut as well as minimum wage increases for both skilled and unskilled workers.
Foreign Minister Laments Lack Of Progress In EU Management Of Migrant Crisis
- 13 Dec 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, lamented what he called a “lack of progress” in the European Union’s management of the migrant crisis. Each month the topic of migration is brought up at meetings of EU ministers but “nothing ever happens”, Szijjártó told a press conference.
Government Office Chief: Fierce EU Debate Expected Over Migrant Quotas
- 18 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár has said European Union member states were likely to have a fierce debate over whether the bloc should adopt a mandatory migrant quota scheme or a more flexible one proposed by EU President Slovakia recently. Hungary rejects the mandatory scheme proposed by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Lázár noted at a weekly government press briefing.
Foreign Minister: Hungary Protecting EU Borders With Own Funds
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“Contrary to the statements made by the Italian Prime Minister, the Hungarian Government did not construct a fence on the border out of EU money; the people of Hungary are protecting the border of the European Union out of their own money”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said.
Hungarian Foreign Minister: Italy Must Fulfil Its Schengen Obligations
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Italy’s prime minister attacks central European countries that stick to common EU rules while failing to fulfil its obligations derived from belonging to the Schengen zone, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, told MTI on Wednesday.
Quaestor “Insider” List Published
- 18 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Jobbik-linked television channel N1 has published a list of clients who withdrew their funds from suspicious brokerage Quaestor shortly before it collapsed on March 10, 2015. It shows that 333 clients and companies withdrew a total of Ft 6.5 billion on March 9.
Pénzügykutató Expects Growth To Slow Before Accelerating Next Year
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Pénzügykutató expects Hungary’s GDP growth rate to slow to 2.2% this year from 3.1% in 2015, due to dropping investments, before accelerating to 3% next year, the economic research company said in a forecast. Performance in the first half of this year has made it clear that growth will grind to a halt as soon as the inflow of EU funding stops, the researchers said.
Europe’s Anti-Fraud Office Identifies Metro 4 Fraud
- 17 Jan 2017 7:35 AM
- current affairs
Around 167 billion forints worth of damages have been identified by Europe’s anti-fraud office OLAF in connection with Budapest’s fourth metro construction project, and the European Commission could levy a fine on Hungary of 76.6 billion forints (EUR 249m), Nándor Csepreghy, parliamentary state secretary for the prime minister’s office, told a news conference.
Magyar Opinion: Dispute Over ‘Pseudo-NGOs’ Heats Up
- 13 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal sources liken the government’s plans to require asset declarations from NGO executives to totalitarian and dictatorial policies. Centrist commentators welcome more transparency but criticize the harsh language. A conservative columnist thinks that the proposal is a mere political red herring.
Economic Research Institute Raises Hungary 2017 GDP Growth Forecast To 3.6 Pc
- 22 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Economic research institute Századvég on Tuesday raised its projection for economic growth in Hungary for 2017 to 3.6 percent from 3.2 percent it forecast in September. The think-tank said in its forecast that next year’s growth rate will be lifted by the recently-approved payroll tax cut as well as minimum wage increases for both skilled and unskilled workers.
Foreign Minister Laments Lack Of Progress In EU Management Of Migrant Crisis
- 13 Dec 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, lamented what he called a “lack of progress” in the European Union’s management of the migrant crisis. Each month the topic of migration is brought up at meetings of EU ministers but “nothing ever happens”, Szijjártó told a press conference.
Government Office Chief: Fierce EU Debate Expected Over Migrant Quotas
- 18 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár has said European Union member states were likely to have a fierce debate over whether the bloc should adopt a mandatory migrant quota scheme or a more flexible one proposed by EU President Slovakia recently. Hungary rejects the mandatory scheme proposed by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Lázár noted at a weekly government press briefing.
Foreign Minister: Hungary Protecting EU Borders With Own Funds
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“Contrary to the statements made by the Italian Prime Minister, the Hungarian Government did not construct a fence on the border out of EU money; the people of Hungary are protecting the border of the European Union out of their own money”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said.
Hungarian Foreign Minister: Italy Must Fulfil Its Schengen Obligations
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Italy’s prime minister attacks central European countries that stick to common EU rules while failing to fulfil its obligations derived from belonging to the Schengen zone, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, told MTI on Wednesday.
Quaestor “Insider” List Published
- 18 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Jobbik-linked television channel N1 has published a list of clients who withdrew their funds from suspicious brokerage Quaestor shortly before it collapsed on March 10, 2015. It shows that 333 clients and companies withdrew a total of Ft 6.5 billion on March 9.
Pénzügykutató Expects Growth To Slow Before Accelerating Next Year
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Pénzügykutató expects Hungary’s GDP growth rate to slow to 2.2% this year from 3.1% in 2015, due to dropping investments, before accelerating to 3% next year, the economic research company said in a forecast. Performance in the first half of this year has made it clear that growth will grind to a halt as soon as the inflow of EU funding stops, the researchers said.