146 result(s) for foreign nationals
Majority Of Foreigners In Hungary From Europe
- 7 Jul 2015 5:04 AM
- current affairs
There are currently 146,000 foreign nationals living in Hungary, over 100,000 of whom are European, the daily Napi Gazdaság reported. The peak of 206,000 foreign nationals was registered in 2011. Many have since obtained Hungarian citizenship, the paper said, citing data by the Central Statistical Office. There are far fewer Romanian, Ukrainian or Serbian passport holders thanks to Hungary’s ...
UK Residents Overseas Will Be Able To Vote In UK's General Election
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
UK expats – Don’t miss out, you may be able to vote in the General Election says Electoral Commission.
This week the UK Electoral Commission has launched a dedicated overseas voter registration campaign. The campaign aims to encourage British citizens living overseas to register to vote ahead of the UK Parliamentary General Election, due to take place on Thursday 7 May 2015.
This week the UK Electoral Commission has launched a dedicated overseas voter registration campaign. The campaign aims to encourage British citizens living overseas to register to vote ahead of the UK Parliamentary General Election, due to take place on Thursday 7 May 2015.
Lázár Proposes Micro - Census In 2016 In Hungary
- 26 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary could hold a “microcensus”, a survey conducted on 10% of all households in October next year, if parliament adopts a motion submitted by cabinet chief János Lázár.
Cocaine Hidden In Washing Machine Parts Seized At Budapest Airport
- 4 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Customs officers at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc airport have seized 800 grammes of cocaine hidden in a package that included washing machine parts, the national police headquarters said on its website on Tuesday, adding that two foreign nationals have been arrested.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Mounting Immigration Problem
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the wake of Prime Minister Orbán’s calls for stricter immigration policies within the European Union, weeklies ruminate over the steeply mounting number of asylum seekers and fear that rather than a transit country, Hungary will be targeted by them as their future country of residence.
RTL Group Files Complaint With EC Over Hungary Ad Tax
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Luxembourg-based RTL Group filed an official complaint with the European Commission on Thursday over Hungary’s new tax on the advertising revenues of media outlets. RTL argues that the tax is “confiscatory” in that it aims to collect 80% of the tax (HUF 4,5 billion or USD 18,7 million) from an independent media group possessing just 13.5% market share.
Hungarian Government Seeks Amicable Assistance From US
- 23 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As a strategic partner and friend of the United States, the Hungarian Government is expecting to engage in a constructive dialogue with the United States, with a view to any critical comments that may emerge, in order to discuss the ban that has been implemented to deny Hungarian nationals entry into the US, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said on Monday at the meeting of ...
Same Sex Couples Can Now Marry At British Consulate In Budapest
- 16 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The ‘Consular Marriage and Marriages under Foreign Law Order 2014’ came into force this summer, and means that same sex marriages can take place at the British Consulates in Hungary, and also in the following countries: Australia, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Peru, ...
Foreign Interest In Hungarian Property Intensifies
- 8 May 2014 10:30 AM
- property
Last year 1,365 foreigners got 1,267 Hungarian property ownership permits, the majority Russian. According to the data posted on the government’s website, this number has increased compared to 2011, when 1,069 foreign nationals obtained 1,120 permits, and 2012, when the respective numbers were 1,110 and 1,186.
Majority Of Foreigners In Hungary From Europe
- 7 Jul 2015 5:04 AM
- current affairs
There are currently 146,000 foreign nationals living in Hungary, over 100,000 of whom are European, the daily Napi Gazdaság reported. The peak of 206,000 foreign nationals was registered in 2011. Many have since obtained Hungarian citizenship, the paper said, citing data by the Central Statistical Office. There are far fewer Romanian, Ukrainian or Serbian passport holders thanks to Hungary’s ...
UK Residents Overseas Will Be Able To Vote In UK's General Election
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
UK expats – Don’t miss out, you may be able to vote in the General Election says Electoral Commission.
This week the UK Electoral Commission has launched a dedicated overseas voter registration campaign. The campaign aims to encourage British citizens living overseas to register to vote ahead of the UK Parliamentary General Election, due to take place on Thursday 7 May 2015.
This week the UK Electoral Commission has launched a dedicated overseas voter registration campaign. The campaign aims to encourage British citizens living overseas to register to vote ahead of the UK Parliamentary General Election, due to take place on Thursday 7 May 2015.
Lázár Proposes Micro - Census In 2016 In Hungary
- 26 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary could hold a “microcensus”, a survey conducted on 10% of all households in October next year, if parliament adopts a motion submitted by cabinet chief János Lázár.
Cocaine Hidden In Washing Machine Parts Seized At Budapest Airport
- 4 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Customs officers at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc airport have seized 800 grammes of cocaine hidden in a package that included washing machine parts, the national police headquarters said on its website on Tuesday, adding that two foreign nationals have been arrested.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Mounting Immigration Problem
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the wake of Prime Minister Orbán’s calls for stricter immigration policies within the European Union, weeklies ruminate over the steeply mounting number of asylum seekers and fear that rather than a transit country, Hungary will be targeted by them as their future country of residence.
RTL Group Files Complaint With EC Over Hungary Ad Tax
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Luxembourg-based RTL Group filed an official complaint with the European Commission on Thursday over Hungary’s new tax on the advertising revenues of media outlets. RTL argues that the tax is “confiscatory” in that it aims to collect 80% of the tax (HUF 4,5 billion or USD 18,7 million) from an independent media group possessing just 13.5% market share.
Hungarian Government Seeks Amicable Assistance From US
- 23 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As a strategic partner and friend of the United States, the Hungarian Government is expecting to engage in a constructive dialogue with the United States, with a view to any critical comments that may emerge, in order to discuss the ban that has been implemented to deny Hungarian nationals entry into the US, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said on Monday at the meeting of ...
Same Sex Couples Can Now Marry At British Consulate In Budapest
- 16 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The ‘Consular Marriage and Marriages under Foreign Law Order 2014’ came into force this summer, and means that same sex marriages can take place at the British Consulates in Hungary, and also in the following countries: Australia, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Peru, ...
Foreign Interest In Hungarian Property Intensifies
- 8 May 2014 10:30 AM
- property
Last year 1,365 foreigners got 1,267 Hungarian property ownership permits, the majority Russian. According to the data posted on the government’s website, this number has increased compared to 2011, when 1,069 foreign nationals obtained 1,120 permits, and 2012, when the respective numbers were 1,110 and 1,186.