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Buda-Cash Investigation Should Target Role Of Central Bank
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
An investigation into the Buda-Cash brokerage scandal should also examine the role of the central bank, former finance minister János Veres said. “Deficient” regulatory oversight by the central bank under the governing Fidesz party and the bank’s governor György Matolcsy had allowed funds of more than 100,000 clients to disappear.
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...
Hungarian Film Wins Grand Prix At Top Portuguese Festival
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Hungarian director Károly Mészáros’s first cinema film, the absurd romantic comedy Liza, The Fox-Fairy, has won the main prize and the award for the best visual effects at the thirty-fifth Fantasporto international film festival, held in Porto, Portugal. It is the first time in the festival’s 35-year history that the main prize, named Fastasporto Grand Prix, has gone to a Hungarian movie.
Melia’s Talks In Budapest Focus On Rule Of Law
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The United States will continue to advocate for good governance, rule of law, and human rights in Hungary, the US State Department said in a statement in connection with a March 1-2 visit by Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Melia. “Dialogue in the bilateral relationship with Hungary will continue to include the United States’ concern for fundamental freedoms, democratic procedures and rule of ...
Hungary Commissions Impact Studies For EU - US Free Trade Talks
- 6 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Sustainable Development Council will commission economic and legal impact studies in connection with the EU-US free trade talks, parliament’s speaker László Kövér said. The Council is expected to formulate its own position on the free trade talks based on these expert studies by the autumn and will be prepared in collaboration with Kopint-Tárki research institute and a group of ...
New Ft 2bn Sports Project For Felcsút
- 6 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
The Puskás football academy in Felcsút, founded by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, could be the beneficiary of a Ft 2 billion expansion paid for by companies in return for tax breaks, Népszabadság reports.
Gift Of The Gab Final, New Orleans Pub, 12 March
- 5 Mar 2015 2:00 AM
- entertainment
Five hopefuls will compete for the title of Gift of the Gab 2015. Come see Miklós Morandini (HUN), Jennifer Walker (UK), Donal O'Neill (IRL), Stephen Collison (UK), and Gerard Lucey (IRL) give their all to raise funds for the IHBC's Give a Little campaign. Speakers will give a five-minute prepared speech on a topic of their choice and a three-minute impromptu on a topic chosen by the audience. A ...
Hungarian PM’s Office Won The Case Against Ökotárs
- 4 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ökotárs Foundation has lost the case at first instance in which it sued the Prime Minister’s Office and Deputy State Secretary for Development Policy Communication Nándor Csepreghy on the grounds of defamation.
Creativity Can Trump Experience, Says Prezi's Arvai
- 3 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- tech
In 2008, CEO and Co-Founder of Prezi Peter Arvai left his native Sweden during a major global recession to start a business in Budapest, his parents' native city.
Buda-Cash Investigation Should Target Role Of Central Bank
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
An investigation into the Buda-Cash brokerage scandal should also examine the role of the central bank, former finance minister János Veres said. “Deficient” regulatory oversight by the central bank under the governing Fidesz party and the bank’s governor György Matolcsy had allowed funds of more than 100,000 clients to disappear.
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...
Hungarian Film Wins Grand Prix At Top Portuguese Festival
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Hungarian director Károly Mészáros’s first cinema film, the absurd romantic comedy Liza, The Fox-Fairy, has won the main prize and the award for the best visual effects at the thirty-fifth Fantasporto international film festival, held in Porto, Portugal. It is the first time in the festival’s 35-year history that the main prize, named Fastasporto Grand Prix, has gone to a Hungarian movie.
Melia’s Talks In Budapest Focus On Rule Of Law
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The United States will continue to advocate for good governance, rule of law, and human rights in Hungary, the US State Department said in a statement in connection with a March 1-2 visit by Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Melia. “Dialogue in the bilateral relationship with Hungary will continue to include the United States’ concern for fundamental freedoms, democratic procedures and rule of ...
Hungary Commissions Impact Studies For EU - US Free Trade Talks
- 6 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Sustainable Development Council will commission economic and legal impact studies in connection with the EU-US free trade talks, parliament’s speaker László Kövér said. The Council is expected to formulate its own position on the free trade talks based on these expert studies by the autumn and will be prepared in collaboration with Kopint-Tárki research institute and a group of ...
New Ft 2bn Sports Project For Felcsút
- 6 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
The Puskás football academy in Felcsút, founded by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, could be the beneficiary of a Ft 2 billion expansion paid for by companies in return for tax breaks, Népszabadság reports.
Gift Of The Gab Final, New Orleans Pub, 12 March
- 5 Mar 2015 2:00 AM
- entertainment
Five hopefuls will compete for the title of Gift of the Gab 2015. Come see Miklós Morandini (HUN), Jennifer Walker (UK), Donal O'Neill (IRL), Stephen Collison (UK), and Gerard Lucey (IRL) give their all to raise funds for the IHBC's Give a Little campaign. Speakers will give a five-minute prepared speech on a topic of their choice and a three-minute impromptu on a topic chosen by the audience. A ...
Hungarian PM’s Office Won The Case Against Ökotárs
- 4 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ökotárs Foundation has lost the case at first instance in which it sued the Prime Minister’s Office and Deputy State Secretary for Development Policy Communication Nándor Csepreghy on the grounds of defamation.
Creativity Can Trump Experience, Says Prezi's Arvai
- 3 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- tech
In 2008, CEO and Co-Founder of Prezi Peter Arvai left his native Sweden during a major global recession to start a business in Budapest, his parents' native city.