1,632 result(s) for funds
Xpats Double Charity Funds At GOTG Final
- 16 Mar 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
By Mary Murphy (who deserves so much credit for this whole GOTG thing - ed). A stellar performance last Thursday night was witnessed by hundreds of Xpats (expats and internationally minded Hungarians). The final of the 2015 Gift of the Gab, and the final in the five-year series, brought a new standard to the stage. The five finallists, having made their way through their qualifying rounds, gave ...
Former PM Gyurcsány Testifies On 2006 Anti-Government Riots
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister during anti-government riots in 2006, said in a court testimony that the officers accused in connection with the riots were not guilty of the offences they had been charged with. Gyurcsány said he had phoned deputy policy chief Árpád Szabadfi on the night of Sept. 18, 2006, when the attack on the TV headquarters in Budapest took place.
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 ...
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 ...
Investigation On Suspicion Of Embezzlement In Buda-Cash Case In Hungary
- 2 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
An investigation of an unknown perpetrator suspected of embezzling funds has been launched in the case of Buda-Cash, a lawyer for the brokerage’s chief executive said on commercial television.
Hungary Purchases Munkácsy Trilogy Piece From Canadian Owner
- 27 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian state has bought Christ Before Pilate, a large-scale painting forming part of Mihály Munkácsy’s famous Christ Trilogy, from the Canadian owner.
AI Report Notes “Smear Campaign” Against Hungary NGOs
- 26 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Amnesty International said the Hungarian government had run a “smear campaign” against NGOs for alleged funding irregularities and that discrimination against the Roma was apparent in the country.
Xpats Double Charity Funds At GOTG Final
- 16 Mar 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
By Mary Murphy (who deserves so much credit for this whole GOTG thing - ed). A stellar performance last Thursday night was witnessed by hundreds of Xpats (expats and internationally minded Hungarians). The final of the 2015 Gift of the Gab, and the final in the five-year series, brought a new standard to the stage. The five finallists, having made their way through their qualifying rounds, gave ...
Former PM Gyurcsány Testifies On 2006 Anti-Government Riots
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister during anti-government riots in 2006, said in a court testimony that the officers accused in connection with the riots were not guilty of the offences they had been charged with. Gyurcsány said he had phoned deputy policy chief Árpád Szabadfi on the night of Sept. 18, 2006, when the attack on the TV headquarters in Budapest took place.
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 ...
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 ...
Investigation On Suspicion Of Embezzlement In Buda-Cash Case In Hungary
- 2 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
An investigation of an unknown perpetrator suspected of embezzling funds has been launched in the case of Buda-Cash, a lawyer for the brokerage’s chief executive said on commercial television.
Hungary Purchases Munkácsy Trilogy Piece From Canadian Owner
- 27 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian state has bought Christ Before Pilate, a large-scale painting forming part of Mihály Munkácsy’s famous Christ Trilogy, from the Canadian owner.
AI Report Notes “Smear Campaign” Against Hungary NGOs
- 26 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Amnesty International said the Hungarian government had run a “smear campaign” against NGOs for alleged funding irregularities and that discrimination against the Roma was apparent in the country.