180 result(s) for green economy
Elections On April 6 In Hungary - A Description Of The Main Parties
- 27 Mar 2014 10:55 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz–KDNP: This coalition won a two-thirds majority in parliament four years ago. The two parties put themselves under a single roof in 2006 and are keeping it that way in the upcoming elections. FYI: the KDNP is really an extra in this play.
New Electric Car Charging Column Installed In Budapest
- 26 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Ányos Jedlik Programme, which is currently being prepared at the Ministry for National Economy, essentially aims to ready the country for the expected technical revolution to take place in transportation, such as electro-mobility, Minister of State for Economic Regulation Kristóf Szatmáry said as a new electric car charging column was presented in Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Homosexuality And Same-Sex Marriage In Hungary
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
György Bolgár’s Let’s Talk It Over is a liberal talk show with a huge fan club. I myself rarely miss it. Bolgár comes up with topics that he finds interesting or important and usually adds a comment with a question mark at the end. Today I learned that Ferenc Gyurcsány visited Viktor Orbán’s old dormitory, the István Bibó Kollégium, yesterday. Only students of the college could attend the ...
Paks Nuclear Power Plant: German Industrialist Mediates Between Putin And Hungary’s PM Orbán
- 22 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Staffers of Rosatom visited Budapest day by day; Orbán and Lázár held talks with the EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger, Orbán had consultations with Barroso, the Rothschild Group and Hengeler Mueller German law firm intervened to have Brussels’ fiat for an arrangement in which competitive bids were not invited. Lázár headed a governmental task force to pull off this hush-hush project – ...
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of A Hungarian Whistleblower
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It was a month ago that András Horváth, a former employee of NAV (Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal/National Office of Taxation and Customs), turned to the prosecutor’s office to report a breach of fiduciary duties committed by the top management of this 23,000-employee office. He claimed that large-scale cheating goes on with fictitious VAT reimbursement payments, especially in the case of large ...
CEU Business School Home To One Of The World’s Greenest MBA Programs
- 5 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- specials
CEU Business School in Budapest, Hungary has been recognized as a global leader in sustainable management education by Corporate Knights, publishers of one of the world’s most widely circulated magazines focused on the intersection of business and society.
Avis Group Expands Shared Services Center In Hungary
- 16 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Avis Budget Group has again expanded its Business Support Center (BSC) in Budapest, which will now include operations and sales support services for the Company's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. The initiative, part of the Company's ongoing integration efforts following its acquisition of Avis Europe plc in October 2011, aims to further streamline operations across the region and ...
UN Representative Welcomes Hungary’s Energy & Climate Policy Efforts
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Representative for the UN initiative Sustainable Energy for All, Kandeh K. Yumkella, had discussions with Minister of State for Climate Policy Attila Imre Horváth, Minister of State for Energy Affairs Pál Kovács and Deputy State Secretary for Green Economy Ferenc Hizó in Budapest on October 8, 2013. At the meeting, the parties summarised the action performed and to be performed in the fields of ...
Zipcar Founder Gives Guest Lecture At CEU Business School In Budapest
- 2 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The ink had not yet dried on the Series A funding that would propel Zipcar to become the world’s largest carsharing company when one of its founders, Robin Chase, decided to send her customers an email that would keep her up most of the night.
Elections On April 6 In Hungary - A Description Of The Main Parties
- 27 Mar 2014 10:55 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz–KDNP: This coalition won a two-thirds majority in parliament four years ago. The two parties put themselves under a single roof in 2006 and are keeping it that way in the upcoming elections. FYI: the KDNP is really an extra in this play.
New Electric Car Charging Column Installed In Budapest
- 26 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Ányos Jedlik Programme, which is currently being prepared at the Ministry for National Economy, essentially aims to ready the country for the expected technical revolution to take place in transportation, such as electro-mobility, Minister of State for Economic Regulation Kristóf Szatmáry said as a new electric car charging column was presented in Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Homosexuality And Same-Sex Marriage In Hungary
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
György Bolgár’s Let’s Talk It Over is a liberal talk show with a huge fan club. I myself rarely miss it. Bolgár comes up with topics that he finds interesting or important and usually adds a comment with a question mark at the end. Today I learned that Ferenc Gyurcsány visited Viktor Orbán’s old dormitory, the István Bibó Kollégium, yesterday. Only students of the college could attend the ...
Paks Nuclear Power Plant: German Industrialist Mediates Between Putin And Hungary’s PM Orbán
- 22 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Staffers of Rosatom visited Budapest day by day; Orbán and Lázár held talks with the EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger, Orbán had consultations with Barroso, the Rothschild Group and Hengeler Mueller German law firm intervened to have Brussels’ fiat for an arrangement in which competitive bids were not invited. Lázár headed a governmental task force to pull off this hush-hush project – ...
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of A Hungarian Whistleblower
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It was a month ago that András Horváth, a former employee of NAV (Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal/National Office of Taxation and Customs), turned to the prosecutor’s office to report a breach of fiduciary duties committed by the top management of this 23,000-employee office. He claimed that large-scale cheating goes on with fictitious VAT reimbursement payments, especially in the case of large ...
CEU Business School Home To One Of The World’s Greenest MBA Programs
- 5 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- specials
CEU Business School in Budapest, Hungary has been recognized as a global leader in sustainable management education by Corporate Knights, publishers of one of the world’s most widely circulated magazines focused on the intersection of business and society.
Avis Group Expands Shared Services Center In Hungary
- 16 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Avis Budget Group has again expanded its Business Support Center (BSC) in Budapest, which will now include operations and sales support services for the Company's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. The initiative, part of the Company's ongoing integration efforts following its acquisition of Avis Europe plc in October 2011, aims to further streamline operations across the region and ...
UN Representative Welcomes Hungary’s Energy & Climate Policy Efforts
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Representative for the UN initiative Sustainable Energy for All, Kandeh K. Yumkella, had discussions with Minister of State for Climate Policy Attila Imre Horváth, Minister of State for Energy Affairs Pál Kovács and Deputy State Secretary for Green Economy Ferenc Hizó in Budapest on October 8, 2013. At the meeting, the parties summarised the action performed and to be performed in the fields of ...
Zipcar Founder Gives Guest Lecture At CEU Business School In Budapest
- 2 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The ink had not yet dried on the Series A funding that would propel Zipcar to become the world’s largest carsharing company when one of its founders, Robin Chase, decided to send her customers an email that would keep her up most of the night.