578 result(s) for hungarian finance minister
Hungary's PM Says: IMF/EU Loan Deal Is Expected In Autumn
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Talks with the International Monetary Fund and European Union are expected to be concluded in autumn this year, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday. Orbán told reporters that the negotiations were progressing, though there were some differences of opinion on both sides.
Hungary Reclaims Illegitimately Used Compensation Funds From Claims Conference
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US organization, Claims Conference, appointed in 2007 to disburse funds to holocaust survivors of Hungarian origin living abroad, has to date failed to render a legitimate account of the compensation funds that the Hungarian State provided for holocaust survivors, Government Commissioner András Levente Gál informed the US and Israeli Embassies today.
80,000 Applicants Admitted To Universities In Hungary
- 26 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Nearly three-fourths of the total of 110,000 applicants have been admitted to universities or colleges, it was announced yesterday. In all, 79,861 students have been admitted to post-secondary institutions, 18,000 fewer than last year.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán On Higher Education: An Outrage
- 23 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
About a week ago Viktor Orbán announced that he will be taking a two-week holiday because his “batteries were exhausted.” He will spend time with his family in Felcsút and perhaps at Lake Balaton. I’m sure that a lot of people received this announcement with a certain amount of relief because lately the Hungarian prime minister has been delivering speeches that made not the slightest sense. ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian-IMF/EU Negotiations: News Blackout? Not Really
- 20 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On Monday, July 17, Thanos Arvanitis, head of the IMF delegation, and Barbara Kauffman, head of the EU Commission’s delegation, accompanied by Iryna Ivashchenko, the IMF’s Budapest representative, paid a visit to Mihály Varga, the minister without portfolio in charge of the long-awaited negotiations for a stand-by loan for the financially hard-pressed Hungary.
Hungarian Economy Minister: Growth And Job Creation Are Top Budget Priorities
- 3 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The 2013 budget is based on a turnaround in investments and will provide the necessary funds to bring that about, Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy declared on Wednesday as Parliament began general debate on the draft document.
Hungarian Minister Varga: IMF Talks Could Begin In Summer
- 18 Jun 2012 9:03 AM
- current affairs
Talks with the IMF and the EU could begin in July or August after the government modifies the central bank law and the group of EU finance ministers Ecofin decide on issues related to Hungary, Mihaly Varga, minister without portfolio in charge of negotiations with the IMF and EU said in a television interview.
EU To Lift Suspension Of EU Funds For Hungary
- 7 Jun 2012 10:55 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission recommended last week that the planned freeze of €495 million in EU cohesion fund payments to Hungary in 2013 be lifted, saying the country has taken the necessary measures to correct the excessive budget deficit. EU finance ministers, who decided in April to suspend the funds, are expected to formally confirm the EC decision on June 22.
The Hungarian Prime Minister Sums Up The Government’s First Two Years
- 4 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
’We can look back on the last two years as a successful period, because Hungary has been able to stabilise itself’: this is how Prime Minister Viktor Orbán summed up the Government’s first two years in office. He drew attention to the fact that government finances are stable, that next year the budget deficit will continue to be under three per cent, and that a new constitution has been created.
Hungary's PM Says: IMF/EU Loan Deal Is Expected In Autumn
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Talks with the International Monetary Fund and European Union are expected to be concluded in autumn this year, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday. Orbán told reporters that the negotiations were progressing, though there were some differences of opinion on both sides.
Hungary Reclaims Illegitimately Used Compensation Funds From Claims Conference
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US organization, Claims Conference, appointed in 2007 to disburse funds to holocaust survivors of Hungarian origin living abroad, has to date failed to render a legitimate account of the compensation funds that the Hungarian State provided for holocaust survivors, Government Commissioner András Levente Gál informed the US and Israeli Embassies today.
80,000 Applicants Admitted To Universities In Hungary
- 26 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Nearly three-fourths of the total of 110,000 applicants have been admitted to universities or colleges, it was announced yesterday. In all, 79,861 students have been admitted to post-secondary institutions, 18,000 fewer than last year.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán On Higher Education: An Outrage
- 23 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
About a week ago Viktor Orbán announced that he will be taking a two-week holiday because his “batteries were exhausted.” He will spend time with his family in Felcsút and perhaps at Lake Balaton. I’m sure that a lot of people received this announcement with a certain amount of relief because lately the Hungarian prime minister has been delivering speeches that made not the slightest sense. ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian-IMF/EU Negotiations: News Blackout? Not Really
- 20 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On Monday, July 17, Thanos Arvanitis, head of the IMF delegation, and Barbara Kauffman, head of the EU Commission’s delegation, accompanied by Iryna Ivashchenko, the IMF’s Budapest representative, paid a visit to Mihály Varga, the minister without portfolio in charge of the long-awaited negotiations for a stand-by loan for the financially hard-pressed Hungary.
Hungarian Economy Minister: Growth And Job Creation Are Top Budget Priorities
- 3 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The 2013 budget is based on a turnaround in investments and will provide the necessary funds to bring that about, Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy declared on Wednesday as Parliament began general debate on the draft document.
Hungarian Minister Varga: IMF Talks Could Begin In Summer
- 18 Jun 2012 9:03 AM
- current affairs
Talks with the IMF and the EU could begin in July or August after the government modifies the central bank law and the group of EU finance ministers Ecofin decide on issues related to Hungary, Mihaly Varga, minister without portfolio in charge of negotiations with the IMF and EU said in a television interview.
EU To Lift Suspension Of EU Funds For Hungary
- 7 Jun 2012 10:55 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission recommended last week that the planned freeze of €495 million in EU cohesion fund payments to Hungary in 2013 be lifted, saying the country has taken the necessary measures to correct the excessive budget deficit. EU finance ministers, who decided in April to suspend the funds, are expected to formally confirm the EC decision on June 22.
The Hungarian Prime Minister Sums Up The Government’s First Two Years
- 4 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
’We can look back on the last two years as a successful period, because Hungary has been able to stabilise itself’: this is how Prime Minister Viktor Orbán summed up the Government’s first two years in office. He drew attention to the fact that government finances are stable, that next year the budget deficit will continue to be under three per cent, and that a new constitution has been created.















