7,917 result(s) for hungarian government
US Congressman Smith: New Hungarian Constitution & Laws Are ‘Amazing’
- 9 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Concluding a week where international news coverage of Hungary was dominated by a controversial debate in the European Parliament, a visitor to Budapest from another parliament, the U.S. Congress, had a different take on Hungary’s Fundamental Law and new legislation adopted by parliament since 2010.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Economy As Reflected In The World Bank’s 2012 GNI Per Capita Figures
- 9 Jul 2013 5:00 AM
- business
Each year on July 1 the World Bank revises its classification of the world’s economies based on estimates of gross national income (GNI) per capita for the previous year. The current income classifications by GNI per capita are as follows: low income = $1,035 or less; lower middle income = $1,036 to $4,085; upper middle income = $4,086 to $12,615; and high income = $12,616 or more.
Hungary's PM: European Left Is Behind Approval Of Tavares Report
- 8 Jul 2013 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán regards the approval of the report about the state of fundamental rights in Hungary submitted by rapporteur Rui Tavares as an operation of the European left, based partly on the idea that the Hungarian Fundamental Law is not a liberal constitution. He also noted on public Kossuth radio’s 180 minutes that the wage increase for teachers is a certainty.
Xpat Opinion: What’s The Big Deal With This Tavares Report About Hungary Anyway?
- 8 Jul 2013 11:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: The Hungarian Parliament accepted a declaration responding to the vote in the European Parliament. The declaration speaks of Hungary and Europe, particularly Hungary’s relationship with the European Union since joining in 2004, following a referendum that succeeded with a vast majority of popular support. It also speaks in detail about the legal foundation of the European Union ...
The Standard Of Hungarian Hiking Tourism Should Be Enhanced
- 5 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
Hiking tourism providing low-income families with holiday opportunities is in need of renovated tourist houses, a modern sign system and up-to-date facilities in order to catch up with Austrian standards, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a speech in Dobogókő, the highest point of the Northern Hungarian Visegrád Hills and a favoured tourist destination, after signing an agreement with the ...
Hungarian Winners Of The European Enterprise Promotion Awards Honoured
- 5 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The awards were presented to the winners of the Hungarian round of the European Enterprise Promotion Awards competition by Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga.
Xpat Opinion: EP Adopts Critical Resolution On Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The main left-wing daily claims the EU cannot do much about Mr Orbán’s domestic policies while the PM reaps applause at home as a champion of independence. Another leftist outlet ridicules Orbán’s notion that the West is in decline and Hungary has brought new solutions to the crisis of advanced societies. A pro-government columnist, on the other hand, points out that members of the EPP defended ...
Xpat Opinion: Kim Lane Scheppele: In Praise Of The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Europe acted to hold the Hungarian government to the constitutional values that it eagerly endorsed when it joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.
Hungarian Minister Asks U.S. Ambassador In Budapest About NSA Info Gathering On Hungary
- 4 Jul 2013 12:30 PM
- current affairs
On July 3, upon the initiative of the Hungarian side, Foreign Minister János Martonyi had a meeting with US Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis concerning the recently surfaced documents on NSA information gathering. The Minister requested information from the Ambassador about whether Hungarian governmental or other organizations were affected by this kind of activity.
US Congressman Smith: New Hungarian Constitution & Laws Are ‘Amazing’
- 9 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Concluding a week where international news coverage of Hungary was dominated by a controversial debate in the European Parliament, a visitor to Budapest from another parliament, the U.S. Congress, had a different take on Hungary’s Fundamental Law and new legislation adopted by parliament since 2010.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Economy As Reflected In The World Bank’s 2012 GNI Per Capita Figures
- 9 Jul 2013 5:00 AM
- business
Each year on July 1 the World Bank revises its classification of the world’s economies based on estimates of gross national income (GNI) per capita for the previous year. The current income classifications by GNI per capita are as follows: low income = $1,035 or less; lower middle income = $1,036 to $4,085; upper middle income = $4,086 to $12,615; and high income = $12,616 or more.
Hungary's PM: European Left Is Behind Approval Of Tavares Report
- 8 Jul 2013 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán regards the approval of the report about the state of fundamental rights in Hungary submitted by rapporteur Rui Tavares as an operation of the European left, based partly on the idea that the Hungarian Fundamental Law is not a liberal constitution. He also noted on public Kossuth radio’s 180 minutes that the wage increase for teachers is a certainty.
Xpat Opinion: What’s The Big Deal With This Tavares Report About Hungary Anyway?
- 8 Jul 2013 11:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: The Hungarian Parliament accepted a declaration responding to the vote in the European Parliament. The declaration speaks of Hungary and Europe, particularly Hungary’s relationship with the European Union since joining in 2004, following a referendum that succeeded with a vast majority of popular support. It also speaks in detail about the legal foundation of the European Union ...
The Standard Of Hungarian Hiking Tourism Should Be Enhanced
- 5 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
Hiking tourism providing low-income families with holiday opportunities is in need of renovated tourist houses, a modern sign system and up-to-date facilities in order to catch up with Austrian standards, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a speech in Dobogókő, the highest point of the Northern Hungarian Visegrád Hills and a favoured tourist destination, after signing an agreement with the ...
Hungarian Winners Of The European Enterprise Promotion Awards Honoured
- 5 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The awards were presented to the winners of the Hungarian round of the European Enterprise Promotion Awards competition by Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga.
Xpat Opinion: EP Adopts Critical Resolution On Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The main left-wing daily claims the EU cannot do much about Mr Orbán’s domestic policies while the PM reaps applause at home as a champion of independence. Another leftist outlet ridicules Orbán’s notion that the West is in decline and Hungary has brought new solutions to the crisis of advanced societies. A pro-government columnist, on the other hand, points out that members of the EPP defended ...
Xpat Opinion: Kim Lane Scheppele: In Praise Of The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Europe acted to hold the Hungarian government to the constitutional values that it eagerly endorsed when it joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.
Hungarian Minister Asks U.S. Ambassador In Budapest About NSA Info Gathering On Hungary
- 4 Jul 2013 12:30 PM
- current affairs
On July 3, upon the initiative of the Hungarian side, Foreign Minister János Martonyi had a meeting with US Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis concerning the recently surfaced documents on NSA information gathering. The Minister requested information from the Ambassador about whether Hungarian governmental or other organizations were affected by this kind of activity.