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EU Data Protection Chiefs Meet In Budapest
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union data protection chiefs began a two-day conference in Budapest on Thursday to discuss, among other topics, the EU’s new data protection law and the balance between privacy and security. Hungarian data protection commissioner Attila Péterfalvi said Hungary will present at the conference a new audit-like method with which it can keep the activities of national security services under ...
MNB: Hungarian Banks See Profits Rise By 209% In Q1
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Combined first-quarter after-tax profit of Hungarian banks rose 209% compared to the same period a year earlier, reaching HUF 191.4 billion, data released by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) today show, according to Hungarian news agency MTI.
Moscow Still Eyes Hungarian-Russian Airline
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- travel
Moscow is still considering establishing a joint Hungarian-Russian airline, but it would need to be market-based, not a subsidised carrier, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said yesterday in Venice, news agency RIA Novosti reported, according to Hungarian news agency MTI.
Nézőpont: Nearly Four- Fifths Of Hungarians Reject Migrant Quota
- 26 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Nearly four-fifth of Hungarians reject the "forced settlement of migrants", according to a recent survey by Nézőpont prepared for the weekly Heti Válasz. Meanwhile, the poll also shows that the standing of political parties stagnated in May compared to April.
Russian Foreign Minister: Hungary Trusted Partner
- 26 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is an important and reliable partner of Russia’s and ties are developing in every area in spite of the complicated situation in Europe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview to Magyar Nemzet. Lavrov said in the interview published on Wednesday that Europe overestimated its independence in the world and the crisis in Ukraine showed just how much the European Union ...
Bloomberg Reports On Spending By MNB Foundations
- 26 May 2016 6:35 AM
- current affairs
The “web of patronage” revealed when spending by central bank foundations was made public in April has shocked Hungarians, according to an extensive report published by Bloomberg at noon today. “Even seasoned trackers of corruption in the former Soviet Bloc say they’re startled by the audacity the documents reveal,” the report says.
Hungarian Parliamentary Speaker: Europe In Crisis
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliamentary speakers of member states of the European Union agreed at a two-day conference in Luxembourg that the bloc is in “a state of crisis”, Hungarian house speaker László Kövér said. “Confidence in the EU is thinning among its citizens,” Kövér told MTI. He argued this was demonstrated by the upcoming Brexit referendum and the recent Dutch vote on Ukraine’s association agreement.
Szijjártó: Setting Up WHO Budapest Centre To Boost Hungary-UN Cooperation
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Setting up a centre for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Budapest will boost cooperation between Hungary and the United Nations, the foreign minister said in parliament. In recent years, the UN has been moving some of its specialised institutions and organisations away from Geneva in order to cut operational costs, Péter Szijjártó told the assembly. As part of this process, the WHO has ...
Kövér: Migrant Resettlement Must Be Voluntary
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Any resettlement of migrants in European Union member states must be strictly voluntary, as mandatory resettlement is unacceptable, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said in Luxembourg. Threats to sanction member states that do not take in migrants “do not suggest a democratic disposition,”Kövér told a conference of EU house speakers.
EU Data Protection Chiefs Meet In Budapest
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union data protection chiefs began a two-day conference in Budapest on Thursday to discuss, among other topics, the EU’s new data protection law and the balance between privacy and security. Hungarian data protection commissioner Attila Péterfalvi said Hungary will present at the conference a new audit-like method with which it can keep the activities of national security services under ...
MNB: Hungarian Banks See Profits Rise By 209% In Q1
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Combined first-quarter after-tax profit of Hungarian banks rose 209% compared to the same period a year earlier, reaching HUF 191.4 billion, data released by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) today show, according to Hungarian news agency MTI.
Moscow Still Eyes Hungarian-Russian Airline
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- travel
Moscow is still considering establishing a joint Hungarian-Russian airline, but it would need to be market-based, not a subsidised carrier, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said yesterday in Venice, news agency RIA Novosti reported, according to Hungarian news agency MTI.
Nézőpont: Nearly Four- Fifths Of Hungarians Reject Migrant Quota
- 26 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Nearly four-fifth of Hungarians reject the "forced settlement of migrants", according to a recent survey by Nézőpont prepared for the weekly Heti Válasz. Meanwhile, the poll also shows that the standing of political parties stagnated in May compared to April.
Russian Foreign Minister: Hungary Trusted Partner
- 26 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is an important and reliable partner of Russia’s and ties are developing in every area in spite of the complicated situation in Europe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview to Magyar Nemzet. Lavrov said in the interview published on Wednesday that Europe overestimated its independence in the world and the crisis in Ukraine showed just how much the European Union ...
Bloomberg Reports On Spending By MNB Foundations
- 26 May 2016 6:35 AM
- current affairs
The “web of patronage” revealed when spending by central bank foundations was made public in April has shocked Hungarians, according to an extensive report published by Bloomberg at noon today. “Even seasoned trackers of corruption in the former Soviet Bloc say they’re startled by the audacity the documents reveal,” the report says.
Hungarian Parliamentary Speaker: Europe In Crisis
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliamentary speakers of member states of the European Union agreed at a two-day conference in Luxembourg that the bloc is in “a state of crisis”, Hungarian house speaker László Kövér said. “Confidence in the EU is thinning among its citizens,” Kövér told MTI. He argued this was demonstrated by the upcoming Brexit referendum and the recent Dutch vote on Ukraine’s association agreement.
Szijjártó: Setting Up WHO Budapest Centre To Boost Hungary-UN Cooperation
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Setting up a centre for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Budapest will boost cooperation between Hungary and the United Nations, the foreign minister said in parliament. In recent years, the UN has been moving some of its specialised institutions and organisations away from Geneva in order to cut operational costs, Péter Szijjártó told the assembly. As part of this process, the WHO has ...
Kövér: Migrant Resettlement Must Be Voluntary
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Any resettlement of migrants in European Union member states must be strictly voluntary, as mandatory resettlement is unacceptable, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said in Luxembourg. Threats to sanction member states that do not take in migrants “do not suggest a democratic disposition,”Kövér told a conference of EU house speakers.