7,166 result(s) for hungarian nation
242 Billion USD Have Been Transferred From Hungary To Offshore Tax Havens
- 21 Jan 2013 8:01 AM
- business
The Government wants to put an end to capital circumventing the Hungarian tax system, Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász said on public television on Thursday. He noted that an estimated total of HUF 1,000 billion (EUR 3.4 billion) may be in Swiss offshore accounts, and some HUF 275-320 billion may have been transferred from Hungary in a single year.
János Lázár On Remembering The Holocaust In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"2014, Holocaust commemoration year, must be the year of confronting the past and asking for forgiveness" the State Secretary heading the Prime Minister's Office told Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday following the founding session of the Holocaust Memorial Committee. According to János Lázár, facing the past means the incorporating into law of the command to remember and the prohibition of ...
Xpat Opinion: Teachers & Their Students: The Hungarian Situation
- 21 Jan 2013 7:59 AM
- current affairs
Although the leaders of HÖOK insist that “student unity” is intact, I see it differently. The Orbán government as usual has managed to drive a wedge between the two organizations: HÖOK, the present-day KISZ, and the newly formed HaHa (Hallgatói Hálózat). Just as it managed to divide the trade unions and negotiate only with the ones loyal to the government. And the same thing happened a couple of ...
Renewed Speculation Against The Hungarian Forint
- 18 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- business
On Tuesday last week Nouriel Roubini, one of the world’s most influential financial analysts sent to clients the following investment recommendation in his regular newsletter: “Until Hungary signs a new deal with the IMF we recommend to short the forint." Thus he signalled that investors should bet on a weakening forint.
Hungarian Government Comes To Agreement With Students On State-Funded Places
- 18 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
There will be state-funded places available at the 16 faculties as opposed to previous plans, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog announced following a two and a half hour consultation with representatives of the National Union of Students (HÖOK).
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Forint Comes Under Pressure
- 18 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- business
As the Forint weakens against the Euro, pundits wonder why international speculators are selling the Hungarian currency, and whether its slump is the result of the uncertainty related to the imminent choice of a new National Bank president, and of a possible quantitative easing program.
Hungarian Socialist Party President Apologises For 2004 Referendum
- 17 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party president Attila Mesterházy yesterday apologised for the party’s stance against extending citizenship to Hungarians living in other countries in a 2004 referendum. Speaking in Cluj, where the party executive held a special meeting, he said “that was an erroneous political decision, therefore I would like to apologise to all whom we have offended”.
Hungary Was Right To Stick To Its Own Opinion In Negotiations With IMF
- 16 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Government has been right to stick to its own opinion on certain issues regarding an agreement on a financial safety net with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), chief negotiator Mihály Varga said on Sunday.
Roundtable On Higher Education To Be Established In Hungary
- 15 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog announced on Friday, following a consultation with representatives of the National Union of Students (HÖOK), that a roundtable on higher education will be established. Representatives of the Hungarian Rectors' Conference (MRK) and HÖOK as well as members of business life are welcome to join.
242 Billion USD Have Been Transferred From Hungary To Offshore Tax Havens
- 21 Jan 2013 8:01 AM
- business
The Government wants to put an end to capital circumventing the Hungarian tax system, Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász said on public television on Thursday. He noted that an estimated total of HUF 1,000 billion (EUR 3.4 billion) may be in Swiss offshore accounts, and some HUF 275-320 billion may have been transferred from Hungary in a single year.
János Lázár On Remembering The Holocaust In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"2014, Holocaust commemoration year, must be the year of confronting the past and asking for forgiveness" the State Secretary heading the Prime Minister's Office told Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday following the founding session of the Holocaust Memorial Committee. According to János Lázár, facing the past means the incorporating into law of the command to remember and the prohibition of ...
Xpat Opinion: Teachers & Their Students: The Hungarian Situation
- 21 Jan 2013 7:59 AM
- current affairs
Although the leaders of HÖOK insist that “student unity” is intact, I see it differently. The Orbán government as usual has managed to drive a wedge between the two organizations: HÖOK, the present-day KISZ, and the newly formed HaHa (Hallgatói Hálózat). Just as it managed to divide the trade unions and negotiate only with the ones loyal to the government. And the same thing happened a couple of ...
Renewed Speculation Against The Hungarian Forint
- 18 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- business
On Tuesday last week Nouriel Roubini, one of the world’s most influential financial analysts sent to clients the following investment recommendation in his regular newsletter: “Until Hungary signs a new deal with the IMF we recommend to short the forint." Thus he signalled that investors should bet on a weakening forint.
Hungarian Government Comes To Agreement With Students On State-Funded Places
- 18 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
There will be state-funded places available at the 16 faculties as opposed to previous plans, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog announced following a two and a half hour consultation with representatives of the National Union of Students (HÖOK).
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Forint Comes Under Pressure
- 18 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- business
As the Forint weakens against the Euro, pundits wonder why international speculators are selling the Hungarian currency, and whether its slump is the result of the uncertainty related to the imminent choice of a new National Bank president, and of a possible quantitative easing program.
Hungarian Socialist Party President Apologises For 2004 Referendum
- 17 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party president Attila Mesterházy yesterday apologised for the party’s stance against extending citizenship to Hungarians living in other countries in a 2004 referendum. Speaking in Cluj, where the party executive held a special meeting, he said “that was an erroneous political decision, therefore I would like to apologise to all whom we have offended”.
Hungary Was Right To Stick To Its Own Opinion In Negotiations With IMF
- 16 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Government has been right to stick to its own opinion on certain issues regarding an agreement on a financial safety net with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), chief negotiator Mihály Varga said on Sunday.
Roundtable On Higher Education To Be Established In Hungary
- 15 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog announced on Friday, following a consultation with representatives of the National Union of Students (HÖOK), that a roundtable on higher education will be established. Representatives of the Hungarian Rectors' Conference (MRK) and HÖOK as well as members of business life are welcome to join.