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US Charge D’affaires In Hungary To Get Invite To Hearing On Entry Ban
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s national security committee plans to invite US charge d’affaires André Goodfriend to a hearing on the US entry ban affecting certain Hungarian citizens, the deputy head of the committee said after a meeting of the body.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Call On Orbán To Act On US Entry Ban
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to immediately replace tax office (NAV) officials affected by the US entry ban. József Tóbiás, head of the Socialist Party, called on tax office chief Ildikó Vida to resign after she confirmed that she was on the US blacklist, suspected of corruption.
Hungarian Media Group Sells StoryTV Channels
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
Central Médiacsoport has sold TV channels Story4 and Story5, CEO Zoltán Varga informed a Wednesday conference. He would not disclose the price nor the name of the buyer, but promised to make an official announcement. Former minority owners of Sanoma Media Budapest may be the buyers, napi.hu speculates.
British Embassy Budapest Calls To Reform “BurEucratia”, The Labyrinth Of EU Regulation
- 6 Nov 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
A symbolic imaginary city, called “BurEUcratia”, was erected at Erzsébet square in Budapest and opened today by British Ambassador Jonathan Knott and State Secretary for Economic Regulation, Béla Glattfelder from the Ministry for National Economy. The installation aims to raise awareness of the need to cut EU red tape that hinders business growth and competitiveness in all EU member states, ...
US Steps In Hungary Under Fire
- 6 Nov 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The American Hungarian Federation has voiced criticism of steps taken to ban certain officials from entering the US, business daily Napi Gazdaság reported. In a letter addressed to Victoria Nuland, the US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, the federation said recent actions by the US could increase anti-US and anti-NATO sentiment in Hungary.
Russian Official Praises Hungary's Orbán Cabinet
- 5 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The example set by the Orbán cabinet which for years has firmly represented its national interests even against Brussels and Washington is simultaneously sobering and encouraging for Russia, a senior official of the Russian Academy of Sciences said in an interview with Magyar Hírlap.
Hungary’s PM Orbán On South Stream, US Ban, Sunday Work
- 5 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Discussing the South Stream gas network, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary’s energy security required that “what the Germans can do Hungarians should be able to do as well”. Germans had built the Nord Stream and they turned Ukraine as a potential source of danger “off”, as no gas for Germany can get stuck there. Hungarians, too, want the same thing, Orbán said.
Hungarian Tax Office Rejects US Accusations
- 31 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Leaders of the Tax and Customs Office (NAV) addressed allegations that they are implicated in corrupt activity for the first time on Wednesday. In a formal statement, the NAV said it is entirely unacceptable that some people take remarks lacking any foundation as fact and use them to put NAV in an impossible position and undermine tax morale.
Hungary’s Jobbik Calls For Cancelling Measures To Control Soccer Fans
- 29 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
The radical nationalist Jobbik party on Tuesday called on the government to cancel measures introduced to control soccer fans. Deputy leader István Apáti said the legal rules in question have caused a drop in the number of spectators, lower ticket sales, fewer sponsors and decreased revenues from television broadcasts, which means clubs losing income in the range of 100 million forints.
US Charge D’affaires In Hungary To Get Invite To Hearing On Entry Ban
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s national security committee plans to invite US charge d’affaires André Goodfriend to a hearing on the US entry ban affecting certain Hungarian citizens, the deputy head of the committee said after a meeting of the body.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Call On Orbán To Act On US Entry Ban
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to immediately replace tax office (NAV) officials affected by the US entry ban. József Tóbiás, head of the Socialist Party, called on tax office chief Ildikó Vida to resign after she confirmed that she was on the US blacklist, suspected of corruption.
Hungarian Media Group Sells StoryTV Channels
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
Central Médiacsoport has sold TV channels Story4 and Story5, CEO Zoltán Varga informed a Wednesday conference. He would not disclose the price nor the name of the buyer, but promised to make an official announcement. Former minority owners of Sanoma Media Budapest may be the buyers, napi.hu speculates.
British Embassy Budapest Calls To Reform “BurEucratia”, The Labyrinth Of EU Regulation
- 6 Nov 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
A symbolic imaginary city, called “BurEUcratia”, was erected at Erzsébet square in Budapest and opened today by British Ambassador Jonathan Knott and State Secretary for Economic Regulation, Béla Glattfelder from the Ministry for National Economy. The installation aims to raise awareness of the need to cut EU red tape that hinders business growth and competitiveness in all EU member states, ...
US Steps In Hungary Under Fire
- 6 Nov 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The American Hungarian Federation has voiced criticism of steps taken to ban certain officials from entering the US, business daily Napi Gazdaság reported. In a letter addressed to Victoria Nuland, the US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, the federation said recent actions by the US could increase anti-US and anti-NATO sentiment in Hungary.
Russian Official Praises Hungary's Orbán Cabinet
- 5 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The example set by the Orbán cabinet which for years has firmly represented its national interests even against Brussels and Washington is simultaneously sobering and encouraging for Russia, a senior official of the Russian Academy of Sciences said in an interview with Magyar Hírlap.
Hungary’s PM Orbán On South Stream, US Ban, Sunday Work
- 5 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Discussing the South Stream gas network, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary’s energy security required that “what the Germans can do Hungarians should be able to do as well”. Germans had built the Nord Stream and they turned Ukraine as a potential source of danger “off”, as no gas for Germany can get stuck there. Hungarians, too, want the same thing, Orbán said.
Hungarian Tax Office Rejects US Accusations
- 31 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Leaders of the Tax and Customs Office (NAV) addressed allegations that they are implicated in corrupt activity for the first time on Wednesday. In a formal statement, the NAV said it is entirely unacceptable that some people take remarks lacking any foundation as fact and use them to put NAV in an impossible position and undermine tax morale.
Hungary’s Jobbik Calls For Cancelling Measures To Control Soccer Fans
- 29 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
The radical nationalist Jobbik party on Tuesday called on the government to cancel measures introduced to control soccer fans. Deputy leader István Apáti said the legal rules in question have caused a drop in the number of spectators, lower ticket sales, fewer sponsors and decreased revenues from television broadcasts, which means clubs losing income in the range of 100 million forints.