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No Political Pressure On Government Control Body In Hungary, Its Chief Says
- 2 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government control office (KEHI) has not come under any political pressure in connection with its investigation into the use of Norway Grant monies, the body’s head told business daily Világgazdaság. Barna Gaál Szabolcs said in an interview that since the change of government in 2010 it was natural that most of the investigations launched by the office concerned the period of the Fidesz ...
Almost 3.5 Million - Buyers In Hungary
- 1 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
In Hungary, the number of people buying goods online reached 3.4 million in 2014. This number equals 72% of regular adult internet users. It is primarily information technology devices, books, toys / gifts, and clothes that are thrown into virtual baskets. Most people still use desktop computers for online purchases, but some now shop with their mobile phones and tablets according to the latest ...
Hungary’s Health Spending Below OECD Average
- 1 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
State and private-sector spending on health care in Hungary, at 8% of GDP in 2012, was lower than the 9.3% average in OECD countries, the intergovernmental think-tank said in a report. Among the 34 countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Hungary stood in 26th place on the health spending chart. Spending on medicines generally declined, the OECD report said.
New Fidesz Bill In Hungary Closes RTL Loophole
- 1 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz moved yesterday to amend the advertising tax, approved earlier this month, following reports that a last-minute change to the bill may have saved RTL Klub Ft 3 billion in taxes this year. That change, seen as benefiting rival TV2, allowed companies to deduct previous years’ losses from their tax base.
Budapest Pride Refuses To Undergo Investigation
- 1 Jul 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary ordered one of its investigating agencies to investigate a list of non-governmental organizations that the government considers left-wing, including Budapest Pride, to see whether they lawfully spent funding received from the Norwegian Government. The agency has no right under Hungarian law to do so, thus Budapest Pride refuses to undergo the investigation. The ...
Hungarian Baby Born From Dead Mother To Celebrate First Birthday
- 1 Jul 2014 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
The baby who was delivered by Cesarean section by a medical team of the University of Debrecen three months after the mother became brain-dead following a brain hemorrhage, and weighed only 1420 grams (somewhat over three pounds) will soon celebrate its first birthday. Doctors maintained the woman's bodily functions for 92 days, which saved not only the baby's life, but also kept some of the ...
E-PM Attacks Hungary’s New Development Minister Over Alleged “Shady” Company Registrations
- 30 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition E-PM party has filed a complaint against Development Minister Miklós Seszták on suspicion of causing damage to the state budget. E-PM said, citing press reports, that Seszták as an attorney in 2000 had collaborated in the setup and later termination of hundreds of “phantom companies”, causing damage to the central budget.
Hungarian Govt Wants To See EY Audit Results On Norway Funds
- 30 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian government has asked the head of Ernst and Young in Hungary to make available the results of an audit on the distribution of Norway Funds in 2008-2010, the deputy state secretary for development policy communications said on Friday.
French Masters Now In Focus At Budapest Fine Arts Museum
- 27 Jun 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The works of French masters are in focus at the rearranged 19th-century permanent exhibition that opened in the Budapest Fine Arts Museum on Thursday. The whole collection of the around 1,000 paintings and sculptures made after 1800 was already rearranged two times in the past, in 2005 and 2012, Zsófia Anna Kovács told reporters.
No Political Pressure On Government Control Body In Hungary, Its Chief Says
- 2 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government control office (KEHI) has not come under any political pressure in connection with its investigation into the use of Norway Grant monies, the body’s head told business daily Világgazdaság. Barna Gaál Szabolcs said in an interview that since the change of government in 2010 it was natural that most of the investigations launched by the office concerned the period of the Fidesz ...
Almost 3.5 Million - Buyers In Hungary
- 1 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
In Hungary, the number of people buying goods online reached 3.4 million in 2014. This number equals 72% of regular adult internet users. It is primarily information technology devices, books, toys / gifts, and clothes that are thrown into virtual baskets. Most people still use desktop computers for online purchases, but some now shop with their mobile phones and tablets according to the latest ...
Hungary’s Health Spending Below OECD Average
- 1 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
State and private-sector spending on health care in Hungary, at 8% of GDP in 2012, was lower than the 9.3% average in OECD countries, the intergovernmental think-tank said in a report. Among the 34 countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Hungary stood in 26th place on the health spending chart. Spending on medicines generally declined, the OECD report said.
New Fidesz Bill In Hungary Closes RTL Loophole
- 1 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz moved yesterday to amend the advertising tax, approved earlier this month, following reports that a last-minute change to the bill may have saved RTL Klub Ft 3 billion in taxes this year. That change, seen as benefiting rival TV2, allowed companies to deduct previous years’ losses from their tax base.
Budapest Pride Refuses To Undergo Investigation
- 1 Jul 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary ordered one of its investigating agencies to investigate a list of non-governmental organizations that the government considers left-wing, including Budapest Pride, to see whether they lawfully spent funding received from the Norwegian Government. The agency has no right under Hungarian law to do so, thus Budapest Pride refuses to undergo the investigation. The ...
Hungarian Baby Born From Dead Mother To Celebrate First Birthday
- 1 Jul 2014 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
The baby who was delivered by Cesarean section by a medical team of the University of Debrecen three months after the mother became brain-dead following a brain hemorrhage, and weighed only 1420 grams (somewhat over three pounds) will soon celebrate its first birthday. Doctors maintained the woman's bodily functions for 92 days, which saved not only the baby's life, but also kept some of the ...
E-PM Attacks Hungary’s New Development Minister Over Alleged “Shady” Company Registrations
- 30 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition E-PM party has filed a complaint against Development Minister Miklós Seszták on suspicion of causing damage to the state budget. E-PM said, citing press reports, that Seszták as an attorney in 2000 had collaborated in the setup and later termination of hundreds of “phantom companies”, causing damage to the central budget.
Hungarian Govt Wants To See EY Audit Results On Norway Funds
- 30 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian government has asked the head of Ernst and Young in Hungary to make available the results of an audit on the distribution of Norway Funds in 2008-2010, the deputy state secretary for development policy communications said on Friday.
French Masters Now In Focus At Budapest Fine Arts Museum
- 27 Jun 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The works of French masters are in focus at the rearranged 19th-century permanent exhibition that opened in the Budapest Fine Arts Museum on Thursday. The whole collection of the around 1,000 paintings and sculptures made after 1800 was already rearranged two times in the past, in 2005 and 2012, Zsófia Anna Kovács told reporters.