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Hungarian Workers Protest Against Sunday Shopping
- 18 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 200 retail workers protested against Sunday shopping in front of the Economy Ministry building on Sunday, in a demonstration organised by the Retail Workers Union (KASZ). They carried banners reading “We would like to go to a football match after mass,” “We spend too little time with our families,” and “Western work for Eastern wages”. The protesters also demanded twice the usual daily ...
Szijjártó: Freedom House Report Is Nonsense
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó called the latest report on democratic rights by Freedom House nonsense in a statement to the press in Budapest.
Lázár: EC Forcing Migrant Quotas Onto Member States
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár said the European Commission was attempting to force mandatory migrant quotas onto member states but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is looking for political allies against the plan. At a regular government press briefing Lázár noted that Hungary has challenged the mandatory quota scheme at the European Court of Justice and that Poland has joined the ...
EU Should ‘Stay Out’ Of Member States’ Internal Affairs
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union should not meddle in the internal affairs of its member states and EU institutions should not overstep their authority, Hungarian Justice Minister László Trócsányi told Polish daily Rzeczpospolita. In an interview conducted last week and published on Wednesday, the minister said past disputes between Hungary and EU institutions had shown that the EU wanted control over areas ...
Gov’t To Lower VAT On Dairy And Catering
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The government proposes to reduce VAT on a wide range of products and services in the 2017 budget, Economy Minister Mihály Varga announced on Wednesday. The VAT on milk, eggs and poultry would fall from today’s 27% to 5%.
‘No Obstacle’ To Counter-Terrorism Action Plan
- 13 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Almost all obstacles barring approval of the government’s counterterrorism action plan have been overcome, a government official said after five-party talks on the package. An expert consultation will be held on the package on Wednesday and the government plans to submit it next week, meaning parliament can discuss it from April 25, interior ministry state secretary Károly Kontrát said.
Retailers Play Down Sunday Shopping Change
- 12 Apr 2016 9:20 AM
- shopping
Large food retail chains responded coolly to the news that the law on restricting shopping on Sundays is to be repealed. Spar said it will do its best to establish conditions for Sunday reopening. Only those units will be opened where consumer demand justifies it, the company said, most likely in city centres and tourist areas.
Sport Restores Hungary’s Self-Respect
- 12 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke about the importance of sport and self-respect at the inauguration of the new training centre of the Diósgyőr Metal Works Physical Exercise Club (DVTK) in Miskolc. The training centre, built near the Diósgyőr football stadium, was inaugurated on Sunday.
Opposition Hails Govt Climbdown As ‘Victory’
- 12 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist lawmaker István Nyakó said that the government decision to revoke the law on Sunday shopping restrictions was “a small victory for the opposition Socialists and a big one for the electorate”. For the second time, the ruling parties have been forced to “back off”, Nyakó said, referring to demonstrations that resulted in the withdrawal of plans to introduce an internet tax in the past.
Hungarian Workers Protest Against Sunday Shopping
- 18 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 200 retail workers protested against Sunday shopping in front of the Economy Ministry building on Sunday, in a demonstration organised by the Retail Workers Union (KASZ). They carried banners reading “We would like to go to a football match after mass,” “We spend too little time with our families,” and “Western work for Eastern wages”. The protesters also demanded twice the usual daily ...
Szijjártó: Freedom House Report Is Nonsense
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó called the latest report on democratic rights by Freedom House nonsense in a statement to the press in Budapest.
Lázár: EC Forcing Migrant Quotas Onto Member States
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár said the European Commission was attempting to force mandatory migrant quotas onto member states but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is looking for political allies against the plan. At a regular government press briefing Lázár noted that Hungary has challenged the mandatory quota scheme at the European Court of Justice and that Poland has joined the ...
EU Should ‘Stay Out’ Of Member States’ Internal Affairs
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union should not meddle in the internal affairs of its member states and EU institutions should not overstep their authority, Hungarian Justice Minister László Trócsányi told Polish daily Rzeczpospolita. In an interview conducted last week and published on Wednesday, the minister said past disputes between Hungary and EU institutions had shown that the EU wanted control over areas ...
Gov’t To Lower VAT On Dairy And Catering
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The government proposes to reduce VAT on a wide range of products and services in the 2017 budget, Economy Minister Mihály Varga announced on Wednesday. The VAT on milk, eggs and poultry would fall from today’s 27% to 5%.
‘No Obstacle’ To Counter-Terrorism Action Plan
- 13 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Almost all obstacles barring approval of the government’s counterterrorism action plan have been overcome, a government official said after five-party talks on the package. An expert consultation will be held on the package on Wednesday and the government plans to submit it next week, meaning parliament can discuss it from April 25, interior ministry state secretary Károly Kontrát said.
Retailers Play Down Sunday Shopping Change
- 12 Apr 2016 9:20 AM
- shopping
Large food retail chains responded coolly to the news that the law on restricting shopping on Sundays is to be repealed. Spar said it will do its best to establish conditions for Sunday reopening. Only those units will be opened where consumer demand justifies it, the company said, most likely in city centres and tourist areas.
Sport Restores Hungary’s Self-Respect
- 12 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke about the importance of sport and self-respect at the inauguration of the new training centre of the Diósgyőr Metal Works Physical Exercise Club (DVTK) in Miskolc. The training centre, built near the Diósgyőr football stadium, was inaugurated on Sunday.
Opposition Hails Govt Climbdown As ‘Victory’
- 12 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist lawmaker István Nyakó said that the government decision to revoke the law on Sunday shopping restrictions was “a small victory for the opposition Socialists and a big one for the electorate”. For the second time, the ruling parties have been forced to “back off”, Nyakó said, referring to demonstrations that resulted in the withdrawal of plans to introduce an internet tax in the past.