1,986 result(s) for local government
Xpat Opinion: High Stakes At Hungary’s Tapolca By-Election
- 7 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A week before the Tapolca by-election, a conservative analyst admits that the stakes are indeed high for Fidesz, but criticises Cabinet Minister János Lázár for warning local voters of the possible negative consequences of choosing opposition parties.
New Documents Reveal How Hungary’s Malév Went Bankrupt
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
A new Hungarian airline company under the name of Veritas should have been operational ten months before the Malév bankruptcy. However, this did not happen as state investors intentionally delayed the star while Malév was consuming an enormous amount of state funds recently published inside documents reveal about the 2012 Malév-case.
Lazar Names Govt Agencies Impacted By Brokerage Scandals
- 2 Apr 2015 5:00 AM
- business
Cabinet chief János Lázár has mentioned the Prime Minister’s Office, the foreign ministry, the agricultural ministry, as well as a number of local governments as agencies that had financial dealings with brokerage companies. Lazar referred to a 17 billion forint (EUR 56m) loan granted by the Hungarian Development Bank under a previous, Socialist, government to now bankrupted Quaestor, as the ...
If Viktor Orbán Can Survive Broker Scandal, He Can Survive Anything
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán acknowledged on Wednesday that he himself ordered ministries to withdraw their money from brokerage firms. If the decision was based on inside information then the Prime Minister acknowledged committing a serious economic crime.
Govt Signs Development Cooperation Agreement With Sopron
- 26 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has launched an urban development programme, under which Prime Minister Viktor Orbán signed a cooperation agreement with northwestern Hungary’s Sopron. Improving cities is crucial for Hungary’s rural development, the prime minister told a press conference. He added that similar cooperation agreements would be negotiated with all major cities of the 23 counties of Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Corruption Cases Eroding Faith
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal:It’s about time someone looked into Péter Juhász’s allegations. According to the fifth district councilman, his own local government has been giving away real estate at fabulous discounts to friends of the people in power for years now.
S&P Upgrades Hungary’s Rating To “BB Plus”
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Standard and Poor’s raised Hungary’s credit rating for long-term foreign currency and forint debt by one notch to “BB plus”. The international rating agency said that Hungary’s problems related to its external economic balance had significantly eased over the past few years.
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...
Hungary: Ideal Gateway For West-Bound Asylum-Seekers
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By mid-February 2015 more asylum-seekers had entered Hungary than the whole of the European Union by late March 2014. Where are they coming from? Of all the countries of the European Union, why are they converging on Hungary? Why is this country a prime destination for Kosovars? Why is the ostensibly impenetrable Schengen frontier full of holes?
Xpat Opinion: High Stakes At Hungary’s Tapolca By-Election
- 7 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A week before the Tapolca by-election, a conservative analyst admits that the stakes are indeed high for Fidesz, but criticises Cabinet Minister János Lázár for warning local voters of the possible negative consequences of choosing opposition parties.
New Documents Reveal How Hungary’s Malév Went Bankrupt
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
A new Hungarian airline company under the name of Veritas should have been operational ten months before the Malév bankruptcy. However, this did not happen as state investors intentionally delayed the star while Malév was consuming an enormous amount of state funds recently published inside documents reveal about the 2012 Malév-case.
Lazar Names Govt Agencies Impacted By Brokerage Scandals
- 2 Apr 2015 5:00 AM
- business
Cabinet chief János Lázár has mentioned the Prime Minister’s Office, the foreign ministry, the agricultural ministry, as well as a number of local governments as agencies that had financial dealings with brokerage companies. Lazar referred to a 17 billion forint (EUR 56m) loan granted by the Hungarian Development Bank under a previous, Socialist, government to now bankrupted Quaestor, as the ...
If Viktor Orbán Can Survive Broker Scandal, He Can Survive Anything
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán acknowledged on Wednesday that he himself ordered ministries to withdraw their money from brokerage firms. If the decision was based on inside information then the Prime Minister acknowledged committing a serious economic crime.
Govt Signs Development Cooperation Agreement With Sopron
- 26 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has launched an urban development programme, under which Prime Minister Viktor Orbán signed a cooperation agreement with northwestern Hungary’s Sopron. Improving cities is crucial for Hungary’s rural development, the prime minister told a press conference. He added that similar cooperation agreements would be negotiated with all major cities of the 23 counties of Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Corruption Cases Eroding Faith
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal:It’s about time someone looked into Péter Juhász’s allegations. According to the fifth district councilman, his own local government has been giving away real estate at fabulous discounts to friends of the people in power for years now.
S&P Upgrades Hungary’s Rating To “BB Plus”
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Standard and Poor’s raised Hungary’s credit rating for long-term foreign currency and forint debt by one notch to “BB plus”. The international rating agency said that Hungary’s problems related to its external economic balance had significantly eased over the past few years.
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...
Hungary: Ideal Gateway For West-Bound Asylum-Seekers
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By mid-February 2015 more asylum-seekers had entered Hungary than the whole of the European Union by late March 2014. Where are they coming from? Of all the countries of the European Union, why are they converging on Hungary? Why is this country a prime destination for Kosovars? Why is the ostensibly impenetrable Schengen frontier full of holes?