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Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Xpat Opinion: Goodfriend A Good Friend In Time Of Need
- 12 Feb 2015 7:35 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in July, this column bemoaned the delay by the U.S. Senate in approving Colleen Bell as the next American ambassador to Hungary. Shortly after that, current events forced America’s top local representative, André Goodfriend, to transform himself from a mild−mannered chargé d’affaires into a superhero, and we were perfectly happy to ...
Zero Tolerane Policy Brings Thousands Of Israeli Students To Hungary
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thanks partly to the policy of zero tolerance announced by the government against anti-Semitism there are now several thousand young Israelis studying in Hungary, a senior government official said in Debrecen.
Zero Tolerance Of Anti-Semitism In Hungary
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary announced zero tolerance of anti-Semitism, which is why we now already have a few thousand Israeli students in Hungary – Deputy State Secretary for Priority Social Affairs of the Prime Minister’s Office said in Debrecen.
Nico Vermeulen, Van Den Bosch Transports
- 5 Feb 2015 11:00 AM
27 years old, studied Logistical and Transportation management, working for an big international bulk-transport company called Van Den Bosch Transports. After 4 years of being a transport planner I moved up to my next challenge as an office manager at our local site in Székesfehérvár.
Hungarian Govt Sticks To Special Taxes But Ready To Consider RTL-Owner’s Opinion
- 2 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Maintaining the system of special sectoral taxes is a key issue for the Hungarian government though it is ready to consider the opinion of the Bertelsmann Group, which owns television channel RTL Klub, the Government Information Centre (KIK) said, confirming that the two held talks in the past weeks.
Forint Strengthens As Hungary Welcomes ECB Announcement
- 28 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s forint got a boost from a falling euro against the dollar after the European Cental Bank (ECB) announced an extended asset purchase programme comprising sovereign euro area debt. Forint is now trading at 311,5 to the euro on the interbank forex market, up from 315.31 late Wednesday. Forint hit an all-time low at 327.62 last Thursday. Hungary’s Economy Ministry also welcomed the ...
Govt Scheme To Help Diaspora Hungarians To Continue In 2015
- 27 Jan 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Programmes will continue this year under the Hungarian government’s Sándor Kőrösi Csoma scheme designed to help diaspora Hungarians maintain their Hungarian identity and language, a state secretary in the prime minister’s office said.
Hungary’s Socialists Call On PM To Give Account Of His Wealth
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has called on the prime minister to give a public account of his wealth. As Hungary’s foremost employee, Viktor Orbán should give the public a clear account of the sources of his income, which “he certainly couldn’t have earned through respectable work,” Ildikó Borbély Bangó said.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Xpat Opinion: Goodfriend A Good Friend In Time Of Need
- 12 Feb 2015 7:35 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in July, this column bemoaned the delay by the U.S. Senate in approving Colleen Bell as the next American ambassador to Hungary. Shortly after that, current events forced America’s top local representative, André Goodfriend, to transform himself from a mild−mannered chargé d’affaires into a superhero, and we were perfectly happy to ...
Zero Tolerane Policy Brings Thousands Of Israeli Students To Hungary
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thanks partly to the policy of zero tolerance announced by the government against anti-Semitism there are now several thousand young Israelis studying in Hungary, a senior government official said in Debrecen.
Zero Tolerance Of Anti-Semitism In Hungary
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary announced zero tolerance of anti-Semitism, which is why we now already have a few thousand Israeli students in Hungary – Deputy State Secretary for Priority Social Affairs of the Prime Minister’s Office said in Debrecen.
Nico Vermeulen, Van Den Bosch Transports
- 5 Feb 2015 11:00 AM
27 years old, studied Logistical and Transportation management, working for an big international bulk-transport company called Van Den Bosch Transports. After 4 years of being a transport planner I moved up to my next challenge as an office manager at our local site in Székesfehérvár.
Hungarian Govt Sticks To Special Taxes But Ready To Consider RTL-Owner’s Opinion
- 2 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Maintaining the system of special sectoral taxes is a key issue for the Hungarian government though it is ready to consider the opinion of the Bertelsmann Group, which owns television channel RTL Klub, the Government Information Centre (KIK) said, confirming that the two held talks in the past weeks.
Forint Strengthens As Hungary Welcomes ECB Announcement
- 28 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s forint got a boost from a falling euro against the dollar after the European Cental Bank (ECB) announced an extended asset purchase programme comprising sovereign euro area debt. Forint is now trading at 311,5 to the euro on the interbank forex market, up from 315.31 late Wednesday. Forint hit an all-time low at 327.62 last Thursday. Hungary’s Economy Ministry also welcomed the ...
Govt Scheme To Help Diaspora Hungarians To Continue In 2015
- 27 Jan 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Programmes will continue this year under the Hungarian government’s Sándor Kőrösi Csoma scheme designed to help diaspora Hungarians maintain their Hungarian identity and language, a state secretary in the prime minister’s office said.
Hungary’s Socialists Call On PM To Give Account Of His Wealth
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has called on the prime minister to give a public account of his wealth. As Hungary’s foremost employee, Viktor Orbán should give the public a clear account of the sources of his income, which “he certainly couldn’t have earned through respectable work,” Ildikó Borbély Bangó said.