330 result(s) for loss in Current Affairs
Fraud Uncovered At Film Foundation In Hungary
- 22 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government supervisory office KEHI has uncovered fictitious contracts at the now defunct Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation, anti-corruption website Atlatszo reports. For instance, journalist Anikó Návai twice issued invoices for consultancy services, and foundation staff collected Ft 10 million through bonuses, false work contracts, commissioning unnecessary studies and splitting awards and ...
Xpat Opinion: Have Hungary's IMF Talks Broken Down?
- 29 Oct 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist comments on rumours about the breakdown of IMF talks. The government is right to resist IMF pressure to cut wages and pensions, he suggests. But he is at a loss to explain why the government has launched an insulting media campaign against the IMF to coincide with its yearly summit.
Brit Foreign Sec William Hague In Budapest For Cyberspace Talks
- 4 Oct 2012 1:01 AM
- current affairs
British Foreign Secretary Hague is participating in the Budapest Conference on Cyberspace, and will have bilateral meetings with Hungarian PM Orbán and Foreign Minister János Martonyi. The Foreign Secretary said: “I am delighted to be back in Budapest to strengthen our already strong bilateral relationship with Hungary. We co-operate closely as EU partners and NATO allies, and together we are ...
Xpat Opinion: A Sinking Ship? Is It Time For Orbán’s Hungary To Turn Westward?
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as I feared, we will have to return to Azerbaijan, not so much as a diplomatic issue but as a part of the financial plans that may have been behind the decision to release a convicted murderer to Baku. Because surely no one will believe the story the Hungarian Foreign Ministry came up with yesterday, that Hungary was conned by the Azeris. The current claim is that the Hungarians believed in ...
Open Letter From The Hungarian Ministry Of Defence
- 23 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Open letter from the Hungarian Ministry of Defence regarding the latest articles appearing in the New Zealand media.
Hungary's Socialist Party's Foundation Has First Refusal To Acquire Ringier’s Népszabadság Share
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Socialist Party foundation with 27% of Népszabadság Zrt. has an option to buy Ringier shares should the company sell its majority stake in the company, former Socialist MP László Kránitz pointed out on the weekend. This means, Kránitz added, that neither his fellow former Socialist MP Sándor Csintalan nor anyone else can buy the Ringier holding without the foundation’s consent.
Xpat Opinion: From Anti-Semitism To The Olympics, The Culture War Goes On In Hungary
- 14 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Historians’ polemic: In Élet és Irodalom, Eszter Babarczy argues that anti-Semitism became a political factor two decades ago, when liberals and socialists first raised the charge against their conservative opponents.
Hungarian National Investigation Office Calls For Indictments In MVM Case
- 13 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The national investigation office NNI has recommended indictments for prosecutors after completing its investigation into the business operations of the state electricity works MVM during 2006-08. The NNI had recommended indictments in April but prosecutors ordered the agency to obtain further evidence.
Hungary's PM Orban Refuses To Back Down On Extending New Tax To MNB
- 31 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will insist during loan talks with the EU and IMF that the financial transaction tax be applied to the MNB, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told reporters last week. The government and the IMF disagree on this issue, he said, one day after the European Central Bank (ECB) also expressed its opposition, saying the measure may violate EU rules.
Fraud Uncovered At Film Foundation In Hungary
- 22 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government supervisory office KEHI has uncovered fictitious contracts at the now defunct Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation, anti-corruption website Atlatszo reports. For instance, journalist Anikó Návai twice issued invoices for consultancy services, and foundation staff collected Ft 10 million through bonuses, false work contracts, commissioning unnecessary studies and splitting awards and ...
Xpat Opinion: Have Hungary's IMF Talks Broken Down?
- 29 Oct 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist comments on rumours about the breakdown of IMF talks. The government is right to resist IMF pressure to cut wages and pensions, he suggests. But he is at a loss to explain why the government has launched an insulting media campaign against the IMF to coincide with its yearly summit.
Brit Foreign Sec William Hague In Budapest For Cyberspace Talks
- 4 Oct 2012 1:01 AM
- current affairs
British Foreign Secretary Hague is participating in the Budapest Conference on Cyberspace, and will have bilateral meetings with Hungarian PM Orbán and Foreign Minister János Martonyi. The Foreign Secretary said: “I am delighted to be back in Budapest to strengthen our already strong bilateral relationship with Hungary. We co-operate closely as EU partners and NATO allies, and together we are ...
Xpat Opinion: A Sinking Ship? Is It Time For Orbán’s Hungary To Turn Westward?
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as I feared, we will have to return to Azerbaijan, not so much as a diplomatic issue but as a part of the financial plans that may have been behind the decision to release a convicted murderer to Baku. Because surely no one will believe the story the Hungarian Foreign Ministry came up with yesterday, that Hungary was conned by the Azeris. The current claim is that the Hungarians believed in ...
Open Letter From The Hungarian Ministry Of Defence
- 23 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Open letter from the Hungarian Ministry of Defence regarding the latest articles appearing in the New Zealand media.
Hungary's Socialist Party's Foundation Has First Refusal To Acquire Ringier’s Népszabadság Share
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Socialist Party foundation with 27% of Népszabadság Zrt. has an option to buy Ringier shares should the company sell its majority stake in the company, former Socialist MP László Kránitz pointed out on the weekend. This means, Kránitz added, that neither his fellow former Socialist MP Sándor Csintalan nor anyone else can buy the Ringier holding without the foundation’s consent.
Xpat Opinion: From Anti-Semitism To The Olympics, The Culture War Goes On In Hungary
- 14 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Historians’ polemic: In Élet és Irodalom, Eszter Babarczy argues that anti-Semitism became a political factor two decades ago, when liberals and socialists first raised the charge against their conservative opponents.
Hungarian National Investigation Office Calls For Indictments In MVM Case
- 13 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The national investigation office NNI has recommended indictments for prosecutors after completing its investigation into the business operations of the state electricity works MVM during 2006-08. The NNI had recommended indictments in April but prosecutors ordered the agency to obtain further evidence.
Hungary's PM Orban Refuses To Back Down On Extending New Tax To MNB
- 31 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will insist during loan talks with the EU and IMF that the financial transaction tax be applied to the MNB, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told reporters last week. The government and the IMF disagree on this issue, he said, one day after the European Central Bank (ECB) also expressed its opposition, saying the measure may violate EU rules.