308 result(s) for lot in Current Affairs
British Embassy Budapest Calls To Reform “BurEucratia”, The Labyrinth Of EU Regulation
- 6 Nov 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
A symbolic imaginary city, called “BurEUcratia”, was erected at Erzsébet square in Budapest and opened today by British Ambassador Jonathan Knott and State Secretary for Economic Regulation, Béla Glattfelder from the Ministry for National Economy. The installation aims to raise awareness of the need to cut EU red tape that hinders business growth and competitiveness in all EU member states, ...
Hungarian Start-Ups Advise Against Internet Tax
- 1 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A group representing globally recognised Hungarian start-ups, including NNG, Prezi and Ustream, issued a statement in defence of the internet on Thursday after the government submitted a budget bill that still includes the proposed internet tax.
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
Xpat Opinion: American-Hungarian Relations Are Crumbling
- 24 Oct 2014 2:40 AM
- current affairs
Let me summarize what we know so far about the U.S. action against certain Hungarian businessmen and government employees. Initially it was reported that ten people were banned from entering the United States, but by now that number has been reduced to six. We definitely know of one businessman who reported on his fate to ATV.
Is There A Passport Mafia In Hungary? A 'Citizenship Dealer' Speaks Out
- 26 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén defended the Hungarian citizenship process yesterday after Index published a two-part exposé of Hungary’s “passport mafia” that appeared in the wake of Fidesz’s fast-tracked dual-citizenship law of 2010.
Raiffeisen’s Chief Executive: Withdrawal From Hungary Not On Agenda
- 25 Sep 2014 7:30 AM
- current affairs
The sale of Raiffeisen Bank’s Hungarian unit is not on the agenda of the parent company, Heinz Wiedner, chief executive of Raiffeisen Bank Zrt told Monday’s Napi Gazdasag. In the first half of this year, every business segment of the bank was profitable, even if the bank was forced to book a serious loss on the back of government measures to compensate clients with foreign currency loans.
Xpat Opinion: Learning History In Orbán’s Hungary
- 2 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The new school year began yesterday and with it an entirely new system as far as textbook distribution is concerned. As you most likely know, a couple of years ago all schools were nationalized and put under the authority of one monstrous organization called Klebelsberg Intézményfenntartó Központ (KLIK), named after Kunó Klebelsberg, minister of education between 1922 and 1931.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And Russia
- 1 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
There has been a lot of discussion about the Russian sympathies of the extreme right parties in Europe. I have written extensively about Jobbik’s close ties with Russia. I’m sure that many readers remember the strange story of Béla Kovács, Jobbik EP MP, who, by the way, was just barred from the territory of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government. The reason? Most likely Kovács’s participation in the ...
Hungary To Replace 24 Ambassadors
- 26 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s consul general to Shanghai Pál Péter Schmitt has been recalled after less than a year in the role, as part of a huge shake-up of the diplomatic corps that includes 24 ambassadorial changes, origo.hu learned. The nephew of the disgraced former president Pál Schmitt took the role in September 2013. Pál Schmitt was forced to relinquish his doctorate in 2013, after the plagiarism scandal ...
British Embassy Budapest Calls To Reform “BurEucratia”, The Labyrinth Of EU Regulation
- 6 Nov 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
A symbolic imaginary city, called “BurEUcratia”, was erected at Erzsébet square in Budapest and opened today by British Ambassador Jonathan Knott and State Secretary for Economic Regulation, Béla Glattfelder from the Ministry for National Economy. The installation aims to raise awareness of the need to cut EU red tape that hinders business growth and competitiveness in all EU member states, ...
Hungarian Start-Ups Advise Against Internet Tax
- 1 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A group representing globally recognised Hungarian start-ups, including NNG, Prezi and Ustream, issued a statement in defence of the internet on Thursday after the government submitted a budget bill that still includes the proposed internet tax.
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
Xpat Opinion: American-Hungarian Relations Are Crumbling
- 24 Oct 2014 2:40 AM
- current affairs
Let me summarize what we know so far about the U.S. action against certain Hungarian businessmen and government employees. Initially it was reported that ten people were banned from entering the United States, but by now that number has been reduced to six. We definitely know of one businessman who reported on his fate to ATV.
Is There A Passport Mafia In Hungary? A 'Citizenship Dealer' Speaks Out
- 26 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén defended the Hungarian citizenship process yesterday after Index published a two-part exposé of Hungary’s “passport mafia” that appeared in the wake of Fidesz’s fast-tracked dual-citizenship law of 2010.
Raiffeisen’s Chief Executive: Withdrawal From Hungary Not On Agenda
- 25 Sep 2014 7:30 AM
- current affairs
The sale of Raiffeisen Bank’s Hungarian unit is not on the agenda of the parent company, Heinz Wiedner, chief executive of Raiffeisen Bank Zrt told Monday’s Napi Gazdasag. In the first half of this year, every business segment of the bank was profitable, even if the bank was forced to book a serious loss on the back of government measures to compensate clients with foreign currency loans.
Xpat Opinion: Learning History In Orbán’s Hungary
- 2 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The new school year began yesterday and with it an entirely new system as far as textbook distribution is concerned. As you most likely know, a couple of years ago all schools were nationalized and put under the authority of one monstrous organization called Klebelsberg Intézményfenntartó Központ (KLIK), named after Kunó Klebelsberg, minister of education between 1922 and 1931.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And Russia
- 1 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
There has been a lot of discussion about the Russian sympathies of the extreme right parties in Europe. I have written extensively about Jobbik’s close ties with Russia. I’m sure that many readers remember the strange story of Béla Kovács, Jobbik EP MP, who, by the way, was just barred from the territory of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government. The reason? Most likely Kovács’s participation in the ...
Hungary To Replace 24 Ambassadors
- 26 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s consul general to Shanghai Pál Péter Schmitt has been recalled after less than a year in the role, as part of a huge shake-up of the diplomatic corps that includes 24 ambassadorial changes, origo.hu learned. The nephew of the disgraced former president Pál Schmitt took the role in September 2013. Pál Schmitt was forced to relinquish his doctorate in 2013, after the plagiarism scandal ...