79 result(s) for luxury in Current Affairs
PM Advisor’s Habony Deleted From Nightclub Video
- 14 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Scenes featuring unofficial prime ministerial advisor Árpád Habony in a promotional video for the elite Heart nightclub on Ibiza have been deleted, RTL Klub reported on Friday. Democratic Coalition politician Zsolt Gréczy said the re-editing of the video proves that the recording is embarrassing for Habony. Jobbik initiated an audit by the Tax Office into Habony’s wealth to clarify from what ...
Hungary's PM’s Office Leader Lázár Unfazed By Habony Video
- 11 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime ministerial press chief Bertalan Havasi and Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár separately declined to answer questions on the luxurious lifestyle of Árpád Habony, saying the prime ministerial advisor does not have an official position with the government.
Xpat Opinion: Politicians Not Named In Prostitute Ring Investigation In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal website has got hold of the documents of an ongoing police investigation against a man suspected of directing a ring of prostitutes and offering their services to businessmen and politicians. The politicians involved have not been identified.
Hungarian LIGA Union Head Spent EU Funds On Luxury Hotels
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President István Gaskó of the LIGA union alliance has stayed in the Kempinski and Hilton hotels in Budapest at EU expense, even though he is a resident of the city, Napi Gazdaság reports. On September 27, 2012 he hired room 601 at the Kempinski Hotel Corvinus and spent Ft 140,000 for the night. On February 2, 2014 he spent more than Ft 150,000 for a room at the Budapest Hilton.
Jobbik Calls On Govt To Withdraw Planned Tax On Solar Panels
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to withdraw solar panels from an environmental product fee, saying that the tax would be “yet another nail in the coffin” of Hungary’s economic and energy independence. Lawmaker Lajos Kepli said that the government had made needless “luxury investments” and pursued a reckless economic policy, and such taxes were desperate measures ...
Parties Comment On Hungary Debt Ratio Rise
- 19 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s public debt, calculated at nominal value, in line with Maastricht methodology, reached 25,432 billion forints (EUR 81.2bn), or 85.1% of GDP, at the end of June, preliminary data on financial accounts published by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday show. Transactions raised the debt by 434 billion forints during the period. The weaker forint boosted it by 65 billion forints. ...
Hungary’s Fidesz Cabinet Chief Lázár Renounces Eligibility For Travel Expenses
- 29 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Janos Lázár, the cabinet chief, said on Wednesday that he would renounce his “eligibility for travel expenses guaranteed by law” and pay back 2 million forints (EUR 6,500) in response to an article on news website origo.hu. The website on Tuesday reported that it had been revealed during a lawsuit it launched that János Lázár and a colleague had spent “nearly two million forints for seven days’ ...
Thieves Stripping Luxury Cars Busted In Hungary
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have identified 34 stolen cars at an illegal junkyard in Nyíregyháza, Szabolcs county, police spokeswoman Rita Fedor told reporters on Wednesday. She said the luxury vehicles were stolen in Austria, Italy and Slovakia by a gang of six Ukrainians and two Hungarians.
Opposition Calls On Rogán To Account For “Luxuries”
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz parliamentary leader Antal Rogán should explain how he can afford his “luxuries” which exceed his legal income, the left-of-centre Unity alliance said.
PM Advisor’s Habony Deleted From Nightclub Video
- 14 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Scenes featuring unofficial prime ministerial advisor Árpád Habony in a promotional video for the elite Heart nightclub on Ibiza have been deleted, RTL Klub reported on Friday. Democratic Coalition politician Zsolt Gréczy said the re-editing of the video proves that the recording is embarrassing for Habony. Jobbik initiated an audit by the Tax Office into Habony’s wealth to clarify from what ...
Hungary's PM’s Office Leader Lázár Unfazed By Habony Video
- 11 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime ministerial press chief Bertalan Havasi and Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár separately declined to answer questions on the luxurious lifestyle of Árpád Habony, saying the prime ministerial advisor does not have an official position with the government.
Xpat Opinion: Politicians Not Named In Prostitute Ring Investigation In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal website has got hold of the documents of an ongoing police investigation against a man suspected of directing a ring of prostitutes and offering their services to businessmen and politicians. The politicians involved have not been identified.
Hungarian LIGA Union Head Spent EU Funds On Luxury Hotels
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President István Gaskó of the LIGA union alliance has stayed in the Kempinski and Hilton hotels in Budapest at EU expense, even though he is a resident of the city, Napi Gazdaság reports. On September 27, 2012 he hired room 601 at the Kempinski Hotel Corvinus and spent Ft 140,000 for the night. On February 2, 2014 he spent more than Ft 150,000 for a room at the Budapest Hilton.
Jobbik Calls On Govt To Withdraw Planned Tax On Solar Panels
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to withdraw solar panels from an environmental product fee, saying that the tax would be “yet another nail in the coffin” of Hungary’s economic and energy independence. Lawmaker Lajos Kepli said that the government had made needless “luxury investments” and pursued a reckless economic policy, and such taxes were desperate measures ...
Parties Comment On Hungary Debt Ratio Rise
- 19 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s public debt, calculated at nominal value, in line with Maastricht methodology, reached 25,432 billion forints (EUR 81.2bn), or 85.1% of GDP, at the end of June, preliminary data on financial accounts published by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday show. Transactions raised the debt by 434 billion forints during the period. The weaker forint boosted it by 65 billion forints. ...
Hungary’s Fidesz Cabinet Chief Lázár Renounces Eligibility For Travel Expenses
- 29 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Janos Lázár, the cabinet chief, said on Wednesday that he would renounce his “eligibility for travel expenses guaranteed by law” and pay back 2 million forints (EUR 6,500) in response to an article on news website origo.hu. The website on Tuesday reported that it had been revealed during a lawsuit it launched that János Lázár and a colleague had spent “nearly two million forints for seven days’ ...
Thieves Stripping Luxury Cars Busted In Hungary
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have identified 34 stolen cars at an illegal junkyard in Nyíregyháza, Szabolcs county, police spokeswoman Rita Fedor told reporters on Wednesday. She said the luxury vehicles were stolen in Austria, Italy and Slovakia by a gang of six Ukrainians and two Hungarians.
Opposition Calls On Rogán To Account For “Luxuries”
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz parliamentary leader Antal Rogán should explain how he can afford his “luxuries” which exceed his legal income, the left-of-centre Unity alliance said.