2,101 result(s) for measures
Migration A Main Theme At 2016 Sziget Festival
- 20 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Migration will be one of the main themes addressed at several programmes at this year’s festival which will be held between August 10 and 17, said József Kardos, a programme organiser. Related programmes will include a performance by the Maxim Gorki Theatre from Berlin, a travelling exhibition of the National museum for the history of immigration from Paris, as well as several roundtable ...
LMP Initiates Parliamentary Debate About Offshore Businesses
- 18 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party initiated a debate in parliament about measures that could eliminate offshore businesses in Hungary and proposals Hungary could put forward to Brussels on more effective measures against such businesses, the co-chair of the party said.
Cigars & Good Spirits, Brody Studios Budapest, 20 April
- 18 Apr 2016 4:00 AM
- entertainment
A very special evening is coming to Brody Studios courtyard. An evening of cigars and fine spirits, For connoisseurs and beginners alike, Csaba Csetényi (Cigar Tower) and Dez O’Connell (Brody House Group) will lead a guided tasting of cigars and deliciously well aged spirits. If you like a stogie and a sipper, you shouldn’t miss this one.
Govt Programme Worth HUF 9BN To Promote IT Skills Among Adults
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
The economy ministry will use a budget of nearly 9 billion forints (EUR 28.9m) to launch a programme designed to improve the digital literacy of Hungary’s adult population, state secretary István Lepsényi told a conference.
Lázár: EC Forcing Migrant Quotas Onto Member States
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár said the European Commission was attempting to force mandatory migrant quotas onto member states but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is looking for political allies against the plan. At a regular government press briefing Lázár noted that Hungary has challenged the mandatory quota scheme at the European Court of Justice and that Poland has joined the ...
‘No Obstacle’ To Counter-Terrorism Action Plan
- 13 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Almost all obstacles barring approval of the government’s counterterrorism action plan have been overcome, a government official said after five-party talks on the package. An expert consultation will be held on the package on Wednesday and the government plans to submit it next week, meaning parliament can discuss it from April 25, interior ministry state secretary Károly Kontrát said.
Most Parties Agree Constitutional Amendment Needed On Terror
- 8 Apr 2016 9:26 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political parties have broadly agreed on the need to change the constitution in light of government efforts to improve counter-terrorism legislation, the defence minister said. István Simicskó at the same time said it was regrettable that the opposition Socialists had not taken part in the consultations.
Xpat Opinion: Kúria Clears The Way For Referendum On Sunday-Closing
- 8 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s top court has authorised an opposition referendum designed to overturn the government ban on shops opening on Sundays. In response, commentators who have for years complained about ‘the end of the rule of law’, express both surprise and cautious satisfaction.
Hungary Fully Reimbursed IMF - European Commission Loan
- 7 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
On 6 April 2016, the European Commission credited the last instalment, EUR 1.5bn, of the loan facility that the former Hungarian government had received from the IMF and the European Commission in 2008 and 2009, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga announced. With this step, he added, the Government has reached its goal of creating economic policy independence also in terms of state ...
Migration A Main Theme At 2016 Sziget Festival
- 20 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Migration will be one of the main themes addressed at several programmes at this year’s festival which will be held between August 10 and 17, said József Kardos, a programme organiser. Related programmes will include a performance by the Maxim Gorki Theatre from Berlin, a travelling exhibition of the National museum for the history of immigration from Paris, as well as several roundtable ...
LMP Initiates Parliamentary Debate About Offshore Businesses
- 18 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party initiated a debate in parliament about measures that could eliminate offshore businesses in Hungary and proposals Hungary could put forward to Brussels on more effective measures against such businesses, the co-chair of the party said.
Cigars & Good Spirits, Brody Studios Budapest, 20 April
- 18 Apr 2016 4:00 AM
- entertainment
A very special evening is coming to Brody Studios courtyard. An evening of cigars and fine spirits, For connoisseurs and beginners alike, Csaba Csetényi (Cigar Tower) and Dez O’Connell (Brody House Group) will lead a guided tasting of cigars and deliciously well aged spirits. If you like a stogie and a sipper, you shouldn’t miss this one.
Govt Programme Worth HUF 9BN To Promote IT Skills Among Adults
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
The economy ministry will use a budget of nearly 9 billion forints (EUR 28.9m) to launch a programme designed to improve the digital literacy of Hungary’s adult population, state secretary István Lepsényi told a conference.
Lázár: EC Forcing Migrant Quotas Onto Member States
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár said the European Commission was attempting to force mandatory migrant quotas onto member states but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is looking for political allies against the plan. At a regular government press briefing Lázár noted that Hungary has challenged the mandatory quota scheme at the European Court of Justice and that Poland has joined the ...
‘No Obstacle’ To Counter-Terrorism Action Plan
- 13 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Almost all obstacles barring approval of the government’s counterterrorism action plan have been overcome, a government official said after five-party talks on the package. An expert consultation will be held on the package on Wednesday and the government plans to submit it next week, meaning parliament can discuss it from April 25, interior ministry state secretary Károly Kontrát said.
Most Parties Agree Constitutional Amendment Needed On Terror
- 8 Apr 2016 9:26 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political parties have broadly agreed on the need to change the constitution in light of government efforts to improve counter-terrorism legislation, the defence minister said. István Simicskó at the same time said it was regrettable that the opposition Socialists had not taken part in the consultations.
Xpat Opinion: Kúria Clears The Way For Referendum On Sunday-Closing
- 8 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s top court has authorised an opposition referendum designed to overturn the government ban on shops opening on Sundays. In response, commentators who have for years complained about ‘the end of the rule of law’, express both surprise and cautious satisfaction.
Hungary Fully Reimbursed IMF - European Commission Loan
- 7 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
On 6 April 2016, the European Commission credited the last instalment, EUR 1.5bn, of the loan facility that the former Hungarian government had received from the IMF and the European Commission in 2008 and 2009, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga announced. With this step, he added, the Government has reached its goal of creating economic policy independence also in terms of state ...