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Bank Tax In Hungary To Remain In Place Next Year
- 1 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Conversion from forex debt into forint loans, planned for the first quarter or first half of next year, will concern only residential and free-purpose forex household mortgage loans, while the special bank tax will remain intact next year, Gábor Orbán, state secretary at the economy ministry, told participants of a Reuters conference on CEE investments in Budapest.
Hungarian Far-Right Websites Echo Russian Propaganda
- 26 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Although the Hungarian right-wing has traditionally positioned itself as against Russia, there has been a curious change in the rhetoric recently. Most notably, a number of far-right online forums are wholly supportive of Putin and Russian war propaganda.
Hungary's Interior Ministry Downplays Report
- 18 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Authorities have initiated 1,200 criminal proceedings against foreign citizens who have tried to obtain Hungarian citizenship and passports with forged documents and by bribing officials since simplified citizenship was introduced in July 2011, Interior Ministry press chief Attila Samu told Népszabadság on Wednesday.
Hungary Discusses Child Rights With The United Nations
- 15 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on Child Rights Hungarian officials informed the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child on the implementation in Hungary of the Convention in Geneva on 9 and 10 September.
Int Security Affairs Derek Chollet Met Hungarian Officials
- 12 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Derek Chollet met yesterday in Budapest with Hungarian officials in the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Prime Minister's Office, and opposition leaders in Parliament.
Hungarian Motorway M0 Reconstruction Project Halted
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government has suspended further reconstruction of Budapest’s ring-road motorway M0, explaining that it has already spent the HUF 30-35 billion (USD 125-147 million) earmarked for the project on an emergency basis, leaving no funds for this year, according to an official government statement today.
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 ...
Red Bull Air Race Returning To Hungary
- 25 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The government has agreed to finance the Red Bull Air Race with Ft 5.4 billion over the next three years, according to the official public gazette Magyar Közlöny. The Budapest race, held on August 20 during 2003-09, was scrapped in 2010.
Bank Tax In Hungary To Remain In Place Next Year
- 1 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Conversion from forex debt into forint loans, planned for the first quarter or first half of next year, will concern only residential and free-purpose forex household mortgage loans, while the special bank tax will remain intact next year, Gábor Orbán, state secretary at the economy ministry, told participants of a Reuters conference on CEE investments in Budapest.
Hungarian Far-Right Websites Echo Russian Propaganda
- 26 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Although the Hungarian right-wing has traditionally positioned itself as against Russia, there has been a curious change in the rhetoric recently. Most notably, a number of far-right online forums are wholly supportive of Putin and Russian war propaganda.
Hungary's Interior Ministry Downplays Report
- 18 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Authorities have initiated 1,200 criminal proceedings against foreign citizens who have tried to obtain Hungarian citizenship and passports with forged documents and by bribing officials since simplified citizenship was introduced in July 2011, Interior Ministry press chief Attila Samu told Népszabadság on Wednesday.
Hungary Discusses Child Rights With The United Nations
- 15 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on Child Rights Hungarian officials informed the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child on the implementation in Hungary of the Convention in Geneva on 9 and 10 September.
Int Security Affairs Derek Chollet Met Hungarian Officials
- 12 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Derek Chollet met yesterday in Budapest with Hungarian officials in the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Prime Minister's Office, and opposition leaders in Parliament.
Hungarian Motorway M0 Reconstruction Project Halted
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government has suspended further reconstruction of Budapest’s ring-road motorway M0, explaining that it has already spent the HUF 30-35 billion (USD 125-147 million) earmarked for the project on an emergency basis, leaving no funds for this year, according to an official government statement today.
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 ...
Red Bull Air Race Returning To Hungary
- 25 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The government has agreed to finance the Red Bull Air Race with Ft 5.4 billion over the next three years, according to the official public gazette Magyar Közlöny. The Budapest race, held on August 20 during 2003-09, was scrapped in 2010.