81 result(s) for monopoly
Fidesz Group Leader Slams Soros’s Davos Speech
- 29 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Gergely Gulyás, parliamentary group leader of ruling Fidesz, has slammed US financier George Soros over a speech he gave at the World Economic Forum in Davos in which he called Hungary a “mafia state”.
Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
- getting around
130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.
How Hungary’s Opposition Leaders Reacted To The Őcsény Fiasco
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Two weeks ago, the village of Őcsény was the scene of a national scandal. Villagers threatened the life of a local guesthouse owner, slashed his tires, and vowed to do what they could to prevent him from providing shelter to bonafide refugee families.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over Charlottesville Violence
- 23 Aug 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing, libertarian and left-wing commentators interpret the Charlottesville events in the light of Hungarian politics.
ICSID Orders Hungary To Pay EUR 23 Million In Damages To French Company For Violating EU Law
- 20 Dec 2016 9:31 AM
- business
The World Bank’s International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes has ordered Hungary to pay EUR 23 million (more than HUF 7 billion) in damages to the French voucher company Edenred for the unlawful reorganization of the Hungarian food voucher market in 2012, a violation of EU law, reports globenewswire.com.
Xpat Opinion: Trump’s Victory Divides Hungarian Press
- 15 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators are sharply divided in their judgements of the result of the US presidential election. Most of them nevertheless have Hungarian affairs in mind while writing about America.
Lázár: Hungary Would Arrest Pharaon If He Entered The Country
- 4 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian authorities “would obviously arrest” Ghaith Pharaon, a Saudi businessman allegedly wanted by the FBI and Interpol, “if he came here right now,” government office chief János Lázár said responding to a question at his regular weekly press conference.
Andy Vajna Hits The Jackpot With New Online Gambling Regulations In Hungary
- 30 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
On Tuesday the Hungarian parliament passed a law regulating online gambling introduced only the previous day. The bill’s sponsors justified the extraordinary measure by claiming the measure was necessary to combat illegal online gambling. The government expects the modification to drive international on-line gambling operators out of the Hungarian market.
Union: New School Year ‘Won’t Be Smooth’
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of the PSZ teachers’ trade union has warned that the new school year “will not be smooth”. Piroska Galló said government communications suggesting all the right conditions were in place for schools to start the year successfully were misleading.
Fidesz Group Leader Slams Soros’s Davos Speech
- 29 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Gergely Gulyás, parliamentary group leader of ruling Fidesz, has slammed US financier George Soros over a speech he gave at the World Economic Forum in Davos in which he called Hungary a “mafia state”.
Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
- getting around
130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.
How Hungary’s Opposition Leaders Reacted To The Őcsény Fiasco
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Two weeks ago, the village of Őcsény was the scene of a national scandal. Villagers threatened the life of a local guesthouse owner, slashed his tires, and vowed to do what they could to prevent him from providing shelter to bonafide refugee families.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over Charlottesville Violence
- 23 Aug 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing, libertarian and left-wing commentators interpret the Charlottesville events in the light of Hungarian politics.
ICSID Orders Hungary To Pay EUR 23 Million In Damages To French Company For Violating EU Law
- 20 Dec 2016 9:31 AM
- business
The World Bank’s International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes has ordered Hungary to pay EUR 23 million (more than HUF 7 billion) in damages to the French voucher company Edenred for the unlawful reorganization of the Hungarian food voucher market in 2012, a violation of EU law, reports globenewswire.com.
Xpat Opinion: Trump’s Victory Divides Hungarian Press
- 15 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators are sharply divided in their judgements of the result of the US presidential election. Most of them nevertheless have Hungarian affairs in mind while writing about America.
Lázár: Hungary Would Arrest Pharaon If He Entered The Country
- 4 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian authorities “would obviously arrest” Ghaith Pharaon, a Saudi businessman allegedly wanted by the FBI and Interpol, “if he came here right now,” government office chief János Lázár said responding to a question at his regular weekly press conference.
Andy Vajna Hits The Jackpot With New Online Gambling Regulations In Hungary
- 30 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
On Tuesday the Hungarian parliament passed a law regulating online gambling introduced only the previous day. The bill’s sponsors justified the extraordinary measure by claiming the measure was necessary to combat illegal online gambling. The government expects the modification to drive international on-line gambling operators out of the Hungarian market.
Union: New School Year ‘Won’t Be Smooth’
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of the PSZ teachers’ trade union has warned that the new school year “will not be smooth”. Piroska Galló said government communications suggesting all the right conditions were in place for schools to start the year successfully were misleading.