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There Will Be No 9 % Ad Tax In Hungary In 2018
- 5 Apr 2017 9:22 AM
- business
There will not be a 9% ad tax in 2018, Lajos Kósa, parliamentary group leader of the governing Fidesz, said. Economy Minister Mihaly Varga earlier submitted an amendment proposing to raise the tax on advertising to 9% from 5.3% from June 2017 for taxpayers with revenue exceeding 100 million forints (EUR 320,000).
Fidesz-KDNP Passes Lex CEU
- 5 Apr 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly of Hungary has adopted legislation to effectively rid the country of Central European University, despite a growing domestic and international bloc of opposition to the measures. The bill, proposed last Tuesday and made more stringent with a modification on Monday, would impose unfulfillable requirements on CEU, which could strip it of its Hungarian accreditation.
Leftist Parties Slam Government For ‘Lex CEU’
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition on Monday voiced sharp criticism of a bill before parliament designed to change rules on colleges and universities funded from abroad, and seen by its opponents as legislation directed against the Central European University (CEU).
Fidesz Approves Fast-Track Vote For Lex CEU
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly voted Monday to fast-track a vote on the government’s controversial bill on higher education, also known as Lex CEU. In a 115-49 vote, the assembly approved a request for an emergency parliamentary procedure, and will vote on the bill before noon on Tuesday. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured above) voted in favor of the expedited procedure.
Signature Collection For Referendum On City Park Development Project
- 28 Mar 2017 6:44 AM
- current affairs
Signature collection could begin as early as the end of next week in support of a possible referendum on planned developments in Budapest’s City Park (Városliget). MP for green party LMP László Moldován submitted three referendum questions to the Budapest Elections Committee, of which one was approved for petition last week.
Senior Ruling Officials Defend ‘Lex Heineken’ Bill
- 22 Mar 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government sees no reason to withdraw the bill prohibiting the commercial use of totalitarian symbols, government office chief János Lázár and deputy prime minister Zsolt Semjén told news site atv.hu, reacting to news reports speculating about government plans to abandon the bill. “Lex Heineken” would ban the use of symbols such as the swastika, the arrow cross, the hammer and sickle as well ...
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
Matolcsy: US Plotted Against Hungary
- 14 Mar 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Central bank governor György Matolcsy confirmed yesterday that the US is the NATO ally that he suspects tried to bring down the government in 2015.
There Will Be No 9 % Ad Tax In Hungary In 2018
- 5 Apr 2017 9:22 AM
- business
There will not be a 9% ad tax in 2018, Lajos Kósa, parliamentary group leader of the governing Fidesz, said. Economy Minister Mihaly Varga earlier submitted an amendment proposing to raise the tax on advertising to 9% from 5.3% from June 2017 for taxpayers with revenue exceeding 100 million forints (EUR 320,000).
Fidesz-KDNP Passes Lex CEU
- 5 Apr 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly of Hungary has adopted legislation to effectively rid the country of Central European University, despite a growing domestic and international bloc of opposition to the measures. The bill, proposed last Tuesday and made more stringent with a modification on Monday, would impose unfulfillable requirements on CEU, which could strip it of its Hungarian accreditation.
Leftist Parties Slam Government For ‘Lex CEU’
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition on Monday voiced sharp criticism of a bill before parliament designed to change rules on colleges and universities funded from abroad, and seen by its opponents as legislation directed against the Central European University (CEU).
Fidesz Approves Fast-Track Vote For Lex CEU
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly voted Monday to fast-track a vote on the government’s controversial bill on higher education, also known as Lex CEU. In a 115-49 vote, the assembly approved a request for an emergency parliamentary procedure, and will vote on the bill before noon on Tuesday. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured above) voted in favor of the expedited procedure.
Signature Collection For Referendum On City Park Development Project
- 28 Mar 2017 6:44 AM
- current affairs
Signature collection could begin as early as the end of next week in support of a possible referendum on planned developments in Budapest’s City Park (Városliget). MP for green party LMP László Moldován submitted three referendum questions to the Budapest Elections Committee, of which one was approved for petition last week.
Senior Ruling Officials Defend ‘Lex Heineken’ Bill
- 22 Mar 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government sees no reason to withdraw the bill prohibiting the commercial use of totalitarian symbols, government office chief János Lázár and deputy prime minister Zsolt Semjén told news site atv.hu, reacting to news reports speculating about government plans to abandon the bill. “Lex Heineken” would ban the use of symbols such as the swastika, the arrow cross, the hammer and sickle as well ...
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
Matolcsy: US Plotted Against Hungary
- 14 Mar 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Central bank governor György Matolcsy confirmed yesterday that the US is the NATO ally that he suspects tried to bring down the government in 2015.