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Former PM Gyurcsány Testifies On 2006 Anti-Government Riots
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister during anti-government riots in 2006, said in a court testimony that the officers accused in connection with the riots were not guilty of the offences they had been charged with. Gyurcsány said he had phoned deputy policy chief Árpád Szabadfi on the night of Sept. 18, 2006, when the attack on the TV headquarters in Budapest took place.
Hungary, Luxembourg Sign Agreement To Avoid Double Taxation
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Representatives of the governments of Hungary and Luxembourg signed an agreement to eliminate double taxation on the sidelines of a meeting of EU finance ministers, the economy ministry said. The new agreement, signed by Economy Minister Mihály Varga and counterpart Pierre Gramegna, replaces an earlier one signed in 1990.
Justice CTTEE Decides Against Parliamentary Probe Of VAT Fraud
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Parliament’s justice committee voted against a proposal by opposition LMP to form an investigative committee to examine VAT fraud over the last eight years. LMP’s co-leader András Schiffer had wanted the investigation to focus on whether personnel changes within the tax authority since 2007 had meant VAT fraud had gone undetected.
Trust In Hungary’s Justice System “Strengthens”
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The fresh analysis published by the European Commission justifies the view that confidence towards the independence of Hungary’s justice system has improved, the justice ministry’s parliamentary state secretary said.
Hungary 1% Negative Inflation In Feb
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Consumer prices in Hungary fell by an annual 1% in February after a drop of 1.4% in January, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Emerging market analysts in London had forecast the February decline at 1.2-1.4%. In a month-on-month comparison, the headline consumer price index rose by 0.5% in February, price growth seen for the first time since mid-2014.
Hungary’s Ombudsman Turns To Top Court
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s ombudsman for fundamental rights has turned to the Constitutional Court with a request that it scrap a provision in the criminal procedure law that fails to state an upper limit for the period of preliminary detention in the case of the most serious offenses.
Varga: Hungary Vies To Lead Region’s E-Bus Market
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s goal is to become a leader in central Europe’s electric bus market, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said, presenting new Hungarian electric buses in the Buda Castle. Varga said the International Energy Agency had projected that by 2050 fully 70% of cars sold would be electric or hybrid.
Orbán Addresses Hungarian Envoys
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister said Hungary’s opening to the East had happened and “the gate is open” and now it is time to take a different direction and turn to the South and African and Latin American countries. Viktor Orbán said if Africa succeeds in becoming stabilised then this will produce big opportunities for the global economy.
Buda-Cash Investigation Should Target Role Of Central Bank
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
An investigation into the Buda-Cash brokerage scandal should also examine the role of the central bank, former finance minister János Veres said. “Deficient” regulatory oversight by the central bank under the governing Fidesz party and the bank’s governor György Matolcsy had allowed funds of more than 100,000 clients to disappear.
Former PM Gyurcsány Testifies On 2006 Anti-Government Riots
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister during anti-government riots in 2006, said in a court testimony that the officers accused in connection with the riots were not guilty of the offences they had been charged with. Gyurcsány said he had phoned deputy policy chief Árpád Szabadfi on the night of Sept. 18, 2006, when the attack on the TV headquarters in Budapest took place.
Hungary, Luxembourg Sign Agreement To Avoid Double Taxation
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Representatives of the governments of Hungary and Luxembourg signed an agreement to eliminate double taxation on the sidelines of a meeting of EU finance ministers, the economy ministry said. The new agreement, signed by Economy Minister Mihály Varga and counterpart Pierre Gramegna, replaces an earlier one signed in 1990.
Justice CTTEE Decides Against Parliamentary Probe Of VAT Fraud
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Parliament’s justice committee voted against a proposal by opposition LMP to form an investigative committee to examine VAT fraud over the last eight years. LMP’s co-leader András Schiffer had wanted the investigation to focus on whether personnel changes within the tax authority since 2007 had meant VAT fraud had gone undetected.
Trust In Hungary’s Justice System “Strengthens”
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The fresh analysis published by the European Commission justifies the view that confidence towards the independence of Hungary’s justice system has improved, the justice ministry’s parliamentary state secretary said.
Hungary 1% Negative Inflation In Feb
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Consumer prices in Hungary fell by an annual 1% in February after a drop of 1.4% in January, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Emerging market analysts in London had forecast the February decline at 1.2-1.4%. In a month-on-month comparison, the headline consumer price index rose by 0.5% in February, price growth seen for the first time since mid-2014.
Hungary’s Ombudsman Turns To Top Court
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s ombudsman for fundamental rights has turned to the Constitutional Court with a request that it scrap a provision in the criminal procedure law that fails to state an upper limit for the period of preliminary detention in the case of the most serious offenses.
Varga: Hungary Vies To Lead Region’s E-Bus Market
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s goal is to become a leader in central Europe’s electric bus market, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said, presenting new Hungarian electric buses in the Buda Castle. Varga said the International Energy Agency had projected that by 2050 fully 70% of cars sold would be electric or hybrid.
Orbán Addresses Hungarian Envoys
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister said Hungary’s opening to the East had happened and “the gate is open” and now it is time to take a different direction and turn to the South and African and Latin American countries. Viktor Orbán said if Africa succeeds in becoming stabilised then this will produce big opportunities for the global economy.
Buda-Cash Investigation Should Target Role Of Central Bank
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
An investigation into the Buda-Cash brokerage scandal should also examine the role of the central bank, former finance minister János Veres said. “Deficient” regulatory oversight by the central bank under the governing Fidesz party and the bank’s governor György Matolcsy had allowed funds of more than 100,000 clients to disappear.