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Kövér Discusses EU Issues, Attends Thomas Becket Memorial Events In London
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér attended a series of events held in honour of Saint Thomas Becket (1118-1170) and held talks on European Union matters in London on Wednesday.
EU Data Protection Chiefs Meet In Budapest
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union data protection chiefs began a two-day conference in Budapest on Thursday to discuss, among other topics, the EU’s new data protection law and the balance between privacy and security. Hungarian data protection commissioner Attila Péterfalvi said Hungary will present at the conference a new audit-like method with which it can keep the activities of national security services under ...
Analyst: Hungarian Parliament To Weigh ‘Google Tax’
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Under next yearʼs budget plan, which is due for a vote in Parliament in the next few weeks, foreign digital giants would be forced to pay taxes on advertisements that are posted on their sites and are seen in Hungary, according analysis published today by tax consultants RSM Hungary. This would mean the introduction of a so-called “Google-tax” by 2017.
Unique Heritage Transport Services In Budapest
- 26 May 2016 9:08 AM
- getting around
From May 2016 to the end of September, transport and history fans can get the chance to travel aboard vintage trams christened Danube Heritage and Thermal Heritage as well as the Snow White vintage boat at weekends. The Danube Heritage tram runs on the route of tram 2 in Pest which was chosen as one of the ten most beautiful tramlines in the world, while the Thermal Heritage tram runs in Buda on ...
Video: Bill Clinton Says Hungary And Poland Want Putin-Like Regimes
- 26 May 2016 6:30 AM
- current affairs
President Bill Clinton made reference to Hungary in a speech delivered at a campaign event for his wife and presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton this past weekend.
Fidesz MP Outlines Bill Supporting Budapest’s 2024 Olympic Bid
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Fidesz lawmaker Gergely Gulyás outlined a bill supporting Budapest’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics in parliament on Tuesday, declaring that the capital is capable of hosting a “safe and successful” event. The draft legislation submitted on Monday aims to establish the basic rules for both the bidding phase and the actual hosting of the Games.
Hungarian Parliamentary Speaker: Europe In Crisis
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliamentary speakers of member states of the European Union agreed at a two-day conference in Luxembourg that the bloc is in “a state of crisis”, Hungarian house speaker László Kövér said. “Confidence in the EU is thinning among its citizens,” Kövér told MTI. He argued this was demonstrated by the upcoming Brexit referendum and the recent Dutch vote on Ukraine’s association agreement.
Hungarian Parliament Ratifies Paris Climate Agreement
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament ratified in a unanimous vote of 160 lawmakers the international climate agreement reached in Paris last year. The landmark agreement concluded last December was signed by representatives of 171 countries, including 60 heads of state and government, on April 22 at the UN’s headquarters in New York.
Szijjártó: Setting Up WHO Budapest Centre To Boost Hungary-UN Cooperation
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Setting up a centre for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Budapest will boost cooperation between Hungary and the United Nations, the foreign minister said in parliament. In recent years, the UN has been moving some of its specialised institutions and organisations away from Geneva in order to cut operational costs, Péter Szijjártó told the assembly. As part of this process, the WHO has ...
Kövér Discusses EU Issues, Attends Thomas Becket Memorial Events In London
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér attended a series of events held in honour of Saint Thomas Becket (1118-1170) and held talks on European Union matters in London on Wednesday.
EU Data Protection Chiefs Meet In Budapest
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union data protection chiefs began a two-day conference in Budapest on Thursday to discuss, among other topics, the EU’s new data protection law and the balance between privacy and security. Hungarian data protection commissioner Attila Péterfalvi said Hungary will present at the conference a new audit-like method with which it can keep the activities of national security services under ...
Analyst: Hungarian Parliament To Weigh ‘Google Tax’
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Under next yearʼs budget plan, which is due for a vote in Parliament in the next few weeks, foreign digital giants would be forced to pay taxes on advertisements that are posted on their sites and are seen in Hungary, according analysis published today by tax consultants RSM Hungary. This would mean the introduction of a so-called “Google-tax” by 2017.
Unique Heritage Transport Services In Budapest
- 26 May 2016 9:08 AM
- getting around
From May 2016 to the end of September, transport and history fans can get the chance to travel aboard vintage trams christened Danube Heritage and Thermal Heritage as well as the Snow White vintage boat at weekends. The Danube Heritage tram runs on the route of tram 2 in Pest which was chosen as one of the ten most beautiful tramlines in the world, while the Thermal Heritage tram runs in Buda on ...
Video: Bill Clinton Says Hungary And Poland Want Putin-Like Regimes
- 26 May 2016 6:30 AM
- current affairs
President Bill Clinton made reference to Hungary in a speech delivered at a campaign event for his wife and presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton this past weekend.
Fidesz MP Outlines Bill Supporting Budapest’s 2024 Olympic Bid
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Fidesz lawmaker Gergely Gulyás outlined a bill supporting Budapest’s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics in parliament on Tuesday, declaring that the capital is capable of hosting a “safe and successful” event. The draft legislation submitted on Monday aims to establish the basic rules for both the bidding phase and the actual hosting of the Games.
Hungarian Parliamentary Speaker: Europe In Crisis
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliamentary speakers of member states of the European Union agreed at a two-day conference in Luxembourg that the bloc is in “a state of crisis”, Hungarian house speaker László Kövér said. “Confidence in the EU is thinning among its citizens,” Kövér told MTI. He argued this was demonstrated by the upcoming Brexit referendum and the recent Dutch vote on Ukraine’s association agreement.
Hungarian Parliament Ratifies Paris Climate Agreement
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament ratified in a unanimous vote of 160 lawmakers the international climate agreement reached in Paris last year. The landmark agreement concluded last December was signed by representatives of 171 countries, including 60 heads of state and government, on April 22 at the UN’s headquarters in New York.
Szijjártó: Setting Up WHO Budapest Centre To Boost Hungary-UN Cooperation
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Setting up a centre for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Budapest will boost cooperation between Hungary and the United Nations, the foreign minister said in parliament. In recent years, the UN has been moving some of its specialised institutions and organisations away from Geneva in order to cut operational costs, Péter Szijjártó told the assembly. As part of this process, the WHO has ...