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RTL Group Files Complaint With EC Over Hungary Ad Tax
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Luxembourg-based RTL Group filed an official complaint with the European Commission on Thursday over Hungary’s new tax on the advertising revenues of media outlets. RTL argues that the tax is “confiscatory” in that it aims to collect 80% of the tax (HUF 4,5 billion or USD 18,7 million) from an independent media group possessing just 13.5% market share.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Growth Requires Stepping Beyond Traditional Dogma
- 16 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary has proven that in order to stimulate economic growth several traditional economic dogmas must be transcended, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Serbia’s Tanjug news agency ahead of a China-Central-Europe summit to be held in Belgrade.
Tourism Agency Launches Scheme To Popularise Hungarian Foods
- 16 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- food & drink
Hungarian Tourism has launched a scheme to popularise Hungarian quality food at home and abroad. Péter Faragó, the agency’s chief, told a news conference that the aim of the scheme dubbed Pantry Shelf was to get handmade and food-industry products and so-called Hungaricums onto the shelves of tourist service providers.
McCain: Hungary’s PM Orbán Did Not Want To Change
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
US Senator John McCain urged changes during his visit to Budapest in January but Prime Minister Viktor Orbán apparently decided not to change, he told news agency AFP on Wednesday.
Santa Claus Special @ Children's Railway, 6 - 7th December
- 4 Dec 2014 11:55 AM
- entertainment
On Saturday, 6th and Sunday, 7th December 2014 Santa Claus is going to return to the Children's Railway. Children and parents are going to have the opportunity to ride the train in the company of Santa Claus and his helpers on board of the Santa Claus Special services.
EU Transfers Raise NBH Reserves By Eur 1.2bn In Q3
- 28 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Net transfers from the European Union remained the main item raising the National Bank of Hungary’s (NBH) international reserves, adding nearly 1.2 billion euros in the third quarter, according to the central bank’s interim report.
Moody’s Sees Improved But Still Slow Mid-Term Growth Outlook For Hungary
- 26 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s medium-term economic growth prospects have improved, though they remain low and will continue to lag behind those of regional peers and thus complicate the government’s efforts to reduce its substantial debt burden, Moody’s Investors Service said.
IEA Could Move Headquarters To Budapest
- 20 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The International Energy Agency (IEA) could move its headquarters from Paris to Budapest in 2017, business daily Világgazdaság said. The government has authorised the economy minister to offer the agency the use of a property in Budapest free of charge under a government resolution published in the official gazette Magyar Közlöny.
Sharon Lee Cowan, Former Communications Officer, UN Food & Agriculture Organization
- 14 Nov 2014 11:00 AM
A U.S. national, originally from Cape Cod, Sharon Lee studied Russian language and literature at Dartmouth College.
RTL Group Files Complaint With EC Over Hungary Ad Tax
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Luxembourg-based RTL Group filed an official complaint with the European Commission on Thursday over Hungary’s new tax on the advertising revenues of media outlets. RTL argues that the tax is “confiscatory” in that it aims to collect 80% of the tax (HUF 4,5 billion or USD 18,7 million) from an independent media group possessing just 13.5% market share.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Growth Requires Stepping Beyond Traditional Dogma
- 16 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary has proven that in order to stimulate economic growth several traditional economic dogmas must be transcended, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Serbia’s Tanjug news agency ahead of a China-Central-Europe summit to be held in Belgrade.
Tourism Agency Launches Scheme To Popularise Hungarian Foods
- 16 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- food & drink
Hungarian Tourism has launched a scheme to popularise Hungarian quality food at home and abroad. Péter Faragó, the agency’s chief, told a news conference that the aim of the scheme dubbed Pantry Shelf was to get handmade and food-industry products and so-called Hungaricums onto the shelves of tourist service providers.
McCain: Hungary’s PM Orbán Did Not Want To Change
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
US Senator John McCain urged changes during his visit to Budapest in January but Prime Minister Viktor Orbán apparently decided not to change, he told news agency AFP on Wednesday.
Santa Claus Special @ Children's Railway, 6 - 7th December
- 4 Dec 2014 11:55 AM
- entertainment
On Saturday, 6th and Sunday, 7th December 2014 Santa Claus is going to return to the Children's Railway. Children and parents are going to have the opportunity to ride the train in the company of Santa Claus and his helpers on board of the Santa Claus Special services.
EU Transfers Raise NBH Reserves By Eur 1.2bn In Q3
- 28 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Net transfers from the European Union remained the main item raising the National Bank of Hungary’s (NBH) international reserves, adding nearly 1.2 billion euros in the third quarter, according to the central bank’s interim report.
Moody’s Sees Improved But Still Slow Mid-Term Growth Outlook For Hungary
- 26 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s medium-term economic growth prospects have improved, though they remain low and will continue to lag behind those of regional peers and thus complicate the government’s efforts to reduce its substantial debt burden, Moody’s Investors Service said.
IEA Could Move Headquarters To Budapest
- 20 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The International Energy Agency (IEA) could move its headquarters from Paris to Budapest in 2017, business daily Világgazdaság said. The government has authorised the economy minister to offer the agency the use of a property in Budapest free of charge under a government resolution published in the official gazette Magyar Közlöny.
Sharon Lee Cowan, Former Communications Officer, UN Food & Agriculture Organization
- 14 Nov 2014 11:00 AM
A U.S. national, originally from Cape Cod, Sharon Lee studied Russian language and literature at Dartmouth College.