1,137 result(s) for official visit
Hungarian Olympics Study Cost Ft 500mn
- 30 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet is paying Ft 480 million to consultancy company PwC for the feasibility study for a 2024 Budapest Olympiad, Népszabadság reports. The commission is officially for reworking the feasibility study written in 2002 with a view to hosting the 2012 Olympics, therefore there was no bidding process for the work.
Changing Hungarian Pensions Could Have “Serious Ramifications”
- 30 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Giving men the option to retire after 40 years of work could lead to a serious shortage in some professions, Sándor Czomba, state secretary at the economy ministry, said. Czomba told a press conference that in the next few years some 62,000 people would retire from areas where there is already a shortage. This includes 12,000 engineers. For demographic reasons, the number of newcomers will be ...
Hungarian Official Urges Highrisk Groups To Get Hepatitis C Test
- 29 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
There are around 70,000 people with the hepatitis C infection in Hungary, 40,000 of whom need medical treatment yet only around 20,000 receive it, a health official said on Tuesday, which is World Hepatitis Day. Many patients are unaware of the actual moment they contracted the virus due to an initial absence of symptoms, Klára Werling, president of the national association of viral hepatitis ...
Low Pay Leaves Hungary’s Tax Office NAV Short Of Staff
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Tax and Customs Office (NAV) is suffering an extremely serious shortage of staff, the weekly Figyelõ reports, referring to a NAV document drawn up for the Economy Ministry. The note states that the equivalent of an entire regional office’s staff left the tax authority in the past year. The decline in personnel is said to due to the low salaries, as NAV employees receive Ft 70,000-160,000 less ...
Hungarian Govt To Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement With Unilever
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The government is to sign a strategic cooperation agreement with Unilever Hungary Trading company in line with a decision published in the latest issue of official gazette Magyar Közlöny. The foreign minister is expected to arrange the signing of the agreement with Unilever, a large investor in Hungary. Since 2012, the government has signed partnership agreements with 61 companies investing in ...
Hungary’s Opposition Criticises PM Over Tusványos Speech
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over his remarks at the 26th annual Bálványos Summer University). The radical nationalist Jobbik party said that the prime minister should initiate amending the EU’s founding treaty or Hungary’s treaty of accession. Jobbik said that if Orbán “is truly worried for national self-determination in Europe”, he should reinstate the Border Guard ...
Enjoy Your Ride From Budapest To Hungaroring With City Taxi
- 23 Jul 2015 9:01 AM
- specials
City Taxi press release: Are you fed up with busy roads toward Hungaroing? Are you tired to wait in endless queues? City Taxi solves your problem. We are happy to announce that City Taxi is the official taxi company of the 30th jubilee Hungaroring race.
Hungarian Government Publishes List Of Safe Countries
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
The government has prepared a list of safe countries of origin and safe third countries that includes the Western Balkans where most illegal immigrants arrive from. The list of countries deemed as safe under the asylum law includes all EU member states and four candidates for EU membership, namely Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. The fifth candidate, Turkey, does not feature on the list.
Hungary’s PM Accepted Tax Chief Resigning For Personal Reasons
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accepted the resignation of tax authority (NAV) chief Ildikó Vida due to her family and personal reasons, András Giró-Szász, state secretary for government communications, said. Vida first offered her resignation amid the unfounded US accusations late last year, but at that time the prime minister rejected it, Giró-Szász said.
Hungarian Olympics Study Cost Ft 500mn
- 30 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet is paying Ft 480 million to consultancy company PwC for the feasibility study for a 2024 Budapest Olympiad, Népszabadság reports. The commission is officially for reworking the feasibility study written in 2002 with a view to hosting the 2012 Olympics, therefore there was no bidding process for the work.
Changing Hungarian Pensions Could Have “Serious Ramifications”
- 30 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Giving men the option to retire after 40 years of work could lead to a serious shortage in some professions, Sándor Czomba, state secretary at the economy ministry, said. Czomba told a press conference that in the next few years some 62,000 people would retire from areas where there is already a shortage. This includes 12,000 engineers. For demographic reasons, the number of newcomers will be ...
Hungarian Official Urges Highrisk Groups To Get Hepatitis C Test
- 29 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
There are around 70,000 people with the hepatitis C infection in Hungary, 40,000 of whom need medical treatment yet only around 20,000 receive it, a health official said on Tuesday, which is World Hepatitis Day. Many patients are unaware of the actual moment they contracted the virus due to an initial absence of symptoms, Klára Werling, president of the national association of viral hepatitis ...
Low Pay Leaves Hungary’s Tax Office NAV Short Of Staff
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Tax and Customs Office (NAV) is suffering an extremely serious shortage of staff, the weekly Figyelõ reports, referring to a NAV document drawn up for the Economy Ministry. The note states that the equivalent of an entire regional office’s staff left the tax authority in the past year. The decline in personnel is said to due to the low salaries, as NAV employees receive Ft 70,000-160,000 less ...
Hungarian Govt To Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement With Unilever
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The government is to sign a strategic cooperation agreement with Unilever Hungary Trading company in line with a decision published in the latest issue of official gazette Magyar Közlöny. The foreign minister is expected to arrange the signing of the agreement with Unilever, a large investor in Hungary. Since 2012, the government has signed partnership agreements with 61 companies investing in ...
Hungary’s Opposition Criticises PM Over Tusványos Speech
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over his remarks at the 26th annual Bálványos Summer University). The radical nationalist Jobbik party said that the prime minister should initiate amending the EU’s founding treaty or Hungary’s treaty of accession. Jobbik said that if Orbán “is truly worried for national self-determination in Europe”, he should reinstate the Border Guard ...
Enjoy Your Ride From Budapest To Hungaroring With City Taxi
- 23 Jul 2015 9:01 AM
- specials
City Taxi press release: Are you fed up with busy roads toward Hungaroing? Are you tired to wait in endless queues? City Taxi solves your problem. We are happy to announce that City Taxi is the official taxi company of the 30th jubilee Hungaroring race.
Hungarian Government Publishes List Of Safe Countries
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
The government has prepared a list of safe countries of origin and safe third countries that includes the Western Balkans where most illegal immigrants arrive from. The list of countries deemed as safe under the asylum law includes all EU member states and four candidates for EU membership, namely Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. The fifth candidate, Turkey, does not feature on the list.
Hungary’s PM Accepted Tax Chief Resigning For Personal Reasons
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accepted the resignation of tax authority (NAV) chief Ildikó Vida due to her family and personal reasons, András Giró-Szász, state secretary for government communications, said. Vida first offered her resignation amid the unfounded US accusations late last year, but at that time the prime minister rejected it, Giró-Szász said.