300 result(s) for ownership
President Áder Vetoes Law On Erzsébet Square Transfer From Budapest To State
- 3 Dec 2016 12:00 AM
- getting around
President János Áder on Friday returned a law to parliament under which the ownership of central Budapest’s Erzsébet Square should have been transferred from the city to the Hungarian state. In his justification, the president said that a property transfer cannot be completed without consent from the municipality, adding that neither the city council nor the mayor of Budapest had been consulted ...
Budapest ‘Surprised’ By Erzsébet Square Transfer To State
- 2 Dec 2016 6:00 AM
- getting around
The Budapest metropolitan council on Thursday expressed its “surprise” that ownership of central Budapest’s Erzsébet Square has been transferred to the state. Parliament approved a law on transferring some councilowned property into the ownership of the state, and this includes the transfer of Erzsébet Square, the council said in a statement on Thursday, insisting it had not been consulted prior ...
Central Europe Can Become Engine Of European Growth
- 30 Nov 2016 7:34 AM
- business
Budapest and Warsaw are in agreement that central Europe can become the engine of European growth, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade, said after meeting his Polish counterpart Witold Waszczykowski. He said they had both agreed that Visegrad Group cooperation should be intensified, given changes taking place around the world, such as in US foreign policy and Brexit.
Budapest’s 5th District Says It Cannot Find Key Real Estate Sale Contract
- 28 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- property
Last week news site Index.hu published a lengthy exposé of attorney and former Budapest District 5 assemblyman Balázs Kertész, who, among other things, allegedly played a central role in the sale of district-owned real estate at substantially below market prices to individuals or companies close to Hungary’s governing Fidesz party.
POC Buys Out DAV From Premier Outlet Center
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- property
DAV, owned by Raiffeisen Group, has sold its shares in Premier Outlet – considered to be Hungary’s leading outlet center – to co-owner POC Kft., according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal today.
Gyurcsány: Népszabadság Closure ‘Attack On Press Freedom’
- 27 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) leader Ferenc Gyurcsány said the closure of national daily Népszabadság may have been plotted as early as summer this year. Viktor Orbán, the prime minister, and “his business circle” did a deal with Austrian businessman Heinrich Pecina, publisher Mediaworks’ former owner, to obtain the daily and 12 regional papers in the publisher’s portfolio as well, ...
Freedom House Frowns On Népszabadság Sale
- 27 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The closure and sale of national daily Népszabadság indicates increasing government influence over Hungary’s media, US-based civil rights group Freedom House has said. Freedom House reacted to reports on Tuesday that the publisher of Népszabadság has been sold to Opimus Press.
Court Orders NBH To Release Information On MKB Sale
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The Municipal Court of Budapest on Thursday ruled that the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) must release data of public interest regarding the sale of MKB Bank. The NBH sold MKB Bank to a consortium of two private equity funds, Blue Robin Investments and METIS Private Capital Fund, and Hungary’s Pannonia Pension Fund for HUF 37bn in the summer.
US Ambassador Concerned About Media Diversity In Hungary
- 20 Oct 2016 1:45 AM
- current affairs
Colleen Bell affirmed that she will continue to speak out in support of a free press after the recent closure of Népszabadság. In an interview with Klubrádió, she said she does not know the reason for the closure but the wider context is worrisome.
President Áder Vetoes Law On Erzsébet Square Transfer From Budapest To State
- 3 Dec 2016 12:00 AM
- getting around
President János Áder on Friday returned a law to parliament under which the ownership of central Budapest’s Erzsébet Square should have been transferred from the city to the Hungarian state. In his justification, the president said that a property transfer cannot be completed without consent from the municipality, adding that neither the city council nor the mayor of Budapest had been consulted ...
Budapest ‘Surprised’ By Erzsébet Square Transfer To State
- 2 Dec 2016 6:00 AM
- getting around
The Budapest metropolitan council on Thursday expressed its “surprise” that ownership of central Budapest’s Erzsébet Square has been transferred to the state. Parliament approved a law on transferring some councilowned property into the ownership of the state, and this includes the transfer of Erzsébet Square, the council said in a statement on Thursday, insisting it had not been consulted prior ...
Central Europe Can Become Engine Of European Growth
- 30 Nov 2016 7:34 AM
- business
Budapest and Warsaw are in agreement that central Europe can become the engine of European growth, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade, said after meeting his Polish counterpart Witold Waszczykowski. He said they had both agreed that Visegrad Group cooperation should be intensified, given changes taking place around the world, such as in US foreign policy and Brexit.
Budapest’s 5th District Says It Cannot Find Key Real Estate Sale Contract
- 28 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- property
Last week news site Index.hu published a lengthy exposé of attorney and former Budapest District 5 assemblyman Balázs Kertész, who, among other things, allegedly played a central role in the sale of district-owned real estate at substantially below market prices to individuals or companies close to Hungary’s governing Fidesz party.
POC Buys Out DAV From Premier Outlet Center
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- property
DAV, owned by Raiffeisen Group, has sold its shares in Premier Outlet – considered to be Hungary’s leading outlet center – to co-owner POC Kft., according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal today.
Gyurcsány: Népszabadság Closure ‘Attack On Press Freedom’
- 27 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) leader Ferenc Gyurcsány said the closure of national daily Népszabadság may have been plotted as early as summer this year. Viktor Orbán, the prime minister, and “his business circle” did a deal with Austrian businessman Heinrich Pecina, publisher Mediaworks’ former owner, to obtain the daily and 12 regional papers in the publisher’s portfolio as well, ...
Freedom House Frowns On Népszabadság Sale
- 27 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The closure and sale of national daily Népszabadság indicates increasing government influence over Hungary’s media, US-based civil rights group Freedom House has said. Freedom House reacted to reports on Tuesday that the publisher of Népszabadság has been sold to Opimus Press.
Court Orders NBH To Release Information On MKB Sale
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The Municipal Court of Budapest on Thursday ruled that the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) must release data of public interest regarding the sale of MKB Bank. The NBH sold MKB Bank to a consortium of two private equity funds, Blue Robin Investments and METIS Private Capital Fund, and Hungary’s Pannonia Pension Fund for HUF 37bn in the summer.
US Ambassador Concerned About Media Diversity In Hungary
- 20 Oct 2016 1:45 AM
- current affairs
Colleen Bell affirmed that she will continue to speak out in support of a free press after the recent closure of Népszabadság. In an interview with Klubrádió, she said she does not know the reason for the closure but the wider context is worrisome.