4,531 result(s) for parliament
Another Youth Support Office Opens In Budapest
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Another youth support office opened in Budapest, this time on the Buda side. Péter Mihalovics, Ministerial Commissioner in charge of the future of the new generation recalled at the opening of the Buda Youth Support and Contact Point Office in District II that the New Generation Programme was adopted by the Government one year ago.
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of A Hungarian Whistleblower
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It was a month ago that András Horváth, a former employee of NAV (Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal/National Office of Taxation and Customs), turned to the prosecutor’s office to report a breach of fiduciary duties committed by the top management of this 23,000-employee office. He claimed that large-scale cheating goes on with fictitious VAT reimbursement payments, especially in the case of large ...
Hungary’s Parliament’s External Renovation Completed
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- property
The external renovation of Hungary’s parliament on the banks of the Danube in Budapest has been completed after several decades of work. Parliament’s press office noted in a statement that building started in October 1885 on the basis of the design by Imre Steindl.
Hungary's Socialist Party President: Gov’t Is Ignoring The Poor
- 19 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A Socialist government would discontinue the present “idiotic” economic policy, as well as the “perverse” social policy, Socialist Party president Attila Mesterházy said yesterday as he presented the Pest county parliamentary candidates of the Socialists and Together-Dialogue.
Hungarian State Takes Over Textbook Business
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Only state companies will produce and distribute textbooks from January 1, under a bill first introduced on Sunday and passed on Tuesday. Textbook publishers threatened legal action, saying they have received orders even in the past few days that will no longer be valid.
Parliament Approves Hungary’s 2014 Budget
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament has approved Hungary’s budget for 2014 with a deficit of a 2.9% of GDP. Economy Minister Mihály Varga said on submitting the bill that the 2014 budget was based on the assumption of 2% economic growth and 2.4% inflation.
Socialist In signature Drive Against Museum Quarter In Budapest
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Socialist party has started collecting signatures for a petition against building a museum quarter in Budapest’s Városliget (city park). The ruling Fidesz majority in parliament decided on Tuesday to nationalise the park with a view to building “monumental buildings”, Csaba Horváth, the Socialist mayoral candidate, told MTI.
Hungarian Parliament Passes Law On National Referendums
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament passed a bill on national referendums with votes by lawmakers for the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democratic alliance.
Hungary's Prime Minister On Official Visit To Turkey
- 18 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is paying an official visit to Turkey and will meet the Turkish president and prime minister on Wednesday.
Another Youth Support Office Opens In Budapest
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Another youth support office opened in Budapest, this time on the Buda side. Péter Mihalovics, Ministerial Commissioner in charge of the future of the new generation recalled at the opening of the Buda Youth Support and Contact Point Office in District II that the New Generation Programme was adopted by the Government one year ago.
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of A Hungarian Whistleblower
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It was a month ago that András Horváth, a former employee of NAV (Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal/National Office of Taxation and Customs), turned to the prosecutor’s office to report a breach of fiduciary duties committed by the top management of this 23,000-employee office. He claimed that large-scale cheating goes on with fictitious VAT reimbursement payments, especially in the case of large ...
Hungary’s Parliament’s External Renovation Completed
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- property
The external renovation of Hungary’s parliament on the banks of the Danube in Budapest has been completed after several decades of work. Parliament’s press office noted in a statement that building started in October 1885 on the basis of the design by Imre Steindl.
Hungary's Socialist Party President: Gov’t Is Ignoring The Poor
- 19 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A Socialist government would discontinue the present “idiotic” economic policy, as well as the “perverse” social policy, Socialist Party president Attila Mesterházy said yesterday as he presented the Pest county parliamentary candidates of the Socialists and Together-Dialogue.
Hungarian State Takes Over Textbook Business
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Only state companies will produce and distribute textbooks from January 1, under a bill first introduced on Sunday and passed on Tuesday. Textbook publishers threatened legal action, saying they have received orders even in the past few days that will no longer be valid.
Parliament Approves Hungary’s 2014 Budget
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament has approved Hungary’s budget for 2014 with a deficit of a 2.9% of GDP. Economy Minister Mihály Varga said on submitting the bill that the 2014 budget was based on the assumption of 2% economic growth and 2.4% inflation.
Socialist In signature Drive Against Museum Quarter In Budapest
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Socialist party has started collecting signatures for a petition against building a museum quarter in Budapest’s Városliget (city park). The ruling Fidesz majority in parliament decided on Tuesday to nationalise the park with a view to building “monumental buildings”, Csaba Horváth, the Socialist mayoral candidate, told MTI.
Hungarian Parliament Passes Law On National Referendums
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament passed a bill on national referendums with votes by lawmakers for the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democratic alliance.
Hungary's Prime Minister On Official Visit To Turkey
- 18 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is paying an official visit to Turkey and will meet the Turkish president and prime minister on Wednesday.