4,531 result(s) for parliament
Xpat Opinion: Marginal Opposition In Hungary Is Small But Heterogeneous
- 4 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative analyst suggests that the LMP is gathering people with surprisingly disparate opinions, but they have one thing in common: they all risk not making it into the new parliament next year.
International Friendship League (IFL) International Assembly, Budapest, 7 - 8 June
- 4 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The International Friendship League is coming to Budapest this year for its annual International Assembly. This will take place at the Hotel Unio on June 7 and 8. Most of our members will then stay on until June 15 in order to see more of Budapest and the surrounding area, visiting Kecskemet, Esztergom, Szentendre, Szekesfehervar, Balatonfured and the Tihany Peninsula. On our final day, Friday ...
Hungary's Gov’t To Augment Expropriation Rights
- 3 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- property
Fidesz MP István György, a deputy mayor of Budapest, filed a motion on Friday to expand the state’s power to expropriate properties. The need to find space for the offices and homes of MPs and official persons designated by Parliament would be sufficient justification for acquiring private properties.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Proposes Surplus Tax On Advertisements
- 30 May 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The leading left liberal daily contends that the government wants to silence its critics by imposing an advertisement tax on media outlets. A right-wing blogger wonders why the government is punishing Hungarian media companies rather then helping them.
360,000 Opt For Hungarian Citizenship
- 29 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 440,000 applications for Hungarian citizenship have been processed and 360,000 ethnic Hungarians living in other countries have taken the oath of citizenship, Administration and Justice Ministry undersecretary Zsuzsanna Répás said yesterday.
Official Registry To Go Electronic In Hungary
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
From next summer birth, wedding and other certificates will be registered electronically and not on paper, under an amendment passed by Parliament on Monday. Registered common-law partnerships and death certificates will also be replaced by electronic documents.
Mortgage Aid Deadline Cancelled In Hungary
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- property
The May 31 deadline for joining the government’s fixed-rate mortgage scheme was lifted by Parliament on Monday. In the relevant committee, the representative of the government disagreed with the idea of leaving the scheme open indefinitely and suggested a new deadline of July 1, 2017.
Hungary's PM Orbán Receives FINA Leaders
- 27 May 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Julio Maglione, president of the international swimming federation FINA, and its general director Cornel Marculescu in Parliament on Friday as he promoted Budapest’s bid to host the 2021 World Swimming Championships.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Tug-Of-War With Brussels
- 21 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators unanimously find the protracted tug-of-war between the government and the European Union on constitutional and financial issues harmful, but opinions diverge widely on the causes and the possible solutions.
Xpat Opinion: Marginal Opposition In Hungary Is Small But Heterogeneous
- 4 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative analyst suggests that the LMP is gathering people with surprisingly disparate opinions, but they have one thing in common: they all risk not making it into the new parliament next year.
International Friendship League (IFL) International Assembly, Budapest, 7 - 8 June
- 4 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The International Friendship League is coming to Budapest this year for its annual International Assembly. This will take place at the Hotel Unio on June 7 and 8. Most of our members will then stay on until June 15 in order to see more of Budapest and the surrounding area, visiting Kecskemet, Esztergom, Szentendre, Szekesfehervar, Balatonfured and the Tihany Peninsula. On our final day, Friday ...
Hungary's Gov’t To Augment Expropriation Rights
- 3 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- property
Fidesz MP István György, a deputy mayor of Budapest, filed a motion on Friday to expand the state’s power to expropriate properties. The need to find space for the offices and homes of MPs and official persons designated by Parliament would be sufficient justification for acquiring private properties.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Proposes Surplus Tax On Advertisements
- 30 May 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The leading left liberal daily contends that the government wants to silence its critics by imposing an advertisement tax on media outlets. A right-wing blogger wonders why the government is punishing Hungarian media companies rather then helping them.
360,000 Opt For Hungarian Citizenship
- 29 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 440,000 applications for Hungarian citizenship have been processed and 360,000 ethnic Hungarians living in other countries have taken the oath of citizenship, Administration and Justice Ministry undersecretary Zsuzsanna Répás said yesterday.
Official Registry To Go Electronic In Hungary
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
From next summer birth, wedding and other certificates will be registered electronically and not on paper, under an amendment passed by Parliament on Monday. Registered common-law partnerships and death certificates will also be replaced by electronic documents.
Mortgage Aid Deadline Cancelled In Hungary
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- property
The May 31 deadline for joining the government’s fixed-rate mortgage scheme was lifted by Parliament on Monday. In the relevant committee, the representative of the government disagreed with the idea of leaving the scheme open indefinitely and suggested a new deadline of July 1, 2017.
Hungary's PM Orbán Receives FINA Leaders
- 27 May 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Julio Maglione, president of the international swimming federation FINA, and its general director Cornel Marculescu in Parliament on Friday as he promoted Budapest’s bid to host the 2021 World Swimming Championships.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Tug-Of-War With Brussels
- 21 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators unanimously find the protracted tug-of-war between the government and the European Union on constitutional and financial issues harmful, but opinions diverge widely on the causes and the possible solutions.