73 result(s) for parliament committees
Hungarian Parliament Adopts New House Rules
- 14 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
At its last session in the parliamentary cycle on Thursday, the national assembly passed new house rules, which will take effect when Hungary’s next parliament is set up after the upcoming elections. Under the new rules, a parliamentary majority will decide how often the assembly should meet.
VAT Allegations Taken Off Hungarian Parliament’s Agenda
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Fidesz majority removed the question of VAT avoidance accusations from the agenda of Parliament’s national security committee meeting on Tuesday. András Horváth, the former tax official behind the allegations that tax officials are tacitly allowing large companies to evade VAT payments, was present, along with tax office vice-president Árpád Varga, and national police chief Károly Papp.
Hungary's Fidesz Rules Out Inquiry Into NAV Allegation
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament does not have a legal right to set up a committee to investigate claims that the tax authority is allowing preferred companies to evade VAT payments, Fidesz MP Gergely Gulyás told reporters on Wednesday.
Xpat Opinion: Tax Authority Scandal In Hungary Is Going Nowhere
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Left-wing commentators agree that it is unlikely that the public will ever get to the bottom ofthe alleged tax fraud case. While one commentary writes the alleged misconduct of the Tax Authority does not bother Fidesz voters, the other opposition commentator says the whistleblower botched his revelation and the issue will end in a Parliamentary catfight.
Hungary Signs Culture, Sport And Healthcare Agreements With Vietnam
- 18 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and Vietnamese Deputy Ministers Le Khanh Hai and Le Quang Cuong concluded inter-ministerial agreements on culture, sport and healthcare on 16 September 2013 in Budapest. The work schedules determined for 2004-2016 will allow future direct cooperation between institutes and the development and realisation of concrete cooperation programmes. Parliamentary ...
Hungary's Incoming Minister of National Economy Outlined Economic Policy Cornerstones
- 6 Mar 2013 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Mihály Varga has explained his views on Hungarian economic policy targets at hearings in the Parliament’s education and employment committees taking place yesterday and continuing today. The hearings took place prior to the Minister’s official appointment at the helm of the National Economy Ministry in a new post merging with his earlier position as chief negotiator with the IMF. The committees ...
Hungary’s New Civil Code Before Parliament
- 23 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On 11 July, the Government submitted to Parliament Hungary’s first Civil Code created in a democratic environment by a team of highly reputable experts. The Government submitted the text created by the Civil Law Codification Committee to Parliament effectively without change.
Hungarian Parliament Has Passed The New Penal Code
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The New Penal Code will enter into force on 1 July 2013; it was passed by the Hungarian Parliament on 25 June 2012 after several months of wide-ranging social and professional consultations and political debates. The new Penal Code also offers an effective response to the changes in crime patterns that have occurred in the past thirty years, since the entry into force of the Criminal Code ...
Parliamentary Debate On Amendment Of Data Protection Law Is About To Begin In Budapest
- 20 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The parliamentary debate on the amendment of the data protection law is to begin on Tuesday. The proposed amendments which serve to address and rectify the concerns raised by the European Commission were presented to Parliament by Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics on 9 March. The parliamentary debate on these proposed amendments commenced today, 20 March.
Hungarian Parliament Adopts New House Rules
- 14 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
At its last session in the parliamentary cycle on Thursday, the national assembly passed new house rules, which will take effect when Hungary’s next parliament is set up after the upcoming elections. Under the new rules, a parliamentary majority will decide how often the assembly should meet.
VAT Allegations Taken Off Hungarian Parliament’s Agenda
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Fidesz majority removed the question of VAT avoidance accusations from the agenda of Parliament’s national security committee meeting on Tuesday. András Horváth, the former tax official behind the allegations that tax officials are tacitly allowing large companies to evade VAT payments, was present, along with tax office vice-president Árpád Varga, and national police chief Károly Papp.
Hungary's Fidesz Rules Out Inquiry Into NAV Allegation
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament does not have a legal right to set up a committee to investigate claims that the tax authority is allowing preferred companies to evade VAT payments, Fidesz MP Gergely Gulyás told reporters on Wednesday.
Xpat Opinion: Tax Authority Scandal In Hungary Is Going Nowhere
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Left-wing commentators agree that it is unlikely that the public will ever get to the bottom ofthe alleged tax fraud case. While one commentary writes the alleged misconduct of the Tax Authority does not bother Fidesz voters, the other opposition commentator says the whistleblower botched his revelation and the issue will end in a Parliamentary catfight.
Hungary Signs Culture, Sport And Healthcare Agreements With Vietnam
- 18 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and Vietnamese Deputy Ministers Le Khanh Hai and Le Quang Cuong concluded inter-ministerial agreements on culture, sport and healthcare on 16 September 2013 in Budapest. The work schedules determined for 2004-2016 will allow future direct cooperation between institutes and the development and realisation of concrete cooperation programmes. Parliamentary ...
Hungary's Incoming Minister of National Economy Outlined Economic Policy Cornerstones
- 6 Mar 2013 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Mihály Varga has explained his views on Hungarian economic policy targets at hearings in the Parliament’s education and employment committees taking place yesterday and continuing today. The hearings took place prior to the Minister’s official appointment at the helm of the National Economy Ministry in a new post merging with his earlier position as chief negotiator with the IMF. The committees ...
Hungary’s New Civil Code Before Parliament
- 23 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On 11 July, the Government submitted to Parliament Hungary’s first Civil Code created in a democratic environment by a team of highly reputable experts. The Government submitted the text created by the Civil Law Codification Committee to Parliament effectively without change.
Hungarian Parliament Has Passed The New Penal Code
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The New Penal Code will enter into force on 1 July 2013; it was passed by the Hungarian Parliament on 25 June 2012 after several months of wide-ranging social and professional consultations and political debates. The new Penal Code also offers an effective response to the changes in crime patterns that have occurred in the past thirty years, since the entry into force of the Criminal Code ...
Parliamentary Debate On Amendment Of Data Protection Law Is About To Begin In Budapest
- 20 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The parliamentary debate on the amendment of the data protection law is to begin on Tuesday. The proposed amendments which serve to address and rectify the concerns raised by the European Commission were presented to Parliament by Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics on 9 March. The parliamentary debate on these proposed amendments commenced today, 20 March.