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Prime Minister Orbán: Hungary Is In A Better Situation At SummitThan It Was In November
- 10 Feb 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
EU heads of state and government met in Brussels to negotiate the European Union’s next Multiannual Financial Framework, for 2014-2020. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday that it is more likely for heads of EU member states to leave Brussels with an agreement than without one. He told Hungarian journalists that everything is heading in that the direction and at a speed which ...
Hungary Wins Lawsuit Regarding Private Pension Funds
- 6 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights set a legal precedent in its decision reached in the case related to private pension funds. The Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights has recently released its decision in which it declared a Hungarian individual’s petition filed in relation to the reform of the Hungarian private pension system inadmissible. The European Court of Human Rights will in ...
CEE Property Markets: Stalled Recovery Or The Beginning of Another Recession?
- 18 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- property
According to KPMG’s new publication CEE Property Lending Barometer 2012, banks appear to be even less sanguine about a recovery of the real estate market. To assess the prospects for bank financing in the CEE real estate sector, KPMG surveyed 35 of the region’s leading banks. Despite the gloom, real estate projects with a strong business case do receive finance. It’s a typical scene in the region.
Now On: Vivian Maier Exhibition, At Hungarian House Of Photography
- 10 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
From obscurity, a legend of quality photography was born. The Hungarian House of Photography is proud to present the works of the photography world’s latest sensation, Vivian Maier.
Xpat Opinion: Low Real Estate Supply In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- property
Less than 10,000 apartments will be built in Hungary by the end of this year, while there is an annual demand for over 40,000, according to the National Statistical Bureau. If the stock of apartments is not renewed at the healthy rate of 1% per annum, the aging of real estate and consequent quality issues are bound to accumulate.
Xpat Opinion: Antagonistic Messages Dominate 1956 Anniversary In Hungary
- 25 Oct 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum assess the speeches of PM Orbán and former PM Bajnai in the light of the 2014 election. Both left and right-wing columnists wonder if Bajnai can succeed in uniting moderates, socialists, greens and liberals dissatisfied with the Orbán government.
Gamers Say Hungarian State To Lose Ft 70bn
- 19 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The shortfall in tax revenues from the ban on slot machines and electronic casinos will reach Ft 70 billion annually, gamers' association MSZSZ said in an analysis. In addition, the report estimates the related one-off costs at Ft 130 billion.
Hungary's Government Boosts Bank Tax In Effort To Meet EU Deficit Target
- 18 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy yesterday announced that the tax on banks will not be halved in 2013 and that the tax on financial transactions will be increased as part of a response to EU criticisms that he called “professionally faulty, unjustified and proof of double standards”.
Xpat Opinion: New Reactions To Adjustment Package In Hungary
- 10 Oct 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The editorial of a pro-government daily describes the package as a necessity under the constraints of the global economic crisis, while a centrist economist dismisses it as yet another unrealistic plan.
Prime Minister Orbán: Hungary Is In A Better Situation At SummitThan It Was In November
- 10 Feb 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
EU heads of state and government met in Brussels to negotiate the European Union’s next Multiannual Financial Framework, for 2014-2020. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday that it is more likely for heads of EU member states to leave Brussels with an agreement than without one. He told Hungarian journalists that everything is heading in that the direction and at a speed which ...
Hungary Wins Lawsuit Regarding Private Pension Funds
- 6 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights set a legal precedent in its decision reached in the case related to private pension funds. The Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights has recently released its decision in which it declared a Hungarian individual’s petition filed in relation to the reform of the Hungarian private pension system inadmissible. The European Court of Human Rights will in ...
CEE Property Markets: Stalled Recovery Or The Beginning of Another Recession?
- 18 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- property
According to KPMG’s new publication CEE Property Lending Barometer 2012, banks appear to be even less sanguine about a recovery of the real estate market. To assess the prospects for bank financing in the CEE real estate sector, KPMG surveyed 35 of the region’s leading banks. Despite the gloom, real estate projects with a strong business case do receive finance. It’s a typical scene in the region.
Now On: Vivian Maier Exhibition, At Hungarian House Of Photography
- 10 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
From obscurity, a legend of quality photography was born. The Hungarian House of Photography is proud to present the works of the photography world’s latest sensation, Vivian Maier.
Xpat Opinion: Low Real Estate Supply In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- property
Less than 10,000 apartments will be built in Hungary by the end of this year, while there is an annual demand for over 40,000, according to the National Statistical Bureau. If the stock of apartments is not renewed at the healthy rate of 1% per annum, the aging of real estate and consequent quality issues are bound to accumulate.
Xpat Opinion: Antagonistic Messages Dominate 1956 Anniversary In Hungary
- 25 Oct 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum assess the speeches of PM Orbán and former PM Bajnai in the light of the 2014 election. Both left and right-wing columnists wonder if Bajnai can succeed in uniting moderates, socialists, greens and liberals dissatisfied with the Orbán government.
Gamers Say Hungarian State To Lose Ft 70bn
- 19 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The shortfall in tax revenues from the ban on slot machines and electronic casinos will reach Ft 70 billion annually, gamers' association MSZSZ said in an analysis. In addition, the report estimates the related one-off costs at Ft 130 billion.
Hungary's Government Boosts Bank Tax In Effort To Meet EU Deficit Target
- 18 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy yesterday announced that the tax on banks will not be halved in 2013 and that the tax on financial transactions will be increased as part of a response to EU criticisms that he called “professionally faulty, unjustified and proof of double standards”.
Xpat Opinion: New Reactions To Adjustment Package In Hungary
- 10 Oct 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The editorial of a pro-government daily describes the package as a necessity under the constraints of the global economic crisis, while a centrist economist dismisses it as yet another unrealistic plan.


















