705 result(s) for public sector
“Enterpreneurial Skill Can Be Learned” Interview With CEU Rector John Shattuck
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The President and Rector of Central European University (CEU) considers his current post the most important stage of his career. As he told us, CEU has been successful in attracting back to Budapest leading Hungarian academics who had earlier left the country to pursue their careers abroad. Interview published by Figyelő, the Hungarian business and news weekly, with a circulation of 11.200.
Xpat Opinion: The Failure Of Széll Kálmán Square Budapest Plan Reflected In The Budget 2014
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
In spring, 2011, to demonstrate to the European Union that the country is capable of obviating the excessive deficit procedure, the Hungarian Government announced the Széll Kálmán-Plan, then a year after the Széll Kálmán-Plan 2.0. By scale these represented restrictions amounting to HUF 1,500 billion. In its analysis, the Policy Agenda checked, to what extent the Budget 2014 reflects the ...
Hungarian Government Received European Commission Letter On Utility Price Cuts
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Government has received a letter from Brussels concerning the scheme to cut household utility bills Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász stated on Wednesday.
Invitation: Kaleidoscopio Italia 2013, The “Made In Italy” Event In The Heart Of Budapest
- 9 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
A weekend in Italy…in the heart of Budapest! It will be possible at the Italian Institute of Culture (1088, Budapest, Bródy Sándor u. 8) between October 18th and 20th thanks to Kaleidoscopio Italia, a multicolor event and fair dedicated to Made in Italy, to Italian culture and lifestyle. In occasion of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, inside the historical building of the Italian ...
Controversy Between Croatia And Hungarian Oil Group MOL Drags On
- 3 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- business
It has yet to be seen whether the Hungarian government is ready to drop MOL’s executive chairman in its ongoing standoff with Croatia. It is too early to say if we are witnessing Croatia's efforts to find its feet or is it hardcore payola.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Next Year's Budget Is Based On Inaccurate Planning
- 27 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- business
Compared to the previous quarter of 2013 predictions the latest statistics show no positive turn, Policy Agenda contends. Thus, regarding the preparation of the 2014 budget we must note that the continuing economic policy, and the positive evaluation of the latest statistical figures in the governmental communication can hardly establish an improving economic development. We think that only a ...
Tourism & Water: Motto Of This Year’s World Tourism Day In Hungary
- 24 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
Tourism experts want to turn focus on the fact that one of the most important instruments and resources of tourism is water, Deputy CEO of Hungarian Tourism Ltd Gergely Horváth said at the press conference organized to commemorate the event. Gergely Horváth stressed that this is the third year that the World Tourism Day is celebrated in Hungary and this year’s motto also aims to raise awareness ...
Budget 2014: Inflation Projected At 2.4% And Budget Deficit At 2.9% In Hungary
- 23 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- business
The Ministry for National Economy drafted next year’s budget with a deficit of 2.9 percent and an inflation rate of 2.4 percent, Minister Mihály Varga stated on Sunday. The Minister also disclosed that the Ministry calculated the 2014 Budget without revenues from the advertisement tax and the below 3 percent deficit target will be attainable even without that. “I anticipate only slight ...
Hungarians Are Unmotivated To Study Foreign Languages
- 20 Sep 2013 7:00 AM
- community & culture
A certificate of proficiency in a foreign language can earn you a rise of HUF 40 000 in the civil service and a comparable rise in the corporate sector – we have learned from the Hungarian Professional Association of Language Schools. That having said, Hungary fares very poorly in foreign language proficiency by comparison to other countries of the European Union. A third of the population ...
“Enterpreneurial Skill Can Be Learned” Interview With CEU Rector John Shattuck
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The President and Rector of Central European University (CEU) considers his current post the most important stage of his career. As he told us, CEU has been successful in attracting back to Budapest leading Hungarian academics who had earlier left the country to pursue their careers abroad. Interview published by Figyelő, the Hungarian business and news weekly, with a circulation of 11.200.
Xpat Opinion: The Failure Of Széll Kálmán Square Budapest Plan Reflected In The Budget 2014
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
In spring, 2011, to demonstrate to the European Union that the country is capable of obviating the excessive deficit procedure, the Hungarian Government announced the Széll Kálmán-Plan, then a year after the Széll Kálmán-Plan 2.0. By scale these represented restrictions amounting to HUF 1,500 billion. In its analysis, the Policy Agenda checked, to what extent the Budget 2014 reflects the ...
Hungarian Government Received European Commission Letter On Utility Price Cuts
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Government has received a letter from Brussels concerning the scheme to cut household utility bills Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász stated on Wednesday.
Invitation: Kaleidoscopio Italia 2013, The “Made In Italy” Event In The Heart Of Budapest
- 9 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
A weekend in Italy…in the heart of Budapest! It will be possible at the Italian Institute of Culture (1088, Budapest, Bródy Sándor u. 8) between October 18th and 20th thanks to Kaleidoscopio Italia, a multicolor event and fair dedicated to Made in Italy, to Italian culture and lifestyle. In occasion of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, inside the historical building of the Italian ...
Controversy Between Croatia And Hungarian Oil Group MOL Drags On
- 3 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- business
It has yet to be seen whether the Hungarian government is ready to drop MOL’s executive chairman in its ongoing standoff with Croatia. It is too early to say if we are witnessing Croatia's efforts to find its feet or is it hardcore payola.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Next Year's Budget Is Based On Inaccurate Planning
- 27 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- business
Compared to the previous quarter of 2013 predictions the latest statistics show no positive turn, Policy Agenda contends. Thus, regarding the preparation of the 2014 budget we must note that the continuing economic policy, and the positive evaluation of the latest statistical figures in the governmental communication can hardly establish an improving economic development. We think that only a ...
Tourism & Water: Motto Of This Year’s World Tourism Day In Hungary
- 24 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
Tourism experts want to turn focus on the fact that one of the most important instruments and resources of tourism is water, Deputy CEO of Hungarian Tourism Ltd Gergely Horváth said at the press conference organized to commemorate the event. Gergely Horváth stressed that this is the third year that the World Tourism Day is celebrated in Hungary and this year’s motto also aims to raise awareness ...
Budget 2014: Inflation Projected At 2.4% And Budget Deficit At 2.9% In Hungary
- 23 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- business
The Ministry for National Economy drafted next year’s budget with a deficit of 2.9 percent and an inflation rate of 2.4 percent, Minister Mihály Varga stated on Sunday. The Minister also disclosed that the Ministry calculated the 2014 Budget without revenues from the advertisement tax and the below 3 percent deficit target will be attainable even without that. “I anticipate only slight ...
Hungarians Are Unmotivated To Study Foreign Languages
- 20 Sep 2013 7:00 AM
- community & culture
A certificate of proficiency in a foreign language can earn you a rise of HUF 40 000 in the civil service and a comparable rise in the corporate sector – we have learned from the Hungarian Professional Association of Language Schools. That having said, Hungary fares very poorly in foreign language proficiency by comparison to other countries of the European Union. A third of the population ...