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Hungarian Prosecutor Proposes Changing Law On Health-Care Gratuity Payments
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The public prosecutor has proposed changing the law in connection with gratuity payments in the health-care sector. The junior doctors’ association asked for the changes because the legal definition of “passive bribery” raised in connection with doctors accepting gratuity payments is unclear, spokesman for the prosecutor, Géza Fazekas, said in a statement on Tuesday, noting that current situation ...
Hungarian Banks Face High Costs If Government Expands Rate-Cap Scheme, Says Bank Chief
- 20 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Expanding the government scheme to cap the exchange rate for forex mortgage repayments may well be a good solution for troubled debtors but would cost the banking sector dearly, Mihály Patai told the press. Patai, recently re-elected as chairman of Hungary’s Banking Association, said a decision by the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on forex loans expected in the autumn would raise banks’ costs, ...
Ministry: Hungary’s GDP Growth Could Reach 2.9% This Year
- 16 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s GDP growth could exceed the 2.3% projection in the updated Convergence Programme this year by 0.3-0.6 percentage point, the Economy Ministry said after the better-thanexpected first-quarter GDP data had been published on Thursday morning. Hungary’s GDP grew by an unadjusted 3.5% and a calendaradjusted 3.4% year-on-year in Q1, the Central Statistical Office said.
Jobbik Raises Questions Over Casino Concessions In Hungary Awarded To Vajna
- 14 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to make public the criteria under which it awarded a casino concession to the company of a government commissioner. Jobbik lawmaker Enikő Hegedűs criticized the economy ministry for its recent decision to issue permits to Andrew Vajna’s company, the Las Vegas Casino Ltd, for operating another five casinos in Budapest and in ...
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán In Berlin: ‘Hungary Too Has Something To Offer The Future Of Europe’
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday in Berlin, Prime Minister Orbán delivered a speech that laid out his vision of a Hungary renewed, a Central Europe that plays a driving force for growth in Europe, and important challenges that confront the European Continent.
Slovakia And Hungary At Loggerheads Over Tokaj Wine
- 12 May 2014 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Even Hungary's last-ditch Hungarian efforts have failed to prevent Slovakia from using the Tokaj name. The Slovak Tokaj wine is here to stay. But that's not the end of the world - let us excel them in quality, a wine writer says.
Hungarian Socialist Lawmaker Accuses Fidesz Of “Robbing Children”
- 8 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz now has a document justifying that it has “robbed children,” Ildikó Borbély Bangó, a lawmaker of the opposition Socialists, said on Wednesday, in response to the Constitutional Court’s ruling on family benefit.
EC Report On Hungary’s Economy Confirms Govt Prognosis
- 6 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The EC’s spring forecast includes similar figures as the macro-economic prognosis in Hungary’s convergence plan, which shows that the Hungarian government’s projections were reliable and credible, the economy ministry said, commenting on today’s release of the commission’s report on the country’s economy. The EC’s economic growth projections of 2.3% this year and 2.1% next year are identical to ...
Shakespeare's 450 Birthday Celebrated At Uránia Budapest, 23 April
- 23 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Marooned on a distant island with his daughter Miranda, Prospero has spent twelve years perfecting his magic arts. Now, with the help of the spirit Ariel, he raises a storm at sea, bringing within his grasp the enemies who robbed him of his dukedom. But what vengeance does he propose to take?
Hungarian Prosecutor Proposes Changing Law On Health-Care Gratuity Payments
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The public prosecutor has proposed changing the law in connection with gratuity payments in the health-care sector. The junior doctors’ association asked for the changes because the legal definition of “passive bribery” raised in connection with doctors accepting gratuity payments is unclear, spokesman for the prosecutor, Géza Fazekas, said in a statement on Tuesday, noting that current situation ...
Hungarian Banks Face High Costs If Government Expands Rate-Cap Scheme, Says Bank Chief
- 20 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Expanding the government scheme to cap the exchange rate for forex mortgage repayments may well be a good solution for troubled debtors but would cost the banking sector dearly, Mihály Patai told the press. Patai, recently re-elected as chairman of Hungary’s Banking Association, said a decision by the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on forex loans expected in the autumn would raise banks’ costs, ...
Ministry: Hungary’s GDP Growth Could Reach 2.9% This Year
- 16 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s GDP growth could exceed the 2.3% projection in the updated Convergence Programme this year by 0.3-0.6 percentage point, the Economy Ministry said after the better-thanexpected first-quarter GDP data had been published on Thursday morning. Hungary’s GDP grew by an unadjusted 3.5% and a calendaradjusted 3.4% year-on-year in Q1, the Central Statistical Office said.
Jobbik Raises Questions Over Casino Concessions In Hungary Awarded To Vajna
- 14 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to make public the criteria under which it awarded a casino concession to the company of a government commissioner. Jobbik lawmaker Enikő Hegedűs criticized the economy ministry for its recent decision to issue permits to Andrew Vajna’s company, the Las Vegas Casino Ltd, for operating another five casinos in Budapest and in ...
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán In Berlin: ‘Hungary Too Has Something To Offer The Future Of Europe’
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday in Berlin, Prime Minister Orbán delivered a speech that laid out his vision of a Hungary renewed, a Central Europe that plays a driving force for growth in Europe, and important challenges that confront the European Continent.
Slovakia And Hungary At Loggerheads Over Tokaj Wine
- 12 May 2014 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Even Hungary's last-ditch Hungarian efforts have failed to prevent Slovakia from using the Tokaj name. The Slovak Tokaj wine is here to stay. But that's not the end of the world - let us excel them in quality, a wine writer says.
Hungarian Socialist Lawmaker Accuses Fidesz Of “Robbing Children”
- 8 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz now has a document justifying that it has “robbed children,” Ildikó Borbély Bangó, a lawmaker of the opposition Socialists, said on Wednesday, in response to the Constitutional Court’s ruling on family benefit.
EC Report On Hungary’s Economy Confirms Govt Prognosis
- 6 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The EC’s spring forecast includes similar figures as the macro-economic prognosis in Hungary’s convergence plan, which shows that the Hungarian government’s projections were reliable and credible, the economy ministry said, commenting on today’s release of the commission’s report on the country’s economy. The EC’s economic growth projections of 2.3% this year and 2.1% next year are identical to ...
Shakespeare's 450 Birthday Celebrated At Uránia Budapest, 23 April
- 23 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Marooned on a distant island with his daughter Miranda, Prospero has spent twelve years perfecting his magic arts. Now, with the help of the spirit Ariel, he raises a storm at sea, bringing within his grasp the enemies who robbed him of his dukedom. But what vengeance does he propose to take?