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Hungary Defies EU Over Energy Distribution Rules
- 28 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary expects “a big debate” with the European Union over its plans to transform energy distribution in the household sector into a "non-profit activity", the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said today (22 August). In Brussels, the European Commission declined to comment, saying it learnt of the plans from the press.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s Left-Wing Followers
- 21 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A young conservative blogger has noticed that left-wing leaders in neighbouring countries tend to emulate PM Viktor Orbán’s “unorthodox” economic policies.
Tax System In Hungary To Settle Into A Transparent, Continuous Structure By 1 January 2013
- 2 Jan 2013 8:02 AM
- business
The European Commission’s appeal to Hungary regarding retail trade and telecommunication taxes was unnecessary, Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász stated in an interview on Thursday, as Hungary had already decided to abolish them a week earlier. These extra taxes, levied temporarily, will be abolished entirely as of 1 January 2013.
Robert Burns International Foundation Website Gets A Makeover
- 13 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Words by Robin Marshall: If you have been in Hungary for at least a year, the chances are you have already heard of the Budapest Burns Supper, one of the biggest charity fundraisers in the country. But you may be less aware of the foundation behind it, and that is something organizers are aiming to fix.
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.
New Taxes Proposed To Save Budapest Public Transport Company BKV
- 7 Mar 2012 8:06 AM
- getting around
"A proposal to generate funds for Budapest public transport company BKV would levy taxes on companies under whose land public utility cables run, Népszabadság reports. The Századvég institute also proposed a congestion fee from the second half of next year and a lower VAT on BKV tickets.
Michelin Puts Off Investment, Citing Uncertainties In Hungary
- 31 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- business
"Tyre maker Michelin has indefinitely postponed plans to expand capacity at its plant in Nyiregyhaza, due to the uncertain economic environment under the present government, the Hungarian unit’s managing director John Young told Vilaggazdasag.
Speech By Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán At The London School Of Economics
- 17 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Speech made on 10 November 2011 at LSE, UK: "Thank you very much and good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen. My elaboration today is about Central Europe and its future in a wider context, may I say in a European context. Thank you for the invitation, because it is always a joy to explain Central Europe to the Westerners, which is not an easy job anyway. The difficulty of that kind of lecture is ...
U.S. Ambassador Kounalakis Interview With Ildiko Eperjesi, ATV Hungary
- 11 Jan 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Question: Last year took some very unusual turns as far as the contacts between the United States and our country are concerned. First, Hillary Clinton, the Secretary of State came to Hungary and she raised some criticism. And then you published some articles where you were very polite, but you also raised some criticism in terms of the operation of the Hungarian government.
Hungary Defies EU Over Energy Distribution Rules
- 28 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary expects “a big debate” with the European Union over its plans to transform energy distribution in the household sector into a "non-profit activity", the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said today (22 August). In Brussels, the European Commission declined to comment, saying it learnt of the plans from the press.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s Left-Wing Followers
- 21 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A young conservative blogger has noticed that left-wing leaders in neighbouring countries tend to emulate PM Viktor Orbán’s “unorthodox” economic policies.
Tax System In Hungary To Settle Into A Transparent, Continuous Structure By 1 January 2013
- 2 Jan 2013 8:02 AM
- business
The European Commission’s appeal to Hungary regarding retail trade and telecommunication taxes was unnecessary, Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász stated in an interview on Thursday, as Hungary had already decided to abolish them a week earlier. These extra taxes, levied temporarily, will be abolished entirely as of 1 January 2013.
Robert Burns International Foundation Website Gets A Makeover
- 13 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Words by Robin Marshall: If you have been in Hungary for at least a year, the chances are you have already heard of the Budapest Burns Supper, one of the biggest charity fundraisers in the country. But you may be less aware of the foundation behind it, and that is something organizers are aiming to fix.
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.
New Taxes Proposed To Save Budapest Public Transport Company BKV
- 7 Mar 2012 8:06 AM
- getting around
"A proposal to generate funds for Budapest public transport company BKV would levy taxes on companies under whose land public utility cables run, Népszabadság reports. The Századvég institute also proposed a congestion fee from the second half of next year and a lower VAT on BKV tickets.
Michelin Puts Off Investment, Citing Uncertainties In Hungary
- 31 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- business
"Tyre maker Michelin has indefinitely postponed plans to expand capacity at its plant in Nyiregyhaza, due to the uncertain economic environment under the present government, the Hungarian unit’s managing director John Young told Vilaggazdasag.
Speech By Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán At The London School Of Economics
- 17 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Speech made on 10 November 2011 at LSE, UK: "Thank you very much and good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen. My elaboration today is about Central Europe and its future in a wider context, may I say in a European context. Thank you for the invitation, because it is always a joy to explain Central Europe to the Westerners, which is not an easy job anyway. The difficulty of that kind of lecture is ...
U.S. Ambassador Kounalakis Interview With Ildiko Eperjesi, ATV Hungary
- 11 Jan 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Question: Last year took some very unusual turns as far as the contacts between the United States and our country are concerned. First, Hillary Clinton, the Secretary of State came to Hungary and she raised some criticism. And then you published some articles where you were very polite, but you also raised some criticism in terms of the operation of the Hungarian government.