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Socialists VAT Petition Drive Approved In Hungary
- 3 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The signature sheets of the Socialist Party’s petition drive to reduce VAT were distributed to constituency officials a few days ago, Népszabadság reports. Deputy caucus leader Zoltán Lukács told the newspaper that as the governing party would not even approve their proposal to lower the VAT on food items from 27% to 5% for debate in Parliament, they will now turn to ordinary people.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Criticized In German Public Media
- 2 Apr 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators criticize the government’s reaction to German public media reports which claim that undemocratic trends are the order of the day in Hungary. A conservative liberal blogger, on the other hand, believes that the German media habitually paint a distorted and biased picture of Hungary.
More & More International Officials Declare Criticism Against Hungary To Be Exaggerated
- 29 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Congress member Christopher H. Smith, also co-chairman of the US Helsinki Commission said in a written statement that many of the criticisms towards the Orbán Government are unfair, involving double standards, misrepresentation, and inaccurate information.
Budapest Named 'Best Value For A City Break'
- 28 Mar 2013 7:00 AM
- travel
Hungary’s capital has just been named as this year’s best value city break destination, in the new City Costs Barometer released by the UK Post Office 'Travel Money' guide. The reports’s key findings show that Budapest has overtaken last year’s best bargain, Riga, to emerge as the cheapest of 25 city break destinations for meals, drinks, sightseeing, city travel and hotel accommodation.
Venice Commission To Comment On Hungary's Basic Law Amendment In June
- 21 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Venice Commission will adopt an opinion on the fourth amendment of Hungary’s Basic Law at a plenary session in June, Nepszabadsag reports. The Commission was recently asked by Council of Europe leader Thorbjorn Jagland and separately by the Hungarian Foreign Ministry to examine the amendment passed by Parliament last week.
Foreign Visitors To Hungary Up In January
- 21 Mar 2013 7:35 AM
- travel
Hungary received 9.6% more foreign tourists in January, who spent 8.3% more nights in paid accommodation than in the same month of last year, the Central Statistics Office reports. There was a 3.1% rise in the number of domestic tourists, who spent 1.4% more guest nights in hotels. visitors from the UK rose 49.2%, read on for more details.
Hungarian Companies Affected By Cyprus Crisis
- 20 Mar 2013 8:10 AM
- business
Some 1,500 Cyprus-registered companies have Hungarian owners, company information service company Opten claims. Annual reports for 2011 indicate that the companies most exposed to Cyprus are Ukrainian-owned metal works ISD Dunaferr Dunai Vasmû, Hungary-Meat, SMR Automotive Mirror Technology Hungary, the West End shopping centre, Bonbonetti Choco, property developer Duna Kongresszus and Expert ...
Hungarian Consul General Reports On Insults Against Hungarian Tourists
- 19 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On Monday Hungarian Consul General József Bacskai declared that Hungarian citizens had been insulted on two occasions in Uzhhorod (Ungvár) during the weekend, while the commemorations held to celebrate the Hungarian National Day of March 15 (when the Hungarian War of Independence broke out in 1848) were not upset by any turbulent acts.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Government Accused Of Paralysis While PM Under Fire In Brussels
- 18 Mar 2013 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The authorities were at least one day late in reacting to the exceptional snowstorm and a left-wing commentator thinks the reason was that PM Viktor Orbán was busy fending off growing discontent with Hungary’s constitutional amendments among European allies.
Socialists VAT Petition Drive Approved In Hungary
- 3 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The signature sheets of the Socialist Party’s petition drive to reduce VAT were distributed to constituency officials a few days ago, Népszabadság reports. Deputy caucus leader Zoltán Lukács told the newspaper that as the governing party would not even approve their proposal to lower the VAT on food items from 27% to 5% for debate in Parliament, they will now turn to ordinary people.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Criticized In German Public Media
- 2 Apr 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators criticize the government’s reaction to German public media reports which claim that undemocratic trends are the order of the day in Hungary. A conservative liberal blogger, on the other hand, believes that the German media habitually paint a distorted and biased picture of Hungary.
More & More International Officials Declare Criticism Against Hungary To Be Exaggerated
- 29 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Congress member Christopher H. Smith, also co-chairman of the US Helsinki Commission said in a written statement that many of the criticisms towards the Orbán Government are unfair, involving double standards, misrepresentation, and inaccurate information.
Budapest Named 'Best Value For A City Break'
- 28 Mar 2013 7:00 AM
- travel
Hungary’s capital has just been named as this year’s best value city break destination, in the new City Costs Barometer released by the UK Post Office 'Travel Money' guide. The reports’s key findings show that Budapest has overtaken last year’s best bargain, Riga, to emerge as the cheapest of 25 city break destinations for meals, drinks, sightseeing, city travel and hotel accommodation.
Venice Commission To Comment On Hungary's Basic Law Amendment In June
- 21 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Venice Commission will adopt an opinion on the fourth amendment of Hungary’s Basic Law at a plenary session in June, Nepszabadsag reports. The Commission was recently asked by Council of Europe leader Thorbjorn Jagland and separately by the Hungarian Foreign Ministry to examine the amendment passed by Parliament last week.
Foreign Visitors To Hungary Up In January
- 21 Mar 2013 7:35 AM
- travel
Hungary received 9.6% more foreign tourists in January, who spent 8.3% more nights in paid accommodation than in the same month of last year, the Central Statistics Office reports. There was a 3.1% rise in the number of domestic tourists, who spent 1.4% more guest nights in hotels. visitors from the UK rose 49.2%, read on for more details.
Hungarian Companies Affected By Cyprus Crisis
- 20 Mar 2013 8:10 AM
- business
Some 1,500 Cyprus-registered companies have Hungarian owners, company information service company Opten claims. Annual reports for 2011 indicate that the companies most exposed to Cyprus are Ukrainian-owned metal works ISD Dunaferr Dunai Vasmû, Hungary-Meat, SMR Automotive Mirror Technology Hungary, the West End shopping centre, Bonbonetti Choco, property developer Duna Kongresszus and Expert ...
Hungarian Consul General Reports On Insults Against Hungarian Tourists
- 19 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On Monday Hungarian Consul General József Bacskai declared that Hungarian citizens had been insulted on two occasions in Uzhhorod (Ungvár) during the weekend, while the commemorations held to celebrate the Hungarian National Day of March 15 (when the Hungarian War of Independence broke out in 1848) were not upset by any turbulent acts.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Government Accused Of Paralysis While PM Under Fire In Brussels
- 18 Mar 2013 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The authorities were at least one day late in reacting to the exceptional snowstorm and a left-wing commentator thinks the reason was that PM Viktor Orbán was busy fending off growing discontent with Hungary’s constitutional amendments among European allies.