41 result(s) for resigns
Head Of Hungary’s Tax Authority Resigns
- 21 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ildikó Vida has resigned from her post as head of Hungary’s tax authority NAV, the economy ministry said. Until a successor is appointed, vice president Árpád Varga will head the authority. Ildikó Vida tendered her resignation on May 20, while relevant laws allow for two months of a notice period. The new tax chief will be selected after key components in a planned reform to the authority have ...
Hungarian Daily Népszabadság Editor-In-Chief Resigns Over Accident Leading To Death
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Marcell Murányi, editor-in-chief of Hungary’s largest daily Népszabadság, has resigned over a road accident later leading to death. Murányi said he resigned after “learning from press reports that the man hurt in an accident he had been involved in has died.” Business daily Napi Gazdaság said on Wednesday that Murányi drove over a cyclist in central Budapest just after midnight on March 30.
Hungary's Class FM News Director Resigns
- 27 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Class FM news director Zsolt Mezei is quitting because of the dispute between the station’s owner Lajos Simicska and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, website pestisracok reports.
Lajos Simicska: I Will Not Be Orban’s Partner In Building A New Dictatorship
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz oligarch and Hungarian media and construction tycoon Lajos Simicska gave yet another interview, this time to Hungarian website Magyar Narancs. Simicska talks about his split with Orban over the latter’s plans to create a new dictatorship.
Photo: Viktor Orban (left) and Lajos Simicska (right) during the first Orban government (2008-2012)
Photo: Viktor Orban (left) and Lajos Simicska (right) during the first Orban government (2008-2012)
Hungary’s Socialist Official Accused Of Skin Head Past Resigns
- 19 May 2014 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Zsolt Molnár, leader of the opposition Socialist Party’s Budapest organisation, announced his resignation from the post on commercial channel ATV on Thursday evening. Molnár said he had decided to step down in the wake of “ignoble attacks” based on allegations that he participated in skinhead protests over 20 years ago.
Jewish Leader In Hungary Resigns Over Monument Row
- 10 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The chief executive of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz) has resigned. The federation’s chairman, András Heisler, told commercial ATV that 79-year-old Gusztáv Zoltai had officially cited too much mental strain in connection with his public role for his decision, but it was as much to do with the planned construction of a monument to commemorate the victims of Hungary’s ...
Budapest Applied Arts Museum Director Resigns
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Museum of Applied Arts director Imre Takács announced his resignation effective March 25, after learning that the government plans to remove parts of the collection.
Xpat Opinion: MP Admits To Beating Spouse In Hungary
- 7 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian member of parliament has admitted to prosecutors that he physically abused his spouse. As reported by the Associated Press, József Balogh of the ruling Fidesz party first denied the allegations that he beat his wife but has now “confessed to punching her in the face, grabbing her hair and slamming her head against wooden terrace railings.”
Xpat Opinion: Council Of Europe Votes Down Proposal To Monitor Hungary
- 1 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: An otherwise uneventful week at the end of April brought some quite unusual news: the Council of Europe, the 47-member international organization that promotes cooperation on human rights, rule of law and democracy and not to be confused with the European Union, was considering a proposal that would put Hungary under a formal monitoring procedure and it had passed a committee ...
Head Of Hungary’s Tax Authority Resigns
- 21 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ildikó Vida has resigned from her post as head of Hungary’s tax authority NAV, the economy ministry said. Until a successor is appointed, vice president Árpád Varga will head the authority. Ildikó Vida tendered her resignation on May 20, while relevant laws allow for two months of a notice period. The new tax chief will be selected after key components in a planned reform to the authority have ...
Hungarian Daily Népszabadság Editor-In-Chief Resigns Over Accident Leading To Death
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Marcell Murányi, editor-in-chief of Hungary’s largest daily Népszabadság, has resigned over a road accident later leading to death. Murányi said he resigned after “learning from press reports that the man hurt in an accident he had been involved in has died.” Business daily Napi Gazdaság said on Wednesday that Murányi drove over a cyclist in central Budapest just after midnight on March 30.
Hungary's Class FM News Director Resigns
- 27 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Class FM news director Zsolt Mezei is quitting because of the dispute between the station’s owner Lajos Simicska and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, website pestisracok reports.
Lajos Simicska: I Will Not Be Orban’s Partner In Building A New Dictatorship
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz oligarch and Hungarian media and construction tycoon Lajos Simicska gave yet another interview, this time to Hungarian website Magyar Narancs. Simicska talks about his split with Orban over the latter’s plans to create a new dictatorship.
Photo: Viktor Orban (left) and Lajos Simicska (right) during the first Orban government (2008-2012)
Photo: Viktor Orban (left) and Lajos Simicska (right) during the first Orban government (2008-2012)
Hungary’s Socialist Official Accused Of Skin Head Past Resigns
- 19 May 2014 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Zsolt Molnár, leader of the opposition Socialist Party’s Budapest organisation, announced his resignation from the post on commercial channel ATV on Thursday evening. Molnár said he had decided to step down in the wake of “ignoble attacks” based on allegations that he participated in skinhead protests over 20 years ago.
Jewish Leader In Hungary Resigns Over Monument Row
- 10 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The chief executive of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz) has resigned. The federation’s chairman, András Heisler, told commercial ATV that 79-year-old Gusztáv Zoltai had officially cited too much mental strain in connection with his public role for his decision, but it was as much to do with the planned construction of a monument to commemorate the victims of Hungary’s ...
Budapest Applied Arts Museum Director Resigns
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Museum of Applied Arts director Imre Takács announced his resignation effective March 25, after learning that the government plans to remove parts of the collection.
Xpat Opinion: MP Admits To Beating Spouse In Hungary
- 7 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian member of parliament has admitted to prosecutors that he physically abused his spouse. As reported by the Associated Press, József Balogh of the ruling Fidesz party first denied the allegations that he beat his wife but has now “confessed to punching her in the face, grabbing her hair and slamming her head against wooden terrace railings.”
Xpat Opinion: Council Of Europe Votes Down Proposal To Monitor Hungary
- 1 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: An otherwise uneventful week at the end of April brought some quite unusual news: the Council of Europe, the 47-member international organization that promotes cooperation on human rights, rule of law and democracy and not to be confused with the European Union, was considering a proposal that would put Hungary under a formal monitoring procedure and it had passed a committee ...