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Hungarian Consulate In Moscow Supplied EU Visas To 'Gangsters And Whores'
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of an article by András Dezső and Szabolcs Panyi “Előre kurvák, gengszterek! – A Kiss Szilárd-sztori III. rész” (“Whores and gangsters, forward!”- The Szilárd Kiss story part 3.”) published at Hungarian daily online Index.hu on 23. March 2015.
If Viktor Orbán Can Survive Broker Scandal, He Can Survive Anything
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán acknowledged on Wednesday that he himself ordered ministries to withdraw their money from brokerage firms. If the decision was based on inside information then the Prime Minister acknowledged committing a serious economic crime.
Brussels Takes Hungary To Court Over Energy Legislation
- 26 Mar 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has referred Hungary to the European Court of Justice for failure to transpose EU law into its legislation on energy efficiency, the Commission said. The move will take an infringement procedure launched against Hungary earlier to the third, litigation stage. Brussels has asked the court to impose a fine of 15,444 euros per day until the breach is stopped.
Consumer Confidence In Hungary Worsens
- 24 Mar 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
GKI-Erste’s combined gauge of consumer and business confidence edged down to -3.6 points in March from -3.2 points in February as consumer expectations worsened. Whereas the business index rose to 4.2 points from 3.5 points, the consumer index fell to -25.8 points from -22.4 points.
UNICEF’s Global Services Centre To Be Established In Hungary
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary and UNICEF announced today that they have agreed in principle to establish UNICEF’s first-ever Global Shared Services Centre in Budapest. The new centre will conduct a broad range of UNICEF’s financial and human resources operations worldwide, enabling the children’s organization to realize greater efficiencies and cost savings.
U.S.- Hungary Sign Totalization Agreement
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ambassador Colleen Bell and Hungarian Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog signed an agreement today to eliminate dual taxation of U.S. and Hungarian citizens as a result of the payment of social security taxes to both countries based on the same earnings. The agreement promotes equity and fairness for workers who divide their careers between the two countries.
Hungary Seeks To Restore Domestic Ownership Of Major Enterprises
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is attempting to restore large enterprises to Hungarian state ownership. It is working hard to convince foreign owners to sell their assets to Hungarian investors. Heti Válasz offers a wrap-up of the four-year process, which includes, among other sectors, electricity generation and the media.
Hungary’s Opposition Parties Slam Govt Plans
- 16 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition politicians savaged the government’s economic policies ahead of the budget vote. Socialist lawmaker Sándor Burány said that the budget was based on tax rises which had a common theme: the government was taxing everything it possibly could. The Socialist head of parliament’s budget committee said the government’s goal was to safeguard the deficit target while paying for “prestige ...
Protest In Budapest Focuses Attention On Corruption
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A crowd of several thousand gathered at Kossuth tér on Thursday evening demanding an end to corruption under the slogan “It’s our country. It’s our money”.
Hungarian Consulate In Moscow Supplied EU Visas To 'Gangsters And Whores'
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of an article by András Dezső and Szabolcs Panyi “Előre kurvák, gengszterek! – A Kiss Szilárd-sztori III. rész” (“Whores and gangsters, forward!”- The Szilárd Kiss story part 3.”) published at Hungarian daily online Index.hu on 23. March 2015.
If Viktor Orbán Can Survive Broker Scandal, He Can Survive Anything
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán acknowledged on Wednesday that he himself ordered ministries to withdraw their money from brokerage firms. If the decision was based on inside information then the Prime Minister acknowledged committing a serious economic crime.
Brussels Takes Hungary To Court Over Energy Legislation
- 26 Mar 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has referred Hungary to the European Court of Justice for failure to transpose EU law into its legislation on energy efficiency, the Commission said. The move will take an infringement procedure launched against Hungary earlier to the third, litigation stage. Brussels has asked the court to impose a fine of 15,444 euros per day until the breach is stopped.
Consumer Confidence In Hungary Worsens
- 24 Mar 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
GKI-Erste’s combined gauge of consumer and business confidence edged down to -3.6 points in March from -3.2 points in February as consumer expectations worsened. Whereas the business index rose to 4.2 points from 3.5 points, the consumer index fell to -25.8 points from -22.4 points.
UNICEF’s Global Services Centre To Be Established In Hungary
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary and UNICEF announced today that they have agreed in principle to establish UNICEF’s first-ever Global Shared Services Centre in Budapest. The new centre will conduct a broad range of UNICEF’s financial and human resources operations worldwide, enabling the children’s organization to realize greater efficiencies and cost savings.
U.S.- Hungary Sign Totalization Agreement
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ambassador Colleen Bell and Hungarian Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog signed an agreement today to eliminate dual taxation of U.S. and Hungarian citizens as a result of the payment of social security taxes to both countries based on the same earnings. The agreement promotes equity and fairness for workers who divide their careers between the two countries.
Hungary Seeks To Restore Domestic Ownership Of Major Enterprises
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is attempting to restore large enterprises to Hungarian state ownership. It is working hard to convince foreign owners to sell their assets to Hungarian investors. Heti Válasz offers a wrap-up of the four-year process, which includes, among other sectors, electricity generation and the media.
Hungary’s Opposition Parties Slam Govt Plans
- 16 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition politicians savaged the government’s economic policies ahead of the budget vote. Socialist lawmaker Sándor Burány said that the budget was based on tax rises which had a common theme: the government was taxing everything it possibly could. The Socialist head of parliament’s budget committee said the government’s goal was to safeguard the deficit target while paying for “prestige ...
Protest In Budapest Focuses Attention On Corruption
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A crowd of several thousand gathered at Kossuth tér on Thursday evening demanding an end to corruption under the slogan “It’s our country. It’s our money”.