288 result(s) for secret service report
Forced Early Retirement For Entire Public Sector In Hungary
- 27 Jun 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet will introduce compulsory retirement at age 62 in all spheres of public service, government spokesman András Giró-Szász told reporters alongside education state secretary Rózsa Hoffmann on Tuesday. Hoffmann had earlier said there would be no general pensioning off of teachers.
Convicts At Work On Hungary's Culture State Secretary's Land
- 26 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Convicts from a nearby jail are employed on the winery owned by culture state secretary László L. Simon, picking sour cherries and removing weeds for very low wages, Népszava reports. Simon told the newspaper that it is hard to find workers and convicts make up for a shortage of labour.
HUF 30 Billion National Public Service University Building Project Shrouded In Secrecy In Hungary
- 22 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- property
The cabinet intends to have a campus built to host the planned National Public Service University as a secret project, citing national security considerations, Népszabadság reports. The aim is to avoid an open public procurement tender for the construction work, according to tabloid Mai Nap.
LMP: Fidesz Has Disappointed Many In Hungary
- 11 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz has not honoured its election promises and has moved the country’s political system toward a Russian-style centralised democracy, LMP caucus leader Benedek Jávor told reporters during a break in his party’s congress in Szeged on Saturday.
Hungary's PM Orbán Earned Nearly HUF 19 Million Last Year
- 7 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán earned nearly Ft 19 million last year and paid Ft 3 million in taxes, website Origo reported on Wednesday. Interior Minister Sándor Pintér is the highest-earning minister with close to Ft 600 million in annual revenue. Economy Minister György Matolcsy earned Ft 20 million and paid Ft 3.2 million in taxes, the site detailed.
Hungary's PM Orbán Snubbed By Romanian PM As Nyirő Affair Escalates
- 4 Jun 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was the only prime minister not received by Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta at a “friends of cohesion” meeting in Bucharest on Friday, Népszabadság observed. Orbán was received instead by Romanian President Traian Basescu. Ponta said he did not meet Orbán as he expects him to make an apology.
PM “Outraged” By EU-Mandated Licensing Of Abortion Pill In Hungary
- 23 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Orbán said he is “outraged” by the EU-mandated licensing of abortion pill in Hungary; opponents say the move violates “pro-life” constitution. Health state secretary Miklós Szócska told Parliament yesterday that the National Pharmaceutical Institute registered the pill on May 17, in line with a code that is binding on EU member states. He added that the registration does not mean that the pill ...
Austria To Help Hungary Resolve “Pocket Contracts” Issues
- 26 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Austrian officials will work with Hungary on the issue of illegal “pocket contracts” on the sale of farmland, Regional Development Ministry state secretary Gyula Budai revealed on Wednesday. Such contracts – designed to circumvent the ban on the sale of farmland to foreigners – are to be classified as a crime, Budai announced on the weekend.
9th International Book Festival Budapest, Millenáris, 19 - 22 April
- 19 Apr 2012 11:45 AM
- community & culture
After last year’s special Guest of Honour presence, when in honour of Hungary’s EU presidency, as the first among international book fairs, we invited the other 26 member states of the European Union besides Hungary, their belles-lettres book publishing and one author from each country, this year the Guest of Honour will not be a single country either, but the cultural region of the Scandinavian ...
Forced Early Retirement For Entire Public Sector In Hungary
- 27 Jun 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet will introduce compulsory retirement at age 62 in all spheres of public service, government spokesman András Giró-Szász told reporters alongside education state secretary Rózsa Hoffmann on Tuesday. Hoffmann had earlier said there would be no general pensioning off of teachers.
Convicts At Work On Hungary's Culture State Secretary's Land
- 26 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Convicts from a nearby jail are employed on the winery owned by culture state secretary László L. Simon, picking sour cherries and removing weeds for very low wages, Népszava reports. Simon told the newspaper that it is hard to find workers and convicts make up for a shortage of labour.
HUF 30 Billion National Public Service University Building Project Shrouded In Secrecy In Hungary
- 22 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- property
The cabinet intends to have a campus built to host the planned National Public Service University as a secret project, citing national security considerations, Népszabadság reports. The aim is to avoid an open public procurement tender for the construction work, according to tabloid Mai Nap.
LMP: Fidesz Has Disappointed Many In Hungary
- 11 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz has not honoured its election promises and has moved the country’s political system toward a Russian-style centralised democracy, LMP caucus leader Benedek Jávor told reporters during a break in his party’s congress in Szeged on Saturday.
Hungary's PM Orbán Earned Nearly HUF 19 Million Last Year
- 7 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán earned nearly Ft 19 million last year and paid Ft 3 million in taxes, website Origo reported on Wednesday. Interior Minister Sándor Pintér is the highest-earning minister with close to Ft 600 million in annual revenue. Economy Minister György Matolcsy earned Ft 20 million and paid Ft 3.2 million in taxes, the site detailed.
Hungary's PM Orbán Snubbed By Romanian PM As Nyirő Affair Escalates
- 4 Jun 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was the only prime minister not received by Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta at a “friends of cohesion” meeting in Bucharest on Friday, Népszabadság observed. Orbán was received instead by Romanian President Traian Basescu. Ponta said he did not meet Orbán as he expects him to make an apology.
PM “Outraged” By EU-Mandated Licensing Of Abortion Pill In Hungary
- 23 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Orbán said he is “outraged” by the EU-mandated licensing of abortion pill in Hungary; opponents say the move violates “pro-life” constitution. Health state secretary Miklós Szócska told Parliament yesterday that the National Pharmaceutical Institute registered the pill on May 17, in line with a code that is binding on EU member states. He added that the registration does not mean that the pill ...
Austria To Help Hungary Resolve “Pocket Contracts” Issues
- 26 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Austrian officials will work with Hungary on the issue of illegal “pocket contracts” on the sale of farmland, Regional Development Ministry state secretary Gyula Budai revealed on Wednesday. Such contracts – designed to circumvent the ban on the sale of farmland to foreigners – are to be classified as a crime, Budai announced on the weekend.
9th International Book Festival Budapest, Millenáris, 19 - 22 April
- 19 Apr 2012 11:45 AM
- community & culture
After last year’s special Guest of Honour presence, when in honour of Hungary’s EU presidency, as the first among international book fairs, we invited the other 26 member states of the European Union besides Hungary, their belles-lettres book publishing and one author from each country, this year the Guest of Honour will not be a single country either, but the cultural region of the Scandinavian ...