573 result(s) for social security
Hungarian National Security Committee To Convene Over Leaking “Lies Speech”
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s national security committee will convene next Thursday to discuss circumstances how the infamous “lies speech” of ex-premier Ferenc Gyurcsány was leaked in 2006, the head of the committee told MTI. The committee will be able to learn that a report made about the speech is real and “finally Gyurcsány can stop insinuations”, Máté Kocsis said. Gyurcsány must have had an interest at the ...
Former PM Gyurcsány ’Lies Speech’ Report Published On Govt Website
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
After a government office under the authority of the minister of the interior published parts of an official report on the 2006 “lies speech” of former Socialist prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, the opposition called for the whole report to be made public.
Xpat Opinion: Security Service Releases Files Of The Őszöd Leak Investigation
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators do not find the released documents convincing and suspect that they might serve electoral purposes. Nevertheless, the leading left-wing daily calls on Ferenc Gyurcsány to reveal what he knows about the matter if he wants to clear his name.
Xpat Opinion: Russia To Build Nuclear Power Plant Blocks In Hungary
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government commentators welcome the nuclear deal between Hungary and Russia, and argue that it will serve the Hungarian national interest. Left-wing columnists, on the other hand, criticize the lack of transparency and the increased dependence on the Russian energy infrastructure which the agreement will cause.
Hungarian Cabinet To Invite OSCE Observers
- 2 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet will formally invite the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to send international observers to monitor the parliamentary elections, according to government documents obtained by Népszabadság.
Xpat Opinion: Economist’s Refreshingly Balanced Report On The Homeless In Hungary
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Readers of this blog are familiar with my frequent responses to biased or factually incorrect coverage of Hungary in the international press. It’s my duty to push back, especially when the reporting is particularly flimsy or one-sided.
Hungary’s Fidesz Says Pre-2010 Left-Wing Govt Most Corrupt Ever
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The pre-2010 left-wing government was Hungary’s most corrupt cabinet ever, the ruling Fidesz party’s communications director Máté Kocsis told the press before a closed meeting of a parliamentary security committee, which, he said, would again hear former secret-services minister György Szilvásy in connection with a case involving meetings between former oil-dealer Tamás Portik and former ...
VAT Allegations Taken Off Hungarian Parliament’s Agenda
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Fidesz majority removed the question of VAT avoidance accusations from the agenda of Parliament’s national security committee meeting on Tuesday. András Horváth, the former tax official behind the allegations that tax officials are tacitly allowing large companies to evade VAT payments, was present, along with tax office vice-president Árpád Varga, and national police chief Károly Papp.
First Day Of Hanukkah Marked In Hungary
- 29 Nov 2013 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Light is the best remedy against darkness, as even a tiny bit of it can “disperse” the greatest darkness, Slomó Köves, the chief rabbi of the Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation (EMIH), said on Wednesday, the first day of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah.
Hungarian National Security Committee To Convene Over Leaking “Lies Speech”
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s national security committee will convene next Thursday to discuss circumstances how the infamous “lies speech” of ex-premier Ferenc Gyurcsány was leaked in 2006, the head of the committee told MTI. The committee will be able to learn that a report made about the speech is real and “finally Gyurcsány can stop insinuations”, Máté Kocsis said. Gyurcsány must have had an interest at the ...
Former PM Gyurcsány ’Lies Speech’ Report Published On Govt Website
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
After a government office under the authority of the minister of the interior published parts of an official report on the 2006 “lies speech” of former Socialist prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, the opposition called for the whole report to be made public.
Xpat Opinion: Security Service Releases Files Of The Őszöd Leak Investigation
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators do not find the released documents convincing and suspect that they might serve electoral purposes. Nevertheless, the leading left-wing daily calls on Ferenc Gyurcsány to reveal what he knows about the matter if he wants to clear his name.
Xpat Opinion: Russia To Build Nuclear Power Plant Blocks In Hungary
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government commentators welcome the nuclear deal between Hungary and Russia, and argue that it will serve the Hungarian national interest. Left-wing columnists, on the other hand, criticize the lack of transparency and the increased dependence on the Russian energy infrastructure which the agreement will cause.
Hungarian Cabinet To Invite OSCE Observers
- 2 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet will formally invite the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to send international observers to monitor the parliamentary elections, according to government documents obtained by Népszabadság.
Xpat Opinion: Economist’s Refreshingly Balanced Report On The Homeless In Hungary
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Readers of this blog are familiar with my frequent responses to biased or factually incorrect coverage of Hungary in the international press. It’s my duty to push back, especially when the reporting is particularly flimsy or one-sided.
Hungary’s Fidesz Says Pre-2010 Left-Wing Govt Most Corrupt Ever
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The pre-2010 left-wing government was Hungary’s most corrupt cabinet ever, the ruling Fidesz party’s communications director Máté Kocsis told the press before a closed meeting of a parliamentary security committee, which, he said, would again hear former secret-services minister György Szilvásy in connection with a case involving meetings between former oil-dealer Tamás Portik and former ...
VAT Allegations Taken Off Hungarian Parliament’s Agenda
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Fidesz majority removed the question of VAT avoidance accusations from the agenda of Parliament’s national security committee meeting on Tuesday. András Horváth, the former tax official behind the allegations that tax officials are tacitly allowing large companies to evade VAT payments, was present, along with tax office vice-president Árpád Varga, and national police chief Károly Papp.
First Day Of Hanukkah Marked In Hungary
- 29 Nov 2013 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Light is the best remedy against darkness, as even a tiny bit of it can “disperse” the greatest darkness, Slomó Köves, the chief rabbi of the Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation (EMIH), said on Wednesday, the first day of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah.