545 result(s) for special report
Xpat Opinion: Stop Using Taxes As A Weapon
- 20 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: It is generally understood that tax cuts are good for business, and can actually increase government revenue by encouraging private-sector activity, which in turn generates more taxable revenue.
HRW Slams EU Over Hungary's Situation
- 19 Feb 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has done “virtually nothing” to tackle problems concerning human rights laws and practices in Hungary, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report. The New York-based HRW called on the EU to take appropriate action and raised concern about the Hungary’s human rights record, stemming from “a raft of problematic laws and policies” initiated by the government.
Hungarian Police Promise Stricter Border Controls
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Stricter controls on the Serb-Hungarian border are not a result of German pressure, Hungarian chief of police Károly Papp and his Serbian counterpart Milorad Veljovic told a press conference in Röszke on Wednesday.
OECD Report On Hungarian Economic Policy Reforms
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Going for Growth, an annual study of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), provides an analysis of the reforms put in place by each member country – among them Hungary – from the aspect of economic growth.
Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 13 March
- 6 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Amazingly gifted and blessed with a dazzling technique, young pianist Krisztián Oláh has been knocking out our late night jam session regulars for close on a year now. He is passionate and inventive bebop player who is now more than ready to step out into the limelight and out of the shadow of the formidable Szakcsi-Oláh pianist dynasty of which he is the latest issue. His equally young and ...
Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 6 February
- 4 Feb 2015 7:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday, 6th February 2015 proudly presents the Ágnes Lakatos Standard Zone
Hungarian Govt Sticks To Special Taxes But Ready To Consider RTL-Owner’s Opinion
- 2 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Maintaining the system of special sectoral taxes is a key issue for the Hungarian government though it is ready to consider the opinion of the Bertelsmann Group, which owns television channel RTL Klub, the Government Information Centre (KIK) said, confirming that the two held talks in the past weeks.
Xpat Report: 2015's First Grandhouse Luncheon
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The first monthly Grandhouse luncheon of the season on January 21, 2015, held as usual in the restrained elegance of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences dining hall, met with the largest attendance of the past two years. Ambassadors Gordan Radman (Croatia), Gajus Scheltema (Holland), Kevin Dowling (Ireland), Igor Esmerov (Macedonia) and Rastilav Káer (Slovakia) were among the distinguished guests ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government & RTL TV Make Peace?
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing dailies report that the Government has made a deal with the German owners of Hungary’s increasingly critical No. 1 commercial TV station and thus removed a thorn from German-Hungarian relations a few days before Chancellor Merkel’s visit to Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Stop Using Taxes As A Weapon
- 20 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: It is generally understood that tax cuts are good for business, and can actually increase government revenue by encouraging private-sector activity, which in turn generates more taxable revenue.
HRW Slams EU Over Hungary's Situation
- 19 Feb 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has done “virtually nothing” to tackle problems concerning human rights laws and practices in Hungary, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report. The New York-based HRW called on the EU to take appropriate action and raised concern about the Hungary’s human rights record, stemming from “a raft of problematic laws and policies” initiated by the government.
Hungarian Police Promise Stricter Border Controls
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Stricter controls on the Serb-Hungarian border are not a result of German pressure, Hungarian chief of police Károly Papp and his Serbian counterpart Milorad Veljovic told a press conference in Röszke on Wednesday.
OECD Report On Hungarian Economic Policy Reforms
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Going for Growth, an annual study of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), provides an analysis of the reforms put in place by each member country – among them Hungary – from the aspect of economic growth.
Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 13 March
- 6 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Amazingly gifted and blessed with a dazzling technique, young pianist Krisztián Oláh has been knocking out our late night jam session regulars for close on a year now. He is passionate and inventive bebop player who is now more than ready to step out into the limelight and out of the shadow of the formidable Szakcsi-Oláh pianist dynasty of which he is the latest issue. His equally young and ...
Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 6 February
- 4 Feb 2015 7:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday, 6th February 2015 proudly presents the Ágnes Lakatos Standard Zone
Hungarian Govt Sticks To Special Taxes But Ready To Consider RTL-Owner’s Opinion
- 2 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Maintaining the system of special sectoral taxes is a key issue for the Hungarian government though it is ready to consider the opinion of the Bertelsmann Group, which owns television channel RTL Klub, the Government Information Centre (KIK) said, confirming that the two held talks in the past weeks.
Xpat Report: 2015's First Grandhouse Luncheon
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The first monthly Grandhouse luncheon of the season on January 21, 2015, held as usual in the restrained elegance of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences dining hall, met with the largest attendance of the past two years. Ambassadors Gordan Radman (Croatia), Gajus Scheltema (Holland), Kevin Dowling (Ireland), Igor Esmerov (Macedonia) and Rastilav Káer (Slovakia) were among the distinguished guests ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government & RTL TV Make Peace?
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing dailies report that the Government has made a deal with the German owners of Hungary’s increasingly critical No. 1 commercial TV station and thus removed a thorn from German-Hungarian relations a few days before Chancellor Merkel’s visit to Budapest.