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Hungary To Switch To Summer Time On Sunday
- 27 Mar 2014 10:50 AM
- current affairs
Daylight saving time will begin in Hungary on Sunday, March 30, with clocks going forward an hour at 2 am. The EU-standard change will slightly affect railway and Budapest public transport timetables. The change will not affect international flights at the Budapest Liszt Ferenc airport.
Transparency International: It May Be A Free Election In Hungary, But It’s Not Fair
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Three non-governmental organizations have teamed up in Hungary to determine how public funds are being used by political parties for the 2014 parliamentary election on April 6. International anti-corruption monitor Transparency International, Hungarian investigative journalism web portal Atlatszo.hu and Hungary’s public funds watchdog K-Monitor announced yesterday that they have launched ...
Opposition Party Comments On Hungary’s PM Orbán’s Speech
- 17 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Main opposition Socialist leader and PMcandidate of the left-wing Unity party alliance Attila Mesterházy described Orbán’s state-of-the-nation address as “a mendacious and cowardly speech” which had nothing to do with reality and people’s current problems.
European Court Rejects Hungary Appeal Over Tokaj
- 14 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Justice on Thursday turned down a Hungarian appeal against an earlier ruling concerning the registration of a Slovak wine brand containing the name of Hungary’s historic wine-growing Tokaj region.
Hungary & Us Sign Agreement To Implement The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
- 5 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
M. André Goodfriend, Charge d’Affaires, a.i., of the Embassy of the United States of America, and Gábor Orbán, State Secretary for Taxation and Financial Affairs in the Ministry for National Economy, signed an agreement today between the governments of Hungary and the United States of America to implement the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
Hungarian Youth Most Concerned About Uncertainty
- 4 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Young people in Hungary worry most about future uncertainty, job security and a lack of purpose, according to a survey by market research company Kutatópont. The quadrennial Hungarian Youth survey was conducted with a representative sample of 8,000 young people aged 15-29 in 2012.
Xpat Opinion: What McCain Delegation Really Discussed With Hungary's PM
- 4 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
United States Senator John McCain was in Budapest last Friday leading a seven-member delegation from the U.S. Congress on a brief stopover en route to the Munich Security Conference.
Hungary’s Central Bank Heads Comment On Euro
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Maastricht criteria have a stabilising effect on EU member states outside the euro zone, the governor of Austria’s central bank told the NBH conference. Setting the objective of joining the euro zone, combined with the Maastricht criteria, have a strong stabilising effect in each prospective euro-zone member state, said Ewald Nowotny.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Socialist Leader Mesterházy Under Fire For “Hang Him“ Remark
- 30 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government author accuses the Socialist leader of pining for revenge, while a left-winger claims that Fidesz applies double standards to hateful remarks and that the scandal is part of a character assassination attempt.
Hungary To Switch To Summer Time On Sunday
- 27 Mar 2014 10:50 AM
- current affairs
Daylight saving time will begin in Hungary on Sunday, March 30, with clocks going forward an hour at 2 am. The EU-standard change will slightly affect railway and Budapest public transport timetables. The change will not affect international flights at the Budapest Liszt Ferenc airport.
Transparency International: It May Be A Free Election In Hungary, But It’s Not Fair
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Three non-governmental organizations have teamed up in Hungary to determine how public funds are being used by political parties for the 2014 parliamentary election on April 6. International anti-corruption monitor Transparency International, Hungarian investigative journalism web portal Atlatszo.hu and Hungary’s public funds watchdog K-Monitor announced yesterday that they have launched ...
Opposition Party Comments On Hungary’s PM Orbán’s Speech
- 17 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Main opposition Socialist leader and PMcandidate of the left-wing Unity party alliance Attila Mesterházy described Orbán’s state-of-the-nation address as “a mendacious and cowardly speech” which had nothing to do with reality and people’s current problems.
European Court Rejects Hungary Appeal Over Tokaj
- 14 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Justice on Thursday turned down a Hungarian appeal against an earlier ruling concerning the registration of a Slovak wine brand containing the name of Hungary’s historic wine-growing Tokaj region.
Hungary & Us Sign Agreement To Implement The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
- 5 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
M. André Goodfriend, Charge d’Affaires, a.i., of the Embassy of the United States of America, and Gábor Orbán, State Secretary for Taxation and Financial Affairs in the Ministry for National Economy, signed an agreement today between the governments of Hungary and the United States of America to implement the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
Hungarian Youth Most Concerned About Uncertainty
- 4 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Young people in Hungary worry most about future uncertainty, job security and a lack of purpose, according to a survey by market research company Kutatópont. The quadrennial Hungarian Youth survey was conducted with a representative sample of 8,000 young people aged 15-29 in 2012.
Xpat Opinion: What McCain Delegation Really Discussed With Hungary's PM
- 4 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
United States Senator John McCain was in Budapest last Friday leading a seven-member delegation from the U.S. Congress on a brief stopover en route to the Munich Security Conference.
Hungary’s Central Bank Heads Comment On Euro
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Maastricht criteria have a stabilising effect on EU member states outside the euro zone, the governor of Austria’s central bank told the NBH conference. Setting the objective of joining the euro zone, combined with the Maastricht criteria, have a strong stabilising effect in each prospective euro-zone member state, said Ewald Nowotny.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Socialist Leader Mesterházy Under Fire For “Hang Him“ Remark
- 30 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government author accuses the Socialist leader of pining for revenge, while a left-winger claims that Fidesz applies double standards to hateful remarks and that the scandal is part of a character assassination attempt.