721 result(s) for state award
Court Awards Severance Pay To Ex-MPs
- 4 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled that the Hungarian state must pay Ft 800,000 each to Erzsébet Gy. Németh and Szilvia Kovács Frank. Both were Socialist MPs until 2010 and collected severance pay, which the Orbán cabinet punished by imposing a 98% special tax on it.
State Institution Paying Over The Odds For IT Services
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
A state educational institution with a history of procurement at astronomical prices shows no sign of improvement with its latest acquisition of IT services. As our investigation found, not only is the agency paying well above market prices to handpicked vendors, but it managed to select suppliers that formally do not even provide the services in question.
Curious Minds With Steve Weiss, Brody Studios Budapest, 10 March
- 23 Feb 2016 2:10 AM
- entertainment
Former Chief Middle East correspondent for ABC News - 'The Deserters: A Hidden History of World War II' author Charles Glass - had long harboured an interest in the subject. But it was only truly ignited by a chance meeting with Steve Weiss - decorated combat veteran of the US 36th Infantry Division and former deserter.
Introducing Hilltop Winery From Neszmély
- 9 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- food & drink
Let us introduce you to Hilltop winery from Neszmély, who will be one of our guest wineries at the next Xpat Wine Club event on 11th of February at Corinthia Hotel Budapest.
Brokers Pocket HUF 74 Billion Selling Hungarian Settlement Bonds
- 21 Jan 2016 10:35 AM
- business
1145 foreigners were granted residency permits in Hungary in 2015 after purchasing settlement bonds. Magyar Nemzet reports that offshore companies brokering the sale of the bonds have made between HUF 74 billion (USD 255 million) and HUF 95 billion (USD 328 million) since the program was launched three years ago.
Awards Granted In London Mark Hungarian Culture Day
- 20 Jan 2016 3:04 AM
- community & culture
Choral conductor Peter Broadbent and architect Sándor Váci have been awarded the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic, Officer’s Cross at an event marking the Day of Hungarian Culture in London. The awards granted at the Hungarian embassy are to recognise their work promoting Hungarian culture and Hungarian-British relations in the UK.
Miracle On Violin In The Palace Of Arts In Budapest, 2 February
- 14 Jan 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Having started as a wunderkind, and a violin artist still referred to as a miracle today, Vadim Repin will take the stage accompanied by the Hungarian Virtuoso ensemble on February 2, 2016 in the Palace of Arts
Hungarian Competition Authority Fines Banks USD 13.8 Million
- 13 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Economic Competition Authority (GVH) has fined the Hungarian Banking Association HUF 4 billion (USD 13.8 million) and the Banker Training Institute HUF 15 million (USD 52,000) for the “unlawful horizontal sharing of information”.
Hungarian Prisoners Awarded Compensation
- 8 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Almost 40 inmates may receive state compensation because the conditions in Hungarian prisons constitute a violation of human dignity, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Strasbourg on Thursday. The Hungarian state must pay a total of €541,000 in compensation to the 39 convicts within three months. The plaintiffs had sued Hungary mainly because of the circumstances of detention and lack of ...
Court Awards Severance Pay To Ex-MPs
- 4 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled that the Hungarian state must pay Ft 800,000 each to Erzsébet Gy. Németh and Szilvia Kovács Frank. Both were Socialist MPs until 2010 and collected severance pay, which the Orbán cabinet punished by imposing a 98% special tax on it.
State Institution Paying Over The Odds For IT Services
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
A state educational institution with a history of procurement at astronomical prices shows no sign of improvement with its latest acquisition of IT services. As our investigation found, not only is the agency paying well above market prices to handpicked vendors, but it managed to select suppliers that formally do not even provide the services in question.
Curious Minds With Steve Weiss, Brody Studios Budapest, 10 March
- 23 Feb 2016 2:10 AM
- entertainment
Former Chief Middle East correspondent for ABC News - 'The Deserters: A Hidden History of World War II' author Charles Glass - had long harboured an interest in the subject. But it was only truly ignited by a chance meeting with Steve Weiss - decorated combat veteran of the US 36th Infantry Division and former deserter.
Introducing Hilltop Winery From Neszmély
- 9 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- food & drink
Let us introduce you to Hilltop winery from Neszmély, who will be one of our guest wineries at the next Xpat Wine Club event on 11th of February at Corinthia Hotel Budapest.
Brokers Pocket HUF 74 Billion Selling Hungarian Settlement Bonds
- 21 Jan 2016 10:35 AM
- business
1145 foreigners were granted residency permits in Hungary in 2015 after purchasing settlement bonds. Magyar Nemzet reports that offshore companies brokering the sale of the bonds have made between HUF 74 billion (USD 255 million) and HUF 95 billion (USD 328 million) since the program was launched three years ago.
Awards Granted In London Mark Hungarian Culture Day
- 20 Jan 2016 3:04 AM
- community & culture
Choral conductor Peter Broadbent and architect Sándor Váci have been awarded the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic, Officer’s Cross at an event marking the Day of Hungarian Culture in London. The awards granted at the Hungarian embassy are to recognise their work promoting Hungarian culture and Hungarian-British relations in the UK.
Miracle On Violin In The Palace Of Arts In Budapest, 2 February
- 14 Jan 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Having started as a wunderkind, and a violin artist still referred to as a miracle today, Vadim Repin will take the stage accompanied by the Hungarian Virtuoso ensemble on February 2, 2016 in the Palace of Arts
Hungarian Competition Authority Fines Banks USD 13.8 Million
- 13 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Economic Competition Authority (GVH) has fined the Hungarian Banking Association HUF 4 billion (USD 13.8 million) and the Banker Training Institute HUF 15 million (USD 52,000) for the “unlawful horizontal sharing of information”.
Hungarian Prisoners Awarded Compensation
- 8 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Almost 40 inmates may receive state compensation because the conditions in Hungarian prisons constitute a violation of human dignity, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Strasbourg on Thursday. The Hungarian state must pay a total of €541,000 in compensation to the 39 convicts within three months. The plaintiffs had sued Hungary mainly because of the circumstances of detention and lack of ...