66 result(s) for state oversight
EC Finds Oversight Fee Rates, Healthcare Contribution Discriminatory
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has found that progressive rates for a supermarket oversight fee and health-care contributions by tobacco companies introduced by Hungarian lawmakers were discriminatory and violated European Union rules on state aid.
Govt To Introduce Chancellor System In Health Care By Year’s End
- 9 May 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government plans to introduce a so-called chancellor system in the public health-care sector by the end of the year with a view to improving state oversight of health institutions’ finances, a government official said. Under the system, the government will appoint chancellors to oversee the finances of health-care institutions, János Mészáros, deputy state secretary for health care, said.
Regulator Lets Investors Doublecheck Account Balances
- 5 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Clients of investment companies doing business in Hungary are now able to check their securities and equities account statements against data compiled by the market regulator, the National Bank of Hungary’s deputy governor in charge of oversight told journalists.
MNB: Government Retaliation Against MTel Not Manipulation
- 13 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) found no evidence of insider trading or market manipulation when the government pulled contracts with Magyar Telekom in retaliation for the firing of a pop star whose views on women were apparently in synch with the views of the government, state news agency MTI reported.
Hungary Contests EC Prohibition Of New Rates
- 19 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- business
Hungary is appealing a prohibition of the application of steeper rates for supermarket oversight fees and tobacco company health-care contributions pending the outcome of probes by the European Commission. Hungary is contesting the prohibition with the European Court, according to a newsletter from the European Union’s judicial body.
Hungarian Govt “Ready To Face” EC Probes
- 17 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The government is ready to face European Commission probes into Hungary’s supermarket oversight fee and health-care contribution payable by tobacco companies, government office chief János Lázár said. He insisted that the Spar supermarket chain and tobacco maker Philip Morris had filed complaints against Hungary in Brussels, and the government is ready to “argue its case”.
Hungary Launches Procedure To List Munkácsy Masterpiece
- 10 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The cabinet office has initiated a procedure to prevent Mihály Munkácsy’s monumental painting “Golgotha” from being permanently removed from the country. “With the listing procedure, the government wants to keep this extraordinary work of our national painting in the Hungarian sphere of interest,” the national office in charge of oversight of cultural heritage said. “Naturally, the procedure will ...
If Viktor Orbán Can Survive Broker Scandal, He Can Survive Anything
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán acknowledged on Wednesday that he himself ordered ministries to withdraw their money from brokerage firms. If the decision was based on inside information then the Prime Minister acknowledged committing a serious economic crime.
C Bank Suing Hungarian Liberal Party Politician Over False Statements
- 19 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Bank of Hungary said it is suing Zoltán Bodnár of the opposition Hungarian Liberal Party for making false statements about the activities of the bank. The NBH dismissed the statements “made purely for political gain” and asked for corrections from the media that carried them.
EC Finds Oversight Fee Rates, Healthcare Contribution Discriminatory
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has found that progressive rates for a supermarket oversight fee and health-care contributions by tobacco companies introduced by Hungarian lawmakers were discriminatory and violated European Union rules on state aid.
Govt To Introduce Chancellor System In Health Care By Year’s End
- 9 May 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government plans to introduce a so-called chancellor system in the public health-care sector by the end of the year with a view to improving state oversight of health institutions’ finances, a government official said. Under the system, the government will appoint chancellors to oversee the finances of health-care institutions, János Mészáros, deputy state secretary for health care, said.
Regulator Lets Investors Doublecheck Account Balances
- 5 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Clients of investment companies doing business in Hungary are now able to check their securities and equities account statements against data compiled by the market regulator, the National Bank of Hungary’s deputy governor in charge of oversight told journalists.
MNB: Government Retaliation Against MTel Not Manipulation
- 13 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) found no evidence of insider trading or market manipulation when the government pulled contracts with Magyar Telekom in retaliation for the firing of a pop star whose views on women were apparently in synch with the views of the government, state news agency MTI reported.
Hungary Contests EC Prohibition Of New Rates
- 19 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- business
Hungary is appealing a prohibition of the application of steeper rates for supermarket oversight fees and tobacco company health-care contributions pending the outcome of probes by the European Commission. Hungary is contesting the prohibition with the European Court, according to a newsletter from the European Union’s judicial body.
Hungarian Govt “Ready To Face” EC Probes
- 17 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The government is ready to face European Commission probes into Hungary’s supermarket oversight fee and health-care contribution payable by tobacco companies, government office chief János Lázár said. He insisted that the Spar supermarket chain and tobacco maker Philip Morris had filed complaints against Hungary in Brussels, and the government is ready to “argue its case”.
Hungary Launches Procedure To List Munkácsy Masterpiece
- 10 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The cabinet office has initiated a procedure to prevent Mihály Munkácsy’s monumental painting “Golgotha” from being permanently removed from the country. “With the listing procedure, the government wants to keep this extraordinary work of our national painting in the Hungarian sphere of interest,” the national office in charge of oversight of cultural heritage said. “Naturally, the procedure will ...
If Viktor Orbán Can Survive Broker Scandal, He Can Survive Anything
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán acknowledged on Wednesday that he himself ordered ministries to withdraw their money from brokerage firms. If the decision was based on inside information then the Prime Minister acknowledged committing a serious economic crime.
C Bank Suing Hungarian Liberal Party Politician Over False Statements
- 19 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Bank of Hungary said it is suing Zoltán Bodnár of the opposition Hungarian Liberal Party for making false statements about the activities of the bank. The NBH dismissed the statements “made purely for political gain” and asked for corrections from the media that carried them.