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Brussels Takes Hungary To Court Over Energy Legislation
- 26 Mar 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has referred Hungary to the European Court of Justice for failure to transpose EU law into its legislation on energy efficiency, the Commission said. The move will take an infringement procedure launched against Hungary earlier to the third, litigation stage. Brussels has asked the court to impose a fine of 15,444 euros per day until the breach is stopped.
Hungary’s President Áder Presents High State Awards
- 16 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
President János Áder presented high state awards - Kossuth and Széchenyi prizes and the Hungarian Order of Merit - on the occasion of the national holiday. Thirty-two people received the Order of Merit, thirteen artists received Kossuth prizes and six received shared Kossuth prizes.
Hungarian Health Care Workers Earn 1/10th That Of Their Western Counterparts
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The people need to understand that we are not talking about how much residents or expert doctors make, but whether they will be treated when they go to hospital, says Tamás Dénes, President of the Hungarian Residents Association. Doctors and expert health workers are moving abroad because of low wages and poor working conditions.
Film Production Spending In Hungary Above EU Average
- 3 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Spending by film productions amounted to 0.15% of Hungarian economic output between 2010 and 2014, two-and-a-half times the European Union average, Hungary’s National Film Fund said.
Lázár Calls For Utility Companies Probe Over Suspicion Of Overcharging
- 2 Mar 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Cabinet chief János Lázár has said he wants to conduct a review of the way utilities companies metered and billed their customers, as he suspected there was an abundance of overcharging.
Hungary Becomes Full Member Of European Space Agency
- 24 Feb 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has become a full member of the European Space Agency (ESA) with the related document signed in a ceremony in Budapest. Jean - Jacques Dordain, ESA’s directorgeneral, highlighted the successful projects carried out in cooperation with Hungary over the past 20 years.
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.
New Cash Registers In Hungary Lift VAT Revenues
- 19 Feb 2015 4:00 AM
- business
VAT revenues in the retail sector rose by 14% or Ft 227 billion last year, a clear sign that the online cash registers have helped to whiten the economy, state secretary András Tállai told Napi Gazdaság.
Employers’ Assoc Maintains Stand Against Sunday Shopping Restrictions
- 13 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s main employer association said on Thursday that it objects to the law severely restricting Sunday shopping. The National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ) said it maintains its refusal to endorse the law and will not asses a draft implementation decree for the law.
Brussels Takes Hungary To Court Over Energy Legislation
- 26 Mar 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has referred Hungary to the European Court of Justice for failure to transpose EU law into its legislation on energy efficiency, the Commission said. The move will take an infringement procedure launched against Hungary earlier to the third, litigation stage. Brussels has asked the court to impose a fine of 15,444 euros per day until the breach is stopped.
Hungary’s President Áder Presents High State Awards
- 16 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
President János Áder presented high state awards - Kossuth and Széchenyi prizes and the Hungarian Order of Merit - on the occasion of the national holiday. Thirty-two people received the Order of Merit, thirteen artists received Kossuth prizes and six received shared Kossuth prizes.
Hungarian Health Care Workers Earn 1/10th That Of Their Western Counterparts
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The people need to understand that we are not talking about how much residents or expert doctors make, but whether they will be treated when they go to hospital, says Tamás Dénes, President of the Hungarian Residents Association. Doctors and expert health workers are moving abroad because of low wages and poor working conditions.
Film Production Spending In Hungary Above EU Average
- 3 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Spending by film productions amounted to 0.15% of Hungarian economic output between 2010 and 2014, two-and-a-half times the European Union average, Hungary’s National Film Fund said.
Lázár Calls For Utility Companies Probe Over Suspicion Of Overcharging
- 2 Mar 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Cabinet chief János Lázár has said he wants to conduct a review of the way utilities companies metered and billed their customers, as he suspected there was an abundance of overcharging.
Hungary Becomes Full Member Of European Space Agency
- 24 Feb 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has become a full member of the European Space Agency (ESA) with the related document signed in a ceremony in Budapest. Jean - Jacques Dordain, ESA’s directorgeneral, highlighted the successful projects carried out in cooperation with Hungary over the past 20 years.
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.
New Cash Registers In Hungary Lift VAT Revenues
- 19 Feb 2015 4:00 AM
- business
VAT revenues in the retail sector rose by 14% or Ft 227 billion last year, a clear sign that the online cash registers have helped to whiten the economy, state secretary András Tállai told Napi Gazdaság.
Employers’ Assoc Maintains Stand Against Sunday Shopping Restrictions
- 13 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s main employer association said on Thursday that it objects to the law severely restricting Sunday shopping. The National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ) said it maintains its refusal to endorse the law and will not asses a draft implementation decree for the law.