77 result(s) for subsidy in Current Affairs
Hungary's Agriculture & Regional Development Office Veep Held Over Bogus EU Claims
- 15 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading official at the Agriculture and Regional Development Office (MVH) and three accomplices have been arrested for illegal EU agricultural subsidy applications, deputy prosecutor general Richárd Szoboszlai-Szász told reporters on Monday. Híradó reported that one of the suspects is MVH vice-president Miklós Drajkó.
Xpat Opinion: Young Hungarians Are Disillusioned And Feel Helpless
- 20 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A new study appeared a couple of days ago about the attitude of Hungarian youth between the ages of 15 and 29. Keep in mind that the people who filled out these questionnaires prepared by Kutatópont (Research Point) were born after 1984; that is, even the oldest ones were only six years old at the time of the regime change. The study is available free on the Internet. Naturally, it is impossible ...
Drug Makers Slam Subsidies System In Hungary
- 2 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The innovative drug makers association IGYE yesterday called for a radical overhaul and simplification of Hungary’s subsidy system, describing it as probably the most complicated in all of Europe.
Institute For Blind In Budapest To Be Renovated
- 22 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The State Institute for the Blind in Budapest’s 14th District will be renovated this year at a cost of nearly Ft 1 billion, provided by a government subsidy. Work on the 1908 building, designed by architect Béla Lajta, begins in May and is scheduled to be completed in December.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán On Higher Education: An Outrage
- 23 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
About a week ago Viktor Orbán announced that he will be taking a two-week holiday because his “batteries were exhausted.” He will spend time with his family in Felcsút and perhaps at Lake Balaton. I’m sure that a lot of people received this announcement with a certain amount of relief because lately the Hungarian prime minister has been delivering speeches that made not the slightest sense. ...
Huge “First Job” Programme Is Launched In Hungary
- 10 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is launching a Ft 3 billion subsidy programme “First Job Guaranteed” from the employment fund NFA to help career starters to obtain work experience, state secretary Sándor Czomba announced. In Hungary some 220,000 persons under 25 have jobs and 86,000 are registered unemployed, among which 58,000 are career starters.
Hungarian Cabinet Endorses Joint Venture With Uranium Miner Wildhorse
- 3 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet has agreed to enter into a joint venture with Australian mining company Wildhorse Energy to assess the viability of reviving uranium mining in the Mecsek hills in the next six months. The joint venture company will be set up by Wildhorse, which already has ongoing projects in the region near Pecs, along with state owned rehabilitation company Mecsek-Oko and mining company Mecsekerc.
Hungarian PM Orban Delighted By EC Decision Not To Suspend Subsidy Payments
- 4 Jun 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Confidence in Hungary has returned, Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared yesterday after the European Commission decided against suspending cohesion fund payments to Hungary. Speaking on the “Az Este” TV programme, he hailed the outcome as a great success for Hungary, as the April decision on suspending funds was “unfair”.
Urgent Ft 1bn Subsidy For Hugnarian State Opera
- 27 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet has redirected Ft 1.4 billion to provide a special subsidy for the State Opera, as it faces a funding crisis. Government commissioner for the Opera Szilveszter Ókovács said without the subsidy artists could not be contracted in the second half of the year, and the Opera House could not reopen in the autumn.
Hungary's Agriculture & Regional Development Office Veep Held Over Bogus EU Claims
- 15 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading official at the Agriculture and Regional Development Office (MVH) and three accomplices have been arrested for illegal EU agricultural subsidy applications, deputy prosecutor general Richárd Szoboszlai-Szász told reporters on Monday. Híradó reported that one of the suspects is MVH vice-president Miklós Drajkó.
Xpat Opinion: Young Hungarians Are Disillusioned And Feel Helpless
- 20 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A new study appeared a couple of days ago about the attitude of Hungarian youth between the ages of 15 and 29. Keep in mind that the people who filled out these questionnaires prepared by Kutatópont (Research Point) were born after 1984; that is, even the oldest ones were only six years old at the time of the regime change. The study is available free on the Internet. Naturally, it is impossible ...
Drug Makers Slam Subsidies System In Hungary
- 2 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The innovative drug makers association IGYE yesterday called for a radical overhaul and simplification of Hungary’s subsidy system, describing it as probably the most complicated in all of Europe.
Institute For Blind In Budapest To Be Renovated
- 22 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The State Institute for the Blind in Budapest’s 14th District will be renovated this year at a cost of nearly Ft 1 billion, provided by a government subsidy. Work on the 1908 building, designed by architect Béla Lajta, begins in May and is scheduled to be completed in December.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán On Higher Education: An Outrage
- 23 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
About a week ago Viktor Orbán announced that he will be taking a two-week holiday because his “batteries were exhausted.” He will spend time with his family in Felcsút and perhaps at Lake Balaton. I’m sure that a lot of people received this announcement with a certain amount of relief because lately the Hungarian prime minister has been delivering speeches that made not the slightest sense. ...
Huge “First Job” Programme Is Launched In Hungary
- 10 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is launching a Ft 3 billion subsidy programme “First Job Guaranteed” from the employment fund NFA to help career starters to obtain work experience, state secretary Sándor Czomba announced. In Hungary some 220,000 persons under 25 have jobs and 86,000 are registered unemployed, among which 58,000 are career starters.
Hungarian Cabinet Endorses Joint Venture With Uranium Miner Wildhorse
- 3 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet has agreed to enter into a joint venture with Australian mining company Wildhorse Energy to assess the viability of reviving uranium mining in the Mecsek hills in the next six months. The joint venture company will be set up by Wildhorse, which already has ongoing projects in the region near Pecs, along with state owned rehabilitation company Mecsek-Oko and mining company Mecsekerc.
Hungarian PM Orban Delighted By EC Decision Not To Suspend Subsidy Payments
- 4 Jun 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Confidence in Hungary has returned, Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared yesterday after the European Commission decided against suspending cohesion fund payments to Hungary. Speaking on the “Az Este” TV programme, he hailed the outcome as a great success for Hungary, as the April decision on suspending funds was “unfair”.
Urgent Ft 1bn Subsidy For Hugnarian State Opera
- 27 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet has redirected Ft 1.4 billion to provide a special subsidy for the State Opera, as it faces a funding crisis. Government commissioner for the Opera Szilveszter Ókovács said without the subsidy artists could not be contracted in the second half of the year, and the Opera House could not reopen in the autumn.