165 result(s) for taxpayer in Current Affairs
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Says UN Official ‘Defending Terrorist’
- 2 May 2019 6:24 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, in a letter to United Nations Special Rapporteur Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, has expressed “astonishment and shock” over her “defence of a terrorist”.
Opinion: Gov't Dominance In Hungarian Media Market
- 26 Apr 2019 11:06 AM
- http://hungarianspectrum.org/
- current affairs
About six months ago a foreign journalist asked whether there is any hard data on the percentage of Hungarian media under the direct influence of the Orbán government.
EPP To Debate Expulsion Of Hungary's Fidesz On 20 March
- 7 Mar 2019 6:46 AM
- https://bbj.hu/
- current affairs
The European Peopleʼs Party (EPP), the group of conservative and Christian Democrat parties in the European Parliament which includes Hungaryʼs governing Fidesz, will start talks on the latterʼs possible suspension or expulsion, after 12 member parties from nine countries requested action, according to multiple reports.
Socialists Urge Lowering VAT On Cultural Services In Hungary
- 23 Jan 2019 7:06 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has proposed that VAT on services in areas of culture such as theatre, musical events and museums, should be lowered from 27% to 5%.
Opinion: OTP Bank's Private Jet Identified As Hungarian Governmental Aircraft
- 11 Dec 2018 11:07 AM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
The prime minister has probably flown aboard Hungarian bank OTP’s private jet (worth approx. HUF 11 billion) to soccer matches and official meetings several times.
PM Orbán, Mayor Tarlos Sign Pact On Budapest Cooperation
- 19 Nov 2018 7:51 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Budapest Mayor István Tarlós on Saturday signed a pact on cooperation between the government and the capital city.
Official: Hungary's Migration Policy Reason For Venice Commission Assessment
- 16 Nov 2018 7:47 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Venice Commission is assessing a law on Hungary’s migration tax, a government official said on Thursday, because the country’s migration policy “is at odds with the majority of related policies in Europe”.
Company With Fidesz Ties Signs €20 Million Contract For Operating ‘Smart’ Border Fence
- 12 Nov 2018 8:24 AM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
A company owned by a man with close ties to the governing Fidesz party is going to be paid 6.5 billion Hungarian forints (€20.2 million at today’s exchange rate) in total from taxpayer funds in the next five years in return for operating and maintaining the so-called ‘smart fence’ on the country’s southern border.
EU Prosecutor’s Office Would Curb ‘Orbán Regime’s’ Worst Excesses Says Opposition
- 19 Oct 2018 5:06 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
If Hungary joined the European public prosecutor’s office, the worst excesses of the Orbán regime would be curbed, the opposition Socialists said.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Says UN Official ‘Defending Terrorist’
- 2 May 2019 6:24 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, in a letter to United Nations Special Rapporteur Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, has expressed “astonishment and shock” over her “defence of a terrorist”.
Opinion: Gov't Dominance In Hungarian Media Market
- 26 Apr 2019 11:06 AM
- http://hungarianspectrum.org/
- current affairs
About six months ago a foreign journalist asked whether there is any hard data on the percentage of Hungarian media under the direct influence of the Orbán government.
EPP To Debate Expulsion Of Hungary's Fidesz On 20 March
- 7 Mar 2019 6:46 AM
- https://bbj.hu/
- current affairs
The European Peopleʼs Party (EPP), the group of conservative and Christian Democrat parties in the European Parliament which includes Hungaryʼs governing Fidesz, will start talks on the latterʼs possible suspension or expulsion, after 12 member parties from nine countries requested action, according to multiple reports.
Socialists Urge Lowering VAT On Cultural Services In Hungary
- 23 Jan 2019 7:06 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has proposed that VAT on services in areas of culture such as theatre, musical events and museums, should be lowered from 27% to 5%.
Opinion: OTP Bank's Private Jet Identified As Hungarian Governmental Aircraft
- 11 Dec 2018 11:07 AM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
The prime minister has probably flown aboard Hungarian bank OTP’s private jet (worth approx. HUF 11 billion) to soccer matches and official meetings several times.
PM Orbán, Mayor Tarlos Sign Pact On Budapest Cooperation
- 19 Nov 2018 7:51 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Budapest Mayor István Tarlós on Saturday signed a pact on cooperation between the government and the capital city.
Official: Hungary's Migration Policy Reason For Venice Commission Assessment
- 16 Nov 2018 7:47 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Venice Commission is assessing a law on Hungary’s migration tax, a government official said on Thursday, because the country’s migration policy “is at odds with the majority of related policies in Europe”.
Company With Fidesz Ties Signs €20 Million Contract For Operating ‘Smart’ Border Fence
- 12 Nov 2018 8:24 AM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
A company owned by a man with close ties to the governing Fidesz party is going to be paid 6.5 billion Hungarian forints (€20.2 million at today’s exchange rate) in total from taxpayer funds in the next five years in return for operating and maintaining the so-called ‘smart fence’ on the country’s southern border.
EU Prosecutor’s Office Would Curb ‘Orbán Regime’s’ Worst Excesses Says Opposition
- 19 Oct 2018 5:06 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
If Hungary joined the European public prosecutor’s office, the worst excesses of the Orbán regime would be curbed, the opposition Socialists said.