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Singapore Success ‘Encouragement’ For Hungary, Says Orbán In Singapore
- 27 Sep 2017 9:42 AM
- current affairs
Singapore’s success story is an encouragement to Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Singapore after talks with Lee Hsien Loong, his Singaporean counterpart, on Tuesday. Hungary has no significant resources of energy or raw materials, Orbán noted. “We become what we manage to achieve through work and our intelligence”, he said.
Orbán ongratulates CDU, CSU Leaders On Winning German Parliamentary Elections
- 26 Sep 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sent his congratulations to party leaders Angela Merkel of CDU and Horst Seehofer of CSU in a letter on Monday on winning the German parliamentary elections, Orban’s press chief said. In his letter to Merkel, Orbán said that the election results show the European citizen’s commitment towards a policy built on conservative values which can ensure safety and ...
Hungarian National Security Committee Head To Turn To International Organisations Over Possible Links Between Azeri Funds, Extradition
- 26 Sep 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
The head of parliament’s national security committee on Monday said he would turn to the European Union’s law enforcement agency and the European Banking Authority (EBA) over possible links between the 2012 extradition of an Azeri soldier who had killed an Armenian citizen in Hungary and the alleged transfer of funds to a Hungarian bank account.
Russian Rosatom Pledges Full Transparency For Paks Expansion Project
- 25 Sep 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The contracted preparation and construction of the Paks nuclear plant upgrade will be fully transparent throughout the entire investment and will comply with European Union directives, Alexey Likhachev, head of Russian energy giant Rosatom, said in talks on the construction phase with János Süli, the minister without portfolio responsible for the project.
Local Opinion: Hungary Well On Its Way To Becoming A Police State
- 25 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
On Wednesday, LMP parliamentarian and national security committee member Bernadett Szél held a joint press conference with László Majtényi, founder of the Eötvös Károly Institute, to discuss the implications of Fidesz’s war on NGOs and the use of Hungary’s national security services for political purposes. Szél and Majtényi’s remarks implied that lines are blurring between politics and national ...
Hungarians Have One Of The Lowest Salaries In Europe
- 25 Sep 2017 8:00 AM
- business
The average gross wage in Hungary rose by an annual 13.1 percent to 941 euros (290,450 forints) in July, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.
Govt To Cut Payroll Tax 2.5 Pps Next Year
- 22 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- business
Hungary’s government plans to cut the payroll tax by 2.5 percentage points next year rather than by 2pps in reaction to fast wage growth, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. Varga noted that the government had agreed with employers and unions late last year to reduce the payroll tax by a further 2 percentage points in 2018 but would widen the cut to 2.5 percentage points if gross wage growth ...
McDaniel College Poised To Be First To Fulfil New Higher-Ed Law Conditions
- 21 Sep 2017 8:56 AM
- community & culture
It is expected that McDaniel College, based in the US state of Maryland, will be the first non-European-Union higher-education institution to have fulfilled the conditions set down in Hungary’s new higher-education law, a government official said.
Hungary Gross Wages Up 13.1% Yr/Yr In July
- 21 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- business
The average gross wage in Hungary rose by an annual 13.1% to 290,450 forints in July, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Net wages grew at the same pace as gross wages, also growing by 13.1%, to 193,149 forints.
Singapore Success ‘Encouragement’ For Hungary, Says Orbán In Singapore
- 27 Sep 2017 9:42 AM
- current affairs
Singapore’s success story is an encouragement to Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Singapore after talks with Lee Hsien Loong, his Singaporean counterpart, on Tuesday. Hungary has no significant resources of energy or raw materials, Orbán noted. “We become what we manage to achieve through work and our intelligence”, he said.
Orbán ongratulates CDU, CSU Leaders On Winning German Parliamentary Elections
- 26 Sep 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sent his congratulations to party leaders Angela Merkel of CDU and Horst Seehofer of CSU in a letter on Monday on winning the German parliamentary elections, Orban’s press chief said. In his letter to Merkel, Orbán said that the election results show the European citizen’s commitment towards a policy built on conservative values which can ensure safety and ...
Hungarian National Security Committee Head To Turn To International Organisations Over Possible Links Between Azeri Funds, Extradition
- 26 Sep 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
The head of parliament’s national security committee on Monday said he would turn to the European Union’s law enforcement agency and the European Banking Authority (EBA) over possible links between the 2012 extradition of an Azeri soldier who had killed an Armenian citizen in Hungary and the alleged transfer of funds to a Hungarian bank account.
Russian Rosatom Pledges Full Transparency For Paks Expansion Project
- 25 Sep 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The contracted preparation and construction of the Paks nuclear plant upgrade will be fully transparent throughout the entire investment and will comply with European Union directives, Alexey Likhachev, head of Russian energy giant Rosatom, said in talks on the construction phase with János Süli, the minister without portfolio responsible for the project.
Local Opinion: Hungary Well On Its Way To Becoming A Police State
- 25 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
On Wednesday, LMP parliamentarian and national security committee member Bernadett Szél held a joint press conference with László Majtényi, founder of the Eötvös Károly Institute, to discuss the implications of Fidesz’s war on NGOs and the use of Hungary’s national security services for political purposes. Szél and Majtényi’s remarks implied that lines are blurring between politics and national ...
Hungarians Have One Of The Lowest Salaries In Europe
- 25 Sep 2017 8:00 AM
- business
The average gross wage in Hungary rose by an annual 13.1 percent to 941 euros (290,450 forints) in July, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.
Govt To Cut Payroll Tax 2.5 Pps Next Year
- 22 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- business
Hungary’s government plans to cut the payroll tax by 2.5 percentage points next year rather than by 2pps in reaction to fast wage growth, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. Varga noted that the government had agreed with employers and unions late last year to reduce the payroll tax by a further 2 percentage points in 2018 but would widen the cut to 2.5 percentage points if gross wage growth ...
McDaniel College Poised To Be First To Fulfil New Higher-Ed Law Conditions
- 21 Sep 2017 8:56 AM
- community & culture
It is expected that McDaniel College, based in the US state of Maryland, will be the first non-European-Union higher-education institution to have fulfilled the conditions set down in Hungary’s new higher-education law, a government official said.
Hungary Gross Wages Up 13.1% Yr/Yr In July
- 21 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- business
The average gross wage in Hungary rose by an annual 13.1% to 290,450 forints in July, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said. Net wages grew at the same pace as gross wages, also growing by 13.1%, to 193,149 forints.