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Fidesz Approves Fast-Track Vote For Lex CEU
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly voted Monday to fast-track a vote on the government’s controversial bill on higher education, also known as Lex CEU. In a 115-49 vote, the assembly approved a request for an emergency parliamentary procedure, and will vote on the bill before noon on Tuesday. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured above) voted in favor of the expedited procedure.
Top Court Rules Against Police In Roma Discrimination Case
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Monday ruled that local police in northern Hungary had discriminated against the local Roma community by failing to protect them against harassment by extremist groups. The Kúria ruled that by failing to protect the Roma population in the village of Gyöngyöspata from abuse in spring 2011, the police themselves had been guilty of harassment against the ...
Hungary Wants EU To Take Action On Food Quality Discrepancies
- 3 Apr 2017 4:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian government expects legal steps from the European Union to counter practices resulting in discrepancies in food products sold in Hungary and other EU countries, Róbert Zsigó, state secretary for food chain supervision, said on Monday. Although changes in ingredients and taste in comparable products in different member states are legal, the practice hurts Hungarian consumers, Zsigó ...
Securing Rights Of Employees Working Abroad A Priority, Says UK Ambassador
- 31 Mar 2017 7:02 AM
- current affairs
One of Britain’s priorities during Brexit talks is guaranteeing the rights of EU citizens working in the UK and those of UK citizens working in the European Union, Iain Lindsay, Britain’s ambassador to Hungary, told public television.
EU Has To Change For Europe To Stay ‘Best Place On Earth’
- 31 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has to change in order for Europe to remain the “best place on Earth”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the congress of the European People’s Party (EPP) in Malta. If the EPP intends to be the one to lead this change, it too will have to change, Orbán said in his address.
New Video Message To Brits In Hungary About Brexit
- 31 Mar 2017 1:02 AM
- current affairs
Watch a video below made today by Caitlin Jones, Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy in Budapest, to British citizens resident in Hungary about recent triggering of Article 50.
Budapest Transport Company Workers Call Multi-Day Strike
- 31 Mar 2017 1:00 AM
- getting around
Two unions of Budapest transport company BKV have announced a multi-day strike for the second half of April. The strike will affect all branches of public transport.
Government Plans Major Advertising Tax Hike
- 30 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- business
Advertising tax in Hungary is set to be raised from the current 5.3% to 9% as of June, for taxpayers with revenue exceeding HUF 100 million, according to a proposed amendment submitted by Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga, Hungarian wire service MTI reported today. The amendment would also allow companies tax-free self-advertising.
CEU Responds To Proposed Amendments In Hungarian Higher Education Law
- 30 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- business
Central European University (CEU) expresses its opposition to proposed amendments to Act CCIV of 2011 on National Higher Education, tabled in Hungarian Parliament today. After careful legal study, CEU has concluded that these amendments would make it impossible for the University to continue its operations as an institution of higher education in Budapest, CEU's home for 25 years. CEU is in full ...
Fidesz Approves Fast-Track Vote For Lex CEU
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly voted Monday to fast-track a vote on the government’s controversial bill on higher education, also known as Lex CEU. In a 115-49 vote, the assembly approved a request for an emergency parliamentary procedure, and will vote on the bill before noon on Tuesday. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured above) voted in favor of the expedited procedure.
Top Court Rules Against Police In Roma Discrimination Case
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Monday ruled that local police in northern Hungary had discriminated against the local Roma community by failing to protect them against harassment by extremist groups. The Kúria ruled that by failing to protect the Roma population in the village of Gyöngyöspata from abuse in spring 2011, the police themselves had been guilty of harassment against the ...
Hungary Wants EU To Take Action On Food Quality Discrepancies
- 3 Apr 2017 4:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian government expects legal steps from the European Union to counter practices resulting in discrepancies in food products sold in Hungary and other EU countries, Róbert Zsigó, state secretary for food chain supervision, said on Monday. Although changes in ingredients and taste in comparable products in different member states are legal, the practice hurts Hungarian consumers, Zsigó ...
Securing Rights Of Employees Working Abroad A Priority, Says UK Ambassador
- 31 Mar 2017 7:02 AM
- current affairs
One of Britain’s priorities during Brexit talks is guaranteeing the rights of EU citizens working in the UK and those of UK citizens working in the European Union, Iain Lindsay, Britain’s ambassador to Hungary, told public television.
EU Has To Change For Europe To Stay ‘Best Place On Earth’
- 31 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has to change in order for Europe to remain the “best place on Earth”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the congress of the European People’s Party (EPP) in Malta. If the EPP intends to be the one to lead this change, it too will have to change, Orbán said in his address.
New Video Message To Brits In Hungary About Brexit
- 31 Mar 2017 1:02 AM
- current affairs
Watch a video below made today by Caitlin Jones, Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy in Budapest, to British citizens resident in Hungary about recent triggering of Article 50.
Budapest Transport Company Workers Call Multi-Day Strike
- 31 Mar 2017 1:00 AM
- getting around
Two unions of Budapest transport company BKV have announced a multi-day strike for the second half of April. The strike will affect all branches of public transport.
Government Plans Major Advertising Tax Hike
- 30 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- business
Advertising tax in Hungary is set to be raised from the current 5.3% to 9% as of June, for taxpayers with revenue exceeding HUF 100 million, according to a proposed amendment submitted by Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga, Hungarian wire service MTI reported today. The amendment would also allow companies tax-free self-advertising.
CEU Responds To Proposed Amendments In Hungarian Higher Education Law
- 30 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- business
Central European University (CEU) expresses its opposition to proposed amendments to Act CCIV of 2011 on National Higher Education, tabled in Hungarian Parliament today. After careful legal study, CEU has concluded that these amendments would make it impossible for the University to continue its operations as an institution of higher education in Budapest, CEU's home for 25 years. CEU is in full ...