927 result(s) for viola
Government Continues To Stand For The Protection Of Foreign Currency Debtors
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- property
The European Commission notified Hungary already in December 2011 within an EU Pilot procedure which warns that the Government Decree stipulating that the monthly income of applicants of foreign currency loans shall exceed a sum equivalent of 15 times the amount of official minimum wage, and the income shall be received in the same currency in which the loan is denominated violates EU law.
EU Court Rules Against Hungary's 98% Tax On Severance Pay
- 26 Jun 2013 9:01 AM
- business
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg awarded €16,000 in compensation and €900 in legal expenses to a former tax office employee who sued the government over its 98% tax on severance pay introduced in 2010.
Carl Bernstein At Hay Festival In Budapest About Obama, Watergate & Journalism
- 26 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On Tuesday, May 21 the Hay Festival of Literature in Budapest featured a discussion with iconic American investigative journalist, Carl Bernstein. The event was held on the last day of the Festival, a grand finale for a week which was kicked off with a discussion featuring world-renowned novelist Nicole Krauss. The event was held in the Petofi Museum of Literature and the moderator for the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Media Council Fines Pro-Government Newspaper For Article By Zsolt Bayer
- 14 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last week, acting on a complaint filed by a civic organization called the Otherness Foundation (or Másság Alapítvány), the Media Council of Hungary fined Magyar Hirlap, the daily newspaper that published a highly controversial opinion piece about Roma written by the journalist Zsolt Bayer.
Xpat Opinion: EU Committee Report Proposes Procedures Against Hungary
- 13 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Tavares report on the Hungarian Basic Law, both left and right-wing pundits deem it highly unlikely that the EU will indeed sanction Hungary.
Hungarian Daily Magyar Hírlap Fined Over Bayer Item
- 9 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Media Council has imposed a Ft 250,000 fine on Magyar Hírlap because of an anti-Roma editorial in which staff writer Zsolt Bayer referred to Roma as “animals”. The council said the January 5 article violates the ban on hate speech.
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán’s Speech At World Jewish Congress In Budapest
- 8 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist finds PM Orbán’s speech at the World Jewish Congress too timid. He believes while the PM condemns anti-Semitism, at the same time he is trying to secure the support of far-right voters by reviving the cult of the anti-Semitic interwar era.
Xpat Opinion: Ruminations About The Far-Right Demonstration In Hungary
- 7 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal columnist believes that PM Orbán’s disrespect for the rule of law is a greater threat to Hungary than racist protesters. A pro-government commentator, on the other hand, contends that whatever it does, the Orbán government will either be labeled as anti-democratic, or as racist.
Hungarian Leaders Are Playing 'Cat And Mouse' With EU
- 30 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The gradual erosion in Hungary of the fundamental checks and balances of a democratic society is not going unnoticed, writes Guy Verhofstadt.
Government Continues To Stand For The Protection Of Foreign Currency Debtors
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- property
The European Commission notified Hungary already in December 2011 within an EU Pilot procedure which warns that the Government Decree stipulating that the monthly income of applicants of foreign currency loans shall exceed a sum equivalent of 15 times the amount of official minimum wage, and the income shall be received in the same currency in which the loan is denominated violates EU law.
EU Court Rules Against Hungary's 98% Tax On Severance Pay
- 26 Jun 2013 9:01 AM
- business
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg awarded €16,000 in compensation and €900 in legal expenses to a former tax office employee who sued the government over its 98% tax on severance pay introduced in 2010.
Carl Bernstein At Hay Festival In Budapest About Obama, Watergate & Journalism
- 26 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On Tuesday, May 21 the Hay Festival of Literature in Budapest featured a discussion with iconic American investigative journalist, Carl Bernstein. The event was held on the last day of the Festival, a grand finale for a week which was kicked off with a discussion featuring world-renowned novelist Nicole Krauss. The event was held in the Petofi Museum of Literature and the moderator for the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Media Council Fines Pro-Government Newspaper For Article By Zsolt Bayer
- 14 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last week, acting on a complaint filed by a civic organization called the Otherness Foundation (or Másság Alapítvány), the Media Council of Hungary fined Magyar Hirlap, the daily newspaper that published a highly controversial opinion piece about Roma written by the journalist Zsolt Bayer.
Xpat Opinion: EU Committee Report Proposes Procedures Against Hungary
- 13 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Tavares report on the Hungarian Basic Law, both left and right-wing pundits deem it highly unlikely that the EU will indeed sanction Hungary.
Hungarian Daily Magyar Hírlap Fined Over Bayer Item
- 9 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Media Council has imposed a Ft 250,000 fine on Magyar Hírlap because of an anti-Roma editorial in which staff writer Zsolt Bayer referred to Roma as “animals”. The council said the January 5 article violates the ban on hate speech.
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán’s Speech At World Jewish Congress In Budapest
- 8 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist finds PM Orbán’s speech at the World Jewish Congress too timid. He believes while the PM condemns anti-Semitism, at the same time he is trying to secure the support of far-right voters by reviving the cult of the anti-Semitic interwar era.
Xpat Opinion: Ruminations About The Far-Right Demonstration In Hungary
- 7 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal columnist believes that PM Orbán’s disrespect for the rule of law is a greater threat to Hungary than racist protesters. A pro-government commentator, on the other hand, contends that whatever it does, the Orbán government will either be labeled as anti-democratic, or as racist.
Hungarian Leaders Are Playing 'Cat And Mouse' With EU
- 30 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The gradual erosion in Hungary of the fundamental checks and balances of a democratic society is not going unnoticed, writes Guy Verhofstadt.















