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Fidesz: “Zero Tolerance” For Tax Fraud In Hungary
- 8 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
There is “zero tolerance” for tax fraud and corruption in Hungary, the spokesman for the parliamentary group of governing Fidesz said. Bence Tuzson told a press conference that small, left-wing parties had, “with the support of the local representative of the American government”, recently made statements that attempt to draw the picture that tax fraud is a usual thing in Hungary, without going ...
Dramatic Fall In Fidesz Support
- 27 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz’s loss of popularity in the past month is the party’s most dramatic decline in the past 14 years, senior researcher Endre Sík of Tárki pollsters said yesterday. The research group found that Fidesz’s support fell from 37% of the population in October to 25% this month, according to a survey conducted November 13-23.
Hungary’s Prosecutor Sums Up On European Antifraud Office’s Activity
- 25 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The public prosecutor on Monday responded to a query by an opposition lawmaker concerning suspected criminal cases which the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) raised in connection with Hungary. Zoltán Lukács of the Socialist Party asked Péter Polt, the prosecutor, about cases that OLAF had assessed and alerted the office to, with a request that further steps be taken, the prosecutor’s office said ...
Holocaust Memorial Year Closes In Hungary
- 24 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The March of the Living Foundation’s György Kézdy Award was handed over to suffragan bishop János Székely, and Ferenc Mátraházi, a teacher, at a ceremony closing Hungary’s Holocaust Memorial Year on Friday.
Internet Tax Is Just One Of The Political Scandals Hitting Hungary
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By putting his Internet tax plans on the back burner, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán also hushed his own internal opposition. Not that he can sit back: he has been making enemies ever since he launched his “freedom fights” in 2010.
Hungary’s Fidesz: Gyurcsány Working To Overthrow Orbán
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has accused Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the Democratic Coalition, of working to overthrow the government of Viktor Orbán. Fidesz lawmaker Szilárd Németh said that it had become clear that André Goodfriend, the American charge d’affaires in Budapest, was playing from “Gyurcsány’s playbook”.
DK Asks Europe’s Antifraud Office To Probe Hungary’s NAV
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition Democratic Coalition MEPs have asked the European anti-fraud office (OLAF) to launch a probe into the activities of Hungary’s national tax office (NAV). DK spokesman Zsolt Gréczy said that Csaba Molnár and Péter Niedermüller had addressed a letter to Vera Jourova, European commissioner for justice, and the head of OLAF in connection with corruption, suspicion of a cover-up of VAT fraud ...
Hungarian Opposition Parties Call On Orbán To Act On US Entry Ban
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to immediately replace tax office (NAV) officials affected by the US entry ban. József Tóbiás, head of the Socialist Party, called on tax office chief Ildikó Vida to resign after she confirmed that she was on the US blacklist, suspected of corruption.
Hungarian Start-Ups Advise Against Internet Tax
- 1 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A group representing globally recognised Hungarian start-ups, including NNG, Prezi and Ustream, issued a statement in defence of the internet on Thursday after the government submitted a budget bill that still includes the proposed internet tax.
Fidesz: “Zero Tolerance” For Tax Fraud In Hungary
- 8 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
There is “zero tolerance” for tax fraud and corruption in Hungary, the spokesman for the parliamentary group of governing Fidesz said. Bence Tuzson told a press conference that small, left-wing parties had, “with the support of the local representative of the American government”, recently made statements that attempt to draw the picture that tax fraud is a usual thing in Hungary, without going ...
Dramatic Fall In Fidesz Support
- 27 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz’s loss of popularity in the past month is the party’s most dramatic decline in the past 14 years, senior researcher Endre Sík of Tárki pollsters said yesterday. The research group found that Fidesz’s support fell from 37% of the population in October to 25% this month, according to a survey conducted November 13-23.
Hungary’s Prosecutor Sums Up On European Antifraud Office’s Activity
- 25 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The public prosecutor on Monday responded to a query by an opposition lawmaker concerning suspected criminal cases which the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) raised in connection with Hungary. Zoltán Lukács of the Socialist Party asked Péter Polt, the prosecutor, about cases that OLAF had assessed and alerted the office to, with a request that further steps be taken, the prosecutor’s office said ...
Holocaust Memorial Year Closes In Hungary
- 24 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The March of the Living Foundation’s György Kézdy Award was handed over to suffragan bishop János Székely, and Ferenc Mátraházi, a teacher, at a ceremony closing Hungary’s Holocaust Memorial Year on Friday.
Internet Tax Is Just One Of The Political Scandals Hitting Hungary
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By putting his Internet tax plans on the back burner, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán also hushed his own internal opposition. Not that he can sit back: he has been making enemies ever since he launched his “freedom fights” in 2010.
Hungary’s Fidesz: Gyurcsány Working To Overthrow Orbán
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has accused Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the Democratic Coalition, of working to overthrow the government of Viktor Orbán. Fidesz lawmaker Szilárd Németh said that it had become clear that André Goodfriend, the American charge d’affaires in Budapest, was playing from “Gyurcsány’s playbook”.
DK Asks Europe’s Antifraud Office To Probe Hungary’s NAV
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition Democratic Coalition MEPs have asked the European anti-fraud office (OLAF) to launch a probe into the activities of Hungary’s national tax office (NAV). DK spokesman Zsolt Gréczy said that Csaba Molnár and Péter Niedermüller had addressed a letter to Vera Jourova, European commissioner for justice, and the head of OLAF in connection with corruption, suspicion of a cover-up of VAT fraud ...
Hungarian Opposition Parties Call On Orbán To Act On US Entry Ban
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to immediately replace tax office (NAV) officials affected by the US entry ban. József Tóbiás, head of the Socialist Party, called on tax office chief Ildikó Vida to resign after she confirmed that she was on the US blacklist, suspected of corruption.
Hungarian Start-Ups Advise Against Internet Tax
- 1 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A group representing globally recognised Hungarian start-ups, including NNG, Prezi and Ustream, issued a statement in defence of the internet on Thursday after the government submitted a budget bill that still includes the proposed internet tax.