3,813 result(s) for xpat report
Xpat Opinion: The USA’s Own Norwegian Fund Problem
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government commentators find it strange that while Washington sees Hungarian moves to investigate Norwegian funded projects as a serious attack on civil society, the United States has its own problems with Norwegian financed think tanks posing as independent research institutions.
Scheidt & Bachmann To Revamp Budapest Ticket System
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) awarded German-based global solutions provider Scheidt & Bachmann a €91 mln five-year contract to design, supply and manage an automated multi-modal fare collection system, railwaygazette.com reported. Some €54.5 mln will be provided for the project by the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development and HUF 5.3 bln by the municipality of Budapest.
Opposition: Internet Tax To Send Hungary Back To The '90s
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
Hungary’s opposition E-PM alliance urged the government to scrap plans of levying a tax on internet data transfers in a statement released today. According to estimates, the government’s plans mean that every downloaded gigabyte would cost Hungarian internet service providers HUF 150, and many believe ISPs would simply pass the tax on to users.
Report: Hungarian Hotels Inflate Star Ratings
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- travel
Ten percent of Budapest hotels are not actually qualified for the stars they’re claiming – and the situation outside of the capital is far worse, vg.hu reported yesterday, based on data published by Hungarian Central Statistics Office (KSH) and The Hungarian Association of Hotels and Restaurants (MSZÉSZ).
Xpat Opinion: American-Hungarian Relations Are Crumbling
- 24 Oct 2014 2:40 AM
- current affairs
Let me summarize what we know so far about the U.S. action against certain Hungarian businessmen and government employees. Initially it was reported that ten people were banned from entering the United States, but by now that number has been reduced to six. We definitely know of one businessman who reported on his fate to ATV.
Hungary Loses Three More Cases At European Court
- 23 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A former public television employee, a former National Assets Management employee and an American citizen won their court cases against the Hungarian state at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on Tuesday. The court obliged Hungary to pay EUR 12,000 (USD 15,300) in compensation to the applicants.
Updated: US Bans 10 Hungarian Officials & Businessmen From Visiting Country
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian daily newsportals atv.hu and 444.hu are reporting that ten Hungarian officials and associates have been banned from the United States of America.
1000 Foreigners Use Same Address To Vote In Hungarian Elections
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Roughly a thousand foreigners have given the address of a 40-bed motel in Budapest’s 19th district as their permanent place of residence in the run-up to Sunday’s municipal elections, according to left-wing daily Népszabadság. The majority are Romanian citizens but a number of Slovaks have also registered the Viktória Pension as their permanent place of Hungarian residence.
No Irregularities Found By Hungary’s Ombudsman In Needle-Exchange Programme
- 1 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ombudsman for fundamental rights has committed no irregularities in connection with a report on a needle exchange programme in Budapest, parliament’s justice committee has concluded. Head of the committee György Rubovszky, of the co-ruling Christian Democrats, told the press after the closed-door meeting that ombudsman László Székely had been asked to pay increased attention to the ...
Xpat Opinion: The USA’s Own Norwegian Fund Problem
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government commentators find it strange that while Washington sees Hungarian moves to investigate Norwegian funded projects as a serious attack on civil society, the United States has its own problems with Norwegian financed think tanks posing as independent research institutions.
Scheidt & Bachmann To Revamp Budapest Ticket System
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) awarded German-based global solutions provider Scheidt & Bachmann a €91 mln five-year contract to design, supply and manage an automated multi-modal fare collection system, railwaygazette.com reported. Some €54.5 mln will be provided for the project by the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development and HUF 5.3 bln by the municipality of Budapest.
Opposition: Internet Tax To Send Hungary Back To The '90s
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
Hungary’s opposition E-PM alliance urged the government to scrap plans of levying a tax on internet data transfers in a statement released today. According to estimates, the government’s plans mean that every downloaded gigabyte would cost Hungarian internet service providers HUF 150, and many believe ISPs would simply pass the tax on to users.
Report: Hungarian Hotels Inflate Star Ratings
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- travel
Ten percent of Budapest hotels are not actually qualified for the stars they’re claiming – and the situation outside of the capital is far worse, vg.hu reported yesterday, based on data published by Hungarian Central Statistics Office (KSH) and The Hungarian Association of Hotels and Restaurants (MSZÉSZ).
Xpat Opinion: American-Hungarian Relations Are Crumbling
- 24 Oct 2014 2:40 AM
- current affairs
Let me summarize what we know so far about the U.S. action against certain Hungarian businessmen and government employees. Initially it was reported that ten people were banned from entering the United States, but by now that number has been reduced to six. We definitely know of one businessman who reported on his fate to ATV.
Hungary Loses Three More Cases At European Court
- 23 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A former public television employee, a former National Assets Management employee and an American citizen won their court cases against the Hungarian state at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on Tuesday. The court obliged Hungary to pay EUR 12,000 (USD 15,300) in compensation to the applicants.
Updated: US Bans 10 Hungarian Officials & Businessmen From Visiting Country
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian daily newsportals atv.hu and 444.hu are reporting that ten Hungarian officials and associates have been banned from the United States of America.
1000 Foreigners Use Same Address To Vote In Hungarian Elections
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Roughly a thousand foreigners have given the address of a 40-bed motel in Budapest’s 19th district as their permanent place of residence in the run-up to Sunday’s municipal elections, according to left-wing daily Népszabadság. The majority are Romanian citizens but a number of Slovaks have also registered the Viktória Pension as their permanent place of Hungarian residence.
No Irregularities Found By Hungary’s Ombudsman In Needle-Exchange Programme
- 1 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ombudsman for fundamental rights has committed no irregularities in connection with a report on a needle exchange programme in Budapest, parliament’s justice committee has concluded. Head of the committee György Rubovszky, of the co-ruling Christian Democrats, told the press after the closed-door meeting that ombudsman László Székely had been asked to pay increased attention to the ...