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Conflicting reports on claim of PM assassination plot

A report by Blikk.hu published yesterday suggests that two men were planning to carry out an armed attack during the...

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Editorial: Laughable legislation is not funny

The following is the editorial from the December 11 biweekly edition of the Budapest Business Journal....

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Poll finds Hungarians want less spending on stadiums

Some 80% of Hungarians would have the government spend "less", or "a lot less", taxpayer money on building stadiums, according...

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Lázár: ‘We are not America’

Hungary is not going to negatively or positively discriminate for or against U.S. companies, and will not offer an advantage...

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Invitel, Budapest Bank sign five-year cooperation agreement

Hungarian telco Invitel has been awarded hundreds of millions of forints in IT orders for the next five years from...

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Varga: Deficit could be under 2.4% of GDP in 2015

This yearʼs general government deficit could remain under 2.4%, said economy minister Mihály Varga at a parliamentary committee hearing today,...

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Official: Hungary, Norway agree to resume Norway Grants payments to NGOs

The Norwegian government has agreed with Hungary to resume payments to Hungarian civil organizations under its Norway Grants scheme after...

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Cabinet chief defends procurement law as ‘strictest’ ever

Even though Parliament yesterday fast-tracked a law allowing officialsʼ families to bid for public tenders, the Hungarian government has adopted...

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Report: EBRD optimistic about growth in Hungary

The outlook of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for GDP growth in Hungary is more optimistic than...

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U.S. congressmen oppose statue of anti-Semitic Hungarian minister

The U.S. House Bipartisan Taskforce for Combatting Anti-Semitism co-chairs sent a letter to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday...

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Opposition to question cabinet’s wealth while it’s still legal to do so

The opposition party Együtt said yesterday it is planning to investigate the wealth of top politicians and their families before...

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Ipsos: Hungarians oppose Sunday closings

Some 68% of adults in Hungary are against the Sunday closing law, which came into effect on March 15, and...

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U.S. ambassador: Refugees not terrorists

Refugees are fleeing violent radicals and are not terrorists, U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Colleen Bell said in an interview to...

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Lázár: Paris terror suspect recruited in Budapest in September

One of the main organizers of the Paris terror attacks was reportedly at Budapestʼs Keleti Railway Station in September and recruited...

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Government promises to uphold EBRD agreement

The Hungarian government will keep its agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), National Economy Minister Mihály...

History

Conflicting reports on claim of PM assassination plot

A report by Blikk.hu published yesterday suggests that two men were planning to carry out an armed attack during the...

History

Editorial: Laughable legislation is not funny

The following is the editorial from the December 11 biweekly edition of the Budapest Business Journal....

History

Poll finds Hungarians want less spending on stadiums

Some 80% of Hungarians would have the government spend "less", or "a lot less", taxpayer money on building stadiums, according...

History

Lázár: ‘We are not America’

Hungary is not going to negatively or positively discriminate for or against U.S. companies, and will not offer an advantage...

Awards

Invitel, Budapest Bank sign five-year cooperation agreement

Hungarian telco Invitel has been awarded hundreds of millions of forints in IT orders for the next five years from...

History

Varga: Deficit could be under 2.4% of GDP in 2015

This yearʼs general government deficit could remain under 2.4%, said economy minister Mihály Varga at a parliamentary committee hearing today,...

History

Official: Hungary, Norway agree to resume Norway Grants payments to NGOs

The Norwegian government has agreed with Hungary to resume payments to Hungarian civil organizations under its Norway Grants scheme after...

History

Cabinet chief defends procurement law as ‘strictest’ ever

Even though Parliament yesterday fast-tracked a law allowing officialsʼ families to bid for public tenders, the Hungarian government has adopted...

History

Report: EBRD optimistic about growth in Hungary

The outlook of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for GDP growth in Hungary is more optimistic than...

History

U.S. congressmen oppose statue of anti-Semitic Hungarian minister

The U.S. House Bipartisan Taskforce for Combatting Anti-Semitism co-chairs sent a letter to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday...

History

Opposition to question cabinet’s wealth while it’s still legal to do so

The opposition party Együtt said yesterday it is planning to investigate the wealth of top politicians and their families before...

History

Ipsos: Hungarians oppose Sunday closings

Some 68% of adults in Hungary are against the Sunday closing law, which came into effect on March 15, and...

History

U.S. ambassador: Refugees not terrorists

Refugees are fleeing violent radicals and are not terrorists, U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Colleen Bell said in an interview to...

History

Lázár: Paris terror suspect recruited in Budapest in September

One of the main organizers of the Paris terror attacks was reportedly at Budapestʼs Keleti Railway Station in September and recruited...

History

Government promises to uphold EBRD agreement

The Hungarian government will keep its agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), National Economy Minister Mihály...

Conflicting reports on claim of PM assassination plot

A report by Blikk.hu published yesterday suggests that two men were planning to carry out an armed attack during the...

Editorial: Laughable legislation is not funny

The following is the editorial from the December 11 biweekly edition of the Budapest Business Journal....

Poll finds Hungarians want less spending on stadiums

Some 80% of Hungarians would have the government spend "less", or "a lot less", taxpayer money on building stadiums, according...

Lázár: ‘We are not America’

Hungary is not going to negatively or positively discriminate for or against U.S. companies, and will not offer an advantage...

Invitel, Budapest Bank sign five-year cooperation agreement

Hungarian telco Invitel has been awarded hundreds of millions of forints in IT orders for the next five years from...

Varga: Deficit could be under 2.4% of GDP in 2015

This yearʼs general government deficit could remain under 2.4%, said economy minister Mihály Varga at a parliamentary committee hearing today,...

Official: Hungary, Norway agree to resume Norway Grants payments to NGOs

The Norwegian government has agreed with Hungary to resume payments to Hungarian civil organizations under its Norway Grants scheme after...

Cabinet chief defends procurement law as ‘strictest’ ever

Even though Parliament yesterday fast-tracked a law allowing officialsʼ families to bid for public tenders, the Hungarian government has adopted...

Report: EBRD optimistic about growth in Hungary

The outlook of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for GDP growth in Hungary is more optimistic than...

U.S. congressmen oppose statue of anti-Semitic Hungarian minister

The U.S. House Bipartisan Taskforce for Combatting Anti-Semitism co-chairs sent a letter to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday...

Opposition to question cabinet’s wealth while it’s still legal to do so

The opposition party Együtt said yesterday it is planning to investigate the wealth of top politicians and their families before...

Ipsos: Hungarians oppose Sunday closings

Some 68% of adults in Hungary are against the Sunday closing law, which came into effect on March 15, and...

U.S. ambassador: Refugees not terrorists

Refugees are fleeing violent radicals and are not terrorists, U.S. Ambassador to Hungary Colleen Bell said in an interview to...

Lázár: Paris terror suspect recruited in Budapest in September

One of the main organizers of the Paris terror attacks was reportedly at Budapestʼs Keleti Railway Station in September and recruited...

Government promises to uphold EBRD agreement

The Hungarian government will keep its agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), National Economy Minister Mihály...