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Töröcskei: Rumor killed RBI deal, Hungary not fascist

In an interview with Austria-based Der Standard, Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) CEO/Széchenyi Bank shareholder István Töröcskei expounded upon topics...

Issues

Minister: ECJ could guide Kúria on forex loans

Hungary’s supreme court, the Kúria, was right in its decision to wait for the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to...

Issues

On Uruguay and Marijuana legalization

On December 23, Uruguayan President José Mujica signed a new law that fully legalizes marijuana in his country. Uruguay had...

Party Popularity

LMP internal clashes over party list for ’14 election

Tensions within the green-focused opposition party LMP appear to be intensifying with influential – albeit relatively unknown – politicians driving...

Issues

BBT: Magyar Telekom continues to restrict consumer rights

The Budapest Reconciliation Body (BBT) said Magyar Telekom and certain other companies continue to unfairly restrict consumer rights relating to...

Issues

PM, Fidesz: Kúria “cowardly” for siding with banks

The decision of the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on forex-based bank loans last week demonstrates that the top court took...

Issues

ECJ rules Hungary VAT legislation too extreme

Hungary’s national legislation on VAT goes beyond what is necessary to prevent tax evasion and tax avoidance when it denies...

Issues

Kúria used full legal arsenal for FX decision, says chief judge

The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, did everything in its power under the rule of law, using all available legal tools,...

Issues

Kúria rules on fx loans: All risk borne by borrower

The Kuria, Hungary's supreme court, said foreign currency-denominated loans were in line with the law and FX loan contracts were...

Issues

Kúria may not give decision on fx loans today

The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, has announced a press conference scheduled for noon CET today; many are expecting the court...

Issues

Investigation into VAT fraud allegations ordered

The National Investigation Office (NNI) has ordered an investigation into claims made by former tax official András Horváth concerning the...

Issues

EU court: Kúria may decide on exchange rate in forex loan cases

European Union regulations on unfair contract conditions allow the Kúria, Hungary's supreme court, to examine exchange-rate margins when scrutinizing foreign...

Issues

Hernádi charged in lawsuit over INA; MOL not involved

The MOL Group announced today that its chairman and CEO, Zsolt Hernádi, has been named as a defendant in a...

Party Popularity

Nézőpont projects five-party parliament, Fidesz victory

The latest poll from the Nézőpont research institute has the governing Fidesz party winning reelection in the 2014 general elections,...

Issues

Forex-based loan legality before Constitutional Court

This week, the Constitutional Court will begin consideration of questions regarding forex-based loan contracts vis-à-vis national law; on Friday, the...

Issues

Töröcskei: Rumor killed RBI deal, Hungary not fascist

In an interview with Austria-based Der Standard, Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) CEO/Széchenyi Bank shareholder István Töröcskei expounded upon topics...

Issues

Minister: ECJ could guide Kúria on forex loans

Hungary’s supreme court, the Kúria, was right in its decision to wait for the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to...

Issues

On Uruguay and Marijuana legalization

On December 23, Uruguayan President José Mujica signed a new law that fully legalizes marijuana in his country. Uruguay had...

Party Popularity

LMP internal clashes over party list for ’14 election

Tensions within the green-focused opposition party LMP appear to be intensifying with influential – albeit relatively unknown – politicians driving...

Issues

BBT: Magyar Telekom continues to restrict consumer rights

The Budapest Reconciliation Body (BBT) said Magyar Telekom and certain other companies continue to unfairly restrict consumer rights relating to...

Issues

PM, Fidesz: Kúria “cowardly” for siding with banks

The decision of the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on forex-based bank loans last week demonstrates that the top court took...

Issues

ECJ rules Hungary VAT legislation too extreme

Hungary’s national legislation on VAT goes beyond what is necessary to prevent tax evasion and tax avoidance when it denies...

Issues

Kúria used full legal arsenal for FX decision, says chief judge

The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, did everything in its power under the rule of law, using all available legal tools,...

Issues

Kúria rules on fx loans: All risk borne by borrower

The Kuria, Hungary's supreme court, said foreign currency-denominated loans were in line with the law and FX loan contracts were...

Issues

Kúria may not give decision on fx loans today

The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, has announced a press conference scheduled for noon CET today; many are expecting the court...

Issues

Investigation into VAT fraud allegations ordered

The National Investigation Office (NNI) has ordered an investigation into claims made by former tax official András Horváth concerning the...

Issues

EU court: Kúria may decide on exchange rate in forex loan cases

European Union regulations on unfair contract conditions allow the Kúria, Hungary's supreme court, to examine exchange-rate margins when scrutinizing foreign...

Issues

Hernádi charged in lawsuit over INA; MOL not involved

The MOL Group announced today that its chairman and CEO, Zsolt Hernádi, has been named as a defendant in a...

Party Popularity

Nézőpont projects five-party parliament, Fidesz victory

The latest poll from the Nézőpont research institute has the governing Fidesz party winning reelection in the 2014 general elections,...

Issues

Forex-based loan legality before Constitutional Court

This week, the Constitutional Court will begin consideration of questions regarding forex-based loan contracts vis-à-vis national law; on Friday, the...

Töröcskei: Rumor killed RBI deal, Hungary not fascist

In an interview with Austria-based Der Standard, Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) CEO/Széchenyi Bank shareholder István Töröcskei expounded upon topics...

Minister: ECJ could guide Kúria on forex loans

Hungary’s supreme court, the Kúria, was right in its decision to wait for the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to...

On Uruguay and Marijuana legalization

On December 23, Uruguayan President José Mujica signed a new law that fully legalizes marijuana in his country. Uruguay had...

LMP internal clashes over party list for ’14 election

Tensions within the green-focused opposition party LMP appear to be intensifying with influential – albeit relatively unknown – politicians driving...

BBT: Magyar Telekom continues to restrict consumer rights

The Budapest Reconciliation Body (BBT) said Magyar Telekom and certain other companies continue to unfairly restrict consumer rights relating to...

PM, Fidesz: Kúria “cowardly” for siding with banks

The decision of the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on forex-based bank loans last week demonstrates that the top court took...

ECJ rules Hungary VAT legislation too extreme

Hungary’s national legislation on VAT goes beyond what is necessary to prevent tax evasion and tax avoidance when it denies...

Kúria used full legal arsenal for FX decision, says chief judge

The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, did everything in its power under the rule of law, using all available legal tools,...

Kúria rules on fx loans: All risk borne by borrower

The Kuria, Hungary's supreme court, said foreign currency-denominated loans were in line with the law and FX loan contracts were...

Kúria may not give decision on fx loans today

The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, has announced a press conference scheduled for noon CET today; many are expecting the court...

Investigation into VAT fraud allegations ordered

The National Investigation Office (NNI) has ordered an investigation into claims made by former tax official András Horváth concerning the...

EU court: Kúria may decide on exchange rate in forex loan cases

European Union regulations on unfair contract conditions allow the Kúria, Hungary's supreme court, to examine exchange-rate margins when scrutinizing foreign...

Hernádi charged in lawsuit over INA; MOL not involved

The MOL Group announced today that its chairman and CEO, Zsolt Hernádi, has been named as a defendant in a...

Nézőpont projects five-party parliament, Fidesz victory

The latest poll from the Nézőpont research institute has the governing Fidesz party winning reelection in the 2014 general elections,...

Forex-based loan legality before Constitutional Court

This week, the Constitutional Court will begin consideration of questions regarding forex-based loan contracts vis-à-vis national law; on Friday, the...