121 result(s) for city development in Current Affairs
Govt Signs Development Cooperation Agreement With Sopron
- 26 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has launched an urban development programme, under which Prime Minister Viktor Orbán signed a cooperation agreement with northwestern Hungary’s Sopron. Improving cities is crucial for Hungary’s rural development, the prime minister told a press conference. He added that similar cooperation agreements would be negotiated with all major cities of the 23 counties of Hungary.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Budapest Europe’s Second Fastest-Developing Urban Economy, Study Reveals
- 29 Jan 2015 12:30 AM
- current affairs
Budapest is the second fastest-developing urban economy in Europe, making it twelfth on a list on which it occupied 201th place last year, the study ‘Global Metromonitor 2014‘, published by US thinktank Brookings Institution, reveals. The first places on the list are occupied by Eastern Asian and Turkish cities, with Istanbul being the only geographically European city among them.
Protest At Hungarian Parliament Against “Persecution Of The Homeless”
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Activists of a group dubbed “The City is for All” staged a protest at parliament against the “persecution of the homeless by the authorities” and set up twenty tents next to the Christmas tree standing on Kossuth Lajos Square.
Has Corruption Compromised Food Safety In Hungary?
- 15 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
You don’t have to be a Fidesz-KDNP politician or government official to get away with murder in Hungary, or at least criminal negligence. It is enough to have friends in high places. And if you happen to be a cattle farmer deliberately selling anthrax-tainted meet, it helps if those connections include the Minister for National Economy and the Minister of Agriculture.
Six Arrested In Internet Tax Demonstration In Budapest
- 28 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Six people were taken into custody by police for trespassing at the Fidesz party headquarters after an antigovernment demonstration on Sunday. Police questioned them in connection with vandalising the headquarters of the ruling Fidesz party near Heroes’ Square following a mass demonstration against the government’s new internet tax plans.
Budapest Mayor István Tarlós Receives Award In Vienna
- 10 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest Mayor István Tarlós received the main award of the Vienna European Academy at a ceremony in Vienna on Thursday. Tarlós was granted the honour in recognition of his work done to develop the Hungarian capital. Through his efforts Tarlós has contributed to making Budapest a more liveable and competitive European city while preserving its one-time greatness, according to the justification of ...
Mayor Tarlós: Budapest Needs Leadership & Development
- 23 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The city of Budapest needs leadership, good management and development, Mayor István Tarlós said. Commenting on the campaign of the leftist opposition for next month’s local elections, Tarlós said he had not seen such incompetence and “a multitude of hasty decisions” in the past 25 years.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Ten Years In The EU
- 8 May 2014 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Most commentators agree that Hungary has made relatively little progress since it joined the European Union ten years ago, despite a net financial transfer amounting to about 1.5 per cent of its GDP. Opinions diverge however on the reasons as well as on the direction European integration should follow.
Govt Signs Development Cooperation Agreement With Sopron
- 26 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has launched an urban development programme, under which Prime Minister Viktor Orbán signed a cooperation agreement with northwestern Hungary’s Sopron. Improving cities is crucial for Hungary’s rural development, the prime minister told a press conference. He added that similar cooperation agreements would be negotiated with all major cities of the 23 counties of Hungary.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Budapest Europe’s Second Fastest-Developing Urban Economy, Study Reveals
- 29 Jan 2015 12:30 AM
- current affairs
Budapest is the second fastest-developing urban economy in Europe, making it twelfth on a list on which it occupied 201th place last year, the study ‘Global Metromonitor 2014‘, published by US thinktank Brookings Institution, reveals. The first places on the list are occupied by Eastern Asian and Turkish cities, with Istanbul being the only geographically European city among them.
Protest At Hungarian Parliament Against “Persecution Of The Homeless”
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Activists of a group dubbed “The City is for All” staged a protest at parliament against the “persecution of the homeless by the authorities” and set up twenty tents next to the Christmas tree standing on Kossuth Lajos Square.
Has Corruption Compromised Food Safety In Hungary?
- 15 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
You don’t have to be a Fidesz-KDNP politician or government official to get away with murder in Hungary, or at least criminal negligence. It is enough to have friends in high places. And if you happen to be a cattle farmer deliberately selling anthrax-tainted meet, it helps if those connections include the Minister for National Economy and the Minister of Agriculture.
Six Arrested In Internet Tax Demonstration In Budapest
- 28 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Six people were taken into custody by police for trespassing at the Fidesz party headquarters after an antigovernment demonstration on Sunday. Police questioned them in connection with vandalising the headquarters of the ruling Fidesz party near Heroes’ Square following a mass demonstration against the government’s new internet tax plans.
Budapest Mayor István Tarlós Receives Award In Vienna
- 10 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest Mayor István Tarlós received the main award of the Vienna European Academy at a ceremony in Vienna on Thursday. Tarlós was granted the honour in recognition of his work done to develop the Hungarian capital. Through his efforts Tarlós has contributed to making Budapest a more liveable and competitive European city while preserving its one-time greatness, according to the justification of ...
Mayor Tarlós: Budapest Needs Leadership & Development
- 23 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The city of Budapest needs leadership, good management and development, Mayor István Tarlós said. Commenting on the campaign of the leftist opposition for next month’s local elections, Tarlós said he had not seen such incompetence and “a multitude of hasty decisions” in the past 25 years.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Ten Years In The EU
- 8 May 2014 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Most commentators agree that Hungary has made relatively little progress since it joined the European Union ten years ago, despite a net financial transfer amounting to about 1.5 per cent of its GDP. Opinions diverge however on the reasons as well as on the direction European integration should follow.