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Hungary: Gyurcsány Government's “Half Time” (Global Voices Online)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:21:08 GMT

Hungarian Spectrum writes about successes and failures of Gyurcsány government at what some people think is its half time (and others don't).

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Truckers in Hungary get fuel help (Daily Express)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:15:33 GMT

Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany said possible tax refunds or other relief measures could save transporters up to £27 million.Mr Gyurcsany attended the signing of an agreement between the government and representatives of several transport unions aimed at improving the truckers' competitiveness.Recently, Hungary asked the European Union for permission to lower the excise tax on...

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Daimler to build new car factory in Hungary - Summary (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:06:03 GMT

... Poland, Serbia and Romania as possible sites for the new factory. Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany greeted the announcement saying his country won out against other Central European rivals to secure its biggest foreign investment project since the fall of communism 19 years ago. "Never in the history of modern Hungary has such an investment decision of this magnitude being...

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Hungary gets tough on corruption (Turkish daily news)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:13:00 GMT

A recent study by Transparency International finds that corruption is seemingly almost endemic in Hungary, with more than a thousand cases reported every year. But things are a-changing and in a new ‘zero tolerance’ policy to stamp out corruption at all levels of society, the government under Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany is getting tough on even the most petty offenders

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Briefing: Making Bosnia Work: Why EU Accession is Not Enough (United States Institute of Peace)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:38:27 GMT

... Bosnian Prime Minister Nikola Spiric, left, and his counterpart, Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, right, inspect a Bosnian color guard upon Gyurcsany's arrival for talks in Sarajevo, on June 12, 2008. The official visit to the Bosnian capital marks the beginning of a Bosnian-Hungarian strategic partnership in Bosnia's process of integration with the EU. (AP Photo)In...

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Outrage as Budapest Pride banned by police (PinkNews.co.uk)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:20:05 GMT

... by lingering counter-demonstrators took place."On that occasion the Prime Minister of Hungary, Ferenc Gyurcsany, utterly condemned the incidents as "brutal, unacceptable, and outrageous."Patricia Prendiville, Executive Director of ILGA-Europe, said today:"We are appalled by the decision of the Budapest police chief."We consider his decision as a sign of giving in to the threats of...

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Hungary faces rude awakening from welfare state dreams (A Fistful of Euros)

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:15:26 GMT

... economic reform. Until recently, no politician dared touch the idea again, until current PM Ferenc Gyurcsány made his now infamous speech to party MPs in which he said “we have lied morning, noon and night” about the economy. That came shortly after winning re-election in 2006 following a campaign in which the growing state and current account deficits remained the “elephant in the...

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Hungary raises interest rates, highest since early 2005 - Summary (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Mon, 26 May 2008 14:54:02 GMT

... rate at its two previous meetings, including by half a percentage point in March. Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's government has raised taxes and hiked energy prices as part of measures to shrink the budget deficit and eventually get Hungary ready to qualify for the euro. Inflation has fallen from a high of 9 per cent in March 2007 to 6.6 per cent in April, more than twice the central...

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Hungarian premier warns of Serb hard-line government (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Tue, 20 May 2008 13:41:05 GMT

Budapest - A hard-line nationalist government in Serbia would be a setback for the country's neighbours and the rest of Europe, Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany said Tuesday. It is neither in Europe's nor the region's interest that the Serb...

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Jewish culture, and anti-Semitism, on the rise in Hungary (International Herald Tribune)

Thu, 08 May 2008 11:05:41 GMT

... police barricades, by 3,000 anti-fascists, including the beleaguered Hungarian prime minister, Ferenc Gyurcsany, and the former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder.

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Chinese officials visit Hungary amid tight security (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Thu, 08 May 2008 11:02:04 GMT

Budapest - A delegation of Chinese officials led by Jia Qinglin, a high-ranking member of the Chinese Communist party, was due to meet Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany in Budapest Thursday amid tight security aimed at heading off pro-Tibetan protests....

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Hungarian premier says government must resign if it loses key bills (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Wed, 07 May 2008 12:55:03 GMT

Budapest - Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany on Wednesday said his minority government would have to resign if opposition parties managed to push through a proposed bill on a flat- tax. If parliament were to adopt a tax law with the support ...

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Hungary's minority government swears in five ministers (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Mon, 05 May 2008 15:32:01 GMT

Budapest - The ruling Hungarian Socialist Party on Monday swore in five new ministers as it began a new era of minority government following the collapse of the coalition. The Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) officially departed government last Wednesday following a disagreement over the speed of economic reforms. While the junior party only controlled three ministries, Gyurcsany took the...

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Jerusalem from May 13-15 in celebration of Israel's 60th anniversary (The Blog of JesusRaptureMe.com)

Thu, 01 May 2008 22:31:00 GMT

... Zatlers of Latvia. The prime ministers of the Slovak Republic and of Hungary, Robert Fico and Ferenc Gyurcsany, will also take part, as will several former world leaders, among them Mikhail Gorbachev, Tony Blair and Henry Kissinger. As a Nobel Prize winner, Peres thought it important to invite other Nobel Prize laureates, at least seven of whom will be coming to Israel to share their...

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Hungarians unmoved by leader’s May Day address (OTB News)

Thu, 01 May 2008 19:05:40 GMT

Unpopular and heading a minority coalition since his Free Democrat junior coalition partner left the government, Mr Gyurcsany has been struggling to regain the initiative Share This

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Hungarians unmoved by leader's May Day address (Financial Time)

Thu, 01 May 2008 18:02:00 GMT

Unpopular and heading a minority coalition since his Free Democrat junior coalition partner left the government, Mr Gyurcsany has been struggling to regain the initiative

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Hungary opposition calls on prime minister to step down (International Herald Tribune)

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:23:09 GMT

The calls by Fidesz were made after Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, the millionaire leader of the Socialists - the former Communist Party - lost the support of his small coalition partner, the liberal Free Democrats. The Free Democrats voted last weekend to quit the government after months of disagreements over the direction of economic and social policy.

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Struggling Hungarian premier shuffles cabinet - Summary (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:44:03 GMT

Budapest - Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany appointed seven new cabinet ministers Monday in a reshuffle prompted by the junior coalition party's decision to quit the government after a disagreement over the speed of economic reforms. The All...

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Hungarian premier announces major cabinet reshuffle - Update (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:42:16 GMT

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Hungary's privatization wave to begin next year, says report (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:47:03 GMT

... MVM could be floated in March, the newspaper said, citing a briefing written for Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany. National lottery operator Szerencsejatek and the postal service are also expected to be partially sold off, although official details on which firms will be sold when are not expected to be available until the end of the month.

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