Hungary in the news

Hungary EU presidency website launched

on Dec 22, 2010 via YahooNews

Hungary has launched an official website, www.eu2011.hu, for its upcoming tenure of the EU's rotating presidency. The six-month period will begin when Belgium officially hands over the presidency to Hungary on Jan. 6.

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Hungary's dedication to EU questioned

on Dec 22, 2010 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST -- European Union parliamentarians have expressed concern about the Hungarian government's strict new media legislation, Deutsche Welle reports.

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Hungary passes controversial media law

on Dec 22, 2010 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST -- Lawmakers in Hungary have given a controversial new body powers to oversee public news production, Deutsche Welle reports.

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Hungary passes law boosting government control of media

on Dec 22, 2010 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's parliament passed legislation on Tuesday to tighten government control over news outlets which media watchdogs say is arbitrary and ill-defined.

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Hungary passes contentious new media law

on Dec 21, 2010 via YahooNews

(AP:BUDAPEST, Hungary) Hungary's parliament approved a contentious new law Tuesday that will greatly expand the state's power to monitor and penalize private media, drawing protests from opposition parties and civil society.

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Hungary tightens media monitoring

on Dec 21, 2010 via YahooNews

Hungary adopts a controversial law to create a new authority with powers to monitor and impose fines on the media.

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Hungarian parliament passes controversial media 'censorship' law

on Dec 21, 2010 via YahooNews

Budapest - A controversial law, seen by critics as a step toward government censorship of media, was approved by the Hungarian parliament overnight into Tuesday.

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The Hungarian EU Presidency

on Dec 21, 2010 via YahooNews

Talks on the EU's next budget and farm reform will kick off in earnest during Hungary's six-month term at the helm, with economic governance in the euro zone also likely to dominate the agenda.

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Hungary kick-starts ?Central Europe presidency year?

on Dec 21, 2010 via YahooNews

With the Hungarian EU presidency in the first half of 2011, followed by the Polish in the second half, the Union will live a "Central Europe Presidency year," Hungarian Foreign Minister J?nos Martonyi said.

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Hungarian Parliament Passes `Chilling' Media Law Over Newspaper Protests

on Dec 21, 2010 via YahooNews

Hungarian lawmakers approved a bill that will allow a regulator staffed with the appointees of Prime Minister Viktor Orban ?s ruling party to levy fines and shut down media outlets, brushing aside protests from journalists.

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Hungary hikes key interest rate to 5.75%

on Dec 21, 2010 via YahooNews

Hungary's central bank on Monday raised its base rate by 25 basis points from an annual 5.5 percent to 5.75 percent, citing increasing inflation risks.

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Hungary hikes interest rates again

on Dec 21, 2010 via YahooNews

A logo of Hungarian Natianal Bank (Magyar Nemzeti Bank, MNB) is seen on the wall of the MNB's headquarter in Budapest. The bank has tightened monetary policy for the second time in less than a month ...

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Hungary Central Ban May Frontload Rate Increases Before Orban `Takes Over'

on Dec 21, 2010 via YahooNews

Hungary?s central bank may frontload interest-rate increases to fight inflation before Prime Minister Viktor Orban will ?take over? monetary policy, making tightening more difficult, said analysts at Credit Agricole SA, Commerzbank AG, Nomura International Plc. and Erste Group Bank AG.

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Hungary's central bank raises key interest rate

on Dec 20, 2010 via YahooNews

(AP:BUDAPEST, Hungary,) Hungary's central bank says it is raising its main interest rate from 5.5 percent to 5.75 percent, citing heightened inflation risks.

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Hungary Central Bank Raises Rates, Ignores Orban Plea

on Dec 20, 2010 via YahooNews

Hungary?s central bank increased the main interest rate for a second month because of concern that inflation will accelerate as policy makers disregarded Prime Minister Viktor Orban?s calls for lower rates to protect growth.

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Hungary's central bank raises interest rates again

on Dec 20, 2010 via YahooNews

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Hungary's central bank on Monday increased the base rate by 25 basis points to 5.75%, effective from Tuesday. In contrast, most analysts expected no change to interest rates. In November, the central bank had raised rates by 25 basis points to 5.50%. The decision "will only add to rising tensions between the central bank and the government," said Neil Shearing, senior ...

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Hungary Raises Key Interest Rate Further

on Dec 20, 2010 via YahooNews

Hungary's central bank on Monday unexpectedly raised its key interest rate, as inflation continues to remain above the bank's target.

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Hungary hikes interest rates again

on Dec 20, 2010 via YahooNews

A logo of Hungarian Natianal Bank (Magyar Nemzeti Bank, MNB) is seen on the wall of the MNB's headquarter in Budapest. The bank has tightened monetary policy for the second time in less than a month ...

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Hungary Central Bank Raises Interest Rates, Adds to Tension With Cabinet

on Dec 20, 2010 via YahooNews

Hungary?s central bank increased the main interest rate for a second month because of concern that inflation will accelerate as policy makers disregarded Prime Minister Viktor Orban ?s calls for lower rates to protect growth.

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EC approves extension of moratorium on farm land purchases by foreigners in Hungary

on Dec 20, 2010 via YahooNews

The European Commission on Monday decided to allow Hungary to extend a moratorium on purchases of farm land by foreigners by three years.

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