News tagged "european union"
Hungary to Freeze Budget Items to Escape EU Shackleson May 10, 2013 via YahooNews Hungary is freezing some budget expenditures and is ready to take further steps, including raising Europe?s highest bank levy, to exit the European Union?s budget monitoring and remove the threat of funding cuts.See details
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Hungary says EU budget forecasts "wrong", to cut deficiton May 03, 2013 via YahooNews BUDAPEST/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hungary said on Friday it was on track to bring its budget deficit within European Union rules and win release from the bloc's penalty system, challenging suggestions that ...See details
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Hungary?s Yields Fall to Record on Stimulus Bets: Budapest Moveron May 03, 2013 via YahooNews Hungary?s bond yields fell to a record and the forint strengthened as the European Union cut its forecast for the euro area, spurring speculation policy makers will need to bolster measures to revive economies.See details
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EU likely to take legal action against Hungaryon Apr 24, 2013 via YahooNews The European Union says it probably will take legal action soon against Hungary over concerns about constitutional changes that have raised accusations democracy is under threat in the member state. The ...See details
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EU likely to take legal action against Hungaryon Apr 24, 2013 via YahooNews BRUSSELS (AP) ? The European Union says it probably will take legal action soon against Hungary over concerns about constitutional changes that have raised accusations democracy is under threat in the member state.See details
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Change would tax Hungarian twice for EU violationson Apr 18, 2013 via YahooNews BRUSSELS, April 18 (UPI) -- Hungary will penalize its citizens twice to pay for any fines incurred when the government breaks European Union laws, says an EU official.See details
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EU blasts Hungary over non-compliance with EU lawon Apr 17, 2013 via YahooNews BRUSSELS (AP) ? Hungary has failed to reinstate judges and prosecutors it forced into early retirement in breach of EU law, the European Union's justice chief said Wednesday, as she faced increasing pressure to punish Budapest for constitutional changes many condemn as undemocratic. ? ? ? ?See details
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EU blasts Hungary over non-compliance with EU lawon Apr 17, 2013 via YahooNews Hungary has failed to reinstate judges and prosecutors it forced into early retirement in breach of EU law, the European Union's justice chief said Wednesday, as she faced increasing pressure to punish Budapest for constitutional changes many condemn as undemocratic.See details
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Hungary Expects Exit From EU Budget Monitoring Without Measureson Apr 16, 2013 via YahooNews Hungary?s government expects to exit the European Union?s monitoring process for budget offenders without further fiscal measures as a return to growth and favorable risk perception allow a cut in budget reserves.See details
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Hungary promises changes after EU threat in amendment rowon Apr 12, 2013 via YahooNews By Adrian Croft and Sandor Peto BRUSSELS/BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary promised on Friday to make changes after the EU executive threatened action to overturn constitutional amendments it said may be incompatible with European Union law. The EU, the United States and human rights organizations have accused Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government of using constitutional amendments to limit the ...See details
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Orban doubts fair treatment of Hungary in Brusselson Apr 09, 2013 via YahooNews Hungary cannot be certain that the European Union?s decision whether or not to lift an excessive deficit procedure against the country will be based on facts, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb?n said.See details
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Hungary PM seen picking his "right hand" to head central bankon Mar 01, 2013 via YahooNews BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Prime Minister Viktor Orban is expected to nominate the man he calls his "right hand" to head Hungary's central bank on Friday, a move that could prompt cheap money being pumped into the economy ahead of elections in 2014. Orban, who has often been at loggerheads with the European Union, banks and the International Monetary Fund, is widely seen as appointing Economy Minister ...See details
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Hungary Fights for Fiscal Room as Forecast Ignites ?Family Feud?on Feb 22, 2013 via YahooNews Hungary?s government, mounting a pre-election campaign to exit European Union monitoring for budget offenders, said a central bank report to be released today forecasting a rising debt level was ?unethical.?See details
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Hungary, Czechs contract in Q4, outlook stays grimon Feb 15, 2013 via YahooNews PRAGUE (Reuters) - Falling domestic demand and weak exports pushed the Czech and Hungarian economies further into the red at the end of 2012, deepening a grim picture for countries possibly facing another year of recession. Government tax hikes and other policies in both European Union states have spurred consumers to stop spending and firms to sack workers and halt investment, exacerbating the ...See details
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Hungary to Decide on EU Carbon-Glut Fix Feb. 20, Official Sayson Feb 13, 2013 via YahooNews Hungary plans to decide next week whether to back the European Union proposal to curb oversupply of carbon permits and help prices in the world?s biggest emissions market rebound, a government official said.See details
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Hungarian surf rock band breaks new ground in nation's music sceneon Feb 03, 2013 via YahooNews Hungary isn?t an obvious place to form a surf-pop band. It isn?t just because the central European country is landlocked. Hungarians also aren?t known as optimists. A European Union survey once found they were Europe?s most pessimistic people. The Hungarian song ?Szomoru Vasarnap? was famously covered by Billie Holiday in the 1940s as ?Gloomy Sunday.? And it was banned from BBC airwaves for ...See details
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Orban pushes EU to ease up on deficit, stokes central bank worrieson Jan 30, 2013 via YahooNews Brussels (dpa) - The European Union should ease its pressure on Hungary and acknowledge that Budapest has done its deficit-cutting homework, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Wednesday, despite lingering doubts about the measures taken to cut the shortfall.Orban also raised eyebrows during a visit to Brussels when he appeared to attenuate the importance of central banks? independence - an issue ...See details
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In Pictures: Hungary's coal miners toil far below the surfaceon Jan 24, 2013 via YahooNews Hungary has obtained European Union approval for a $190-million (U.S.) grant to shut down its last remaining deep-cast coal mine, an uncompetitive facility in Markushegy, 70 kilometres west of Budapest.See details
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Hungary bars foreigners from buying farmlandon Dec 23, 2012 via YahooNews Hungary has amended its constitution to bar foreigners from buying farmland, a move the government called "historic," but one that could cause friction with the European Union.See details
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Hungary Cuts Rate for Fifth Month After Forint Plungeson Dec 18, 2012 via YahooNews Hungary?s central bank, roiled by divisions among policy makers, cut the European Union?s highest benchmark rate for a fifth month as policy makers shrugged off the forint?s plunge to a five-month low.See details
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