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Brussels happy with Hungary's pledges on media law

on Feb 17, 2011 via YahooNews

The European Commission welcomed yesterday (16 February) the amendments that Hungary has pledged to make to its controversial media law, seeking to draw to a close an episode that has poisoned the beginning of the Hungarian EU Presidency. EurActiv Hungary contributed to this article.

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EU: Hungary Intends To Amend Media Law Within Two Weeks

on Feb 17, 2011 via YahooNews

BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- Hungary has agreed to amend its highly controversial media laws, the European Commission said Wednesday, and is expected to change the rules within two weeks.

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on Feb 17, 2011 via YahooNews

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Hungary must cut spending and begin reforms to reduce its budget deficit.

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EU: Hungary changes media law

on Feb 17, 2011 via YahooNews

The European Union said Wednesday Hungary has agreed to change its controversial media law to meet all EU legal requirements, a major breakthrough in a high-profile quarrel that overshadowed the start of the country's EU presidency.

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Hungary amends media law

on Feb 16, 2011 via YahooNews

Hungary agreed today to bring its disputed new media law in line with European Union requirements within two weeks, ending a row with Brussels that cast a pall over its EU presidency.

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Polish, Hungarian, Czech Interest Rates May Diverge on Inflation, Growth

on Feb 16, 2011 via YahooNews

Hungary may pause and Poland may continue monetary tightening, while the Czech Republic may raise rates later than investors are betting after inflation diverged and as policy makers weigh the impact on growth, analysts at UniCredit SpA, Citigroup Inc. and Morgan Stanley said.

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Hungary charges former officer with wartime massacre in Serbia

on Feb 15, 2011 via YahooNews

Hungarian prosecutors have charged wartime paramilitary officer Sandor Kepiro with involvement in murdering up to 1,200 Serbian civilians. Hungary has been criticized for proceeding too slowly with the prosecution.

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Hungary charges former police captain with massacre in 1942

on Feb 15, 2011 via YahooNews

HUNGARY HAS charged a former police captain with war crimes for his alleged role in a 1942 massacre of more than 1,000 Jews, Serbs and Roma in northern Serbia.

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Hungary says won?t take orders from EU on media law

on Feb 14, 2011 via YahooNews

Hungary has beaten back an attack from the international community over its new media law and it will not take orders from abroad, including from the European Union, the Hungarian prime minister said yesterday.

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Hungary Charges Alleged Nazi War Criminal Sandor Kepiro

on Feb 14, 2011 via YahooNews

(RTTNews) - Prosecutors in Hungary on Monday charged alleged Nazi war criminal Sandor Kepiro in connection with the massacre of more than 1,200 Jewish, Serb and Gypsy civilians by the Hungarian forces loyal to Nazi Germany in the Serbian city of Novi Sad in 1942.

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on Feb 14, 2011 via YahooNews

Prosecutors in Hungary charge Sandor Kepiro of war crimes committed in Serbia in 1942.

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High Court allows man's extradition to Hungary

on Feb 12, 2011 via YahooNews

A DUBLIN man has lost his High Court bid to prevent his extradition to Hungary in connection with a road traffic incident which caused the deaths of two children outside Budapest more than 10 years ago. He was working there for Irish Life at the time.

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30% of Hungarian managers would not refuse dirty deal

on Feb 11, 2011 via YahooNews

Thirty percent of top managers of big companies in Hungary would not refuse an offer to be part of corrupt activities, experts from consultancy Ernst and Young said on Friday, citing a joint survey with the Economy and Business Research Institute of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK).

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Man loses Hungarian extradition case

on Feb 11, 2011 via YahooNews

A Dublin man has lost his High Court bid to prevent his extradition to Hungary in connection with a road traffic incident that caused the deaths of two children outside Budapest more than 10 years ago.

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Hungary factoring market grows 18% in 2010

on Feb 11, 2011 via YahooNews

Hungary's factoring market grew 18% to HUF 866 billion in 2010, Hungarian Factoring Association (MFSz) chairman Ferenc Cs?ki said at a press conference on Friday.

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Hungary boosts region's share of global tourism market

on Feb 11, 2011 via YahooNews

Europe's share of the global tourism market, in terms of numbers of visitors, fell from 80% to 76% in the past decade, but the share of Central and Eastern Europe grew on the back of arrivals to Hungary and Ukraine, Hungarian tourism agency Magyar Turizmus said, citing a report by the European Travel Commission (ETC).

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JKX to fund more drilling in Hungary

on Feb 11, 2011 via YahooNews

JKX Oil and Gas has entered into an agreement with Hungarian Horizon Energy (HHE) to farm-in to the drilling of up to seven exploration wells in the Turkeve area of north east Hungary.

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Hungary accused over red sludge leak

on Feb 11, 2011 via YahooNews

GREENPEACE WANTS the EU to force Hungary to take action over toxic waste the environmental group says is still leaking from an alumina plant that caused a deadly disaster last October.

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Hungary offers changes to media law to EU, a major step in dispute overshadowing presidency

on Feb 10, 2011 via YahooNews

BRUSSELS - The European Union says it has received proposed changes to Hungary's disputed media law, a major step in a dispute that has overshadowed the start of its EU presidency.

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Hungary beats Azerbaijan 2-0 in friendly

on Feb 10, 2011 via YahooNews

Hungary scored a goal in each half to beat Azberbaijan 2-0 Wednesday in an international friendly. Striker Gergely Rudolf opened the scoring in the 39th minute when he took a cross from Zoltan Gera behind the Azerbaijan defense, dribbled to create space and fired home. Hungary had four or five more good chances before doubling its lead in the 81st when midfielder Tamas Hajnal drifted across the...

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