Hungary
HUNGARY: Draskovics may face policy pressure from MSZP
The governing coalition parties agreed yesterday in preliminary negotiations over the 2005 budget...
HungaryCENTRAL-EASTERN EUROPE: Unions' weakness set to endure
The declining strength of trade unions is a familiar theme in Western Europe and North America in...
HUNGARY: Austrian takeover will benefit stock exchange
Budapest Stock Exchange Chairman Attila Szalay-Berzeviczy outlined on July 5 an Austro-Hungarian...
HungaryHUNGARY: Doubts increase over fiscal policy
The budget deficit for the first six months reached 1,040 billion forints (5.12 billion dollars),...
HungaryHUNGARY: Socialists seek more leftist economic policy
The governing Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) yesterday presented a new draft policy paper...
HungaryEUROPEAN UNION: Council endorses convergence plans
The Council of Economic and Finance Ministers (ECOFIN) yesterday adopted decisions on the...
EUROPEAN UNION: CEE states vary on IT readiness
National competitiveness hinges on many factors in addition to IT. The bursting of the dot-com...
EUROPEAN UNION: Elections warn of CEE voter discontent
Czech Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla is reportedly set to call a vote of confidence in his...
