january
in review
  Event
of the month: Csaba László replaced as finance
minister by Tibor Draskovics
Month
in review
eu countdown
 EU
Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs
Anna Diamantopoulo is asking for suggestions
to revamp the bloc’s current directive on working
hours
 European Commission
President Romano Prodi praises Hungary’s progress thus far, but some
are asking how the country will profit from
EU accession
 Brussels.
The gentle art of persuasion. Lobbying in Brussels: a practical guide.
regional roundup
 Despite
strong economic growth, Romania is scrambling to implement EU
regulations in time for its accession date
industry focus
 Interview. Zsuzsanna
Matejka, director of the Hungarian National Health Insurance
Fund (OEP).
Spotlight this month on the pharmaceutical industry in Hungary, from new laws
that could afffect it, the players that move it and the government that subsidies
much of its products for general public consumption.
 Strapped
for cash.
Pharma firms call for a more transparent and
better-funded drug subsidy system
 Executive
profile. Krisztina Székely, President of the Association of Innovative
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
 Hungarian
headache.
The European Union’s intention to increase the patent period to
11 years from the current six for generic drugs causes outcry in
the pharmaceutical industry in Hungary
trends
 Index
of Economic Freedom ranks 155 countries. Economic
freedom equals prosperity.
Index puts countries under the microscope
OECD
country report dishes out recommendations to Hungary on tax reform,
fiscal policy and joining the euro
Hungary
passes privacy law prohibiting the use of a mobile phone camera without
permission from the subject
A
Bank Austria Creditanstalt report highlights strong growth and lucrative
investor opportunities in the countries that make up Southeast Europe
real estate
 Real
estate in brief. A look at January’s most important real estate news
and events
 Meet
the Boss: Biggeorge International’s Adorján Salamon. The Sixty-Second
Interview.
 Restoring
a landmark. Danubius group gets the nod to develop the historic Buxton’s
Crescent & Spa in England.
Legal
Issues. Buying property? Make sure you ask the owner first! Can you
sell that which you do not own? Sometimes, explains one local lawyer
who cautions on the practice
arts and leisure
 Costing
more than USD 800 million, the luxurious ocean liner Queen Mary
2 set sail on her first, 14-day journey last month
 Former
US Ambassador to Hungary Mark Palmer has written a book on the
world’s dictatorships, and how to eradicate them
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