Leading firms seek sanctions against ‘EU president’ Hungary

EUObserver reports that thirteen European companies wrote a joint letter to the European Commission January 2011 asking for sanctions against Hungary over a set of special taxes imposed on foreign investors. The row came just as Budapest took over the rotating EU Presidency and came on top of an existing controversy over its strict media law.

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ESO: Background information: Hungary: EU Presidency, January - June 2011 http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-hungary-eu-presidency-january-june-2011/

ESO: Background information: Hungary passes controversial media law http://www.europeansources.info/record/hungary-passes-controversial-media-law/

Deutsche Welle, 2.1.11: Germany criticizes Hungarian tax law following corporate complaints http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14748370,00.html

EurActiv, 4.1.11: Brussels and Budapest lock horns http://www.euractiv.com/future-eu/brussels-budapest-lock-horns-news-500933

France24, 3.1.11: Hungary's EU presidency starts on wrong foot http://www.france24.com/en/20110103-hungary-eu-presidency-tax-media-law-orban-centre-right

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