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Telenor Launches Music Service In Hungary
- 6 Sep 2012 12:30 PM
- tech
Telenor is launching music services on its network, teaming up with on-demand music provider Deezer, the telecom company announced on Monday.
Hungarian Cyclists Club Cancelled Critical Mass In Budapest
- 6 Sep 2012 9:02 AM
- getting around
The Critical Mass procession of September 22 will be cancelled, János László, president of the Hungarian Cyclists Club, announced on Wednesday. He said progress has begun in Budapest and many people now cycle in the capital, so what they wanted has been achieved. Thus it is no longer necessary for people to take to the streets and disrupt traffic.
Xpat Opinion: A Sinking Ship? Is It Time For Orbán’s Hungary To Turn Westward?
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as I feared, we will have to return to Azerbaijan, not so much as a diplomatic issue but as a part of the financial plans that may have been behind the decision to release a convicted murderer to Baku. Because surely no one will believe the story the Hungarian Foreign Ministry came up with yesterday, that Hungary was conned by the Azeris. The current claim is that the Hungarians believed in ...
Romanians Mistrustful Of Hungary
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 77% of Romanians “do not trust” or “do not trust at all” in Hungary, according to a recent poll conducted by IRES, the Romanian Association for Evaluation and Strategy. Among respondents 38% view Hungary as a hostile country and 43% consider it as friendly. Fully 35% believe that Romania could lose territory to Hungary, while 62% disagree. However, 59% of respondents consider relations ...
Protests Continue Against Azeri Extradition In Hungary
- 5 Sep 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Some 2,000 people converged on Kossuth tér on a call from the organisation One Million for Hungarian Press Freedom on Tuesday evening to apologise to Armenians and lambaste Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over the extradition of Azeri officer Ramil Safarov last Friday. Safarov was serving a sentence in Hungary for murdering a fellow soldier from Armenia while both were attending a NATO course in ...
Xpat Opinion: Szimplakert Haztaji Piac (Szimplakert Croft Market) In Budapest
- 5 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Sunday morning Lydia and I explored the newish Szimplakert Haztaji Piac (open Sunday 9-14, Kazinczy u. 14, VII ker). I cannot stand the crowds at night at Szimpla, so I tend to avoid it. However, during the day it is a much different and mellow place to hang out. They recently started a croft or market garden on Sundays. There is another one popping up at Margit u. off of Margit Krt. This was set ...
Chips Tax Revenue In Hungary Reaches Ft 15bn
- 5 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
The tax on foods deemed unhealthy brought in Ft 15 billion as of July 31 following its launch in September last year, the tax and customs authority NAV announced. A total of Ft 1.7 billion was collected in July and Ft 1.8 billion in June. The 2012 revenue target is Ft 20 billion. The tax generated Ft 4.7 billion last year, falling short of the Ft 5 billion target.
August Home Sales Down In Hungary
- 4 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- property
A total of 7,379 homes were sold in August, property agency Duna House estimates. This is down 8% from the 8,008 sales one year earlier, when the strong Swiss franc forced many to sell off their mortgaged homes. In the first eight months nearly 68,000 homes were sold, up 20% from one year earlier. Nevertheless, the first months of 2011 were especially weak and in 2012 especially strong due to the ...
Actor Strikes Új Színház Director In Budapest
- 3 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Actor János Derzsi struck Új Színház chief director Zsolt Pozsgai, shortly after quitting the theatre. Explaining his departure, Derzsi told website szinhaz.hu that he cannot work in the present atmosphere at the theatre. Pozsgai said in his reply “we thank him for the substantive information which he outlined to us abut the previous management in meticulous detail and made great use of it in the ...
Telenor Launches Music Service In Hungary
- 6 Sep 2012 12:30 PM
- tech
Telenor is launching music services on its network, teaming up with on-demand music provider Deezer, the telecom company announced on Monday.
Hungarian Cyclists Club Cancelled Critical Mass In Budapest
- 6 Sep 2012 9:02 AM
- getting around
The Critical Mass procession of September 22 will be cancelled, János László, president of the Hungarian Cyclists Club, announced on Wednesday. He said progress has begun in Budapest and many people now cycle in the capital, so what they wanted has been achieved. Thus it is no longer necessary for people to take to the streets and disrupt traffic.
Xpat Opinion: A Sinking Ship? Is It Time For Orbán’s Hungary To Turn Westward?
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as I feared, we will have to return to Azerbaijan, not so much as a diplomatic issue but as a part of the financial plans that may have been behind the decision to release a convicted murderer to Baku. Because surely no one will believe the story the Hungarian Foreign Ministry came up with yesterday, that Hungary was conned by the Azeris. The current claim is that the Hungarians believed in ...
Romanians Mistrustful Of Hungary
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 77% of Romanians “do not trust” or “do not trust at all” in Hungary, according to a recent poll conducted by IRES, the Romanian Association for Evaluation and Strategy. Among respondents 38% view Hungary as a hostile country and 43% consider it as friendly. Fully 35% believe that Romania could lose territory to Hungary, while 62% disagree. However, 59% of respondents consider relations ...
Protests Continue Against Azeri Extradition In Hungary
- 5 Sep 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Some 2,000 people converged on Kossuth tér on a call from the organisation One Million for Hungarian Press Freedom on Tuesday evening to apologise to Armenians and lambaste Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over the extradition of Azeri officer Ramil Safarov last Friday. Safarov was serving a sentence in Hungary for murdering a fellow soldier from Armenia while both were attending a NATO course in ...
Xpat Opinion: Szimplakert Haztaji Piac (Szimplakert Croft Market) In Budapest
- 5 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Sunday morning Lydia and I explored the newish Szimplakert Haztaji Piac (open Sunday 9-14, Kazinczy u. 14, VII ker). I cannot stand the crowds at night at Szimpla, so I tend to avoid it. However, during the day it is a much different and mellow place to hang out. They recently started a croft or market garden on Sundays. There is another one popping up at Margit u. off of Margit Krt. This was set ...
Chips Tax Revenue In Hungary Reaches Ft 15bn
- 5 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
The tax on foods deemed unhealthy brought in Ft 15 billion as of July 31 following its launch in September last year, the tax and customs authority NAV announced. A total of Ft 1.7 billion was collected in July and Ft 1.8 billion in June. The 2012 revenue target is Ft 20 billion. The tax generated Ft 4.7 billion last year, falling short of the Ft 5 billion target.
August Home Sales Down In Hungary
- 4 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- property
A total of 7,379 homes were sold in August, property agency Duna House estimates. This is down 8% from the 8,008 sales one year earlier, when the strong Swiss franc forced many to sell off their mortgaged homes. In the first eight months nearly 68,000 homes were sold, up 20% from one year earlier. Nevertheless, the first months of 2011 were especially weak and in 2012 especially strong due to the ...
Actor Strikes Új Színház Director In Budapest
- 3 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Actor János Derzsi struck Új Színház chief director Zsolt Pozsgai, shortly after quitting the theatre. Explaining his departure, Derzsi told website szinhaz.hu that he cannot work in the present atmosphere at the theatre. Pozsgai said in his reply “we thank him for the substantive information which he outlined to us abut the previous management in meticulous detail and made great use of it in the ...