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Danish Firm To Study Congestion Fee In Budapest, Hungary
- 7 Aug 2012 9:02 AM
- getting around
The Budapest Transport Centre has signed a Ft 37.9 million contract with COWI Magyarország for counting traffic, analysing data and modelling the effects of a congestion fee. The Danish planning firm will have to interview drivers at 22 busy points of Budapest to gauge traffic in 38 intersections. They will also calculate the number of passengers on all trams and metro cars and on two busy HÉV ...
Jobbik Asks Szegedi To Quit MEP Seat In Hungary
- 31 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The national leadership of Jobbik on Monday called on Csanád Szegedi to return his seat in the European Parliament, which he won on the party list. Jobbik president Gábor Vona underlined that the decision is not a consequence of Szegedi’s recently discovered Jewish ancestry, but was made because he tried to bribe a person to keep that ancestry secret.
Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány Cleared Of Casino Real Estate Corruption Charges
- 23 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By BudaPost: Commentators agree that in a dictatorship the charges levelled against former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány would not have been dropped. With just one exception: his long-term aide believes the real reason is PM Orbán’s weakening position.
Hungarian Parliament Insists Red Star Is A Totalitarian Symbol
- 5 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament adopted a decision on Monday in which it expresses its disagreement with the Strasbourg verdict passed in the red star lawsuit, and insists on sanctioning the use of symbols of totalitarian regimes.
Hungarian Media Authority Takes Neo FM Off Air
- 21 Jun 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
The media authority NMHH yesterday withdrew the broadcasting rights of radio station Neo FM, although it has no right to do so, owner FM1 Kommunikációs said. The company sought bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, meaning that the NMHH has no rights to cancel its contract, FM1 argued.
Hungarian Radio Station Neo FM Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
- 19 Jun 2012 9:01 AM
- entertainment
FM1 Kommunikációs, operator of radio channel Neo FM, has sought bankruptcy protection because its short-term operations have became untenable, CEO Ádám Földes announced on Monday. “This does not mean that the station wants to leave unpaid debt or does not want to continue broadcasting,” Földes underlined.
Hungarian Banks Offer Highest Interest Rate On Deposits In Europe
- 7 Jun 2012 9:04 AM
- business
Money kept in bank deposits yields 500 basis points in real interest, which is striking even in Europe, wrote financial website Bankmonitor. This is higher than the real yields on investments on the New York Stock Exchange on average for the last 85 years, the site observed.
Online Shopping Reaches Ft 155bn In Hungary
- 24 May 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
The total value of goods bought online reached Ft 155 billion last year, research institute GKI reported. The 1.4 million people who made online purchases amount to 35% of the population above age 14. The leading products sold are food or food-related goods, GKI pointed out.
UN Finds Fault With Treatment Of Asylum Seekers In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian refugee system is not functioning in accordance with international norms, and urgent measures are needed to correct that, the UN High Commission for Refugees announced yesterday. The office’s Central European representative Gotffried Köhner told a Budapest press conference that Hungarian authorities wrongfully keep political asylum seekers in detention with illegal migrants.
Danish Firm To Study Congestion Fee In Budapest, Hungary
- 7 Aug 2012 9:02 AM
- getting around
The Budapest Transport Centre has signed a Ft 37.9 million contract with COWI Magyarország for counting traffic, analysing data and modelling the effects of a congestion fee. The Danish planning firm will have to interview drivers at 22 busy points of Budapest to gauge traffic in 38 intersections. They will also calculate the number of passengers on all trams and metro cars and on two busy HÉV ...
Jobbik Asks Szegedi To Quit MEP Seat In Hungary
- 31 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The national leadership of Jobbik on Monday called on Csanád Szegedi to return his seat in the European Parliament, which he won on the party list. Jobbik president Gábor Vona underlined that the decision is not a consequence of Szegedi’s recently discovered Jewish ancestry, but was made because he tried to bribe a person to keep that ancestry secret.
Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány Cleared Of Casino Real Estate Corruption Charges
- 23 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By BudaPost: Commentators agree that in a dictatorship the charges levelled against former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány would not have been dropped. With just one exception: his long-term aide believes the real reason is PM Orbán’s weakening position.
Hungarian Parliament Insists Red Star Is A Totalitarian Symbol
- 5 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament adopted a decision on Monday in which it expresses its disagreement with the Strasbourg verdict passed in the red star lawsuit, and insists on sanctioning the use of symbols of totalitarian regimes.
Hungarian Media Authority Takes Neo FM Off Air
- 21 Jun 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
The media authority NMHH yesterday withdrew the broadcasting rights of radio station Neo FM, although it has no right to do so, owner FM1 Kommunikációs said. The company sought bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, meaning that the NMHH has no rights to cancel its contract, FM1 argued.
Hungarian Radio Station Neo FM Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
- 19 Jun 2012 9:01 AM
- entertainment
FM1 Kommunikációs, operator of radio channel Neo FM, has sought bankruptcy protection because its short-term operations have became untenable, CEO Ádám Földes announced on Monday. “This does not mean that the station wants to leave unpaid debt or does not want to continue broadcasting,” Földes underlined.
Hungarian Banks Offer Highest Interest Rate On Deposits In Europe
- 7 Jun 2012 9:04 AM
- business
Money kept in bank deposits yields 500 basis points in real interest, which is striking even in Europe, wrote financial website Bankmonitor. This is higher than the real yields on investments on the New York Stock Exchange on average for the last 85 years, the site observed.
Online Shopping Reaches Ft 155bn In Hungary
- 24 May 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
The total value of goods bought online reached Ft 155 billion last year, research institute GKI reported. The 1.4 million people who made online purchases amount to 35% of the population above age 14. The leading products sold are food or food-related goods, GKI pointed out.
UN Finds Fault With Treatment Of Asylum Seekers In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian refugee system is not functioning in accordance with international norms, and urgent measures are needed to correct that, the UN High Commission for Refugees announced yesterday. The office’s Central European representative Gotffried Köhner told a Budapest press conference that Hungarian authorities wrongfully keep political asylum seekers in detention with illegal migrants.