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Budapest Storm Damage Claims Could Reach HUF 460M
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Claims by policy holders on damages resulting from a storm that swept through Hungary on Monday could come to hundreds of millions of forints, with most of the damages reported from Budapest and central Hungary, various insurance companies said. Generali put the claim on the storm damages at close to 300 million forints (EUR 971,100) based on preliminary estimates. Aegon faces claims of almost ...
Hungary Lifts Weekend Lorry Ban Because Of Heat Wave
- 13 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary will lift a ban on lorries from its roads this weekend due to the current heat wave that could pose a risk to truckers’ health, the national development ministry said. Under normal circumstances, vehicles over 7.5 tonnes would be banned from Hungary’s roads from 3pm on Saturday to 10pm on Sunday. Hungary’s chief medical officer has issued a third-degree heat alert in effect until midnight ...
Xpat Opinion: Prison Inmates In Hungary To Get Mobile Phones
- 13 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
A liberal columnist welcomes the government’s decision to buy mobile phones for prison inmates, and calls for more spending on detainees. A conservative pundit, on the other hand, thinks that the money should have been spent on improving education possibilities for inmates.
Health Authority Extends Heat Alert To Midnight On Sunday
- 13 Aug 2015 3:30 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s health authority (ÁNTSZ) has extended the highest-degree heat alert to midnight on Sunday. The heatwave is expected to continue until then, with a mean daytime temperature of 27-29 C., the authority said.
Transit Zone For Migrants Opens At Budapest Déli Railway Station
- 12 Aug 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The metropolitan council has opened a transit zone for migrants at Budapest’s Déli railway station, the council’s law enforcement department said. The transit zone available to migrants has been set up in a less frequented part of the pedestrian underpass, located next to Vérmező Park.
Only One Out Of 24 Asylum-Seekers Stay In Hungary
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of people handing in asylum applications in Hungary has reached 110 000 this year, the director-general of Hungary’s Office of Immigration and Nationality (OIN) has said on public radio. According to Zsuzsanna Végh, 90 per cent of migrants hand in a request for asylum and thus gain the right to remain in Hungary. However, this does not mean that they are obliged to arrive to the ...
Hungary Spends HUF 2bn On Immigrants In H1
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the first half of 2015, Hungary’s immigration office spent a total 2 billion forints (EUR 6.4m) on services for migrants in the country, twice as much as last year, the head of the authority told public television M1. Zsuzsanna Végh said that the cost of medical tests, necessary to reduce the risk of possible epidemics, could amount to several hundred million forints during the year.
Heat Alert In Hungary Extended & Raised
- 7 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- current affairs
A heat alert ordered by Hungary’s health authority (ANTSZ) has been prolonged by a day and raised from level two to the highest level three. The heat warning issued earlier has been extended to until midnight on Tuesday. On Friday, the heat will further intensify and the daytime mean temperature is expected to rise to above 27 C. In the following few days, dry weather is expected.
Hungarian Tax Officials To Check Airbnb
- 6 Aug 2015 11:40 AM
- travel
The tax authority NAV announced that it will check whether landlords are paying taxes on accommodation offered via airbnb and other popular holiday rental sites. Tax officials will rent rooms and apartments as part of the investigation. The number of places available for rent in Budapest via airbnb has shot up from 1,500 last December to 7,000 today.
Budapest Storm Damage Claims Could Reach HUF 460M
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Claims by policy holders on damages resulting from a storm that swept through Hungary on Monday could come to hundreds of millions of forints, with most of the damages reported from Budapest and central Hungary, various insurance companies said. Generali put the claim on the storm damages at close to 300 million forints (EUR 971,100) based on preliminary estimates. Aegon faces claims of almost ...
Hungary Lifts Weekend Lorry Ban Because Of Heat Wave
- 13 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary will lift a ban on lorries from its roads this weekend due to the current heat wave that could pose a risk to truckers’ health, the national development ministry said. Under normal circumstances, vehicles over 7.5 tonnes would be banned from Hungary’s roads from 3pm on Saturday to 10pm on Sunday. Hungary’s chief medical officer has issued a third-degree heat alert in effect until midnight ...
Xpat Opinion: Prison Inmates In Hungary To Get Mobile Phones
- 13 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
A liberal columnist welcomes the government’s decision to buy mobile phones for prison inmates, and calls for more spending on detainees. A conservative pundit, on the other hand, thinks that the money should have been spent on improving education possibilities for inmates.
Health Authority Extends Heat Alert To Midnight On Sunday
- 13 Aug 2015 3:30 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s health authority (ÁNTSZ) has extended the highest-degree heat alert to midnight on Sunday. The heatwave is expected to continue until then, with a mean daytime temperature of 27-29 C., the authority said.
Transit Zone For Migrants Opens At Budapest Déli Railway Station
- 12 Aug 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The metropolitan council has opened a transit zone for migrants at Budapest’s Déli railway station, the council’s law enforcement department said. The transit zone available to migrants has been set up in a less frequented part of the pedestrian underpass, located next to Vérmező Park.
Only One Out Of 24 Asylum-Seekers Stay In Hungary
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of people handing in asylum applications in Hungary has reached 110 000 this year, the director-general of Hungary’s Office of Immigration and Nationality (OIN) has said on public radio. According to Zsuzsanna Végh, 90 per cent of migrants hand in a request for asylum and thus gain the right to remain in Hungary. However, this does not mean that they are obliged to arrive to the ...
Hungary Spends HUF 2bn On Immigrants In H1
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the first half of 2015, Hungary’s immigration office spent a total 2 billion forints (EUR 6.4m) on services for migrants in the country, twice as much as last year, the head of the authority told public television M1. Zsuzsanna Végh said that the cost of medical tests, necessary to reduce the risk of possible epidemics, could amount to several hundred million forints during the year.
Heat Alert In Hungary Extended & Raised
- 7 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- current affairs
A heat alert ordered by Hungary’s health authority (ANTSZ) has been prolonged by a day and raised from level two to the highest level three. The heat warning issued earlier has been extended to until midnight on Tuesday. On Friday, the heat will further intensify and the daytime mean temperature is expected to rise to above 27 C. In the following few days, dry weather is expected.
Hungarian Tax Officials To Check Airbnb
- 6 Aug 2015 11:40 AM
- travel
The tax authority NAV announced that it will check whether landlords are paying taxes on accommodation offered via airbnb and other popular holiday rental sites. Tax officials will rent rooms and apartments as part of the investigation. The number of places available for rent in Budapest via airbnb has shot up from 1,500 last December to 7,000 today.