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“Hungary Is Strengthening” To Be New Government Slogan In Run-Up To 2018 Election
- 20 Dec 2016 8:58 AM
- current affairs
Having spent some HUF 17 billion (USD 60 million) in 2016 informing the Hungarian public about the existential threat to the country posed by the temporary settlement of 1,700 asylum seekers, the government of Viktor Orbán seems set to spend lavishly on a new “public information” campaign ahead of the 2018 election.
Government Office Chief Refers Pisa Results To Education Roundtable
- 9 Dec 2016 5:54 AM
- current affairs
The government has instructed the human resources minister to call an education roundtable with teachers’ unions and education organisations to review recently published results of the PISA 2015 tests, government office chief János Lázár told a weekly government news briefing.
Budapest Clears Next Hurdle In Bid To Host 2024 Olympics
- 9 Dec 2016 5:45 AM
- sport
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the second round of documentation for Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games, Balázs Fürjes, the government commissioner for the bid, told MTI. The IOC, whose executive board is winding up a threeday meeting in Lausanne on Thursday, declared Budapest “a perfectly suitable city” that is “an equal competitor with Paris and Los Angeles”, ...
Central Europe Can Become Engine Of European Growth
- 30 Nov 2016 7:34 AM
- business
Budapest and Warsaw are in agreement that central Europe can become the engine of European growth, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade, said after meeting his Polish counterpart Witold Waszczykowski. He said they had both agreed that Visegrad Group cooperation should be intensified, given changes taking place around the world, such as in US foreign policy and Brexit.
BKV Withdraws Metro Line Renovation Tender
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest public transport company BKV has withdrawn a tender for the renovation of the capital’s third metro, the latest issue of the Public Procurement Gazette shows. Mayor István Tarlós said ten days earlier that the city’s public procurement manager had recommended invalidating the tender because all of the bids were well over the projected budget. It also proposed launching a new procurement ...
Orbán: Hungary Backs Ukraine’s EU Members Hip Bid
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary supports Ukraine’s aspiration to become a member of the European Union, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a joint news conference held after meeting his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Groysman. Orban also said it was a “moral duty” of the EU to grant Ukraine visa-free status.
Hungary Seeks Talks With Austria On Paks
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A European Court suit Austria has launched over Hungary’s upgrade of the Paks nuclear power station is not expected to delay the project, government office chief János Lázár told a press briefing. Hungary accepts Austria’s decision to turn to the court over the Paks project, though it would prefer to handle the matter through a joint negotiating mechanism, he said, adding that the government is ...
Budapest Metro 3 Renovation To Wait Until June 2017
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The renovation of Budapest’s busiest Metro Line 3, the running of which was interrupted recently due to emergency maintenance, is foreseen to start in June 2017, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said on Friday, according to reports.
Designs Invited For Puskás Stadium
- 16 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- property
The state sports centre has announced a tender for architectural designs for the new Puskás Stadium, the former People’s Stadium built in 1953. The main outer characteristics, including pillars and a tower, must be kept.
“Hungary Is Strengthening” To Be New Government Slogan In Run-Up To 2018 Election
- 20 Dec 2016 8:58 AM
- current affairs
Having spent some HUF 17 billion (USD 60 million) in 2016 informing the Hungarian public about the existential threat to the country posed by the temporary settlement of 1,700 asylum seekers, the government of Viktor Orbán seems set to spend lavishly on a new “public information” campaign ahead of the 2018 election.
Government Office Chief Refers Pisa Results To Education Roundtable
- 9 Dec 2016 5:54 AM
- current affairs
The government has instructed the human resources minister to call an education roundtable with teachers’ unions and education organisations to review recently published results of the PISA 2015 tests, government office chief János Lázár told a weekly government news briefing.
Budapest Clears Next Hurdle In Bid To Host 2024 Olympics
- 9 Dec 2016 5:45 AM
- sport
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the second round of documentation for Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games, Balázs Fürjes, the government commissioner for the bid, told MTI. The IOC, whose executive board is winding up a threeday meeting in Lausanne on Thursday, declared Budapest “a perfectly suitable city” that is “an equal competitor with Paris and Los Angeles”, ...
Central Europe Can Become Engine Of European Growth
- 30 Nov 2016 7:34 AM
- business
Budapest and Warsaw are in agreement that central Europe can become the engine of European growth, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade, said after meeting his Polish counterpart Witold Waszczykowski. He said they had both agreed that Visegrad Group cooperation should be intensified, given changes taking place around the world, such as in US foreign policy and Brexit.
BKV Withdraws Metro Line Renovation Tender
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest public transport company BKV has withdrawn a tender for the renovation of the capital’s third metro, the latest issue of the Public Procurement Gazette shows. Mayor István Tarlós said ten days earlier that the city’s public procurement manager had recommended invalidating the tender because all of the bids were well over the projected budget. It also proposed launching a new procurement ...
Orbán: Hungary Backs Ukraine’s EU Members Hip Bid
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary supports Ukraine’s aspiration to become a member of the European Union, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a joint news conference held after meeting his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Groysman. Orban also said it was a “moral duty” of the EU to grant Ukraine visa-free status.
Hungary Seeks Talks With Austria On Paks
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A European Court suit Austria has launched over Hungary’s upgrade of the Paks nuclear power station is not expected to delay the project, government office chief János Lázár told a press briefing. Hungary accepts Austria’s decision to turn to the court over the Paks project, though it would prefer to handle the matter through a joint negotiating mechanism, he said, adding that the government is ...
Budapest Metro 3 Renovation To Wait Until June 2017
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The renovation of Budapest’s busiest Metro Line 3, the running of which was interrupted recently due to emergency maintenance, is foreseen to start in June 2017, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said on Friday, according to reports.
Designs Invited For Puskás Stadium
- 16 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- property
The state sports centre has announced a tender for architectural designs for the new Puskás Stadium, the former People’s Stadium built in 1953. The main outer characteristics, including pillars and a tower, must be kept.