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Hungarian Opposition Queries Reports That State Wants Monopoly Over Spirits
- 11 Sep 2014 10:30 AM
- shopping
The opposition wants to know the government’s reasons behind reported plans to make the retail trade of alcohol a state monopoly. Viktor Szigetvári, the co-leader of the E-PM party, called on cabinet chief János Lázár and economy minister Mihály Varga to indicate whether the press report was correct and if so, to reveal what the purpose of the plan was.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian NGOs Suspected Of Embezzlement
- 10 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal dailies sharply criticise the government after police searched the offices of two NGOs. They believe the authorities are simply out to get civic groups which dare to criticise the government. A leading member of the largest pro-government civic organisation rejects accusations of anti-democratic tendencies against the government.
Hungarian Prototype Trains Fail To Meet EU Rules
- 10 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Designers of a Hungarian prototype train will have to go back to the drawing board after EU inspectors found problems with wheelchair access and carriage steps. MÁV, the state-owned rail company, wants to make new InterCity train carriages.
Hungary To Send Troops To NATO Rapid Response Force
- 9 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will contribute troops to NATO’s rapid response force to be set up in connection with the Ukraine crisis, defence minister Csaba Hende told public Kossuth Rádió. Hende said that Hungarian servicemen will “certainly be delegated to the (new force’s) command in Poland, and we will see the rest”.
K&H Tapping Almost HUF 130bn Of Cheap Credit In Hungary
- 9 Sep 2014 6:00 AM
- business
K&H Bank has signed contracts with clients for 69 billion forints in cheap credit from the National Bank of Hungary’s Funding for Growth Scheme by the end of August, the company’s chief executive said. Hendrik Scheerlinck said the bank is in the process of lending another 60 billion forints to SMEs from the credit.
Hungary Guest Nights Up 2.6% In July
- 9 Sep 2014 6:00 AM
- travel
The number of guest nights in commercial accommodation rose by an annual 2.6% to 3,610,000 in July, the Central Statistical Office said. The rise slowed from a 7.6% increase in the previous month. The number of guest nights spent by foreign visitors inched down 0.7% to 1,593,000, but the number spent by Hungarian guests increased by 5.5% to 2,017,000.
MOL Bubi To Be Launched In Budapest Today, 8 September
- 8 Sep 2014 9:02 AM
- getting around
MOL Bubi, the public bike-sharing system that is a new mode of public transport in Budapest will be launched on Monday, 8 September 2014. Tickets will be available for purchase from Monday morning at the touch-screen terminals of major docking-stations and the MOL Bubi website, while passes go on sale at BKK’s customer service centres.
Hungary’s Central Bank Ready To Provide Banks With Foreign Currency
- 8 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banks will need around 3 billion euros to offset their liabilities in connection with compensation to clients who took out loans in foreign currency, and the central bank is ready to provide forex funding to commercial lenders from its reserves, the bank’s deputy governor said.
Várkert Bazár In Budapest Opens To Public
- 4 Sep 2014 10:55 AM
- getting around
The second phase of Várkert Bazár, the royal garden pavilions at the foot of Castle Hill, has been completed and opened to the public, László L Simon, the government commissioner in charge of the project, said on Friday.
Hungarian Opposition Queries Reports That State Wants Monopoly Over Spirits
- 11 Sep 2014 10:30 AM
- shopping
The opposition wants to know the government’s reasons behind reported plans to make the retail trade of alcohol a state monopoly. Viktor Szigetvári, the co-leader of the E-PM party, called on cabinet chief János Lázár and economy minister Mihály Varga to indicate whether the press report was correct and if so, to reveal what the purpose of the plan was.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian NGOs Suspected Of Embezzlement
- 10 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal dailies sharply criticise the government after police searched the offices of two NGOs. They believe the authorities are simply out to get civic groups which dare to criticise the government. A leading member of the largest pro-government civic organisation rejects accusations of anti-democratic tendencies against the government.
Hungarian Prototype Trains Fail To Meet EU Rules
- 10 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Designers of a Hungarian prototype train will have to go back to the drawing board after EU inspectors found problems with wheelchair access and carriage steps. MÁV, the state-owned rail company, wants to make new InterCity train carriages.
Hungary To Send Troops To NATO Rapid Response Force
- 9 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will contribute troops to NATO’s rapid response force to be set up in connection with the Ukraine crisis, defence minister Csaba Hende told public Kossuth Rádió. Hende said that Hungarian servicemen will “certainly be delegated to the (new force’s) command in Poland, and we will see the rest”.
K&H Tapping Almost HUF 130bn Of Cheap Credit In Hungary
- 9 Sep 2014 6:00 AM
- business
K&H Bank has signed contracts with clients for 69 billion forints in cheap credit from the National Bank of Hungary’s Funding for Growth Scheme by the end of August, the company’s chief executive said. Hendrik Scheerlinck said the bank is in the process of lending another 60 billion forints to SMEs from the credit.
Hungary Guest Nights Up 2.6% In July
- 9 Sep 2014 6:00 AM
- travel
The number of guest nights in commercial accommodation rose by an annual 2.6% to 3,610,000 in July, the Central Statistical Office said. The rise slowed from a 7.6% increase in the previous month. The number of guest nights spent by foreign visitors inched down 0.7% to 1,593,000, but the number spent by Hungarian guests increased by 5.5% to 2,017,000.
MOL Bubi To Be Launched In Budapest Today, 8 September
- 8 Sep 2014 9:02 AM
- getting around
MOL Bubi, the public bike-sharing system that is a new mode of public transport in Budapest will be launched on Monday, 8 September 2014. Tickets will be available for purchase from Monday morning at the touch-screen terminals of major docking-stations and the MOL Bubi website, while passes go on sale at BKK’s customer service centres.
Hungary’s Central Bank Ready To Provide Banks With Foreign Currency
- 8 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s banks will need around 3 billion euros to offset their liabilities in connection with compensation to clients who took out loans in foreign currency, and the central bank is ready to provide forex funding to commercial lenders from its reserves, the bank’s deputy governor said.
Várkert Bazár In Budapest Opens To Public
- 4 Sep 2014 10:55 AM
- getting around
The second phase of Várkert Bazár, the royal garden pavilions at the foot of Castle Hill, has been completed and opened to the public, László L Simon, the government commissioner in charge of the project, said on Friday.