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Hungarian Cabinet, RTL Dig In For Long Stand-Off
- 10 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet and RTL Klub are geared for a long stand-off over the introduction of the advertising tax and neither party sees a chance for compromise or a truce,Népszabadság reports, citing conversations with senior Fidesz politicians and RTL executives.
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?
Safe Disposal Of Used Cooking Oil In Hungary
- 22 May 2014 11:35 AM
- current affairs
A single drop of old cooking oil can pollute a thousand litres of fresh water – warns MOL on its boldogolaj.hu website. The company started a campaign in 2011 to promote the proper disposal of waste cooking oil, and since the start, more than 250 tons of used cooking oil have been dropped off at gas stations in Hungary. After some cleaning and processing, MOL reuses the oil as a substance in ...
Vote Recount In Budapest Swing District Makes No Change In Outcome
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Votes were recounted in parts of Budapest’s 15th voting district where the result of the general election was very close, but the outcome has not changed, the National Election Committee said. The Committee ordered a recount at two polling stations of the eastern Budapest district, on grounds that based on testimonies of vote-counting committee members, some invalid votes had been accepted at the ...
Hungary’s Election Office Receives Almost All Ballot Papers Cast Abroad
- 9 Apr 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Office (NVI) has received the boxes containing votes cast by Hungarians abroad in Hungary’s general election held on April 6, with the single exception of Vietnam. In all, 24,059 Hungarians cast ballots at 96 embassies and consular offices.
Rogán Urges Hungary’s Socialist Leader To Weigh In On Simon Case
- 11 Feb 2014 3:49 AM
- current affairs
Antal Rogán, head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Fidesz party, has called on the leader of the Socialist Party to help clear up the Simon case of undeclared assets. Rogán said today that the only logical explanation for why former Socialist deputy leader Gábor Simon “failed to find the right box in the form where his funds had to be listed” is that the “mysterious millions held in ...
Socialists Call For Law Changes To Resolve E-Till Bungles In Hungary
- 30 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Urgent changes to the law are needed to resolve problems connected with the new e-till scheme, the main opposition Socialist Party has said. The government requires businesses to use tills that communicate directly with the tax office as part of the government’s effort to crack down on tax evasion and raise budget revenue.
Hungarian Town Debrecen Bans Homeless From Centre
- 29 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Homeless people are banned from downtown Debrecen and the city’s Nagyerd forest, under a resolution passed by the city council on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Just Announced His Government’s Motto: Glory To God Alone
- 18 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
We all know about Viktor Orbán’s infatuation with the spiritual in the last few years. Maybe I just don’t remember properly, but I can’t recall much piety in his speeches during his first premiership between 1998 and 2002. Today, by contrast, his speeches are teeming with Biblical quotations and Latin religious phrases. And his generosity toward the “established” churches, especially the Catholic ...
Hungarian Cabinet, RTL Dig In For Long Stand-Off
- 10 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet and RTL Klub are geared for a long stand-off over the introduction of the advertising tax and neither party sees a chance for compromise or a truce,Népszabadság reports, citing conversations with senior Fidesz politicians and RTL executives.
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?
Safe Disposal Of Used Cooking Oil In Hungary
- 22 May 2014 11:35 AM
- current affairs
A single drop of old cooking oil can pollute a thousand litres of fresh water – warns MOL on its boldogolaj.hu website. The company started a campaign in 2011 to promote the proper disposal of waste cooking oil, and since the start, more than 250 tons of used cooking oil have been dropped off at gas stations in Hungary. After some cleaning and processing, MOL reuses the oil as a substance in ...
Vote Recount In Budapest Swing District Makes No Change In Outcome
- 17 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Votes were recounted in parts of Budapest’s 15th voting district where the result of the general election was very close, but the outcome has not changed, the National Election Committee said. The Committee ordered a recount at two polling stations of the eastern Budapest district, on grounds that based on testimonies of vote-counting committee members, some invalid votes had been accepted at the ...
Hungary’s Election Office Receives Almost All Ballot Papers Cast Abroad
- 9 Apr 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Office (NVI) has received the boxes containing votes cast by Hungarians abroad in Hungary’s general election held on April 6, with the single exception of Vietnam. In all, 24,059 Hungarians cast ballots at 96 embassies and consular offices.
Rogán Urges Hungary’s Socialist Leader To Weigh In On Simon Case
- 11 Feb 2014 3:49 AM
- current affairs
Antal Rogán, head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Fidesz party, has called on the leader of the Socialist Party to help clear up the Simon case of undeclared assets. Rogán said today that the only logical explanation for why former Socialist deputy leader Gábor Simon “failed to find the right box in the form where his funds had to be listed” is that the “mysterious millions held in ...
Socialists Call For Law Changes To Resolve E-Till Bungles In Hungary
- 30 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Urgent changes to the law are needed to resolve problems connected with the new e-till scheme, the main opposition Socialist Party has said. The government requires businesses to use tills that communicate directly with the tax office as part of the government’s effort to crack down on tax evasion and raise budget revenue.
Hungarian Town Debrecen Bans Homeless From Centre
- 29 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Homeless people are banned from downtown Debrecen and the city’s Nagyerd forest, under a resolution passed by the city council on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Just Announced His Government’s Motto: Glory To God Alone
- 18 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
We all know about Viktor Orbán’s infatuation with the spiritual in the last few years. Maybe I just don’t remember properly, but I can’t recall much piety in his speeches during his first premiership between 1998 and 2002. Today, by contrast, his speeches are teeming with Biblical quotations and Latin religious phrases. And his generosity toward the “established” churches, especially the Catholic ...