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Budapest Submits 2024 Olympic Bid
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Budapest has submitted the first part of its application to host the 2024 Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee, Balázs Fürjes, the government commissioner for the bid, announced. The application was submitted on Tuesday, one day before the official deadline. Hungary’s parliament voted in July to support the Hungarian capital’s bid to host the 2024 event.
Budapest Budget Plans Approved
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The Budapest assembly passed the budget proposed by the municipality leadership. The budget plans for revenue of 228.86 billion forints (EUR 738m) and spending of 313.5 billion with a shortfall of 85.4 billion. Gábor Bagdy, deputy mayor in change of finances, said the municipality is managing the finances in straitened times but the budget will provide the capital required for the city’s ...
Fidesz Councillor Suspected Of Murder
- 15 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Roland Gál, a Fidesz member of Dunaújváros local council, is one of three persons suspected of the murder of a Dunaföldvár man who disappeared more than two years ago.
Report: VAT Decrease On Pork Causes Panic In Poultry Sector
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s poultry producers are in a panic as the cut to the VAT rate on pork from 27% to 5% as of January 1 has led to a significant drop in demand for poultry meat, and other food sectors are lobbying for similar VAT decreases, Hungarian economic daily Világgazdaság reported today.
Budapest District Plans “Kitsch Tax” On Homes
- 30 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- property
The local council of Óbuda, Budapest’s Third District, approved a “kitsch tax” on newly built homes at its meeting on Thursday. The tax is the local government’s instrument for enforcing its architectural rules after the entry into force on January 1 of a new law that waives official approval for the construction of homes up to 300m2, Népszabadság observes.
Budapest Olympic Bid Venues Approved
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Budapest city council approved a long list of proposed venues for the 2024 Olympic games to be included in the official bid presentation. The chief venue would be a new 60,000-seat stadium for track and field events, to be built on Csepel Island, that could later be scaled down to 15,000 seats.
The Real Reason Why Old Buildings Still Stand In Budapest
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- property
Despite the myth of our great grandfathers’ amazing construction skills, the real reason behind why some of these late nineteenth- and twentieth- century Budapest buildings are still standing is due to the strict construction policies of the time.
Xpat Opinion: Top Court Rejects Referendum On Budapest’s Olympic Bid
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Liberal commentators portray Wednesday’s decision by the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court to reject a referendum on Budapest’s bid for the 2024 Olympic games, as politically motivated.On 444, Péter Erdélyi ridicules the Kúria’s explanation that the referendum could not be held before Hungary’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games is submitted.
Budapest Improv Show In English, 23 January
- 21 Jan 2016 10:45 AM
- entertainment
Momentan Improv Theatre’s quintessential improvisational experience. Inspired by audience suggestions and entirely improvised from start to finish, Budapest Improv Show has already become a classic, even though no two Momentan shows are ever the same. An interactive improv show – an entertaining performance improvised on the spot based on the audience’s ideas.
Budapest Submits 2024 Olympic Bid
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Budapest has submitted the first part of its application to host the 2024 Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee, Balázs Fürjes, the government commissioner for the bid, announced. The application was submitted on Tuesday, one day before the official deadline. Hungary’s parliament voted in July to support the Hungarian capital’s bid to host the 2024 event.
Budapest Budget Plans Approved
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The Budapest assembly passed the budget proposed by the municipality leadership. The budget plans for revenue of 228.86 billion forints (EUR 738m) and spending of 313.5 billion with a shortfall of 85.4 billion. Gábor Bagdy, deputy mayor in change of finances, said the municipality is managing the finances in straitened times but the budget will provide the capital required for the city’s ...
Fidesz Councillor Suspected Of Murder
- 15 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Roland Gál, a Fidesz member of Dunaújváros local council, is one of three persons suspected of the murder of a Dunaföldvár man who disappeared more than two years ago.
Report: VAT Decrease On Pork Causes Panic In Poultry Sector
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s poultry producers are in a panic as the cut to the VAT rate on pork from 27% to 5% as of January 1 has led to a significant drop in demand for poultry meat, and other food sectors are lobbying for similar VAT decreases, Hungarian economic daily Világgazdaság reported today.
Budapest District Plans “Kitsch Tax” On Homes
- 30 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- property
The local council of Óbuda, Budapest’s Third District, approved a “kitsch tax” on newly built homes at its meeting on Thursday. The tax is the local government’s instrument for enforcing its architectural rules after the entry into force on January 1 of a new law that waives official approval for the construction of homes up to 300m2, Népszabadság observes.
Budapest Olympic Bid Venues Approved
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Budapest city council approved a long list of proposed venues for the 2024 Olympic games to be included in the official bid presentation. The chief venue would be a new 60,000-seat stadium for track and field events, to be built on Csepel Island, that could later be scaled down to 15,000 seats.
The Real Reason Why Old Buildings Still Stand In Budapest
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- property
Despite the myth of our great grandfathers’ amazing construction skills, the real reason behind why some of these late nineteenth- and twentieth- century Budapest buildings are still standing is due to the strict construction policies of the time.
Xpat Opinion: Top Court Rejects Referendum On Budapest’s Olympic Bid
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Liberal commentators portray Wednesday’s decision by the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court to reject a referendum on Budapest’s bid for the 2024 Olympic games, as politically motivated.On 444, Péter Erdélyi ridicules the Kúria’s explanation that the referendum could not be held before Hungary’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games is submitted.
Budapest Improv Show In English, 23 January
- 21 Jan 2016 10:45 AM
- entertainment
Momentan Improv Theatre’s quintessential improvisational experience. Inspired by audience suggestions and entirely improvised from start to finish, Budapest Improv Show has already become a classic, even though no two Momentan shows are ever the same. An interactive improv show – an entertaining performance improvised on the spot based on the audience’s ideas.