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Unions, Left-Wing Parties Voice Demands On Labour Day
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s trade unions called for joint efforts to reduce the vulnerability of workers while opposition parties demanded higher wages for workers on Labour Day. The heads of Hungary’s five trade union confederations said in the City Park that the Labour Code should be revised, a fairer tax system introduced and the minimum wage raised to subsistence level.
Cabinet Approves Bill To Ban Uber
- 2 May 2016 5:00 AM
- getting around
The government is acting to ban access to the Uber application and website and those of similar taxi service companies, Development Ministry state secretary János Fónagy announced on Friday. He said the cabinet approved a bill to that effect on Wednesday that will be filed in Parliament on Monday.
Budapest Council Supports Metro Line Upgrade
- 28 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest city council on Wednesday supported a contract between public transport company BKV and the Development Ministry on upgrading the M3 metro line with 28 affirmative votes and one abstention. The overall cost of the project on the north-south Pest line is Ft 139.5 billion.
Cabinet To Examine Further Tightening Sanctions Against Illegal Taxis
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The cabinet at its meeting on Wednesday will consider the option of introducing further sanctions against illegal taxi services, and it will also examine whether the taxi payment system should be electronically connected to the tax office, the National Development Ministry said on Tuesday, reacting to news of a demonstration held in Budapest by taxi drivers against Uber.
The World Of Gastronomy Is Watching Budapest
- 26 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- food & drink
Thanks to the outstanding teamwork within the professional community, Budapest is preparing for the Bocuse d’Or European Selection, the competition of world's top chefs, an event that promises to further boost the development of Hungarian gastronomy. The Bocuse d'Or European Selection will also have a number of exciting features that neither the audience nor participants will ever have seen ...
More Than 600 Turn Out To Protest Liget Budapest Project
- 26 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 600 people took part in a demonstration yesterday to protest plans to transform Városliget (City Park) into a museum quarter, and protest organizers said the area should instead be turned into a “real park”, according to a press release issued by Greenpeace and “Ligetvédők”
The British International School's Charity Gala, 23 April 2016
- 25 Apr 2016 12:00 PM
- Xpatloop
The BISB PTA held a very successful Charity Gala Dinner on Saturday at the Marriott Hotel Budapest, as these photos show.
Civil Groups Hold Protest Against Liget Project
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Civil groups held a demonstration on Sunday against a development project in the City Park, dubbed the Liget Project, which includes constructing a museum quarter. Over five hundred participants adopted a symbol of their protest, a tree growing out of a clenched fist. Organisers said that civil groups demanded a halt to the project and planned changes to the park withdrawn.
Xpat Opinion: Gábor Vona Of Jobbik Cleans House
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Something momentous happened today in Hungarian party politics. Gábor Vona, chairman of Jobbik, got rid of three of his most radical deputies: Előd Novák, István Szávay, and István Apáti. In addition, he made it clear to Mrs. Lóránd Hegedűs, wife of the anti-Semitic, extremist Reformed minister, that she shouldn’t even try to put her name forward as a member of the executive board because he has ...
Unions, Left-Wing Parties Voice Demands On Labour Day
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s trade unions called for joint efforts to reduce the vulnerability of workers while opposition parties demanded higher wages for workers on Labour Day. The heads of Hungary’s five trade union confederations said in the City Park that the Labour Code should be revised, a fairer tax system introduced and the minimum wage raised to subsistence level.
Cabinet Approves Bill To Ban Uber
- 2 May 2016 5:00 AM
- getting around
The government is acting to ban access to the Uber application and website and those of similar taxi service companies, Development Ministry state secretary János Fónagy announced on Friday. He said the cabinet approved a bill to that effect on Wednesday that will be filed in Parliament on Monday.
Budapest Council Supports Metro Line Upgrade
- 28 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest city council on Wednesday supported a contract between public transport company BKV and the Development Ministry on upgrading the M3 metro line with 28 affirmative votes and one abstention. The overall cost of the project on the north-south Pest line is Ft 139.5 billion.
Cabinet To Examine Further Tightening Sanctions Against Illegal Taxis
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The cabinet at its meeting on Wednesday will consider the option of introducing further sanctions against illegal taxi services, and it will also examine whether the taxi payment system should be electronically connected to the tax office, the National Development Ministry said on Tuesday, reacting to news of a demonstration held in Budapest by taxi drivers against Uber.
The World Of Gastronomy Is Watching Budapest
- 26 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- food & drink
Thanks to the outstanding teamwork within the professional community, Budapest is preparing for the Bocuse d’Or European Selection, the competition of world's top chefs, an event that promises to further boost the development of Hungarian gastronomy. The Bocuse d'Or European Selection will also have a number of exciting features that neither the audience nor participants will ever have seen ...
More Than 600 Turn Out To Protest Liget Budapest Project
- 26 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 600 people took part in a demonstration yesterday to protest plans to transform Városliget (City Park) into a museum quarter, and protest organizers said the area should instead be turned into a “real park”, according to a press release issued by Greenpeace and “Ligetvédők”
The British International School's Charity Gala, 23 April 2016
- 25 Apr 2016 12:00 PM
- Xpatloop
The BISB PTA held a very successful Charity Gala Dinner on Saturday at the Marriott Hotel Budapest, as these photos show.
Civil Groups Hold Protest Against Liget Project
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Civil groups held a demonstration on Sunday against a development project in the City Park, dubbed the Liget Project, which includes constructing a museum quarter. Over five hundred participants adopted a symbol of their protest, a tree growing out of a clenched fist. Organisers said that civil groups demanded a halt to the project and planned changes to the park withdrawn.
Xpat Opinion: Gábor Vona Of Jobbik Cleans House
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Something momentous happened today in Hungarian party politics. Gábor Vona, chairman of Jobbik, got rid of three of his most radical deputies: Előd Novák, István Szávay, and István Apáti. In addition, he made it clear to Mrs. Lóránd Hegedűs, wife of the anti-Semitic, extremist Reformed minister, that she shouldn’t even try to put her name forward as a member of the executive board because he has ...