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Budapest To Spend ‘Necessary Amount’ Of A Rising Revenue Share On Public Transport
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The share of the Budapest municipality in revenues will increase at the expense of the capital’s 23 districts but it will have to spend “the necessary amount” rather than a specified ratio of its dues on providing public transport services under a bill of amendment submitted by the government to parliament. The proposal is in the same bill as a proposed cut of the VAT on home construction, which ...
Hungary's President Áder Wins Libel Suit Against Index
- 9 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court of Appeals has upheld President János Áder’s claim against news website Index over its report that he left his post during his compulsory army service in the 1970s and fired his gun while drunk. The appeals court raised the fine payable by the author of the report, András B. Vágvölgyi, from Ft 50,000 imposed by a lower court to Ft 600,000. Judge Marianne Oszkó Kizman stressed ...
Lufthansa To Launch Debrecen-Munich Flight As Hungary’s Second City “Opens Up To The World”
- 9 Dec 2015 1:00 AM
- travel
Germany’s flagship carrier Lufthansa has announced that it is launching a direct flight connecting the Bavarian capital Munich with Hungary’s second city of Debrecen from next April. Lufthansa will operate the flight all-year-round, three times a week, the company’s regional director for the Central-East European region said.
10 Strong Names Kick Off The 10th Balaton Sound Festival In Hungary
- 8 Dec 2015 11:02 AM
- entertainment
Balaton Sound is celebrating its 10th edition in 2016 with top names of the electro and hip-hop scene. Ticket sales just started and already 10 names have been revealed for the 5 days of non-stop beach party. Armin van Buuren, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, W&W, Oliver Heldens and many more will meet festival fans at Zamardi, Lake Balaton this year. Early bird tickets are available for 72 hours ...
Demographic Trends Present Difficulties For Growth And Labour Market In Hungary
- 8 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- business
By 2060, the old-age dependency ratio may double in Hungary compared to the present level, and the burdens on economically active age groups may significantly increase in the coming decades as a result of population ageing, the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) said in its Growth Report. It said the old-age dependency ratio could increase from 26% in 2015 to 52% by 2060, parallel with a decline in ...
Xpat Opinion: Recruiting Terrorists In Budapest Among The Refugees: The Hungarian Version
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Those of you who subscribe to Google Alerts must have noticed that practically all English, German, and French articles on Hungary in the last few days dealt with a trip that Salah Abdeslam, the suspected organizer of the Paris terrorist attacks, made to Budapest. There he picked up two men who later had a role to play in the Paris bloodbath.
Longer Sentence For Former Top Hungarian Police Official
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court of Appeals on Thursday extended the three-year prison term meted out to Ernõ Kiss, former head of the National Police crime division by a first instance court to four and a half years for influence-peddling. Kiss was found guilty of accepting cash in 2011 from István Kocsis, the head of state energy company MVM at the time, to influence criminal proceedings against Kocsis.
Hungary’s Tax Authority Becomes Part Of Economy Ministry
- 2 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s parliament voted to abolish NAV, the tax and customs authority, as an independent body and fold it into a state secretariat operating as part of the economy ministry. The authority will become a two-tiered organisation and the 19 county-level tax and customs units will be merged. The three separate tax and customs units in the capital will also be rolled into one.
Miss Earth Hungary Promotes Budapest & Lake Balaton In Eco-Beauty Video
- 2 Dec 2015 8:32 AM
- community & culture
Dorina Ágnes Lepp, winner of this year’s Miss Earth Hungary beauty contest, has shared a promo video to present herself and her views on the importance of environmental responsibility.
Budapest To Spend ‘Necessary Amount’ Of A Rising Revenue Share On Public Transport
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The share of the Budapest municipality in revenues will increase at the expense of the capital’s 23 districts but it will have to spend “the necessary amount” rather than a specified ratio of its dues on providing public transport services under a bill of amendment submitted by the government to parliament. The proposal is in the same bill as a proposed cut of the VAT on home construction, which ...
Hungary's President Áder Wins Libel Suit Against Index
- 9 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court of Appeals has upheld President János Áder’s claim against news website Index over its report that he left his post during his compulsory army service in the 1970s and fired his gun while drunk. The appeals court raised the fine payable by the author of the report, András B. Vágvölgyi, from Ft 50,000 imposed by a lower court to Ft 600,000. Judge Marianne Oszkó Kizman stressed ...
Lufthansa To Launch Debrecen-Munich Flight As Hungary’s Second City “Opens Up To The World”
- 9 Dec 2015 1:00 AM
- travel
Germany’s flagship carrier Lufthansa has announced that it is launching a direct flight connecting the Bavarian capital Munich with Hungary’s second city of Debrecen from next April. Lufthansa will operate the flight all-year-round, three times a week, the company’s regional director for the Central-East European region said.
10 Strong Names Kick Off The 10th Balaton Sound Festival In Hungary
- 8 Dec 2015 11:02 AM
- entertainment
Balaton Sound is celebrating its 10th edition in 2016 with top names of the electro and hip-hop scene. Ticket sales just started and already 10 names have been revealed for the 5 days of non-stop beach party. Armin van Buuren, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, W&W, Oliver Heldens and many more will meet festival fans at Zamardi, Lake Balaton this year. Early bird tickets are available for 72 hours ...
Demographic Trends Present Difficulties For Growth And Labour Market In Hungary
- 8 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- business
By 2060, the old-age dependency ratio may double in Hungary compared to the present level, and the burdens on economically active age groups may significantly increase in the coming decades as a result of population ageing, the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) said in its Growth Report. It said the old-age dependency ratio could increase from 26% in 2015 to 52% by 2060, parallel with a decline in ...
Xpat Opinion: Recruiting Terrorists In Budapest Among The Refugees: The Hungarian Version
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Those of you who subscribe to Google Alerts must have noticed that practically all English, German, and French articles on Hungary in the last few days dealt with a trip that Salah Abdeslam, the suspected organizer of the Paris terrorist attacks, made to Budapest. There he picked up two men who later had a role to play in the Paris bloodbath.
Longer Sentence For Former Top Hungarian Police Official
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court of Appeals on Thursday extended the three-year prison term meted out to Ernõ Kiss, former head of the National Police crime division by a first instance court to four and a half years for influence-peddling. Kiss was found guilty of accepting cash in 2011 from István Kocsis, the head of state energy company MVM at the time, to influence criminal proceedings against Kocsis.
Hungary’s Tax Authority Becomes Part Of Economy Ministry
- 2 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s parliament voted to abolish NAV, the tax and customs authority, as an independent body and fold it into a state secretariat operating as part of the economy ministry. The authority will become a two-tiered organisation and the 19 county-level tax and customs units will be merged. The three separate tax and customs units in the capital will also be rolled into one.
Miss Earth Hungary Promotes Budapest & Lake Balaton In Eco-Beauty Video
- 2 Dec 2015 8:32 AM
- community & culture
Dorina Ágnes Lepp, winner of this year’s Miss Earth Hungary beauty contest, has shared a promo video to present herself and her views on the importance of environmental responsibility.