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Hoax Announced: Counter-Terrorism Chief Denies Terrorist Plot In Budapest
- 21 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
The leader of Hungary’s Counter Terrorism Centre (TEK) has denied information published earlier in the Hungarian press suggesting that Taliban militants were planning an attack in Budapest in 2012.
Hungary To Host Canoe Marathon World Championships 2015
- 19 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Canoeists from over forty coutries are expected to take part in the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships, to take place in the western Hungarian city of Győr between 11 and 13 September. Zsolt Borkai, chairman of the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) and Fidesz mayor of the city, said at a press conference on Monday that kayaking and canoeing are among the sports Hungarians are most successful ...
Xpat Event Review: Paving Stones & A New Holy Trinity
- 19 Feb 2015 3:40 AM
- entertainment
The last qualifying round of the 2015 Gift of the Gab was one not to be missed and might well rank up there with the best of the best of the five-year quest to see who in Budapest has that innate ability to speak about anything to anyone, anytime. With the spirit of the Blitz invoked by the inimitable Jeremy Wheeler from the outset, our one-time venue at Mozsár Kávéhaz provided a new stage for ...
Simicska Leaves Commercial News Channel HírTV Board
- 18 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Businessman Lajos Simicska has left the board of commercial news channel HírTV and the ownership structure of other media companies in which he has financial interests has changed, Magyar Nemzet online said.
Hungarian Sports Leader To Become Member Of FINA Executive
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Tamás Gyárfás, the Hungarian sports diplomat who is currently serving as deputy chairman of the International Swimming Federation, is to become a member of FINA Executive, the Federation’s closest decision-making group, following the 2015 World Aquatics Championships to take place this summer in the Russian city of Kazan.
Employers’ Assoc Maintains Stand Against Sunday Shopping Restrictions
- 13 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s main employer association said on Thursday that it objects to the law severely restricting Sunday shopping. The National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ) said it maintains its refusal to endorse the law and will not asses a draft implementation decree for the law.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Hungarian Advertisers Want Talks On New Tax
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian Advertisers Association is urgently asking the government to open talks on recent changes to the advertising tax, chairman Zsolt Urbán said.
Situation Of Hungarian Minority Getting Worse As Crisis In Ukraine Escalates
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of Ukrainian Hungarians crossing over the border and seeking help from the Hungarian Maltese Charity has been increasing in recent days. The charity offers temporary accommodation to them in their facilities and sometimes in offices to make sure that nobody spends the night in the street, its director Imre Kozma said.
Hoax Announced: Counter-Terrorism Chief Denies Terrorist Plot In Budapest
- 21 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
The leader of Hungary’s Counter Terrorism Centre (TEK) has denied information published earlier in the Hungarian press suggesting that Taliban militants were planning an attack in Budapest in 2012.
Hungary To Host Canoe Marathon World Championships 2015
- 19 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Canoeists from over forty coutries are expected to take part in the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships, to take place in the western Hungarian city of Győr between 11 and 13 September. Zsolt Borkai, chairman of the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) and Fidesz mayor of the city, said at a press conference on Monday that kayaking and canoeing are among the sports Hungarians are most successful ...
Xpat Event Review: Paving Stones & A New Holy Trinity
- 19 Feb 2015 3:40 AM
- entertainment
The last qualifying round of the 2015 Gift of the Gab was one not to be missed and might well rank up there with the best of the best of the five-year quest to see who in Budapest has that innate ability to speak about anything to anyone, anytime. With the spirit of the Blitz invoked by the inimitable Jeremy Wheeler from the outset, our one-time venue at Mozsár Kávéhaz provided a new stage for ...
Simicska Leaves Commercial News Channel HírTV Board
- 18 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Businessman Lajos Simicska has left the board of commercial news channel HírTV and the ownership structure of other media companies in which he has financial interests has changed, Magyar Nemzet online said.
Hungarian Sports Leader To Become Member Of FINA Executive
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Tamás Gyárfás, the Hungarian sports diplomat who is currently serving as deputy chairman of the International Swimming Federation, is to become a member of FINA Executive, the Federation’s closest decision-making group, following the 2015 World Aquatics Championships to take place this summer in the Russian city of Kazan.
Employers’ Assoc Maintains Stand Against Sunday Shopping Restrictions
- 13 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s main employer association said on Thursday that it objects to the law severely restricting Sunday shopping. The National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ) said it maintains its refusal to endorse the law and will not asses a draft implementation decree for the law.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Hungarian Advertisers Want Talks On New Tax
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian Advertisers Association is urgently asking the government to open talks on recent changes to the advertising tax, chairman Zsolt Urbán said.
Situation Of Hungarian Minority Getting Worse As Crisis In Ukraine Escalates
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of Ukrainian Hungarians crossing over the border and seeking help from the Hungarian Maltese Charity has been increasing in recent days. The charity offers temporary accommodation to them in their facilities and sometimes in offices to make sure that nobody spends the night in the street, its director Imre Kozma said.