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Xpat Opinion: Police Excess In Hungary: Two Recent Stories
- 9 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I said a couple of days ago that I had gained the impression that members of the Hungarian police force have been emboldened in the last three years. They feel that the government believes in strict rules and often opts for punishment as an answer to social ills. Since most of the police force are Jobbik and Fidesz supporters, they believe that Sándor Pintér’s ministry of the interior as well as ...
Cigarette Sales Declining Dramatically In Hungary
- 23 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
Statistics released recently by NAV, the Hungarian Tax and Financial Control Administration, show that sales of cigarette are significantly falling, Népszabadság reported last Friday. According to the NAV figures published by this national newspaper, 623 million cigarettes were sold in July, around 40% fewer than in June 2013 when new regulations on tobacco retail came into effect.
Xpat Opinion: The Troubled Tobacco Shop Concessions In Hungary
- 19 Sep 2013 12:35 PM
- shopping
We haven’t talked about the tobacconist shops lately, although there is quite a bit to be said about them. First and foremost, that as the result of the newly restricted availability and the price hikes black market sales of cigarettes have soared in the last couple of months. Fewer and fewer people are buying cigarettes at the designated stores.
Hungary's Gov’t To Ban Tobacco Sales From Malls
- 30 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
The government is planning to amend rules to ban tobacco retail outlets from shopping malls and their immediate vicinity from January, Magyar Hírlap reported. Tobacco shops would not be allowed to operate within 100 metres of schools.
Tobacco Shop On 'The Island Of Freedom' In Budapest
- 6 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
There have been many guessing about whether it will be possible to buy cigarettes at Sziget, but after all the answer is: yes. One of the licensed shops in the 3rd district received permission to move on festival grounds, after the K bridge, at the entrance of the Island of Freedom in a building that meets the requirements. The tobacco shop is opened 0-24 and only serves those who can proof to be ...
Cigarettes Will Not Be Sold At Sziget Festival In Budapest
- 9 Jul 2013 9:02 AM
- shopping
Tobacco-shops can’t be located at festivals. According to the Head of the National Tobacco Trade Non-profit Ltd., Zsolt Gyulay, mobile vendors and cigarette booths will be forbidden to sell tobacco at bigger festivals. Tobacconists can only sell cigarettes with a permanent place of operation contract for the given area, which seems to be a somewhat unrealistic requirement for most of the music ...
Tobacco Retail Awards Political In Hungary
- 28 Jun 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
The majority of Hungarians, 68%, believe that the award of tobacco retail licences was primarily based on political considerations, and that most of the winners are people linked to Fidesz, according to a Medián survey. Only 18% of respondents agreed that the best prepared people were granted the right to open tobacco retail outlets.
Hungary's PM Orbán Honoured By WHO
- 3 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has awarded Prime Minister Viktor Orbán a prize for taking effective steps to curb smoking, state secretary Miklós Szócska announced on Friday.
Xpat Interview: Hiroko Ishimoto, Japanese Pianist
- 1 May 2013 12:00 PM
My name is Hiroko Ishimoto, a Japanese pianist who lives in Budapest and performs in many countries in EU as well as Japan.
Xpat Opinion: Police Excess In Hungary: Two Recent Stories
- 9 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I said a couple of days ago that I had gained the impression that members of the Hungarian police force have been emboldened in the last three years. They feel that the government believes in strict rules and often opts for punishment as an answer to social ills. Since most of the police force are Jobbik and Fidesz supporters, they believe that Sándor Pintér’s ministry of the interior as well as ...
Cigarette Sales Declining Dramatically In Hungary
- 23 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
Statistics released recently by NAV, the Hungarian Tax and Financial Control Administration, show that sales of cigarette are significantly falling, Népszabadság reported last Friday. According to the NAV figures published by this national newspaper, 623 million cigarettes were sold in July, around 40% fewer than in June 2013 when new regulations on tobacco retail came into effect.
Xpat Opinion: The Troubled Tobacco Shop Concessions In Hungary
- 19 Sep 2013 12:35 PM
- shopping
We haven’t talked about the tobacconist shops lately, although there is quite a bit to be said about them. First and foremost, that as the result of the newly restricted availability and the price hikes black market sales of cigarettes have soared in the last couple of months. Fewer and fewer people are buying cigarettes at the designated stores.
Hungary's Gov’t To Ban Tobacco Sales From Malls
- 30 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
The government is planning to amend rules to ban tobacco retail outlets from shopping malls and their immediate vicinity from January, Magyar Hírlap reported. Tobacco shops would not be allowed to operate within 100 metres of schools.
Tobacco Shop On 'The Island Of Freedom' In Budapest
- 6 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
There have been many guessing about whether it will be possible to buy cigarettes at Sziget, but after all the answer is: yes. One of the licensed shops in the 3rd district received permission to move on festival grounds, after the K bridge, at the entrance of the Island of Freedom in a building that meets the requirements. The tobacco shop is opened 0-24 and only serves those who can proof to be ...
Cigarettes Will Not Be Sold At Sziget Festival In Budapest
- 9 Jul 2013 9:02 AM
- shopping
Tobacco-shops can’t be located at festivals. According to the Head of the National Tobacco Trade Non-profit Ltd., Zsolt Gyulay, mobile vendors and cigarette booths will be forbidden to sell tobacco at bigger festivals. Tobacconists can only sell cigarettes with a permanent place of operation contract for the given area, which seems to be a somewhat unrealistic requirement for most of the music ...
Tobacco Retail Awards Political In Hungary
- 28 Jun 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
The majority of Hungarians, 68%, believe that the award of tobacco retail licences was primarily based on political considerations, and that most of the winners are people linked to Fidesz, according to a Medián survey. Only 18% of respondents agreed that the best prepared people were granted the right to open tobacco retail outlets.
Hungary's PM Orbán Honoured By WHO
- 3 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has awarded Prime Minister Viktor Orbán a prize for taking effective steps to curb smoking, state secretary Miklós Szócska announced on Friday.
Xpat Interview: Hiroko Ishimoto, Japanese Pianist
- 1 May 2013 12:00 PM
My name is Hiroko Ishimoto, a Japanese pianist who lives in Budapest and performs in many countries in EU as well as Japan.