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Busho International Short Film Festival, On Until 6 September
- 28 Aug 2015 9:06 AM
- entertainment
Press release: The second decade of the Busho International Short Film Festival will begin in the first week of September. In the past decade, - parallel with the technological developments - incredible changes have manifested themselves at the festival. The last several years it has stabilized itself, and we have managed to bring a consistent quality from year to year, which the organizers have ...
Turnover Increased Significantly In Budapest Downtown Restaurants
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Turnover of Budapest downtown restaurants increased by 20-30% this year, the market growth of the catering facilities can be 10-15% in the country, delmagyar.hu said. Turnover of the restaurants increased by 20-30% in the downtown of Budapest this year, the market growth of the catering facilities can be 10-15% in the country – newspaper Napi Gazdasag wrote in Saturday’s issue, citing industry ...
Hungary’s Central Bank Keeps Base Rate On Hold At 1.35%, As Expected
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian rate-setters on Tuesday kept the central bank’s key rate on hold at 1.35%, as expected. The decision was widely expected, after the rate-setters clearly signalled an end to an easing cycle at the previous monthly policy meeting. Central bank governor György Matolcsy said at the time that the earlier series of 15 basis point cuts carried out for five consecutive months would soon come to ...
Barbed Wire On Hungarian Border Fails To Stop Migrants
- 25 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Migrants arriving from Serbia are apparently having little difficulty in cutting through the barbed wire barrier along the border with Serbia, according to reports. As the coils of wire are only 1.5 metres high, migrants can pass clothes, sleeping bags and even children over them. Migrants are arriving in large numbers near Röszke, where there is no wire fence, along railway tracks that lead from ...
No Threat Of Epidemic Caused By Migrants, Says Hungarian Health Authority
- 24 Aug 2015 4:00 AM
- health & wellness
No threat of an epidemic in Hungary connected with the influx of migrants has arisen and there is no evidence they are spreading pathogens, said Hungary’s health authority (ÁNTSZ). There is nevertheless an epidemiological issue, given that the health status of the migrants is unknown and different health regulations apply in their country of origin, ÁNTSZ told public news channel M1, adding that ...
Jobbik Calls Hungarian Govt Plans For Border Police “Bluff”
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s plans to set up border police units to prevent illegal migrants from entering Hungary are not even sufficient to be called “displacement activity” and can only be interpreted as “bluff”, the radical nationalist Jobbik party said. Party spokesman Ádám Mirkóczki said that instead of setting up teams within the existing police force to work along the southern borders, a dedicated ...
Budapest Storm Damage Claims Could Reach HUF 460M
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Claims by policy holders on damages resulting from a storm that swept through Hungary on Monday could come to hundreds of millions of forints, with most of the damages reported from Budapest and central Hungary, various insurance companies said. Generali put the claim on the storm damages at close to 300 million forints (EUR 971,100) based on preliminary estimates. Aegon faces claims of almost ...
MAV Symphony Orchestra @ Budapest Zoo, 21 August
- 17 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The MAV Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1945 by the Hungarian State Railways. Shortly after the Second World War, it established its name carrying a series of great concerts to the destroyed towns all over the country. As time passed, the orchestra developed a wide-ranging repertoire from baroque to contemporary music, and is currently ranked among the best professional ensembles in Hungary. On ...
Hungarian Border Fence Fails To Stem Influx Of Migrants
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Defence Minister Csaba Hende and Interior Minister Sándor Pintér inspected construction of the fence near Tompa on the Serbian border on Friday. They affirmed that the barrier will be completed by August 31. Hungarian police caught more than 3,400 illegal migrants on Friday and Saturday, an indication that construction of the fence to date has not slowed the influx of refugees.
Busho International Short Film Festival, On Until 6 September
- 28 Aug 2015 9:06 AM
- entertainment
Press release: The second decade of the Busho International Short Film Festival will begin in the first week of September. In the past decade, - parallel with the technological developments - incredible changes have manifested themselves at the festival. The last several years it has stabilized itself, and we have managed to bring a consistent quality from year to year, which the organizers have ...
Turnover Increased Significantly In Budapest Downtown Restaurants
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Turnover of Budapest downtown restaurants increased by 20-30% this year, the market growth of the catering facilities can be 10-15% in the country, delmagyar.hu said. Turnover of the restaurants increased by 20-30% in the downtown of Budapest this year, the market growth of the catering facilities can be 10-15% in the country – newspaper Napi Gazdasag wrote in Saturday’s issue, citing industry ...
Hungary’s Central Bank Keeps Base Rate On Hold At 1.35%, As Expected
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian rate-setters on Tuesday kept the central bank’s key rate on hold at 1.35%, as expected. The decision was widely expected, after the rate-setters clearly signalled an end to an easing cycle at the previous monthly policy meeting. Central bank governor György Matolcsy said at the time that the earlier series of 15 basis point cuts carried out for five consecutive months would soon come to ...
Barbed Wire On Hungarian Border Fails To Stop Migrants
- 25 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Migrants arriving from Serbia are apparently having little difficulty in cutting through the barbed wire barrier along the border with Serbia, according to reports. As the coils of wire are only 1.5 metres high, migrants can pass clothes, sleeping bags and even children over them. Migrants are arriving in large numbers near Röszke, where there is no wire fence, along railway tracks that lead from ...
No Threat Of Epidemic Caused By Migrants, Says Hungarian Health Authority
- 24 Aug 2015 4:00 AM
- health & wellness
No threat of an epidemic in Hungary connected with the influx of migrants has arisen and there is no evidence they are spreading pathogens, said Hungary’s health authority (ÁNTSZ). There is nevertheless an epidemiological issue, given that the health status of the migrants is unknown and different health regulations apply in their country of origin, ÁNTSZ told public news channel M1, adding that ...
Jobbik Calls Hungarian Govt Plans For Border Police “Bluff”
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s plans to set up border police units to prevent illegal migrants from entering Hungary are not even sufficient to be called “displacement activity” and can only be interpreted as “bluff”, the radical nationalist Jobbik party said. Party spokesman Ádám Mirkóczki said that instead of setting up teams within the existing police force to work along the southern borders, a dedicated ...
Budapest Storm Damage Claims Could Reach HUF 460M
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Claims by policy holders on damages resulting from a storm that swept through Hungary on Monday could come to hundreds of millions of forints, with most of the damages reported from Budapest and central Hungary, various insurance companies said. Generali put the claim on the storm damages at close to 300 million forints (EUR 971,100) based on preliminary estimates. Aegon faces claims of almost ...
MAV Symphony Orchestra @ Budapest Zoo, 21 August
- 17 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The MAV Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1945 by the Hungarian State Railways. Shortly after the Second World War, it established its name carrying a series of great concerts to the destroyed towns all over the country. As time passed, the orchestra developed a wide-ranging repertoire from baroque to contemporary music, and is currently ranked among the best professional ensembles in Hungary. On ...
Hungarian Border Fence Fails To Stem Influx Of Migrants
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Defence Minister Csaba Hende and Interior Minister Sándor Pintér inspected construction of the fence near Tompa on the Serbian border on Friday. They affirmed that the barrier will be completed by August 31. Hungarian police caught more than 3,400 illegal migrants on Friday and Saturday, an indication that construction of the fence to date has not slowed the influx of refugees.