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Business Closures At Record High In Hungary In First Half
- 13 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- business
In the first half, 18,200 companies closed down, a record high level, up from 11,300 a year earlier, website feketelista.hu reports. In the first half 2.9% of all companies closed down. The number of new companies registered was 13,100, down from 25,400 one year earlier. The number of companies stood at 640,300 on June 30, 2012.
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.
Bruce Willis's Die Hard 5 Set On Fire In Hungary
- 6 Jul 2012 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Early this morning a twenty-eight meter wooden building burned down on the Die Hard 5 set at Kiskunlacháza airport. Current information indicates that during a shoot involving a fire, a helicopter fanned the flames which decame dangerously out of control, spreading rapidly due to wind crated by the aircraft. Szigetszentmiklós fire-fighters attended the scene, brought the flames under control and ...
Report: European Ferrari Challenge In Budapest
- 5 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
More wins in the bag for Alessandro Balzan (Trofeo Pirelli) and Alexey Basov (Coppa Shell) as they dominated both legs of the fourth round of the Ferrari Challenge at the Hungaroring today. Presenting the prizes to the winning drivers was Italy’s Ambassador to Hungary, Maria Assunta Accili, a guest of honour at the event, which drew a crowd of over 22,000 spectators.
West Balkan Defendants Convicted In Hungary
- 2 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pest Central District Court on Wednesday sentenced the four defendants in the West Balkan nightclub disaster to 32 months in prison each. The verdict is open to appeal. Three women were trampled to death and several others were injured in a stampede on January 15, 2011 as about 3,000 people tried to flee the club when a rumour spread that it was on fire.
Holocaust Survivor & Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel Returns Hungarian Award
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A right-wing columnist downplays the importance of Elie Wiesel’s decision to return the highest Hungarian state honour in protest against what he sees as the government’s efforts to restore anti-Semitic icons. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, believes that the case will receive international attention and further harm the image of the Orbán government. A centrist commentator notes that the ...
After The Significant Expansion In March The Volume Of Retail Sales Declined In April
- 26 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary was one of 13 EU countries where in April a decline was registered in retail turnover. On a monthly basis in Hungary sales turnover declined by 1 percent, and the year-on-year decrease was close to the EU average.
New Wizz Air Routes From Budapest To Popular Summer Destinations: Milan, Malpensa And Varna
- 14 Jun 2012 10:40 AM
- travel
Wizz Air, the leading low-fare, low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, will operate 11 times a week to the main Milan-Malpensa airport, instead of Milan-Bergamo, as of 18 June 2012. The airline also announced that Varna, the Black Sea holiday destination favored by tourists from Hungary, will be attended to their growing list of destinations accessible from Budapest. In addition, in ...
Budapest Soccer Screenings, Szabadság Tér, 8 June - 1 July
- 8 Jun 2012 9:03 AM
- sport
With the UEFA Euro 2012 approaching, more and more alternative locations pop up for watching the matches. The pubs and venues in town are striving to attract soccer fans with extreme screen sizes and tempting drink specials. One may choose to go with friends, the whole family, to rainproof places or to ones with huge displays, and it may also matter how many beers your money is worth.
Business Closures At Record High In Hungary In First Half
- 13 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- business
In the first half, 18,200 companies closed down, a record high level, up from 11,300 a year earlier, website feketelista.hu reports. In the first half 2.9% of all companies closed down. The number of new companies registered was 13,100, down from 25,400 one year earlier. The number of companies stood at 640,300 on June 30, 2012.
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.
Bruce Willis's Die Hard 5 Set On Fire In Hungary
- 6 Jul 2012 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Early this morning a twenty-eight meter wooden building burned down on the Die Hard 5 set at Kiskunlacháza airport. Current information indicates that during a shoot involving a fire, a helicopter fanned the flames which decame dangerously out of control, spreading rapidly due to wind crated by the aircraft. Szigetszentmiklós fire-fighters attended the scene, brought the flames under control and ...
Report: European Ferrari Challenge In Budapest
- 5 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
More wins in the bag for Alessandro Balzan (Trofeo Pirelli) and Alexey Basov (Coppa Shell) as they dominated both legs of the fourth round of the Ferrari Challenge at the Hungaroring today. Presenting the prizes to the winning drivers was Italy’s Ambassador to Hungary, Maria Assunta Accili, a guest of honour at the event, which drew a crowd of over 22,000 spectators.
West Balkan Defendants Convicted In Hungary
- 2 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pest Central District Court on Wednesday sentenced the four defendants in the West Balkan nightclub disaster to 32 months in prison each. The verdict is open to appeal. Three women were trampled to death and several others were injured in a stampede on January 15, 2011 as about 3,000 people tried to flee the club when a rumour spread that it was on fire.
Holocaust Survivor & Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel Returns Hungarian Award
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A right-wing columnist downplays the importance of Elie Wiesel’s decision to return the highest Hungarian state honour in protest against what he sees as the government’s efforts to restore anti-Semitic icons. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, believes that the case will receive international attention and further harm the image of the Orbán government. A centrist commentator notes that the ...
After The Significant Expansion In March The Volume Of Retail Sales Declined In April
- 26 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary was one of 13 EU countries where in April a decline was registered in retail turnover. On a monthly basis in Hungary sales turnover declined by 1 percent, and the year-on-year decrease was close to the EU average.
New Wizz Air Routes From Budapest To Popular Summer Destinations: Milan, Malpensa And Varna
- 14 Jun 2012 10:40 AM
- travel
Wizz Air, the leading low-fare, low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, will operate 11 times a week to the main Milan-Malpensa airport, instead of Milan-Bergamo, as of 18 June 2012. The airline also announced that Varna, the Black Sea holiday destination favored by tourists from Hungary, will be attended to their growing list of destinations accessible from Budapest. In addition, in ...
Budapest Soccer Screenings, Szabadság Tér, 8 June - 1 July
- 8 Jun 2012 9:03 AM
- sport
With the UEFA Euro 2012 approaching, more and more alternative locations pop up for watching the matches. The pubs and venues in town are striving to attract soccer fans with extreme screen sizes and tempting drink specials. One may choose to go with friends, the whole family, to rainproof places or to ones with huge displays, and it may also matter how many beers your money is worth.