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Xpat Opinion: Strange Times (In Hungary)? We’ve Been Here Before
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: The news may sound surprising, but it really isn’t. We have been here before. In what has become an annual tradition, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán went to his party’s summer retreat in Baile Tusnad, Romania, and gave a speech designed to shock. This time Orbán endorsed the American presidential campaign of Donald Trump, the ...
Hungarian Property Prices Hit Record High
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Prices in the Hungarian property market continue to rise despite earlier projections that the market would probably lose momentum in 2016. According to the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), the pace of property price increase accelerated in the first quarter of 2016, portfolio.hu report.
Most And Least Expensive Properties In Hungary
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- property
According to napi.hu, the price difference between a luxury villa in Budapest and a two-room house on the countryside may be hundredfold, property brokerage franchise Otthon Centrum’s market analysis reveals. The most expensive properties, all of which worth more than HUF 100 million (EUR 320 000), were sold in Budapest.
Poor Quality Of Wheat Harvest Could Raise Price Of Bread In Hungary
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The poor quality of Hungary’s near-record wheat harvest this year could put pressure on the price of bakery products according to Népszava.
Hungary: Summer Festivals Cash In
- 10 Aug 2016 1:00 AM
- entertainment
Summer in the country means it’s time to make some money with a music festival. Hungary has an every growing number of such events. Typical is the ‘Jazz Picnic’ in the village of Paloznark, which has just 500 inhabitants. Hosting the annual festival brings in as many as 10,000 visitors, boosting the local economy with the equivalent of over 60,000 euros just in ticket sales.
Official: Referendum Could Protect Hungary From EU Migrant Quota
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If the Oct. 2 national referendum on the EU migrant quota is valid and the majority of people vote against it, then Hungary’s parliament will introduce a law to prevent the EU from forcing the country to take in unwanted migrants, the justice ministry’s state secretary told the daily Magyar Idők.
Opposition Parties Maintain Stance On Postal Voting Rules
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The two opposition parties that took part in a meeting of the parliamentary parties to discuss the possibility of changing Hungary’s election law maintained their stance that Hungarians working or studying abroad should be allowed to vote in elections by mail.
Xpat Opinion: A Woman Prime Minister For Hungary?
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A surprising number of listeners, mostly men, to György Bolgár’s call-in program on Klubrádió keep suggesting that what Hungary needs today is a woman as prime minister. My first thought was that the reason for this unexpected enthusiasm for a woman to lead the country is the undeniable failure of the Hungarian political elite in the last 25 years.
Take BKK’s Public Transport Services To Sziget Festival
- 8 Aug 2016 9:02 AM
- getting around
The 24th Sziget Festival will be held on Óbuda Island (Óbudai-sziget) from 10 August to 17 August 2016. BKK Centre for Budapest Transport, the mobility manager of the Hungarian capital, provides higher frequencies on suburban railway line H5 and on tram line 6, and also operates vehicles with bigger passenger capacity on night lines 901 and 918, and launches special dedicated boat services to ...
Xpat Opinion: Strange Times (In Hungary)? We’ve Been Here Before
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: The news may sound surprising, but it really isn’t. We have been here before. In what has become an annual tradition, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán went to his party’s summer retreat in Baile Tusnad, Romania, and gave a speech designed to shock. This time Orbán endorsed the American presidential campaign of Donald Trump, the ...
Hungarian Property Prices Hit Record High
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Prices in the Hungarian property market continue to rise despite earlier projections that the market would probably lose momentum in 2016. According to the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), the pace of property price increase accelerated in the first quarter of 2016, portfolio.hu report.
Most And Least Expensive Properties In Hungary
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- property
According to napi.hu, the price difference between a luxury villa in Budapest and a two-room house on the countryside may be hundredfold, property brokerage franchise Otthon Centrum’s market analysis reveals. The most expensive properties, all of which worth more than HUF 100 million (EUR 320 000), were sold in Budapest.
Poor Quality Of Wheat Harvest Could Raise Price Of Bread In Hungary
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The poor quality of Hungary’s near-record wheat harvest this year could put pressure on the price of bakery products according to Népszava.
Hungary: Summer Festivals Cash In
- 10 Aug 2016 1:00 AM
- entertainment
Summer in the country means it’s time to make some money with a music festival. Hungary has an every growing number of such events. Typical is the ‘Jazz Picnic’ in the village of Paloznark, which has just 500 inhabitants. Hosting the annual festival brings in as many as 10,000 visitors, boosting the local economy with the equivalent of over 60,000 euros just in ticket sales.
Official: Referendum Could Protect Hungary From EU Migrant Quota
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If the Oct. 2 national referendum on the EU migrant quota is valid and the majority of people vote against it, then Hungary’s parliament will introduce a law to prevent the EU from forcing the country to take in unwanted migrants, the justice ministry’s state secretary told the daily Magyar Idők.
Opposition Parties Maintain Stance On Postal Voting Rules
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The two opposition parties that took part in a meeting of the parliamentary parties to discuss the possibility of changing Hungary’s election law maintained their stance that Hungarians working or studying abroad should be allowed to vote in elections by mail.
Xpat Opinion: A Woman Prime Minister For Hungary?
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A surprising number of listeners, mostly men, to György Bolgár’s call-in program on Klubrádió keep suggesting that what Hungary needs today is a woman as prime minister. My first thought was that the reason for this unexpected enthusiasm for a woman to lead the country is the undeniable failure of the Hungarian political elite in the last 25 years.
Take BKK’s Public Transport Services To Sziget Festival
- 8 Aug 2016 9:02 AM
- getting around
The 24th Sziget Festival will be held on Óbuda Island (Óbudai-sziget) from 10 August to 17 August 2016. BKK Centre for Budapest Transport, the mobility manager of the Hungarian capital, provides higher frequencies on suburban railway line H5 and on tram line 6, and also operates vehicles with bigger passenger capacity on night lines 901 and 918, and launches special dedicated boat services to ...