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Hungary Fines Half A Million Motorists For Driving Without Vignette
- 21 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
NUSZ, the company that operates Hungary’s motorway toll system, fined 516,000 motorists a total 4.5 billion forints (EUR 14.4m) for driving without a vignette last year, business daily Világgazdaság said on Monday. About two-thirds of the drivers were Hungarian and the rest were foreigners, NUSZ spokesman Lajos Kibédi-Varga told the paper.
Aristocratic Luxury: Hungary's Castle Hotels
- 21 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary has plenty of beautiful castles and mansions. Many of them were thoroughly renovated and converted into a castle hotel – so if you want to explore the former residence of an aristocrat family and enjoy elegance and luxury while relaxing, you can choose from many options thourghout the country! Here we have a great selection of castle hotels of Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Conspiracy Theories In Hungary
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Five years ago Political Capital, a Hungarian think tank, published a survey on Hungarian attitude toward conspiracy theories. The result of that study showed that it was mostly Jobbik voters who had a strong predilection for believing in theories suggesting that secret forces are responsible for the state of our world.
Kövér Encourages Voters To Support Antiquota Referendum
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
House Speaker László Kövér has encouraged Hungary’s voters to cast their ballot in the government-initiated referendum aimed at thwarting the European Union’s migrant quota system. Speaking before a closed forum in south-western Hungary’s Nagykanizsa on Saturday, Kövér warned that “we may not succeed” unless “everybody” turns up at the polls.
Budapest Festival Orchestra To Give Free Community Concerts
- 17 Jun 2016 12:55 PM
- community & culture
The Budapest Festival Orchestra will give free chamber concerts in communities around the country between June 15 and 24, the ensemble said on Sunday. The concert series has been designed to take classical music to people who have no access to or cannot afford such performances, the orchestra said. The orchestra’s chamber group will perform concerts at churches in Pannonhalma, Sellye and ...
GTC Plans To Launch New Investment In Budapest
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Real estate developer GTC will, in the coming weeks, launch a 21,500 sqm office building investment, referred to as White House, on Budapest’s Váci út, GTC Commercial Director Bori Gedai announced at a press conference.
Vona: Orban Must Resign If He Loses Migrant Quota Referendum
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gabor Vona said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Viktor Orban should resign if he loses the referendum on the European Union’s migrant quota scheme. Vona told a press conference assessing parliament’s spring session that Orban would ultimately have to take responsibility for the result of the referendum.
Government Abandons Program Intended To Lure Young Hungarians Back Home
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of National Economy Mihály Varga announced Tuesday that the government would end its “Gyere Haza Fiatal!” (“Come home, youth!”) program. This program was the government’s failed way of luring back young Hungarians who had emigrated to seek employment abroad.
Majority Of Hungarians Planning Summer Vacations
- 17 Jun 2016 7:00 AM
- travel
As many as two-thirds of Hungarians surveyed said they will take a summer vacation this year, up from 48% a year ago, according to a survey conducted by Budapest Bank, Hungarian News Agency MTI reported today.
Hungary Fines Half A Million Motorists For Driving Without Vignette
- 21 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
NUSZ, the company that operates Hungary’s motorway toll system, fined 516,000 motorists a total 4.5 billion forints (EUR 14.4m) for driving without a vignette last year, business daily Világgazdaság said on Monday. About two-thirds of the drivers were Hungarian and the rest were foreigners, NUSZ spokesman Lajos Kibédi-Varga told the paper.
Aristocratic Luxury: Hungary's Castle Hotels
- 21 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary has plenty of beautiful castles and mansions. Many of them were thoroughly renovated and converted into a castle hotel – so if you want to explore the former residence of an aristocrat family and enjoy elegance and luxury while relaxing, you can choose from many options thourghout the country! Here we have a great selection of castle hotels of Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Conspiracy Theories In Hungary
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Five years ago Political Capital, a Hungarian think tank, published a survey on Hungarian attitude toward conspiracy theories. The result of that study showed that it was mostly Jobbik voters who had a strong predilection for believing in theories suggesting that secret forces are responsible for the state of our world.
Kövér Encourages Voters To Support Antiquota Referendum
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
House Speaker László Kövér has encouraged Hungary’s voters to cast their ballot in the government-initiated referendum aimed at thwarting the European Union’s migrant quota system. Speaking before a closed forum in south-western Hungary’s Nagykanizsa on Saturday, Kövér warned that “we may not succeed” unless “everybody” turns up at the polls.
Budapest Festival Orchestra To Give Free Community Concerts
- 17 Jun 2016 12:55 PM
- community & culture
The Budapest Festival Orchestra will give free chamber concerts in communities around the country between June 15 and 24, the ensemble said on Sunday. The concert series has been designed to take classical music to people who have no access to or cannot afford such performances, the orchestra said. The orchestra’s chamber group will perform concerts at churches in Pannonhalma, Sellye and ...
GTC Plans To Launch New Investment In Budapest
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Real estate developer GTC will, in the coming weeks, launch a 21,500 sqm office building investment, referred to as White House, on Budapest’s Váci út, GTC Commercial Director Bori Gedai announced at a press conference.
Vona: Orban Must Resign If He Loses Migrant Quota Referendum
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gabor Vona said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Viktor Orban should resign if he loses the referendum on the European Union’s migrant quota scheme. Vona told a press conference assessing parliament’s spring session that Orban would ultimately have to take responsibility for the result of the referendum.
Government Abandons Program Intended To Lure Young Hungarians Back Home
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of National Economy Mihály Varga announced Tuesday that the government would end its “Gyere Haza Fiatal!” (“Come home, youth!”) program. This program was the government’s failed way of luring back young Hungarians who had emigrated to seek employment abroad.
Majority Of Hungarians Planning Summer Vacations
- 17 Jun 2016 7:00 AM
- travel
As many as two-thirds of Hungarians surveyed said they will take a summer vacation this year, up from 48% a year ago, according to a survey conducted by Budapest Bank, Hungarian News Agency MTI reported today.