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Intense Storm In Budapest Causes Heavy Damage
- 9 Jul 2015 10:40 AM
- current affairs
Disaster Control offices received 1,600 reports of damage in Budapest and another 3,000 elsewhere in the wake of the storm that swept across Hungary yesterday. A house collapsed in Budapest, leaving injured people trapped under the rubble. Several trolleybuses and trams did not run as their overhead cables were damaged in the storm.
Two Men Electrocuted In Mishap In Budapest
- 8 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two men died instantly when they pushed their mobile metal scaffolding into contact with an overhead electricity cable as they were working on renovating a school in Monor, Pest county on Tuesday. A co-worker received a massive electric shock as he tried to help them, and is receiving medical treatment at Honvéd hospital.
Hungary Has Second Lowest Gas Prices In EU
- 2 Jul 2015 12:35 PM
- shopping
Thanks to government mandated cuts to utility fees, Hungary has the second lowest price of natural gas in the European Union based on purchasing power parity (PPP), Fidesz MP Szilárd Németh told a press conference in Budapest. Whereas in 2010 Hungary was the country where consumers had to pay the most for gas in the EU, now only Romania has lower gas prices, based on PPP exchange rates.
13 Budapest Delicatessens With Specialties From Near & Far
- 29 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
By We Love Budapest: Budapest’s increasingly sophisticated gastronomical scene can provide every ingredient necessary for world-spanning culinary cravings, whether you desire Italian olive oil, Russian caviar, English tea, Indian curry, Chinese noodles, or a Turkish dessert – and naturally, the delicatessens of the Magyar metropolis ...
Hungary Rejects EC Economic Policy Advice
- 29 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary cannot accept two of the European Commission’s country-specific economic policy recommendations, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. One of these are the comments on its fostered work programme and the other is in connection with planned budget adjustments, Orbán said after an EU summit in Brussels. The European Council has declared the recommendations “generally acceptable”, which means ...
Lawmakers Pass Hungary’s 2016 Budget
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Lawmakers approved Hungary’s 2016 budget in a final vote months ahead of the legal deadline, with 119 votes in favour and 63 against. The Budget Act calculates with a budget deficit of 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) based on EU accounting rules and public debt of 73.3% of GDP. The budget targets total revenue of 15,800 billion forints (EUR 50.7bn), total expenditures of 16,561 billion forints ...
Hungarian Analysts See Continued Easing On Ties
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian analysts expect the National Bank of Hungary to continue an easing cycle at a steady pace at a policy meeting. K and H chief analyst Dávid Németh said the central bank’s Monetary Council would probably reduce the base rate by 15 basis points to 1.50%. The cut is likely to be the last of the cycle on the chance that inflation rises faster than expected and reaches the NBH’s mid-term ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Utility Tariffs Challenged By Brussels
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Magyar Nemzet thinks the government will have a hard time if it wants to heed EU criticism over the utility tariff cuts of the past two years, and at the same time keep tariffs low, as it has promised the electorate.
Hungarian Government Considers Cutting Length Of Summer School Break
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is considering “restructuring” the school teaching curriculum because Hungary’s two-and-a-half month summer holiday “places to great a burden” on families, the State Secretary responsible for public education told the commercial broadcaster ATV. Judit Bertalan Czunyi explained that while there are currently no exact proposals tabled by the government, the cabinet is considering ...
Intense Storm In Budapest Causes Heavy Damage
- 9 Jul 2015 10:40 AM
- current affairs
Disaster Control offices received 1,600 reports of damage in Budapest and another 3,000 elsewhere in the wake of the storm that swept across Hungary yesterday. A house collapsed in Budapest, leaving injured people trapped under the rubble. Several trolleybuses and trams did not run as their overhead cables were damaged in the storm.
Two Men Electrocuted In Mishap In Budapest
- 8 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two men died instantly when they pushed their mobile metal scaffolding into contact with an overhead electricity cable as they were working on renovating a school in Monor, Pest county on Tuesday. A co-worker received a massive electric shock as he tried to help them, and is receiving medical treatment at Honvéd hospital.
Hungary Has Second Lowest Gas Prices In EU
- 2 Jul 2015 12:35 PM
- shopping
Thanks to government mandated cuts to utility fees, Hungary has the second lowest price of natural gas in the European Union based on purchasing power parity (PPP), Fidesz MP Szilárd Németh told a press conference in Budapest. Whereas in 2010 Hungary was the country where consumers had to pay the most for gas in the EU, now only Romania has lower gas prices, based on PPP exchange rates.
13 Budapest Delicatessens With Specialties From Near & Far
- 29 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
By We Love Budapest: Budapest’s increasingly sophisticated gastronomical scene can provide every ingredient necessary for world-spanning culinary cravings, whether you desire Italian olive oil, Russian caviar, English tea, Indian curry, Chinese noodles, or a Turkish dessert – and naturally, the delicatessens of the Magyar metropolis ...
Hungary Rejects EC Economic Policy Advice
- 29 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary cannot accept two of the European Commission’s country-specific economic policy recommendations, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. One of these are the comments on its fostered work programme and the other is in connection with planned budget adjustments, Orbán said after an EU summit in Brussels. The European Council has declared the recommendations “generally acceptable”, which means ...
Lawmakers Pass Hungary’s 2016 Budget
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Lawmakers approved Hungary’s 2016 budget in a final vote months ahead of the legal deadline, with 119 votes in favour and 63 against. The Budget Act calculates with a budget deficit of 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) based on EU accounting rules and public debt of 73.3% of GDP. The budget targets total revenue of 15,800 billion forints (EUR 50.7bn), total expenditures of 16,561 billion forints ...
Hungarian Analysts See Continued Easing On Ties
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian analysts expect the National Bank of Hungary to continue an easing cycle at a steady pace at a policy meeting. K and H chief analyst Dávid Németh said the central bank’s Monetary Council would probably reduce the base rate by 15 basis points to 1.50%. The cut is likely to be the last of the cycle on the chance that inflation rises faster than expected and reaches the NBH’s mid-term ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Utility Tariffs Challenged By Brussels
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Magyar Nemzet thinks the government will have a hard time if it wants to heed EU criticism over the utility tariff cuts of the past two years, and at the same time keep tariffs low, as it has promised the electorate.
Hungarian Government Considers Cutting Length Of Summer School Break
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is considering “restructuring” the school teaching curriculum because Hungary’s two-and-a-half month summer holiday “places to great a burden” on families, the State Secretary responsible for public education told the commercial broadcaster ATV. Judit Bertalan Czunyi explained that while there are currently no exact proposals tabled by the government, the cabinet is considering ...