541 result(s) for decree
Uber Sees Market For 2,000 Drivers In Hungary
- 25 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Car dispatcher Uber has several hundred drivers in Hungary but if regulations are planned properly as many as 2,000 drivers could be providing services by the end of next year, the daily Népszabadság said. Uber creates jobs rather than taking them away, Zoltán Fekete, Uber’s boss in Hungary told the paper. Around 40,000 people in Hungary - largely 21-40 year-olds - use Uber’s services, Fekete ...
Xpat Opinion: A Cautionary Tale For Hungarian Art Collectors
- 18 Jun 2015 2:30 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s artwork regulatory agency has declared that Golgota, one of three large paintings depicting the trial and death of Christ by the famous Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy on loan to Hungary, may not leave the country. The problem is that the painting is privately owned by a US citizen who agreed to lend it to Hungary on the condition that, should the government wish to purchase it, the ...
Hungarian Taxi Drivers Protest Against Illegal Transport Services
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers held a demonstration in Budapest to demand government action against illegal transport service companies. The protesters, who arrived in an estimated 300 cars, blocked a street section near Parliament and called on the government to pass legislation to “complete the legal background” to taxi services.
Lázár: Action Over Munkácsy In Hungarian National Interest
- 12 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Whereas it was “not the most sportsmanlike” to decree that Munkácsy’s Golgotha privately owned painting should be placed on a national list of protected artwork that cannot be taken out of the country, doing so was in the national interest, the government office chief said. János Lázár told a regular government news conference that museum professionals were in complete agreement that the painting ...
Austria Sending Police To Hungarian - Serb Border
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In view of the growing number of refugees, Austria will send 40 police officers to the Serbian-Hungarian border after holding consultations with the Hungarian authorities, Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said in a Wednesday statement. The move is not directed against refugees but aimed at solving the international crisis situation that has developed in Europe.
Taxi Drivers Prepare For Budapest Demo
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Taxi-driver unions are preparing to hold a protest in Budapest on June 16, demanding that parliament approves a decree regulating paid-for rides. Taxi drivers want to make sure that over the long term Uber and similar services can also operate, but within the proper legal framework.
Tarlós: Homelessness 70% Welfare, 30% Functioning Issue For Budapest
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The municipality of Budapest regards homelessness 70% a welfare issue and 30% a matter of the city’s ability to function, the mayor told public news channel M1 after the municipal assembly had passed an amendment to an earlier decree on homelessness.
Opposition Parties Divided Over Hungary Anti-IS Mission
- 15 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists and radical nationalist Jobbik rejected Hungary’s military participation in the international coalition while smaller opposition parties were largely in favour.
Hungary Launches State Utility
- 19 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has announced the launch of a state-owned holding company that will act as an "efficient, predictable and cheap" utilities provider. Cabinet state secretary for financial services Zsuzsanna Németh announced the launch at a press conference on Wednesday.
Uber Sees Market For 2,000 Drivers In Hungary
- 25 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Car dispatcher Uber has several hundred drivers in Hungary but if regulations are planned properly as many as 2,000 drivers could be providing services by the end of next year, the daily Népszabadság said. Uber creates jobs rather than taking them away, Zoltán Fekete, Uber’s boss in Hungary told the paper. Around 40,000 people in Hungary - largely 21-40 year-olds - use Uber’s services, Fekete ...
Xpat Opinion: A Cautionary Tale For Hungarian Art Collectors
- 18 Jun 2015 2:30 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s artwork regulatory agency has declared that Golgota, one of three large paintings depicting the trial and death of Christ by the famous Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy on loan to Hungary, may not leave the country. The problem is that the painting is privately owned by a US citizen who agreed to lend it to Hungary on the condition that, should the government wish to purchase it, the ...
Hungarian Taxi Drivers Protest Against Illegal Transport Services
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers held a demonstration in Budapest to demand government action against illegal transport service companies. The protesters, who arrived in an estimated 300 cars, blocked a street section near Parliament and called on the government to pass legislation to “complete the legal background” to taxi services.
Lázár: Action Over Munkácsy In Hungarian National Interest
- 12 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Whereas it was “not the most sportsmanlike” to decree that Munkácsy’s Golgotha privately owned painting should be placed on a national list of protected artwork that cannot be taken out of the country, doing so was in the national interest, the government office chief said. János Lázár told a regular government news conference that museum professionals were in complete agreement that the painting ...
Austria Sending Police To Hungarian - Serb Border
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In view of the growing number of refugees, Austria will send 40 police officers to the Serbian-Hungarian border after holding consultations with the Hungarian authorities, Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner said in a Wednesday statement. The move is not directed against refugees but aimed at solving the international crisis situation that has developed in Europe.
Taxi Drivers Prepare For Budapest Demo
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Taxi-driver unions are preparing to hold a protest in Budapest on June 16, demanding that parliament approves a decree regulating paid-for rides. Taxi drivers want to make sure that over the long term Uber and similar services can also operate, but within the proper legal framework.
Tarlós: Homelessness 70% Welfare, 30% Functioning Issue For Budapest
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The municipality of Budapest regards homelessness 70% a welfare issue and 30% a matter of the city’s ability to function, the mayor told public news channel M1 after the municipal assembly had passed an amendment to an earlier decree on homelessness.
Opposition Parties Divided Over Hungary Anti-IS Mission
- 15 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists and radical nationalist Jobbik rejected Hungary’s military participation in the international coalition while smaller opposition parties were largely in favour.
Hungary Launches State Utility
- 19 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has announced the launch of a state-owned holding company that will act as an "efficient, predictable and cheap" utilities provider. Cabinet state secretary for financial services Zsuzsanna Németh announced the launch at a press conference on Wednesday.