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Budapest Hotels Full For Weekend F1 Grand Prix
- 23 Jul 2015 4:00 AM
- travel
Hotel occupancy has shot up in Budapest for the weekend when the 30th Formula One Grand Prix will take place on Hungaroring near the capital, daily Napi Gazdaság said on Thursday. The event this year is expected to draw 10% more visitors than in 2014, most of them coming from abroad, the paper said. The Budapest Grand Prix last year attracted a record number of 247,000 spectators, it said.
Opposition Parties’ Comment On Hungary’s Tax Authority’s Resignation
- 21 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialists qualified tax authority chief Ildikó Vida’s resignation as “a stage in the mafia war”, and accused ruling Fidesz and Economy Minister Mihály Varga of “having lied all along”. Zoltán Gőgös, the party’s deputy leader, said that the government had tried to “whitewash” Vida, who had been banned from the US under corruption charges.
Head Of Hungary’s Tax Authority Resigns
- 21 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ildikó Vida has resigned from her post as head of Hungary’s tax authority NAV, the economy ministry said. Until a successor is appointed, vice president Árpád Varga will head the authority. Ildikó Vida tendered her resignation on May 20, while relevant laws allow for two months of a notice period. The new tax chief will be selected after key components in a planned reform to the authority have ...
Opposition Parties In Hungary Criticise MNB
- 20 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition parties expect an explanation from the MNB which last week announced its purchase of the only Titian painting in Hunga-ry for Ft 4.5 billion. LMP said it is outrageous that the central bank has bought the painting Madonna and Child with St. Paul from profits gained by converting foreign-currency loans. The Democratic Coalition recalled that it had complained to the European ...
No One Wants To Work Here In Hungary
- 17 Jul 2015 12:35 PM
- current affairs
Hungarian magazine Hetek recently published an article which explored job opportunities, or lack thereof, around Hungary. The magazine looked at job listings, called employers looking to hire, spoke to employees, and looked at studies that sized up work-related stress among employees and managers. Working in Hungary, it turns out, is not that easy.
KSH Report Reveals: Hungarians’ Diets Becoming More Healthier
- 17 Jul 2015 9:02 AM
- health & wellness
Hungarians’ diets are improving as they eat less meat but more fish, and cut back on fatty foods and alcohol, data compiled in a report by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) show. Hungarians consumed 55.5 kilograms of meat per capita in 2013, according to the latest data in the report, down 1.6% from the previous year. They ate less pork and poultry, the two most popular meats, but fish ...
Water Melon Growers In Hungary Set For Good Season
- 17 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian watermelon farmers expect to see a good season in 2015 with stable prices and a good harvest outlook, business daily Világgazdaság said, citing Ferenc Ledó, head of the fruit and vegetable growers’ association. Estimating the cost price of watermelon at 50-60 forints per kilogram, he said the consumer price should be between 90 forints and 130 forints, which roughly equals the current ...
B my Lake Festival @ Zamárdi, Hungary. 19 - 22 August
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
This is the third year running that B my Lake, also known as the „Mecca of electronic music”, takes place to round off the summer with a boom, between 19 - 22 August in 2015. Since its debut in 2013, B my Lake has become one of Hungary’s most popular festival and the #1 summer destination for the lovers of electronic music.
Budapest Housing Rents Up 20%
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Housing rents are up 20% in Budapest’s city centre and near the universities compared to the first half of 2014, business daily Világgazdaság said. Outside of the capital, rents are practically unchanged in East Hungary, but prices in the West, particularly in the environs of Győr, Sopron and Szombathely, are now close to those in Budapest, Attila Déry, analyst of real estate broker Otthon ...
Budapest Hotels Full For Weekend F1 Grand Prix
- 23 Jul 2015 4:00 AM
- travel
Hotel occupancy has shot up in Budapest for the weekend when the 30th Formula One Grand Prix will take place on Hungaroring near the capital, daily Napi Gazdaság said on Thursday. The event this year is expected to draw 10% more visitors than in 2014, most of them coming from abroad, the paper said. The Budapest Grand Prix last year attracted a record number of 247,000 spectators, it said.
Opposition Parties’ Comment On Hungary’s Tax Authority’s Resignation
- 21 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialists qualified tax authority chief Ildikó Vida’s resignation as “a stage in the mafia war”, and accused ruling Fidesz and Economy Minister Mihály Varga of “having lied all along”. Zoltán Gőgös, the party’s deputy leader, said that the government had tried to “whitewash” Vida, who had been banned from the US under corruption charges.
Head Of Hungary’s Tax Authority Resigns
- 21 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ildikó Vida has resigned from her post as head of Hungary’s tax authority NAV, the economy ministry said. Until a successor is appointed, vice president Árpád Varga will head the authority. Ildikó Vida tendered her resignation on May 20, while relevant laws allow for two months of a notice period. The new tax chief will be selected after key components in a planned reform to the authority have ...
Opposition Parties In Hungary Criticise MNB
- 20 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition parties expect an explanation from the MNB which last week announced its purchase of the only Titian painting in Hunga-ry for Ft 4.5 billion. LMP said it is outrageous that the central bank has bought the painting Madonna and Child with St. Paul from profits gained by converting foreign-currency loans. The Democratic Coalition recalled that it had complained to the European ...
No One Wants To Work Here In Hungary
- 17 Jul 2015 12:35 PM
- current affairs
Hungarian magazine Hetek recently published an article which explored job opportunities, or lack thereof, around Hungary. The magazine looked at job listings, called employers looking to hire, spoke to employees, and looked at studies that sized up work-related stress among employees and managers. Working in Hungary, it turns out, is not that easy.
KSH Report Reveals: Hungarians’ Diets Becoming More Healthier
- 17 Jul 2015 9:02 AM
- health & wellness
Hungarians’ diets are improving as they eat less meat but more fish, and cut back on fatty foods and alcohol, data compiled in a report by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) show. Hungarians consumed 55.5 kilograms of meat per capita in 2013, according to the latest data in the report, down 1.6% from the previous year. They ate less pork and poultry, the two most popular meats, but fish ...
Water Melon Growers In Hungary Set For Good Season
- 17 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian watermelon farmers expect to see a good season in 2015 with stable prices and a good harvest outlook, business daily Világgazdaság said, citing Ferenc Ledó, head of the fruit and vegetable growers’ association. Estimating the cost price of watermelon at 50-60 forints per kilogram, he said the consumer price should be between 90 forints and 130 forints, which roughly equals the current ...
B my Lake Festival @ Zamárdi, Hungary. 19 - 22 August
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
This is the third year running that B my Lake, also known as the „Mecca of electronic music”, takes place to round off the summer with a boom, between 19 - 22 August in 2015. Since its debut in 2013, B my Lake has become one of Hungary’s most popular festival and the #1 summer destination for the lovers of electronic music.
Budapest Housing Rents Up 20%
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Housing rents are up 20% in Budapest’s city centre and near the universities compared to the first half of 2014, business daily Világgazdaság said. Outside of the capital, rents are practically unchanged in East Hungary, but prices in the West, particularly in the environs of Győr, Sopron and Szombathely, are now close to those in Budapest, Attila Déry, analyst of real estate broker Otthon ...