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Hungarian Taxi Drivers Protest New Regulations
- 29 May 2012 9:02 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers staged a protest parade at Heroes Square in Budapest on Monday, complaining that stricter technology requirements planned by the city will drive many of them out of business. Some 150-200 drivers demanded fixed fares and a limit on the number of taxis in Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: The Abortion Pill In Hungary
- 28 May 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
It is truly amazing how much power and influence a nonexistent party can assert on its coalition partner. I’m talking about the Christian Democratic People’s Party or KDNP (Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt). This non-party, which is not even considered to be a full-fledged coalition party by Fidesz, has enormous influence, for example, on education.
Teller Foils Bank Robbery Attempt In Budapest
- 23 May 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
A teller working in an unspecified bank on Budapest’s Nyugati tér thwarted an attempted robbery around noon on Tuesday. The clerk refused to hand over money when a man placed a piece of paper on the counter stating that he was armed and demanded cash.
Hungarian Ministerial Candidate For IMF Negotiations Heard In Parliament
- 23 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Mihály Varga, candidate for minister without portfolio for leading the negotiations between Hungary and the IMF and the EU was heard today by the relevant parliamentary committee which supported his appointment in that capacity. As is known, Viktor Orbán is reshuffling his cabinet in some positions; Mihály Varga, who was previously State Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office and also Finance ...
Construction Sector In Deep Recession In Hungary
- 22 May 2012 9:00 AM
- property
The downturn in the construction industry continued as output in March contracted 12.6% year-on-year, the Central Statistics Office KSH announced. Compared to February output was up by 0.1%. In the first three months, the sector's performance shrank by an annualised 11.6%, according to the KSH data.
Invitation: 'Museum's Festival', National Museum Garden, Budapest, 19 - 20 May
- 18 May 2012 9:55 AM
- community & culture
The garden of the Hungarian National Museum bursts into bloom in May, bringing together more than 100 museums, live music, dance and theater, and hands-on crafts, to name a few...
Marcus Miller Concert, Budapest Sportaréna, 23 May
- 15 May 2012 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Over the course of among the most enviable careers in all of music, Marcus Miller has ascended into a two-time Grammy-winner and the composer/producer of eleven critically acclaimed and genre-defying albums (seven studio and four live) as a leader, featuring his astounding and singular technique as among the world's most gifted, forward-thinking and eclectic electric bassists.
Xpat Opinion: Latest Verdict On Freedom Of Press In Hungary
- 4 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On May 1 MTI reported the less than welcome news that Freedom House's 2012 report on the freedom of the press degraded Hungary to the "partially free" category. Hungary received 36 negative points (legal environment 12; political environment 13; economic environment 11).
The Highlights Of The Danube-Express Ships In Budapest
- 26 Apr 2012 9:02 AM
- getting around
By Sándor Götz: This ship has been planned for the demands of the 21st century, and has multy-functioning possibility and economical operating character—beside that the shipping has a cost like only some small part of road transportation (1/15)—as well as the comfort, the manoeuvring ability and the travelling speed of that can be competitive with all modern traffic vehicles driving in the heavy ...
Hungarian Taxi Drivers Protest New Regulations
- 29 May 2012 9:02 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers staged a protest parade at Heroes Square in Budapest on Monday, complaining that stricter technology requirements planned by the city will drive many of them out of business. Some 150-200 drivers demanded fixed fares and a limit on the number of taxis in Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: The Abortion Pill In Hungary
- 28 May 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
It is truly amazing how much power and influence a nonexistent party can assert on its coalition partner. I’m talking about the Christian Democratic People’s Party or KDNP (Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt). This non-party, which is not even considered to be a full-fledged coalition party by Fidesz, has enormous influence, for example, on education.
Teller Foils Bank Robbery Attempt In Budapest
- 23 May 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
A teller working in an unspecified bank on Budapest’s Nyugati tér thwarted an attempted robbery around noon on Tuesday. The clerk refused to hand over money when a man placed a piece of paper on the counter stating that he was armed and demanded cash.
Hungarian Ministerial Candidate For IMF Negotiations Heard In Parliament
- 23 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Mihály Varga, candidate for minister without portfolio for leading the negotiations between Hungary and the IMF and the EU was heard today by the relevant parliamentary committee which supported his appointment in that capacity. As is known, Viktor Orbán is reshuffling his cabinet in some positions; Mihály Varga, who was previously State Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office and also Finance ...
Construction Sector In Deep Recession In Hungary
- 22 May 2012 9:00 AM
- property
The downturn in the construction industry continued as output in March contracted 12.6% year-on-year, the Central Statistics Office KSH announced. Compared to February output was up by 0.1%. In the first three months, the sector's performance shrank by an annualised 11.6%, according to the KSH data.
Invitation: 'Museum's Festival', National Museum Garden, Budapest, 19 - 20 May
- 18 May 2012 9:55 AM
- community & culture
The garden of the Hungarian National Museum bursts into bloom in May, bringing together more than 100 museums, live music, dance and theater, and hands-on crafts, to name a few...
Marcus Miller Concert, Budapest Sportaréna, 23 May
- 15 May 2012 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Over the course of among the most enviable careers in all of music, Marcus Miller has ascended into a two-time Grammy-winner and the composer/producer of eleven critically acclaimed and genre-defying albums (seven studio and four live) as a leader, featuring his astounding and singular technique as among the world's most gifted, forward-thinking and eclectic electric bassists.
Xpat Opinion: Latest Verdict On Freedom Of Press In Hungary
- 4 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On May 1 MTI reported the less than welcome news that Freedom House's 2012 report on the freedom of the press degraded Hungary to the "partially free" category. Hungary received 36 negative points (legal environment 12; political environment 13; economic environment 11).
The Highlights Of The Danube-Express Ships In Budapest
- 26 Apr 2012 9:02 AM
- getting around
By Sándor Götz: This ship has been planned for the demands of the 21st century, and has multy-functioning possibility and economical operating character—beside that the shipping has a cost like only some small part of road transportation (1/15)—as well as the comfort, the manoeuvring ability and the travelling speed of that can be competitive with all modern traffic vehicles driving in the heavy ...