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Hungary's PM Orbán Aims To Renovate More Stadiums
- 5 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán would like the cabinet to decide this summer on renovating more football stadiums, having already approved plans for stadium upgrades in Mezokövesd, Diósgyor, Székesfehérvár and Szombathely, he said on Sunday.
Luxembourg Fund Gets MTV Building In Budapest
- 5 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- property
Luxembourg-based Futura Funds Sicav is the new owner of the former MTV headquarters on downtown Szabadság tér, following the bankruptcy of the previous owner. Canadian company Tippin Corp. bought the building from the state in 2006, and leased it to state-run MTV until 2009.
World’s Fencers Coming To Hungary
- 5 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
The World Fencing Championships will be held in Budapest on August 5-12, with over 700 competitors expected from 89 countries. Bálint Vékássy, chairman of the organising committee, said 160 wheelchair fencers will also arrive for the competition, to be held at the Syma Hall.
Hungary's Gov’t May Mandate FX Mortgage Solution
- 5 Aug 2013 8:00 AM
- property
The government will present its own proposal on foreign-currency mortgages to Parliament if it does not reach an agreement with the banks in the autumn, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said yesterday. One day after meeting with bank leaders, he said on TV2 on Kossuth Radio and in an interview with Magyar Hírlap that a solution must enable the conversion of foreign-currency loans into forint-based ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán On Football
- 4 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- sport
This morning I read a lengthy interview with Viktor Orbán on the Ferenc Puskás Academy’s website. Several newspapers summarized the prime minister’s thoughts on the state of Hungarian football. The historian Gábor Egry, whom readers of Hungarian Spectrum know from his occasional comments, wrote on Facebook about this interview: “Compulsory reading. Really. Everything one ought to and must know ...
Air Show Returns To Kecskemét, Hungary
- 2 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Defence Ministry is organising an international aviation day in Kecskemét on Saturday after a two-year lapse, undersecretary Zoltán Borbíró confirmed on Thursday. He said 142 airplanes and helicopters from 22 countries will be on show from 8 a.m., to 7 p.m.
Restaurant Review: nU Bistro Budapest
- 1 Aug 2013 9:50 AM
- food & drink
nU Bistro is located in Eiffel Square near the downtown Nyugati Railway Station. This modern restaurant + wine bar combination offers quiet relief from the buzzing center of Budapest, and has both indoor and outdoor seating areas. Summer time see’s this place shine as the shaded terrace is a great spot to watch the world go by while enjoying a refreshing home-made lemonade, an affordable business ...
GE Expands Operation In Fót, Hungary
- 1 Aug 2013 7:00 AM
- business
General Electric yesterday announced the expansion of its oil and gas facility in Fót, with the construction of a 6,000m2 assembly hall to produce control panels for gas and steam turbine power plants. Along with an office building, 114 jobs will be created, including 40 engineering positions.
ECE Gets Permit For Shopping Mall In Budapest
- 1 Aug 2013 7:00 AM
- shopping
German construction company ECE has won government approval to build a 55,000m2 shopping mall in Budapest’s Third District, Figyel Online has learned. The Aquincum Center project, still in the conceptual phase, received an exemption from the ban on the construction of shopping malls.
Hungary's PM Orbán Aims To Renovate More Stadiums
- 5 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán would like the cabinet to decide this summer on renovating more football stadiums, having already approved plans for stadium upgrades in Mezokövesd, Diósgyor, Székesfehérvár and Szombathely, he said on Sunday.
Luxembourg Fund Gets MTV Building In Budapest
- 5 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- property
Luxembourg-based Futura Funds Sicav is the new owner of the former MTV headquarters on downtown Szabadság tér, following the bankruptcy of the previous owner. Canadian company Tippin Corp. bought the building from the state in 2006, and leased it to state-run MTV until 2009.
World’s Fencers Coming To Hungary
- 5 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
The World Fencing Championships will be held in Budapest on August 5-12, with over 700 competitors expected from 89 countries. Bálint Vékássy, chairman of the organising committee, said 160 wheelchair fencers will also arrive for the competition, to be held at the Syma Hall.
Hungary's Gov’t May Mandate FX Mortgage Solution
- 5 Aug 2013 8:00 AM
- property
The government will present its own proposal on foreign-currency mortgages to Parliament if it does not reach an agreement with the banks in the autumn, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said yesterday. One day after meeting with bank leaders, he said on TV2 on Kossuth Radio and in an interview with Magyar Hírlap that a solution must enable the conversion of foreign-currency loans into forint-based ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán On Football
- 4 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- sport
This morning I read a lengthy interview with Viktor Orbán on the Ferenc Puskás Academy’s website. Several newspapers summarized the prime minister’s thoughts on the state of Hungarian football. The historian Gábor Egry, whom readers of Hungarian Spectrum know from his occasional comments, wrote on Facebook about this interview: “Compulsory reading. Really. Everything one ought to and must know ...
Air Show Returns To Kecskemét, Hungary
- 2 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Defence Ministry is organising an international aviation day in Kecskemét on Saturday after a two-year lapse, undersecretary Zoltán Borbíró confirmed on Thursday. He said 142 airplanes and helicopters from 22 countries will be on show from 8 a.m., to 7 p.m.
Restaurant Review: nU Bistro Budapest
- 1 Aug 2013 9:50 AM
- food & drink
nU Bistro is located in Eiffel Square near the downtown Nyugati Railway Station. This modern restaurant + wine bar combination offers quiet relief from the buzzing center of Budapest, and has both indoor and outdoor seating areas. Summer time see’s this place shine as the shaded terrace is a great spot to watch the world go by while enjoying a refreshing home-made lemonade, an affordable business ...
GE Expands Operation In Fót, Hungary
- 1 Aug 2013 7:00 AM
- business
General Electric yesterday announced the expansion of its oil and gas facility in Fót, with the construction of a 6,000m2 assembly hall to produce control panels for gas and steam turbine power plants. Along with an office building, 114 jobs will be created, including 40 engineering positions.
ECE Gets Permit For Shopping Mall In Budapest
- 1 Aug 2013 7:00 AM
- shopping
German construction company ECE has won government approval to build a 55,000m2 shopping mall in Budapest’s Third District, Figyel Online has learned. The Aquincum Center project, still in the conceptual phase, received an exemption from the ban on the construction of shopping malls.