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E-toll System Won’t Apply To Cars In Hungary
- 15 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government is not planning to extend the electronic road-toll system to passenger cars, but will instead continue with motorway stickers allowing unlimited mileage, the Development Ministry said in a statement. The technical capacity exists to extend the electronic scheme to other vehicle categories, state secretary Pál Völner told Népszabadság in an interview, prompting speculation in the ...
Ft 2.5bn VAT Scam Uncovered In Hungary
- 15 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Tax officials have broken up a tax fraud scheme in which companies used false invoices to avoid paying Ft 2.5 billion worth of VAT, the Tax and Customs Office (NAV) announced on Friday. Financial detectives seized 16 luxury cars, 11 properties and €25,000 in cash and detained five people.
Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány Silent In Parliament This Year
- 12 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 60 MPs, including Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár, former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány and Szeged’s Socialist mayor László Botka, did not speak at all during the spring and summer sessions of Parliament, nearly twice as many as in recent years.
Tavares Denies Apologising To Hungary's Roma Authority President Farkas
- 12 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Portuguese Green Party MEP Rui Tavares yesterday denied that he had apologised to National Roma Authority president and Fidesz MP Flórián Farkas at their Wednesday meeting in Brussels.
Don’t Drink & Drive - New Regulations On Drunk Driving In Hungary
- 11 Jul 2013 12:50 PM
- getting around
As of July 1st, new regulations on drunk driving have been introduced. Hungary has adopted the blood-alcohol content cut-off of 0.05, comparing to the previous 0.08 percent standard.
New Hungarian Airline Prepares For Take Off
- 11 Jul 2013 12:40 PM
- travel
A new Hungarian airline may be launched in August, Magyar Nemzet reports, citing Budapest airport sources. Middle Eastern investors will be involved as minority shareholders in the airline, to be called Sólyom (“falcon”).
Praktiker On Verge Of Bankruptcy In Hungary
- 11 Jul 2013 12:35 PM
- shopping
German DIY group Praktiker is on the brink of insolvency, HVG writes, citing German news sources, after talks on the injection of fresh funds from creditors failed. Praktiker has 430 outlets in nine counties, including 20 shops in Hungary.
New Plans For Erzsébet Tér Venue In Budapest
- 11 Jul 2013 12:30 PM
- entertainment
The downtown Erzsébet tér Cultural Centre and Park will be upgraded with a concert hall seating 1,500 spectators and a studio to host socio-cultural events by next spring, ministerial commissioner Zoltán Guller told a press briefing. The unfinished underground rooms will be completed at a cost of Ft 1.7 billion.
Judith Sollosy, Former Editor of The Hungarian Quarterly
- 11 Jul 2013 12:00 PM
Judith Sollosy is a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University and the SUNY at Buffalo Graduate School. She is the translator of contemporary Hungarian authors Péter Esterházy, János Háy, Mihály Kornis, Lajos Parti Nagy, and István Örkény.
E-toll System Won’t Apply To Cars In Hungary
- 15 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government is not planning to extend the electronic road-toll system to passenger cars, but will instead continue with motorway stickers allowing unlimited mileage, the Development Ministry said in a statement. The technical capacity exists to extend the electronic scheme to other vehicle categories, state secretary Pál Völner told Népszabadság in an interview, prompting speculation in the ...
Ft 2.5bn VAT Scam Uncovered In Hungary
- 15 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Tax officials have broken up a tax fraud scheme in which companies used false invoices to avoid paying Ft 2.5 billion worth of VAT, the Tax and Customs Office (NAV) announced on Friday. Financial detectives seized 16 luxury cars, 11 properties and €25,000 in cash and detained five people.
Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány Silent In Parliament This Year
- 12 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 60 MPs, including Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár, former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány and Szeged’s Socialist mayor László Botka, did not speak at all during the spring and summer sessions of Parliament, nearly twice as many as in recent years.
Tavares Denies Apologising To Hungary's Roma Authority President Farkas
- 12 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Portuguese Green Party MEP Rui Tavares yesterday denied that he had apologised to National Roma Authority president and Fidesz MP Flórián Farkas at their Wednesday meeting in Brussels.
Don’t Drink & Drive - New Regulations On Drunk Driving In Hungary
- 11 Jul 2013 12:50 PM
- getting around
As of July 1st, new regulations on drunk driving have been introduced. Hungary has adopted the blood-alcohol content cut-off of 0.05, comparing to the previous 0.08 percent standard.
New Hungarian Airline Prepares For Take Off
- 11 Jul 2013 12:40 PM
- travel
A new Hungarian airline may be launched in August, Magyar Nemzet reports, citing Budapest airport sources. Middle Eastern investors will be involved as minority shareholders in the airline, to be called Sólyom (“falcon”).
Praktiker On Verge Of Bankruptcy In Hungary
- 11 Jul 2013 12:35 PM
- shopping
German DIY group Praktiker is on the brink of insolvency, HVG writes, citing German news sources, after talks on the injection of fresh funds from creditors failed. Praktiker has 430 outlets in nine counties, including 20 shops in Hungary.
New Plans For Erzsébet Tér Venue In Budapest
- 11 Jul 2013 12:30 PM
- entertainment
The downtown Erzsébet tér Cultural Centre and Park will be upgraded with a concert hall seating 1,500 spectators and a studio to host socio-cultural events by next spring, ministerial commissioner Zoltán Guller told a press briefing. The unfinished underground rooms will be completed at a cost of Ft 1.7 billion.
Judith Sollosy, Former Editor of The Hungarian Quarterly
- 11 Jul 2013 12:00 PM
Judith Sollosy is a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University and the SUNY at Buffalo Graduate School. She is the translator of contemporary Hungarian authors Péter Esterházy, János Háy, Mihály Kornis, Lajos Parti Nagy, and István Örkény.