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Pact On New Rail Link To Belgrade From Hungary
- 13 May 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
State railway company MÁV Chairwoman and CEO Ilona Varga signed a letter of intent with her Serbian counterpart Dragoljub Simonovic in Belgrade on Friday on renovating the track between Budapest and the Serbian capital.
New Bus Already Vandalised In Budapest
- 10 May 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
A group of seven people has vandalised one of the new Mercedes Citaro buses that was put into service in the first days of May, causing Ft 250,000 worth of damage, the Budapest Transport Centre told MTI on Thursday.
Roma Jailed In Hungary For “Crime Against Nation”
- 10 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Miskolc Court on Thursday handed down prison terms ranging from two and half to four years to nine Roma people from Sajóbábony, Borsod county, finding them guilty of “crimes against the nation”.
Hungarian Daily Magyar Hírlap Fined Over Bayer Item
- 9 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Media Council has imposed a Ft 250,000 fine on Magyar Hírlap because of an anti-Roma editorial in which staff writer Zsolt Bayer referred to Roma as “animals”. The council said the January 5 article violates the ban on hate speech.
Hungary's Fidesz May Scrap By-Elections
- 9 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz plans to abolish parliamentary by-elections between July 1 of this year and the 2014 general election, news website Index has reported. Caucus leader Antal Rogán confirmed that the party is examining the possibility of such an interim regulation, as any by-election after July could not be held before November.
Corruption Widely Accepted In Hungary
- 8 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Corruption is an organic part of business life in the view of a large majority of Hungarian executives, according to a survey by consultancy Ernst & Young. Some 70% of respondents take corruption for granted, similar to the 74% East European average, but far above the 39% figure for Western Europe.
Új Színház In Budapest Loses Popularity
- 8 May 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Új Színház theatre saw its audience numbers dwindle by 33% last year after the controversial appointment of György Dörner as artistic director. Budapest city council’s finance committee was informed on Tuesday that 20,000 fewer people saw Új Színház productions in 2012 than in 2011.
Budapest Working On 27 Large Projects
- 7 May 2013 9:02 AM
- current affairs
City Hall is working on 27 major investment projects for which bids for EU funding are to be submitted in the 2014-20 EU funding cycle, mayor István Tarlós announced on Monday.
Club Guilty Of Kidnapping In Rip-Off Scam In Hungary
- 7 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The practice of detaining customers until they pay exorbitant bills amounts to kidnapping, the Kúria ruled yesterday. The decision upholds a Capital Court of Appeals judgment of last September which sentenced the manager of Budapest’s Caligula nightclub to 42 months in prison.
Pact On New Rail Link To Belgrade From Hungary
- 13 May 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
State railway company MÁV Chairwoman and CEO Ilona Varga signed a letter of intent with her Serbian counterpart Dragoljub Simonovic in Belgrade on Friday on renovating the track between Budapest and the Serbian capital.
New Bus Already Vandalised In Budapest
- 10 May 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
A group of seven people has vandalised one of the new Mercedes Citaro buses that was put into service in the first days of May, causing Ft 250,000 worth of damage, the Budapest Transport Centre told MTI on Thursday.
Roma Jailed In Hungary For “Crime Against Nation”
- 10 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Miskolc Court on Thursday handed down prison terms ranging from two and half to four years to nine Roma people from Sajóbábony, Borsod county, finding them guilty of “crimes against the nation”.
Hungarian Daily Magyar Hírlap Fined Over Bayer Item
- 9 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Media Council has imposed a Ft 250,000 fine on Magyar Hírlap because of an anti-Roma editorial in which staff writer Zsolt Bayer referred to Roma as “animals”. The council said the January 5 article violates the ban on hate speech.
Hungary's Fidesz May Scrap By-Elections
- 9 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz plans to abolish parliamentary by-elections between July 1 of this year and the 2014 general election, news website Index has reported. Caucus leader Antal Rogán confirmed that the party is examining the possibility of such an interim regulation, as any by-election after July could not be held before November.
Corruption Widely Accepted In Hungary
- 8 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Corruption is an organic part of business life in the view of a large majority of Hungarian executives, according to a survey by consultancy Ernst & Young. Some 70% of respondents take corruption for granted, similar to the 74% East European average, but far above the 39% figure for Western Europe.
Új Színház In Budapest Loses Popularity
- 8 May 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Új Színház theatre saw its audience numbers dwindle by 33% last year after the controversial appointment of György Dörner as artistic director. Budapest city council’s finance committee was informed on Tuesday that 20,000 fewer people saw Új Színház productions in 2012 than in 2011.
Budapest Working On 27 Large Projects
- 7 May 2013 9:02 AM
- current affairs
City Hall is working on 27 major investment projects for which bids for EU funding are to be submitted in the 2014-20 EU funding cycle, mayor István Tarlós announced on Monday.
Club Guilty Of Kidnapping In Rip-Off Scam In Hungary
- 7 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The practice of detaining customers until they pay exorbitant bills amounts to kidnapping, the Kúria ruled yesterday. The decision upholds a Capital Court of Appeals judgment of last September which sentenced the manager of Budapest’s Caligula nightclub to 42 months in prison.