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Kúria Decision On Hungarian Inmate “Unacceptable”
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A recent decision by the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, in connection with the life sentence of a Hungarian inmate is unacceptable, the government office chief told a regular government press briefing. János Lázár commented on Kúria’s decision on June 11, under which László Magyar, a convicted felon serving a real life sentence for the physical abuse of elderly people, should be eligible for ...
Hungary’s PM Claims Anti-Migrant Billboards “Discourage Human Trafficking”
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán thinks the government’s billboard campaign emphasizes Hungary being an open and friendly country, but he also thinks migrants have no business trying to settle in Hungary. He may be right in believing that the government’s xenophobic campaign has succeeded in convincing 6 percent of eligible voters to be worried about migrants arriving in Hungary.
Hungarian Respondents To Questionnaire On Migration For Stricter Measures
- 8 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 90% of respondents to a national consultation drive on migration agreed that stricter rules should apply to illegal entrants concerning their detention and deportation, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said. Out of the 400,000 questionnaires filled out and returned 200,000 have been processed. He said that answering the question on a preferred method for tackling the labour shortage and ...
Hungarians “Should Decide On Immigration Issue”
- 20 May 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Experience shows that regulating immigration from Brussels has proven a failure, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told reporters in Strasbourg. Decisions on whether a country wants to receive refugees should be made at national level, he said. Hungary wants its citizens to be allowed to decide whether or not there should be immigrants on Hungarian territory, the prime minister said before addressing ...
Normafa Development To Go Ahead In Budapest
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A tourism development project is likely to go ahead in the Buda hills, as a result of a 12th District referendum on Sunday in which 28% of eligible voters turned out. Of those, 81% voted in favour of the plan to build skiing and other winter sports facilities in the forested Normafa area.
What Is The Harvard University Rowing Team’s Message To Hungarian Students?
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Harvard rowing team in Budapest: they came, they saw, they conquered and they encouraged talented students to dare to dream big. This year a unique team entered the famous Danube Regatta rowing competition: the men’s crew of Harvard University rowing team grabbed paddles and kept rowing until they reached the first place and won the race.
Govt Promises Free Meals For Poorer Kids In Hungary
- 10 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s crèches and kindergartens will offer poorer children three meals a day free of charge from September on, János Lázár, the cabinet chief, said. Some 320,000 children will be eligible for the free meals while welloff parents will still be charged for their children’s meals. On another subject, Lázár said that the government’s job protection scheme will be extended to farm workers in the ...
Budapest Assembly Restores Temporary Homeless Allowance
- 24 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest assembly unanimously approved an opposition proposal to restore a temporary homeless allowance in a vote on Monday. The related amendment submitted by opposition LMP deputy Antal Csárdi restores the ten-month 11,400 forint (EUR 38) monthly allowance scrapped at the beginning of March.
Film Production Boon For Hungary
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Spending on film production in Hungary as a percentage of economic output is by far the highest in Europe. Hungary provided the production base for 250 movies and television films in 2010-2014, the media authority (NMHH) reported, commenting on European Audiovisual Observatory data. Productions averaged 46 billion forints (EUR 151m) each year over the period.
Kúria Decision On Hungarian Inmate “Unacceptable”
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A recent decision by the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, in connection with the life sentence of a Hungarian inmate is unacceptable, the government office chief told a regular government press briefing. János Lázár commented on Kúria’s decision on June 11, under which László Magyar, a convicted felon serving a real life sentence for the physical abuse of elderly people, should be eligible for ...
Hungary’s PM Claims Anti-Migrant Billboards “Discourage Human Trafficking”
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán thinks the government’s billboard campaign emphasizes Hungary being an open and friendly country, but he also thinks migrants have no business trying to settle in Hungary. He may be right in believing that the government’s xenophobic campaign has succeeded in convincing 6 percent of eligible voters to be worried about migrants arriving in Hungary.
Hungarian Respondents To Questionnaire On Migration For Stricter Measures
- 8 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 90% of respondents to a national consultation drive on migration agreed that stricter rules should apply to illegal entrants concerning their detention and deportation, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said. Out of the 400,000 questionnaires filled out and returned 200,000 have been processed. He said that answering the question on a preferred method for tackling the labour shortage and ...
Hungarians “Should Decide On Immigration Issue”
- 20 May 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Experience shows that regulating immigration from Brussels has proven a failure, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told reporters in Strasbourg. Decisions on whether a country wants to receive refugees should be made at national level, he said. Hungary wants its citizens to be allowed to decide whether or not there should be immigrants on Hungarian territory, the prime minister said before addressing ...
Normafa Development To Go Ahead In Budapest
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A tourism development project is likely to go ahead in the Buda hills, as a result of a 12th District referendum on Sunday in which 28% of eligible voters turned out. Of those, 81% voted in favour of the plan to build skiing and other winter sports facilities in the forested Normafa area.
What Is The Harvard University Rowing Team’s Message To Hungarian Students?
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Harvard rowing team in Budapest: they came, they saw, they conquered and they encouraged talented students to dare to dream big. This year a unique team entered the famous Danube Regatta rowing competition: the men’s crew of Harvard University rowing team grabbed paddles and kept rowing until they reached the first place and won the race.
Govt Promises Free Meals For Poorer Kids In Hungary
- 10 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s crèches and kindergartens will offer poorer children three meals a day free of charge from September on, János Lázár, the cabinet chief, said. Some 320,000 children will be eligible for the free meals while welloff parents will still be charged for their children’s meals. On another subject, Lázár said that the government’s job protection scheme will be extended to farm workers in the ...
Budapest Assembly Restores Temporary Homeless Allowance
- 24 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest assembly unanimously approved an opposition proposal to restore a temporary homeless allowance in a vote on Monday. The related amendment submitted by opposition LMP deputy Antal Csárdi restores the ten-month 11,400 forint (EUR 38) monthly allowance scrapped at the beginning of March.
Film Production Boon For Hungary
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Spending on film production in Hungary as a percentage of economic output is by far the highest in Europe. Hungary provided the production base for 250 movies and television films in 2010-2014, the media authority (NMHH) reported, commenting on European Audiovisual Observatory data. Productions averaged 46 billion forints (EUR 151m) each year over the period.