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Széll Kálmán Tér Opened To Public
- 12 May 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The renovated Széll Kálmán tér, the former Moszkva tér, was formally reopened yesterday after 400 days of construction work, and three months after the initial deadline of February. The square, the busiest hub in Budapest, was completely rebuilt at a cost of Ft 5.5 billion of city, government and EU funds.
Habony Launches Free Daily Newspaper
- 12 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Publisher Modern Média Group, owned by Árpád Habony and former Mahír CEO Tibor Gyõri, will launch a free daily newspaper from June 6, CEO Péter Keresztesi announced at the Media Hungary conference.
Refugee Shot Near Slovak Border
- 11 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Slovak border police shot and wounded a Syrian refugee yesterday as the car she was riding in failed to stop. The 26-year-old woman was operated on at Dunajska Streda hospital and the bullet was removed from her body. She was listed in a stable condition.
Szeged Market Traders Protest
- 11 May 2016 1:00 AM
- shopping
Traders at Szeged’s Cserepes market staged the latest in a series of demonstrations in front of the city hall on Monday against plans by the city to raise their rents. The city-owned company that runs the market has increased the rent significantly beyond what poorer traders can afford, the protesters argue.
Residency Bond Sales Booming
- 10 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign citizens bought 119 residency bonds in April, up from 4 in January, 26 in February and 58 in March, the state debt manager ÁKK announced, pointing out the upward jump. In the first four months 207 residency bonds were sold, down from 241 in the same period of last year. A total of 3,565 residency bonds have been sold since they were introduced in 2013.
Uber States Its Case In Full-Page Ads
- 10 May 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
App-based taxi company Uber has taken out full-page advertisements in Népszabadság and Világgazdaság today, arguing against the government’s ban on its service. The ad states that Uber has 150,000 users in Hungary and provides work to 1,200 honest taxpaying people, arguing that it is wrong to ban something that is loved by users.
WWII Grave Found In Pest
- 6 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Construction workers have uncovered what appears to be a World War II grave for Soviet soldiers during work at the Újpesti market in northern Pest in late April. The Defence Ministry said 15 bodies have been found with buttons and decorations typi-cal of Soviet military uniforms.
False Report On Refugees Stirs Tension
- 6 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár told reporters yesterday afternoon that teenage girls had been molested and harassed by migrants in Körmend, before it turned out that the story was false. A report posted on the ATV website on Thursday morning said migrants in the newly opened detention centre in Körmend had smashed the window of a gymnasium through which they had been watching teenage ...
Video: May Day 'Great Race' In Budapest
- 5 May 2016 12:35 PM
- entertainment
Tens of thousands of people lined the Budapest banks of the Danube to watch the car, motor sport and air show called Nagy Futam (Great Race) in downtown Budapest last Sunday. As part of the show, three planes twice flew under the Chain Bridge simultaneously. The stunt was spectacular but nearly ended badly, because on both occasions one of the planes flew too low and bounced off the Danube.
Széll Kálmán Tér Opened To Public
- 12 May 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The renovated Széll Kálmán tér, the former Moszkva tér, was formally reopened yesterday after 400 days of construction work, and three months after the initial deadline of February. The square, the busiest hub in Budapest, was completely rebuilt at a cost of Ft 5.5 billion of city, government and EU funds.
Habony Launches Free Daily Newspaper
- 12 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Publisher Modern Média Group, owned by Árpád Habony and former Mahír CEO Tibor Gyõri, will launch a free daily newspaper from June 6, CEO Péter Keresztesi announced at the Media Hungary conference.
Refugee Shot Near Slovak Border
- 11 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Slovak border police shot and wounded a Syrian refugee yesterday as the car she was riding in failed to stop. The 26-year-old woman was operated on at Dunajska Streda hospital and the bullet was removed from her body. She was listed in a stable condition.
Szeged Market Traders Protest
- 11 May 2016 1:00 AM
- shopping
Traders at Szeged’s Cserepes market staged the latest in a series of demonstrations in front of the city hall on Monday against plans by the city to raise their rents. The city-owned company that runs the market has increased the rent significantly beyond what poorer traders can afford, the protesters argue.
Residency Bond Sales Booming
- 10 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign citizens bought 119 residency bonds in April, up from 4 in January, 26 in February and 58 in March, the state debt manager ÁKK announced, pointing out the upward jump. In the first four months 207 residency bonds were sold, down from 241 in the same period of last year. A total of 3,565 residency bonds have been sold since they were introduced in 2013.
Uber States Its Case In Full-Page Ads
- 10 May 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
App-based taxi company Uber has taken out full-page advertisements in Népszabadság and Világgazdaság today, arguing against the government’s ban on its service. The ad states that Uber has 150,000 users in Hungary and provides work to 1,200 honest taxpaying people, arguing that it is wrong to ban something that is loved by users.
WWII Grave Found In Pest
- 6 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Construction workers have uncovered what appears to be a World War II grave for Soviet soldiers during work at the Újpesti market in northern Pest in late April. The Defence Ministry said 15 bodies have been found with buttons and decorations typi-cal of Soviet military uniforms.
False Report On Refugees Stirs Tension
- 6 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár told reporters yesterday afternoon that teenage girls had been molested and harassed by migrants in Körmend, before it turned out that the story was false. A report posted on the ATV website on Thursday morning said migrants in the newly opened detention centre in Körmend had smashed the window of a gymnasium through which they had been watching teenage ...
Video: May Day 'Great Race' In Budapest
- 5 May 2016 12:35 PM
- entertainment
Tens of thousands of people lined the Budapest banks of the Danube to watch the car, motor sport and air show called Nagy Futam (Great Race) in downtown Budapest last Sunday. As part of the show, three planes twice flew under the Chain Bridge simultaneously. The stunt was spectacular but nearly ended badly, because on both occasions one of the planes flew too low and bounced off the Danube.