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Hungarian Scientists Club In London
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Scientists Club was formally opened at the Hungarian embassy in London on Friday. Undersecretary Péter Prõhle and ambassador Péter Szabadhegy delivered opening speeches. Some 70 university professors and scientific co-workers founded the club with the chief aim of establishing contacts and presenting the results of Hungarian science in Great Britain.
Fodor Error Displeases Hungary’s Leading Party Fidesz
- 2 Feb 2016 7:58 AM
- current affairs
Gábor G. Fodor made a strategic error and discredited himself as a political scientist by publishing on the 888.hu website old nude photographs of Tímea Rába, wife of Socialist Party president József Tóbiás, sources close to the prime minister have said.
Budapest District Plans “Kitsch Tax” On Homes
- 30 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- property
The local council of Óbuda, Budapest’s Third District, approved a “kitsch tax” on newly built homes at its meeting on Thursday. The tax is the local government’s instrument for enforcing its architectural rules after the entry into force on January 1 of a new law that waives official approval for the construction of homes up to 300m2, Népszabadság observes.
Editor Apologises For Hungarian Website Article
- 30 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Gábor G. Fodor, chief editor of website 888.hu, apologised yesterday for an article published January 23 that reproduced nude photos of Socialist president József Tóbiás’s wife from the 1990s. “I made a mistake as I allowed in the heat of political debates to offend a man and his family. We crossed a line. I apologise for that. I have learned from it. I will not let it happen again.”
New Café In Budapest Run By Physically Handicapped
- 28 Jan 2016 9:35 AM
- food & drink
State secretary for social inclusion Károly Czibere on Wednesday opened a café run entirely by physically handicapped people. He said initiatives such as these cafés can help people often forced into isolation to receive a genuine opportunity to become members of society living a full life.
Video: Hungarian Rapper Acquitted For Anti-Orbán Stunt
- 28 Jan 2016 9:30 AM
- current affairs
Buda Central District Court yesterday acquitted rap singer László Pityinger, known as “Dopeman,” of a charge of rowdy conduct for his actions at an anti-government protest in September 2013. A polystyrene statue of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was symbolically pulled down during the rally on Clark Ádám tér. When the head of the statue broke off, Pityinger kicked it along the ground.
Budapest Olympic Bid Venues Approved
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Budapest city council approved a long list of proposed venues for the 2024 Olympic games to be included in the official bid presentation. The chief venue would be a new 60,000-seat stadium for track and field events, to be built on Csepel Island, that could later be scaled down to 15,000 seats.
Budapest Combino Trams Equipped With CCTV
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The first two Siemens Combino trams equipped with CCTV cameras, began running along the 4-6 line in Budapest on Tuesday. The so-called Futár passenger information system has also been installed on board. All of the city’s Combino trams will soon be similarly equipped in hopes of preventing violence.
Hungarian Gov’t Plans New Tax On Retail Chains
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- shopping
The government could introduce a new tax on large retail chains in the spring, government commissioner for retail policy Kristóf Szatmáry told Magyar Idõk. The levy would hit high turnover retail chains in order to "correct biased market conditions," and help smaller businesses, which, he noted, are mostly owned by Hungarians.
Hungarian Scientists Club In London
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Scientists Club was formally opened at the Hungarian embassy in London on Friday. Undersecretary Péter Prõhle and ambassador Péter Szabadhegy delivered opening speeches. Some 70 university professors and scientific co-workers founded the club with the chief aim of establishing contacts and presenting the results of Hungarian science in Great Britain.
Fodor Error Displeases Hungary’s Leading Party Fidesz
- 2 Feb 2016 7:58 AM
- current affairs
Gábor G. Fodor made a strategic error and discredited himself as a political scientist by publishing on the 888.hu website old nude photographs of Tímea Rába, wife of Socialist Party president József Tóbiás, sources close to the prime minister have said.
Budapest District Plans “Kitsch Tax” On Homes
- 30 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- property
The local council of Óbuda, Budapest’s Third District, approved a “kitsch tax” on newly built homes at its meeting on Thursday. The tax is the local government’s instrument for enforcing its architectural rules after the entry into force on January 1 of a new law that waives official approval for the construction of homes up to 300m2, Népszabadság observes.
Editor Apologises For Hungarian Website Article
- 30 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Gábor G. Fodor, chief editor of website 888.hu, apologised yesterday for an article published January 23 that reproduced nude photos of Socialist president József Tóbiás’s wife from the 1990s. “I made a mistake as I allowed in the heat of political debates to offend a man and his family. We crossed a line. I apologise for that. I have learned from it. I will not let it happen again.”
New Café In Budapest Run By Physically Handicapped
- 28 Jan 2016 9:35 AM
- food & drink
State secretary for social inclusion Károly Czibere on Wednesday opened a café run entirely by physically handicapped people. He said initiatives such as these cafés can help people often forced into isolation to receive a genuine opportunity to become members of society living a full life.
Video: Hungarian Rapper Acquitted For Anti-Orbán Stunt
- 28 Jan 2016 9:30 AM
- current affairs
Buda Central District Court yesterday acquitted rap singer László Pityinger, known as “Dopeman,” of a charge of rowdy conduct for his actions at an anti-government protest in September 2013. A polystyrene statue of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was symbolically pulled down during the rally on Clark Ádám tér. When the head of the statue broke off, Pityinger kicked it along the ground.
Budapest Olympic Bid Venues Approved
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Budapest city council approved a long list of proposed venues for the 2024 Olympic games to be included in the official bid presentation. The chief venue would be a new 60,000-seat stadium for track and field events, to be built on Csepel Island, that could later be scaled down to 15,000 seats.
Budapest Combino Trams Equipped With CCTV
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The first two Siemens Combino trams equipped with CCTV cameras, began running along the 4-6 line in Budapest on Tuesday. The so-called Futár passenger information system has also been installed on board. All of the city’s Combino trams will soon be similarly equipped in hopes of preventing violence.
Hungarian Gov’t Plans New Tax On Retail Chains
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- shopping
The government could introduce a new tax on large retail chains in the spring, government commissioner for retail policy Kristóf Szatmáry told Magyar Idõk. The levy would hit high turnover retail chains in order to "correct biased market conditions," and help smaller businesses, which, he noted, are mostly owned by Hungarians.