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EU Sees 31% Near Poverty In Hungary
- 3 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Almost one third of Hungarians, 31%, are at risk of poverty or social exclusion, above the EU average of 24%, according to a survey by Eurostat. Residents are considered at risk if their disposable income is below 60% of the national average, if they are severely materially deprived or living in households where adults aged 18-59 worked less than 20% of their potential in the past year.
2013 Central European Year In Hungarian Diplomacy
- 2 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
2013 will be a Central European year in Hungary’s foreign policy as the country will serve as president of both the Visegrad Four Cooperation and the Central European Initiative (CEI).
'The Best Thing I’ve Done In Budapest', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 30 Dec 2012 6:58 AM
- community & culture
I helped offer a Christmas lunch to the least well-off in Budapest today. It was the best thing I’ve done since I arrived here. The Hungarian Interchurch Aid organisation ran the event, with support from local companies, and I went down with a small group from the Embassy to do what we could to contribute.
MOL Makes Rubber Bitumen For Roads In Hungary
- 21 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- getting around
A Közgép consortium including Swietelsky, Euroaszfalt and Magyar Aszfalt has completed a 19km road reconstruction programme linking Királyegyháza and Sellye in Baranya county.
XpatLoop Interview: Yves Giacometti, General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest
- 20 Dec 2012 11:00 AM
Passions come and passions go, so the trick is to keep things percolating. For now, Yves Giacometti is into Budapest. “This is a city that needs to be discovered,” says the General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest, who arrived in “the Paris of Eastern Europe” in late 2010 and plunged into local culture with the aid of erudite guides, an all-Hungarian concierge staff and ...
Hungarian Police End Media Baron Fenyo Murder Inquiry
- 20 Dec 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Police are closing a 14-year-old inquiry into assassination of media baron János Fenyo. Fenyo was assassinated in Budapest on February 11, 1998. The two main suspects were Slovak nationals Jozef Rohac, suspected of killing Fenyo, and Ladislav Trnka, suspected of driving the car with Rohac.
Hungary's Forint Dives On Monday
- 18 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- business
The forint exchange rate has broken out of the range Ft 280-285 per euro where it has been trading in recent months, weakening to Ft 288 yesterday. Rumours were that the central bank will not accept bids for its two week deposit facility, although this was denied by the MNB, foreign currency trader Ákos Ruzsonyi of Commerzbank said. Investors hold a total of Ft 4 trillion in this deposit, of ...
Foreign Currency Debt Issuance May Not Be Necessary Next Year In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- business
According to Minister of National Economy György Matolcsy, Hungary may not need to issue foreign currency denominated government securities on international financial markets next year. That was one of the issues the Minister spoke about at the economic programme G7 of Hungary’s public service broadcaster Kossuth Radio on Saturday.
The International Court Of Arbitration In Washington Again Ruled In Favour Of Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
In its ruling of 30 November 2012, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) rejected a significant part of the claims of the lawsuit filed by Electrabel SA against Hungary.
EU Sees 31% Near Poverty In Hungary
- 3 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Almost one third of Hungarians, 31%, are at risk of poverty or social exclusion, above the EU average of 24%, according to a survey by Eurostat. Residents are considered at risk if their disposable income is below 60% of the national average, if they are severely materially deprived or living in households where adults aged 18-59 worked less than 20% of their potential in the past year.
2013 Central European Year In Hungarian Diplomacy
- 2 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
2013 will be a Central European year in Hungary’s foreign policy as the country will serve as president of both the Visegrad Four Cooperation and the Central European Initiative (CEI).
'The Best Thing I’ve Done In Budapest', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 30 Dec 2012 6:58 AM
- community & culture
I helped offer a Christmas lunch to the least well-off in Budapest today. It was the best thing I’ve done since I arrived here. The Hungarian Interchurch Aid organisation ran the event, with support from local companies, and I went down with a small group from the Embassy to do what we could to contribute.
MOL Makes Rubber Bitumen For Roads In Hungary
- 21 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- getting around
A Közgép consortium including Swietelsky, Euroaszfalt and Magyar Aszfalt has completed a 19km road reconstruction programme linking Királyegyháza and Sellye in Baranya county.
XpatLoop Interview: Yves Giacometti, General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest
- 20 Dec 2012 11:00 AM
Passions come and passions go, so the trick is to keep things percolating. For now, Yves Giacometti is into Budapest. “This is a city that needs to be discovered,” says the General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest, who arrived in “the Paris of Eastern Europe” in late 2010 and plunged into local culture with the aid of erudite guides, an all-Hungarian concierge staff and ...
Hungarian Police End Media Baron Fenyo Murder Inquiry
- 20 Dec 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Police are closing a 14-year-old inquiry into assassination of media baron János Fenyo. Fenyo was assassinated in Budapest on February 11, 1998. The two main suspects were Slovak nationals Jozef Rohac, suspected of killing Fenyo, and Ladislav Trnka, suspected of driving the car with Rohac.
Hungary's Forint Dives On Monday
- 18 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- business
The forint exchange rate has broken out of the range Ft 280-285 per euro where it has been trading in recent months, weakening to Ft 288 yesterday. Rumours were that the central bank will not accept bids for its two week deposit facility, although this was denied by the MNB, foreign currency trader Ákos Ruzsonyi of Commerzbank said. Investors hold a total of Ft 4 trillion in this deposit, of ...
Foreign Currency Debt Issuance May Not Be Necessary Next Year In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- business
According to Minister of National Economy György Matolcsy, Hungary may not need to issue foreign currency denominated government securities on international financial markets next year. That was one of the issues the Minister spoke about at the economic programme G7 of Hungary’s public service broadcaster Kossuth Radio on Saturday.
The International Court Of Arbitration In Washington Again Ruled In Favour Of Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
In its ruling of 30 November 2012, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) rejected a significant part of the claims of the lawsuit filed by Electrabel SA against Hungary.