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Analysts Say Construction Turnaround Comes Next Year
- 15 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Today’s news that construction activity was down 25.3% in the first half of the year was expected, and a turnaround is likely, as building construction picks up the slack of civil engineering projects and more EU funding becomes available, Zsófia Antal, news editor of Hungarian professional portal magyarepitok.hu, told the Budapest Business Journal.
Decline Of Construction Sector Output Slows To 16.2% In June
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Output of Hungary’s construction industry fell by an annual 16.2% in June, the Central Statistical Office said. The pace of the decline slowed from 25.8% in May and 30.0% in April. Output of the buildings segment rose by 7.4%, mainly on the construction of industrial buildings, but also lifted by the construction of schools and sports facilities.
DK: Migrant Quota Referendum Irrelevant To EC
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The outcome of the Oct 2 referendum in Hungary about the European Union’s migrant quotas is irrelevant to the European Commission and will not overwrite the government’s obligations to the EU, MEP Péter Niedermüller, of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said on Thursday.
Socialists: Refusal To Vote At Oct Referendum Means “Stay In Europe”
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“Those who stay at home on October 2 will stay in Europe”, the opposition Socialists said in a single-sentence response to the ruling parties calling on the left wing to make their position clear about the resettlement of migrants.
Official: Referendum Could Protect Hungary From EU Migrant Quota
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If the Oct. 2 national referendum on the EU migrant quota is valid and the majority of people vote against it, then Hungary’s parliament will introduce a law to prevent the EU from forcing the country to take in unwanted migrants, the justice ministry’s state secretary told the daily Magyar Idők.
Socialists Launching Referendum Campaign On Sept 1
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party plans to launch its campaign for Hungary’s migrant quota referendum on September 1, party leader Gyula Molnár said. In the campaign, the party will urge voters to abstain from voting on Oct. 2, Molnár said in Nyíregyháza, in north-eastern Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: A Woman Prime Minister For Hungary?
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A surprising number of listeners, mostly men, to György Bolgár’s call-in program on Klubrádió keep suggesting that what Hungary needs today is a woman as prime minister. My first thought was that the reason for this unexpected enthusiasm for a woman to lead the country is the undeniable failure of the Hungarian political elite in the last 25 years.
Opposition Parties Want All Hungarians To Be Able To Vote By Mail In Oct Referendum
- 4 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The green opposition LMP and the Liberal Party spoke out against a clause in Hungary’s election law that says Hungarians who have a permanent address in the country but are abroad on the day of an election or referendum can only vote at a Hungarian embassy or consular office near them but allows ethnic Hungarians living beyond the border to vote by mail.
Slovak Police Arrive In Budapest To Help Patrol Hungary-Serbia Border
- 2 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Twenty-five police officers sent from Slovakia at Hungary’s request to help patrol the border with Serbia were welcomed at a ceremony in Budapest. Interior ministry state secretary Károly Kontrát said at the event that Hungary and Slovakia shared the same view and acted together in response to illegal migration.
Analysts Say Construction Turnaround Comes Next Year
- 15 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Today’s news that construction activity was down 25.3% in the first half of the year was expected, and a turnaround is likely, as building construction picks up the slack of civil engineering projects and more EU funding becomes available, Zsófia Antal, news editor of Hungarian professional portal magyarepitok.hu, told the Budapest Business Journal.
Decline Of Construction Sector Output Slows To 16.2% In June
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Output of Hungary’s construction industry fell by an annual 16.2% in June, the Central Statistical Office said. The pace of the decline slowed from 25.8% in May and 30.0% in April. Output of the buildings segment rose by 7.4%, mainly on the construction of industrial buildings, but also lifted by the construction of schools and sports facilities.
DK: Migrant Quota Referendum Irrelevant To EC
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The outcome of the Oct 2 referendum in Hungary about the European Union’s migrant quotas is irrelevant to the European Commission and will not overwrite the government’s obligations to the EU, MEP Péter Niedermüller, of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said on Thursday.
Socialists: Refusal To Vote At Oct Referendum Means “Stay In Europe”
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“Those who stay at home on October 2 will stay in Europe”, the opposition Socialists said in a single-sentence response to the ruling parties calling on the left wing to make their position clear about the resettlement of migrants.
Official: Referendum Could Protect Hungary From EU Migrant Quota
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If the Oct. 2 national referendum on the EU migrant quota is valid and the majority of people vote against it, then Hungary’s parliament will introduce a law to prevent the EU from forcing the country to take in unwanted migrants, the justice ministry’s state secretary told the daily Magyar Idők.
Socialists Launching Referendum Campaign On Sept 1
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party plans to launch its campaign for Hungary’s migrant quota referendum on September 1, party leader Gyula Molnár said. In the campaign, the party will urge voters to abstain from voting on Oct. 2, Molnár said in Nyíregyháza, in north-eastern Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: A Woman Prime Minister For Hungary?
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A surprising number of listeners, mostly men, to György Bolgár’s call-in program on Klubrádió keep suggesting that what Hungary needs today is a woman as prime minister. My first thought was that the reason for this unexpected enthusiasm for a woman to lead the country is the undeniable failure of the Hungarian political elite in the last 25 years.
Opposition Parties Want All Hungarians To Be Able To Vote By Mail In Oct Referendum
- 4 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The green opposition LMP and the Liberal Party spoke out against a clause in Hungary’s election law that says Hungarians who have a permanent address in the country but are abroad on the day of an election or referendum can only vote at a Hungarian embassy or consular office near them but allows ethnic Hungarians living beyond the border to vote by mail.
Slovak Police Arrive In Budapest To Help Patrol Hungary-Serbia Border
- 2 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Twenty-five police officers sent from Slovakia at Hungary’s request to help patrol the border with Serbia were welcomed at a ceremony in Budapest. Interior ministry state secretary Károly Kontrát said at the event that Hungary and Slovakia shared the same view and acted together in response to illegal migration.