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Telcos Lower Roaming Charges, Complying With EU Caps
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
Hungarian mobile telecommunications service providers have complied with European Union caps on roaming charges and modified their general contract conditions, the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) said. From April 30, roaming charges in the EU were capped at the price for domestic service plus 0.05 euros (HUF 19.2) per minute for voice calls and per megabyte for data ...
NGOs Criticise Supreme Court Over Govt Migrant Quota Referendum Approval
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Three rights organisations and a think-tank criticised a recent Kuria decision giving the green light to a government-initiated referendum on migrant quotas, in a joint statement. Citizens in the proposed referendum would be asked: “Do you want to allow the European Union to mandate the resettlement of non-Hungarian citizens in Hungary without the approval of parliament?”
Non-EU Nationals Buy Almost 50 % More Properties
- 5 May 2016 6:00 AM
- property
Foreign nationals from countries outside of the European Union bought 2,708 pieces of real estate in Hungary last year, up almost 50 percent from 2014, daily Magyar Nemzet said on Thursday, citing data compiled by the Prime Minister’s Office.
Supreme Court Gives Green Light To Referendum On Migrant Quota
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, gave the all-clear to a governmentinitiated referendum about migrant quotas in a final ruling. The Kúria rejected appeals submitted against the National Election Committee’s decision to pass the referendum question.
Opposition Parties Lambast Migrant Quota Referendum
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s opposition parties slammed the government’s planned referendum on the European Union’s proposed mandatory migrant quota scheme after the supreme court approved the vote in a binding decision. The Kúria rejected appeals submitted against the National Election Committee’s decision to pass the referendum question.
FIFA Leader Calls For Help To Poor Coun Tries At UEFA Congress
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The head of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Gianni Infantino called for efforts to help poor countries at the Budapest congress of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). He said the 209 member countries would receive 5 million dollars each from FIFA in every four-year period and the six continental associations 40 million dollars each to finance their ...
Hungary Death Rate Fifth Highest In EU
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The death rate in Hungary is the fifth highest in the European Union and 70 percent higher than the EU average, a fresh report published by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) shows. Fully 127,000 people died in Hungary in 2013 compared with 107,000 in Portugal and 109,000 in the Czech Republic, two countries with smaller populations than Hungary, KSH said in its Hungary 2015 report.
Orbán: Hungary Cannot Be Forced To Receive Migrants
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
No one can force Hungary to receive migrants, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview with the Portuguese paper Expresso. He said his position on the migrant situation completely differs from the European Commission’s because he does not believe that demographic and economic difficulties could be resolved with the help of migration.
Gyurcsány Wins Legal Case Against PM Orbán
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Altus Zrt., Ferenc Gyurcsány's company, sued Viktor Orbán because in May 2015 Orbán claimed that Altus is a bogus company created for the sole purpose of generating revenue from the European Union to finance Gyurcsány's party, the Democratic Coalition - Hungarian Spectrum reported. Orbán has to openly express his regret for ever having made such a statement.
Telcos Lower Roaming Charges, Complying With EU Caps
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
Hungarian mobile telecommunications service providers have complied with European Union caps on roaming charges and modified their general contract conditions, the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) said. From April 30, roaming charges in the EU were capped at the price for domestic service plus 0.05 euros (HUF 19.2) per minute for voice calls and per megabyte for data ...
NGOs Criticise Supreme Court Over Govt Migrant Quota Referendum Approval
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Three rights organisations and a think-tank criticised a recent Kuria decision giving the green light to a government-initiated referendum on migrant quotas, in a joint statement. Citizens in the proposed referendum would be asked: “Do you want to allow the European Union to mandate the resettlement of non-Hungarian citizens in Hungary without the approval of parliament?”
Non-EU Nationals Buy Almost 50 % More Properties
- 5 May 2016 6:00 AM
- property
Foreign nationals from countries outside of the European Union bought 2,708 pieces of real estate in Hungary last year, up almost 50 percent from 2014, daily Magyar Nemzet said on Thursday, citing data compiled by the Prime Minister’s Office.
Supreme Court Gives Green Light To Referendum On Migrant Quota
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, gave the all-clear to a governmentinitiated referendum about migrant quotas in a final ruling. The Kúria rejected appeals submitted against the National Election Committee’s decision to pass the referendum question.
Opposition Parties Lambast Migrant Quota Referendum
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s opposition parties slammed the government’s planned referendum on the European Union’s proposed mandatory migrant quota scheme after the supreme court approved the vote in a binding decision. The Kúria rejected appeals submitted against the National Election Committee’s decision to pass the referendum question.
FIFA Leader Calls For Help To Poor Coun Tries At UEFA Congress
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The head of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Gianni Infantino called for efforts to help poor countries at the Budapest congress of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). He said the 209 member countries would receive 5 million dollars each from FIFA in every four-year period and the six continental associations 40 million dollars each to finance their ...
Hungary Death Rate Fifth Highest In EU
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The death rate in Hungary is the fifth highest in the European Union and 70 percent higher than the EU average, a fresh report published by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) shows. Fully 127,000 people died in Hungary in 2013 compared with 107,000 in Portugal and 109,000 in the Czech Republic, two countries with smaller populations than Hungary, KSH said in its Hungary 2015 report.
Orbán: Hungary Cannot Be Forced To Receive Migrants
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
No one can force Hungary to receive migrants, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview with the Portuguese paper Expresso. He said his position on the migrant situation completely differs from the European Commission’s because he does not believe that demographic and economic difficulties could be resolved with the help of migration.
Gyurcsány Wins Legal Case Against PM Orbán
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Altus Zrt., Ferenc Gyurcsány's company, sued Viktor Orbán because in May 2015 Orbán claimed that Altus is a bogus company created for the sole purpose of generating revenue from the European Union to finance Gyurcsány's party, the Democratic Coalition - Hungarian Spectrum reported. Orbán has to openly express his regret for ever having made such a statement.