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Former Hungarian President Schmitt Asks For Official Residence
- 5 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former president Pal Schmitt has filed a request for a state residence, in which he can live until his death, a government source told tabloid Blikk on condition of anonymity. The office of the president is already talking with state property manager MNV about a villa in the Buda hills.
Hundreds Protest Political Anti-Semitism At Ministry Of Human Resources In Budapest
- 1 Jun 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds demonstrated outside the Human Resources Ministry on Wednesday against the inclusion in the school curriculum of works by 20th-century writers Albert Wass, Dezső Szabó and József Nyirő. All three are accused to varying degrees of anti-Semitism, while Wass is considred a war criminal in Romania.
New Head Of Prime Minister’s Office Lashes Out At “American-Financed” Opposition
- 31 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition is financed by foreigners, new Prime Minister’s Office chief János Lázár asserted before regular business in Parliament yesterday. “There are MPs sitting in the rows of the opposition, among LMP and the Socialists, who are financed by Americans,” he declared.
Hard Rock Café A Hit In Budapest / Exclusive Photos
- 24 May 2012 10:55 AM
- food & drink
The Budapest Hard Rock Café is among the company’s five best performing units in Europe since it opened five months ago, European operations chief Antonio Bautista declared. An average of 15,000-16,000 guests have visited the café on Vörösmarty tér, and close to 20,000 in April. In general, half of the guests are foreign and half are Hungarian.
Hungarian Retailers Poised To Acquire Foreign Rivals
- 21 May 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Hungarian retail chains CBA and Coop are in the final laps of buying sector peer Match and Profi units from Belgium’s Louis Delhaize group, which is pulling out of Hungary, Napi Gazdaság reported citing market sources. State development bank MFB is to provide a loan for the deal. Coop has sufficient collateral but CBA Kereskedelmi, which coordinates the franchise network, has needed time to ...
Portuguese Youth Disappears In Danube In Budapest
- 14 May 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A Portuguese youth who presumably wanted to bathe in the Danube on Friday, disappeared in the Budapest stretch of the river, Budapest Police officer Judit Pap reported on Saturday. Two foreign youths jumped into the river from Erzsébet híd, and one of them swam ashore but lost sight of his 22-year-old friend, who has not yet been found, Pap added.
New President Of Hungary János Áder To Reorganise Presidential Office
- 11 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ader plans to abolish the triple division of office managers responsible for social relations, foreign affairs and legal matters, restoring a single manager in charge of the presidential office as it was during the term of former president Laszlo Solyom.
Only 35% Of Hungarians Plan To Travel For Summer Holidays
- 9 May 2012 9:02 AM
- travel
Only 35% of Hungarians plan to travel for summer holidays this year, the state tourism agency Magyar Turizmus found in its survey. Among those who plan to travel 62% will spend their holidays exclusively in Hungary, and another 10% will choose mixed domestic and foreign destinations.
Austria To Help Hungary Resolve “Pocket Contracts” Issues
- 26 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Austrian officials will work with Hungary on the issue of illegal “pocket contracts” on the sale of farmland, Regional Development Ministry state secretary Gyula Budai revealed on Wednesday. Such contracts – designed to circumvent the ban on the sale of farmland to foreigners – are to be classified as a crime, Budai announced on the weekend.
Former Hungarian President Schmitt Asks For Official Residence
- 5 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former president Pal Schmitt has filed a request for a state residence, in which he can live until his death, a government source told tabloid Blikk on condition of anonymity. The office of the president is already talking with state property manager MNV about a villa in the Buda hills.
Hundreds Protest Political Anti-Semitism At Ministry Of Human Resources In Budapest
- 1 Jun 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds demonstrated outside the Human Resources Ministry on Wednesday against the inclusion in the school curriculum of works by 20th-century writers Albert Wass, Dezső Szabó and József Nyirő. All three are accused to varying degrees of anti-Semitism, while Wass is considred a war criminal in Romania.
New Head Of Prime Minister’s Office Lashes Out At “American-Financed” Opposition
- 31 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition is financed by foreigners, new Prime Minister’s Office chief János Lázár asserted before regular business in Parliament yesterday. “There are MPs sitting in the rows of the opposition, among LMP and the Socialists, who are financed by Americans,” he declared.
Hard Rock Café A Hit In Budapest / Exclusive Photos
- 24 May 2012 10:55 AM
- food & drink
The Budapest Hard Rock Café is among the company’s five best performing units in Europe since it opened five months ago, European operations chief Antonio Bautista declared. An average of 15,000-16,000 guests have visited the café on Vörösmarty tér, and close to 20,000 in April. In general, half of the guests are foreign and half are Hungarian.
Hungarian Retailers Poised To Acquire Foreign Rivals
- 21 May 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Hungarian retail chains CBA and Coop are in the final laps of buying sector peer Match and Profi units from Belgium’s Louis Delhaize group, which is pulling out of Hungary, Napi Gazdaság reported citing market sources. State development bank MFB is to provide a loan for the deal. Coop has sufficient collateral but CBA Kereskedelmi, which coordinates the franchise network, has needed time to ...
Portuguese Youth Disappears In Danube In Budapest
- 14 May 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A Portuguese youth who presumably wanted to bathe in the Danube on Friday, disappeared in the Budapest stretch of the river, Budapest Police officer Judit Pap reported on Saturday. Two foreign youths jumped into the river from Erzsébet híd, and one of them swam ashore but lost sight of his 22-year-old friend, who has not yet been found, Pap added.
New President Of Hungary János Áder To Reorganise Presidential Office
- 11 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ader plans to abolish the triple division of office managers responsible for social relations, foreign affairs and legal matters, restoring a single manager in charge of the presidential office as it was during the term of former president Laszlo Solyom.
Only 35% Of Hungarians Plan To Travel For Summer Holidays
- 9 May 2012 9:02 AM
- travel
Only 35% of Hungarians plan to travel for summer holidays this year, the state tourism agency Magyar Turizmus found in its survey. Among those who plan to travel 62% will spend their holidays exclusively in Hungary, and another 10% will choose mixed domestic and foreign destinations.
Austria To Help Hungary Resolve “Pocket Contracts” Issues
- 26 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Austrian officials will work with Hungary on the issue of illegal “pocket contracts” on the sale of farmland, Regional Development Ministry state secretary Gyula Budai revealed on Wednesday. Such contracts – designed to circumvent the ban on the sale of farmland to foreigners – are to be classified as a crime, Budai announced on the weekend.