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Go While You Can: Budapest’s Planetarium To Close Doors
- 26 May 2017 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The building of the Budapest planetarium is in such “a terrible condition” that operator Scientific Information Association (TIT) has run out of money and cannot renovate the building; it will close the institution’s doors on June 18, according to local online news portal pestbuda.hu.
MNB Foundations Buy More Heritage Buildings
- 26 May 2017 8:00 AM
- property
The National Bank’s foundations, Pallas Athéné Alapítványok, have purchased heritage-listed buildings on Andrássy út for Ft 14.9 billion, further boosting their real estate portfolio.
Fidesz To File Criminal Complaint Over Alleged Graft In N Hungary
- 25 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Szilárd Németh, the deputy leader of ruling Fidesz, has announced he will file a criminal complaint over a leaked recording which suggests that municipal leaders of Ózd, in northern Hungary, gave preferential treatment to a company during a public bidding process.
Street Music Festival @ Gozsdu Udvar, On Until 20 June
- 25 May 2017 2:35 AM
- entertainment
Popular downtown venue Gozsdu Courtyard (Gozsdu Udvar) is holding a street music festival between until 20 June. Events take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and lesser known Hungarian musicians are invited to compete for a prize of 500,000 forints (EUR 1,625), which will be awarded based on ‘likes’ by the audience.
Lázár: Govt To Discuss Impact Of Manchester Attack On Wed
- 24 May 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet will assess the implications of the Manchester attack on Wednesday, the government office chief said after a closed-door meeting of parliament’s national security committee.
Opposition Support For Hungary Iraq Mission Extension Uncertain
- 24 May 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
It is still uncertain if the government’s proposal for extending Hungary’s mission in Iraq will get sufficient support from the opposition in parliament, Lajos Kósa, head of parliament’s defence and law enforcement committee, said.
EU Laser Research Centre Inaugurated In Szeged
- 24 May 2017 8:00 AM
- business
The ELI Attosecond laser research centre was inaugurated in Szeged, in southern Hungary. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said the centre was the largest scientific investment in Hungary in modern history.
Orbán’s Cabinet To Introduce Further Measures To Help Families
- 22 May 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to take further measures to help families, with an emphasis on helping mothers get a job and opening creches at workplaces, the human resources minister announced. Speaking at an event organised by the German Economic Club (DWC) in Budapest on Saturday evening, Zoltán Balog said the government would spend a total 6 billion forints (EUR 19.4m) on the creche programme.
Local Opinion: Parliament Adjusts Advertisement Tax Rate
- 18 May 2017 9:40 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist interprets the new advertisement tax rules as discriminatory. He accuses the government of intending to silence media outlets critical of the current regime.
Go While You Can: Budapest’s Planetarium To Close Doors
- 26 May 2017 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The building of the Budapest planetarium is in such “a terrible condition” that operator Scientific Information Association (TIT) has run out of money and cannot renovate the building; it will close the institution’s doors on June 18, according to local online news portal pestbuda.hu.
MNB Foundations Buy More Heritage Buildings
- 26 May 2017 8:00 AM
- property
The National Bank’s foundations, Pallas Athéné Alapítványok, have purchased heritage-listed buildings on Andrássy út for Ft 14.9 billion, further boosting their real estate portfolio.
Fidesz To File Criminal Complaint Over Alleged Graft In N Hungary
- 25 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Szilárd Németh, the deputy leader of ruling Fidesz, has announced he will file a criminal complaint over a leaked recording which suggests that municipal leaders of Ózd, in northern Hungary, gave preferential treatment to a company during a public bidding process.
Street Music Festival @ Gozsdu Udvar, On Until 20 June
- 25 May 2017 2:35 AM
- entertainment
Popular downtown venue Gozsdu Courtyard (Gozsdu Udvar) is holding a street music festival between until 20 June. Events take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and lesser known Hungarian musicians are invited to compete for a prize of 500,000 forints (EUR 1,625), which will be awarded based on ‘likes’ by the audience.
Lázár: Govt To Discuss Impact Of Manchester Attack On Wed
- 24 May 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet will assess the implications of the Manchester attack on Wednesday, the government office chief said after a closed-door meeting of parliament’s national security committee.
Opposition Support For Hungary Iraq Mission Extension Uncertain
- 24 May 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
It is still uncertain if the government’s proposal for extending Hungary’s mission in Iraq will get sufficient support from the opposition in parliament, Lajos Kósa, head of parliament’s defence and law enforcement committee, said.
EU Laser Research Centre Inaugurated In Szeged
- 24 May 2017 8:00 AM
- business
The ELI Attosecond laser research centre was inaugurated in Szeged, in southern Hungary. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said the centre was the largest scientific investment in Hungary in modern history.
Orbán’s Cabinet To Introduce Further Measures To Help Families
- 22 May 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to take further measures to help families, with an emphasis on helping mothers get a job and opening creches at workplaces, the human resources minister announced. Speaking at an event organised by the German Economic Club (DWC) in Budapest on Saturday evening, Zoltán Balog said the government would spend a total 6 billion forints (EUR 19.4m) on the creche programme.
Local Opinion: Parliament Adjusts Advertisement Tax Rate
- 18 May 2017 9:40 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist interprets the new advertisement tax rules as discriminatory. He accuses the government of intending to silence media outlets critical of the current regime.