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State Taking Over Agglomeration Transport From Budapest
- 15 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The state will take over transport services in the agglomeration of Budapest from the municipality and is ready to also take over the suburban HÉV railway, the government office chief, János Lázár told a weekly government press briefing. The government accepts Budapest Mayor István Tarlós’s view that Budapest should only finance services that it is legally obliged to.
Xpat Opinion: Calling Someone A Homosexual Is Defamation In Hungary
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In a landmark case, a Budapest court ruled that calling someone a homosexual in public can be seen as defamation of good character. The decision is astounding, even if the justice argued –somewhat strangely–that it has nothing to do with the court passing moral judgment on sexual attraction, as such.
The Force Awakens Smashes Records In Hungary
- 11 Jan 2016 8:10 AM
- entertainment
After becoming the highest grossing film of all time in Hungary, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has broken yet another record by becoming the fastest movie to draw more than one million viewers. The seventh instalment of the epic space saga drew 1,005,146 viewers during its first three weeks of release, generating nearly 1.5 billion forints (EUR 4.7m) at the box office, the film’s Hungarian ...
Mayor: Budapest Agglomeration Public Transport Funded Until Feb 17
- 11 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Public transport services to the agglomeration of Budapest will operate until February 17, when the city’s new municipal budget is scheduled for approval, Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós, said. In talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in December last year it was agreed that Budapest has no obligation to finance transport in the agglomeration area, Tarlós told a press conference.
Socialists Claim Govt Diverted Money From Allocation For Free School Meals
- 8 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have accused the government of “dishonesty and theft”, claiming that almost 6 billion forints (EUR 19m) have been diverted from allocations made at the end of last year for free school and nursery meals and family allowances. A government decree published at the end of last year stated that 3.7 billion forints have been diverted from the allocation for school meals, ...
Béla Szakcsi Lakatos & Yuri Goloubev At Budapest Jazz Club, 8 January
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday , 8th January 2016 reunites Béla Szakcsi Lakatos and Yuri Goloubev.
Court Fines Man For Holocaust Denial In N Hungary
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A local court has fined a man for posting a comment denying the Holocaust in public, a court spokesman said. The man, a resident of Dömös, in northern Hungary, posted a comment on a community site last August in response to an article written by Slomó Köves, chief rabbi of the Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation (EMIH), on the Holocaust, Ferenc Szabó, of the Tatabánya court, told MTI. In his ...
Hungarian Christian Dems Hail New Family Support System
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has made a “huge step forward” through its recent introduction of a system of increased support for families, Péter Harrach, parliamentary group leader of the coruling Christian Democrats, said. Harrach said that ensuring a 10-million forint subsidy and a loan of the same total to families with three children were serving the governmental objectives of increasing support for ...
Hungary’s Intl Reserves Fall, But Remain Well Over Short-Term Debt In Q3 - NBH
- 6 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary’s international reserves fell by 2.6 billion euros to 32.1 billion in the third quarter, but were still well over the country’s short-term external debt, a central bank quarterly report shows. As Hungary’s gross short-term debt stood at 21.7 billion euros at the end of Q3, the international reserves well exceed the 1:1 ratio prescribed under the Guidotti-Greenspan ...
State Taking Over Agglomeration Transport From Budapest
- 15 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The state will take over transport services in the agglomeration of Budapest from the municipality and is ready to also take over the suburban HÉV railway, the government office chief, János Lázár told a weekly government press briefing. The government accepts Budapest Mayor István Tarlós’s view that Budapest should only finance services that it is legally obliged to.
Xpat Opinion: Calling Someone A Homosexual Is Defamation In Hungary
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In a landmark case, a Budapest court ruled that calling someone a homosexual in public can be seen as defamation of good character. The decision is astounding, even if the justice argued –somewhat strangely–that it has nothing to do with the court passing moral judgment on sexual attraction, as such.
The Force Awakens Smashes Records In Hungary
- 11 Jan 2016 8:10 AM
- entertainment
After becoming the highest grossing film of all time in Hungary, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has broken yet another record by becoming the fastest movie to draw more than one million viewers. The seventh instalment of the epic space saga drew 1,005,146 viewers during its first three weeks of release, generating nearly 1.5 billion forints (EUR 4.7m) at the box office, the film’s Hungarian ...
Mayor: Budapest Agglomeration Public Transport Funded Until Feb 17
- 11 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Public transport services to the agglomeration of Budapest will operate until February 17, when the city’s new municipal budget is scheduled for approval, Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós, said. In talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in December last year it was agreed that Budapest has no obligation to finance transport in the agglomeration area, Tarlós told a press conference.
Socialists Claim Govt Diverted Money From Allocation For Free School Meals
- 8 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have accused the government of “dishonesty and theft”, claiming that almost 6 billion forints (EUR 19m) have been diverted from allocations made at the end of last year for free school and nursery meals and family allowances. A government decree published at the end of last year stated that 3.7 billion forints have been diverted from the allocation for school meals, ...
Béla Szakcsi Lakatos & Yuri Goloubev At Budapest Jazz Club, 8 January
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday , 8th January 2016 reunites Béla Szakcsi Lakatos and Yuri Goloubev.
Court Fines Man For Holocaust Denial In N Hungary
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A local court has fined a man for posting a comment denying the Holocaust in public, a court spokesman said. The man, a resident of Dömös, in northern Hungary, posted a comment on a community site last August in response to an article written by Slomó Köves, chief rabbi of the Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation (EMIH), on the Holocaust, Ferenc Szabó, of the Tatabánya court, told MTI. In his ...
Hungarian Christian Dems Hail New Family Support System
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has made a “huge step forward” through its recent introduction of a system of increased support for families, Péter Harrach, parliamentary group leader of the coruling Christian Democrats, said. Harrach said that ensuring a 10-million forint subsidy and a loan of the same total to families with three children were serving the governmental objectives of increasing support for ...
Hungary’s Intl Reserves Fall, But Remain Well Over Short-Term Debt In Q3 - NBH
- 6 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary’s international reserves fell by 2.6 billion euros to 32.1 billion in the third quarter, but were still well over the country’s short-term external debt, a central bank quarterly report shows. As Hungary’s gross short-term debt stood at 21.7 billion euros at the end of Q3, the international reserves well exceed the 1:1 ratio prescribed under the Guidotti-Greenspan ...