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Aldi Opens 100th Store In Hungary
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
German-owned discount supermarket chain Aldi opened its 100th store in Hungary on Thursday. Aldi Magyarország Élelmiszer had a 4.9 billion forint loss on net sales revenue of 80.2 billion last year, public records show.
Hungarian Charities Collect Gifts, Open Helplines For Poor On Advent
- 4 Dec 2014 11:30 AM
- community & culture
Baptist Aid has opened over 200 collection points throughout Hungary to collect shoebox-sized gifts for the poor. The central collection point, dubbed the Castle of Shoeboxes, opens in the heart of Budapest on Monday morning.
Opposition Demands Audit Of Civil Orgs Close To Govt
- 4 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) party demanded that the Government Control Office (Kehi) carry out an audit of civil organisations financed by the National Cooperation Fund.
Electricity, Gas In Hungary Second Cheapest In Europe
- 4 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
Hungarian families now pay the second lowest prices for gas and electricity in the European Union, János Fónagy, state secretary at the development ministry, said. Fónagy said that the government’s utility cuts programme, launched in January last year, has so far left 334 billion forints (EUR 1.1bn) with families.
Update: New 10 000 Forint Banknote Now In Circulation
- 4 Dec 2014 12:06 AM
- business
The upgraded 10 000 forint banknote came into circulation from 1 December, and is likely to be widely available for everyday use from 2015. Old 10 000 forint notes will remain legal tender until a decision is made by the National Bank on their withdrawal.
NAV Learns Of VAT Graft At Grains Companies
- 2 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s national tax and customs office (NAV) has learnt of a case of large-scale graft by a chain of Hungarian and Slovak grains traders in Velky Meder (Nagymegyer), in southern Slovakia.
Hungary’s Govt Measures To Help Needy Through Winter
- 2 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is planning to take several measures to help the poor and homeless in the winter time, government spokeswoman Éva Kurucz told a press conference on Monday. Speaking at northern Hungary’s Sóshartyán, Kurucz said that the government would spend some 9 billion forints (EUR 29.4m) on services for the homeless, and would provide free firewood for poor families.
Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 5 & 6 December
- 1 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club is once more hogging the weekend with a gig both on 5th and 6th December 2014 with a kick-off at 20.00 On Friday we bring you a jazz star of international standing: Avishai Cohen
Fidesz Party's Vice-President Criticises Displays Of Wealth
- 1 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz politicians should not go on expensive trips or buy houses worth millions of forints in the wake of the American corruption accusations, party vice-president Zoltán Pokorni said on Saturday.
Aldi Opens 100th Store In Hungary
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
German-owned discount supermarket chain Aldi opened its 100th store in Hungary on Thursday. Aldi Magyarország Élelmiszer had a 4.9 billion forint loss on net sales revenue of 80.2 billion last year, public records show.
Hungarian Charities Collect Gifts, Open Helplines For Poor On Advent
- 4 Dec 2014 11:30 AM
- community & culture
Baptist Aid has opened over 200 collection points throughout Hungary to collect shoebox-sized gifts for the poor. The central collection point, dubbed the Castle of Shoeboxes, opens in the heart of Budapest on Monday morning.
Opposition Demands Audit Of Civil Orgs Close To Govt
- 4 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) party demanded that the Government Control Office (Kehi) carry out an audit of civil organisations financed by the National Cooperation Fund.
Electricity, Gas In Hungary Second Cheapest In Europe
- 4 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
Hungarian families now pay the second lowest prices for gas and electricity in the European Union, János Fónagy, state secretary at the development ministry, said. Fónagy said that the government’s utility cuts programme, launched in January last year, has so far left 334 billion forints (EUR 1.1bn) with families.
Update: New 10 000 Forint Banknote Now In Circulation
- 4 Dec 2014 12:06 AM
- business
The upgraded 10 000 forint banknote came into circulation from 1 December, and is likely to be widely available for everyday use from 2015. Old 10 000 forint notes will remain legal tender until a decision is made by the National Bank on their withdrawal.
NAV Learns Of VAT Graft At Grains Companies
- 2 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s national tax and customs office (NAV) has learnt of a case of large-scale graft by a chain of Hungarian and Slovak grains traders in Velky Meder (Nagymegyer), in southern Slovakia.
Hungary’s Govt Measures To Help Needy Through Winter
- 2 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is planning to take several measures to help the poor and homeless in the winter time, government spokeswoman Éva Kurucz told a press conference on Monday. Speaking at northern Hungary’s Sóshartyán, Kurucz said that the government would spend some 9 billion forints (EUR 29.4m) on services for the homeless, and would provide free firewood for poor families.
Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 5 & 6 December
- 1 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club is once more hogging the weekend with a gig both on 5th and 6th December 2014 with a kick-off at 20.00 On Friday we bring you a jazz star of international standing: Avishai Cohen
Fidesz Party's Vice-President Criticises Displays Of Wealth
- 1 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz politicians should not go on expensive trips or buy houses worth millions of forints in the wake of the American corruption accusations, party vice-president Zoltán Pokorni said on Saturday.