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LMP Activists Charged By Police In Budapest
- 2 Jan 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
"The 14th District police have launched misdemeanour proceedings against LMP activists who were caught placing a sign reading Új ellenállás (“new resistance”) on statues on Heroes Square on Sunday.
Orbán Rejects Outside Interference In Hungary, Brushes Off Central Bank Independence As “European Fashion”
- 2 Jan 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
"There is nobody in the world who has the right to tell the elected representatives of the Hungarian people which laws they can pass and which they can not,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared Friday morning in his weekly Kossuth Rádió interview.
Fully Booked: Budapest Bonfire Night Party, 5 November
- 5 Nov 2011 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Update: We’re delighted to report there’s been a fantastic response to our invitation to mix and mingle with fellow Xpats this Saturday the 5th of November, on ‘Bonfire Night’. We’re practically at a comfortable capacity already, but if you haven’t registered yet there are one or two places left to join-in this annual social networking extravaganza at the InterConti.
Digital Broadcasting Postponed In Hungary
- 23 Dec 2010 8:04 AM
- tech
"The government has decided to postpone the full digital switchover of Hungary’s television broadcasts by one year, to 2015, putting it in the same group as Romania and Bulgaria. Antenna Hungária will continue its analogue broadcast for one more year.
New Psychiatric Institute Planned In Budapest
- 20 Dec 2010 8:03 AM
- health & wellness
"A new psychiatric institute will probably be opened on Budakeszi ut in Budapest’s 11th District, health undersecretary Peter Cserhati told Parliament's health committee. It would replace the National Psychiatric and Neurology Institute (OPNI), which was closed in 2007.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Martonyi Criticises Moody's Downgrade
- 15 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"It was a huge mistake for Moody's credit-rating agency to downgrade Hungarian debt, Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi said on the BBC's “Hard Talk” programme in London last week. Calling the downgrade completely unfounded, he asked: “If we can meet the deficit targets for this year, next year and 2012, why should we think that we cannot meet these goals in 2013, 2014 or 2015?” Hungary can safely ...
New TV Crime Reporting Restricted In Hungary
- 14 Dec 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"Newscasts or reports of crime-related matters may not take up more than 20% of morning and evening newscasts aired by major commercial television stations, according to a Jobbik proposal passed yesterday by Parliament. The motion argued that an excessive proportion of such news items is “depressive, elicits fear and has a negative impact”.
Hungarian Survey Shows Corruption Thriving
- 10 Dec 2010 11:01 AM
- current affairs
"More than three quarters of Hungarians, 76%, believe that corruption has increased in the last three years, according to the Global Corruption Barometer published by Transparency International (TI) yesterday, the UN’s Anti-Corruption Day.
MOL To Lose Big From New Gas Price Rule In Hungary
- 9 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- business
"MOL is expected to be billions of forints out of pocket as a result of the bill on modifying gas prices that Parliament approved. The proposal would put price-setting authority on gas exploited in Hungary in the hands of National Development Minister Tamas Fellegi.
LMP Activists Charged By Police In Budapest
- 2 Jan 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
"The 14th District police have launched misdemeanour proceedings against LMP activists who were caught placing a sign reading Új ellenállás (“new resistance”) on statues on Heroes Square on Sunday.
Orbán Rejects Outside Interference In Hungary, Brushes Off Central Bank Independence As “European Fashion”
- 2 Jan 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
"There is nobody in the world who has the right to tell the elected representatives of the Hungarian people which laws they can pass and which they can not,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared Friday morning in his weekly Kossuth Rádió interview.
Fully Booked: Budapest Bonfire Night Party, 5 November
- 5 Nov 2011 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Update: We’re delighted to report there’s been a fantastic response to our invitation to mix and mingle with fellow Xpats this Saturday the 5th of November, on ‘Bonfire Night’. We’re practically at a comfortable capacity already, but if you haven’t registered yet there are one or two places left to join-in this annual social networking extravaganza at the InterConti.
Digital Broadcasting Postponed In Hungary
- 23 Dec 2010 8:04 AM
- tech
"The government has decided to postpone the full digital switchover of Hungary’s television broadcasts by one year, to 2015, putting it in the same group as Romania and Bulgaria. Antenna Hungária will continue its analogue broadcast for one more year.
New Psychiatric Institute Planned In Budapest
- 20 Dec 2010 8:03 AM
- health & wellness
"A new psychiatric institute will probably be opened on Budakeszi ut in Budapest’s 11th District, health undersecretary Peter Cserhati told Parliament's health committee. It would replace the National Psychiatric and Neurology Institute (OPNI), which was closed in 2007.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Martonyi Criticises Moody's Downgrade
- 15 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"It was a huge mistake for Moody's credit-rating agency to downgrade Hungarian debt, Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi said on the BBC's “Hard Talk” programme in London last week. Calling the downgrade completely unfounded, he asked: “If we can meet the deficit targets for this year, next year and 2012, why should we think that we cannot meet these goals in 2013, 2014 or 2015?” Hungary can safely ...
New TV Crime Reporting Restricted In Hungary
- 14 Dec 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"Newscasts or reports of crime-related matters may not take up more than 20% of morning and evening newscasts aired by major commercial television stations, according to a Jobbik proposal passed yesterday by Parliament. The motion argued that an excessive proportion of such news items is “depressive, elicits fear and has a negative impact”.
Hungarian Survey Shows Corruption Thriving
- 10 Dec 2010 11:01 AM
- current affairs
"More than three quarters of Hungarians, 76%, believe that corruption has increased in the last three years, according to the Global Corruption Barometer published by Transparency International (TI) yesterday, the UN’s Anti-Corruption Day.
MOL To Lose Big From New Gas Price Rule In Hungary
- 9 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- business
"MOL is expected to be billions of forints out of pocket as a result of the bill on modifying gas prices that Parliament approved. The proposal would put price-setting authority on gas exploited in Hungary in the hands of National Development Minister Tamas Fellegi.