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Budapest Mayor Tarlós Sanguine On Two-Day BKV Strike
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Mayor István Tarlós indicated that he is prepared to put up with a threatened two-day strike by some unions of public transport company BKV rather than grant the wage increases they are asking for. Interviewed on TV2 Thursday morning, Tarlós said the two-day strike – scheduled for June 11-12 – is not the end of the world, adding “let’s not act like a nuclear war is about to break out”.
Lázár: Migrants Rejected By EU Have No Place In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Asylum-seekers returned to Hungary from other European Union states “cannot stay” in the country, János Lázár, the minister heading the cabinet, said at his regular Thursday press conference. “We are working to expel them,” Lázár said, answering a question concerning migrants who entered Hungary and went on to other EU countries before being rejected by them and sent back to Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: A Race To The Bottom On Immigration In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: When Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suggested recently that the death penalty should be considered here in a European Union country, he said he was reacting to the shock of the murder of a shopkeeper. He was also probably trying to stay competitive with Jobbik, the far-right party that appears ready to overtake Orbán’s Fidesz party in ...
State Seeks To Buy Last Of Munkácsy Trilogy For USD 6M
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The National Bank of Hungary has said it is prepared to pay 6 million US dollars to acquire Mihály Munkácsy’s monumental painting “Golgotha”, deputy governor Ferenc Gerhardt told public television. Its Hungarian-born American owner, Imre Pákh, wants 9 million, however, he said. The painting is one of Munkácsy’s famous “Christ Trilogy”.
Hungarian Health Care Providers To Resume Protests
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The draft 2016 budget does not allocate sufficient funds to Hungary’s public health care system to ensure that patients are properly cared for, according to the Action Alliance for Truth about Health Matters, which has decided to organize additional actions to call further attention to the problems caused by chronic underfunding.
Hungarian NGOs Call For Reform Of Campaign Finance Rules
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
NGOs in Hungary have turned to lawmakers with a call to reform campaign finance rules and to clean up corruption. The civil organisations Transparency International Magyarország, Átlátszó and K-Monitor together with think-tank Political Capital sent an open letter to parliamentarians to coincide with a conference held on Wednesday on transparency in local government and campaign finance.
Proof For Hidden Party Financing In Altus Affair Sent To EC
- 4 Jun 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Proof for concealed party financing to opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) in a contract signed by the European Commission with party leader and former premier Ferenc Gyurcsány’s company Altus has been sent to the European Commission, daily Napi Gazdaság said, citing a government official. Deputy state secretary in charge of development policy communications at the cabinet office Nándor ...
Hungarian Govt Accused Of Provoking Anti-Immigrant Hysteria
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The 2016 budget submitted by the government makes it clear that instead of handling the problem of immigration, it pursues a campaign to promote xenophobia from public monies, the opposition Socialists said. Deputy group leader Tamás Harangozó said that while the government is spending 1 billion forints (EUR 3.2m) on a national consultation, only a fraction of that sum is actually spent on ...
Hungary’s Top Court Axes Land Asset Law Amendment On National Parks
- 1 Jun 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Hungary’s top court has ruled that the recent amendment to the land asset law concerning national parks is unconstitutional. At the same time the part of the law enabling the termination of lease contracts and lease rights for certain land belonging to the National Land Fund is not unconstitutional, the body ruled.
Budapest Mayor Tarlós Sanguine On Two-Day BKV Strike
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Mayor István Tarlós indicated that he is prepared to put up with a threatened two-day strike by some unions of public transport company BKV rather than grant the wage increases they are asking for. Interviewed on TV2 Thursday morning, Tarlós said the two-day strike – scheduled for June 11-12 – is not the end of the world, adding “let’s not act like a nuclear war is about to break out”.
Lázár: Migrants Rejected By EU Have No Place In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Asylum-seekers returned to Hungary from other European Union states “cannot stay” in the country, János Lázár, the minister heading the cabinet, said at his regular Thursday press conference. “We are working to expel them,” Lázár said, answering a question concerning migrants who entered Hungary and went on to other EU countries before being rejected by them and sent back to Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: A Race To The Bottom On Immigration In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: When Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suggested recently that the death penalty should be considered here in a European Union country, he said he was reacting to the shock of the murder of a shopkeeper. He was also probably trying to stay competitive with Jobbik, the far-right party that appears ready to overtake Orbán’s Fidesz party in ...
State Seeks To Buy Last Of Munkácsy Trilogy For USD 6M
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The National Bank of Hungary has said it is prepared to pay 6 million US dollars to acquire Mihály Munkácsy’s monumental painting “Golgotha”, deputy governor Ferenc Gerhardt told public television. Its Hungarian-born American owner, Imre Pákh, wants 9 million, however, he said. The painting is one of Munkácsy’s famous “Christ Trilogy”.
Hungarian Health Care Providers To Resume Protests
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The draft 2016 budget does not allocate sufficient funds to Hungary’s public health care system to ensure that patients are properly cared for, according to the Action Alliance for Truth about Health Matters, which has decided to organize additional actions to call further attention to the problems caused by chronic underfunding.
Hungarian NGOs Call For Reform Of Campaign Finance Rules
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
NGOs in Hungary have turned to lawmakers with a call to reform campaign finance rules and to clean up corruption. The civil organisations Transparency International Magyarország, Átlátszó and K-Monitor together with think-tank Political Capital sent an open letter to parliamentarians to coincide with a conference held on Wednesday on transparency in local government and campaign finance.
Proof For Hidden Party Financing In Altus Affair Sent To EC
- 4 Jun 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Proof for concealed party financing to opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) in a contract signed by the European Commission with party leader and former premier Ferenc Gyurcsány’s company Altus has been sent to the European Commission, daily Napi Gazdaság said, citing a government official. Deputy state secretary in charge of development policy communications at the cabinet office Nándor ...
Hungarian Govt Accused Of Provoking Anti-Immigrant Hysteria
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The 2016 budget submitted by the government makes it clear that instead of handling the problem of immigration, it pursues a campaign to promote xenophobia from public monies, the opposition Socialists said. Deputy group leader Tamás Harangozó said that while the government is spending 1 billion forints (EUR 3.2m) on a national consultation, only a fraction of that sum is actually spent on ...
Hungary’s Top Court Axes Land Asset Law Amendment On National Parks
- 1 Jun 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Hungary’s top court has ruled that the recent amendment to the land asset law concerning national parks is unconstitutional. At the same time the part of the law enabling the termination of lease contracts and lease rights for certain land belonging to the National Land Fund is not unconstitutional, the body ruled.