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2017 Budget Bill Targets Deficit Of HUF 1,166.4 BN
- 28 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s budget is expected to run a cash-flow-based deficit of 1,166.4 billion forints (EUR 3.7bn) next year, well above the 761.6 billion gap targeted for 2016. The 2017 budget bill targets revenue of 17,374.9 billion forints and expenditures of 18,541.3 billion.
New Wave Media To Acquire Hungarian Business Weekly Figyelő
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
New Wave Media, publisher of daily online vs.hu, is set to purchase the business weekly Figyelő, reports 444.hu. The purchase would mark the latest in a string of acquisitions by New Wave Media, the media holding company owned by Tamás Szemerey, a cousin of longtime Fidesz member and current National Bank governor György Matolcsy.
Sport Restores Hungary’s Self-Respect
- 12 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke about the importance of sport and self-respect at the inauguration of the new training centre of the Diósgyőr Metal Works Physical Exercise Club (DVTK) in Miskolc. The training centre, built near the Diósgyőr football stadium, was inaugurated on Sunday.
Sztriptíz Indie Comics Fair, 8 - 9 April
- 8 Apr 2016 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Sztriptíz Indie Comics Fair (SZT) is a weekend long Budapest based art festival of indie comic books organised by The ArtYard in collaboration with BP! Comics. The fair features comic presentations, projections, artist talks, workshops and the launch of an anthology of the 10 best indie comic stories from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
President Requests Central Bank, Postal Law Constitutional Review
- 10 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has sent the recently-passed law amendments to the National Bank act and the postal services act for a constitutional review, the president’s office said. Some provisions of the central bank amendment are unconstitutional as regards the handling of public funds and ensuring access to information of public interest.
New HUF 3.2 bln Swimming Pool Inaugurated In Budapest
- 8 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Officials of the central government and Budapestʼs District XI inaugurated a HUF 3.2 billion, 50-meter indoor swimming pool next to the Tüske sports hall in southern Budapest.
State Institution Paying Over The Odds For IT Services
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
A state educational institution with a history of procurement at astronomical prices shows no sign of improvement with its latest acquisition of IT services. As our investigation found, not only is the agency paying well above market prices to handpicked vendors, but it managed to select suppliers that formally do not even provide the services in question.
Xpat Opinion: Teachers’ Demos In Eleven Hungarian Cities
- 8 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing daily welcomes demonstrations initiated by the teachers of a Miskolc high school as an example of “the courage and autonomy of citizens”, while a right-wing webmagazine suggests that the teachers’ “legitimate protest movement” is being used by Soros-funded NGOs.
Xpat Opinion: Serious Accusations Fly Over Jobbik’s Russian Connections
- 21 Jan 2016 10:30 AM
- current affairs
An op-ed piece in Magyar Idők crticizes remarks made by Jobbik chairman Gábor Vona and cites last week’s Daily Telegraph report on the possible funding of European radical parties by Russia. Last Saturday the Telegraph reported that ‘American intelligence agencies are to conduct a major investigation into how the Kremlin is infiltrating political parties in Europe’ and that the probe “is likely ...
2017 Budget Bill Targets Deficit Of HUF 1,166.4 BN
- 28 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s budget is expected to run a cash-flow-based deficit of 1,166.4 billion forints (EUR 3.7bn) next year, well above the 761.6 billion gap targeted for 2016. The 2017 budget bill targets revenue of 17,374.9 billion forints and expenditures of 18,541.3 billion.
New Wave Media To Acquire Hungarian Business Weekly Figyelő
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
New Wave Media, publisher of daily online vs.hu, is set to purchase the business weekly Figyelő, reports 444.hu. The purchase would mark the latest in a string of acquisitions by New Wave Media, the media holding company owned by Tamás Szemerey, a cousin of longtime Fidesz member and current National Bank governor György Matolcsy.
Sport Restores Hungary’s Self-Respect
- 12 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke about the importance of sport and self-respect at the inauguration of the new training centre of the Diósgyőr Metal Works Physical Exercise Club (DVTK) in Miskolc. The training centre, built near the Diósgyőr football stadium, was inaugurated on Sunday.
Sztriptíz Indie Comics Fair, 8 - 9 April
- 8 Apr 2016 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Sztriptíz Indie Comics Fair (SZT) is a weekend long Budapest based art festival of indie comic books organised by The ArtYard in collaboration with BP! Comics. The fair features comic presentations, projections, artist talks, workshops and the launch of an anthology of the 10 best indie comic stories from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
President Requests Central Bank, Postal Law Constitutional Review
- 10 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has sent the recently-passed law amendments to the National Bank act and the postal services act for a constitutional review, the president’s office said. Some provisions of the central bank amendment are unconstitutional as regards the handling of public funds and ensuring access to information of public interest.
New HUF 3.2 bln Swimming Pool Inaugurated In Budapest
- 8 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Officials of the central government and Budapestʼs District XI inaugurated a HUF 3.2 billion, 50-meter indoor swimming pool next to the Tüske sports hall in southern Budapest.
State Institution Paying Over The Odds For IT Services
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
A state educational institution with a history of procurement at astronomical prices shows no sign of improvement with its latest acquisition of IT services. As our investigation found, not only is the agency paying well above market prices to handpicked vendors, but it managed to select suppliers that formally do not even provide the services in question.
Xpat Opinion: Teachers’ Demos In Eleven Hungarian Cities
- 8 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing daily welcomes demonstrations initiated by the teachers of a Miskolc high school as an example of “the courage and autonomy of citizens”, while a right-wing webmagazine suggests that the teachers’ “legitimate protest movement” is being used by Soros-funded NGOs.
Xpat Opinion: Serious Accusations Fly Over Jobbik’s Russian Connections
- 21 Jan 2016 10:30 AM
- current affairs
An op-ed piece in Magyar Idők crticizes remarks made by Jobbik chairman Gábor Vona and cites last week’s Daily Telegraph report on the possible funding of European radical parties by Russia. Last Saturday the Telegraph reported that ‘American intelligence agencies are to conduct a major investigation into how the Kremlin is infiltrating political parties in Europe’ and that the probe “is likely ...