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Hungary’s Impoverished Roma Fear For Their Children’s Future
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Betti tried to continue her studies but left because she was the only Gypsy at the school. Attila was completely dissuaded from studying. A “B” grade is a bad grade for Tünde, and Joseph doesn’t want to be a public works employee like his father.
Individuals In Hungary Hoard Cash, Shun Banks
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Individuals have closed over 430,000 bank accounts over the last two years and 280,000 in 2014 alone, reports Világgazdaság. As a result, the number of private bank accounts dropped to 9.4 million, the lowest figure since 2010.
Brussels Takes Hungary To Court Over Energy Legislation
- 26 Mar 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has referred Hungary to the European Court of Justice for failure to transpose EU law into its legislation on energy efficiency, the Commission said. The move will take an infringement procedure launched against Hungary earlier to the third, litigation stage. Brussels has asked the court to impose a fine of 15,444 euros per day until the breach is stopped.
Consumer Confidence In Hungary Worsens
- 24 Mar 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
GKI-Erste’s combined gauge of consumer and business confidence edged down to -3.6 points in March from -3.2 points in February as consumer expectations worsened. Whereas the business index rose to 4.2 points from 3.5 points, the consumer index fell to -25.8 points from -22.4 points.
Hungary’s Largest-Circulation Tabloid Weekly Goes Out Of Business
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“Helyi Téma”, the freely circulated pro-government tabloid weekly newspaper distributed to several hundred thousand households every week, is to go out of print after the company publishing it has been placed under enforcement by bailiffs, according to press reports. The paper, owned by right-wing billionaire Tamás Vitézy, was first published in 2004 in Budapest and had been distibuted across the ...
Regional Survey: Why Do East European Expats Stay In The West?
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Many of the Hungarian expatriates in the West originally meant to work away from home just for a few years but eventually they never return. Most of them remit money to their relatives but, paradoxically, the remittances might have a negative effect on the Hungarian economy.
KSH To Survey Hungary’s Living Standards
- 17 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central Statistical Office (KSH) will conduct a national survey concerning the buying habits, income levels and housing conditions of Hungarians in the next nine weeks, KSH said.
Sunday Shopping Ban Extended To World Heritage Sites
- 14 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
The cabinet has decided to extend the ban on Sunday retail activity, to take effect on 15 March, to world heritage sites, government spokesman András Giró-Szász has said. In addition to large areas in central Budapest, the decision will affect the towns of Sátoraljaújhely, Szerencs, Sárospatak and Tokaj in the Tokaj historical wine region in northeastern Hungary.
Consumption Of Gas, Electricity Up Last Winter
- 12 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Consumption of both natural gas and electricity rose in Hungary last winter from a year earlier, with the former largely due to households, business daily Napi Gazdaság reported. Consumption rose despite a milder winter, the daily said, citing data from Hungary’s Energy and Utilities Regulatory Office (MEKH).
Hungary’s Impoverished Roma Fear For Their Children’s Future
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Betti tried to continue her studies but left because she was the only Gypsy at the school. Attila was completely dissuaded from studying. A “B” grade is a bad grade for Tünde, and Joseph doesn’t want to be a public works employee like his father.
Individuals In Hungary Hoard Cash, Shun Banks
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Individuals have closed over 430,000 bank accounts over the last two years and 280,000 in 2014 alone, reports Világgazdaság. As a result, the number of private bank accounts dropped to 9.4 million, the lowest figure since 2010.
Brussels Takes Hungary To Court Over Energy Legislation
- 26 Mar 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has referred Hungary to the European Court of Justice for failure to transpose EU law into its legislation on energy efficiency, the Commission said. The move will take an infringement procedure launched against Hungary earlier to the third, litigation stage. Brussels has asked the court to impose a fine of 15,444 euros per day until the breach is stopped.
Consumer Confidence In Hungary Worsens
- 24 Mar 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
GKI-Erste’s combined gauge of consumer and business confidence edged down to -3.6 points in March from -3.2 points in February as consumer expectations worsened. Whereas the business index rose to 4.2 points from 3.5 points, the consumer index fell to -25.8 points from -22.4 points.
Hungary’s Largest-Circulation Tabloid Weekly Goes Out Of Business
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“Helyi Téma”, the freely circulated pro-government tabloid weekly newspaper distributed to several hundred thousand households every week, is to go out of print after the company publishing it has been placed under enforcement by bailiffs, according to press reports. The paper, owned by right-wing billionaire Tamás Vitézy, was first published in 2004 in Budapest and had been distibuted across the ...
Regional Survey: Why Do East European Expats Stay In The West?
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Many of the Hungarian expatriates in the West originally meant to work away from home just for a few years but eventually they never return. Most of them remit money to their relatives but, paradoxically, the remittances might have a negative effect on the Hungarian economy.
KSH To Survey Hungary’s Living Standards
- 17 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central Statistical Office (KSH) will conduct a national survey concerning the buying habits, income levels and housing conditions of Hungarians in the next nine weeks, KSH said.
Sunday Shopping Ban Extended To World Heritage Sites
- 14 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
The cabinet has decided to extend the ban on Sunday retail activity, to take effect on 15 March, to world heritage sites, government spokesman András Giró-Szász has said. In addition to large areas in central Budapest, the decision will affect the towns of Sátoraljaújhely, Szerencs, Sárospatak and Tokaj in the Tokaj historical wine region in northeastern Hungary.
Consumption Of Gas, Electricity Up Last Winter
- 12 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Consumption of both natural gas and electricity rose in Hungary last winter from a year earlier, with the former largely due to households, business daily Napi Gazdaság reported. Consumption rose despite a milder winter, the daily said, citing data from Hungary’s Energy and Utilities Regulatory Office (MEKH).