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Socialists See Room For 32 % Cut In Retail Gas Prices
- 15 Sep 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists see room for a 32 percent cut in retail gas prices for households with average consumption, arguing that the significant fall in global energy prices since 2014 would make the price drop possible.
EP Budgetary Fact-Finding Mission Set To Arrive To Hungary Next Week
- 14 Sep 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) is coming on a fact-finding mission to Hungary from September 18-20.
Six Hungarians & A Slovenian Successfully Evacuated From Saint Martin
- 14 Sep 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
“Six Hungarian citizens and a Slovenian national were successfully evacuated from the hurricane-torn island of Saint Martin on Tuesday”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced on Wednesday.
Kúria: Hortobágy National Park Acted Lawfully In Land Deals
- 14 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- property
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, upheld the verdict of a court in Debrecen that the Hortobágy National Park acted lawfully in the cases of four contested land lease contracts, the national park said in a statement.
Foreign Minister Tells Financial Times Quota System ‘Dead-End Street’
- 14 Sep 2017 8:34 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told the Financial Times in an interview published on Wednesday that the EU programme to share refugees among member states was a “failure” and a “dead-end street”. Budapest will not change its standpoint, he said, despite last week’s ruling by the European Court of Justice.
UNHCR Chief In Hungary: Security, Protection Of Refugees Not Incompatible
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The protection of refugees is not incompatible with guaranteeing security, the head of the United Nations’ Refugee Agency (UNHCR) told a press conference in Budapest. It is not only a right but a duty of every country to protect its borders and guarantee the security of its citizens, Filippo Grandi said after visiting the Hungarian-Serbian border area and holding talks with Hungary’s Foreign ...
Election CTTEE Rejects Referendum Bids On Cannabis Legalisation, Euro
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) rejected referendum initiatives on the legalisation of cannabis and the introduction of the euro at a meeting on Tuesday. The NVB rejected two referendum questions on the legalisation of cannabis submitted by the Liberal Party on the grounds that they were unclear.
Petőfi Bridge Celebrates Its 80th Birthday
- 13 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- getting around
According to pestbuda.hu, the seventh bridge of Budapest was inaugurated 80 years ago, on the 12th of September, 1937. The bridge connecting South Buda and South Pest was originally called Horthy Miklós Bridge, but it was renamed to Petőfi Bridge after WWII. The construction of the bridge was necessary due to the dynamic development of Budapest.
Orbán’s Cabinet: Brussels Stepping Up Quota Scheme
- 13 Sep 2017 8:58 AM
- current affairs
Based on statements made in the past few days, it appears that the court decision related to Hungary’s lawsuit challenging the European Commission on the legality of the scheme to relocate asylum seekers according to a mandatory quota system is the first step in a longer-term programme to step up migrant resettlements, a cabinet official said on Tuesday.
Socialists See Room For 32 % Cut In Retail Gas Prices
- 15 Sep 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists see room for a 32 percent cut in retail gas prices for households with average consumption, arguing that the significant fall in global energy prices since 2014 would make the price drop possible.
EP Budgetary Fact-Finding Mission Set To Arrive To Hungary Next Week
- 14 Sep 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) is coming on a fact-finding mission to Hungary from September 18-20.
Six Hungarians & A Slovenian Successfully Evacuated From Saint Martin
- 14 Sep 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
“Six Hungarian citizens and a Slovenian national were successfully evacuated from the hurricane-torn island of Saint Martin on Tuesday”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced on Wednesday.
Kúria: Hortobágy National Park Acted Lawfully In Land Deals
- 14 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- property
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, upheld the verdict of a court in Debrecen that the Hortobágy National Park acted lawfully in the cases of four contested land lease contracts, the national park said in a statement.
Foreign Minister Tells Financial Times Quota System ‘Dead-End Street’
- 14 Sep 2017 8:34 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told the Financial Times in an interview published on Wednesday that the EU programme to share refugees among member states was a “failure” and a “dead-end street”. Budapest will not change its standpoint, he said, despite last week’s ruling by the European Court of Justice.
UNHCR Chief In Hungary: Security, Protection Of Refugees Not Incompatible
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The protection of refugees is not incompatible with guaranteeing security, the head of the United Nations’ Refugee Agency (UNHCR) told a press conference in Budapest. It is not only a right but a duty of every country to protect its borders and guarantee the security of its citizens, Filippo Grandi said after visiting the Hungarian-Serbian border area and holding talks with Hungary’s Foreign ...
Election CTTEE Rejects Referendum Bids On Cannabis Legalisation, Euro
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) rejected referendum initiatives on the legalisation of cannabis and the introduction of the euro at a meeting on Tuesday. The NVB rejected two referendum questions on the legalisation of cannabis submitted by the Liberal Party on the grounds that they were unclear.
Petőfi Bridge Celebrates Its 80th Birthday
- 13 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- getting around
According to pestbuda.hu, the seventh bridge of Budapest was inaugurated 80 years ago, on the 12th of September, 1937. The bridge connecting South Buda and South Pest was originally called Horthy Miklós Bridge, but it was renamed to Petőfi Bridge after WWII. The construction of the bridge was necessary due to the dynamic development of Budapest.
Orbán’s Cabinet: Brussels Stepping Up Quota Scheme
- 13 Sep 2017 8:58 AM
- current affairs
Based on statements made in the past few days, it appears that the court decision related to Hungary’s lawsuit challenging the European Commission on the legality of the scheme to relocate asylum seekers according to a mandatory quota system is the first step in a longer-term programme to step up migrant resettlements, a cabinet official said on Tuesday.