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Budapest To Remove Simicska’s Advert Columns From City
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s municipal assembly modified a decree on the use of public spaces imposing sanctions if advertisement columns are not removed from the city after December 31. The Municipal Council cancelled a contract for the operation of 700 columns with Mahir Cityposter Kft, a company owned by Lajos Simicska, a media baron who fell out with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán earlier in the year. Under the ...
Mayor: Budapest No Longer To Finance Agglomeration Transport
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The municipality of Budapest will no longer finance the public transportation of the city’s agglomeration, Mayor István Tarlós said. The suburbs of the city will have to talk to the state about this issue, he said. Tarlós said as mayor he could not consent to law amendments passed last week which would put a dent of 20.7 billion forints (EUR 65.88m) into Budapest’s budget.
Hungarian Ökotárs Foundation To Be Excluded From Norway Fund Support
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Ökotárs Foundation will not be a part of the distribution of Norway Funds in the future, the Prime Minister’s Office said. As a result of talks with Norway about the future handling of funding from the country, it was agreed that Ökotárs should not be involved in the distribution of funding, the office said. The Hungarian government considers its earlier concerns raised about Ökotárs still ...
New Year In Hungary – Cheerful & Relaxed
- 22 Dec 2015 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Advent, a time of contemplation, and the Christmas holidays which are usually celebrated within the family, are followed by a night of cheerful company: New Year’s Eve. It is a night of boisterous, carefree celebration with family or friends.
'One Must Love', Mupa Budapest, 22 December
- 21 Dec 2015 8:03 AM
- community & culture
This year, on the precise date of this event, one of Hungary's greatest and best-known directors, the creator of countless films and television programmes, celebrates his 90th birthday. We too will be toasting Károly Makk, the director, screenwriter and actor who, following a career spanning the entire post-war renewal of Hungarian film, has been recognised with the title of Artist of the Nation, ...
Hungarian State To Grant HUF 10 Million Aid To Couples Agreeing To Have Three Children
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The State will grant HUF 10 million non-repayable aid for the purchase of new homes to young couples who agree to have three children within ten years, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office announced at the press conference Governmentinfo 35 which he held jointly with Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács.
Budapest Prosecutor Presses Charges In Connection With US Entry Ban
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s chief prosecutor has raised charges against a suspect believed to have solicited a bribe from US cooking oil producer Bunge in return for influencing Hungarian VAT legislation. Tibor Ibolya said that the suspect known as V.T. had claimed to know Peter Heim, head of Századvég, a think-tank close to the government.
Hungarian Cabinet Backs Down From Plans To Allow Gigantic Mosque To Be Built In Budapest
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- property
The Hungarian government has backed down from earlier plans to allow a gigantic Turkish-funded mosque to be built in the capital Budapest’s District X. Despite the plan winning over the support of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in May, Bence Rétvári, State Secretary at the Ministry of Human Resources, has now said in a statement that the cabinet will not give the scheme the go-ahead because “the ...
Cameroonians Arrested In Hungary On Suspicion Of Credit Card Fraud
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have arrested three Cameroonian nationals on suspicion of having purchased mobile phones using stolen credit card information, the national police said on its website. Police accuse the three men, aged 26, 24 and 22, of making 46 online purchases worth millions of forints using Portuguese credit card data. Police say the suspects used the same stolen credit card details to put money on the ...
Budapest To Remove Simicska’s Advert Columns From City
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s municipal assembly modified a decree on the use of public spaces imposing sanctions if advertisement columns are not removed from the city after December 31. The Municipal Council cancelled a contract for the operation of 700 columns with Mahir Cityposter Kft, a company owned by Lajos Simicska, a media baron who fell out with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán earlier in the year. Under the ...
Mayor: Budapest No Longer To Finance Agglomeration Transport
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The municipality of Budapest will no longer finance the public transportation of the city’s agglomeration, Mayor István Tarlós said. The suburbs of the city will have to talk to the state about this issue, he said. Tarlós said as mayor he could not consent to law amendments passed last week which would put a dent of 20.7 billion forints (EUR 65.88m) into Budapest’s budget.
Hungarian Ökotárs Foundation To Be Excluded From Norway Fund Support
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Ökotárs Foundation will not be a part of the distribution of Norway Funds in the future, the Prime Minister’s Office said. As a result of talks with Norway about the future handling of funding from the country, it was agreed that Ökotárs should not be involved in the distribution of funding, the office said. The Hungarian government considers its earlier concerns raised about Ökotárs still ...
New Year In Hungary – Cheerful & Relaxed
- 22 Dec 2015 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Advent, a time of contemplation, and the Christmas holidays which are usually celebrated within the family, are followed by a night of cheerful company: New Year’s Eve. It is a night of boisterous, carefree celebration with family or friends.
'One Must Love', Mupa Budapest, 22 December
- 21 Dec 2015 8:03 AM
- community & culture
This year, on the precise date of this event, one of Hungary's greatest and best-known directors, the creator of countless films and television programmes, celebrates his 90th birthday. We too will be toasting Károly Makk, the director, screenwriter and actor who, following a career spanning the entire post-war renewal of Hungarian film, has been recognised with the title of Artist of the Nation, ...
Hungarian State To Grant HUF 10 Million Aid To Couples Agreeing To Have Three Children
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The State will grant HUF 10 million non-repayable aid for the purchase of new homes to young couples who agree to have three children within ten years, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office announced at the press conference Governmentinfo 35 which he held jointly with Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács.
Budapest Prosecutor Presses Charges In Connection With US Entry Ban
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s chief prosecutor has raised charges against a suspect believed to have solicited a bribe from US cooking oil producer Bunge in return for influencing Hungarian VAT legislation. Tibor Ibolya said that the suspect known as V.T. had claimed to know Peter Heim, head of Századvég, a think-tank close to the government.
Hungarian Cabinet Backs Down From Plans To Allow Gigantic Mosque To Be Built In Budapest
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- property
The Hungarian government has backed down from earlier plans to allow a gigantic Turkish-funded mosque to be built in the capital Budapest’s District X. Despite the plan winning over the support of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in May, Bence Rétvári, State Secretary at the Ministry of Human Resources, has now said in a statement that the cabinet will not give the scheme the go-ahead because “the ...
Cameroonians Arrested In Hungary On Suspicion Of Credit Card Fraud
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have arrested three Cameroonian nationals on suspicion of having purchased mobile phones using stolen credit card information, the national police said on its website. Police accuse the three men, aged 26, 24 and 22, of making 46 online purchases worth millions of forints using Portuguese credit card data. Police say the suspects used the same stolen credit card details to put money on the ...