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Popular Hungarian Bandleader Benkó Dies
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Clarinet player Sándor Benkó, founder of the popular Benkó Dixieland Band, died on Tuesday at the age of 75, his family announced. Benkó started the group while a high school student in 1957. Its first album was certified a gold disc. The band toured the world, took part in many music festivals and received numerous awards. The band has no fewer than 1,800 professional recordings.
Charges Raised Against Nigerian Drug Mule In Hungary
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Charges have been raised against a 41 year-old Nigerian man who tried to smuggle 101 cocaine capsules in his stomach from Holland to Hungary, the Budapest chief prosecutor said. The suspect living in Budapest’s 15th district was offered 4,000 euros by a Suriname-born Dutch acquaintance for smuggling the total 1,000 grams of drugs to Hungary. He was supposed to deliver the capsules to a Hungarian ...
Life Expectancy Of Budapest Females Longest
- 17 Dec 2015 4:00 AM
- health & wellness
Women living in western Hungary and in cities have longer life expectancy than others, with Budapest females born last year expected to live until the age of 81, daily Magyar Idők said, citing data from the Central Statistical Office. An average Hungarian born last year can expect to live 75.6 years, four years more than those born in 2001 and six years more than those born in 1990.
BCCH Xmas Party 2015
- 16 Dec 2015 11:00 AM
- Xpatloop
This year’s British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary Christmas Party, held at Old Banking Hall in the British Embassy on 15 December, turned out to be a worthy successor of the one in 2014, rightfully earning a place among the most successful chamber events of the year.
Australian Film Club, Budapest, 16 December
- 16 Dec 2015 8:01 AM
- entertainment
Don't miss this year's last Australian Film Club event. We finish 2015 off with one of the best-known/most-appreciated Aussie comedies. Everyone's welcome.
Xpat Opinion: Laughable Hungarian Legislation Is Not Funny
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- business
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: The appearance of corruption has long been a problem for this government, but in the first week of December, officials were so blatant in their efforts to circumvent scrutiny that it was almost humorous. In truth, the way these maneuvers destroy trust in our leadership is not very funny.
Govt To Finance Electric Buses For Budapest
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The economy minister signed a financing agreement with Budapest’s public transport company BKV, under which 20 Hungarian-made electric midibuses and the necessary charger technology will be purchased. Addressing the ceremony, Mihály Varga hailed the beginning of a “new era” in the city’s transport, benefiting “the people of Budapest, Hungarian industry and busmaking”.
More Companies De-Registered In Hungary
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Some 44,700 companies have been deleted from the official register this year, 4% more than last year, website feketelista.hu reports. More companies were de-registered than created in all 19 counties. In Budapest, twice as many, 20,534, companies were removed from the list as were added.
Budapest To Spend ‘Necessary Amount’ Of A Rising Revenue Share On Public Transport
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The share of the Budapest municipality in revenues will increase at the expense of the capital’s 23 districts but it will have to spend “the necessary amount” rather than a specified ratio of its dues on providing public transport services under a bill of amendment submitted by the government to parliament. The proposal is in the same bill as a proposed cut of the VAT on home construction, which ...
Popular Hungarian Bandleader Benkó Dies
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Clarinet player Sándor Benkó, founder of the popular Benkó Dixieland Band, died on Tuesday at the age of 75, his family announced. Benkó started the group while a high school student in 1957. Its first album was certified a gold disc. The band toured the world, took part in many music festivals and received numerous awards. The band has no fewer than 1,800 professional recordings.
Charges Raised Against Nigerian Drug Mule In Hungary
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Charges have been raised against a 41 year-old Nigerian man who tried to smuggle 101 cocaine capsules in his stomach from Holland to Hungary, the Budapest chief prosecutor said. The suspect living in Budapest’s 15th district was offered 4,000 euros by a Suriname-born Dutch acquaintance for smuggling the total 1,000 grams of drugs to Hungary. He was supposed to deliver the capsules to a Hungarian ...
Life Expectancy Of Budapest Females Longest
- 17 Dec 2015 4:00 AM
- health & wellness
Women living in western Hungary and in cities have longer life expectancy than others, with Budapest females born last year expected to live until the age of 81, daily Magyar Idők said, citing data from the Central Statistical Office. An average Hungarian born last year can expect to live 75.6 years, four years more than those born in 2001 and six years more than those born in 1990.
BCCH Xmas Party 2015
- 16 Dec 2015 11:00 AM
- Xpatloop
This year’s British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary Christmas Party, held at Old Banking Hall in the British Embassy on 15 December, turned out to be a worthy successor of the one in 2014, rightfully earning a place among the most successful chamber events of the year.
Australian Film Club, Budapest, 16 December
- 16 Dec 2015 8:01 AM
- entertainment
Don't miss this year's last Australian Film Club event. We finish 2015 off with one of the best-known/most-appreciated Aussie comedies. Everyone's welcome.
Xpat Opinion: Laughable Hungarian Legislation Is Not Funny
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- business
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: The appearance of corruption has long been a problem for this government, but in the first week of December, officials were so blatant in their efforts to circumvent scrutiny that it was almost humorous. In truth, the way these maneuvers destroy trust in our leadership is not very funny.
Govt To Finance Electric Buses For Budapest
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The economy minister signed a financing agreement with Budapest’s public transport company BKV, under which 20 Hungarian-made electric midibuses and the necessary charger technology will be purchased. Addressing the ceremony, Mihály Varga hailed the beginning of a “new era” in the city’s transport, benefiting “the people of Budapest, Hungarian industry and busmaking”.
More Companies De-Registered In Hungary
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Some 44,700 companies have been deleted from the official register this year, 4% more than last year, website feketelista.hu reports. More companies were de-registered than created in all 19 counties. In Budapest, twice as many, 20,534, companies were removed from the list as were added.
Budapest To Spend ‘Necessary Amount’ Of A Rising Revenue Share On Public Transport
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The share of the Budapest municipality in revenues will increase at the expense of the capital’s 23 districts but it will have to spend “the necessary amount” rather than a specified ratio of its dues on providing public transport services under a bill of amendment submitted by the government to parliament. The proposal is in the same bill as a proposed cut of the VAT on home construction, which ...