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Price Of Milk Continues To Fall In Hungary
- 20 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The bulk purchasing price of milk was 100 forints per litre a year ago but earlier agreed contractual prices have fallen to 75-77 per litre and spot market prices are as low as 72-73 forints per litre, business daily Világgazdaság reported. Production costs for most range between 95- 98 forints per litre according to the paper and only subsidies are keeping many producers from going bankrupt.
Hungary Fence To Meet NATO Standards
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The fence the government is planning to build between Hungary and Serbia will meet NATO standards, Szilárd Németh, vice-chair of parliament’s national security committee, told reporters after a closed-door meeting of the body. Németh said that 99% of illegal entrants to Hungary arrived through Serbia, and building a fence is an “important and necessary” measure. He added, however, that the fence ...
Eurostat: EU Receives 185,000 Asylum Seekers In Q1
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union received 185,000 first time asylum seekers during the first three months of 2015, a report released by Eurostat shows. Germany was the top destination for asylum seekers, with 73,100 people filing for refugee status, Eurostat said. Hungary registered the second highest number of applicants totaling 32,800.
Hungary’s PM Claims Anti-Migrant Billboards “Discourage Human Trafficking”
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán thinks the government’s billboard campaign emphasizes Hungary being an open and friendly country, but he also thinks migrants have no business trying to settle in Hungary. He may be right in believing that the government’s xenophobic campaign has succeeded in convincing 6 percent of eligible voters to be worried about migrants arriving in Hungary.
CEE Roundtable, CEU Business School Budapest, 23 June
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- specials
This Roundtable focuses on the impact of talent migration on economic competitiveness. According to the Vital Events 2014 report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, the pace of emigration from Hungary is accelerating. For example, in 2014 31,500 Hungarian citizens, mostly representing younger age groups, went abroad for at least one year, which was 46% more than the previous year. In ...
Hungary Among EU’s Poorest Members
- 18 Jun 2015 2:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is the fourth or fifth poorest member state of the European Union, sets of figures released by Eurostat yesterday reveal. The country’s per capita GDP is 68 per cent of the EU average, putting it on a par with Poland as the fourth or fifth poorest country of the EU. However, Poland’s Gross Domestic Product per capita had been substantially lower in the past, before the country started to ...
Hungarian Cabinet Office Moves To List Another Munkácsy Painting
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Plans are afoot to include Mihály Munkácsy’s state-owned painting Christ before Pilate on a list of protected artworks. The move by the prime minister’s office in conjunction with the National Bank of Hungary comes on the heels of another initiative to include Munkácsy’s privately owned Golgotha on the protected list which prevents a work from being taken out of the country. Further, any change ...
Electric Car Maker Enters Hungary
- 16 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
US electric car manufacturer Tesla has started to sell its models in Hungary, beginning with its premium ‘S’ model, news website Index reports. Tesla plans to enter Slovakia and the Czech Republic by the end of the year. The cars are sold by Business Lease Csoport, a subsidiary of AutoBinck Holding.
Socalists Demand Hearing Into Report Of Stolen Paks Data
- 16 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In light of a report in tabloid Blikk that devices containing classified data related to the Paks nuclear power station have been stolen from a car parked in Budapest, the Socialist Party has demanded that the authorities brief parliament’s national security committee on the matter. Zsolt Molnár, the committee’s (Socialist) chairman, said in a statement that if it is indeed the case that the ...
Price Of Milk Continues To Fall In Hungary
- 20 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The bulk purchasing price of milk was 100 forints per litre a year ago but earlier agreed contractual prices have fallen to 75-77 per litre and spot market prices are as low as 72-73 forints per litre, business daily Világgazdaság reported. Production costs for most range between 95- 98 forints per litre according to the paper and only subsidies are keeping many producers from going bankrupt.
Hungary Fence To Meet NATO Standards
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The fence the government is planning to build between Hungary and Serbia will meet NATO standards, Szilárd Németh, vice-chair of parliament’s national security committee, told reporters after a closed-door meeting of the body. Németh said that 99% of illegal entrants to Hungary arrived through Serbia, and building a fence is an “important and necessary” measure. He added, however, that the fence ...
Eurostat: EU Receives 185,000 Asylum Seekers In Q1
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union received 185,000 first time asylum seekers during the first three months of 2015, a report released by Eurostat shows. Germany was the top destination for asylum seekers, with 73,100 people filing for refugee status, Eurostat said. Hungary registered the second highest number of applicants totaling 32,800.
Hungary’s PM Claims Anti-Migrant Billboards “Discourage Human Trafficking”
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán thinks the government’s billboard campaign emphasizes Hungary being an open and friendly country, but he also thinks migrants have no business trying to settle in Hungary. He may be right in believing that the government’s xenophobic campaign has succeeded in convincing 6 percent of eligible voters to be worried about migrants arriving in Hungary.
CEE Roundtable, CEU Business School Budapest, 23 June
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- specials
This Roundtable focuses on the impact of talent migration on economic competitiveness. According to the Vital Events 2014 report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, the pace of emigration from Hungary is accelerating. For example, in 2014 31,500 Hungarian citizens, mostly representing younger age groups, went abroad for at least one year, which was 46% more than the previous year. In ...
Hungary Among EU’s Poorest Members
- 18 Jun 2015 2:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is the fourth or fifth poorest member state of the European Union, sets of figures released by Eurostat yesterday reveal. The country’s per capita GDP is 68 per cent of the EU average, putting it on a par with Poland as the fourth or fifth poorest country of the EU. However, Poland’s Gross Domestic Product per capita had been substantially lower in the past, before the country started to ...
Hungarian Cabinet Office Moves To List Another Munkácsy Painting
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Plans are afoot to include Mihály Munkácsy’s state-owned painting Christ before Pilate on a list of protected artworks. The move by the prime minister’s office in conjunction with the National Bank of Hungary comes on the heels of another initiative to include Munkácsy’s privately owned Golgotha on the protected list which prevents a work from being taken out of the country. Further, any change ...
Electric Car Maker Enters Hungary
- 16 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
US electric car manufacturer Tesla has started to sell its models in Hungary, beginning with its premium ‘S’ model, news website Index reports. Tesla plans to enter Slovakia and the Czech Republic by the end of the year. The cars are sold by Business Lease Csoport, a subsidiary of AutoBinck Holding.
Socalists Demand Hearing Into Report Of Stolen Paks Data
- 16 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In light of a report in tabloid Blikk that devices containing classified data related to the Paks nuclear power station have been stolen from a car parked in Budapest, the Socialist Party has demanded that the authorities brief parliament’s national security committee on the matter. Zsolt Molnár, the committee’s (Socialist) chairman, said in a statement that if it is indeed the case that the ...