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VOLT Festival Hungary Caught Up In Red-Tape
- 22 Jun 2012 12:00 PM
- entertainment
Updated: VOLT Festival in Sopron, due to start next Tuesday, will now go ahead for sure say organisers. Yesterday the event still did not have the necessary Hungarian Environmental permits according to Kisalföld, as reported in Népszabadság. Official sources had stated the event is not compatible with, “maintaining the protected Sopron Nature Protection Area”. The application for permits was ...
Over 3,000 To Take Part In EuroGames In Budapest, Hungary
- 22 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- sport
Some 3,000 athletes will take part in the EuroGames for gay and lesbian athletes from June 27 to July 1 at the Dürlin centre in Budapest’s 14th District, Népszabadság reports. About 90% of the registered athletes are foreigners, with most expected from the UK, Germany, Holland and Russia.
HUF 30 Billion National Public Service University Building Project Shrouded In Secrecy In Hungary
- 22 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- property
The cabinet intends to have a campus built to host the planned National Public Service University as a secret project, citing national security considerations, Népszabadság reports. The aim is to avoid an open public procurement tender for the construction work, according to tabloid Mai Nap.
Domestic Violence Initiative Succeeds In Hungary
- 21 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A popular initiative to punish domestic violence has succeeded, as the Elet-Ertek Alapitvany (Life-Value Foundation) has collected 100,000 valid signatures, twice the required number, Nepszabadsag reports.
Hungarians Households Owe HUF 143 Billion In Utilities
- 21 Jun 2012 3:35 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian households have amassed Ft 143 billion of debt to energy companies as of May 31, half of which is owed to gas companies, according to data from the Hungarian Energy Office, Development Minister Mrs. László Németh reported. Gas companies switched off gas at 102,000 households and 13,000 business, while electricity companies cut off service affecting 37,000 households and 3,000 companies.
Hungarian Detectives Seize Priceless Paintings
- 19 Jun 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Heves county detectives have found paintings that appear to be works by Pablo Picasso, Gustav Klimt, André Derain, Lajos Gulácsy and Adolf Hitler in Budapest and Szeged. Heves county police criminal affairs director János Asztalos told reporters that forensic experts will decide whether the paintings are forgeries or originals, adding that in the latter case the paintings would be priceless.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán In His Own Words: An interview With Die Presse
- 19 Jun 2012 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The English-speaking world, mostly because of the language barrier, doesn’t normally follow the German-language media, which is a pity especially for those who are interested in Hungarian affairs. The German and Austrian press spend a great deal more time on Hungary than do the English-language publications although lately, thanks to the Orbán government’s unorthodox economic and political ...
Hungarian Minister Varga: IMF Talks Could Begin In Summer
- 18 Jun 2012 9:03 AM
- current affairs
Talks with the IMF and the EU could begin in July or August after the government modifies the central bank law and the group of EU finance ministers Ecofin decide on issues related to Hungary, Mihaly Varga, minister without portfolio in charge of negotiations with the IMF and EU said in a television interview.
Budapest Mayor Tarlós To Launch Congestion Fee In 2013
- 15 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- getting around
The introduction of a congestion fee by the summer of 2013 may seem early, but it is unavoidable to raise funds for the financing of the Budapest transport company BKV, Budapest mayor István Tarlós said yesterday. The European Union set the congestion fee as a precondition for subsidising metro line number four, and it was accepted by the previous city leadership, Tarlós said last week.
VOLT Festival Hungary Caught Up In Red-Tape
- 22 Jun 2012 12:00 PM
- entertainment
Updated: VOLT Festival in Sopron, due to start next Tuesday, will now go ahead for sure say organisers. Yesterday the event still did not have the necessary Hungarian Environmental permits according to Kisalföld, as reported in Népszabadság. Official sources had stated the event is not compatible with, “maintaining the protected Sopron Nature Protection Area”. The application for permits was ...
Over 3,000 To Take Part In EuroGames In Budapest, Hungary
- 22 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- sport
Some 3,000 athletes will take part in the EuroGames for gay and lesbian athletes from June 27 to July 1 at the Dürlin centre in Budapest’s 14th District, Népszabadság reports. About 90% of the registered athletes are foreigners, with most expected from the UK, Germany, Holland and Russia.
HUF 30 Billion National Public Service University Building Project Shrouded In Secrecy In Hungary
- 22 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- property
The cabinet intends to have a campus built to host the planned National Public Service University as a secret project, citing national security considerations, Népszabadság reports. The aim is to avoid an open public procurement tender for the construction work, according to tabloid Mai Nap.
Domestic Violence Initiative Succeeds In Hungary
- 21 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A popular initiative to punish domestic violence has succeeded, as the Elet-Ertek Alapitvany (Life-Value Foundation) has collected 100,000 valid signatures, twice the required number, Nepszabadsag reports.
Hungarians Households Owe HUF 143 Billion In Utilities
- 21 Jun 2012 3:35 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian households have amassed Ft 143 billion of debt to energy companies as of May 31, half of which is owed to gas companies, according to data from the Hungarian Energy Office, Development Minister Mrs. László Németh reported. Gas companies switched off gas at 102,000 households and 13,000 business, while electricity companies cut off service affecting 37,000 households and 3,000 companies.
Hungarian Detectives Seize Priceless Paintings
- 19 Jun 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Heves county detectives have found paintings that appear to be works by Pablo Picasso, Gustav Klimt, André Derain, Lajos Gulácsy and Adolf Hitler in Budapest and Szeged. Heves county police criminal affairs director János Asztalos told reporters that forensic experts will decide whether the paintings are forgeries or originals, adding that in the latter case the paintings would be priceless.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán In His Own Words: An interview With Die Presse
- 19 Jun 2012 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The English-speaking world, mostly because of the language barrier, doesn’t normally follow the German-language media, which is a pity especially for those who are interested in Hungarian affairs. The German and Austrian press spend a great deal more time on Hungary than do the English-language publications although lately, thanks to the Orbán government’s unorthodox economic and political ...
Hungarian Minister Varga: IMF Talks Could Begin In Summer
- 18 Jun 2012 9:03 AM
- current affairs
Talks with the IMF and the EU could begin in July or August after the government modifies the central bank law and the group of EU finance ministers Ecofin decide on issues related to Hungary, Mihaly Varga, minister without portfolio in charge of negotiations with the IMF and EU said in a television interview.
Budapest Mayor Tarlós To Launch Congestion Fee In 2013
- 15 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- getting around
The introduction of a congestion fee by the summer of 2013 may seem early, but it is unavoidable to raise funds for the financing of the Budapest transport company BKV, Budapest mayor István Tarlós said yesterday. The European Union set the congestion fee as a precondition for subsidising metro line number four, and it was accepted by the previous city leadership, Tarlós said last week.