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Budapest Airport Landings Down
- 16 May 2012 9:02 AM
- travel
The number of landings at the Ferenc Liszt Airport will be about 82,000 this year, down from 110,000 a year earlier, operator Budapest Airport spokesman Mihály Hardy said. This is about how many landings there were a decade ago, he said. Most of the airport’s revenues come from landing fees.
St. Petersburg Ends Hungarian Property Developer TriGránit Contract
- 15 May 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The mayor of Saint Petersburg has cancelled a 2011 contract between the city and Hungarian property developer TriGránit on building a cultural centre in the city, Napi Gazdaság reports. The city does not intend to pay compensation for the cancelled project of about $600 million, the daily added.
Portuguese Youth Disappears In Danube In Budapest
- 14 May 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A Portuguese youth who presumably wanted to bathe in the Danube on Friday, disappeared in the Budapest stretch of the river, Budapest Police officer Judit Pap reported on Saturday. Two foreign youths jumped into the river from Erzsébet híd, and one of them swam ashore but lost sight of his 22-year-old friend, who has not yet been found, Pap added.
New President Of Hungary János Áder To Reorganise Presidential Office
- 11 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ader plans to abolish the triple division of office managers responsible for social relations, foreign affairs and legal matters, restoring a single manager in charge of the presidential office as it was during the term of former president Laszlo Solyom.
University Looks Into Former Hungarian PM Gyurcsany Essay
- 11 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The University of Pecs has filed a report with police over the missing essay submitted for an undergraduate degree by former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsany in 1984, the university announced. Citing “developments of recent days,” the university said it will also expand the authority of a fact-finding commission looking into the matter to investigate allegations that Gyurcsany had plagiarised most ...
Björk Cancelled Balaton Sound Gig in Hungary
- 10 May 2012 10:35 AM
- entertainment
The last few weeks produced much news about Björk cancelling gigs that are part of her Biophilia world tour. Today it’s confirmed that the Icelandic singer also has to cancel her Heineken Balaton Sound show this summer due to medical advice.
Report: Touristic Development Of Hungary's Esterházy Palace In Fertőd
- 10 May 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
In the presence of government commissioner Dr. Ferenc Zumbok the completion of the first phase of the touristic development of the Esterházy Palace in Fertőd has been announced. The costs comprising a total of 1,56 billion HUF were covered by the New Széchenyi Plan.
Hungarian PM Orban Stands By 98% Severance Pay Tax
- 9 May 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orban supports keeping the 98% tax imposed on public-sector severance payments, he announced after a governing caucus meeting. In the new Szell Kalman plan, the government envisaged abolishing this tax. “I surrendered to the argument of the caucus. They said it is too early to withdraw this tax,” Orban told reporters at a joint press briefing with Economy Minister Gyorgy ...
Penny Market And Metro Fall Victim To Plaza Ban Regulation In Hungary
- 9 May 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Authorities have turned down requests for exemptions to the ban on big new shopping facilities from retail chains Penny Market and Metro, Origo reports. A regulation passed in November bans the construction of commercial properties larger than 300m2 until the end of 2014.
Budapest Airport Landings Down
- 16 May 2012 9:02 AM
- travel
The number of landings at the Ferenc Liszt Airport will be about 82,000 this year, down from 110,000 a year earlier, operator Budapest Airport spokesman Mihály Hardy said. This is about how many landings there were a decade ago, he said. Most of the airport’s revenues come from landing fees.
St. Petersburg Ends Hungarian Property Developer TriGránit Contract
- 15 May 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The mayor of Saint Petersburg has cancelled a 2011 contract between the city and Hungarian property developer TriGránit on building a cultural centre in the city, Napi Gazdaság reports. The city does not intend to pay compensation for the cancelled project of about $600 million, the daily added.
Portuguese Youth Disappears In Danube In Budapest
- 14 May 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A Portuguese youth who presumably wanted to bathe in the Danube on Friday, disappeared in the Budapest stretch of the river, Budapest Police officer Judit Pap reported on Saturday. Two foreign youths jumped into the river from Erzsébet híd, and one of them swam ashore but lost sight of his 22-year-old friend, who has not yet been found, Pap added.
New President Of Hungary János Áder To Reorganise Presidential Office
- 11 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ader plans to abolish the triple division of office managers responsible for social relations, foreign affairs and legal matters, restoring a single manager in charge of the presidential office as it was during the term of former president Laszlo Solyom.
University Looks Into Former Hungarian PM Gyurcsany Essay
- 11 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The University of Pecs has filed a report with police over the missing essay submitted for an undergraduate degree by former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsany in 1984, the university announced. Citing “developments of recent days,” the university said it will also expand the authority of a fact-finding commission looking into the matter to investigate allegations that Gyurcsany had plagiarised most ...
Björk Cancelled Balaton Sound Gig in Hungary
- 10 May 2012 10:35 AM
- entertainment
The last few weeks produced much news about Björk cancelling gigs that are part of her Biophilia world tour. Today it’s confirmed that the Icelandic singer also has to cancel her Heineken Balaton Sound show this summer due to medical advice.
Report: Touristic Development Of Hungary's Esterházy Palace In Fertőd
- 10 May 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
In the presence of government commissioner Dr. Ferenc Zumbok the completion of the first phase of the touristic development of the Esterházy Palace in Fertőd has been announced. The costs comprising a total of 1,56 billion HUF were covered by the New Széchenyi Plan.
Hungarian PM Orban Stands By 98% Severance Pay Tax
- 9 May 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orban supports keeping the 98% tax imposed on public-sector severance payments, he announced after a governing caucus meeting. In the new Szell Kalman plan, the government envisaged abolishing this tax. “I surrendered to the argument of the caucus. They said it is too early to withdraw this tax,” Orban told reporters at a joint press briefing with Economy Minister Gyorgy ...
Penny Market And Metro Fall Victim To Plaza Ban Regulation In Hungary
- 9 May 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Authorities have turned down requests for exemptions to the ban on big new shopping facilities from retail chains Penny Market and Metro, Origo reports. A regulation passed in November bans the construction of commercial properties larger than 300m2 until the end of 2014.