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Freedom House Ranks Hungary ‘Free’ In Internet Rights
- 15 Nov 2017 9:00 AM
- tech
US-based rights watchdog Freedom House (FH) ranked Hungary as “free” from the point of view of internet rights in its global internet freedom 2017 report.
EC Raises Hungary GDP Growth Forecasts
- 10 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- business
The European Commission has raised its projections for GDP growth in Hungary to 3.7% for this year and 3.6% for 2018 in a fresh forecast. The projections for 2017 and 2018 were raised from 3.6% and 3.5%, respectively, in the EC’s spring economic forecast, released in May. The EC publishes such forecasts three times a year.
Hungary Pulls Out Of German-Hungarian Forum After 26 Years
- 7 Nov 2017 3:00 AM
- business
For the past 26 years, an annual conference has brought together the foreign affairs ministers of Hungary and Germany, as well as numerous political, economic, scientific and cultural leaders from the two countries, to discuss their multi-faceted cooperation. The German-Hungarian Forum was, since 1992, an important foreign policy tool through which Hungary was able to regularly meet and negotiate ...
Retail Sales Climb 5.4 Pc In September
- 7 Nov 2017 12:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary rose by an annual 5.4 percent in September, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a first reading of data released on Tuesday. Sales growth accelerated from 4.2 percent in July and 4.7 percent in August. The September increase was 6.0 percent when adjusted for calendar-year effects.
Transylvania’s Hungarian Parties Reject Proposal To Strip Ethnic Hungarians Of Voting Rights
- 3 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
All parties of the ethnic Hungarian minority in Romania’s Transylvanian region have rejected the Democratic Coalition’s proposal to ban those who have never lived in Hungary from voting in the country’s election. The party leaders’ comments were published by the Transylvanian Hungarian daily Krónika on Thursday.
German Firms In Hungary Increasingly Optimistic
- 2 Nov 2017 7:58 AM
- business
German companies operating in Hungary continue to feel satisfied and optimistic about their business, a recent survey by the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK) shows. In almost all answers, managers were even more optimistic than the already very good results of the chamberʼs survey published in April.
5 Top Budget Bars In Budapest
- 2 Nov 2017 2:40 AM
- entertainment
Once upon a time you could enjoy an affordable drink even in Budapest’s most upscale bars. As the city has grown increasingly popular in recent years it follows that prices for a decent alcoholic beverage have also risen. Now there are still places like Stifler, and the various 4/6 pubs, offering 'dribble' for a few hundred forints, but if you’re preference is not to sit in a cheap joint along ...
Fire Brigades Shrinking Dangerously
- 31 Oct 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian firefighters are complaining that their ranks are decreasing and aging, which could become dangerous. The National Directorate General for Disaster Management (Országos Katasztrófavédelmi Főigazgatóság – OKF), on the other hand, doesn’t see any problem and touts growing staff and successful education, reports index.hu.
Local Opinion: Government Plans To Further Boost Tourism
- 20 Oct 2017 8:58 AM
- travel
A pro-government commentator welcomes the Prime Minister’s plan to increase government spending on tourism. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, accuses the government of intending to channel subsidies into the pockets of friends and relatives.
Freedom House Ranks Hungary ‘Free’ In Internet Rights
- 15 Nov 2017 9:00 AM
- tech
US-based rights watchdog Freedom House (FH) ranked Hungary as “free” from the point of view of internet rights in its global internet freedom 2017 report.
EC Raises Hungary GDP Growth Forecasts
- 10 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- business
The European Commission has raised its projections for GDP growth in Hungary to 3.7% for this year and 3.6% for 2018 in a fresh forecast. The projections for 2017 and 2018 were raised from 3.6% and 3.5%, respectively, in the EC’s spring economic forecast, released in May. The EC publishes such forecasts three times a year.
Hungary Pulls Out Of German-Hungarian Forum After 26 Years
- 7 Nov 2017 3:00 AM
- business
For the past 26 years, an annual conference has brought together the foreign affairs ministers of Hungary and Germany, as well as numerous political, economic, scientific and cultural leaders from the two countries, to discuss their multi-faceted cooperation. The German-Hungarian Forum was, since 1992, an important foreign policy tool through which Hungary was able to regularly meet and negotiate ...
Retail Sales Climb 5.4 Pc In September
- 7 Nov 2017 12:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary rose by an annual 5.4 percent in September, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in a first reading of data released on Tuesday. Sales growth accelerated from 4.2 percent in July and 4.7 percent in August. The September increase was 6.0 percent when adjusted for calendar-year effects.
Transylvania’s Hungarian Parties Reject Proposal To Strip Ethnic Hungarians Of Voting Rights
- 3 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
All parties of the ethnic Hungarian minority in Romania’s Transylvanian region have rejected the Democratic Coalition’s proposal to ban those who have never lived in Hungary from voting in the country’s election. The party leaders’ comments were published by the Transylvanian Hungarian daily Krónika on Thursday.
German Firms In Hungary Increasingly Optimistic
- 2 Nov 2017 7:58 AM
- business
German companies operating in Hungary continue to feel satisfied and optimistic about their business, a recent survey by the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK) shows. In almost all answers, managers were even more optimistic than the already very good results of the chamberʼs survey published in April.
5 Top Budget Bars In Budapest
- 2 Nov 2017 2:40 AM
- entertainment
Once upon a time you could enjoy an affordable drink even in Budapest’s most upscale bars. As the city has grown increasingly popular in recent years it follows that prices for a decent alcoholic beverage have also risen. Now there are still places like Stifler, and the various 4/6 pubs, offering 'dribble' for a few hundred forints, but if you’re preference is not to sit in a cheap joint along ...
Fire Brigades Shrinking Dangerously
- 31 Oct 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian firefighters are complaining that their ranks are decreasing and aging, which could become dangerous. The National Directorate General for Disaster Management (Országos Katasztrófavédelmi Főigazgatóság – OKF), on the other hand, doesn’t see any problem and touts growing staff and successful education, reports index.hu.
Local Opinion: Government Plans To Further Boost Tourism
- 20 Oct 2017 8:58 AM
- travel
A pro-government commentator welcomes the Prime Minister’s plan to increase government spending on tourism. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, accuses the government of intending to channel subsidies into the pockets of friends and relatives.