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Budapest Metro 3 Renovation To Wait Until June 2017
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The renovation of Budapest’s busiest Metro Line 3, the running of which was interrupted recently due to emergency maintenance, is foreseen to start in June 2017, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said on Friday, according to reports.
Xenophobia Skyrocketing In Hungary, Surveys Reveal
- 18 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Since it has been assessed, xenophobia in Hungary has never been as high as it is today, Hungarian online news portal index.hu reported today based on two separate surveys. This comes after a massive campaign by the Hungarian government against “migrants” prior to the October referendum on the EU’s planned refugee quotas, which ended as invalid.
Transparency International Slams PM
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s defence of Antal Rogán after the Cabinet Office chief was caught lying sends the message to voters that those in power can do anything and corruption cases have no consequence, the head of Transparency International’s (TI) Hungarian office said Wednesday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Skipped EU Foreign Ministers’ Meeting On Trump
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As Foreign Minister Péter Szíjjártó demonstratively absented himself from the meeting where EU foreign ministers discussed the implications of Donald Trump’s presidency on Sunday, columnists across the political spectrum wonder if a more isolationist US would threaten European security.
Urged Unified Regulations In Hungary Could Hurt Airbnb
- 15 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- travel
The Association of Hungarian Hotels is urging changes in the law so that owners of private condos offered for rent should meet the same registration requirements as hotels and hospitality facilities, according to a report by news portal index.hu. Such regulations would significantly hurt how Airbnb does its business here in Hungary.
Hungary To End Sales Of Residency Bonds
- 3 Nov 2016 3:35 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government plans to stop selling residency bonds, Cabinet Chief János Lázár said today, according to reports, as the program is no longer needed since the countryʼs upgrades by rating agencies. Radical nationalist party Jobbik made its support for a proposed constitutional amendment by Fidesz conditional on the cessation of sales of the bonds.
Russian Military Intelligence Tied To Alleged Hungarian Cop Killer
- 1 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian news site Index.hu has found that the assailant behind Wednesday’s murder of a police officer has ties to Russia’s foreign military intelligence agency, the Glavnoye Razvedyvatel’noye Upravleniye (GRU).
Central Bank Initiates Police Procedure Against Journalist
- 30 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Claiming a violation of business secrecy rules, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) is reported to have initiated a police procedure against Gergely Brückner, a journalist of Hungarian weekly Figyelő, for a series of articles he wrote on the topic of the Hungarian state buying MKB Bank and then selling it on to a consortium of buyers, according to Hungarian online news portal index.hu.
Xpat Opinion: Russian Military Intelligence And The Hungarian National Front
- 29 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’d wager to say that not too many people are familiar with a far-right paramilitary organization called Magyar Nemzeti Arcvonal (Hungarian National Front or MNA), although it is perhaps the most important group of its kind today. It espouses the tenets of Hungarism, the brainchild of Ferenc Szálasi, leader of the Arrowcross party which, in the late 1930s, had, for a short while, one million ...
Budapest Metro 3 Renovation To Wait Until June 2017
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The renovation of Budapest’s busiest Metro Line 3, the running of which was interrupted recently due to emergency maintenance, is foreseen to start in June 2017, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said on Friday, according to reports.
Xenophobia Skyrocketing In Hungary, Surveys Reveal
- 18 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Since it has been assessed, xenophobia in Hungary has never been as high as it is today, Hungarian online news portal index.hu reported today based on two separate surveys. This comes after a massive campaign by the Hungarian government against “migrants” prior to the October referendum on the EU’s planned refugee quotas, which ended as invalid.
Transparency International Slams PM
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s defence of Antal Rogán after the Cabinet Office chief was caught lying sends the message to voters that those in power can do anything and corruption cases have no consequence, the head of Transparency International’s (TI) Hungarian office said Wednesday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Skipped EU Foreign Ministers’ Meeting On Trump
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As Foreign Minister Péter Szíjjártó demonstratively absented himself from the meeting where EU foreign ministers discussed the implications of Donald Trump’s presidency on Sunday, columnists across the political spectrum wonder if a more isolationist US would threaten European security.
Urged Unified Regulations In Hungary Could Hurt Airbnb
- 15 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- travel
The Association of Hungarian Hotels is urging changes in the law so that owners of private condos offered for rent should meet the same registration requirements as hotels and hospitality facilities, according to a report by news portal index.hu. Such regulations would significantly hurt how Airbnb does its business here in Hungary.
Hungary To End Sales Of Residency Bonds
- 3 Nov 2016 3:35 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government plans to stop selling residency bonds, Cabinet Chief János Lázár said today, according to reports, as the program is no longer needed since the countryʼs upgrades by rating agencies. Radical nationalist party Jobbik made its support for a proposed constitutional amendment by Fidesz conditional on the cessation of sales of the bonds.
Russian Military Intelligence Tied To Alleged Hungarian Cop Killer
- 1 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian news site Index.hu has found that the assailant behind Wednesday’s murder of a police officer has ties to Russia’s foreign military intelligence agency, the Glavnoye Razvedyvatel’noye Upravleniye (GRU).
Central Bank Initiates Police Procedure Against Journalist
- 30 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Claiming a violation of business secrecy rules, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) is reported to have initiated a police procedure against Gergely Brückner, a journalist of Hungarian weekly Figyelő, for a series of articles he wrote on the topic of the Hungarian state buying MKB Bank and then selling it on to a consortium of buyers, according to Hungarian online news portal index.hu.
Xpat Opinion: Russian Military Intelligence And The Hungarian National Front
- 29 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’d wager to say that not too many people are familiar with a far-right paramilitary organization called Magyar Nemzeti Arcvonal (Hungarian National Front or MNA), although it is perhaps the most important group of its kind today. It espouses the tenets of Hungarism, the brainchild of Ferenc Szálasi, leader of the Arrowcross party which, in the late 1930s, had, for a short while, one million ...