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New Facial Database Of All Hungarian Citizens Planned
- 4 Sep 2015 11:06 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interior ministry would like to create a central facial database containing a photograph of all Hungarian citizens, reports daily online newspaper Napi.hu. According to the legislative proposal appearing on the ministry website, those state organs will have access to the database which are engaged in law enforcement of any kind, including the Hungarian parliament’s security services.
Hungarian Retail Sales Up 7% In July
- 4 Sep 2015 9:21 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary rose by an annual 7% in July, according to preliminary data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH). The increase was the same when adjusted for calendar year effects. The unadjusted rise was slightly down from 7.2% in June. Takarékbank chief analyst András Oszlay said the July retail sales growth was above the 5.8% consensus as well as the bank’s 6.3% estimate.
Inter-State Talks Regarding Belgrade-Budapest Railway Line Commenced
- 4 Sep 2015 9:18 AM
- getting around
Hungary has received the Chinese party’s financing offer relating to the Belgrade-Budapest railway line project, and negotiations on an inter-state agreement have also begun, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told the correspondent of the Hungarian News Agency MTI in Beijing, after his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Vang Yi late Wednesday evening, local time.
Awards for Successful Hungarian Enterprises, June-July 2015
- 4 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The Government holds enterprises in high esteem and helps them to extra funding by publishing calls for tender of operative programmes until the summer of 2017, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the presentation ceremony of the Awards for Successful Enterprises in Budapest at which the Minister this time honoured tourism enterprises.
Xpat Opinion: Political Background Of The Refugee Crisis In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2015 10:50 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz and the ‘average Hungarian’ - There is no politician in Hungary with such an amazing knack for what the Hungarian public wants – or is at least willing to tolerate – as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He might have narrowly lost two winnable elections in 2002 and 2006, but at the same time he built a marginal and culturally ill-fitting party into one that is fundamentally attuned to the ...
'Wine & Music Picnic', Etyek, 5 - 6 September
- 3 Sep 2015 1:14 AM
- food & drink
By We Love Budapest: Rolling vine-covered hills and valleys envelop the picturesque village of Etyek, a rustic community found just 30 kilometers west of Budapest’s city center. This increasingly popular Hungarian wine region hosts seasonal picnics four times a year, and during this weekend’s autumn event, several stone wine cellars ...
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...
Hungary Rejects French Foreign Minister’s “Accusations”
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government rejects any “ignoble accusations” such as recently made by Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister, a state secretary at the Hungarian foreign ministry told a press conference. Levente Magyar spoke after talks with the ambassador or France, who had been summoned to the ministry over his minister’s criticism of Hungary for building a fence along its southern border ...
Hungary Asks Germany To Clear Position On Illegal Migrants
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has asked Germany to clarify the legal situation regarding the movement of illegal migrants within the European Union. Government spokesman András Giró- Szász said that over the past few days the Hungarian government has acted in full observance of EU and Hungarian laws in situations that emerged at Budapest railway stations and other places.
New Facial Database Of All Hungarian Citizens Planned
- 4 Sep 2015 11:06 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interior ministry would like to create a central facial database containing a photograph of all Hungarian citizens, reports daily online newspaper Napi.hu. According to the legislative proposal appearing on the ministry website, those state organs will have access to the database which are engaged in law enforcement of any kind, including the Hungarian parliament’s security services.
Hungarian Retail Sales Up 7% In July
- 4 Sep 2015 9:21 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary rose by an annual 7% in July, according to preliminary data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH). The increase was the same when adjusted for calendar year effects. The unadjusted rise was slightly down from 7.2% in June. Takarékbank chief analyst András Oszlay said the July retail sales growth was above the 5.8% consensus as well as the bank’s 6.3% estimate.
Inter-State Talks Regarding Belgrade-Budapest Railway Line Commenced
- 4 Sep 2015 9:18 AM
- getting around
Hungary has received the Chinese party’s financing offer relating to the Belgrade-Budapest railway line project, and negotiations on an inter-state agreement have also begun, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told the correspondent of the Hungarian News Agency MTI in Beijing, after his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Vang Yi late Wednesday evening, local time.
Awards for Successful Hungarian Enterprises, June-July 2015
- 4 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The Government holds enterprises in high esteem and helps them to extra funding by publishing calls for tender of operative programmes until the summer of 2017, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the presentation ceremony of the Awards for Successful Enterprises in Budapest at which the Minister this time honoured tourism enterprises.
Xpat Opinion: Political Background Of The Refugee Crisis In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2015 10:50 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz and the ‘average Hungarian’ - There is no politician in Hungary with such an amazing knack for what the Hungarian public wants – or is at least willing to tolerate – as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He might have narrowly lost two winnable elections in 2002 and 2006, but at the same time he built a marginal and culturally ill-fitting party into one that is fundamentally attuned to the ...
'Wine & Music Picnic', Etyek, 5 - 6 September
- 3 Sep 2015 1:14 AM
- food & drink
By We Love Budapest: Rolling vine-covered hills and valleys envelop the picturesque village of Etyek, a rustic community found just 30 kilometers west of Budapest’s city center. This increasingly popular Hungarian wine region hosts seasonal picnics four times a year, and during this weekend’s autumn event, several stone wine cellars ...
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...
Hungary Rejects French Foreign Minister’s “Accusations”
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government rejects any “ignoble accusations” such as recently made by Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister, a state secretary at the Hungarian foreign ministry told a press conference. Levente Magyar spoke after talks with the ambassador or France, who had been summoned to the ministry over his minister’s criticism of Hungary for building a fence along its southern border ...
Hungary Asks Germany To Clear Position On Illegal Migrants
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has asked Germany to clarify the legal situation regarding the movement of illegal migrants within the European Union. Government spokesman András Giró- Szász said that over the past few days the Hungarian government has acted in full observance of EU and Hungarian laws in situations that emerged at Budapest railway stations and other places.