521 result(s) for journalists in Articles
Hungarian Govt Decisions “Transparent”
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is committed to transparent decision-making, the prime minister told journalists. Viktor Orbán was responding to a journalist’s question regarding remarks made by former ambassador to the United States in Hungary, Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, who is reported as having written in a recently published book that the prime minister would regularly sit down with the national ...
Hungary’s Great Tokaj Wine Auction Tops € 100 000
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Bidders keen to procure their exclusive, limited Tokaji wine at the Confrérie de Tokaj’s third Great Tokaj Wine Auction on 25th April raised a final hammer price of € 100 415, continuing the upwards trend of the first two auctions (€ 67 500 in 2013, € 90 433 in 2014). An impressive three quarters of the lots were sold and several lots more than doubled. Lively bidding set Szepsy Winery’s Úrágya ...
Government To Wind Up Toxic Waste Dump Site In Budapest’s 9th District
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pest county prefect Richárd Tornai told InfoRadio on Monday that the government would remove some 17o tons of toxic waste illegally stored in unsafe conditions in Budapest’s 9th District by the end of May. The remaining 2500 tons of waste are to be removed in the weeks and months to follow. On April 9th Hungarian news site 444.hu broke the story that hundreds of barrels of toxic waste were being ...
Hungarian Contractors Could Get Two-Thirds Of Paks Construction
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Two-thirds of the construction work involved with the upgrade of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant could be done by local companies, Valeriy Limarenko, president of general contractor NIAEP, a unit of Russia’s state-owned nuclear company Rosatom, told journalists in Minsk.
Hungary’s PM Comments On Vajna Casinos, Alleged Habony Ties
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told journalists that a contested casino concession, won by the government’s film commissioner Andrew Vajna, was good for the budget, saying he wished all casino operators “huge profits so they can pay more taxes”. In reply to journalists’ questions, Orbán also denied having any official ties with Árpád Habony, who is reported to be an informal political advisor to the ...
Anti Corruption Protests Held Across Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-corruption protests took place across Hungary today. In Budapest the demonstration started in front of the Eiffel Palace Office Building near the Nyugati (western) train station. A few minutes before the scheduled start of the protest it seemed as though police and members of the press would outnumber the protesters.
Hungary’s Public TV News Anchor Assaulted
- 15 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A news anchor of public news channel M1 was attacked and beaten up at the lakeside resort of Balatonfüred, in western Hungary, public news channel M1 reported on Tuesday. The attackers first asked Miklós Borsa if he was a news reader, then assaulted him, shouting “you can lie now!” Borsa is “relatively well”, but is not fit to work, M1 said.
British School Pupils In Budapest Interview Vác Football Chairman
- 26 Mar 2015 8:02 AM
- specials
As part of their newspaper project some Year 6 pupils at BISB kindly requested to interview Mr John Marshall the Chairman of Vác FC last week as they searched for stories to feature in their international sports section. The club were happy to accept and in line with their social initiative ‘Vác FC in the Community’ the Vác FC Owner was more than delighted to participate.
Tarlós Denies Decision Made On Budapest Congestion Charge
- 24 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
No decision has been made on whether to introduce a congestion charge in Budapest, the city’s mayor said at a session of the municipal assembly. István Tarlós said no decision had been made concerning either the extent of the zone or the fee. He said efforts were being made in Brussels to “fend off” any requirement to introduce a congestion charge.
Hungarian Govt Decisions “Transparent”
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is committed to transparent decision-making, the prime minister told journalists. Viktor Orbán was responding to a journalist’s question regarding remarks made by former ambassador to the United States in Hungary, Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, who is reported as having written in a recently published book that the prime minister would regularly sit down with the national ...
Hungary’s Great Tokaj Wine Auction Tops € 100 000
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Bidders keen to procure their exclusive, limited Tokaji wine at the Confrérie de Tokaj’s third Great Tokaj Wine Auction on 25th April raised a final hammer price of € 100 415, continuing the upwards trend of the first two auctions (€ 67 500 in 2013, € 90 433 in 2014). An impressive three quarters of the lots were sold and several lots more than doubled. Lively bidding set Szepsy Winery’s Úrágya ...
Government To Wind Up Toxic Waste Dump Site In Budapest’s 9th District
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pest county prefect Richárd Tornai told InfoRadio on Monday that the government would remove some 17o tons of toxic waste illegally stored in unsafe conditions in Budapest’s 9th District by the end of May. The remaining 2500 tons of waste are to be removed in the weeks and months to follow. On April 9th Hungarian news site 444.hu broke the story that hundreds of barrels of toxic waste were being ...
Hungarian Contractors Could Get Two-Thirds Of Paks Construction
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Two-thirds of the construction work involved with the upgrade of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant could be done by local companies, Valeriy Limarenko, president of general contractor NIAEP, a unit of Russia’s state-owned nuclear company Rosatom, told journalists in Minsk.
Hungary’s PM Comments On Vajna Casinos, Alleged Habony Ties
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told journalists that a contested casino concession, won by the government’s film commissioner Andrew Vajna, was good for the budget, saying he wished all casino operators “huge profits so they can pay more taxes”. In reply to journalists’ questions, Orbán also denied having any official ties with Árpád Habony, who is reported to be an informal political advisor to the ...
Anti Corruption Protests Held Across Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-corruption protests took place across Hungary today. In Budapest the demonstration started in front of the Eiffel Palace Office Building near the Nyugati (western) train station. A few minutes before the scheduled start of the protest it seemed as though police and members of the press would outnumber the protesters.
Hungary’s Public TV News Anchor Assaulted
- 15 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A news anchor of public news channel M1 was attacked and beaten up at the lakeside resort of Balatonfüred, in western Hungary, public news channel M1 reported on Tuesday. The attackers first asked Miklós Borsa if he was a news reader, then assaulted him, shouting “you can lie now!” Borsa is “relatively well”, but is not fit to work, M1 said.
British School Pupils In Budapest Interview Vác Football Chairman
- 26 Mar 2015 8:02 AM
- specials
As part of their newspaper project some Year 6 pupils at BISB kindly requested to interview Mr John Marshall the Chairman of Vác FC last week as they searched for stories to feature in their international sports section. The club were happy to accept and in line with their social initiative ‘Vác FC in the Community’ the Vác FC Owner was more than delighted to participate.
Tarlós Denies Decision Made On Budapest Congestion Charge
- 24 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
No decision has been made on whether to introduce a congestion charge in Budapest, the city’s mayor said at a session of the municipal assembly. István Tarlós said no decision had been made concerning either the extent of the zone or the fee. He said efforts were being made in Brussels to “fend off” any requirement to introduce a congestion charge.