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Gov’t Calls Off Repatriation Programme
- 14 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet is scrapping its Come Home Youth scheme designed to lure expatriate Hungarians back to the homeland, Economy Minister Mihály Varga announced. The scheme launched last year offered financial aid to those who returned from abroad, as well as assistance in finding employment and housing.
Budapest Hospital Launches “Adopt A Ward” Scheme For Refurbishment
- 9 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
St. Margit Hospital in Budapest has launched an “adopt a ward” scheme, seeking help or financial support for the building’s refurbishment, the daily Népszabadság reports. The hospital which has 256 active beds and 31 outpatient departments is seeking the refurbishment of its entire intensive care unit, cardiology department and several wards and bathrooms in other departments.
Budapest A Cappella Festival, Várkert Bazár, 17 - 19 June
- 8 Jun 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The latest music festival of Budapest, the purely vocal Budapest A Cappella Festival – featuring music versatile in space, time and genre – introduces exciting international productions and the very best from Hungary. The program will be organized by Hangvető on June 17-19 at the Várkert Bazár Öntőház courtyard – also sponsoring the event – as part of the Dunapest (contemporary all-art festival).
Auchan To Launch Home Delivery
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Auchan plans to launch its home delivery service in the autumn, the French-owned hypermarket chain told Magyar Idõk. Online ordered retail deliveries expanded by 16% last year, exceeding the average increase in retail trade, Auchan noted.
Hungary Marks Trianon Anniversary
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commemorative events were held over the weekend throughout Hungary and the Carpathian Basin to mark the Day of National Cohesion, held on June 4, the anniversary of the signing of the WWI Trianon peace treaty. Hungarian communities have become stronger not only in the Carpathian Basin but across the world in the past decade, House Speaker László Kövér said on a commercial radio channel. June 4 ...
Hungarian-Slovak Authorities Capture People Smugglers
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A joint Hungarian-Slovak team of investigators took the members of an international criminal organisation engaged in people smuggling into custody, the National Police announced on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Soros Campaign Intensifies In Hungary
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A full-fledged witch hunt is taking place in Hungary against a not-at-all favorite son, George Soros. Two weeks ago I already wrote a post on the Orbán government’s reaction to the less than flattering remarks of Bill Clinton about Poland and Hungary, two countries that decided that “democracy is too much trouble [and] they want Putin-like leadership.”
EC Steps Up Infringement Procedure Over Farmland Sale Restrictions
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The European Commission said it stepped up an infringement procedure against Hungary for restrictions on farmland. “Hungary has a very restrictive system which imposes a complete ban on the acquisition of land by legal entities and an obligation on the buyer to farm the land himself,” the commission said.
Moscow Still Eyes Hungarian-Russian Airline
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- travel
Moscow is still considering establishing a joint Hungarian-Russian airline, but it would need to be market-based, not a subsidised carrier, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said yesterday in Venice, news agency RIA Novosti reported, according to Hungarian news agency MTI.
Gov’t Calls Off Repatriation Programme
- 14 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet is scrapping its Come Home Youth scheme designed to lure expatriate Hungarians back to the homeland, Economy Minister Mihály Varga announced. The scheme launched last year offered financial aid to those who returned from abroad, as well as assistance in finding employment and housing.
Budapest Hospital Launches “Adopt A Ward” Scheme For Refurbishment
- 9 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
St. Margit Hospital in Budapest has launched an “adopt a ward” scheme, seeking help or financial support for the building’s refurbishment, the daily Népszabadság reports. The hospital which has 256 active beds and 31 outpatient departments is seeking the refurbishment of its entire intensive care unit, cardiology department and several wards and bathrooms in other departments.
Budapest A Cappella Festival, Várkert Bazár, 17 - 19 June
- 8 Jun 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The latest music festival of Budapest, the purely vocal Budapest A Cappella Festival – featuring music versatile in space, time and genre – introduces exciting international productions and the very best from Hungary. The program will be organized by Hangvető on June 17-19 at the Várkert Bazár Öntőház courtyard – also sponsoring the event – as part of the Dunapest (contemporary all-art festival).
Auchan To Launch Home Delivery
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Auchan plans to launch its home delivery service in the autumn, the French-owned hypermarket chain told Magyar Idõk. Online ordered retail deliveries expanded by 16% last year, exceeding the average increase in retail trade, Auchan noted.
Hungary Marks Trianon Anniversary
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commemorative events were held over the weekend throughout Hungary and the Carpathian Basin to mark the Day of National Cohesion, held on June 4, the anniversary of the signing of the WWI Trianon peace treaty. Hungarian communities have become stronger not only in the Carpathian Basin but across the world in the past decade, House Speaker László Kövér said on a commercial radio channel. June 4 ...
Hungarian-Slovak Authorities Capture People Smugglers
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A joint Hungarian-Slovak team of investigators took the members of an international criminal organisation engaged in people smuggling into custody, the National Police announced on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Soros Campaign Intensifies In Hungary
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A full-fledged witch hunt is taking place in Hungary against a not-at-all favorite son, George Soros. Two weeks ago I already wrote a post on the Orbán government’s reaction to the less than flattering remarks of Bill Clinton about Poland and Hungary, two countries that decided that “democracy is too much trouble [and] they want Putin-like leadership.”
EC Steps Up Infringement Procedure Over Farmland Sale Restrictions
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The European Commission said it stepped up an infringement procedure against Hungary for restrictions on farmland. “Hungary has a very restrictive system which imposes a complete ban on the acquisition of land by legal entities and an obligation on the buyer to farm the land himself,” the commission said.
Moscow Still Eyes Hungarian-Russian Airline
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- travel
Moscow is still considering establishing a joint Hungarian-Russian airline, but it would need to be market-based, not a subsidised carrier, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said yesterday in Venice, news agency RIA Novosti reported, according to Hungarian news agency MTI.