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Casino Visitor Numbers Rise Sharply In Hungary
- 7 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The number of visitors to Hungarian casinos rose sharply after a ban on slot machines in pubs was introduced in the autumn of 2012, data in a written response to a query by an MP show. In the letter from state secretary András Tállai responding to the query by MP István Ikotity of green party LMP, data show visitor numbers to Hungarian casinos rose from 205,000 in 2011 to 300,000 in 2012.
CEU Business School Launches New Business Analytics Master's Program
- 29 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- specials
Become a business decision maker who examines data and executes data & analytics strategies to drive business value. There is already a shortage of data scientists and business analysts due to the Big Data boom. Businesses and other organizations increasingly recognize the potential value of the huge amounts of data produced and archived each day, indeed every minute and second, if such data is ...
Budapest Olympics 2024: Hungarian Bid Not Without Risks
- 29 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
A feasibility study on the 2024 Summer Olympics – for which the Hungarian capital is to submit its application – obtained by the left-wing newspaper Népszabadság points out that the necessity of a strong political and social consensus over the issue while underlining the risks of tight deadlines in the case of some investments and the HUF 6-700bn (USD214m) price tag of the needed public transport ...
Low Pay Leaves Hungary’s Tax Office NAV Short Of Staff
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Tax and Customs Office (NAV) is suffering an extremely serious shortage of staff, the weekly Figyelõ reports, referring to a NAV document drawn up for the Economy Ministry. The note states that the equivalent of an entire regional office’s staff left the tax authority in the past year. The decline in personnel is said to due to the low salaries, as NAV employees receive Ft 70,000-160,000 less ...
WWI Centenary Exhibition Opens At Várkert Bazár
- 17 Jul 2015 12:50 PM
- community & culture
An exhibition on the “war between brothers” that was the First World War which has opened in Budapest’s Várkert Bazár events centre at the foot of Budapest castle has been hailed as the most important exhibition of the year at its opening. The exhibition portrays the horrors of First World War battlefields and the world of the hinterlands.
Roma Stopped From Flying From Budapest To Canada
- 13 Jul 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Roma are being prevented from boarding flights from Budapest to Canada since direct connections were re-established two weeks ago, according to president Mihály Dancs of the Roma Civil Rights Movement. The would-be travellers have valid tickets, and most also have letters of invitation, although Canada does not impose a visa requirement on Hungarians, Dancs pointed out.
Synthetic Drugs: Hungary Is Sitting On A Ticking Time Bomb
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The recent disturbing rise in the consumption of cheap and unregulated substances known as “designer drugs”, which have recetly resulted in several deaths across the country, could mean that Hungary is sitting on a ticking time bomb and the country is on the edge of a new type of public health crisis, journalist Csaba Lukács writes in the daily newspaper Magyar Nemzet.
Ends 20 Sept: Robert Capa & John G. Morris, Capa Center Budapest
- 22 Jun 2015 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Capa in Color presents the color work of the world-renowned Hungarian-born photographer taken between 1938 and 1954. The show was first exhibited in New York last year. This is the first time that the Capa Center cooperates with the International Center of Photography (ICP), one of the most distinguished photography institutions of the world.
Hungarian NGOs Call For Reform Of Campaign Finance Rules
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
NGOs in Hungary have turned to lawmakers with a call to reform campaign finance rules and to clean up corruption. The civil organisations Transparency International Magyarország, Átlátszó and K-Monitor together with think-tank Political Capital sent an open letter to parliamentarians to coincide with a conference held on Wednesday on transparency in local government and campaign finance.
Casino Visitor Numbers Rise Sharply In Hungary
- 7 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The number of visitors to Hungarian casinos rose sharply after a ban on slot machines in pubs was introduced in the autumn of 2012, data in a written response to a query by an MP show. In the letter from state secretary András Tállai responding to the query by MP István Ikotity of green party LMP, data show visitor numbers to Hungarian casinos rose from 205,000 in 2011 to 300,000 in 2012.
CEU Business School Launches New Business Analytics Master's Program
- 29 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- specials
Become a business decision maker who examines data and executes data & analytics strategies to drive business value. There is already a shortage of data scientists and business analysts due to the Big Data boom. Businesses and other organizations increasingly recognize the potential value of the huge amounts of data produced and archived each day, indeed every minute and second, if such data is ...
Budapest Olympics 2024: Hungarian Bid Not Without Risks
- 29 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
A feasibility study on the 2024 Summer Olympics – for which the Hungarian capital is to submit its application – obtained by the left-wing newspaper Népszabadság points out that the necessity of a strong political and social consensus over the issue while underlining the risks of tight deadlines in the case of some investments and the HUF 6-700bn (USD214m) price tag of the needed public transport ...
Low Pay Leaves Hungary’s Tax Office NAV Short Of Staff
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Tax and Customs Office (NAV) is suffering an extremely serious shortage of staff, the weekly Figyelõ reports, referring to a NAV document drawn up for the Economy Ministry. The note states that the equivalent of an entire regional office’s staff left the tax authority in the past year. The decline in personnel is said to due to the low salaries, as NAV employees receive Ft 70,000-160,000 less ...
WWI Centenary Exhibition Opens At Várkert Bazár
- 17 Jul 2015 12:50 PM
- community & culture
An exhibition on the “war between brothers” that was the First World War which has opened in Budapest’s Várkert Bazár events centre at the foot of Budapest castle has been hailed as the most important exhibition of the year at its opening. The exhibition portrays the horrors of First World War battlefields and the world of the hinterlands.
Roma Stopped From Flying From Budapest To Canada
- 13 Jul 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Roma are being prevented from boarding flights from Budapest to Canada since direct connections were re-established two weeks ago, according to president Mihály Dancs of the Roma Civil Rights Movement. The would-be travellers have valid tickets, and most also have letters of invitation, although Canada does not impose a visa requirement on Hungarians, Dancs pointed out.
Synthetic Drugs: Hungary Is Sitting On A Ticking Time Bomb
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The recent disturbing rise in the consumption of cheap and unregulated substances known as “designer drugs”, which have recetly resulted in several deaths across the country, could mean that Hungary is sitting on a ticking time bomb and the country is on the edge of a new type of public health crisis, journalist Csaba Lukács writes in the daily newspaper Magyar Nemzet.
Ends 20 Sept: Robert Capa & John G. Morris, Capa Center Budapest
- 22 Jun 2015 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Capa in Color presents the color work of the world-renowned Hungarian-born photographer taken between 1938 and 1954. The show was first exhibited in New York last year. This is the first time that the Capa Center cooperates with the International Center of Photography (ICP), one of the most distinguished photography institutions of the world.
Hungarian NGOs Call For Reform Of Campaign Finance Rules
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
NGOs in Hungary have turned to lawmakers with a call to reform campaign finance rules and to clean up corruption. The civil organisations Transparency International Magyarország, Átlátszó and K-Monitor together with think-tank Political Capital sent an open letter to parliamentarians to coincide with a conference held on Wednesday on transparency in local government and campaign finance.