720 result(s) for local council
Woman Making Bomb Threats Detained In Budapest
- 6 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police caught a 42-year-old woman on Tuesday who had threatened to blow up several tax offices. The woman was arrested on Ferenc körút in the Ninth District shortly after she made phone calls from a public phone booth threatening several state institutions.
Tata Wins Hungarian Landscape Award
- 5 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas presented the accolade to the winner of the Hungarian Landscape Award competition, the Tata-based Által Brook Catchment Area Restoration and Development Association, at a ceremony in Tata on Friday. Second prize was awarded to Szentes local authority for its programme to restore the wildlife of the Kurca watercourse.
Xpat Opinion: Divisions Among Protesters Aver Agreements With Hungarian Govt
- 24 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the preliminary agreements between the Ministry of Human Resources and protesting teachers’ trade unions and student organisations, Népszabadság believes the government has managed to divide the protest movements which forced it to retreat before the Christmas holidays.
Hungarian Impoverished Demand ‘Car-Boot’ Style Flea-Markets
- 8 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
An increasing number of people struggling to stay afloat in Hungary’s draconian austerity and economic climate have demanded that the government and local councils allow them to vender their “"junk" to generate a meagre living. Elderly and unemployed citizens told Budapest Report that they have no formal vending site to sell their scrap and unwanted belongings.
Administrative District Offices Formed In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
District offices were reintroduced on 1 January (thirty years after the abolition of the system of administrative districts), within a new organisational structure and with new goals. There are 175 district offices outside Budapest, and twenty-three in the capital. These will carry out administrative tasks below county level.
Hungarian Students Turn On PM In Second Wave Of Protests
- 14 Dec 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of university students blocked Budapest’s Elizabeth Bridge in a spontaneous demonstration on Wednesday as they protested against government cuts in funding for post-secondary education. It was part of a wave of protests that began on Monday and continued across the country on Wednesday.
Court Annuls Ban On Public Homeless In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2012 8:06 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court has struck down as unconstitutional a ban imposed on homeless people which would have prevented them from living in public areas.
Main Obstacles To Concluding A Loan Agreement With IMF & EU Have Been Removed
- 12 Nov 2012 8:06 AM
- business
In an interview for Hungarian News Agency MTI, the Prime Minister said that the government has made efforts to endure that the excessive deficit procedure Hungary has been subject to since 2004 will end. With reference to the European Commission's Wednesday report which forecast a deficit-to-GDP ratio of 2.9 percent and a growth rate of 0.3 percent for Hungary next year, the Prime Minister said ...
A Positive Image Of The Roma Must Be Developed In Hungary
- 6 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Roma minority should trust in the rights afforded them by the constitution and break its victim mentality while the majority should stop sweeping Roma problems under the carpet, Hungary's Minister of Human Resources told “The future of the European Roma” conference on Monday.
Woman Making Bomb Threats Detained In Budapest
- 6 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police caught a 42-year-old woman on Tuesday who had threatened to blow up several tax offices. The woman was arrested on Ferenc körút in the Ninth District shortly after she made phone calls from a public phone booth threatening several state institutions.
Tata Wins Hungarian Landscape Award
- 5 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas presented the accolade to the winner of the Hungarian Landscape Award competition, the Tata-based Által Brook Catchment Area Restoration and Development Association, at a ceremony in Tata on Friday. Second prize was awarded to Szentes local authority for its programme to restore the wildlife of the Kurca watercourse.
Xpat Opinion: Divisions Among Protesters Aver Agreements With Hungarian Govt
- 24 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the preliminary agreements between the Ministry of Human Resources and protesting teachers’ trade unions and student organisations, Népszabadság believes the government has managed to divide the protest movements which forced it to retreat before the Christmas holidays.
Hungarian Impoverished Demand ‘Car-Boot’ Style Flea-Markets
- 8 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
An increasing number of people struggling to stay afloat in Hungary’s draconian austerity and economic climate have demanded that the government and local councils allow them to vender their “"junk" to generate a meagre living. Elderly and unemployed citizens told Budapest Report that they have no formal vending site to sell their scrap and unwanted belongings.
Administrative District Offices Formed In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
District offices were reintroduced on 1 January (thirty years after the abolition of the system of administrative districts), within a new organisational structure and with new goals. There are 175 district offices outside Budapest, and twenty-three in the capital. These will carry out administrative tasks below county level.
Hungarian Students Turn On PM In Second Wave Of Protests
- 14 Dec 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of university students blocked Budapest’s Elizabeth Bridge in a spontaneous demonstration on Wednesday as they protested against government cuts in funding for post-secondary education. It was part of a wave of protests that began on Monday and continued across the country on Wednesday.
Court Annuls Ban On Public Homeless In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2012 8:06 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court has struck down as unconstitutional a ban imposed on homeless people which would have prevented them from living in public areas.
Main Obstacles To Concluding A Loan Agreement With IMF & EU Have Been Removed
- 12 Nov 2012 8:06 AM
- business
In an interview for Hungarian News Agency MTI, the Prime Minister said that the government has made efforts to endure that the excessive deficit procedure Hungary has been subject to since 2004 will end. With reference to the European Commission's Wednesday report which forecast a deficit-to-GDP ratio of 2.9 percent and a growth rate of 0.3 percent for Hungary next year, the Prime Minister said ...
A Positive Image Of The Roma Must Be Developed In Hungary
- 6 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Roma minority should trust in the rights afforded them by the constitution and break its victim mentality while the majority should stop sweeping Roma problems under the carpet, Hungary's Minister of Human Resources told “The future of the European Roma” conference on Monday.