736 result(s) for local council
Xpat Opinion: Historic Hungarian-Serbian Reconciliation
- 2 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian analysts appreciate the efforts made by Serbia’s leaders to relegate nationalist hatreds to the past, as the two presidents paid joint tribute to the victims of World War II massacres.“Sin has no nationality” runs the headline in Népszabadság over a report by István Tanács about a ceremony attended by the two presidents, János Áder of Hungary and Tomislav Nikolić of Serbia in Csúrog ...
New Bills Passed On Bars, Courts & TV Switch In Hungary
- 24 Jun 2013 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Parliament voted for a tax on “ruin bars” and lowered the fees charged for removing sewage by 10% among a number of bills passed on Friday. The bill on “ruin pubs”, submitted by Fifth District mayor Antal Rogán, states that local councils may charge Ft 20 per day per customer from August 1 to businesses selling alcoholic beverages in World Heritage sites. Local councils must devote those revenues ...
Sports Hall To Replace Local Asian Market In Budapest
- 19 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
The Eighth District plans to demolish the local Asian market in order to launch a Ft 4.2 billion construction project to build sports facilities, Népszabadság reports.
Hungary's Pécs Buys Water Works Back For €1
- 29 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The city of Pécs will buy Suez Environnement’s 51% stake in local water works Pécsi Vízmû for €1 while the government will pay the French company Ft 3 billion in compensation for the town’s unilateral cancellation of the contract in 2009.
Herend Porcelain, Pálinka & Grape Marc Pálinka Now Hungaricums
- 25 Mar 2013 8:02 AM
- shopping
Herend porcelain, which is one of Hungary's acknowledged symbols which it is a value and a privilege to own, as well as pálinka and grape marc pálinka, which are already regarded as the nation's unique specialities, are from today officially Hungaricums - announced Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas following the meeting of the Hungaricum Committee in Herend.
Invitation: TEDxDanubia 2013, Budapest, 22 March
- 14 Mar 2013 2:55 AM
- community & culture
We would like to introduce you an unconventional conference, the TEDxDanubia. This is the first official, independently organized TEDx event in Hungary based on the legendary TED conferences. The goal of the conference is to bring together the most exciting, most innovative and most inspiring thinkers and creators of the region and cross the lines of our everyday lives.
Police Work Favourably Assessed In Hungary
- 13 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Local councils, schools and parent organisations, generally have a favourable view of the work done by police, according to a nationwide survey commissioned by the Interior Ministry.
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: Historic Hungarian-Serbian Reconciliation
- 2 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian analysts appreciate the efforts made by Serbia’s leaders to relegate nationalist hatreds to the past, as the two presidents paid joint tribute to the victims of World War II massacres.“Sin has no nationality” runs the headline in Népszabadság over a report by István Tanács about a ceremony attended by the two presidents, János Áder of Hungary and Tomislav Nikolić of Serbia in Csúrog ...
New Bills Passed On Bars, Courts & TV Switch In Hungary
- 24 Jun 2013 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Parliament voted for a tax on “ruin bars” and lowered the fees charged for removing sewage by 10% among a number of bills passed on Friday. The bill on “ruin pubs”, submitted by Fifth District mayor Antal Rogán, states that local councils may charge Ft 20 per day per customer from August 1 to businesses selling alcoholic beverages in World Heritage sites. Local councils must devote those revenues ...
Sports Hall To Replace Local Asian Market In Budapest
- 19 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
The Eighth District plans to demolish the local Asian market in order to launch a Ft 4.2 billion construction project to build sports facilities, Népszabadság reports.
Hungary's Pécs Buys Water Works Back For €1
- 29 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The city of Pécs will buy Suez Environnement’s 51% stake in local water works Pécsi Vízmû for €1 while the government will pay the French company Ft 3 billion in compensation for the town’s unilateral cancellation of the contract in 2009.
Herend Porcelain, Pálinka & Grape Marc Pálinka Now Hungaricums
- 25 Mar 2013 8:02 AM
- shopping
Herend porcelain, which is one of Hungary's acknowledged symbols which it is a value and a privilege to own, as well as pálinka and grape marc pálinka, which are already regarded as the nation's unique specialities, are from today officially Hungaricums - announced Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas following the meeting of the Hungaricum Committee in Herend.
Invitation: TEDxDanubia 2013, Budapest, 22 March
- 14 Mar 2013 2:55 AM
- community & culture
We would like to introduce you an unconventional conference, the TEDxDanubia. This is the first official, independently organized TEDx event in Hungary based on the legendary TED conferences. The goal of the conference is to bring together the most exciting, most innovative and most inspiring thinkers and creators of the region and cross the lines of our everyday lives.
Police Work Favourably Assessed In Hungary
- 13 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Local councils, schools and parent organisations, generally have a favourable view of the work done by police, according to a nationwide survey commissioned by the Interior Ministry.
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.