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Tarlós: Budapest To Buy M3 Replacement Buses If No Govt Decision Made By Deadline
- 30 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The capital will use its own funds to buy replacement buses for the M3 metro line while it is being revamped, if the government does not give guarantees that it will cover the extra cost of contracting bus services instead of buying buses, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said.
Moody’s Upgrades Hungary’s Banking System Outlook To Positive
- 30 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the outlook of Hungary’s banking system to positive, the rating agency said today in a report entitled “Banking System Outlook - Hungary”. Moodyʼs noted, however, that government support for banks in the EU, including Hungary, is less certain under the provisions of the EUʼs Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive.
DK, Liberals Criticise Hungary’s PM Orbán Over ‘Anti-EU’ Remarks
- 28 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán should stop pursuing his “anti-EU” policies and cancel the government’s national referendum on mandatory migrant quotas to be held in the autumn, the opposition Democratic Coalition said. “With the referendum Hungary, too, may end up finding itself outside the EU,” a spokesman for the leftist party said.
Government Spokesperson: The Decision Of The British People Must Be Respected
- 27 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“Whatever the people of Britain decide at the referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union, that decision must be respected”, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said on Hungarian M1 television’s Thursday evening current affairs program.
Xpat Opinion: Ferenc Gyurcsány: “Disintegration Or Something Else?”
- 24 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As always, Hungarian Spectrum welcomes democratic voices from and about Hungary. Today Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister of Hungary between 2004 and 2009, offers his solutions to the ills of western democracies. Mr. Gyurcsány is currently the chairman of Demokratikus Koalíció, which he established in 2011.
Lázár: Hungary ‘Honoured’ To Be UK’s Partner In EU
- 24 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
British voters have the right to express their views on their country’s European Union membership, but Hungary wants to make clear that it is “honoured” to be Britain’s partner in the bloc, government office chief János Lázár said at a regular news briefing. Lázár said the government will discuss and assess the UK’s referendum on EU membership in detail at a cabinet meeting on Friday.
State, EBRD Buy 15% Stakes In Erste Bank Hungary
- 22 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian state and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) today finalized acquisition of 15% stakes each in the local unit of Austrian banking group Erste, as per an agreement made in February 2015, Hungarian news agency MTI reported. Hungary reportedly paid HUF 38.9 billion for its 15% stake.
Free Public Access To Lake Balaton Shores Endangered By Govt Subsidy Cuts
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Free public access to the shores of Lake Balaton is likely to become a thing of the past now that the government has decided to reduce a state supplement to the local council tourism tax, the opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) said.
Hungary Beats Austria, Creates Community & Celebrations
- 17 Jun 2016 1:00 AM
- sport
Rapture in Bordeaux, runs the Népszabadság headline in the aftermath of Hungary’ surprise 2 to 0 win over Austria on Tuesday. Hungary’s victory against the favourite side in that draw is seen as magnificent by local and international media alike - particularly as it is the first match the Hungarian team has played in an important international football championship for 44 years. This news filled ...
Tarlós: Budapest To Buy M3 Replacement Buses If No Govt Decision Made By Deadline
- 30 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The capital will use its own funds to buy replacement buses for the M3 metro line while it is being revamped, if the government does not give guarantees that it will cover the extra cost of contracting bus services instead of buying buses, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said.
Moody’s Upgrades Hungary’s Banking System Outlook To Positive
- 30 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the outlook of Hungary’s banking system to positive, the rating agency said today in a report entitled “Banking System Outlook - Hungary”. Moodyʼs noted, however, that government support for banks in the EU, including Hungary, is less certain under the provisions of the EUʼs Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive.
DK, Liberals Criticise Hungary’s PM Orbán Over ‘Anti-EU’ Remarks
- 28 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán should stop pursuing his “anti-EU” policies and cancel the government’s national referendum on mandatory migrant quotas to be held in the autumn, the opposition Democratic Coalition said. “With the referendum Hungary, too, may end up finding itself outside the EU,” a spokesman for the leftist party said.
Government Spokesperson: The Decision Of The British People Must Be Respected
- 27 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“Whatever the people of Britain decide at the referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union, that decision must be respected”, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said on Hungarian M1 television’s Thursday evening current affairs program.
Xpat Opinion: Ferenc Gyurcsány: “Disintegration Or Something Else?”
- 24 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As always, Hungarian Spectrum welcomes democratic voices from and about Hungary. Today Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister of Hungary between 2004 and 2009, offers his solutions to the ills of western democracies. Mr. Gyurcsány is currently the chairman of Demokratikus Koalíció, which he established in 2011.
Lázár: Hungary ‘Honoured’ To Be UK’s Partner In EU
- 24 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
British voters have the right to express their views on their country’s European Union membership, but Hungary wants to make clear that it is “honoured” to be Britain’s partner in the bloc, government office chief János Lázár said at a regular news briefing. Lázár said the government will discuss and assess the UK’s referendum on EU membership in detail at a cabinet meeting on Friday.
State, EBRD Buy 15% Stakes In Erste Bank Hungary
- 22 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian state and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) today finalized acquisition of 15% stakes each in the local unit of Austrian banking group Erste, as per an agreement made in February 2015, Hungarian news agency MTI reported. Hungary reportedly paid HUF 38.9 billion for its 15% stake.
Free Public Access To Lake Balaton Shores Endangered By Govt Subsidy Cuts
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Free public access to the shores of Lake Balaton is likely to become a thing of the past now that the government has decided to reduce a state supplement to the local council tourism tax, the opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) said.
Hungary Beats Austria, Creates Community & Celebrations
- 17 Jun 2016 1:00 AM
- sport
Rapture in Bordeaux, runs the Népszabadság headline in the aftermath of Hungary’ surprise 2 to 0 win over Austria on Tuesday. Hungary’s victory against the favourite side in that draw is seen as magnificent by local and international media alike - particularly as it is the first match the Hungarian team has played in an important international football championship for 44 years. This news filled ...