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European Commission & Budapest Disagree On Interpretation Of Land Laws
- 16 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is trying to point out the faults in regulations governing the sale of arable land in the European Union-15 to try to escape the legal proceedings initiated against it because of its own restrictive ownership laws.
Modern Cities To Ensure 1,200 Bn Forints For Urban Development
- 14 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government’s Modern Cities programme will ensure a total of 1,200 billion forints (EUR 4bn) for Hungary’s largest cities, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in northern Hungary’s Eger, adding that the sum would be distributed on basis of locally made decisions. Orbán referred to an earlier practice of “experts in Budapest” deciding how to meet the needs of other cities, and said that that ...
14 More Hungarians In Yemen
- 14 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is aware of 14 Hungarians who want to leave Yemen, Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó told state news agency MTI on Monday. The group of 26 Hungarians flown out of Yemen on Sunday have arrived in Khartoum, where they were received by embassy officials and are in good health. They include a woman seven months pregnant, and children.
Govt Promises Free Meals For Poorer Kids In Hungary
- 10 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s crèches and kindergartens will offer poorer children three meals a day free of charge from September on, János Lázár, the cabinet chief, said. Some 320,000 children will be eligible for the free meals while welloff parents will still be charged for their children’s meals. On another subject, Lázár said that the government’s job protection scheme will be extended to farm workers in the ...
Hungarian Gov’t Throws Lifeline To Brokerage Victims
- 10 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The government will provide Ft 2 billion in the coming days to 84 local governments that lost money in the Buda-Cash brokerage scandal to help them pay for salaries and welfare transfers, PMO Minister János Lázár announced yesterday.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Supports Anti-IS Mission Proposal
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliament should approve the government’s proposal on the country’s participation in the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation, the foreign minister said.Joining the international mission is a duty for Hungary as the country belongs to the western community, Péter Szijjártó told a press conference after a closed session of parliament’s ...
Autoliv Creates 700 New Jobs In Hungary
- 8 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Swedish automotive safety manufacture Autoliv will create 700 new jobs in Hungary by expanding its seatbelt manufacturing plant in Sopronkövesd. The decision was announced on 23 February at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: High Stakes At Hungary’s Tapolca By-Election
- 7 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A week before the Tapolca by-election, a conservative analyst admits that the stakes are indeed high for Fidesz, but criticises Cabinet Minister János Lázár for warning local voters of the possible negative consequences of choosing opposition parties.
New Documents Reveal How Hungary’s Malév Went Bankrupt
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
A new Hungarian airline company under the name of Veritas should have been operational ten months before the Malév bankruptcy. However, this did not happen as state investors intentionally delayed the star while Malév was consuming an enormous amount of state funds recently published inside documents reveal about the 2012 Malév-case.
European Commission & Budapest Disagree On Interpretation Of Land Laws
- 16 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is trying to point out the faults in regulations governing the sale of arable land in the European Union-15 to try to escape the legal proceedings initiated against it because of its own restrictive ownership laws.
Modern Cities To Ensure 1,200 Bn Forints For Urban Development
- 14 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government’s Modern Cities programme will ensure a total of 1,200 billion forints (EUR 4bn) for Hungary’s largest cities, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in northern Hungary’s Eger, adding that the sum would be distributed on basis of locally made decisions. Orbán referred to an earlier practice of “experts in Budapest” deciding how to meet the needs of other cities, and said that that ...
14 More Hungarians In Yemen
- 14 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is aware of 14 Hungarians who want to leave Yemen, Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó told state news agency MTI on Monday. The group of 26 Hungarians flown out of Yemen on Sunday have arrived in Khartoum, where they were received by embassy officials and are in good health. They include a woman seven months pregnant, and children.
Govt Promises Free Meals For Poorer Kids In Hungary
- 10 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s crèches and kindergartens will offer poorer children three meals a day free of charge from September on, János Lázár, the cabinet chief, said. Some 320,000 children will be eligible for the free meals while welloff parents will still be charged for their children’s meals. On another subject, Lázár said that the government’s job protection scheme will be extended to farm workers in the ...
Hungarian Gov’t Throws Lifeline To Brokerage Victims
- 10 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The government will provide Ft 2 billion in the coming days to 84 local governments that lost money in the Buda-Cash brokerage scandal to help them pay for salaries and welfare transfers, PMO Minister János Lázár announced yesterday.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Supports Anti-IS Mission Proposal
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliament should approve the government’s proposal on the country’s participation in the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation, the foreign minister said.Joining the international mission is a duty for Hungary as the country belongs to the western community, Péter Szijjártó told a press conference after a closed session of parliament’s ...
Autoliv Creates 700 New Jobs In Hungary
- 8 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Swedish automotive safety manufacture Autoliv will create 700 new jobs in Hungary by expanding its seatbelt manufacturing plant in Sopronkövesd. The decision was announced on 23 February at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: High Stakes At Hungary’s Tapolca By-Election
- 7 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A week before the Tapolca by-election, a conservative analyst admits that the stakes are indeed high for Fidesz, but criticises Cabinet Minister János Lázár for warning local voters of the possible negative consequences of choosing opposition parties.
New Documents Reveal How Hungary’s Malév Went Bankrupt
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
A new Hungarian airline company under the name of Veritas should have been operational ten months before the Malév bankruptcy. However, this did not happen as state investors intentionally delayed the star while Malév was consuming an enormous amount of state funds recently published inside documents reveal about the 2012 Malév-case.