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Orbán’s Cabinet Submits Amendment To Higher Education Law
- 16 Oct 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has submitted an amendment to Hungary’s higher education law, aimed at extending the deadline for foreign universities to meet the law’s criteria, enacted in spring, by one year. Justice Minister László Trócsányi told a press conference on Friday that despite “all pressure lacking any legal foundations” the government upholds its position that “Hungarian laws apply to all, even to ...
Hungary Seeks To Restore Low-Capacity Rail Links With Slovakia
- 16 Oct 2017 1:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s government is committed to reopening low-capacity rail lines to Slovakia, foreign ministry state secretary Levente Magyar said on Friday. Addressing a free university of ethnic Hungarian mayors and councillors in Slovakia’s Velky Meder/Nagymegyer, he said the plan involves six existing railway lines that are currently out of operation.
Origo Film Section Staff Resign
- 13 Oct 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The entire staff of Origo’s Filmklub has resigned following publication of a political article on the website’s film section without their knowledge.
Sports Centre To Be Built At Déli Railway Station
- 13 Oct 2017 8:42 AM
- sport
Plans are under way to build a sports and recreation centre with several facilities next to Budapest’s Déli railway station, daily Magyar Hírlap said on Thursday, citing a public procurement announcement for the project.
House Speaker: Orbán Gov’t “Needs At Least One More” Cycle To “Achieve Goals”
- 11 Oct 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The Orbán government needs “another one or two cycles to implement its programmes” aimed at “determining the country’s long-term future and restoring order in moral and economic terms”, the house speaker said in an interview published in pro-government daily Magyar Hírlap. László Kövér said that priority should be given to “reversing the current demographic trends by raising the fertility rate ...
Prosecutor’s Office Has Ordered An Investigation Against Jobbik
- 11 Oct 2017 10:46 AM
- current affairs
The prosecutor’s office has ordered an investigation against Jobbik based on a petition by the State Audit Office of Hungary, reports Magyar Nemzet.
Official: Govt Has No Plans To Squeeze Out Foreign Retail Chains
- 9 Oct 2017 8:58 AM
- business
Commissioner for trade policy Kristóf Szatmáry dismissed the suggestion that the government plans to squeeze out foreign food retailers from the market. In an interview to daily Magyar Idők, he responded to a report suggesting that after the 2018 elections, the government wants to shrink the ownership slice of food retailers held by foreign multinationals, just as they have done in the media as ...
Xpat Opinion: National Consultation On The ’Soros Plan’
- 9 Oct 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
Pundits express sharply contrasting views on the government’s ‘national consultation’ on migration. One side sees it as a propaganda project based on lies, while the other considers the campaign an expression of self-defence against pressure from global elites.
'OctoberFest Budapest' @ Kincsem Park, 5 - 8 October
- 5 Oct 2017 11:44 AM
- food & drink
'The world's biggest beer festival' is being organised again in Budapest at the start of October. Visitors can experience the feeling of drinking in the real Bavarian Oktoberfest Big Tent, which is brought to Budapest from Munich for the 5th such event here in Hungary. The best craft breweries from Hungary, Bavaria and many other countries are available at this four-day event featuring more than ...
Orbán’s Cabinet Submits Amendment To Higher Education Law
- 16 Oct 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has submitted an amendment to Hungary’s higher education law, aimed at extending the deadline for foreign universities to meet the law’s criteria, enacted in spring, by one year. Justice Minister László Trócsányi told a press conference on Friday that despite “all pressure lacking any legal foundations” the government upholds its position that “Hungarian laws apply to all, even to ...
Hungary Seeks To Restore Low-Capacity Rail Links With Slovakia
- 16 Oct 2017 1:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary’s government is committed to reopening low-capacity rail lines to Slovakia, foreign ministry state secretary Levente Magyar said on Friday. Addressing a free university of ethnic Hungarian mayors and councillors in Slovakia’s Velky Meder/Nagymegyer, he said the plan involves six existing railway lines that are currently out of operation.
Origo Film Section Staff Resign
- 13 Oct 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The entire staff of Origo’s Filmklub has resigned following publication of a political article on the website’s film section without their knowledge.
Sports Centre To Be Built At Déli Railway Station
- 13 Oct 2017 8:42 AM
- sport
Plans are under way to build a sports and recreation centre with several facilities next to Budapest’s Déli railway station, daily Magyar Hírlap said on Thursday, citing a public procurement announcement for the project.
House Speaker: Orbán Gov’t “Needs At Least One More” Cycle To “Achieve Goals”
- 11 Oct 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The Orbán government needs “another one or two cycles to implement its programmes” aimed at “determining the country’s long-term future and restoring order in moral and economic terms”, the house speaker said in an interview published in pro-government daily Magyar Hírlap. László Kövér said that priority should be given to “reversing the current demographic trends by raising the fertility rate ...
Prosecutor’s Office Has Ordered An Investigation Against Jobbik
- 11 Oct 2017 10:46 AM
- current affairs
The prosecutor’s office has ordered an investigation against Jobbik based on a petition by the State Audit Office of Hungary, reports Magyar Nemzet.
Official: Govt Has No Plans To Squeeze Out Foreign Retail Chains
- 9 Oct 2017 8:58 AM
- business
Commissioner for trade policy Kristóf Szatmáry dismissed the suggestion that the government plans to squeeze out foreign food retailers from the market. In an interview to daily Magyar Idők, he responded to a report suggesting that after the 2018 elections, the government wants to shrink the ownership slice of food retailers held by foreign multinationals, just as they have done in the media as ...
Xpat Opinion: National Consultation On The ’Soros Plan’
- 9 Oct 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
Pundits express sharply contrasting views on the government’s ‘national consultation’ on migration. One side sees it as a propaganda project based on lies, while the other considers the campaign an expression of self-defence against pressure from global elites.
'OctoberFest Budapest' @ Kincsem Park, 5 - 8 October
- 5 Oct 2017 11:44 AM
- food & drink
'The world's biggest beer festival' is being organised again in Budapest at the start of October. Visitors can experience the feeling of drinking in the real Bavarian Oktoberfest Big Tent, which is brought to Budapest from Munich for the 5th such event here in Hungary. The best craft breweries from Hungary, Bavaria and many other countries are available at this four-day event featuring more than ...