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Russian Rosatom Pledges Full Transparency For Paks Expansion Project
- 25 Sep 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The contracted preparation and construction of the Paks nuclear plant upgrade will be fully transparent throughout the entire investment and will comply with European Union directives, Alexey Likhachev, head of Russian energy giant Rosatom, said in talks on the construction phase with János Süli, the minister without portfolio responsible for the project.
EP Committee Head: Delegation Made Routine Visit To Hungary
- 25 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A delegation of the European Parliament’s budgetary control committee should make more frequent visits to Hungary in the future in order to prevent that visits are seen in a “sensationalist manner”, the head of the committee Ingeborg Grassle said.
Video: Police Shut Budapest Bar For Overcharging
- 25 Sep 2017 8:50 AM
- entertainment
Police have closed down a bar in downtown Budapest and arrested four people for overcharging tourists. During an operation held on Thursday night, police caught employees of the bar in the fifth district red-handed as they billed 170,000 forints (EUR 550) for two bottles of champagne and two glasses of spirits to a Japanese citizen, the police website said on Friday.
Emergency Management Agency Acquired Twenty-Five Fire Engines
- 25 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
Emergency Management Agency’s vehicle fleet is expanded by twenty-five all Hungarian made fire engines with a total value of over three billion forints. The vehicles will be transferred to sixteen counties across the country, according to the ministry of internal affairs.
Local Opinion: Hungary Well On Its Way To Becoming A Police State
- 25 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
On Wednesday, LMP parliamentarian and national security committee member Bernadett Szél held a joint press conference with László Majtényi, founder of the Eötvös Károly Institute, to discuss the implications of Fidesz’s war on NGOs and the use of Hungary’s national security services for political purposes. Szél and Majtényi’s remarks implied that lines are blurring between politics and national ...
Hungarians Have One Of The Lowest Salaries In Europe
- 25 Sep 2017 8:00 AM
- business
The average gross wage in Hungary rose by an annual 13.1 percent to 941 euros (290,450 forints) in July, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.
World Press Photo Opens In Museum Of Ethnography
- 23 Sep 2017 1:00 AM
- community & culture
The World Press Photo exhibition, along with Hungarian category 3rd prize winner Bence Máté’s show, will be on display between Sept. 21 and Oct. 23 in the Museum of Ethnography in Budapest. Speaking to the press before the opening ceremony, Tamás Révész, organiser of the Hungarian show, said that from 80,000 submitted photographs around 150 had been chosen.
Hungary Budget Runs 3.2 Billion Euros Deficit At End-August
- 22 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- business
Hungary’s cash flow-based budget deficit, excluding local councils, was at 979.9 billion forints (EUR 3.2bn) at the end of August, the economy ministry confirmed in a second reading of data released on Thursday. The deficit reached 84 percent of the 1,166.4 billion forint full-year target.
Govt To Cut Payroll Tax 2.5 Pps Next Year
- 22 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- business
Hungary’s government plans to cut the payroll tax by 2.5 percentage points next year rather than by 2pps in reaction to fast wage growth, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. Varga noted that the government had agreed with employers and unions late last year to reduce the payroll tax by a further 2 percentage points in 2018 but would widen the cut to 2.5 percentage points if gross wage growth ...
Russian Rosatom Pledges Full Transparency For Paks Expansion Project
- 25 Sep 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The contracted preparation and construction of the Paks nuclear plant upgrade will be fully transparent throughout the entire investment and will comply with European Union directives, Alexey Likhachev, head of Russian energy giant Rosatom, said in talks on the construction phase with János Süli, the minister without portfolio responsible for the project.
EP Committee Head: Delegation Made Routine Visit To Hungary
- 25 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A delegation of the European Parliament’s budgetary control committee should make more frequent visits to Hungary in the future in order to prevent that visits are seen in a “sensationalist manner”, the head of the committee Ingeborg Grassle said.
Video: Police Shut Budapest Bar For Overcharging
- 25 Sep 2017 8:50 AM
- entertainment
Police have closed down a bar in downtown Budapest and arrested four people for overcharging tourists. During an operation held on Thursday night, police caught employees of the bar in the fifth district red-handed as they billed 170,000 forints (EUR 550) for two bottles of champagne and two glasses of spirits to a Japanese citizen, the police website said on Friday.
Emergency Management Agency Acquired Twenty-Five Fire Engines
- 25 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
Emergency Management Agency’s vehicle fleet is expanded by twenty-five all Hungarian made fire engines with a total value of over three billion forints. The vehicles will be transferred to sixteen counties across the country, according to the ministry of internal affairs.
Local Opinion: Hungary Well On Its Way To Becoming A Police State
- 25 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
On Wednesday, LMP parliamentarian and national security committee member Bernadett Szél held a joint press conference with László Majtényi, founder of the Eötvös Károly Institute, to discuss the implications of Fidesz’s war on NGOs and the use of Hungary’s national security services for political purposes. Szél and Majtényi’s remarks implied that lines are blurring between politics and national ...
Hungarians Have One Of The Lowest Salaries In Europe
- 25 Sep 2017 8:00 AM
- business
The average gross wage in Hungary rose by an annual 13.1 percent to 941 euros (290,450 forints) in July, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.
World Press Photo Opens In Museum Of Ethnography
- 23 Sep 2017 1:00 AM
- community & culture
The World Press Photo exhibition, along with Hungarian category 3rd prize winner Bence Máté’s show, will be on display between Sept. 21 and Oct. 23 in the Museum of Ethnography in Budapest. Speaking to the press before the opening ceremony, Tamás Révész, organiser of the Hungarian show, said that from 80,000 submitted photographs around 150 had been chosen.
Hungary Budget Runs 3.2 Billion Euros Deficit At End-August
- 22 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- business
Hungary’s cash flow-based budget deficit, excluding local councils, was at 979.9 billion forints (EUR 3.2bn) at the end of August, the economy ministry confirmed in a second reading of data released on Thursday. The deficit reached 84 percent of the 1,166.4 billion forint full-year target.
Govt To Cut Payroll Tax 2.5 Pps Next Year
- 22 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- business
Hungary’s government plans to cut the payroll tax by 2.5 percentage points next year rather than by 2pps in reaction to fast wage growth, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. Varga noted that the government had agreed with employers and unions late last year to reduce the payroll tax by a further 2 percentage points in 2018 but would widen the cut to 2.5 percentage points if gross wage growth ...