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Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány Strikes Back
- 28 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As former PM Gyurcsány denies having leaked his famous “lie-speech”, left-wing columnists suggest that the publication of the tapes and even the riots which followed could have been orchestrated by Fidesz politicians. Pro-government commentators, on the other hand, contend that Gyurcsány’s involvement in the leak is beyond doubt.
Opposition Slams Budapest 2014 Budget Draft Before Vote
- 27 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Spending contained in the 2014 draft budget of the Budapest City Council, to be voted on later on Wednesday, is significantly lower than last year and could jeopardise basic services, opposition municipal lawmakers have said.
Hungarian Court Rules Car Loan In Valid, Setting Possible Precedent
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
A ruling by the municipal court declaring a contract for a car loan invalid on the ground that a trader signed it instead of a bank, could set a precedent, paving the way for several thousand annulments of contracts, Magyar Nemzet daily said.
Memorial Plaque For Romanian Handball Player Marian Cozma Killed In Hungary
- 19 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
A bronze memorial plaque was placed in front of the night club in Veszprém, where Romanian handball player Marian Cozma, member of MKB Veszprém handball team, was killed five years ago.
Hungary’s Media Authority To Sign Community Broadcast Licence With Klubrádió
- 7 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The national media authority NMHH will sign a contract with Klubrádió on awarding the commercial broadcaster a licence to operate as a community broadcaster next Thursday, the authority told MTI. Under the contract, the radio operating now on the commercial Budapest 95.3 MHz frequency will switch over to the community Budapest 92.9 MHz frequency on Feb. 14, the authority said.
Xpat Opinion: Some Facts About A Monument To The “Memory Of All Victims” In Budapest
- 31 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
You may have heard the news. Plans are underway to erect a monument in downtown Budapest on Szabadság tér – or, Freedom Square – that would call to mind the date that the Nazi German occupation of Hungary began, March 19, 1944, and be dedicated “to the memory of all victims.”
Price Cut In Budapest Public Transport – BKK Passes Cost 10% Less
- 9 Jan 2014 10:45 AM
- getting around
The General Assembly of Budapest approved the motion for BKK’s public transport pass prices to be decreased by 10% from 1 January 2014. Costs of the most frequently purchased pass types required for daily commutes to work and school will be reduced.
Hungary’s Waste Management Agency Offers 1.55 Billion Forints In Subsidies
- 7 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s state-owned National Waste Management Agency (OHÜ) has offered 1.55 billion forints (EUR 5.2m) in subsidies for waste management projects and developments. Tenders for the free financing are expected from Jan. 10 to Feb. 15.
Now On: West Of Transylvania, East Of The Hungarian Great Plain, Museum Of Ethnography
- 27 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Fekete-Körös Valley is situated to the south-east of Nagyvárad (Oradea, Romania) between the Apuseni Mountains (Munţii Apuseni) in Romania and the Great Hungarian Plain. The region was settled by Hungarians – with a focus on its fertile plateau – during the time of the Árpád Dynasty, while the first historical references to Romanian villages date to the end of the 16th century.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány Strikes Back
- 28 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As former PM Gyurcsány denies having leaked his famous “lie-speech”, left-wing columnists suggest that the publication of the tapes and even the riots which followed could have been orchestrated by Fidesz politicians. Pro-government commentators, on the other hand, contend that Gyurcsány’s involvement in the leak is beyond doubt.
Opposition Slams Budapest 2014 Budget Draft Before Vote
- 27 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Spending contained in the 2014 draft budget of the Budapest City Council, to be voted on later on Wednesday, is significantly lower than last year and could jeopardise basic services, opposition municipal lawmakers have said.
Hungarian Court Rules Car Loan In Valid, Setting Possible Precedent
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
A ruling by the municipal court declaring a contract for a car loan invalid on the ground that a trader signed it instead of a bank, could set a precedent, paving the way for several thousand annulments of contracts, Magyar Nemzet daily said.
Memorial Plaque For Romanian Handball Player Marian Cozma Killed In Hungary
- 19 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
A bronze memorial plaque was placed in front of the night club in Veszprém, where Romanian handball player Marian Cozma, member of MKB Veszprém handball team, was killed five years ago.
Hungary’s Media Authority To Sign Community Broadcast Licence With Klubrádió
- 7 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The national media authority NMHH will sign a contract with Klubrádió on awarding the commercial broadcaster a licence to operate as a community broadcaster next Thursday, the authority told MTI. Under the contract, the radio operating now on the commercial Budapest 95.3 MHz frequency will switch over to the community Budapest 92.9 MHz frequency on Feb. 14, the authority said.
Xpat Opinion: Some Facts About A Monument To The “Memory Of All Victims” In Budapest
- 31 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
You may have heard the news. Plans are underway to erect a monument in downtown Budapest on Szabadság tér – or, Freedom Square – that would call to mind the date that the Nazi German occupation of Hungary began, March 19, 1944, and be dedicated “to the memory of all victims.”
Price Cut In Budapest Public Transport – BKK Passes Cost 10% Less
- 9 Jan 2014 10:45 AM
- getting around
The General Assembly of Budapest approved the motion for BKK’s public transport pass prices to be decreased by 10% from 1 January 2014. Costs of the most frequently purchased pass types required for daily commutes to work and school will be reduced.
Hungary’s Waste Management Agency Offers 1.55 Billion Forints In Subsidies
- 7 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s state-owned National Waste Management Agency (OHÜ) has offered 1.55 billion forints (EUR 5.2m) in subsidies for waste management projects and developments. Tenders for the free financing are expected from Jan. 10 to Feb. 15.
Now On: West Of Transylvania, East Of The Hungarian Great Plain, Museum Of Ethnography
- 27 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Fekete-Körös Valley is situated to the south-east of Nagyvárad (Oradea, Romania) between the Apuseni Mountains (Munţii Apuseni) in Romania and the Great Hungarian Plain. The region was settled by Hungarians – with a focus on its fertile plateau – during the time of the Árpád Dynasty, while the first historical references to Romanian villages date to the end of the 16th century.