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Tourist Guest Nights Up 1.5% In July
- 13 Sep 2017 10:08 AM
- travel
In July, the number of nights spent by international tourists in commercial accommodation rose by 2.6%, while nights spent by domestic tourists were up 0.7% compared to a year earlier. Total gross revenues of accommodation establishments grew by 18% at current prices, according to a first release of July data from the Central Statistical Office (KSH).
UNHCR Chief In Hungary: Security, Protection Of Refugees Not Incompatible
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The protection of refugees is not incompatible with guaranteeing security, the head of the United Nations’ Refugee Agency (UNHCR) told a press conference in Budapest. It is not only a right but a duty of every country to protect its borders and guarantee the security of its citizens, Filippo Grandi said after visiting the Hungarian-Serbian border area and holding talks with Hungary’s Foreign ...
Election CTTEE Rejects Referendum Bids On Cannabis Legalisation, Euro
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) rejected referendum initiatives on the legalisation of cannabis and the introduction of the euro at a meeting on Tuesday. The NVB rejected two referendum questions on the legalisation of cannabis submitted by the Liberal Party on the grounds that they were unclear.
Castle & Palace Renovation Program To Start This Year
- 13 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- property
By the end of this year, restoration work on 15 castles and palaces in Hungary will begin, according to the government commissioner in charge of the project. The total budget for renovation of 39 sites amounts to HUF 55 billion, notes a report in daily Világgazdaság, with work expected to be completed in 2019.
Jobbik To File Articles Of Impeachment Against Áder
- 12 Sep 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party will file articles of impeachment against President János Áder on the first day of parliament’s autumn session, the party’s group leader announced. Jobbik believes the president breached the constitution by signing the law on billboard advertising in June, János Volner said.
Population Decline In Hungary Calls For Urgent Response
- 12 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
On the opening day of the four-day Budapest meeting of the Regional Committee for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO), Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that while the European demographic problem calls for an urgent response, the issue of population decline must be resolved through the reinforcement of family policy, rather than through migration.
Fidesz Calls For National Security Probe Into Reports Of IS’s Fake Syrian Passports
- 12 Sep 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
The Fidesz deputy head of parliament’s national security committee has called for a national security investigation into reports that the Islamic State terrorist group is using fake Syrian passports to infiltrate its militants into Europe.
More Opportunities To Hear One Of The Best Orchestras In Concert For Free
- 8 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
From the organisers:
Audiences in Albertirsa, Baja, Jánoshalma, Szeged, Balatonboglár and Budapest, get ready! The Budapest Festival Orchestra will once again hold free concerts around the country between 9 and 15 September.
Prominent Public Figures Get Behind Push To Bring The Euro To Hungary
- 8 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
New center-right party Polgári Világ (Civil World) has released the names of numerous prominent public figures who are lending their support to the party’s push to introduce the euro as Hungary’s currency, Magyar Nemzet reports.
Tourist Guest Nights Up 1.5% In July
- 13 Sep 2017 10:08 AM
- travel
In July, the number of nights spent by international tourists in commercial accommodation rose by 2.6%, while nights spent by domestic tourists were up 0.7% compared to a year earlier. Total gross revenues of accommodation establishments grew by 18% at current prices, according to a first release of July data from the Central Statistical Office (KSH).
UNHCR Chief In Hungary: Security, Protection Of Refugees Not Incompatible
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The protection of refugees is not incompatible with guaranteeing security, the head of the United Nations’ Refugee Agency (UNHCR) told a press conference in Budapest. It is not only a right but a duty of every country to protect its borders and guarantee the security of its citizens, Filippo Grandi said after visiting the Hungarian-Serbian border area and holding talks with Hungary’s Foreign ...
Election CTTEE Rejects Referendum Bids On Cannabis Legalisation, Euro
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) rejected referendum initiatives on the legalisation of cannabis and the introduction of the euro at a meeting on Tuesday. The NVB rejected two referendum questions on the legalisation of cannabis submitted by the Liberal Party on the grounds that they were unclear.
Castle & Palace Renovation Program To Start This Year
- 13 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- property
By the end of this year, restoration work on 15 castles and palaces in Hungary will begin, according to the government commissioner in charge of the project. The total budget for renovation of 39 sites amounts to HUF 55 billion, notes a report in daily Világgazdaság, with work expected to be completed in 2019.
Jobbik To File Articles Of Impeachment Against Áder
- 12 Sep 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party will file articles of impeachment against President János Áder on the first day of parliament’s autumn session, the party’s group leader announced. Jobbik believes the president breached the constitution by signing the law on billboard advertising in June, János Volner said.
Population Decline In Hungary Calls For Urgent Response
- 12 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
On the opening day of the four-day Budapest meeting of the Regional Committee for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO), Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that while the European demographic problem calls for an urgent response, the issue of population decline must be resolved through the reinforcement of family policy, rather than through migration.
Fidesz Calls For National Security Probe Into Reports Of IS’s Fake Syrian Passports
- 12 Sep 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
The Fidesz deputy head of parliament’s national security committee has called for a national security investigation into reports that the Islamic State terrorist group is using fake Syrian passports to infiltrate its militants into Europe.
More Opportunities To Hear One Of The Best Orchestras In Concert For Free
- 8 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
From the organisers:
Audiences in Albertirsa, Baja, Jánoshalma, Szeged, Balatonboglár and Budapest, get ready! The Budapest Festival Orchestra will once again hold free concerts around the country between 9 and 15 September.
Prominent Public Figures Get Behind Push To Bring The Euro To Hungary
- 8 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
New center-right party Polgári Világ (Civil World) has released the names of numerous prominent public figures who are lending their support to the party’s push to introduce the euro as Hungary’s currency, Magyar Nemzet reports.