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Amnesty International Calls “Locking Refugees” A New Low In Hungary
- 13 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s refugee policy reached a “new low” with the decision to “lock refugees into containers”, Amnesty International (AI) said on Friday. The international human rights organisation responded to government office chief János Lázár’s Thursday announcement that asylum seekers in Hungary will be required to remain in shelters comprised of containers during the assessment period.
Opposition Parties Criticise PM’s State Of The Nation Address
- 13 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties voiced criticism of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s state of the nation address on Friday, saying that he had failed to address Hungary’s actual problems. The radical nationalist Jobbik party said that important issues such as corruption and the “smear campaigns” launched against his political opponents were missing from Orbán’s speech.
Pragmatic Brexit Deal In Hungary’s Interest
- 10 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
It is important for Hungary that negotiations over conditions attached to Britain’s exit from the European Union should not be of a punitive nature but pragmatic, and Britain can count on the Hungarian government’s support in reaching an acceptable deal, László Szabó, parliamentary state secretary for foreign affairs, said in London late on Thursday after meeting officials from the UK’s foreign ...
Nézőpont Survey Shows German Press Critical Of Hungary
- 10 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
A survey by the Nézőpont Institute showed that 60 percent of reports about Hungary in the German press were critical in 2016, an unprecedentedly high figure compared with the institute’s earlier surveys.
Recipe Of The Week: Pörkölt (Stew)
- 10 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- food & drink
I chose the pörkölt, because lot of Hungarian specialties are based on our national stew (pörkölt). If you know how the pörkölt is made, you are one step closer to preparing some typical Hungarian foods, especially a very tasty goulash.
Hungary Prepares For Floods
- 10 Feb 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
River levels are rising in Hungary as snow and ice melts, particularly on the River Tisza which flows from the north-east of the country to the south. Preparations for flooding have been made along 525km of the Tisza, the National Water Directorate (OVF) said.
New Budapest-Amsterdam Cheap Flights
- 9 Feb 2017 9:55 AM
- travel
Low-cost carrier easyJet has just launched its first service between Hungary and the Netherlands. This service to Amsterdam operates three times a week, and is Budapest’s second link to the Dutch capital, providing "an additional 500 one-way weekly seats on the direct service".
Hungary’s Household Wealth Second Lowest Among Eurozone Countries
- 9 Feb 2017 9:30 AM
- business
The average household wealth in Hungary amounts to EUR 50,800, a mere 22.7 percent of the Eurozone average, meaning average wealth would need to increase 440 percent to reach that average, and 500 percent to reach that of neighboring Austria. Neighboring Slovakia’s average household wealth surpasses Hungary’s by 30 percent, while Poland’s is nearly twice as high.
Hungarian Commercial Real Estate Market Grows 107% In 2016
- 6 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- property
Investors spent EUR 1.54 billion in 2016 on the Hungarian commercial real estate market, surpassing the 2015 level of EUR 745 million by 107%, says a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal by real estate services firm CBRE Hungary.
Amnesty International Calls “Locking Refugees” A New Low In Hungary
- 13 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s refugee policy reached a “new low” with the decision to “lock refugees into containers”, Amnesty International (AI) said on Friday. The international human rights organisation responded to government office chief János Lázár’s Thursday announcement that asylum seekers in Hungary will be required to remain in shelters comprised of containers during the assessment period.
Opposition Parties Criticise PM’s State Of The Nation Address
- 13 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties voiced criticism of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s state of the nation address on Friday, saying that he had failed to address Hungary’s actual problems. The radical nationalist Jobbik party said that important issues such as corruption and the “smear campaigns” launched against his political opponents were missing from Orbán’s speech.
Pragmatic Brexit Deal In Hungary’s Interest
- 10 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
It is important for Hungary that negotiations over conditions attached to Britain’s exit from the European Union should not be of a punitive nature but pragmatic, and Britain can count on the Hungarian government’s support in reaching an acceptable deal, László Szabó, parliamentary state secretary for foreign affairs, said in London late on Thursday after meeting officials from the UK’s foreign ...
Nézőpont Survey Shows German Press Critical Of Hungary
- 10 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
A survey by the Nézőpont Institute showed that 60 percent of reports about Hungary in the German press were critical in 2016, an unprecedentedly high figure compared with the institute’s earlier surveys.
Recipe Of The Week: Pörkölt (Stew)
- 10 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- food & drink
I chose the pörkölt, because lot of Hungarian specialties are based on our national stew (pörkölt). If you know how the pörkölt is made, you are one step closer to preparing some typical Hungarian foods, especially a very tasty goulash.
Hungary Prepares For Floods
- 10 Feb 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
River levels are rising in Hungary as snow and ice melts, particularly on the River Tisza which flows from the north-east of the country to the south. Preparations for flooding have been made along 525km of the Tisza, the National Water Directorate (OVF) said.
New Budapest-Amsterdam Cheap Flights
- 9 Feb 2017 9:55 AM
- travel
Low-cost carrier easyJet has just launched its first service between Hungary and the Netherlands. This service to Amsterdam operates three times a week, and is Budapest’s second link to the Dutch capital, providing "an additional 500 one-way weekly seats on the direct service".
Hungary’s Household Wealth Second Lowest Among Eurozone Countries
- 9 Feb 2017 9:30 AM
- business
The average household wealth in Hungary amounts to EUR 50,800, a mere 22.7 percent of the Eurozone average, meaning average wealth would need to increase 440 percent to reach that average, and 500 percent to reach that of neighboring Austria. Neighboring Slovakia’s average household wealth surpasses Hungary’s by 30 percent, while Poland’s is nearly twice as high.
Hungarian Commercial Real Estate Market Grows 107% In 2016
- 6 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- property
Investors spent EUR 1.54 billion in 2016 on the Hungarian commercial real estate market, surpassing the 2015 level of EUR 745 million by 107%, says a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal by real estate services firm CBRE Hungary.