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Hungary’s Wizz Air Allows Use Of Electronic Devices On Board
- 30 Jan 2014 5:45 AM
- travel
Hungarian low-fare airline Wizz Air is allowing the use of personal electronic devices for the full duration of flights, the carrier said. Wizz Air announced the new policy after the European Aviation Safety Agency published guidance in December expanding the use of devices such as tablets, smartphones, e-readers and MP3 players, to all phases of flight.
Xpat Opinion: Scandal Of The Year? Russian-Hungarian Nuclear Pact
- 30 Jan 2014 5:40 AM
- current affairs
The headlines in Hungarian weeklies illustrate a growing controversy over the planned addition of two Russian-made blocks to the existing Paks nuclear power station: “The scandal of the year” (168 óra); “Eastern Block” (Heti Világgazdaság); “The business of the year?” (Figyelő); “Hungary hooked by Putin” (Magyar Narancs); “Change of Roles in Kissidonia” (Demokrata); “Paks Vobiscum” (“Paks be with ...
Jet2.com Cabin Crew Pick Up Top Hungarian Travel Award
- 29 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- specials
Leading British leisure airline Jet2.com is today celebrating after being crowned top in a survey to find Hungary’s friendliest cabin crew in the country’s annual ‘My Airline’ travel awards.
Updated: Extreme Cold Weather Alert In Hungary
- 29 Jan 2014 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Snow began falling before dawn on Wednesday in Budapest. Forecasters predicted up to 3-4cm of snow in the capital and elsewhere in the country, except the south-east corner. The freshly fallen snow is creating dangerous driving conditions as the clean-up operation is relatively slow. Drivers are advised to use caution on the roads. According to meteorologists, rain will replace snow on Thursday ...
Hungarian Govt Seeks To Make Public Utilities Non-Profit
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government aims at building a public utilities sector in which all profits are spent on improving the sector’s services, state secretary for economy Zoltán Cséfalvay said on Monday. Cséfalvay, who is also the head of the national OECD council, spoke at a press conference at which OECD’s Hungary report was presented, and said that competition in Europe’s energy market was too low, and the ...
Hungary’s Growth Potential Low, Says OECD
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s growth potential is “worryingly low”, the OECD said in a country survey released on Monday. The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development stuck to its growth forecast for Hungary’s economy made in November of 2% this year and 1.7% in 2015.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Forint Hits Ten Months Record Low
- 27 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A business weekly thinks that aside from the latest interest rate cut by the Hungarian National Bank, the Forint has lost ground over the past weeks because investors have grown increasingly cautious about emerging markets.Világgazdaság notes that the exchange rates of the Hungarian national currency have reached a ten month low, after declining steadily over the past week.
Hungary’s Forint Down Again
- 24 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The forint was trading at 305.22 to the euro late Thursday, down from 302.55 late Wednesday. After a lull on Wednesday, the Hungarian currency led a decline in central European assets on Thursday as concern over weaker activity in China, a fall of Turkey’s lira to record lows against the dollar, and continuing upheaval in the Ukraine triggered some re-weighting to the detriment of emerging market ...
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Semitism In Hungary Declining But Still At Average European Level
- 24 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A Jewish website reports that anti-Semitism in Hungary has declined since 2010, but is still above the level measured eight years ago. Explaining why “many people have the impression that anti-Semitism is on the rise”, the sociologist who conducted the latest survey on the subject suggests that hard-core anti-Semites may feel encouraged by the presence of a far right party in Parliament and may ...
Hungary’s Wizz Air Allows Use Of Electronic Devices On Board
- 30 Jan 2014 5:45 AM
- travel
Hungarian low-fare airline Wizz Air is allowing the use of personal electronic devices for the full duration of flights, the carrier said. Wizz Air announced the new policy after the European Aviation Safety Agency published guidance in December expanding the use of devices such as tablets, smartphones, e-readers and MP3 players, to all phases of flight.
Xpat Opinion: Scandal Of The Year? Russian-Hungarian Nuclear Pact
- 30 Jan 2014 5:40 AM
- current affairs
The headlines in Hungarian weeklies illustrate a growing controversy over the planned addition of two Russian-made blocks to the existing Paks nuclear power station: “The scandal of the year” (168 óra); “Eastern Block” (Heti Világgazdaság); “The business of the year?” (Figyelő); “Hungary hooked by Putin” (Magyar Narancs); “Change of Roles in Kissidonia” (Demokrata); “Paks Vobiscum” (“Paks be with ...
Jet2.com Cabin Crew Pick Up Top Hungarian Travel Award
- 29 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- specials
Leading British leisure airline Jet2.com is today celebrating after being crowned top in a survey to find Hungary’s friendliest cabin crew in the country’s annual ‘My Airline’ travel awards.
Updated: Extreme Cold Weather Alert In Hungary
- 29 Jan 2014 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Snow began falling before dawn on Wednesday in Budapest. Forecasters predicted up to 3-4cm of snow in the capital and elsewhere in the country, except the south-east corner. The freshly fallen snow is creating dangerous driving conditions as the clean-up operation is relatively slow. Drivers are advised to use caution on the roads. According to meteorologists, rain will replace snow on Thursday ...
Hungarian Govt Seeks To Make Public Utilities Non-Profit
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government aims at building a public utilities sector in which all profits are spent on improving the sector’s services, state secretary for economy Zoltán Cséfalvay said on Monday. Cséfalvay, who is also the head of the national OECD council, spoke at a press conference at which OECD’s Hungary report was presented, and said that competition in Europe’s energy market was too low, and the ...
Hungary’s Growth Potential Low, Says OECD
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s growth potential is “worryingly low”, the OECD said in a country survey released on Monday. The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development stuck to its growth forecast for Hungary’s economy made in November of 2% this year and 1.7% in 2015.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Forint Hits Ten Months Record Low
- 27 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A business weekly thinks that aside from the latest interest rate cut by the Hungarian National Bank, the Forint has lost ground over the past weeks because investors have grown increasingly cautious about emerging markets.Világgazdaság notes that the exchange rates of the Hungarian national currency have reached a ten month low, after declining steadily over the past week.
Hungary’s Forint Down Again
- 24 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The forint was trading at 305.22 to the euro late Thursday, down from 302.55 late Wednesday. After a lull on Wednesday, the Hungarian currency led a decline in central European assets on Thursday as concern over weaker activity in China, a fall of Turkey’s lira to record lows against the dollar, and continuing upheaval in the Ukraine triggered some re-weighting to the detriment of emerging market ...
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Semitism In Hungary Declining But Still At Average European Level
- 24 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A Jewish website reports that anti-Semitism in Hungary has declined since 2010, but is still above the level measured eight years ago. Explaining why “many people have the impression that anti-Semitism is on the rise”, the sociologist who conducted the latest survey on the subject suggests that hard-core anti-Semites may feel encouraged by the presence of a far right party in Parliament and may ...