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Xpat Opinion: Jobbik’s Béla Kovács & His Alleged Russian Ties
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Media have been all over the Béla Kovács story over the last few days. Hungarian press and even some international have reported the story about the member of the European Parliament from Hungary’s far-right Jobbik who faces allegations of using his mandate in the service of Russia’s interests vis-à-vis EU institutions. He has even earned a nickname in the Hungarian media: “K.G. Béla,” a play on ...
Survey: Household Consumer-Item Shopping Habits Little Changed In Hungary
- 6 May 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
Households in Hungary spent an average of HUF 2,498 (some €8.13) during trips to the store to purchase daily consumer items in 2013, slightly up from HUF 2,469 in 2012, market research company GfK Hungária reported to national news agency MTI on Wednesday, citing a company survey.
Hungarian Chamber Of Commerce & Industry To Expand Free Services
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK) will expand its free services in order to provide more value for compulsory membership fees, president Péter Dunai told the state news agency MTI.
Csontváry Painting Goes Missing In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2014 9:40 AM
- community & culture
Two valuable paintings, the “Night Scene with a Chapel and Figures” by Tivadar Kosztka Csontváry, and “Landscape” by József Lampérth Nemes, have disappeared from the warehouse of the MODEM Modern and Contemporary Art Centre in Debrecen.
Hungarian Gov’t Extends Mortgage Moratorium
- 24 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The government on Wednesday decided to extend the moratorium on evictions of foreign currency mortgage debtors until a definitive solution to the problem is found, government spokesman András Giró-Szász told state news agency MTI.
Domestic Concerns In Hungary To Drive EU Election
- 23 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of EU voters will consider domestic politics when voting at the European Parliament election, an attitude particularly typical of Hungarian voters, according to a survey conducted by Ipsos in 12 EU member states and published by state news agency MTI on Tuesday.
British Post Office Finds Budapest Cheapest For City Breaks
- 7 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- travel
This year Budapest was found once again the best-value destination for a city break for Britons, Hungarian state tourism agency Magyar Turizmus (MT) said on its website, citing a recent survey by the British Post Office.
The Beijing-Belgrade-Budapest Axis
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- travel
During his visit to Beijing this February, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concluded an agreement on the construction of a high-speed rail line from Budapest to Belgrade and about the so-called V0 rail cargo line bypassing Budapest. Both projects would be built by the Chinese State Railway Company, and co-financed by the China Exim Bank and the Hungarian Development Bank. As BBJ has ...
The Budapest M4 Metro: A Study In Inefficiency And Waste
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Originally conceived in 1972 as a means for transporting commuters between Budafok (south-west Budapest) and downtown Pest, the decision to build the Budapest M4 metro was made in May 1991 during the first Demszky administration. Nol.hu writes that the project was started without permits, without the consent of owners, without the necessary management, and without moneymoney. With the exception ...
Xpat Opinion: Jobbik’s Béla Kovács & His Alleged Russian Ties
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Media have been all over the Béla Kovács story over the last few days. Hungarian press and even some international have reported the story about the member of the European Parliament from Hungary’s far-right Jobbik who faces allegations of using his mandate in the service of Russia’s interests vis-à-vis EU institutions. He has even earned a nickname in the Hungarian media: “K.G. Béla,” a play on ...
Survey: Household Consumer-Item Shopping Habits Little Changed In Hungary
- 6 May 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
Households in Hungary spent an average of HUF 2,498 (some €8.13) during trips to the store to purchase daily consumer items in 2013, slightly up from HUF 2,469 in 2012, market research company GfK Hungária reported to national news agency MTI on Wednesday, citing a company survey.
Hungarian Chamber Of Commerce & Industry To Expand Free Services
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK) will expand its free services in order to provide more value for compulsory membership fees, president Péter Dunai told the state news agency MTI.
Csontváry Painting Goes Missing In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2014 9:40 AM
- community & culture
Two valuable paintings, the “Night Scene with a Chapel and Figures” by Tivadar Kosztka Csontváry, and “Landscape” by József Lampérth Nemes, have disappeared from the warehouse of the MODEM Modern and Contemporary Art Centre in Debrecen.
Hungarian Gov’t Extends Mortgage Moratorium
- 24 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The government on Wednesday decided to extend the moratorium on evictions of foreign currency mortgage debtors until a definitive solution to the problem is found, government spokesman András Giró-Szász told state news agency MTI.
Domestic Concerns In Hungary To Drive EU Election
- 23 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of EU voters will consider domestic politics when voting at the European Parliament election, an attitude particularly typical of Hungarian voters, according to a survey conducted by Ipsos in 12 EU member states and published by state news agency MTI on Tuesday.
British Post Office Finds Budapest Cheapest For City Breaks
- 7 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- travel
This year Budapest was found once again the best-value destination for a city break for Britons, Hungarian state tourism agency Magyar Turizmus (MT) said on its website, citing a recent survey by the British Post Office.
The Beijing-Belgrade-Budapest Axis
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- travel
During his visit to Beijing this February, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concluded an agreement on the construction of a high-speed rail line from Budapest to Belgrade and about the so-called V0 rail cargo line bypassing Budapest. Both projects would be built by the Chinese State Railway Company, and co-financed by the China Exim Bank and the Hungarian Development Bank. As BBJ has ...
The Budapest M4 Metro: A Study In Inefficiency And Waste
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Originally conceived in 1972 as a means for transporting commuters between Budafok (south-west Budapest) and downtown Pest, the decision to build the Budapest M4 metro was made in May 1991 during the first Demszky administration. Nol.hu writes that the project was started without permits, without the consent of owners, without the necessary management, and without moneymoney. With the exception ...