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Former Budapest Police Chief Sentenced Over 2006 Violence
- 14 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The appeals court of Budapest on Monday fined Peter Gergényi, the former Budapest police chief, 400,000 forints (EUR 1,290) in a case related police handling of violent anti-government riots in autumn 2006.
Tárki: Xenophobia At All-Time High In Hungary
- 9 Feb 2017 9:40 AM
- current affairs
Xenophobia has reached an all-time high in Hungary, while the percentage of Hungarians expressing openness towards foreigners is approaching zero, a Tárki poll reveals. The majority of Hungarians openly reject all asylum seekers and barely more than a third of them would be ready to consider such requests. Tárki has surveyed Hungarian opinion about foreigners for 25 years.
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.
Appeals Court Orders Retrial Of Red Sludge Case
- 7 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The appeals court of Győr, in northwestern Hungary, threw out an earlier ruling in a case concerning Hungary’s 2010 red sludge disaster and ordered new procedures in the case.
Jobless Rate Falls To 4.4%
- 31 Jan 2017 7:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s rolling average three-month jobless rate reached 4.4% in October- December, dropping from 4.5% in the previous period and 6.2% in the same period a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.
Gradowski’s Auschwitz Fragments First Published In Hungarian
- 30 Jan 2017 6:28 AM
- current affairs
Polish Jewish author Zalmen Gradowski’s Auschwitz fragments, regarded as one of the most authentic documents of the Holocaust, have been first published in Hungarian to mark this year’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Gradowski was a prisoner of Auschwitz-Birkenau in German-occupied Poland from 1942 and worked for 16 months in the Sonderkommando slave labour unit in the gas chambers and ...
Magyar Telekom To Challenge HUF 600 mln Fine
- 26 Jan 2017 11:40 AM
- business
Magyar Telekom, the Hungarian subsidiary of German telco Deutsche Telekom, announced that it will challenge a decision by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) Thursday, in which the watchdog fined the service provider HUF 600 million, according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal.
Construction Sector Output Continues To Fall In November
- 16 Jan 2017 3:00 AM
- property
Hungary’s construction sector output fell by an annual 14.4 percent in November 2016, now falling for the eleventh month in a row, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Monday show.
Introducing Mátyás Pince, One Of The Oldest Restaurants In Budapest
- 13 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- specials
"Due to its style, the Mátyás Pince Restaurant still attracts a lot of foreign tourists, but we would very much like to attract more Hungarian and expat guests too," management told XpatLoop. In the eyes of many, the Mátyás Pince Restaurant is a precious piece of the past. "Our compatriots living abroad come back for nostalgia, and families travel from the countryside for a Sunday lunch because ...
Former Budapest Police Chief Sentenced Over 2006 Violence
- 14 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The appeals court of Budapest on Monday fined Peter Gergényi, the former Budapest police chief, 400,000 forints (EUR 1,290) in a case related police handling of violent anti-government riots in autumn 2006.
Tárki: Xenophobia At All-Time High In Hungary
- 9 Feb 2017 9:40 AM
- current affairs
Xenophobia has reached an all-time high in Hungary, while the percentage of Hungarians expressing openness towards foreigners is approaching zero, a Tárki poll reveals. The majority of Hungarians openly reject all asylum seekers and barely more than a third of them would be ready to consider such requests. Tárki has surveyed Hungarian opinion about foreigners for 25 years.
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.
Appeals Court Orders Retrial Of Red Sludge Case
- 7 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The appeals court of Győr, in northwestern Hungary, threw out an earlier ruling in a case concerning Hungary’s 2010 red sludge disaster and ordered new procedures in the case.
Jobless Rate Falls To 4.4%
- 31 Jan 2017 7:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s rolling average three-month jobless rate reached 4.4% in October- December, dropping from 4.5% in the previous period and 6.2% in the same period a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.
Gradowski’s Auschwitz Fragments First Published In Hungarian
- 30 Jan 2017 6:28 AM
- current affairs
Polish Jewish author Zalmen Gradowski’s Auschwitz fragments, regarded as one of the most authentic documents of the Holocaust, have been first published in Hungarian to mark this year’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Gradowski was a prisoner of Auschwitz-Birkenau in German-occupied Poland from 1942 and worked for 16 months in the Sonderkommando slave labour unit in the gas chambers and ...
Magyar Telekom To Challenge HUF 600 mln Fine
- 26 Jan 2017 11:40 AM
- business
Magyar Telekom, the Hungarian subsidiary of German telco Deutsche Telekom, announced that it will challenge a decision by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) Thursday, in which the watchdog fined the service provider HUF 600 million, according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal.
Construction Sector Output Continues To Fall In November
- 16 Jan 2017 3:00 AM
- property
Hungary’s construction sector output fell by an annual 14.4 percent in November 2016, now falling for the eleventh month in a row, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Monday show.
Introducing Mátyás Pince, One Of The Oldest Restaurants In Budapest
- 13 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- specials
"Due to its style, the Mátyás Pince Restaurant still attracts a lot of foreign tourists, but we would very much like to attract more Hungarian and expat guests too," management told XpatLoop. In the eyes of many, the Mátyás Pince Restaurant is a precious piece of the past. "Our compatriots living abroad come back for nostalgia, and families travel from the countryside for a Sunday lunch because ...