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French Expats Robbed & Assaulted By Fake Police
- 24 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have captured two Hungarians who posed as policemen in order to rob French students in Budapest on Tuesday night. In the incident on Dob utca in the Seventh District, the pair told five French students that they were police officers and pretended to produce official identification.
“Gypsy Lives Count” Say Roma Activists In Budapest
- 18 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A hundred or so members of Hungary’s 700,000 strong Roma (“gypsy”) minority marched for equal opportunity in Budapest Saturday afternoon on the occasion of Roma Pride Day. Speakers called for Roma solidarity and for equality of opportunity in education and the labor market.
Xpat Opinion: Lauder’s Anti-Semitism Charge Rebuked
- 23 Jul 2016 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Jewish journal described as disquieting that the number one representative of world Jewry should be ‘unaware of the real nature of contemporary anti-Semitism’. The paper rejects Lauder’s description of Hungary as the most anti-Semitic country in Europe.
Budapest Taxi Drivers End 6th Anti-Uber Demo
- 18 May 2016 10:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest taxi drivers demonstrated against ride-hailing service Uber. The drivers blocked traffic in two lanes out of six on Elisabeth Bridge with a demand that Uber be banned and regulations enforced. This is the sixth time Budapest taxi drivers have mounted a demonstration against Uber since January.
Report: Hungarian Prisons Most Overcrowded In Europe
- 10 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has the most overcrowded prisons in Europe, according to penal statistics released on Tuesday by the Council of Europe. According to the report, based on Council of Europe statistics for the year 2014, overcrowding has been slowly declining in European prisons since 2011, although it remains a problem in one in four prison administrations across the continent.
Thousands Demonstrate Against Animal Cruelty In Budapest
- 22 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of people held a demonstration against animal cruelty in Budapest on Saturday. The demonstration, held in front of Parliament, was organised by more than 120 animal welfare organisations. Following the speeches, the organisers handed over a proposal to introduce heavier penalties for animal cruelty to a representative of parliament’s agricultural committee.
MasterCard Weighs Appeal Of Hungarian Competition Office Resolution
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
MasterCard said it disagrees with a Competition Office (GVH) resolution and fine for abusing its market position, and it is considering appealing it. GVH fined MasterCard Europe SA 88 million forints (EUR 282,000), saying MasterCard set its interchange fees - a fee typically paid by the retailer’s bank to the cardholder’s bank every time a bank or credit card is used - in a way that could squeeze ...
Hungarian Competition Authority Fines MasterCard HUF 88 mln
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) fined MasterCard Europe SA HUF 88 million on charges of abusing its market position, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
British International School Evacuated Again After New Bomb Threat
- 21 Jan 2016 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The school in Budapest's 3rd district, which employs a raft of British staff and educates children of multiple nationalities, received a call on 19 January saying a bomb had been planted inside. BISB told XpatLoop, “At 8.15am this morning we received a phone call informing of a bomb threat. In line with our school policies, we informed the police and immediately evacuated the school to ensure the ...
French Expats Robbed & Assaulted By Fake Police
- 24 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have captured two Hungarians who posed as policemen in order to rob French students in Budapest on Tuesday night. In the incident on Dob utca in the Seventh District, the pair told five French students that they were police officers and pretended to produce official identification.
“Gypsy Lives Count” Say Roma Activists In Budapest
- 18 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A hundred or so members of Hungary’s 700,000 strong Roma (“gypsy”) minority marched for equal opportunity in Budapest Saturday afternoon on the occasion of Roma Pride Day. Speakers called for Roma solidarity and for equality of opportunity in education and the labor market.
Xpat Opinion: Lauder’s Anti-Semitism Charge Rebuked
- 23 Jul 2016 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Jewish journal described as disquieting that the number one representative of world Jewry should be ‘unaware of the real nature of contemporary anti-Semitism’. The paper rejects Lauder’s description of Hungary as the most anti-Semitic country in Europe.
Budapest Taxi Drivers End 6th Anti-Uber Demo
- 18 May 2016 10:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest taxi drivers demonstrated against ride-hailing service Uber. The drivers blocked traffic in two lanes out of six on Elisabeth Bridge with a demand that Uber be banned and regulations enforced. This is the sixth time Budapest taxi drivers have mounted a demonstration against Uber since January.
Report: Hungarian Prisons Most Overcrowded In Europe
- 10 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has the most overcrowded prisons in Europe, according to penal statistics released on Tuesday by the Council of Europe. According to the report, based on Council of Europe statistics for the year 2014, overcrowding has been slowly declining in European prisons since 2011, although it remains a problem in one in four prison administrations across the continent.
Thousands Demonstrate Against Animal Cruelty In Budapest
- 22 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of people held a demonstration against animal cruelty in Budapest on Saturday. The demonstration, held in front of Parliament, was organised by more than 120 animal welfare organisations. Following the speeches, the organisers handed over a proposal to introduce heavier penalties for animal cruelty to a representative of parliament’s agricultural committee.
MasterCard Weighs Appeal Of Hungarian Competition Office Resolution
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
MasterCard said it disagrees with a Competition Office (GVH) resolution and fine for abusing its market position, and it is considering appealing it. GVH fined MasterCard Europe SA 88 million forints (EUR 282,000), saying MasterCard set its interchange fees - a fee typically paid by the retailer’s bank to the cardholder’s bank every time a bank or credit card is used - in a way that could squeeze ...
Hungarian Competition Authority Fines MasterCard HUF 88 mln
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) fined MasterCard Europe SA HUF 88 million on charges of abusing its market position, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
British International School Evacuated Again After New Bomb Threat
- 21 Jan 2016 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The school in Budapest's 3rd district, which employs a raft of British staff and educates children of multiple nationalities, received a call on 19 January saying a bomb had been planted inside. BISB told XpatLoop, “At 8.15am this morning we received a phone call informing of a bomb threat. In line with our school policies, we informed the police and immediately evacuated the school to ensure the ...