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Jobbik, Socialists Each Make Proposals For Hungarian Border Crisis Management
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has proposed amending the constitution so that the armed forces can be mobilised without any legal uncertainties to protect Hungary’s border. The Socialists, on the other hand, called for setting up more reception centres and speeding up asylum procedures on site. “Hungary should make it clear that it does not allow illegal migrants to cross its territory and ...
Hungary’s President Áder Appoints New Central Bank Deputy Governor
- 25 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has appointed Márton Nagy deputy governor of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) with effect of September 1, the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny said. His predecessor, Ádám Balog, has become chairman-CEO of state-owned MKB Bank.
Taxi Drivers Come Under Scrutiny Of Budapest Transport Centre
- 24 Aug 2015 4:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) officials have taken action in 118 of 289 audits of taxis since a government decree requiring all drivers to be licensed came into force on August 7, business daily Világgazdaság reported.
Hungary’s Immigration Office Expands Staff
- 24 Aug 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s immigration office (BÁH) has started boosting the number of staff who process asylum applications, the daily Magyar Hírlap said. BÁH told the paper that it is in the process of hiring 485 new employees, most of whom will be on fixed-term contracts until next August. New officials will be tasked with managerial duties while public workers will be posted in reception centres, the paper ...
Preparations For August 20 Fireworks In Budapest On Schedule
- 18 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Preparations for the annual August 20 fireworks over the Danube are on the right track, a senior defence ministry official said. All the rockets are now in place and preparations by the armed forces’ flotilla are progressing as scheduled, Nóra Ivády, head of the ministry directorate organising the event, told a press conference. For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again ...
Hungarian Foreign Ministry Condemns Is Killing Of Croatian Hostage
- 13 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian foreign ministry has issued a statement condemning the murder of a Croatian hostage by terrorists affiliated with Islamic State (IS). The terrorist group’s Egyptian affiliate, Sinai Province, on Wednesday released a photo purporting to show the severed head of Tomislav Salopek, a Croatian national held captive since July 22. The ministry expressed its condolences to Salopek’s family.
Sziget Founder Welcomes Expats To Island Of Freedom
- 10 Aug 2015 2:50 AM
- entertainment
Tickets for this year’s Sziget Festival are selling well, organisers told XpatLoop.com today, and it looks like Robbie Williams
will be playing to a full house in Budapest at Sziget next Monday 10 August. We met Károly Gerendai, the Founder of Sziget Festival, and he shared a few ...
More BKK Public Transport Serving Sziget 2015
- 10 Aug 2015 2:35 AM
- getting around
As you know, the Sziget Festival is held on Óbuda Island, this year for the 23rd time from Monday 10 August to Monday 17 August 2015. BKK provides higher frequencies on suburban railway line H5, which runs again on the full length of the route from 9 August and also on tram line 6, operates vehicles with bigger passenger capacity on night lines 901 and 918 and is launching special dedicated ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Spies Are Everywhere
- 6 Aug 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
As the minister of the prime minister’s office responsible for, among other things, Hungarian intelligence, János Lázár has very little sense of what should remain secret. I found the minutes of his speech at the meeting of the parliamentary committee on national security on June 23 shocking. He outlined several ongoing Hungarian intelligence projects, endangering not only the work of the ...
Jobbik, Socialists Each Make Proposals For Hungarian Border Crisis Management
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has proposed amending the constitution so that the armed forces can be mobilised without any legal uncertainties to protect Hungary’s border. The Socialists, on the other hand, called for setting up more reception centres and speeding up asylum procedures on site. “Hungary should make it clear that it does not allow illegal migrants to cross its territory and ...
Hungary’s President Áder Appoints New Central Bank Deputy Governor
- 25 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has appointed Márton Nagy deputy governor of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) with effect of September 1, the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny said. His predecessor, Ádám Balog, has become chairman-CEO of state-owned MKB Bank.
Taxi Drivers Come Under Scrutiny Of Budapest Transport Centre
- 24 Aug 2015 4:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) officials have taken action in 118 of 289 audits of taxis since a government decree requiring all drivers to be licensed came into force on August 7, business daily Világgazdaság reported.
Hungary’s Immigration Office Expands Staff
- 24 Aug 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s immigration office (BÁH) has started boosting the number of staff who process asylum applications, the daily Magyar Hírlap said. BÁH told the paper that it is in the process of hiring 485 new employees, most of whom will be on fixed-term contracts until next August. New officials will be tasked with managerial duties while public workers will be posted in reception centres, the paper ...
Preparations For August 20 Fireworks In Budapest On Schedule
- 18 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Preparations for the annual August 20 fireworks over the Danube are on the right track, a senior defence ministry official said. All the rockets are now in place and preparations by the armed forces’ flotilla are progressing as scheduled, Nóra Ivády, head of the ministry directorate organising the event, told a press conference. For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again ...
Hungarian Foreign Ministry Condemns Is Killing Of Croatian Hostage
- 13 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian foreign ministry has issued a statement condemning the murder of a Croatian hostage by terrorists affiliated with Islamic State (IS). The terrorist group’s Egyptian affiliate, Sinai Province, on Wednesday released a photo purporting to show the severed head of Tomislav Salopek, a Croatian national held captive since July 22. The ministry expressed its condolences to Salopek’s family.
Sziget Founder Welcomes Expats To Island Of Freedom
- 10 Aug 2015 2:50 AM
- entertainment
Tickets for this year’s Sziget Festival are selling well, organisers told XpatLoop.com today, and it looks like Robbie Williams
will be playing to a full house in Budapest at Sziget next Monday 10 August. We met Károly Gerendai, the Founder of Sziget Festival, and he shared a few ...
More BKK Public Transport Serving Sziget 2015
- 10 Aug 2015 2:35 AM
- getting around
As you know, the Sziget Festival is held on Óbuda Island, this year for the 23rd time from Monday 10 August to Monday 17 August 2015. BKK provides higher frequencies on suburban railway line H5, which runs again on the full length of the route from 9 August and also on tram line 6, operates vehicles with bigger passenger capacity on night lines 901 and 918 and is launching special dedicated ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Spies Are Everywhere
- 6 Aug 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
As the minister of the prime minister’s office responsible for, among other things, Hungarian intelligence, János Lázár has very little sense of what should remain secret. I found the minutes of his speech at the meeting of the parliamentary committee on national security on June 23 shocking. He outlined several ongoing Hungarian intelligence projects, endangering not only the work of the ...