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Budapest Mayor Asks PM For Money For BKV
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Mayor István Tarlós has written to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán complaining that if the state does not help Budapest in funding the operations of public transport company BKV, then the cost to passengers will have to be raised five-fold. Tarlós raised the possibility of introducing a registration fee for children and pensioners, who travel free of charge.
Hungarian Tobacco Companies Boycott ODBE
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Multinational tobacco companies Philip Morris, Japan Tobacco and Imperial have not signed an agreement with state wholesale monopoly ODBE, which began operations on Monday. Tobacco retailers can still purchase products from other wholesalers until November 17, but afterwards ODBE – a joint venture of British American Tobacco and Hungarian firm Continental – becomes the only authorised ...
Hungary’s Asset Manager Holds 20,000 Homes
- 26 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- property
National asset manager Nemzeti Eszközkezelő holds almost 20,000 foreclosed homes, after acquiring some 5,000 properties in the period of January-September, Hungarian daily Magyar Idők said. The company told the paper that since it began operations in 2012, its debtor bailout option has helped borrowers struggling with foreign currency loan repayments to get rid of a combined HUF 160 bln in ...
Martin Coulam, Operations Development Director, Tesco
- 22 Oct 2015 12:00 PM
Martin joined Tesco UK in 1990, and with their first international deployments he moved to Hungary in 1996, when his first task was to open the Pólus Store in Budapest. The next year he became the New Store Opening Manager for Hungary, as Tesco’s deployment ramped up, and later became the Hypermarket Director of Budaörs store - Tesco’s biggest store anywhere in the group in 2000. In 2003 he was ...
Hungarian NGOs Welcome End Of Tax Probe Over Norway Grants
- 21 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Ökotárs has said that it welcomes the cessation of a probe by Hungary’s tax office (NAV) into the operations of the foundation and 17 other NGOs in connection with funding they received from the Norway Civil Grant. It has become clear that Ökotárs and the other organisations acted legally and their documentation was in order while they complied with supervision requirements, the foundation told ...
Study Shows Big Support For Szentendre Bike-Sharing Scheme
- 16 Oct 2015 9:01 AM
- getting around
The introduction of a Bubi-like public bike system in Szentendre, Hungary (pop. 25,000) is feasible, according to a recently completed six-month study. Optimally, the study concludes, the system would offer electric bikes at 11 prominent locations throughout the city.
Helsinki Committee Urges Probe Into Sept 16 Police - Migrants Clash In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee has turned to the ombudsman for basic rights, asking for a probe into the circumstances of a clash between Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Force (TEK) and migrants near the border with Serbia in September. The committee is asking the ombudsman to carry out a full investigation into TEK’s crowd control methods during the events that took place on September 16 at the ...
Video: Hungarian Special Army Force KMZ In Training
- 12 Oct 2015 10:00 AM
- video
The Hungarian Special Force (officially MH 34. Bercsényi László Különleges Műveleti Zászlóalj/ HDF 34th ’László Bercsényi’ Special Operations Battalion) serves as Hungary’s special unit. Originally, it was formed on 1 October 1939 under the name of Hungarian Defence Parachute Battalion (Honvéd Ejtőernyős Zászlóalj), but the operation was suspended in 1954.
Tesco Expected To Continue Operations In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2015 2:40 AM
- shopping
Supermarket chain Tesco has concluded its portfolio reshaping and it can be expected that Tesco will continue its operations in central Europe. Earlier in September press reports speculated that Tesco could pull out of Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland in the coming months.
Budapest Mayor Asks PM For Money For BKV
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Mayor István Tarlós has written to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán complaining that if the state does not help Budapest in funding the operations of public transport company BKV, then the cost to passengers will have to be raised five-fold. Tarlós raised the possibility of introducing a registration fee for children and pensioners, who travel free of charge.
Hungarian Tobacco Companies Boycott ODBE
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Multinational tobacco companies Philip Morris, Japan Tobacco and Imperial have not signed an agreement with state wholesale monopoly ODBE, which began operations on Monday. Tobacco retailers can still purchase products from other wholesalers until November 17, but afterwards ODBE – a joint venture of British American Tobacco and Hungarian firm Continental – becomes the only authorised ...
Hungary’s Asset Manager Holds 20,000 Homes
- 26 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- property
National asset manager Nemzeti Eszközkezelő holds almost 20,000 foreclosed homes, after acquiring some 5,000 properties in the period of January-September, Hungarian daily Magyar Idők said. The company told the paper that since it began operations in 2012, its debtor bailout option has helped borrowers struggling with foreign currency loan repayments to get rid of a combined HUF 160 bln in ...
Martin Coulam, Operations Development Director, Tesco
- 22 Oct 2015 12:00 PM
Martin joined Tesco UK in 1990, and with their first international deployments he moved to Hungary in 1996, when his first task was to open the Pólus Store in Budapest. The next year he became the New Store Opening Manager for Hungary, as Tesco’s deployment ramped up, and later became the Hypermarket Director of Budaörs store - Tesco’s biggest store anywhere in the group in 2000. In 2003 he was ...
Hungarian NGOs Welcome End Of Tax Probe Over Norway Grants
- 21 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Ökotárs has said that it welcomes the cessation of a probe by Hungary’s tax office (NAV) into the operations of the foundation and 17 other NGOs in connection with funding they received from the Norway Civil Grant. It has become clear that Ökotárs and the other organisations acted legally and their documentation was in order while they complied with supervision requirements, the foundation told ...
Study Shows Big Support For Szentendre Bike-Sharing Scheme
- 16 Oct 2015 9:01 AM
- getting around
The introduction of a Bubi-like public bike system in Szentendre, Hungary (pop. 25,000) is feasible, according to a recently completed six-month study. Optimally, the study concludes, the system would offer electric bikes at 11 prominent locations throughout the city.
Helsinki Committee Urges Probe Into Sept 16 Police - Migrants Clash In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee has turned to the ombudsman for basic rights, asking for a probe into the circumstances of a clash between Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Force (TEK) and migrants near the border with Serbia in September. The committee is asking the ombudsman to carry out a full investigation into TEK’s crowd control methods during the events that took place on September 16 at the ...
Video: Hungarian Special Army Force KMZ In Training
- 12 Oct 2015 10:00 AM
- video
The Hungarian Special Force (officially MH 34. Bercsényi László Különleges Műveleti Zászlóalj/ HDF 34th ’László Bercsényi’ Special Operations Battalion) serves as Hungary’s special unit. Originally, it was formed on 1 October 1939 under the name of Hungarian Defence Parachute Battalion (Honvéd Ejtőernyős Zászlóalj), but the operation was suspended in 1954.
Tesco Expected To Continue Operations In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2015 2:40 AM
- shopping
Supermarket chain Tesco has concluded its portfolio reshaping and it can be expected that Tesco will continue its operations in central Europe. Earlier in September press reports speculated that Tesco could pull out of Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland in the coming months.