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EC Launches Infringement Procedure Against Hungary On Plaza Ban
- 25 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Brussels has launched an infringement procedure against Hungary concerning a ban on the construction of big shopping centres. The European Commission made the decision last Wednesday and announced it today.
Ambulance System In Hungary To Be Upgraded Using EU Funds
- 23 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- health & wellness
Soon Hungary’s ambulance service will become “more professional and more precise” thanks to the instalment of a state-of-the-art rescue management system paid for using EU funding, the director of the National Ambulance Service told Wednesday’s Népszabadsag daily.
DK Official Calls For Resistance Against WWII Monument In Budapest
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition has called for resistance against the monument to the victims of the 1944 German occupation being built on Szabadság Square. Tamás Bauer, deputy leader of the Democratic Coalition (DK), told a group of demonstrators at the square on Friday that it was “essential to demonstrate resistance” against “this terrible regime”, which is “oppressive and economically incompetent.”
Invalid Votes To Be Recounted In Budapest Ward
- 22 Apr 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Tuesday ordered a recount of votes cast at an election ward in Budapest where the ruling Fidesz candidate narrowly beat the opposition candidate on April 6, news website index.hu said.
Easter Beckons, Wallets Open In Hungary
- 18 Apr 2014 9:01 AM
- shopping
Easter is one of the biggest holidays of the year. Hungarian retailers are experiencing an increase in customer traffic in stores compared to previous years. According to György Vámos, General Secretary of the Hungarian Retail Federation, consumers are predicted to spend HUF 45-50 billion on this year’s religious holiday, compared to a HUF 30-40 billion average in the past seven years, writes ...
Hospitals To Pay Billions To Protect Patient Data
- 16 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungarian hospitals are facing serious security issues as Microsoft stopped tech support for Windows XP in the middle of April. Only two options are left; they either spend billions of forints on the transition to another operating system or risk the confidential data of their patients.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Martonyi Announces Retirement
- 9 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
János Martonyi has announced that he will retire from the government as foreign minister at the end of the current governing cycle. The minister made the announcement to news website origo.hu and commercial broadcaster InfoRadio at a conference on Tuesday.
Hungary Demands Release Of Tóásó From Bolivia Detention
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government demands that Hungarian-Romanian citizen Előd Tóásó, who has been in pre-trial detention in Bolivia since 2009, should be released, Zsolt Németh, Hungary’s state secretary for foreign affairs, said. Speaking after a session of the governmental team working on issues around the Tóásó case, Nemeth insisted that under Bolivia’s law.
Former MALÉV Workers Protest In Budapest For Their Missing Salary
- 31 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ex-workers and supporters gathered for a protest on the 68th anniversary of the foundation of former Hungarian airliner MALÉV this Saturday. The protest aimed to draw attention to the fact that though the liquidation process has been going on for approximately two years, many of the former workers have not received their money yet.
EC Launches Infringement Procedure Against Hungary On Plaza Ban
- 25 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Brussels has launched an infringement procedure against Hungary concerning a ban on the construction of big shopping centres. The European Commission made the decision last Wednesday and announced it today.
Ambulance System In Hungary To Be Upgraded Using EU Funds
- 23 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- health & wellness
Soon Hungary’s ambulance service will become “more professional and more precise” thanks to the instalment of a state-of-the-art rescue management system paid for using EU funding, the director of the National Ambulance Service told Wednesday’s Népszabadsag daily.
DK Official Calls For Resistance Against WWII Monument In Budapest
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition has called for resistance against the monument to the victims of the 1944 German occupation being built on Szabadság Square. Tamás Bauer, deputy leader of the Democratic Coalition (DK), told a group of demonstrators at the square on Friday that it was “essential to demonstrate resistance” against “this terrible regime”, which is “oppressive and economically incompetent.”
Invalid Votes To Be Recounted In Budapest Ward
- 22 Apr 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Tuesday ordered a recount of votes cast at an election ward in Budapest where the ruling Fidesz candidate narrowly beat the opposition candidate on April 6, news website index.hu said.
Easter Beckons, Wallets Open In Hungary
- 18 Apr 2014 9:01 AM
- shopping
Easter is one of the biggest holidays of the year. Hungarian retailers are experiencing an increase in customer traffic in stores compared to previous years. According to György Vámos, General Secretary of the Hungarian Retail Federation, consumers are predicted to spend HUF 45-50 billion on this year’s religious holiday, compared to a HUF 30-40 billion average in the past seven years, writes ...
Hospitals To Pay Billions To Protect Patient Data
- 16 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungarian hospitals are facing serious security issues as Microsoft stopped tech support for Windows XP in the middle of April. Only two options are left; they either spend billions of forints on the transition to another operating system or risk the confidential data of their patients.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Martonyi Announces Retirement
- 9 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
János Martonyi has announced that he will retire from the government as foreign minister at the end of the current governing cycle. The minister made the announcement to news website origo.hu and commercial broadcaster InfoRadio at a conference on Tuesday.
Hungary Demands Release Of Tóásó From Bolivia Detention
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government demands that Hungarian-Romanian citizen Előd Tóásó, who has been in pre-trial detention in Bolivia since 2009, should be released, Zsolt Németh, Hungary’s state secretary for foreign affairs, said. Speaking after a session of the governmental team working on issues around the Tóásó case, Nemeth insisted that under Bolivia’s law.
Former MALÉV Workers Protest In Budapest For Their Missing Salary
- 31 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ex-workers and supporters gathered for a protest on the 68th anniversary of the foundation of former Hungarian airliner MALÉV this Saturday. The protest aimed to draw attention to the fact that though the liquidation process has been going on for approximately two years, many of the former workers have not received their money yet.