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Amendment Hands Servers Of Real Life Sentences Right In Hungary To Clemency Process
- 19 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament voted through a package of changes to the 2013 criminal code on Tuesday, and among the amendments is a provision for allowing people serving real life sentences the right to plea clemency. The amendments were passed by 125 votes in favour and 54 abstentions, while one voted against the justice minister’s bill.
Hungary’s Parlt Scraps Statute Of Limitations For Child Sex Crimes
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament has approved an amendment to the criminal code to prevent the lapse of statutory punishments for sexual crimes towards minors. Under the motion submitted by ruling Fidesz, statutory punishments with a sentence of more than five years for sexual crime committed against a person younger than 18 at the time of the crime will not lapse.
Interest In Language Courses In Hungary Strong Among Would-Be Unigrads
- 3 Nov 2014 3:00 AM
- community & culture
So far, 31,000 young Hungarians who have completed their university studies have signed up for statesponsored courses to help them pass their language exam, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said.
Hungarian EU Commissioner Navracsics & Deutsch On Internet Tax Debate
- 30 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Newly appointed Hungarian EU commissioner Tibor Navracsics on Tuesday declined to judge a debate about the planned introduction of the internet tax in Hungary. The government and the opposition agree insofar that everyone should be given access to the internet, which should be let expand unhindered, he told commercial channel ATV.
Public Protests Start As Tax On Internet Traffic Planned In Hungary
- 24 Oct 2014 2:30 AM
- tech
According to the bill prepared by the governing party, every single gigabyte of started download will cost internet service providers HUF 150 (USD 0.62). The tax, planned to be introduced from January 2015, would mean an almost unbearable burden for internet service providers, and would be passed to every single internet user in the country as an extra charge.
Hungary: EIB Supports SMEs And Municipalities With EUR 100 Million Channelled Through MFB
- 23 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a loan of EUR 100 million to MFB Magyar Fejlesztési Bank Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság (MFB - Hungarian Development Bank) to finance small and medium-sized investments and infrastructure projects promoted by SMEs and public sector promoters in Hungary.
Hungary Losing Ground In Recycling
- 20 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has fallen back in its recycling of packaging materials from 59.3% of the total in 2011 to 48% in 2012, Eurostat announced. The largest drop was in paper recycling, from 94% to 73%.
Commemorations Held In Hungary In Honour Of 1849 Arad Martyrs
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The national flag of Hungary was hoisted and lowered to half mast on Monday morning in a military salute to commemorate the leaders of Hungary’s revolution and freedom fight who were executed by Austria in 1849. October 6 was declared a national day of mourning in 2001.
Xpat Opinion: The Train Park In Budapest
- 2 Oct 2014 5:35 AM
- getting around
A few weeks ago we visited Vasut Torteneti Park, aka The Train Park. In retrospect, I cannot comprehend how did we not go there earlier, after all we have heard about the place since our year one in Budapest. It has everything we can ask for: it’s a well kept park, with a variety of old trains, plus showrooms of model trains, plus food stands, plus a mini train. I mean, really, if I had to design ...
Amendment Hands Servers Of Real Life Sentences Right In Hungary To Clemency Process
- 19 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament voted through a package of changes to the 2013 criminal code on Tuesday, and among the amendments is a provision for allowing people serving real life sentences the right to plea clemency. The amendments were passed by 125 votes in favour and 54 abstentions, while one voted against the justice minister’s bill.
Hungary’s Parlt Scraps Statute Of Limitations For Child Sex Crimes
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament has approved an amendment to the criminal code to prevent the lapse of statutory punishments for sexual crimes towards minors. Under the motion submitted by ruling Fidesz, statutory punishments with a sentence of more than five years for sexual crime committed against a person younger than 18 at the time of the crime will not lapse.
Interest In Language Courses In Hungary Strong Among Would-Be Unigrads
- 3 Nov 2014 3:00 AM
- community & culture
So far, 31,000 young Hungarians who have completed their university studies have signed up for statesponsored courses to help them pass their language exam, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said.
Hungarian EU Commissioner Navracsics & Deutsch On Internet Tax Debate
- 30 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Newly appointed Hungarian EU commissioner Tibor Navracsics on Tuesday declined to judge a debate about the planned introduction of the internet tax in Hungary. The government and the opposition agree insofar that everyone should be given access to the internet, which should be let expand unhindered, he told commercial channel ATV.
Public Protests Start As Tax On Internet Traffic Planned In Hungary
- 24 Oct 2014 2:30 AM
- tech
According to the bill prepared by the governing party, every single gigabyte of started download will cost internet service providers HUF 150 (USD 0.62). The tax, planned to be introduced from January 2015, would mean an almost unbearable burden for internet service providers, and would be passed to every single internet user in the country as an extra charge.
Hungary: EIB Supports SMEs And Municipalities With EUR 100 Million Channelled Through MFB
- 23 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a loan of EUR 100 million to MFB Magyar Fejlesztési Bank Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság (MFB - Hungarian Development Bank) to finance small and medium-sized investments and infrastructure projects promoted by SMEs and public sector promoters in Hungary.
Hungary Losing Ground In Recycling
- 20 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has fallen back in its recycling of packaging materials from 59.3% of the total in 2011 to 48% in 2012, Eurostat announced. The largest drop was in paper recycling, from 94% to 73%.
Commemorations Held In Hungary In Honour Of 1849 Arad Martyrs
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The national flag of Hungary was hoisted and lowered to half mast on Monday morning in a military salute to commemorate the leaders of Hungary’s revolution and freedom fight who were executed by Austria in 1849. October 6 was declared a national day of mourning in 2001.
Xpat Opinion: The Train Park In Budapest
- 2 Oct 2014 5:35 AM
- getting around
A few weeks ago we visited Vasut Torteneti Park, aka The Train Park. In retrospect, I cannot comprehend how did we not go there earlier, after all we have heard about the place since our year one in Budapest. It has everything we can ask for: it’s a well kept park, with a variety of old trains, plus showrooms of model trains, plus food stands, plus a mini train. I mean, really, if I had to design ...