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Budapest Mayor Promises New Location For Moszkva Square
- 19 Feb 2015 3:55 AM
- getting around
A location will be selected in Budapest to be named Moszkva Square but the Széll Kálmán Square will not revert to its previous name as proposed by the opposition Socialists, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said.
Congestion Charge In Hungary Due Next Year
- 13 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) is working hard to introduce a congestion fee in the city from January 1, 2016, Népszabadság reports.
Xpat Opinion: Goodfriend A Good Friend In Time Of Need
- 12 Feb 2015 7:35 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in July, this column bemoaned the delay by the U.S. Senate in approving Colleen Bell as the next American ambassador to Hungary. Shortly after that, current events forced America’s top local representative, André Goodfriend, to transform himself from a mild−mannered chargé d’affaires into a superhero, and we were perfectly happy to ...
Xpat Opinion: Prospects Of Reconciliation In Ukraine In Hungarian Media
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on both Left and Right fear that unless Europe convinces the US not to send arms to Ukraine, the crisis may soon escalate into a full-blown war or an increasingly bloody civil war.
Ruling Parties Propose Building New Hospital In Budapest
- 6 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers of the ruling Fidesz- Christian Democratic parties proposed that a new hospital should be built in Budapest, at a meeting in northern Hungary’s Mezőkövesd.
Hungary’s Cabinet Chief Lázár Proposes Reducing Ad Tax
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s cabinet chief has proposed reducing the tax on advertisements and introducing a single band for the levy. János Lázár told MTI that he would not reveal the level of the tax at this stage, though he referred to the Austrian 5% tax rate several times.
Hungarian Advertisers Call For Dialogue On Tax
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian Advertising Association is calling for dialogue with the government about planned changes to the tax on advertisements. The association said that professional dialogue is needed, though its standpoint remains that the tax should be fully withdrawn.
Hungary’s Fidesz Proposes Shorter Procedure For Refugees
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has proposed that procedures for asylum seekers should be speeded up drastically. Lajos Kósa, the party’s deputy chairman, said certain procedures could be handled in a matter of a few days.
Xpat Opinion: Without Foreigners, We Dance Alone
- 15 Jan 2015 2:40 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in May 2012, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán famously spoke of the “peacock dance” of diplomacy, in which one seeks to remain friendly with foreign powers, even while acting against their wishes.
Budapest Mayor Promises New Location For Moszkva Square
- 19 Feb 2015 3:55 AM
- getting around
A location will be selected in Budapest to be named Moszkva Square but the Széll Kálmán Square will not revert to its previous name as proposed by the opposition Socialists, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said.
Congestion Charge In Hungary Due Next Year
- 13 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) is working hard to introduce a congestion fee in the city from January 1, 2016, Népszabadság reports.
Xpat Opinion: Goodfriend A Good Friend In Time Of Need
- 12 Feb 2015 7:35 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in July, this column bemoaned the delay by the U.S. Senate in approving Colleen Bell as the next American ambassador to Hungary. Shortly after that, current events forced America’s top local representative, André Goodfriend, to transform himself from a mild−mannered chargé d’affaires into a superhero, and we were perfectly happy to ...
Xpat Opinion: Prospects Of Reconciliation In Ukraine In Hungarian Media
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on both Left and Right fear that unless Europe convinces the US not to send arms to Ukraine, the crisis may soon escalate into a full-blown war or an increasingly bloody civil war.
Ruling Parties Propose Building New Hospital In Budapest
- 6 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers of the ruling Fidesz- Christian Democratic parties proposed that a new hospital should be built in Budapest, at a meeting in northern Hungary’s Mezőkövesd.
Hungary’s Cabinet Chief Lázár Proposes Reducing Ad Tax
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s cabinet chief has proposed reducing the tax on advertisements and introducing a single band for the levy. János Lázár told MTI that he would not reveal the level of the tax at this stage, though he referred to the Austrian 5% tax rate several times.
Hungarian Advertisers Call For Dialogue On Tax
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian Advertising Association is calling for dialogue with the government about planned changes to the tax on advertisements. The association said that professional dialogue is needed, though its standpoint remains that the tax should be fully withdrawn.
Hungary’s Fidesz Proposes Shorter Procedure For Refugees
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has proposed that procedures for asylum seekers should be speeded up drastically. Lajos Kósa, the party’s deputy chairman, said certain procedures could be handled in a matter of a few days.
Xpat Opinion: Without Foreigners, We Dance Alone
- 15 Jan 2015 2:40 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in May 2012, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán famously spoke of the “peacock dance” of diplomacy, in which one seeks to remain friendly with foreign powers, even while acting against their wishes.