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Roma Employment Scheme To Continue After Audit
- 3 Apr 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
An audit of the Roma “Bridge” employment scheme has revealed irregularities but there is nothing to stop it from continuing, the ministry for human resources said. The ministry said that the audit of the National Roma Council (ORÖ) scheme covered 150 items, including 12 public procurements. Irregularities were suspected in two cases, one involving furniture purchases and another involving the use ...
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Under Construction
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A left-wing columnist speculates that traffic jams in Budapest caused by simultaneous major reconstruction works show the downside of centralized decision making. A conservative pundit claims that major urban development is worth a couple of months of nuisance.
Hungarian Govt Seeks Alternative To M4 Motorway Project
- 27 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As Brussels has rejected Hungary’s proposal to go ahead with a project to build the M4 motorway from Budapest in the direction of the Romanian border, the government is working on an alternative plan for a section of the route by creating a four-lane highway connecting Szolnok, in central Hungary, to the existing M5 motorway, cabinet chief János Lázár said.
British School Pupils In Budapest Interview Vác Football Chairman
- 26 Mar 2015 8:02 AM
- specials
As part of their newspaper project some Year 6 pupils at BISB kindly requested to interview Mr John Marshall the Chairman of Vác FC last week as they searched for stories to feature in their international sports section. The club were happy to accept and in line with their social initiative ‘Vác FC in the Community’ the Vác FC Owner was more than delighted to participate.
Pénzügykutató Expects Hungary’s GDP Growth To Fall To 2.4% This Year
- 26 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Pénzügykutató expects Hungary’s GDP growth rate to fall to 2.4% this year as investments slow, the economic research company said in a forecast. The projection is well under the government’s latest forecast for growth of 2.8% - 2.9%. Hungary’s GDP rose by 3.6% last year.
Govt Signs Development Cooperation Agreement With Sopron
- 26 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has launched an urban development programme, under which Prime Minister Viktor Orbán signed a cooperation agreement with northwestern Hungary’s Sopron. Improving cities is crucial for Hungary’s rural development, the prime minister told a press conference. He added that similar cooperation agreements would be negotiated with all major cities of the 23 counties of Hungary.
New Quaestor Head In Hungary A Convicted Thief
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Reports have emerged that Béla Orgován, who was appointed CEO of the Quaestor group at an extraordinary general meeting on March 16, is a former convict who did not finish high school. The 38-year-old Orgován has been convicted of theft several times and of attempted murder once, his neighbours say.
Xpat Opinion: Corruption Cases Eroding Faith
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal:It’s about time someone looked into Péter Juhász’s allegations. According to the fifth district councilman, his own local government has been giving away real estate at fabulous discounts to friends of the people in power for years now.
European Greens Hold Hearing On Hungary Paks Project
- 20 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Rebecca Harms, co-leader of the Green group in the European Parliament, and Hungarian MEP Benedek Jávor held a hearing dedicated to the planned upgrade of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant. At the hearing, Harms noted that the Greens have fundamental objection to nuclear technology, but also added that circumstances around Hungary’s decision to add two new blocks to the plant using a Russian ...
Roma Employment Scheme To Continue After Audit
- 3 Apr 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
An audit of the Roma “Bridge” employment scheme has revealed irregularities but there is nothing to stop it from continuing, the ministry for human resources said. The ministry said that the audit of the National Roma Council (ORÖ) scheme covered 150 items, including 12 public procurements. Irregularities were suspected in two cases, one involving furniture purchases and another involving the use ...
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Under Construction
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A left-wing columnist speculates that traffic jams in Budapest caused by simultaneous major reconstruction works show the downside of centralized decision making. A conservative pundit claims that major urban development is worth a couple of months of nuisance.
Hungarian Govt Seeks Alternative To M4 Motorway Project
- 27 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As Brussels has rejected Hungary’s proposal to go ahead with a project to build the M4 motorway from Budapest in the direction of the Romanian border, the government is working on an alternative plan for a section of the route by creating a four-lane highway connecting Szolnok, in central Hungary, to the existing M5 motorway, cabinet chief János Lázár said.
British School Pupils In Budapest Interview Vác Football Chairman
- 26 Mar 2015 8:02 AM
- specials
As part of their newspaper project some Year 6 pupils at BISB kindly requested to interview Mr John Marshall the Chairman of Vác FC last week as they searched for stories to feature in their international sports section. The club were happy to accept and in line with their social initiative ‘Vác FC in the Community’ the Vác FC Owner was more than delighted to participate.
Pénzügykutató Expects Hungary’s GDP Growth To Fall To 2.4% This Year
- 26 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Pénzügykutató expects Hungary’s GDP growth rate to fall to 2.4% this year as investments slow, the economic research company said in a forecast. The projection is well under the government’s latest forecast for growth of 2.8% - 2.9%. Hungary’s GDP rose by 3.6% last year.
Govt Signs Development Cooperation Agreement With Sopron
- 26 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has launched an urban development programme, under which Prime Minister Viktor Orbán signed a cooperation agreement with northwestern Hungary’s Sopron. Improving cities is crucial for Hungary’s rural development, the prime minister told a press conference. He added that similar cooperation agreements would be negotiated with all major cities of the 23 counties of Hungary.
New Quaestor Head In Hungary A Convicted Thief
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Reports have emerged that Béla Orgován, who was appointed CEO of the Quaestor group at an extraordinary general meeting on March 16, is a former convict who did not finish high school. The 38-year-old Orgován has been convicted of theft several times and of attempted murder once, his neighbours say.
Xpat Opinion: Corruption Cases Eroding Faith
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal:It’s about time someone looked into Péter Juhász’s allegations. According to the fifth district councilman, his own local government has been giving away real estate at fabulous discounts to friends of the people in power for years now.
European Greens Hold Hearing On Hungary Paks Project
- 20 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Rebecca Harms, co-leader of the Green group in the European Parliament, and Hungarian MEP Benedek Jávor held a hearing dedicated to the planned upgrade of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant. At the hearing, Harms noted that the Greens have fundamental objection to nuclear technology, but also added that circumstances around Hungary’s decision to add two new blocks to the plant using a Russian ...