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Court Strikes Down MNB Secrecy Law
- 1 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court ruled yesterday that the legislation allowing the MNB to withhold data on the use of money by its foundations is unconstitutional. President János Áder refused to sign the bill into law earlier this month, referring the case to the Court.
Mercedes Recalling Kecskemét Cars
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- business
German carmaker Mercedes is recalling some of the vehicles made at its Kecskemét plant, news website Origo reports. Mercedes CLA models and “B” class cars manufactured on December 8, 2015 are being recalled because the screws on the wheels on the right side of the cars may be loose, so there is a danger that the wheels could fall off.
Downtown Hostel For Homeless Closed
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest city council voted yesterday to shut down a provisional hostel for 64 women on József nádor tér in the Fifth District. Instead, a temporary 64-person hostel will be installed in a floor of a Ninth District workers hotel.
Fidesz Wants To Make Encryption Software Illegal
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
Fidesz wants parliament to adopt legislation that would make it illegal for Hungarians to use encryption software, reports 444.hu. Initially, there was a bit of confusion as to what the 3rd Orbán government hoped to achieve with its next modification to Hungary’s constitution, the Fundamental Law.
Transport Group Defends Déli Station
- 30 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Hungarian Transport Club (MKK) is asking the cabinet to abandon its plan to close the Déli train station in Buda. The costs of closing the station would be sufficient to improve the standard of service on a regional rail network, the group said.
Budapest Book Week Will Stay Downtown
- 30 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mayor István Tarlós promised on Tuesday that the annual Book Week event will be held on downtown Vörösmarty tér as usual. Last week’s reports that a city council committee wanted to move the event from Vörösmarty tér were based on a misunderstanding, Tarlós said.
KSH: Retail Sales Up 1.7% In January
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary were up 1.7% in January and rose 2.2% adjusted for calendar effects, as compared to the same month a year earlier, according to a first release of data published by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH).
Xpat Opinion: Pundits Strike Back After Schulz Attacks Hungarian Referendum
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators ridicule European Parliament President Martin Schulz for denouncing the planned Hungarian referendum on migrant quotas, and attack the Mayor of Szeged, whom he praised.
Australian Suspected In Budapest Hostel Murder
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police are looking for an Australian man suspected of beating to death an Icelandic man in a hostel on Ó utca in Budapest’s Sixth District. The body may have lain in the first-floor flat for days, according to the tabloid Bors, before a cleaner discovered it on Monday.
Court Strikes Down MNB Secrecy Law
- 1 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court ruled yesterday that the legislation allowing the MNB to withhold data on the use of money by its foundations is unconstitutional. President János Áder refused to sign the bill into law earlier this month, referring the case to the Court.
Mercedes Recalling Kecskemét Cars
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- business
German carmaker Mercedes is recalling some of the vehicles made at its Kecskemét plant, news website Origo reports. Mercedes CLA models and “B” class cars manufactured on December 8, 2015 are being recalled because the screws on the wheels on the right side of the cars may be loose, so there is a danger that the wheels could fall off.
Downtown Hostel For Homeless Closed
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest city council voted yesterday to shut down a provisional hostel for 64 women on József nádor tér in the Fifth District. Instead, a temporary 64-person hostel will be installed in a floor of a Ninth District workers hotel.
Fidesz Wants To Make Encryption Software Illegal
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
Fidesz wants parliament to adopt legislation that would make it illegal for Hungarians to use encryption software, reports 444.hu. Initially, there was a bit of confusion as to what the 3rd Orbán government hoped to achieve with its next modification to Hungary’s constitution, the Fundamental Law.
Transport Group Defends Déli Station
- 30 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Hungarian Transport Club (MKK) is asking the cabinet to abandon its plan to close the Déli train station in Buda. The costs of closing the station would be sufficient to improve the standard of service on a regional rail network, the group said.
Budapest Book Week Will Stay Downtown
- 30 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mayor István Tarlós promised on Tuesday that the annual Book Week event will be held on downtown Vörösmarty tér as usual. Last week’s reports that a city council committee wanted to move the event from Vörösmarty tér were based on a misunderstanding, Tarlós said.
KSH: Retail Sales Up 1.7% In January
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary were up 1.7% in January and rose 2.2% adjusted for calendar effects, as compared to the same month a year earlier, according to a first release of data published by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH).
Xpat Opinion: Pundits Strike Back After Schulz Attacks Hungarian Referendum
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators ridicule European Parliament President Martin Schulz for denouncing the planned Hungarian referendum on migrant quotas, and attack the Mayor of Szeged, whom he praised.
Australian Suspected In Budapest Hostel Murder
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police are looking for an Australian man suspected of beating to death an Icelandic man in a hostel on Ó utca in Budapest’s Sixth District. The body may have lain in the first-floor flat for days, according to the tabloid Bors, before a cleaner discovered it on Monday.