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Le Meridien Budapest To Become Ritz-Carlton
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
Le Meridien hotel in downtown Budapest will be taken over by the Ritz-Carlton group next year, Turizmus Online reported. The change was announced at the Arab Tourism Fair in Dubai, and was confirmed by Simone Dulies, CEO of the Budapest hotel.
Referendum Ahead On Budapest Normafa Project
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A local referendum will be held in the 12th District on May 17 on a proposal to build tourist attractions in nature conservation areas in the hilly Normafa area. A forestry school, ski slopes, a ski lift, a playground, road renovations and public lighting are all included in the plan. According to the feasibility study, the project will cost Ft 6.9 billion.
Andrássy Statue Returns To Budapest Kossuth Tér
- 6 May 2015 9:02 AM
- getting around
A large-scale bronze equestrian statue of Gyula Andrássy, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister in the 1870s, was erected on Kossuth tér on Tuesday. The 6.5-metre high statue located on the south side of the Parliament building is the last work of art required to recreate the look of the square as it was in 1944.
Child Poverty Is An Undeniable Fact In Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Our compilation of excerpts from press articles offers conflicting statements about child poverty in Hungary. Even the pro-government media admit the problem but they stress improvement in recent years.
Labour Relatively Cheap In Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hourly labour costs are lower in Hungary than in all but four other EU members states, according to calculations by German statistics office Destatis. Hourly labour costs here were €7.8 in 2014, up 3.5% from one year earlier. This is slightly more than the €7 in Latvia, €6.6 in Lithuania, €4.8 in Romania and €3.8 in Bulgaria.
Cocaine Kayakers Thrown Off Hungarian Team
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Pest county police have contacted the Hungarian Kayak-Canoe Federation regarding the two athletes who were suspended after tests revealed that they had taken cocaine. The Federation yesterday decided to throw the two, five-time world champion Tamara Csipes and Bence Dombvári, off the national team.
Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition
- 4 May 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
On until 17 May 2015. "I have long been concerned about the metamorphosis of photojournalism. Of course, you shouldn’t think of a very deep, artistic-philosophical affair. It is only about the path that the photographs go through from the judging of the annual contest to the vernissage of the exhibition.
Death Penalty Issue Triggers Controversy In Hungary
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The co-ruling Christian Democrats do not support the idea of restoring the death penalty in Hungary, Bence Rétvári, the party’s deputy leader, said. The Christian Democrats welcomed that the criminal code had been made stricter over the past five years, including the introduction of the “three strikes” law and would support further tightening, he said.
Kounalakis Writes About Hungary Years
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former US ambassador Eleni Kounalakis recalls her doubts about Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government in a newly published book on her years in Budapest.
Le Meridien Budapest To Become Ritz-Carlton
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
Le Meridien hotel in downtown Budapest will be taken over by the Ritz-Carlton group next year, Turizmus Online reported. The change was announced at the Arab Tourism Fair in Dubai, and was confirmed by Simone Dulies, CEO of the Budapest hotel.
Referendum Ahead On Budapest Normafa Project
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A local referendum will be held in the 12th District on May 17 on a proposal to build tourist attractions in nature conservation areas in the hilly Normafa area. A forestry school, ski slopes, a ski lift, a playground, road renovations and public lighting are all included in the plan. According to the feasibility study, the project will cost Ft 6.9 billion.
Andrássy Statue Returns To Budapest Kossuth Tér
- 6 May 2015 9:02 AM
- getting around
A large-scale bronze equestrian statue of Gyula Andrássy, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister in the 1870s, was erected on Kossuth tér on Tuesday. The 6.5-metre high statue located on the south side of the Parliament building is the last work of art required to recreate the look of the square as it was in 1944.
Child Poverty Is An Undeniable Fact In Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Our compilation of excerpts from press articles offers conflicting statements about child poverty in Hungary. Even the pro-government media admit the problem but they stress improvement in recent years.
Labour Relatively Cheap In Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hourly labour costs are lower in Hungary than in all but four other EU members states, according to calculations by German statistics office Destatis. Hourly labour costs here were €7.8 in 2014, up 3.5% from one year earlier. This is slightly more than the €7 in Latvia, €6.6 in Lithuania, €4.8 in Romania and €3.8 in Bulgaria.
Cocaine Kayakers Thrown Off Hungarian Team
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Pest county police have contacted the Hungarian Kayak-Canoe Federation regarding the two athletes who were suspended after tests revealed that they had taken cocaine. The Federation yesterday decided to throw the two, five-time world champion Tamara Csipes and Bence Dombvári, off the national team.
Hungarian Press Photo Exhibition
- 4 May 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
On until 17 May 2015. "I have long been concerned about the metamorphosis of photojournalism. Of course, you shouldn’t think of a very deep, artistic-philosophical affair. It is only about the path that the photographs go through from the judging of the annual contest to the vernissage of the exhibition.
Death Penalty Issue Triggers Controversy In Hungary
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The co-ruling Christian Democrats do not support the idea of restoring the death penalty in Hungary, Bence Rétvári, the party’s deputy leader, said. The Christian Democrats welcomed that the criminal code had been made stricter over the past five years, including the introduction of the “three strikes” law and would support further tightening, he said.
Kounalakis Writes About Hungary Years
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former US ambassador Eleni Kounalakis recalls her doubts about Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government in a newly published book on her years in Budapest.