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Simicska Wins Public Funds “Prize” In Hungary
- 25 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
LMP has awarded a “Golden Wheelbarrow” prize to businessman Lajos Simicska as “the most successful collector of public funds,” the party announced.
Institute For Blind In Budapest To Be Renovated
- 22 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The State Institute for the Blind in Budapest’s 14th District will be renovated this year at a cost of nearly Ft 1 billion, provided by a government subsidy. Work on the 1908 building, designed by architect Béla Lajta, begins in May and is scheduled to be completed in December.
Hungary's National Flag Banned At Basketball Game
- 22 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Jobbik expressed outrage in a Thursday statement after reporting that Hungarian flags were banned from an international basketball game between Szolnoki Olaj KK and Hapoel Holon of Israel on Tuesday. Fidesz mayor Ferenc Szalay also protested against the ban on the Hungarian flags.
Telenor Hungary's Profit Hit By Windfall Taxes
- 22 Feb 2013 7:59 AM
- tech
Fourth-quarter ebitda at Telenor’s Hungarian operations fell to Ft 11.65 billion from Ft 11.77 billion one year earlier, despite a rise in revenues from Ft 41.4 billion to Ft 42 billion, the mobile-phone service provider has announced. Telenor’s average revenue per user rose to Ft 3,629 from Ft 3,577.
More Hungarian Adults Considering Emigration
- 21 Feb 2013 10:30 AM
- current affairs
The proportion of adult Hungarians working abroad or choosing to live in foreign countries has tripled in the past two decades, according to data from the Tárki Social Research Institute.
Student Council Suspended Over Lists In Hungary
- 21 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
ELTE university rector Barna Mezey on Wednesday suspended the operation of the students council at the faculty of humanities (HÖK) following reports that the organisation had compiled lists of first-year students based on whether they were Jewish or Roma and on their political affiliation and sexual orientation. Reports say the list, including slurs regarding ethnicity and appearance, was ...
Hungarian Police Charged For Assault On Arab
- 20 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prosecutors have pressed charges against two police officers and a civilian over the beating of UAE chess official Saud Mohamed al-Marzuki in Szeged last June. Csongrád county prosecutors said three police officers were patrolling in a civilian car when they spotted the official, who was accompanying chess player Salim Abdur-Rahman.
Court Annuls Ban On Symbols Of Tyranny In Hungary
- 20 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday struck down the ban on the use of symbols of the fascist and Communist dictatorships. The Court stated that banning symbols of tyranny may be justified in the interest of defending human dignity and the constitutional order, but the present criminal code is too broad and not sufficiently clear or well defined.
dr. Gordan Grlic Radman, Former Ambassador of Croatia
- 19 Feb 2013 11:00 AM
Gordan Grlić Radman, born in 1958, in Zagreb, Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Hungary; Permanent Representative of the Republic of Croatia to the Danube Commission in Budapest and Secretary of the Commission.
Simicska Wins Public Funds “Prize” In Hungary
- 25 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
LMP has awarded a “Golden Wheelbarrow” prize to businessman Lajos Simicska as “the most successful collector of public funds,” the party announced.
Institute For Blind In Budapest To Be Renovated
- 22 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The State Institute for the Blind in Budapest’s 14th District will be renovated this year at a cost of nearly Ft 1 billion, provided by a government subsidy. Work on the 1908 building, designed by architect Béla Lajta, begins in May and is scheduled to be completed in December.
Hungary's National Flag Banned At Basketball Game
- 22 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Jobbik expressed outrage in a Thursday statement after reporting that Hungarian flags were banned from an international basketball game between Szolnoki Olaj KK and Hapoel Holon of Israel on Tuesday. Fidesz mayor Ferenc Szalay also protested against the ban on the Hungarian flags.
Telenor Hungary's Profit Hit By Windfall Taxes
- 22 Feb 2013 7:59 AM
- tech
Fourth-quarter ebitda at Telenor’s Hungarian operations fell to Ft 11.65 billion from Ft 11.77 billion one year earlier, despite a rise in revenues from Ft 41.4 billion to Ft 42 billion, the mobile-phone service provider has announced. Telenor’s average revenue per user rose to Ft 3,629 from Ft 3,577.
More Hungarian Adults Considering Emigration
- 21 Feb 2013 10:30 AM
- current affairs
The proportion of adult Hungarians working abroad or choosing to live in foreign countries has tripled in the past two decades, according to data from the Tárki Social Research Institute.
Student Council Suspended Over Lists In Hungary
- 21 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
ELTE university rector Barna Mezey on Wednesday suspended the operation of the students council at the faculty of humanities (HÖK) following reports that the organisation had compiled lists of first-year students based on whether they were Jewish or Roma and on their political affiliation and sexual orientation. Reports say the list, including slurs regarding ethnicity and appearance, was ...
Hungarian Police Charged For Assault On Arab
- 20 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prosecutors have pressed charges against two police officers and a civilian over the beating of UAE chess official Saud Mohamed al-Marzuki in Szeged last June. Csongrád county prosecutors said three police officers were patrolling in a civilian car when they spotted the official, who was accompanying chess player Salim Abdur-Rahman.
Court Annuls Ban On Symbols Of Tyranny In Hungary
- 20 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday struck down the ban on the use of symbols of the fascist and Communist dictatorships. The Court stated that banning symbols of tyranny may be justified in the interest of defending human dignity and the constitutional order, but the present criminal code is too broad and not sufficiently clear or well defined.
dr. Gordan Grlic Radman, Former Ambassador of Croatia
- 19 Feb 2013 11:00 AM
Gordan Grlić Radman, born in 1958, in Zagreb, Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to Hungary; Permanent Representative of the Republic of Croatia to the Danube Commission in Budapest and Secretary of the Commission.