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Hungarian Residence Permits For Sale: €250,000
- 13 Dec 2012 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Parliament endorsed an amendment on Tuesday granting a new form of residence permit to any foreigner who buys at least €250,000 worth of five-year state securities. The bill creates the new category of “investor residency”.
Cold Weather Warnings Issued In Hungary
- 13 Dec 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Meteorological Service has issued warnings of “extreme cold temperatures” forecast for Thursday. The temperature could dip below -15C overnight in Somogy, Baranya, Bacs and Bekes counties.
No Funding In Hungary For Expensive Cancer Treatment
- 13 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government plans to drastically reduce subsidies for expensive drug treatments for cancer, according to a draft posted on the website of the Human Resources Ministry. If the draft is approved by the cabinet, the budget could save Ft 1-2 billion annually, but cancer patients who have only a few months to live would not initially have access to modern medical treatments that might prolong their ...
Rare Lynx Spotted In Zemplén Hills In Hungary
- 13 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A rare lynx has been photographed in the Zemplén hills, the World Wildlife Fund reported on Wednesday. The apparently two-year-old male lynx is one of only five to ten of the creatures believed to be living in Hungary.
Train Hits Van Carrying Nuclear Material In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Authorities have gauged no danger of nuclear radiation after a van carrying radioactive material collided with a train near Cegléd Tuesday morning. Two people were seriously injured when the vehicle collided with an InterCity train bound for Szeged between Cegléd and Nyársapát.
Xpat Opinion: Experts Forecast Mass Poverty, Civil Unrest In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Experts predict civil insurgance in Hungary, according to media reports, after even the remnants of the middle class are sliding into poverty. As much as 31 percent of Hungarian society was considered poor in 2011, Eurostat reported, making it the 5th poorest country in the EU.
Xpat Opinion: Gov To Increase Number Of Students Entering Higher Ed In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Just when you thought the overlords of Hungary are lacking basic common sense and have yet to come up with one single effective reform, analysts’ minds were torpedoed today with the announcement of what the Hungarian press calls drastic tuition fee hikes for higher ed students entering the system in 2013.
AirBaltic To Fly Balaton-Riga
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- travel
AirBaltic will operate flights between Riga and Hévíz-Balaton Airport from May 4, 2013, under a three-year contract signed yesterday. The Latvian airline’s planes will fly once a week on Saturdays in the summer until October, vice president Janis Vangas announced. Each one-way ticket will cost €41.
Memorial Day In Hungary For Ethnic Germans
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament voted with 333 affirmative votes and no dissensions to declare January 19 a memorial day to recall the deportation of ethnic Germans in Hungary in the 1940s. The date chosen marks the day on which the first train taking deported Germans left.
Hungarian Residence Permits For Sale: €250,000
- 13 Dec 2012 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Parliament endorsed an amendment on Tuesday granting a new form of residence permit to any foreigner who buys at least €250,000 worth of five-year state securities. The bill creates the new category of “investor residency”.
Cold Weather Warnings Issued In Hungary
- 13 Dec 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Meteorological Service has issued warnings of “extreme cold temperatures” forecast for Thursday. The temperature could dip below -15C overnight in Somogy, Baranya, Bacs and Bekes counties.
No Funding In Hungary For Expensive Cancer Treatment
- 13 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government plans to drastically reduce subsidies for expensive drug treatments for cancer, according to a draft posted on the website of the Human Resources Ministry. If the draft is approved by the cabinet, the budget could save Ft 1-2 billion annually, but cancer patients who have only a few months to live would not initially have access to modern medical treatments that might prolong their ...
Rare Lynx Spotted In Zemplén Hills In Hungary
- 13 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A rare lynx has been photographed in the Zemplén hills, the World Wildlife Fund reported on Wednesday. The apparently two-year-old male lynx is one of only five to ten of the creatures believed to be living in Hungary.
Train Hits Van Carrying Nuclear Material In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Authorities have gauged no danger of nuclear radiation after a van carrying radioactive material collided with a train near Cegléd Tuesday morning. Two people were seriously injured when the vehicle collided with an InterCity train bound for Szeged between Cegléd and Nyársapát.
Xpat Opinion: Experts Forecast Mass Poverty, Civil Unrest In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Experts predict civil insurgance in Hungary, according to media reports, after even the remnants of the middle class are sliding into poverty. As much as 31 percent of Hungarian society was considered poor in 2011, Eurostat reported, making it the 5th poorest country in the EU.
Xpat Opinion: Gov To Increase Number Of Students Entering Higher Ed In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Just when you thought the overlords of Hungary are lacking basic common sense and have yet to come up with one single effective reform, analysts’ minds were torpedoed today with the announcement of what the Hungarian press calls drastic tuition fee hikes for higher ed students entering the system in 2013.
AirBaltic To Fly Balaton-Riga
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- travel
AirBaltic will operate flights between Riga and Hévíz-Balaton Airport from May 4, 2013, under a three-year contract signed yesterday. The Latvian airline’s planes will fly once a week on Saturdays in the summer until October, vice president Janis Vangas announced. Each one-way ticket will cost €41.
Memorial Day In Hungary For Ethnic Germans
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament voted with 333 affirmative votes and no dissensions to declare January 19 a memorial day to recall the deportation of ethnic Germans in Hungary in the 1940s. The date chosen marks the day on which the first train taking deported Germans left.