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West Balkan Defendants Convicted In Hungary
- 2 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pest Central District Court on Wednesday sentenced the four defendants in the West Balkan nightclub disaster to 32 months in prison each. The verdict is open to appeal. Three women were trampled to death and several others were injured in a stampede on January 15, 2011 as about 3,000 people tried to flee the club when a rumour spread that it was on fire.
German Planes Violate Hungary’s Airspace
- 2 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two German small planes violated Hungary’s air space from the direction of Austria Saturday morning, the Defence Ministry reported. Before the planes entered Hungarian airspace, the Hungarian authorities, the Austrian authorities and NATO headquarters in Italy attempted to identify them.
Bajnai, Oszkó Cancel, Event Called Off In Hungary
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former prime minister Gordon Bajnai and former finance minister Péter Oszkó have cancelled planned attendance at a July 13-14 Demokrácia sziget (Democracy island) programme in Szanazug, southwestern Hungary.
Legal Aid Service For Hungarians Abroad
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An ethnic minority rights protection institute and foundation will be launched to provide full-scale legal aid to those affiliated with the Hungarian nation, deputy prime minister Zsolt Semjén announced on Thursday.
Hungarian State To Buy And Lease Back 25,000 Homes
- 28 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- property
The state asset manager MNV expects to buy 8,000 homes from troubled mortgage debtors this year, 7,000 next year and 10,000 in 2014, according to a decree published in the official gazette Magyar Közlöny.
Hungarian Banks Prepare For Intra-Day Payment
- 28 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Banks and the MNB are carrying out test runs of intra-day settlements of electronic payment orders at high volume, before a new system enters into effect on July 1, the Banking Association announced yesterday. Electronic payment orders between banks will be executed within four hours, rather than the current two or three days, from Monday.
Hungary Is Fourth Cheapest Country In EU
- 28 Jun 2012 3:10 AM
- current affairs
The cost of living in Hungary is lower than in all but three other EU countries, according to the EU statistics office Eurostat. Prices of goods and services in Hungary were 64% of the EU average in 2011, Eurostat found. Alcohol and tobacco were cheaper in Hungary than in any other EU country, at 63% of the average.
Jobbik Lashes Out At Gay Olympics In Budapest
- 28 Jun 2012 1:40 AM
- current affairs
The EuroGames which began in Budapest on Wednesday – also known as the Gay Olympics – are an open provocation, the local chapter of Jobbik declared. The far-right party asked the athletes to take part in just one event, “to run home.” Budapest chapter head Pál Losonczy told reporters that he hopes the event is “the last legacy of the Demszky era”. The five-day sporting event began amid tight ...
Forced Early Retirement For Entire Public Sector In Hungary
- 27 Jun 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet will introduce compulsory retirement at age 62 in all spheres of public service, government spokesman András Giró-Szász told reporters alongside education state secretary Rózsa Hoffmann on Tuesday. Hoffmann had earlier said there would be no general pensioning off of teachers.
West Balkan Defendants Convicted In Hungary
- 2 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pest Central District Court on Wednesday sentenced the four defendants in the West Balkan nightclub disaster to 32 months in prison each. The verdict is open to appeal. Three women were trampled to death and several others were injured in a stampede on January 15, 2011 as about 3,000 people tried to flee the club when a rumour spread that it was on fire.
German Planes Violate Hungary’s Airspace
- 2 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two German small planes violated Hungary’s air space from the direction of Austria Saturday morning, the Defence Ministry reported. Before the planes entered Hungarian airspace, the Hungarian authorities, the Austrian authorities and NATO headquarters in Italy attempted to identify them.
Bajnai, Oszkó Cancel, Event Called Off In Hungary
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former prime minister Gordon Bajnai and former finance minister Péter Oszkó have cancelled planned attendance at a July 13-14 Demokrácia sziget (Democracy island) programme in Szanazug, southwestern Hungary.
Legal Aid Service For Hungarians Abroad
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An ethnic minority rights protection institute and foundation will be launched to provide full-scale legal aid to those affiliated with the Hungarian nation, deputy prime minister Zsolt Semjén announced on Thursday.
Hungarian State To Buy And Lease Back 25,000 Homes
- 28 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- property
The state asset manager MNV expects to buy 8,000 homes from troubled mortgage debtors this year, 7,000 next year and 10,000 in 2014, according to a decree published in the official gazette Magyar Közlöny.
Hungarian Banks Prepare For Intra-Day Payment
- 28 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Banks and the MNB are carrying out test runs of intra-day settlements of electronic payment orders at high volume, before a new system enters into effect on July 1, the Banking Association announced yesterday. Electronic payment orders between banks will be executed within four hours, rather than the current two or three days, from Monday.
Hungary Is Fourth Cheapest Country In EU
- 28 Jun 2012 3:10 AM
- current affairs
The cost of living in Hungary is lower than in all but three other EU countries, according to the EU statistics office Eurostat. Prices of goods and services in Hungary were 64% of the EU average in 2011, Eurostat found. Alcohol and tobacco were cheaper in Hungary than in any other EU country, at 63% of the average.
Jobbik Lashes Out At Gay Olympics In Budapest
- 28 Jun 2012 1:40 AM
- current affairs
The EuroGames which began in Budapest on Wednesday – also known as the Gay Olympics – are an open provocation, the local chapter of Jobbik declared. The far-right party asked the athletes to take part in just one event, “to run home.” Budapest chapter head Pál Losonczy told reporters that he hopes the event is “the last legacy of the Demszky era”. The five-day sporting event began amid tight ...
Forced Early Retirement For Entire Public Sector In Hungary
- 27 Jun 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet will introduce compulsory retirement at age 62 in all spheres of public service, government spokesman András Giró-Szász told reporters alongside education state secretary Rózsa Hoffmann on Tuesday. Hoffmann had earlier said there would be no general pensioning off of teachers.