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New Drive Against Domestic Violence In Hungary
- 8 Mar 2012 8:04 AM
- current affairs
"Private citizen Pálma Halász and associates began a petition drive on March 1 to collect signatures to make domestic violence within the family a crime. An official announcement on the petition drive will be made today.
Hungarians Divided On Schmitt Case
- 8 Mar 2012 8:03 AM
- current affairs
"A slim majority of Hungarians think that President Pál Schmitt ought to resign because of the accusations of plagiarism related to his doctoral thesis, according to a late January survey by Medián.
Property Fair In Hungary Faces Up To Hard Times
- 8 Mar 2012 12:00 AM
- property
"Property market participants called for more government action to stimulate the stalled residential market, before the opening of the annual Property Fair at the Hungexpo exhibition centre. The government needs to raise interest subsidies on home loans to 4-5% from 3% and introduce a new non-refundable scheme for renovations or for the purchase of existing homes, said Gergely Karoly, chairman ...
Hungarian Cabinet To Eliminate 500 Hospital Beds
- 7 Mar 2012 8:10 AM
- health & wellness
"The cabinet will eliminate over 500 hospital beds in the three Budapest health regions alone, Népszava reports, citing draft documents. The survival of the Szent Imre and Péterfy Sándor hospitals will be in jeopardy while the Károlyi Sándor Hospital will be “gutted”.
New Taxes Proposed To Save Budapest Public Transport Company BKV
- 7 Mar 2012 8:06 AM
- getting around
"A proposal to generate funds for Budapest public transport company BKV would levy taxes on companies under whose land public utility cables run, Népszabadság reports. The Századvég institute also proposed a congestion fee from the second half of next year and a lower VAT on BKV tickets.
Hungarian Parliament Loosens Gun Control Rules
- 6 Mar 2012 8:04 AM
- current affairs
"Parliament yesterday passed an amendment submitted by deputy prime minister Zsolt Semjén and Interior Minister Sándor Pintér simplifying the purchase of guns for those holding a permit. The change removes the requirement to renew firearms permits every five years, making them valid indefinitely.
Engineers In Demand On Job Market In Hungary
- 6 Mar 2012 8:03 AM
- current affairs
"Engineers and technical experts are most in demand, according to a summary of the job fair organised by business weekly HVG in February. In all, 72% of the 136 companies offered jobs for engineers and technical experts and 65% offered jobs in the IT sector.
Hackers Rewrite Text Of Hungary's Basic Law
- 5 Mar 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
"Hackers affiliated with the Anonymous group have re-written the text of the Basic Law on the Constitutional Court website. The group added such sentences in Hungarian to the new constitution as “self-organising IT groups can act against tyrants and lying hypocrites … tyranny can at any time be unseated by the people, who can rebel against it.”
Hungarian Writer Seeks Refugee Status In Canada
- 5 Mar 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
"Writer Ákos Kertész and his wife flew to Canada on February 29 and applied for political asylum, the 80-year-old Kossuth Prize winner announced on Sunday. Kertész’s theatrical works have been adapted for the stage in several countries. His novel Makra has been translated into 12 languages and sold 1.2 million copies worldwide. He was awarded the Kossuth Prize in 2008.
New Drive Against Domestic Violence In Hungary
- 8 Mar 2012 8:04 AM
- current affairs
"Private citizen Pálma Halász and associates began a petition drive on March 1 to collect signatures to make domestic violence within the family a crime. An official announcement on the petition drive will be made today.
Hungarians Divided On Schmitt Case
- 8 Mar 2012 8:03 AM
- current affairs
"A slim majority of Hungarians think that President Pál Schmitt ought to resign because of the accusations of plagiarism related to his doctoral thesis, according to a late January survey by Medián.
Property Fair In Hungary Faces Up To Hard Times
- 8 Mar 2012 12:00 AM
- property
"Property market participants called for more government action to stimulate the stalled residential market, before the opening of the annual Property Fair at the Hungexpo exhibition centre. The government needs to raise interest subsidies on home loans to 4-5% from 3% and introduce a new non-refundable scheme for renovations or for the purchase of existing homes, said Gergely Karoly, chairman ...
Hungarian Cabinet To Eliminate 500 Hospital Beds
- 7 Mar 2012 8:10 AM
- health & wellness
"The cabinet will eliminate over 500 hospital beds in the three Budapest health regions alone, Népszava reports, citing draft documents. The survival of the Szent Imre and Péterfy Sándor hospitals will be in jeopardy while the Károlyi Sándor Hospital will be “gutted”.
New Taxes Proposed To Save Budapest Public Transport Company BKV
- 7 Mar 2012 8:06 AM
- getting around
"A proposal to generate funds for Budapest public transport company BKV would levy taxes on companies under whose land public utility cables run, Népszabadság reports. The Századvég institute also proposed a congestion fee from the second half of next year and a lower VAT on BKV tickets.
Hungarian Parliament Loosens Gun Control Rules
- 6 Mar 2012 8:04 AM
- current affairs
"Parliament yesterday passed an amendment submitted by deputy prime minister Zsolt Semjén and Interior Minister Sándor Pintér simplifying the purchase of guns for those holding a permit. The change removes the requirement to renew firearms permits every five years, making them valid indefinitely.
Engineers In Demand On Job Market In Hungary
- 6 Mar 2012 8:03 AM
- current affairs
"Engineers and technical experts are most in demand, according to a summary of the job fair organised by business weekly HVG in February. In all, 72% of the 136 companies offered jobs for engineers and technical experts and 65% offered jobs in the IT sector.
Hackers Rewrite Text Of Hungary's Basic Law
- 5 Mar 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
"Hackers affiliated with the Anonymous group have re-written the text of the Basic Law on the Constitutional Court website. The group added such sentences in Hungarian to the new constitution as “self-organising IT groups can act against tyrants and lying hypocrites … tyranny can at any time be unseated by the people, who can rebel against it.”
Hungarian Writer Seeks Refugee Status In Canada
- 5 Mar 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
"Writer Ákos Kertész and his wife flew to Canada on February 29 and applied for political asylum, the 80-year-old Kossuth Prize winner announced on Sunday. Kertész’s theatrical works have been adapted for the stage in several countries. His novel Makra has been translated into 12 languages and sold 1.2 million copies worldwide. He was awarded the Kossuth Prize in 2008.