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Xpat Opinion: Anti-Soros Campaign Intensifies In Hungary
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A full-fledged witch hunt is taking place in Hungary against a not-at-all favorite son, George Soros. Two weeks ago I already wrote a post on the Orbán government’s reaction to the less than flattering remarks of Bill Clinton about Poland and Hungary, two countries that decided that “democracy is too much trouble [and] they want Putin-like leadership.”
Opposition Slams Central Bank For Deals With Offshore Businesses
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The central bank and its foundations are doing business with offshore companies including property purchases and the bank has become a “five-star hotel for offshore knights”, the green opposition LMP said on Saturday. LMP has proposed in parliament that the central bank should transfer its profits to the central budget but the ruling majority has rejected this, deputy group leader Erzsébet ...
EC Steps Up Infringement Procedure Over Farmland Sale Restrictions
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The European Commission said it stepped up an infringement procedure against Hungary for restrictions on farmland. “Hungary has a very restrictive system which imposes a complete ban on the acquisition of land by legal entities and an obligation on the buyer to farm the land himself,” the commission said.
Class FM Gets New Owners In Media Market Shakeup
- 24 May 2016 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Sláger Rádio Zrt. announced in a press conference this afternoon that they have purchased ownership of Class FM, one of the country’s largest radio stations, by buying the station’s owner, Advenio Zrt. The move apparently takes the station out of the hands of ownership that has become less government friendly.
Government Buys E-Cars
- 18 May 2016 10:00 AM
- getting around
The government is committed to developing electric transportation, and aims to make Hungary the regional leader in this field, Economy Minister Mihály Varga declared in Budapest on Friday as the government formally received delivery of seven electronic cars purchased for its public procurement and supply directorate KEF.
Home Prices Rise 14 Pc In Hungary
- 17 May 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Home prices rose by 14 percent on average in Hungary from a year earlier, the biggest increase seen in a European Union member state, according to FHB’s latest home price index analysis. The average price of a resale home in Budapest, the most expensive area in the country, was 16.3 million forints in the third quarter of 2015 while the average home price in northern Hungary was 5.8 million ...
Organ10, Mupa, 21 - 22 May
- 12 May 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
One of the largest concert hall organs on the European continent, which has since become famous around the world, was inaugurated on 22 May 2006. It was built by German firm Mühleisen Orgelbau GmbH and Pécsi Orgonaépítő Manufaktúra from Hungary.
Gilbert Ash Secures £2m Budapest Embassy Project
- 12 May 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Belfast based construction business Gilbert-Ash Fit-Out has been appointed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to complete a significant refurbishment project for the British Embassy in Budapest, in a contract worth £2m.
The project, which will begin in July 2016, will see the company working in its 40th country with the FCO.
Third Of Homes Still Sold In Budapest For Investment Purposes
- 10 May 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Fully 33% of home purchases in the capital in April were made for investment purposes, essentially the same as last April’s ratio, data from real estate broker Duna House shows. Investors who bought homes in the capital paid on average 24.6 million forints (EUR 78,500) for a 61 square metre flat in April 2016. First-time home buyers accounted for 22% of transactions in the capital.
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Soros Campaign Intensifies In Hungary
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A full-fledged witch hunt is taking place in Hungary against a not-at-all favorite son, George Soros. Two weeks ago I already wrote a post on the Orbán government’s reaction to the less than flattering remarks of Bill Clinton about Poland and Hungary, two countries that decided that “democracy is too much trouble [and] they want Putin-like leadership.”
Opposition Slams Central Bank For Deals With Offshore Businesses
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The central bank and its foundations are doing business with offshore companies including property purchases and the bank has become a “five-star hotel for offshore knights”, the green opposition LMP said on Saturday. LMP has proposed in parliament that the central bank should transfer its profits to the central budget but the ruling majority has rejected this, deputy group leader Erzsébet ...
EC Steps Up Infringement Procedure Over Farmland Sale Restrictions
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The European Commission said it stepped up an infringement procedure against Hungary for restrictions on farmland. “Hungary has a very restrictive system which imposes a complete ban on the acquisition of land by legal entities and an obligation on the buyer to farm the land himself,” the commission said.
Class FM Gets New Owners In Media Market Shakeup
- 24 May 2016 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Sláger Rádio Zrt. announced in a press conference this afternoon that they have purchased ownership of Class FM, one of the country’s largest radio stations, by buying the station’s owner, Advenio Zrt. The move apparently takes the station out of the hands of ownership that has become less government friendly.
Government Buys E-Cars
- 18 May 2016 10:00 AM
- getting around
The government is committed to developing electric transportation, and aims to make Hungary the regional leader in this field, Economy Minister Mihály Varga declared in Budapest on Friday as the government formally received delivery of seven electronic cars purchased for its public procurement and supply directorate KEF.
Home Prices Rise 14 Pc In Hungary
- 17 May 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Home prices rose by 14 percent on average in Hungary from a year earlier, the biggest increase seen in a European Union member state, according to FHB’s latest home price index analysis. The average price of a resale home in Budapest, the most expensive area in the country, was 16.3 million forints in the third quarter of 2015 while the average home price in northern Hungary was 5.8 million ...
Organ10, Mupa, 21 - 22 May
- 12 May 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
One of the largest concert hall organs on the European continent, which has since become famous around the world, was inaugurated on 22 May 2006. It was built by German firm Mühleisen Orgelbau GmbH and Pécsi Orgonaépítő Manufaktúra from Hungary.
Gilbert Ash Secures £2m Budapest Embassy Project
- 12 May 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Belfast based construction business Gilbert-Ash Fit-Out has been appointed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to complete a significant refurbishment project for the British Embassy in Budapest, in a contract worth £2m.
The project, which will begin in July 2016, will see the company working in its 40th country with the FCO.
Third Of Homes Still Sold In Budapest For Investment Purposes
- 10 May 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Fully 33% of home purchases in the capital in April were made for investment purposes, essentially the same as last April’s ratio, data from real estate broker Duna House shows. Investors who bought homes in the capital paid on average 24.6 million forints (EUR 78,500) for a 61 square metre flat in April 2016. First-time home buyers accounted for 22% of transactions in the capital.