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Ceremony Marks 65th Anniversary Of Forced Relocations From Budapest
- 23 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the forced relocation of middle class citizens of Budapest under communism took place at the Budafok Lutheran church. The forced relocation was intended to intimidate the middle class at least, and to eradicate them at most, pushing them to the periphery for the long term, Zsolt Németh, the chairman of parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said at the ...
Socialists Abandon Signature Drive For Sunday Shopping Referendum
- 20 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has stopped collecting supporting signatures for a referendum on scrapping the already-repealed law on Sunday shopping restrictions, lawmaker Zoltán Gőgös told the daily Magyar Idők. The signature drive was abandoned two to three weeks ago, Gőgös said.
Video: Hungarian Fighter Jets Intercept British Airways Flight
- 5 May 2016 12:30 PM
- travel
After failing to contact air traffic controllers on the ground when crossing into Hungarian airspace yesterday, a British Airways commercial flight was escorted by two fighter jets from the Hungarian Air Force, ordered by the Hungarian Defense Ministry, according to reports.
Uniquely Hungary: Restaurant Gundel's Good Old Magic, By Anne Zwack
- 3 May 2016 9:00 AM
- food & drink
When I made my first fleeting visit to Budapest in 1975, the Gundel Restaurant was a burnt out husk: the grandiose old restaurant which took its name from Károly Gundel in 1910 had been destroyed by fire. The next time was in the late eighties when the restaurant had been rebuilt and redecorated according to the criteria of the Soviet era in fifty shades of brown. Gaggles of waiters loitered in ...
Kósa Pledges New Rules On Sunday Labour In Sept
- 3 May 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The opportunity to draw up rules regulating Sunday working conditions will arise in September, the ruling Fidesz group leader said after talks with retail trade union KDFSZ on the need to set working conditions. Lajos Kósa said that the government was hamstrung by a plan by the opposition Socialists to seek a referendum in connection with Sunday shopping.
Socialists Want To Keep Double Supplementary Pay For Sunday Work
- 18 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The opposition Socialist Party will on Monday submit a proposal to parliament aimed at ensuring that people who work on Sundays receive at least a 100% bonus rate on supplementary pay, the party’s lawmakers said. Earlier this week, parliament voted to repeal the law prohibiting retailers over 200sqm from opening on Sundays.
See What Happed @ Motor Show At Hungexpo
- 24 Mar 2016 8:01 AM
- entertainment
Last weekend the Hungexpo in Budapest hosted one of the largest car tuning shows in Europe. For the uninitiated a car tuning show is not like your average car-show, think more "Pimp my Ride" than Geneva! Car tuning means the car has been modified, either cosmetically or performance wise and some of the cars on show had to be seen to be believed and a lot of the time you are asking yourself one ...
Review: Café Ëgoist Budapest, Restaurant & Museum Combo
- 23 Mar 2016 11:30 AM
- food & drink
“All love is egoism gone wild,” Sándor Márai writes in one of his novels. If you love selected delicacies, cultivated entertainment and art nouveau interiors, you will be at the best place in Café Ëgoist, near Széchenyi tér. The restaurant, which was reopened under this new name only last November, gives you a chance to relax to the max in an environment that feels like being back in the Hungary ...
Photo Article: Newly Restored Klauzál Tér Farmers' Market In Budapest
- 11 Feb 2016 10:45 AM
- shopping
Budapest’s Klauzál tér market has recently been featured in a Lonely Planet list of the New Year’s best new travel experiences. The market hall serves as a place to purchase high-quality Hungarian food produce from family farms across the country.
Ceremony Marks 65th Anniversary Of Forced Relocations From Budapest
- 23 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the forced relocation of middle class citizens of Budapest under communism took place at the Budafok Lutheran church. The forced relocation was intended to intimidate the middle class at least, and to eradicate them at most, pushing them to the periphery for the long term, Zsolt Németh, the chairman of parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said at the ...
Socialists Abandon Signature Drive For Sunday Shopping Referendum
- 20 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has stopped collecting supporting signatures for a referendum on scrapping the already-repealed law on Sunday shopping restrictions, lawmaker Zoltán Gőgös told the daily Magyar Idők. The signature drive was abandoned two to three weeks ago, Gőgös said.
Video: Hungarian Fighter Jets Intercept British Airways Flight
- 5 May 2016 12:30 PM
- travel
After failing to contact air traffic controllers on the ground when crossing into Hungarian airspace yesterday, a British Airways commercial flight was escorted by two fighter jets from the Hungarian Air Force, ordered by the Hungarian Defense Ministry, according to reports.
Uniquely Hungary: Restaurant Gundel's Good Old Magic, By Anne Zwack
- 3 May 2016 9:00 AM
- food & drink
When I made my first fleeting visit to Budapest in 1975, the Gundel Restaurant was a burnt out husk: the grandiose old restaurant which took its name from Károly Gundel in 1910 had been destroyed by fire. The next time was in the late eighties when the restaurant had been rebuilt and redecorated according to the criteria of the Soviet era in fifty shades of brown. Gaggles of waiters loitered in ...
Kósa Pledges New Rules On Sunday Labour In Sept
- 3 May 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The opportunity to draw up rules regulating Sunday working conditions will arise in September, the ruling Fidesz group leader said after talks with retail trade union KDFSZ on the need to set working conditions. Lajos Kósa said that the government was hamstrung by a plan by the opposition Socialists to seek a referendum in connection with Sunday shopping.
Socialists Want To Keep Double Supplementary Pay For Sunday Work
- 18 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The opposition Socialist Party will on Monday submit a proposal to parliament aimed at ensuring that people who work on Sundays receive at least a 100% bonus rate on supplementary pay, the party’s lawmakers said. Earlier this week, parliament voted to repeal the law prohibiting retailers over 200sqm from opening on Sundays.
See What Happed @ Motor Show At Hungexpo
- 24 Mar 2016 8:01 AM
- entertainment
Last weekend the Hungexpo in Budapest hosted one of the largest car tuning shows in Europe. For the uninitiated a car tuning show is not like your average car-show, think more "Pimp my Ride" than Geneva! Car tuning means the car has been modified, either cosmetically or performance wise and some of the cars on show had to be seen to be believed and a lot of the time you are asking yourself one ...
Review: Café Ëgoist Budapest, Restaurant & Museum Combo
- 23 Mar 2016 11:30 AM
- food & drink
“All love is egoism gone wild,” Sándor Márai writes in one of his novels. If you love selected delicacies, cultivated entertainment and art nouveau interiors, you will be at the best place in Café Ëgoist, near Széchenyi tér. The restaurant, which was reopened under this new name only last November, gives you a chance to relax to the max in an environment that feels like being back in the Hungary ...
Photo Article: Newly Restored Klauzál Tér Farmers' Market In Budapest
- 11 Feb 2016 10:45 AM
- shopping
Budapest’s Klauzál tér market has recently been featured in a Lonely Planet list of the New Year’s best new travel experiences. The market hall serves as a place to purchase high-quality Hungarian food produce from family farms across the country.