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Restaurant Review: MoszkvaTéR Streetfood In Budapest
- 23 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Twix chocolate bars used to be called Raider and Széll Kálmán tér used to be Moszkva tér. Five years have passed already since the square was renamed but its former name still comes upin conversation surprisingly often. This is why there is now a “new” Moszkva Square in Pest that calls out to the nostalgic side of Budapesters.
Hungarian Parliament Bans Uber Application
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The National Assembly of Hungary voted on Monday to allow authorities to block websites that offer unauthorized livery services, reports Hungarian news site 444.hu. The law, which is scheduled to come into effect over the next month, was approved by MPs with a 119-61 vote, and three abstentions. The bill had been submitted ny Minister of National Development Miklós Seszták.
WW2 Bomb Weighing Hundreds Of Kilos Found In South Buda, Area Closed
- 15 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two office complexes and a university building were emptied and closed down after a WWII bomb weighing several hundred kilos was found in southern Budapest on Monday morning, a communications officer of the armed forces said. The device was unearthed during field work at the site of the Info Park near the Danube on the Buda side, Edina Baty told MTI.
Lawmakers Pass Package For 2017 Budget
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Parliament approved a package of bills submitted by the government in connection with Hungary’s 2017 budget. The package includes amendments regulating the state budget, the law on the central budget and the elimination of separate state funds.
Updated: Renewal Of Széll Kálmán Tér - Changes Valid Until 10 May
- 30 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- getting around
See below for latest news about traffic flow issues and public transport changes, from BKK Centre for Budapest Transport. The Széll Kálmán tér reconstruction works in Buda began on 12 January 2015, and are set to last for 1.5 years, at least.
Kövér Bans Journalists From Parliament
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaker László Kövér has banned journalists from Népszabadság, HVG and news websites Index and 24.hu from Parliament for an indefinite period, one day after he was filmed ignoring their questions about the spending of funds by the MNB foundations.
US Report: Hungary Handling Of Migrants Grave Problem
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State defined the way migrants and asylum seekers are handled among the gravest human rights problems in Hungary in 2015 in its country report. The report pointed to xenophobic rhetoric and a lack of humanitarian aid, and noted Hungarian legislation passed last year that made illegal crossing a criminal offence punishable with imprisonment and expulsion.
Socialists Seek To Combine Three Referendum Questions
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party announced its intention to combine signature collections for referendum questions on the Sunday shop restrictions, the sale of state-owned farmland and on putting a 2 million forint cap on public officials’ salaries.
Govt To Set Up Counterterrorism Information Centre
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government decided to set up a counter-terrorism information centre as part of its package of antiterrorism measures which also include constitutional amendments, Sándor Pintér, the interior minister, said. The agency will be tasked with supporting Hungary’s security services and police by assessing and analysing incoming intelligence and drawing attention to potential terror plots.
Restaurant Review: MoszkvaTéR Streetfood In Budapest
- 23 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Twix chocolate bars used to be called Raider and Széll Kálmán tér used to be Moszkva tér. Five years have passed already since the square was renamed but its former name still comes upin conversation surprisingly often. This is why there is now a “new” Moszkva Square in Pest that calls out to the nostalgic side of Budapesters.
Hungarian Parliament Bans Uber Application
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The National Assembly of Hungary voted on Monday to allow authorities to block websites that offer unauthorized livery services, reports Hungarian news site 444.hu. The law, which is scheduled to come into effect over the next month, was approved by MPs with a 119-61 vote, and three abstentions. The bill had been submitted ny Minister of National Development Miklós Seszták.
WW2 Bomb Weighing Hundreds Of Kilos Found In South Buda, Area Closed
- 15 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two office complexes and a university building were emptied and closed down after a WWII bomb weighing several hundred kilos was found in southern Budapest on Monday morning, a communications officer of the armed forces said. The device was unearthed during field work at the site of the Info Park near the Danube on the Buda side, Edina Baty told MTI.
Lawmakers Pass Package For 2017 Budget
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Parliament approved a package of bills submitted by the government in connection with Hungary’s 2017 budget. The package includes amendments regulating the state budget, the law on the central budget and the elimination of separate state funds.
Updated: Renewal Of Széll Kálmán Tér - Changes Valid Until 10 May
- 30 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- getting around
See below for latest news about traffic flow issues and public transport changes, from BKK Centre for Budapest Transport. The Széll Kálmán tér reconstruction works in Buda began on 12 January 2015, and are set to last for 1.5 years, at least.
Kövér Bans Journalists From Parliament
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaker László Kövér has banned journalists from Népszabadság, HVG and news websites Index and 24.hu from Parliament for an indefinite period, one day after he was filmed ignoring their questions about the spending of funds by the MNB foundations.
US Report: Hungary Handling Of Migrants Grave Problem
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State defined the way migrants and asylum seekers are handled among the gravest human rights problems in Hungary in 2015 in its country report. The report pointed to xenophobic rhetoric and a lack of humanitarian aid, and noted Hungarian legislation passed last year that made illegal crossing a criminal offence punishable with imprisonment and expulsion.
Socialists Seek To Combine Three Referendum Questions
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party announced its intention to combine signature collections for referendum questions on the Sunday shop restrictions, the sale of state-owned farmland and on putting a 2 million forint cap on public officials’ salaries.
Govt To Set Up Counterterrorism Information Centre
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government decided to set up a counter-terrorism information centre as part of its package of antiterrorism measures which also include constitutional amendments, Sándor Pintér, the interior minister, said. The agency will be tasked with supporting Hungary’s security services and police by assessing and analysing incoming intelligence and drawing attention to potential terror plots.