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Icy Weather Cuts Off Electricity Supply In Hungary
- 3 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Nearly 40 villages remained without electricity on Tuesday as freezing rain and ice caused power lines and trees to collapse, while many roads had to be closed to traffic. Authorities have banned entry to wooded areas more than 400 metres above sea level in the Pilis, Budai and Visegrádi hills.
Freezing Rain Causes Traffic Disruptions Nationwide
- 2 Dec 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Sleet and freezing rain have left streets in western Budapest’s hills and many roads across the country impassable, while disaster management staff have been busy removing fallen trees in many places. Several streets in Budapest’s 2nd and 12th districts were closed for traffic on Tuesday morning, the disaster management authority reported on its website.
Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 5 & 6 December
- 1 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club is once more hogging the weekend with a gig both on 5th and 6th December 2014 with a kick-off at 20.00 On Friday we bring you a jazz star of international standing: Avishai Cohen
Brussels Drops Road Toll Infringement Procedure Against Hungary
- 27 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has dropped an infringement procedure against Hungary for failing to call a tender to build a road toll system for commercial vehicles, a commission source told MTI. Hungary introduced a per-kilometre toll on commercial vehicles over 3.5 tonnes last year.
Hungary’s Dispute With EC On Road Tenders Continues
- 25 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary hopes to persuade the European Commission not to impose a large fine in connection with road tenders, deputy state secretary Nandor Csepreghy said on Monday, after the commission notified the Hungarian government of its final opinion that it intends to fine Hungary retroactively to 2007.
Poverty In Hungarian Opposition Parties ’ Sights
- 22 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is on the road to full poverty, a spokesman of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) said on Friday, commenting on fresh Eurostat data. Fully 26.8% of Hungarians, or three times the EU average, are classed as seriously deprived, DK lawmaker Tibor Zaveczki told a press conference.
Hungary’s Jobbik Urges Investigation Into Corruption Cases
- 21 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called for proper investigations into corruption cases of the past 25 years and proposed that information pertaining to economic crime in the same period be declassified.
Hungarian Police Seize Tractors Stolen In France
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian police have seized thirteen tractors and farming machinery stolen from France worth 500 million forints (EUR 1.64m), a communications officer of Pest County police said. Officers in Nagykanizsa, in south-western Hungary, identified one tractor during a road check, and later seized another six, Lajos Horváth said.
Gypsy Craftsmen Exhibition, Budapest Museum Of Ethnography
- 20 Nov 2014 1:55 AM
- community & culture
Need household appliances? Nowadays you can easily buy them in hardware stores. But there was a time when you had to wait until craftsmen visited your house with their ware. Until January 4, 2015, the Budapest Museum of Ethnography has an exhibition about the history of migrant braziers, pot menders and trough carvers. Note that some itinerant craftsmen still rove the roads offering their ...
Icy Weather Cuts Off Electricity Supply In Hungary
- 3 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Nearly 40 villages remained without electricity on Tuesday as freezing rain and ice caused power lines and trees to collapse, while many roads had to be closed to traffic. Authorities have banned entry to wooded areas more than 400 metres above sea level in the Pilis, Budai and Visegrádi hills.
Freezing Rain Causes Traffic Disruptions Nationwide
- 2 Dec 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Sleet and freezing rain have left streets in western Budapest’s hills and many roads across the country impassable, while disaster management staff have been busy removing fallen trees in many places. Several streets in Budapest’s 2nd and 12th districts were closed for traffic on Tuesday morning, the disaster management authority reported on its website.
Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 5 & 6 December
- 1 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club is once more hogging the weekend with a gig both on 5th and 6th December 2014 with a kick-off at 20.00 On Friday we bring you a jazz star of international standing: Avishai Cohen
Brussels Drops Road Toll Infringement Procedure Against Hungary
- 27 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has dropped an infringement procedure against Hungary for failing to call a tender to build a road toll system for commercial vehicles, a commission source told MTI. Hungary introduced a per-kilometre toll on commercial vehicles over 3.5 tonnes last year.
Hungary’s Dispute With EC On Road Tenders Continues
- 25 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary hopes to persuade the European Commission not to impose a large fine in connection with road tenders, deputy state secretary Nandor Csepreghy said on Monday, after the commission notified the Hungarian government of its final opinion that it intends to fine Hungary retroactively to 2007.
Poverty In Hungarian Opposition Parties ’ Sights
- 22 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is on the road to full poverty, a spokesman of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) said on Friday, commenting on fresh Eurostat data. Fully 26.8% of Hungarians, or three times the EU average, are classed as seriously deprived, DK lawmaker Tibor Zaveczki told a press conference.
Hungary’s Jobbik Urges Investigation Into Corruption Cases
- 21 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called for proper investigations into corruption cases of the past 25 years and proposed that information pertaining to economic crime in the same period be declassified.
Hungarian Police Seize Tractors Stolen In France
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian police have seized thirteen tractors and farming machinery stolen from France worth 500 million forints (EUR 1.64m), a communications officer of Pest County police said. Officers in Nagykanizsa, in south-western Hungary, identified one tractor during a road check, and later seized another six, Lajos Horváth said.
Gypsy Craftsmen Exhibition, Budapest Museum Of Ethnography
- 20 Nov 2014 1:55 AM
- community & culture
Need household appliances? Nowadays you can easily buy them in hardware stores. But there was a time when you had to wait until craftsmen visited your house with their ware. Until January 4, 2015, the Budapest Museum of Ethnography has an exhibition about the history of migrant braziers, pot menders and trough carvers. Note that some itinerant craftsmen still rove the roads offering their ...