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Saint Ladislaus Memorial Year In 2017
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Saint Ladislaus (László) memorial year will start on January 1 next year, the state secretary for nation policy said. The memorial year will mark the 940th anniversary of Saint Ladislaus becoming the knight-king of Hungary and the 825th anniversary of his canonisation, János Árpád Potápi said.
Xpat Opinion: Strange Times (In Hungary)? We’ve Been Here Before
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: The news may sound surprising, but it really isn’t. We have been here before. In what has become an annual tradition, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán went to his party’s summer retreat in Baile Tusnad, Romania, and gave a speech designed to shock. This time Orbán endorsed the American presidential campaign of Donald Trump, the ...
German Police To Help Patrol Hungarian Border
- 5 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will receive a contingent of German police officers to help patrol its southern border from the second half of August, the national police headquarters ORFK told MTI, confirming earlier reports by German daily Bild. ORFK said the German contingent will assist their Hungarian colleagues for a period of one month as part of a border protection operation organised by European border agency ...
MOL Takes Over 173 AGIP Filling Stations Across Hungary
- 2 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Hungarian oil and gas company MOL has concluded its purchase of the Hungarian business of Italy’s Eni, acquiring another 173 Agip filling stations, managing director of MOL Magyarország, Sándor Fasimon, said.
HUF 800 Tax For Undesirable Persons In A Hungarian Village
- 31 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The local council in Alsónémedi, Pest county has voted for a new tax. From September those who live in the village but do not have registered work, and the property in which they dwell is not their own or that of their families will be obliged to pay a daily sum of Ft 800 in taxes.
Uber In Hungary: We’re Not Dead Yet
- 26 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Ride-hailing service Uber says that although its services in Hungary are being suspended indefinitely from July 24, the company intends to continue working with decision makers on amending passenger transport regulations. If regulations change – which would be up to lawmakers – Uber could resume its operations.
Hungarian PM Orbán Endorses Trump
- 26 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaking at the same Romanian venue from which he shocked the world two years ago by embracing illiberal democracy, Orbán reportedly said that Trump is right in that he believes intelligence agencies need to be strengthened, and that the export of democracy needs to be stopped.
Varga: No Hurry To Adopt Euro In Hungary
- 25 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s economy minister has said that there is no need to hurry to adopt the euro. Unless the level of development of the country’s economy reaches the European average, the move could be detrimental, he said. Mihály Varga said in an interview: “We can have the euro, but we won’t for the time being.”
Varga: Hungary To Rely More On Domestic Funding
- 22 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary will in future rely more on domestic resources in stimulating economic growth over external and EU funding, the economy minister said in Băile Tuşnad (Tusnádfürdő), in central Romania. Mihály Varga noted subsidies the Hungarian government had adopted to support industry development, households and home building.
Saint Ladislaus Memorial Year In 2017
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Saint Ladislaus (László) memorial year will start on January 1 next year, the state secretary for nation policy said. The memorial year will mark the 940th anniversary of Saint Ladislaus becoming the knight-king of Hungary and the 825th anniversary of his canonisation, János Árpád Potápi said.
Xpat Opinion: Strange Times (In Hungary)? We’ve Been Here Before
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: The news may sound surprising, but it really isn’t. We have been here before. In what has become an annual tradition, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán went to his party’s summer retreat in Baile Tusnad, Romania, and gave a speech designed to shock. This time Orbán endorsed the American presidential campaign of Donald Trump, the ...
German Police To Help Patrol Hungarian Border
- 5 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will receive a contingent of German police officers to help patrol its southern border from the second half of August, the national police headquarters ORFK told MTI, confirming earlier reports by German daily Bild. ORFK said the German contingent will assist their Hungarian colleagues for a period of one month as part of a border protection operation organised by European border agency ...
MOL Takes Over 173 AGIP Filling Stations Across Hungary
- 2 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Hungarian oil and gas company MOL has concluded its purchase of the Hungarian business of Italy’s Eni, acquiring another 173 Agip filling stations, managing director of MOL Magyarország, Sándor Fasimon, said.
HUF 800 Tax For Undesirable Persons In A Hungarian Village
- 31 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The local council in Alsónémedi, Pest county has voted for a new tax. From September those who live in the village but do not have registered work, and the property in which they dwell is not their own or that of their families will be obliged to pay a daily sum of Ft 800 in taxes.
Uber In Hungary: We’re Not Dead Yet
- 26 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Ride-hailing service Uber says that although its services in Hungary are being suspended indefinitely from July 24, the company intends to continue working with decision makers on amending passenger transport regulations. If regulations change – which would be up to lawmakers – Uber could resume its operations.
Hungarian PM Orbán Endorses Trump
- 26 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaking at the same Romanian venue from which he shocked the world two years ago by embracing illiberal democracy, Orbán reportedly said that Trump is right in that he believes intelligence agencies need to be strengthened, and that the export of democracy needs to be stopped.
Varga: No Hurry To Adopt Euro In Hungary
- 25 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s economy minister has said that there is no need to hurry to adopt the euro. Unless the level of development of the country’s economy reaches the European average, the move could be detrimental, he said. Mihály Varga said in an interview: “We can have the euro, but we won’t for the time being.”
Varga: Hungary To Rely More On Domestic Funding
- 22 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary will in future rely more on domestic resources in stimulating economic growth over external and EU funding, the economy minister said in Băile Tuşnad (Tusnádfürdő), in central Romania. Mihály Varga noted subsidies the Hungarian government had adopted to support industry development, households and home building.