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Hungary’s PM Meets New US Ambassador
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Colleen Bell, the new US ambassador, in Parliament, Orbán’s press chief said. Orbán and the ambassador discussed prospects of developing bilateral ties, as well as challenges faced by Europe and the conflict in Ukraine, Bertalan Havasi said.
Anti-IS Fight Estimated To Cost Hungary HUF 20bn In 1st Year
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s participation in the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State terrorist organisation would cost 20 billion forints (EUR 66m) during the first year of the mission, the foreign minister said. Hungary has received the formal request for contribution from the United States, Péter Szijjártó told parliament’s foreign affairs committee.
Budapest Transport To Introduce E-Tickets From 2016
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Budapest Transport Company (BKV) expects the number of fare dodgers to drop significantly once it introduces e-ticketing at the end of the year, business daily Napi Gazdaság said. Last year, the company spent 1.95 billion forints (EUR 6.4m) on increasing the number of security staff and 500 million on boosting inspection staff.
More Immigrants Arriving In Hungary From Syria, Afghanistan
- 17 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of illegal immigrants arriving in Hungary from Kosovo has dropped since the start of the year. At the same time, the number of illegal migrants from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq remains high, the director of the national immigration and citizenship office said. In an unprecedented trend, more than 7,000 illegal immigrants have arrived from those three countries since the beginning of ...
Pro- And Anti-Gov’t Protesters Scuffle In Budapest
- 16 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police detained one person and another was injured on Sunday when a small group of anti-government demonstrators and others arriving for the prime minister’s speech shoved and pushed one another. A group of 20-30 people converged near the National Museum, to heckle the prime minister, chanting “Orbán out!”
Report Says Humgary's PM Orbán Informed In 1981
- 13 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán reported to military counter-intelligence in 1981-82, the weekly HVG reports, although it does not reproduce documents to support the claim. HVG writes that Orbán established a “social relationship” with military counter-intelligence officer Mihály Major on October 20, 1981, which lasted until his discharge from the army in August 1982.
Yesterday’s Announcement By Financial Times Is False And Completely Misleading
- 13 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister's Office: Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács on the announcement of Financial Times stating that the EU blocks Paks nuclear power plant expansion.
Police Launch Investigation Into Quaestor
- 12 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian police have launched an investigation of brokerage Quaestor on suspicion of fraud, the National Police Headquarters said. Quaestor’s headquarters were raided as part of the investigation, the police said. Earlier in the day political parties clashed over the brokerage scandal.
Whitening Economy Increases Revenues To Central Budget
- 12 Mar 2015 2:00 AM
- business
In 2014, tax revenues to Hungary’s central budget were 650 billion forints (EUR 1.99bn) up compared to the previous year, national daily Magyar Nemzet said. The paper quoted the economy ministry as saying that higher tax revenues were the result of a shrinking grey economy.
Hungary’s PM Meets New US Ambassador
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Colleen Bell, the new US ambassador, in Parliament, Orbán’s press chief said. Orbán and the ambassador discussed prospects of developing bilateral ties, as well as challenges faced by Europe and the conflict in Ukraine, Bertalan Havasi said.
Anti-IS Fight Estimated To Cost Hungary HUF 20bn In 1st Year
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s participation in the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State terrorist organisation would cost 20 billion forints (EUR 66m) during the first year of the mission, the foreign minister said. Hungary has received the formal request for contribution from the United States, Péter Szijjártó told parliament’s foreign affairs committee.
Budapest Transport To Introduce E-Tickets From 2016
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Budapest Transport Company (BKV) expects the number of fare dodgers to drop significantly once it introduces e-ticketing at the end of the year, business daily Napi Gazdaság said. Last year, the company spent 1.95 billion forints (EUR 6.4m) on increasing the number of security staff and 500 million on boosting inspection staff.
More Immigrants Arriving In Hungary From Syria, Afghanistan
- 17 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of illegal immigrants arriving in Hungary from Kosovo has dropped since the start of the year. At the same time, the number of illegal migrants from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq remains high, the director of the national immigration and citizenship office said. In an unprecedented trend, more than 7,000 illegal immigrants have arrived from those three countries since the beginning of ...
Pro- And Anti-Gov’t Protesters Scuffle In Budapest
- 16 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police detained one person and another was injured on Sunday when a small group of anti-government demonstrators and others arriving for the prime minister’s speech shoved and pushed one another. A group of 20-30 people converged near the National Museum, to heckle the prime minister, chanting “Orbán out!”
Report Says Humgary's PM Orbán Informed In 1981
- 13 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán reported to military counter-intelligence in 1981-82, the weekly HVG reports, although it does not reproduce documents to support the claim. HVG writes that Orbán established a “social relationship” with military counter-intelligence officer Mihály Major on October 20, 1981, which lasted until his discharge from the army in August 1982.
Yesterday’s Announcement By Financial Times Is False And Completely Misleading
- 13 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister's Office: Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács on the announcement of Financial Times stating that the EU blocks Paks nuclear power plant expansion.
Police Launch Investigation Into Quaestor
- 12 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian police have launched an investigation of brokerage Quaestor on suspicion of fraud, the National Police Headquarters said. Quaestor’s headquarters were raided as part of the investigation, the police said. Earlier in the day political parties clashed over the brokerage scandal.
Whitening Economy Increases Revenues To Central Budget
- 12 Mar 2015 2:00 AM
- business
In 2014, tax revenues to Hungary’s central budget were 650 billion forints (EUR 1.99bn) up compared to the previous year, national daily Magyar Nemzet said. The paper quoted the economy ministry as saying that higher tax revenues were the result of a shrinking grey economy.