3,188 result(s) for services
Hungary To Buy Budapest Bank From American GE
- 4 Dec 2014 4:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian state will buy Budapest Bank, Hungary’s eighth-biggest lender, from current owner GE, the government has announced. The government signed a preliminary contract to buy the bank on Thursday.
Hungary’s Govt Measures To Help Needy Through Winter
- 2 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is planning to take several measures to help the poor and homeless in the winter time, government spokeswoman Éva Kurucz told a press conference on Monday. Speaking at northern Hungary’s Sóshartyán, Kurucz said that the government would spend some 9 billion forints (EUR 29.4m) on services for the homeless, and would provide free firewood for poor families.
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.
Hungarians Less Poor In 2013
- 27 Nov 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians facing risks of poverty or social exclusion was 31.1% in 2013, 2.4 percentage points lower than a year earlier, according to the Central Statistical Office (KSH). The income gap grew slightly, but those differences are still much below the European average, the KSH said.
Vodafone Group Clarifies CEO Remark On Hungary Unit
- 21 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- tech
Vodafone Group is not considering selling its Hungarian assets, the group said today, clarifying a remark by CEO Vittorio Colao, who told a conference in Barcelona that Vodafone would be open to selling off non-core assets such as its interests in Australia, Hungary and the Czech Republic, if it received the right offer.
Internet Tax Is Just One Of The Political Scandals Hitting Hungary
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By putting his Internet tax plans on the back burner, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán also hushed his own internal opposition. Not that he can sit back: he has been making enemies ever since he launched his “freedom fights” in 2010.
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 ...
Norway “Blackmailing” Hungary Over Funding, Mulling Legal Steps
- 10 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A statement last week by Norway’s ambassador to Hungary suggesting that the transfer of 36 billion forints (EUR 116m) suspended in May depended on whether civil organisation Ökotárs Foundation would be able to carry on its work was “blackmail”, Nándor Csepreghy, deputy cabinet state secretary for development policy communications, told public television.
XpatLoop Party For Charity, Zsofia Boat (Gallery 3/3)
- 9 Nov 2014 11:00 AM
- Marcus Schirrmacher-Gavallér
"We think that this event was a great success. Congratulations to XpatLoop for the huge organisational work.” Éva Patzauer, Csodalámpa Foundation
Hungary To Buy Budapest Bank From American GE
- 4 Dec 2014 4:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian state will buy Budapest Bank, Hungary’s eighth-biggest lender, from current owner GE, the government has announced. The government signed a preliminary contract to buy the bank on Thursday.
Hungary’s Govt Measures To Help Needy Through Winter
- 2 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is planning to take several measures to help the poor and homeless in the winter time, government spokeswoman Éva Kurucz told a press conference on Monday. Speaking at northern Hungary’s Sóshartyán, Kurucz said that the government would spend some 9 billion forints (EUR 29.4m) on services for the homeless, and would provide free firewood for poor families.
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.
Hungarians Less Poor In 2013
- 27 Nov 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians facing risks of poverty or social exclusion was 31.1% in 2013, 2.4 percentage points lower than a year earlier, according to the Central Statistical Office (KSH). The income gap grew slightly, but those differences are still much below the European average, the KSH said.
Vodafone Group Clarifies CEO Remark On Hungary Unit
- 21 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- tech
Vodafone Group is not considering selling its Hungarian assets, the group said today, clarifying a remark by CEO Vittorio Colao, who told a conference in Barcelona that Vodafone would be open to selling off non-core assets such as its interests in Australia, Hungary and the Czech Republic, if it received the right offer.
Internet Tax Is Just One Of The Political Scandals Hitting Hungary
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By putting his Internet tax plans on the back burner, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán also hushed his own internal opposition. Not that he can sit back: he has been making enemies ever since he launched his “freedom fights” in 2010.
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 ...
Norway “Blackmailing” Hungary Over Funding, Mulling Legal Steps
- 10 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A statement last week by Norway’s ambassador to Hungary suggesting that the transfer of 36 billion forints (EUR 116m) suspended in May depended on whether civil organisation Ökotárs Foundation would be able to carry on its work was “blackmail”, Nándor Csepreghy, deputy cabinet state secretary for development policy communications, told public television.
XpatLoop Party For Charity, Zsofia Boat (Gallery 3/3)
- 9 Nov 2014 11:00 AM
- Marcus Schirrmacher-Gavallér
"We think that this event was a great success. Congratulations to XpatLoop for the huge organisational work.” Éva Patzauer, Csodalámpa Foundation