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Xpat Opinion: Government Announces Plans To Streamline Bureaucracy
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
One left-wing and one conservative columnist welcome plans to cut red tape by restructuring and closing down public offices. They fear, however, that the government’s new plan may not quite fulfil the hopes invested in it.
Updated: Budapest Taxi Drivers Stage Demo Against Uber
- 19 Jan 2016 8:02 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers demonstrating against car dispatcher Uber in central Budapest closed a section of Andrássy Avenue and Bajcsy Zsilinszky Road, on Monday. The protesters completely blocked traffic in both directions of the two major routes but reopened one lane in each direction after the Budapest police warned them that a complete blockade was illegal.
With No Agreement, Taxi Demo Continues In Budapest
- 19 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As the delegation of taxi drivers protesting against U.S.-based ride-sharing service Uber’s Hungarian operations could not reach an agreement with Budapest Mayor István Tarlós at a meeting today, the demonstration began this morning continues, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
Hungarian Competition Authority Fines Banks USD 13.8 Million
- 13 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Economic Competition Authority (GVH) has fined the Hungarian Banking Association HUF 4 billion (USD 13.8 million) and the Banker Training Institute HUF 15 million (USD 52,000) for the “unlawful horizontal sharing of information”.
Xpat Opinion: Recruiting Terrorists In Budapest Among The Refugees: The Hungarian Version
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Those of you who subscribe to Google Alerts must have noticed that practically all English, German, and French articles on Hungary in the last few days dealt with a trip that Salah Abdeslam, the suspected organizer of the Paris terrorist attacks, made to Budapest. There he picked up two men who later had a role to play in the Paris bloodbath.
Mr. Piyoros Naronglith, General Manager, The Westin Siray Bay Resort & Spa, Phuket
- 27 Oct 2015 11:00 AM
Piyoros, who is fondly referred to as 'Jean', started his career with Hilton International for several years before joining Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket. After that he worked for various luxury brands like The Luxury Collection, Centara Grand & Convention Centre, Anantara Hua Hin Resort & Spa, while growing steadily in his operational roles. Most recently he was the Hotel Manager of W ...
Electronic Beats Festival Budapest, 16 - 17 October
- 15 Oct 2015 3:50 AM
- entertainment
Press release: We interrupt our regular festival season to bring you this important newsflash — Electronic Beats Festival is coming out of the concert halls and into the clubs and special locations all across town!
Xpat Opinion: Thousands Of Undocumented Migrants Leave Hungary
- 7 Sep 2015 9:01 AM
- current affairs
An agreement with Germany and Austria has allowed Hungary to transfer asylum seekers to the Austrian border. Weeklies and dailies ponder the implications of the crisis and the prospect of its resolution. On Friday, groups of migrants from Keleti railway station and from several refugee camps left for Austria on foot after the Budapest-Vienna train line was shut down because of the presence of ...
Refugees March Out Of Hungary
- 6 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Lydia Gall: Over the past two days, thousands of asylum seekers and migrants have embarked on a 100-mile march from Budapest to the Austrian border. They left behind the squalor and uncertainty at Keleti train station to create their own humanitarian corridor through the European Union. They made history.
Xpat Opinion: Government Announces Plans To Streamline Bureaucracy
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
One left-wing and one conservative columnist welcome plans to cut red tape by restructuring and closing down public offices. They fear, however, that the government’s new plan may not quite fulfil the hopes invested in it.
Updated: Budapest Taxi Drivers Stage Demo Against Uber
- 19 Jan 2016 8:02 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers demonstrating against car dispatcher Uber in central Budapest closed a section of Andrássy Avenue and Bajcsy Zsilinszky Road, on Monday. The protesters completely blocked traffic in both directions of the two major routes but reopened one lane in each direction after the Budapest police warned them that a complete blockade was illegal.
With No Agreement, Taxi Demo Continues In Budapest
- 19 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As the delegation of taxi drivers protesting against U.S.-based ride-sharing service Uber’s Hungarian operations could not reach an agreement with Budapest Mayor István Tarlós at a meeting today, the demonstration began this morning continues, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
Hungarian Competition Authority Fines Banks USD 13.8 Million
- 13 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Economic Competition Authority (GVH) has fined the Hungarian Banking Association HUF 4 billion (USD 13.8 million) and the Banker Training Institute HUF 15 million (USD 52,000) for the “unlawful horizontal sharing of information”.
Xpat Opinion: Recruiting Terrorists In Budapest Among The Refugees: The Hungarian Version
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Those of you who subscribe to Google Alerts must have noticed that practically all English, German, and French articles on Hungary in the last few days dealt with a trip that Salah Abdeslam, the suspected organizer of the Paris terrorist attacks, made to Budapest. There he picked up two men who later had a role to play in the Paris bloodbath.
Mr. Piyoros Naronglith, General Manager, The Westin Siray Bay Resort & Spa, Phuket
- 27 Oct 2015 11:00 AM
Piyoros, who is fondly referred to as 'Jean', started his career with Hilton International for several years before joining Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket. After that he worked for various luxury brands like The Luxury Collection, Centara Grand & Convention Centre, Anantara Hua Hin Resort & Spa, while growing steadily in his operational roles. Most recently he was the Hotel Manager of W ...
Electronic Beats Festival Budapest, 16 - 17 October
- 15 Oct 2015 3:50 AM
- entertainment
Press release: We interrupt our regular festival season to bring you this important newsflash — Electronic Beats Festival is coming out of the concert halls and into the clubs and special locations all across town!
Xpat Opinion: Thousands Of Undocumented Migrants Leave Hungary
- 7 Sep 2015 9:01 AM
- current affairs
An agreement with Germany and Austria has allowed Hungary to transfer asylum seekers to the Austrian border. Weeklies and dailies ponder the implications of the crisis and the prospect of its resolution. On Friday, groups of migrants from Keleti railway station and from several refugee camps left for Austria on foot after the Budapest-Vienna train line was shut down because of the presence of ...
Refugees March Out Of Hungary
- 6 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Lydia Gall: Over the past two days, thousands of asylum seekers and migrants have embarked on a 100-mile march from Budapest to the Austrian border. They left behind the squalor and uncertainty at Keleti train station to create their own humanitarian corridor through the European Union. They made history.