13,076 result(s) for state
Local Opinion: Momentum Embraces Budapest Pride Parade
- 29 Jun 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
As the new youthful party issues an appeal in support of the Gay Pride Parade, a conservative commentator regrets that the new opposition movement has ‘gone so far to the left’.
Heavy Highway Fines To Be Eased
- 29 Jun 2017 1:50 AM
- getting around
The penalties for drivers travelling on motorways without valid stickers will be reduced according to a draft bill on the government website. The European Court recently ruled that the heavy penalties levied by the Hungarian state were disproportionate with the harm resulting by unpaid fares.
Orbán: Migration, EU Direction Testing Bloc’s Unity
- 28 Jun 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
The two issues putting Europe’s unity to the test today are migration and the direction the European Union is headed in, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at Fidesz’s “national consultation” campaign closing event in Budapest.
Hungarian State Opera Closing For One And A Half Year
- 28 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The building will be under renewal until 2019, so it will not be open for the audience. The stage mechanism, the auditorium, the orchestra pit, the workshops and some other rooms will be renovated, according to PestBuda.hu.
Kúria Turns Down DK Appeal Concerning Higher Education Law
- 28 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria turned down an appeal by the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) against the National Election Committee’s (NVB) decision to reject the party’s referendum initiative in connection with the higher education law affecting the Central European University (CEU).
US Hungary Business Council Brings Second Annual Mission To Budapest
- 28 Jun 2017 2:00 AM
- business
The US Hungary Business Council (USHBC) brought its second annual business mission to Budapest on Tuesday. Hungary aims to strengthen its economic ties with the United States, state secretary for economic diplomacy Levente Magyar said after meeting with the USHBC mission. USHBC chairman Eric Stewart noted that the US is the second-biggest foreign investor in Hungary after Germany, adding that ...
Hungary Jobless Rate Falls To 4.4 Pc
- 28 Jun 2017 2:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s rolling average three-month jobless rate fell to 4.4 percent in March-May from 4.6 percent in the previous period, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Wednesday. The rate which covers unemployment among 15-74 year-olds was lower than 5.5 percent in the same period a year earlier. In absolute terms, there were 203,100 unemployed in Hungary in March-May, 5,900 less than in ...
World Bank: Hungary Business Environments Competitive With Rest Of EU
- 28 Jun 2017 1:00 AM
- business
Hungarian cities outperform the European Union average in a number of areas of doing business, according to new a report by the World Bank presented in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary.
Natl Health Insurance Fund Pays Out More Than HUF 7 Bn For Treatment, Care Abroad In 2016
- 27 Jun 2017 10:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary’s National Health Insurance Fund Manager (NEAK) paid out more than 7 billion forints (EUR 22.6m) to finance treatments abroad last year, daily Magyar Idők said. NEAK paid about 5.2 billion of the amount to cover emergency care for Hungarians abroad.
Local Opinion: Momentum Embraces Budapest Pride Parade
- 29 Jun 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
As the new youthful party issues an appeal in support of the Gay Pride Parade, a conservative commentator regrets that the new opposition movement has ‘gone so far to the left’.
Heavy Highway Fines To Be Eased
- 29 Jun 2017 1:50 AM
- getting around
The penalties for drivers travelling on motorways without valid stickers will be reduced according to a draft bill on the government website. The European Court recently ruled that the heavy penalties levied by the Hungarian state were disproportionate with the harm resulting by unpaid fares.
Orbán: Migration, EU Direction Testing Bloc’s Unity
- 28 Jun 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
The two issues putting Europe’s unity to the test today are migration and the direction the European Union is headed in, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at Fidesz’s “national consultation” campaign closing event in Budapest.
Hungarian State Opera Closing For One And A Half Year
- 28 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The building will be under renewal until 2019, so it will not be open for the audience. The stage mechanism, the auditorium, the orchestra pit, the workshops and some other rooms will be renovated, according to PestBuda.hu.
Kúria Turns Down DK Appeal Concerning Higher Education Law
- 28 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria turned down an appeal by the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) against the National Election Committee’s (NVB) decision to reject the party’s referendum initiative in connection with the higher education law affecting the Central European University (CEU).
US Hungary Business Council Brings Second Annual Mission To Budapest
- 28 Jun 2017 2:00 AM
- business
The US Hungary Business Council (USHBC) brought its second annual business mission to Budapest on Tuesday. Hungary aims to strengthen its economic ties with the United States, state secretary for economic diplomacy Levente Magyar said after meeting with the USHBC mission. USHBC chairman Eric Stewart noted that the US is the second-biggest foreign investor in Hungary after Germany, adding that ...
Hungary Jobless Rate Falls To 4.4 Pc
- 28 Jun 2017 2:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s rolling average three-month jobless rate fell to 4.4 percent in March-May from 4.6 percent in the previous period, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Wednesday. The rate which covers unemployment among 15-74 year-olds was lower than 5.5 percent in the same period a year earlier. In absolute terms, there were 203,100 unemployed in Hungary in March-May, 5,900 less than in ...
World Bank: Hungary Business Environments Competitive With Rest Of EU
- 28 Jun 2017 1:00 AM
- business
Hungarian cities outperform the European Union average in a number of areas of doing business, according to new a report by the World Bank presented in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary.
Natl Health Insurance Fund Pays Out More Than HUF 7 Bn For Treatment, Care Abroad In 2016
- 27 Jun 2017 10:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary’s National Health Insurance Fund Manager (NEAK) paid out more than 7 billion forints (EUR 22.6m) to finance treatments abroad last year, daily Magyar Idők said. NEAK paid about 5.2 billion of the amount to cover emergency care for Hungarians abroad.