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Air Asia To Launch Direct Flights Between Budapest And Thailand
- 1 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- travel
Turizmusonline.hu writes that Asia’s biggest low cost airline, Air Asia plans on expanding in Europe and North America, for which they already received the necessary permissions from the Federal Aviation Administration. Their flights might even concern Budapest.
Soros Says Hungarian Government A ‘Threat’ To Civil Society
- 1 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
At George Soros’s annual media dinner at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday, the Hungarian-born billionaire investor and philanthropist criticized the Hungarian government as a threat to civil society, according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal.
Opinion: The Perils Of Being An Opposition Politician In Hungary
- 31 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t know whether I will be able to make a coherent story out of the mess the Orbán government most likely has purposefully created regarding the report of the European Commission’s European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) on irregularities—fraud and possible corruption—in connection with the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line (M4). The report covered the period between 2006 and 2015.
DK: Orbán’s Cabinet Won’t Be Able To Block Establishment Of European Prosecutor
- 30 Jan 2017 9:38 AM
- current affairs
Neither the government nor the ruling Fidesz party will be able to block the establishment of a European prosecutor, an opposition Democratic Coalition MEP told a news conference in Budapest on Saturday. Péter Niedermüller said it would be possible to slow the process of establishing a European prosecutor but blocking it would be out of the question.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Time To Take Trump Seriously
- 27 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is time to take the new president of the United States seriously, Viktor Orbán said in a speech in Brussels. Britain decided last year to leave the European Union and the world’s biggest military power elected a new president, yet efforts have been made to try to convince the public that things are not as they actually are.
Court Dismisses Rogán Defamation Suit Against Péter Juhász
- 27 Jan 2017 7:38 AM
- current affairs
A first-level court has dismissed a defamation suit filed by the 5th district government and the district’s former mayor Antal Rogán against Együtt (Together) co-chair, 5th district assemblyman and anti-corruption crusader Péter Juhász.
Magyar Telekom To Challenge HUF 600 mln Fine
- 26 Jan 2017 11:40 AM
- business
Magyar Telekom, the Hungarian subsidiary of German telco Deutsche Telekom, announced that it will challenge a decision by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) Thursday, in which the watchdog fined the service provider HUF 600 million, according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal.
Hungary To Seek EU Assistance Over Bird Flu
- 24 Jan 2017 7:32 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will formally seek assistance from the European Commission in mitigating the economic effects caused by bird flu to the country’s poultry industry, the farm ministry said on Monday.
Hungarian City Gets UNESCO Award
- 23 Jan 2017 9:22 AM
- getting around
Pécs is the first Hungarian city to have won UNESCO’s Global Learning City Award this year, the local council and Pécs University said on Friday. UNESCO has granted the award to the south Hungarian city along with other 15 cities in recognition of their outstanding and tangible efforts in “promoting access to education and lifelong learning,” they said in a joint statement.
Air Asia To Launch Direct Flights Between Budapest And Thailand
- 1 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- travel
Turizmusonline.hu writes that Asia’s biggest low cost airline, Air Asia plans on expanding in Europe and North America, for which they already received the necessary permissions from the Federal Aviation Administration. Their flights might even concern Budapest.
Soros Says Hungarian Government A ‘Threat’ To Civil Society
- 1 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
At George Soros’s annual media dinner at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday, the Hungarian-born billionaire investor and philanthropist criticized the Hungarian government as a threat to civil society, according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal.
Opinion: The Perils Of Being An Opposition Politician In Hungary
- 31 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t know whether I will be able to make a coherent story out of the mess the Orbán government most likely has purposefully created regarding the report of the European Commission’s European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) on irregularities—fraud and possible corruption—in connection with the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line (M4). The report covered the period between 2006 and 2015.
DK: Orbán’s Cabinet Won’t Be Able To Block Establishment Of European Prosecutor
- 30 Jan 2017 9:38 AM
- current affairs
Neither the government nor the ruling Fidesz party will be able to block the establishment of a European prosecutor, an opposition Democratic Coalition MEP told a news conference in Budapest on Saturday. Péter Niedermüller said it would be possible to slow the process of establishing a European prosecutor but blocking it would be out of the question.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Time To Take Trump Seriously
- 27 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is time to take the new president of the United States seriously, Viktor Orbán said in a speech in Brussels. Britain decided last year to leave the European Union and the world’s biggest military power elected a new president, yet efforts have been made to try to convince the public that things are not as they actually are.
Court Dismisses Rogán Defamation Suit Against Péter Juhász
- 27 Jan 2017 7:38 AM
- current affairs
A first-level court has dismissed a defamation suit filed by the 5th district government and the district’s former mayor Antal Rogán against Együtt (Together) co-chair, 5th district assemblyman and anti-corruption crusader Péter Juhász.
Magyar Telekom To Challenge HUF 600 mln Fine
- 26 Jan 2017 11:40 AM
- business
Magyar Telekom, the Hungarian subsidiary of German telco Deutsche Telekom, announced that it will challenge a decision by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) Thursday, in which the watchdog fined the service provider HUF 600 million, according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal.
Hungary To Seek EU Assistance Over Bird Flu
- 24 Jan 2017 7:32 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will formally seek assistance from the European Commission in mitigating the economic effects caused by bird flu to the country’s poultry industry, the farm ministry said on Monday.
Hungarian City Gets UNESCO Award
- 23 Jan 2017 9:22 AM
- getting around
Pécs is the first Hungarian city to have won UNESCO’s Global Learning City Award this year, the local council and Pécs University said on Friday. UNESCO has granted the award to the south Hungarian city along with other 15 cities in recognition of their outstanding and tangible efforts in “promoting access to education and lifelong learning,” they said in a joint statement.