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NBH Leaves Base Rate Unchanged At 0.90%
- 24 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian rate setters kept the base rate unchanged at 0.90% at a policy meeting on Tuesday. The decision was in line with the expectations of analysts. The Council also left the interest rate corridor, a band around the base rate that prevents extreme fluctuations of interbank rates, unchanged at the meeting on Tuesday.
Parlt Session On Election Law Amendment Abandoned
- 23 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A special session of Hungary’s parliament initiated by the radical nationalist Jobbik party aimed at amending the election law was abandoned for lack of a quorum on Monday. Jobbik proposed amending the election law with a view to making it easier for Hungarians working or studying abroad to vote in the upcoming national referendum on EU migrant quotas on Oct 2.
BKK Denies Plan To Reduce Services From September
- 23 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) has denied reports that it is reducing services. All public transport services will be running on schedule from September, when students go back to school, the company said in a statement on Monday. News portal index.hu reported on Monday that BKK planned cost savings by cutting services by 3-5 percent from September.
Áder: Hungarians Should Be Proud
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaking at a state celebration marking Hungary’s St Stephen’s Day national holiday, President János Áder said that Hungarians should be proud of their nation and celebrate their achievements, inventions and resourcefulness. At the inauguration of military officers held in front of Parliament, he said, “It is a people of revolutionary heroes, both famous and anonymous, the persecuted, the ...
State Secretary Slams Hungarian Helsinki CTEE’s Call For Invalid Votes
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A rights organisation "theoretically dedicated to" protecting citizens’ rights should not advise people to cast invalid votes at a referendum, state secretary Csaba Dömötör said, responding to a Hungarian Helsinki Committee statement connected with the Oct. 2 referendum on the EU migrant quotas.
Prosecutor Calls For Fidesz MP’s Immunity To Be Lifted
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s chief prosecutor has asked parliament to lift the immunity of ruling party lawmaker Roland Mengyi on suspicion of corruption involving public funds, a prosecution spokesman said on Thursday.
Tesco Rejects Reports Of Closing Hungarian HQ
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
U.K.-based supermarket chain Tesco rejected todayʼs report by Hungarian government-friendly daily Magyar Idők that Tesco was planning to shut down its headquarters in Budaörs within a year.
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Statement By Sweden’s Minister Is Unacceptable
- 16 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On Friday, in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said that it is strange and unacceptable that instead of seeking real solutions, Swedish Minister for Justice and Migration Morgan Johansson is judging a country that complies with regulations.
Kayaking Champ Caught Stealing In Budapest
- 16 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A world champion kayaker, who was caught in the Budapest shopping mall Arena Plaza on Friday attempting to remove a pricetag from an article of clothing valued at Ft 80,000, told RTL Klub that what he did was ill-considered and motivated by wrath. He said that he and his girlfriend had been insulted in the store and that he is going through a difficult period in his life.
NBH Leaves Base Rate Unchanged At 0.90%
- 24 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian rate setters kept the base rate unchanged at 0.90% at a policy meeting on Tuesday. The decision was in line with the expectations of analysts. The Council also left the interest rate corridor, a band around the base rate that prevents extreme fluctuations of interbank rates, unchanged at the meeting on Tuesday.
Parlt Session On Election Law Amendment Abandoned
- 23 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A special session of Hungary’s parliament initiated by the radical nationalist Jobbik party aimed at amending the election law was abandoned for lack of a quorum on Monday. Jobbik proposed amending the election law with a view to making it easier for Hungarians working or studying abroad to vote in the upcoming national referendum on EU migrant quotas on Oct 2.
BKK Denies Plan To Reduce Services From September
- 23 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) has denied reports that it is reducing services. All public transport services will be running on schedule from September, when students go back to school, the company said in a statement on Monday. News portal index.hu reported on Monday that BKK planned cost savings by cutting services by 3-5 percent from September.
Áder: Hungarians Should Be Proud
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaking at a state celebration marking Hungary’s St Stephen’s Day national holiday, President János Áder said that Hungarians should be proud of their nation and celebrate their achievements, inventions and resourcefulness. At the inauguration of military officers held in front of Parliament, he said, “It is a people of revolutionary heroes, both famous and anonymous, the persecuted, the ...
State Secretary Slams Hungarian Helsinki CTEE’s Call For Invalid Votes
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A rights organisation "theoretically dedicated to" protecting citizens’ rights should not advise people to cast invalid votes at a referendum, state secretary Csaba Dömötör said, responding to a Hungarian Helsinki Committee statement connected with the Oct. 2 referendum on the EU migrant quotas.
Prosecutor Calls For Fidesz MP’s Immunity To Be Lifted
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s chief prosecutor has asked parliament to lift the immunity of ruling party lawmaker Roland Mengyi on suspicion of corruption involving public funds, a prosecution spokesman said on Thursday.
Tesco Rejects Reports Of Closing Hungarian HQ
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
U.K.-based supermarket chain Tesco rejected todayʼs report by Hungarian government-friendly daily Magyar Idők that Tesco was planning to shut down its headquarters in Budaörs within a year.
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Statement By Sweden’s Minister Is Unacceptable
- 16 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On Friday, in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said that it is strange and unacceptable that instead of seeking real solutions, Swedish Minister for Justice and Migration Morgan Johansson is judging a country that complies with regulations.
Kayaking Champ Caught Stealing In Budapest
- 16 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A world champion kayaker, who was caught in the Budapest shopping mall Arena Plaza on Friday attempting to remove a pricetag from an article of clothing valued at Ft 80,000, told RTL Klub that what he did was ill-considered and motivated by wrath. He said that he and his girlfriend had been insulted in the store and that he is going through a difficult period in his life.