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Roma Employment Scheme To Continue After Audit
- 3 Apr 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
An audit of the Roma “Bridge” employment scheme has revealed irregularities but there is nothing to stop it from continuing, the ministry for human resources said. The ministry said that the audit of the National Roma Council (ORÖ) scheme covered 150 items, including 12 public procurements. Irregularities were suspected in two cases, one involving furniture purchases and another involving the use ...
Biometric E-Card To Replace Personal ID - Govt Plans
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
From next January, the government plans to replace Hungarian citizens’ personal ID cards with a one-stop biometric card containing fingerprint data which will be suitable for providing an electronic signature, Napi Gazdaság said. A social consultation will precede the drafting of the relevant law.
'Light Path' Exhibition By Attila Csáji, Now On Until 5 April
- 30 Mar 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
UNESCO proclaimed 2015 as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies. The Kunsthalle Budapest contributes an exhibition of the Munkácsy Prize-winner Attila Csáji to the initiative. The physical and spiritual dimension of light has assumed a crucial role in the oeuvre of Csáji (1939).
Trams 4 & 6 In Budapest Are Running On Shortened Routes For Circa 2 Months
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Due to the construction works of the interconnected tram network in Buda, the refurbishment of the track section of tram lines 4 and 6 between Aradi utca and Tátra utca on the Grand Boulevard and the warranted repair work of the Margaret bridge, trams 4 and 6 are running on shortened routes during the daytime and are replaced by buses at night on the full length from 21 March 2015 for circa two ...
Budapest Hosts Central Europe-China Tourism Cooperation Conference
- 30 Mar 2015 1:00 AM
- travel
The representatives of ministries, agencies and companies in charge of tourism from 16 central and eastern European countries (CEE) met directly for the first time with Chinese tourism business officials at a conference of the industry in Budapest. The Hungarian capital is hosting the China-CEE tourism cooperation conference between March 25 and 27.
Brussels Takes Hungary To Court Over Energy Legislation
- 26 Mar 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has referred Hungary to the European Court of Justice for failure to transpose EU law into its legislation on energy efficiency, the Commission said. The move will take an infringement procedure launched against Hungary earlier to the third, litigation stage. Brussels has asked the court to impose a fine of 15,444 euros per day until the breach is stopped.
More Names Added To Sziget Festival Budapest Line-Up
- 19 Mar 2015 5:00 AM
- entertainment
More than twenty new acts are announced for various stages on the Island of Freedom to join the likes of Robbie Williams, Florence and the Machine, Martin Garrix, Alt-J and more then forty other acts. The non-stop week of fun is once again guaranteed, this year between 10-17 August.
One Of The Biggest Hybrid Bus Fleets In Europe Started To Operate In Budapest
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Since 1 March 2015 twenty-eight brand new, diesel-powered hybrid buses are in operation in Budapest, and with that it is one of the largest diesel-electric bus fleets of Europe. In the framework of the vehicle stock development project launched as part of the programme of Mayor István Tarlós, hybrid buses are oprated along lines 5, 7, and 9 during all the week round since 1st March.
Regional Survey: Why Do East European Expats Stay In The West?
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Many of the Hungarian expatriates in the West originally meant to work away from home just for a few years but eventually they never return. Most of them remit money to their relatives but, paradoxically, the remittances might have a negative effect on the Hungarian economy.
Roma Employment Scheme To Continue After Audit
- 3 Apr 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
An audit of the Roma “Bridge” employment scheme has revealed irregularities but there is nothing to stop it from continuing, the ministry for human resources said. The ministry said that the audit of the National Roma Council (ORÖ) scheme covered 150 items, including 12 public procurements. Irregularities were suspected in two cases, one involving furniture purchases and another involving the use ...
Biometric E-Card To Replace Personal ID - Govt Plans
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
From next January, the government plans to replace Hungarian citizens’ personal ID cards with a one-stop biometric card containing fingerprint data which will be suitable for providing an electronic signature, Napi Gazdaság said. A social consultation will precede the drafting of the relevant law.
'Light Path' Exhibition By Attila Csáji, Now On Until 5 April
- 30 Mar 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
UNESCO proclaimed 2015 as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies. The Kunsthalle Budapest contributes an exhibition of the Munkácsy Prize-winner Attila Csáji to the initiative. The physical and spiritual dimension of light has assumed a crucial role in the oeuvre of Csáji (1939).
Trams 4 & 6 In Budapest Are Running On Shortened Routes For Circa 2 Months
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Due to the construction works of the interconnected tram network in Buda, the refurbishment of the track section of tram lines 4 and 6 between Aradi utca and Tátra utca on the Grand Boulevard and the warranted repair work of the Margaret bridge, trams 4 and 6 are running on shortened routes during the daytime and are replaced by buses at night on the full length from 21 March 2015 for circa two ...
Budapest Hosts Central Europe-China Tourism Cooperation Conference
- 30 Mar 2015 1:00 AM
- travel
The representatives of ministries, agencies and companies in charge of tourism from 16 central and eastern European countries (CEE) met directly for the first time with Chinese tourism business officials at a conference of the industry in Budapest. The Hungarian capital is hosting the China-CEE tourism cooperation conference between March 25 and 27.
Brussels Takes Hungary To Court Over Energy Legislation
- 26 Mar 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has referred Hungary to the European Court of Justice for failure to transpose EU law into its legislation on energy efficiency, the Commission said. The move will take an infringement procedure launched against Hungary earlier to the third, litigation stage. Brussels has asked the court to impose a fine of 15,444 euros per day until the breach is stopped.
More Names Added To Sziget Festival Budapest Line-Up
- 19 Mar 2015 5:00 AM
- entertainment
More than twenty new acts are announced for various stages on the Island of Freedom to join the likes of Robbie Williams, Florence and the Machine, Martin Garrix, Alt-J and more then forty other acts. The non-stop week of fun is once again guaranteed, this year between 10-17 August.
One Of The Biggest Hybrid Bus Fleets In Europe Started To Operate In Budapest
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Since 1 March 2015 twenty-eight brand new, diesel-powered hybrid buses are in operation in Budapest, and with that it is one of the largest diesel-electric bus fleets of Europe. In the framework of the vehicle stock development project launched as part of the programme of Mayor István Tarlós, hybrid buses are oprated along lines 5, 7, and 9 during all the week round since 1st March.
Regional Survey: Why Do East European Expats Stay In The West?
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Many of the Hungarian expatriates in the West originally meant to work away from home just for a few years but eventually they never return. Most of them remit money to their relatives but, paradoxically, the remittances might have a negative effect on the Hungarian economy.