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Smart Cameras Now Monitoring Cars In Hungary
- 7 Apr 2016 2:35 AM
- getting around
A network of cameras installed on major roads throughout Hungary recorded nearly 100 traffic violations in its first two hours after it became operational at 8 am this Tuesday. Traffic fines are Ft 50,000 for driving through a red light, Ft 30,000 for illegal overtaking or U-turns, and Ft 300,000 for exceeding the speed limit by Ft 75km per hour.
Police: 500 Illegal Migrants Caught Over Weekend
- 22 Feb 2016 4:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 501 illegal migrants were apprehended in Hungary over the weekend, the highest number since last autumn, the national police headquarters said. Figures posted on the police website show that 113 illegal migrants were caught on Friday, 151 on Saturday and 237 on Sunday.
UNHCR Calls On V4 Leaders To Show Solidarity With Refugees
- 12 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The UNHCR has called on leaders of the Visegrad Group of countries to show greater solidarity with refugees who are trying to find safe harbour in Europe from wars and extremism.
Report: Budapest Public Transport Plans ‘Surprise’ Strike
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Workers of Budapest Transport Company (BKV) have set up a strike committee and are preparing to strike after not receiving a pay rise for an extended period, and hearing news of the companyʼs plans to carry out additional layoffs, according to Hungarian online daily origo.hu.
Hungarian Gov’t Plans New Tax On Retail Chains
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- shopping
The government could introduce a new tax on large retail chains in the spring, government commissioner for retail policy Kristóf Szatmáry told Magyar Idõk. The levy would hit high turnover retail chains in order to "correct biased market conditions," and help smaller businesses, which, he noted, are mostly owned by Hungarians.
Hungarian Ambassador Asks New York Times For Correction
- 12 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian ambassador in Washington, DC has asked The New York Times in an official letter to issue a correction in connection with an article which appeared in the US daily, claiming that a Syrian refugee woman was “beaten unconscious in a Hungarian prison,” daily Magyar Idők reported. According to the paper, Réka Szemerkényi’s letter proposes that the paper should issue a correction in order ...
Hungarian Prisoners Awarded Compensation
- 8 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Almost 40 inmates may receive state compensation because the conditions in Hungarian prisons constitute a violation of human dignity, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Strasbourg on Thursday. The Hungarian state must pay a total of €541,000 in compensation to the 39 convicts within three months. The plaintiffs had sued Hungary mainly because of the circumstances of detention and lack of ...
Jobbik Urges Parlt Response To ‘Unlawful’ Actions Against Szeklerland Hungarians
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has urged parliament to respond to what it says are “anti-Hungarian” and “unlawful” actions against Szeklerland Hungarians by Romanian authorities. Gábor Vona, the party’s leader, said he has requested that parliament’s foreign affairs and national cohesion committees hear at a joint session the Romanian ambassador in connection with “a series of anti- ...
Xpat Opinion: Just When You Thought Things Couldn’t Get Any Stranger In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Beacon would like to inform its readers that absolutely no drugs were consumed in the writing of the article.
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács today announced the Hungarian government was terminating ALL of its contracts with Magyar Telekom after the latter terminated its corporate sponsorship of Hungarian pop star Ákos after the latter made comments on Echo TV generally ...
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács today announced the Hungarian government was terminating ALL of its contracts with Magyar Telekom after the latter terminated its corporate sponsorship of Hungarian pop star Ákos after the latter made comments on Echo TV generally ...
Smart Cameras Now Monitoring Cars In Hungary
- 7 Apr 2016 2:35 AM
- getting around
A network of cameras installed on major roads throughout Hungary recorded nearly 100 traffic violations in its first two hours after it became operational at 8 am this Tuesday. Traffic fines are Ft 50,000 for driving through a red light, Ft 30,000 for illegal overtaking or U-turns, and Ft 300,000 for exceeding the speed limit by Ft 75km per hour.
Police: 500 Illegal Migrants Caught Over Weekend
- 22 Feb 2016 4:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 501 illegal migrants were apprehended in Hungary over the weekend, the highest number since last autumn, the national police headquarters said. Figures posted on the police website show that 113 illegal migrants were caught on Friday, 151 on Saturday and 237 on Sunday.
UNHCR Calls On V4 Leaders To Show Solidarity With Refugees
- 12 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The UNHCR has called on leaders of the Visegrad Group of countries to show greater solidarity with refugees who are trying to find safe harbour in Europe from wars and extremism.
Report: Budapest Public Transport Plans ‘Surprise’ Strike
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Workers of Budapest Transport Company (BKV) have set up a strike committee and are preparing to strike after not receiving a pay rise for an extended period, and hearing news of the companyʼs plans to carry out additional layoffs, according to Hungarian online daily origo.hu.
Hungarian Gov’t Plans New Tax On Retail Chains
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- shopping
The government could introduce a new tax on large retail chains in the spring, government commissioner for retail policy Kristóf Szatmáry told Magyar Idõk. The levy would hit high turnover retail chains in order to "correct biased market conditions," and help smaller businesses, which, he noted, are mostly owned by Hungarians.
Hungarian Ambassador Asks New York Times For Correction
- 12 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian ambassador in Washington, DC has asked The New York Times in an official letter to issue a correction in connection with an article which appeared in the US daily, claiming that a Syrian refugee woman was “beaten unconscious in a Hungarian prison,” daily Magyar Idők reported. According to the paper, Réka Szemerkényi’s letter proposes that the paper should issue a correction in order ...
Hungarian Prisoners Awarded Compensation
- 8 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Almost 40 inmates may receive state compensation because the conditions in Hungarian prisons constitute a violation of human dignity, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Strasbourg on Thursday. The Hungarian state must pay a total of €541,000 in compensation to the 39 convicts within three months. The plaintiffs had sued Hungary mainly because of the circumstances of detention and lack of ...
Jobbik Urges Parlt Response To ‘Unlawful’ Actions Against Szeklerland Hungarians
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has urged parliament to respond to what it says are “anti-Hungarian” and “unlawful” actions against Szeklerland Hungarians by Romanian authorities. Gábor Vona, the party’s leader, said he has requested that parliament’s foreign affairs and national cohesion committees hear at a joint session the Romanian ambassador in connection with “a series of anti- ...
Xpat Opinion: Just When You Thought Things Couldn’t Get Any Stranger In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Beacon would like to inform its readers that absolutely no drugs were consumed in the writing of the article.
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács today announced the Hungarian government was terminating ALL of its contracts with Magyar Telekom after the latter terminated its corporate sponsorship of Hungarian pop star Ákos after the latter made comments on Echo TV generally ...
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács today announced the Hungarian government was terminating ALL of its contracts with Magyar Telekom after the latter terminated its corporate sponsorship of Hungarian pop star Ákos after the latter made comments on Echo TV generally ...