6,902 result(s) for visit hungary
Thomas Becket Relics From Esztergom, Hungary To Be Shown In Britain
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Relics of Saint Thomas of Canterbury held in Esztergom in northern Hungary will be displayed in the United Kingdom between May 23 and 29, Hungarian Ambassador Péter Szabadhegy announced. President János Áder, Cardinal Péter Erdő, Archbishop of Esztergom- Budapest, and Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén will attend the opening events of the series.
Hungarian Socialists Propose Alternative Method For Managing Threat Of Terrorism
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has proposed its own solution for managing terrorist threats under which the government would have no more than eight days to impose special measures without parliament’s approval, but would need the backing of two-thirds of lawmakers to implement further measures once the eight-day period is up.
Gyurcsány Names Education, Culture, Health Care As Hungary’s Priorities
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The most important problems Hungary must address are the need to fix its education and health care systems and the state of its cultural and art life, Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said. Gyurcsány said in his annual speech assessing the previous year that DK is offering Hungarians a country in which honesty and not crime is the condition of upward mobility.
Fidesz May Not Support Budapest Mayor Tarlós In 2019
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Budapest mayor István Tarlós at their last meeting that he will not be the Fidesz party’s candidate for mayor at the 2019 local elections, an influential source told Népszabadság on Friday.
Budapest Mayor Tarlós Questions Free BKV For Elderly
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest mayor István Tarlós raised the possibility of abolishing free public transport for those over 65 years of age at his regular weekly press briefing in Budapest on Friday. “Bread and cold cuts are not given away free, why should BKV passes be free of charge?” he asked.
Debrecen Bidding To Be Europe’s Cultural Capital In 2023
- 24 Jan 2016 11:10 AM
- community & culture
The city of Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, will submit a bid to be a European Capital of Culture in 2023, Debrecen Mayor László Papp said. The mayor said that his city had aspired for the title in 2010, but Pécs, in southern Hungary, was selected instead. This time round the title will be shared with a city in the United Kingdom.
Hungary Tax Authority To Cut More Than 1,000 Staff
- 24 Jan 2016 10:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) will reduce headcount by 5%, cutting staff from 22,442 to 21,320, NAV chief András Tállai said. Tállai was appointed head of NAV early in January, after lawmakers voted to transform the authority from an independent body into a central office operating directly under the economy minister. At the time of his appointment, he said that NAV would be ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Austria’s Decision To Restrict Migrants “Victory For Reason”
- 24 Jan 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Austria’s decision to restrict migrants is a “victory for reason” , Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a regular radio interview, adding that “dogmatic thinking has capitulated to reality and common sense.” Europe cannot receive a huge mass of foreign humanity without restrictions or checks. Hungary’s standpoint is that it would be better were no migrants to arrive in Europe.
Big Plans For Nyugati & Déli Railway Stations In Budapest
- 22 Jan 2016 8:02 AM
- getting around
Rail lines leading to Nyugati station will be taken underground and the station rebuilt, Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár announced at his Thursday press conference. The reconfiguration will be part of the Liget2 project, which will redesign the area between the train station and the Budapest zoo.
Thomas Becket Relics From Esztergom, Hungary To Be Shown In Britain
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Relics of Saint Thomas of Canterbury held in Esztergom in northern Hungary will be displayed in the United Kingdom between May 23 and 29, Hungarian Ambassador Péter Szabadhegy announced. President János Áder, Cardinal Péter Erdő, Archbishop of Esztergom- Budapest, and Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén will attend the opening events of the series.
Hungarian Socialists Propose Alternative Method For Managing Threat Of Terrorism
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has proposed its own solution for managing terrorist threats under which the government would have no more than eight days to impose special measures without parliament’s approval, but would need the backing of two-thirds of lawmakers to implement further measures once the eight-day period is up.
Gyurcsány Names Education, Culture, Health Care As Hungary’s Priorities
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The most important problems Hungary must address are the need to fix its education and health care systems and the state of its cultural and art life, Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said. Gyurcsány said in his annual speech assessing the previous year that DK is offering Hungarians a country in which honesty and not crime is the condition of upward mobility.
Fidesz May Not Support Budapest Mayor Tarlós In 2019
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Budapest mayor István Tarlós at their last meeting that he will not be the Fidesz party’s candidate for mayor at the 2019 local elections, an influential source told Népszabadság on Friday.
Budapest Mayor Tarlós Questions Free BKV For Elderly
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest mayor István Tarlós raised the possibility of abolishing free public transport for those over 65 years of age at his regular weekly press briefing in Budapest on Friday. “Bread and cold cuts are not given away free, why should BKV passes be free of charge?” he asked.
Debrecen Bidding To Be Europe’s Cultural Capital In 2023
- 24 Jan 2016 11:10 AM
- community & culture
The city of Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, will submit a bid to be a European Capital of Culture in 2023, Debrecen Mayor László Papp said. The mayor said that his city had aspired for the title in 2010, but Pécs, in southern Hungary, was selected instead. This time round the title will be shared with a city in the United Kingdom.
Hungary Tax Authority To Cut More Than 1,000 Staff
- 24 Jan 2016 10:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) will reduce headcount by 5%, cutting staff from 22,442 to 21,320, NAV chief András Tállai said. Tállai was appointed head of NAV early in January, after lawmakers voted to transform the authority from an independent body into a central office operating directly under the economy minister. At the time of his appointment, he said that NAV would be ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Austria’s Decision To Restrict Migrants “Victory For Reason”
- 24 Jan 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Austria’s decision to restrict migrants is a “victory for reason” , Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a regular radio interview, adding that “dogmatic thinking has capitulated to reality and common sense.” Europe cannot receive a huge mass of foreign humanity without restrictions or checks. Hungary’s standpoint is that it would be better were no migrants to arrive in Europe.
Big Plans For Nyugati & Déli Railway Stations In Budapest
- 22 Jan 2016 8:02 AM
- getting around
Rail lines leading to Nyugati station will be taken underground and the station rebuilt, Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár announced at his Thursday press conference. The reconfiguration will be part of the Liget2 project, which will redesign the area between the train station and the Budapest zoo.