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Hungarian Socialists Say Orbán Admitted Border Fence Ineffective
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The plan to set up border police units shows that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government have admitted the ineffectiveness of Hungary’s border fence being built at a cost of 22 billion forints (EUR 70m), the opposition Socialists said. Deputy group leader Bertalan Tóth said that the “illegal border fence” is part of a “very expensive political circus” that only serves to conceal the ...
Commuter Trains From Budapest To Esztergom Resume After Long Delay
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Passenger transport is set to restart on the refurbished rail track between Esztergom and Budapest on Thursday after a Ft 44.5 billion, three-year project reached completion 18 months behind schedule. Passengers can only board diesel trains as MÁV has still not announced the tender for building out the overhead contact lines required for the modern Flirt multiple units to run.
Holiday Rentals Booming In Budapest
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Guest nights at private accommodations have gone up five-fold in Budapest since 2010 in tandem with the widespread use of popular home-sharing site Airbnb, according to Central Statistics Office figures published on tourism website turizmus.com. In the first six months of this year, the number of registrations by Budapest property owners surged from 1,500 to 7,000.
Austria Returns Seven Times More Migrants To Hungary
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Austria expelled and returned to Hungary seven times more illegal migrants in the first seven months of this year than in the corresponding period of last year, the national police headquarters reported. The Győr-Moson-Sopron County police headquarters collected 48 illegal migrants from Austria in early August.
Budapest Storm Damage Claims Could Reach HUF 460M
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Claims by policy holders on damages resulting from a storm that swept through Hungary on Monday could come to hundreds of millions of forints, with most of the damages reported from Budapest and central Hungary, various insurance companies said. Generali put the claim on the storm damages at close to 300 million forints (EUR 971,100) based on preliminary estimates. Aegon faces claims of almost ...
Obama, Kerry Send August 20 Greetigs To Hungary
- 19 Aug 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
US President Barack Obama has sent his congratulations in a letter to János Áder, his Hungarian counterpart, on the occasion of Hungary’s national holiday. “St. Stephen’s success in anchoring Hungary in Europe more than 1,000 years ago remains a historic achievement,” he said, in reference to Hungarians celebrating the birth of their first state led by King Stephen I. “On this day, we celebrate ...
Preparations For August 20 Fireworks In Budapest On Schedule
- 18 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Preparations for the annual August 20 fireworks over the Danube are on the right track, a senior defence ministry official said. All the rockets are now in place and preparations by the armed forces’ flotilla are progressing as scheduled, Nóra Ivády, head of the ministry directorate organising the event, told a press conference. For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again ...
Popular Tourist Trail In Hungary Upgrade Nears Completion
- 18 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The refurbishment of Hungary’s most popular tourist trail, the National Blue Trail, will be completed by the end of September, a representative of the Hungarian Nature Friends Association said. The 2.7 billion forint (EUR 8.7m) upgrade involved the clearing of paths, repainting trail signs and building lookouts, bridges, rest areas and guest houses, Gabriella Széki said.
Almost Half Of Hungarian Families Regularly Throw Away Food
- 18 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Nearly half of Hungarian families waste food on a regular basis, a survey carried out by Tetra Pak Hungária and market research company NRC Piackutató showed. Fully 42% of respondents said they throw away food regularly. Eighty-two percent of those who admitted to wasting food said they do so if the food goes bad, 10% said they throw away food that passes its expiration date while 8% said they ...
Hungarian Socialists Say Orbán Admitted Border Fence Ineffective
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The plan to set up border police units shows that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government have admitted the ineffectiveness of Hungary’s border fence being built at a cost of 22 billion forints (EUR 70m), the opposition Socialists said. Deputy group leader Bertalan Tóth said that the “illegal border fence” is part of a “very expensive political circus” that only serves to conceal the ...
Commuter Trains From Budapest To Esztergom Resume After Long Delay
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Passenger transport is set to restart on the refurbished rail track between Esztergom and Budapest on Thursday after a Ft 44.5 billion, three-year project reached completion 18 months behind schedule. Passengers can only board diesel trains as MÁV has still not announced the tender for building out the overhead contact lines required for the modern Flirt multiple units to run.
Holiday Rentals Booming In Budapest
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Guest nights at private accommodations have gone up five-fold in Budapest since 2010 in tandem with the widespread use of popular home-sharing site Airbnb, according to Central Statistics Office figures published on tourism website turizmus.com. In the first six months of this year, the number of registrations by Budapest property owners surged from 1,500 to 7,000.
Austria Returns Seven Times More Migrants To Hungary
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Austria expelled and returned to Hungary seven times more illegal migrants in the first seven months of this year than in the corresponding period of last year, the national police headquarters reported. The Győr-Moson-Sopron County police headquarters collected 48 illegal migrants from Austria in early August.
Budapest Storm Damage Claims Could Reach HUF 460M
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Claims by policy holders on damages resulting from a storm that swept through Hungary on Monday could come to hundreds of millions of forints, with most of the damages reported from Budapest and central Hungary, various insurance companies said. Generali put the claim on the storm damages at close to 300 million forints (EUR 971,100) based on preliminary estimates. Aegon faces claims of almost ...
Obama, Kerry Send August 20 Greetigs To Hungary
- 19 Aug 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
US President Barack Obama has sent his congratulations in a letter to János Áder, his Hungarian counterpart, on the occasion of Hungary’s national holiday. “St. Stephen’s success in anchoring Hungary in Europe more than 1,000 years ago remains a historic achievement,” he said, in reference to Hungarians celebrating the birth of their first state led by King Stephen I. “On this day, we celebrate ...
Preparations For August 20 Fireworks In Budapest On Schedule
- 18 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Preparations for the annual August 20 fireworks over the Danube are on the right track, a senior defence ministry official said. All the rockets are now in place and preparations by the armed forces’ flotilla are progressing as scheduled, Nóra Ivády, head of the ministry directorate organising the event, told a press conference. For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again ...
Popular Tourist Trail In Hungary Upgrade Nears Completion
- 18 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The refurbishment of Hungary’s most popular tourist trail, the National Blue Trail, will be completed by the end of September, a representative of the Hungarian Nature Friends Association said. The 2.7 billion forint (EUR 8.7m) upgrade involved the clearing of paths, repainting trail signs and building lookouts, bridges, rest areas and guest houses, Gabriella Széki said.
Almost Half Of Hungarian Families Regularly Throw Away Food
- 18 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Nearly half of Hungarian families waste food on a regular basis, a survey carried out by Tetra Pak Hungária and market research company NRC Piackutató showed. Fully 42% of respondents said they throw away food regularly. Eighty-two percent of those who admitted to wasting food said they do so if the food goes bad, 10% said they throw away food that passes its expiration date while 8% said they ...