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Hungarian Gov’t Will Invite Ideas For City Park
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The cabinet has reached a decision on the first stage of the Liget project, which will see a series of new museums built on the edge of Budapest’s City Park, János Lázár announced yesterday. He said ideas will be invited for redesigning the park and that some buildings will be restored and new ones built. The park’s Vajdahunyad Castle, home to the Agriculture Museum, will be restored completely.
Hungarian Trained World-Class Racehorse Overdose Dies
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian-trained world-class racehorse Overdose died from a serious disease at the age of ten, the website pannoniaoverdose.hu reported. Overdose was considered to be the best horse to emerge from Hungary since the great Kincsem in the 1870s. It triumphed in all of its first 14 races and attracted purchase offers as high as 5 million euros.
Hungary’s Kúria Keeps Real Life Sentence In Force
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s supreme court has decided that the real life sentence without parole can be maintained in Hungary. The Kúria referred to case law considered by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and related Constitutional Court rulings. The ruling Fidesz party welcomed the decision, saying that maintaining the possibility of the real life sentence was a government achievement.
Border Fence Construction To Start In Hungary In Weeks
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The construction of a temporary fence along the Hungarian-Serbian border should start within a few weeks to stem the massive flow of illegal migrants, János Lázár, the government office chief, said. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made it clear during a Wednesday cabinet session that the fence should be constructed as soon as possible. The government cannot wait four or five months for it to be put ...
Consumers’ Rights Protection “Effective”, Says Hungarian Media Authority
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
Hungary’s media authority on Thursday said it was "effective" in protecting infocommunications consumers’ rights and rejected recent critical remarks by a Socialist lawmaker. Ferenc Baja said the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) should do more to protect consumers’ rights in the infocommunications sector.
CBA Rejects Report Suggesting It Was Behind Sunday Shopping Law In Hungary
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian-owned CBA supermarket chain has rejected an allegation made in connection with an interview its chief executive gave to conservative weekly Heti Válasz, suggesting that the retail chain had been active in the move to introduce Sunday opening restrictions. The supermarket said in a statement that the way the paper had put remarks made by László Baldauf into context was “deliberately ...
Hungary Asked By UNHCR Not To Rush Asylum Amendments
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The UNHCR has asked Hungary not to fast-track amendments to its asylum laws. The UN refugee agency told MTI it was “deeply concerned” by the proposed amendments to Hungary’s laws on asylum submitted to parliament earlier this week. The UNHCR asked Hungarian authorities to consult with civil organisations and the refugee agency on the proposed amendments before pushing them through.
Shop Assistant Stole Bank Card Details In Downtown Budapest
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Police have launched a legal procedure against a shop assistant in central Budapest who used a homemade card reader to steal bank-card data as customers were paying for their purchases, the Budapest police force said. The 24-year-old man then used the data to make online purchases on 18 occasions in February and March this year, the BRFK said on its website.
Highest Heat Alert Ordered In Hungary
- 3 Jul 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s chief medical officer is ordering the highest hot weather alert from midnight Saturday until midnight Wednesday, as conditions are expected to become even hotter from Sunday. Such third-degree heat alerts are ordered if the daily mean temperature is expected to reach or exceed 27C on at least three consecutive days. Daytime temperatures could reach 36C on Monday, rising to 38C next ...
Hungarian Gov’t Will Invite Ideas For City Park
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The cabinet has reached a decision on the first stage of the Liget project, which will see a series of new museums built on the edge of Budapest’s City Park, János Lázár announced yesterday. He said ideas will be invited for redesigning the park and that some buildings will be restored and new ones built. The park’s Vajdahunyad Castle, home to the Agriculture Museum, will be restored completely.
Hungarian Trained World-Class Racehorse Overdose Dies
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian-trained world-class racehorse Overdose died from a serious disease at the age of ten, the website pannoniaoverdose.hu reported. Overdose was considered to be the best horse to emerge from Hungary since the great Kincsem in the 1870s. It triumphed in all of its first 14 races and attracted purchase offers as high as 5 million euros.
Hungary’s Kúria Keeps Real Life Sentence In Force
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s supreme court has decided that the real life sentence without parole can be maintained in Hungary. The Kúria referred to case law considered by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and related Constitutional Court rulings. The ruling Fidesz party welcomed the decision, saying that maintaining the possibility of the real life sentence was a government achievement.
Border Fence Construction To Start In Hungary In Weeks
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The construction of a temporary fence along the Hungarian-Serbian border should start within a few weeks to stem the massive flow of illegal migrants, János Lázár, the government office chief, said. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made it clear during a Wednesday cabinet session that the fence should be constructed as soon as possible. The government cannot wait four or five months for it to be put ...
Consumers’ Rights Protection “Effective”, Says Hungarian Media Authority
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
Hungary’s media authority on Thursday said it was "effective" in protecting infocommunications consumers’ rights and rejected recent critical remarks by a Socialist lawmaker. Ferenc Baja said the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) should do more to protect consumers’ rights in the infocommunications sector.
CBA Rejects Report Suggesting It Was Behind Sunday Shopping Law In Hungary
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian-owned CBA supermarket chain has rejected an allegation made in connection with an interview its chief executive gave to conservative weekly Heti Válasz, suggesting that the retail chain had been active in the move to introduce Sunday opening restrictions. The supermarket said in a statement that the way the paper had put remarks made by László Baldauf into context was “deliberately ...
Hungary Asked By UNHCR Not To Rush Asylum Amendments
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The UNHCR has asked Hungary not to fast-track amendments to its asylum laws. The UN refugee agency told MTI it was “deeply concerned” by the proposed amendments to Hungary’s laws on asylum submitted to parliament earlier this week. The UNHCR asked Hungarian authorities to consult with civil organisations and the refugee agency on the proposed amendments before pushing them through.
Shop Assistant Stole Bank Card Details In Downtown Budapest
- 3 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Police have launched a legal procedure against a shop assistant in central Budapest who used a homemade card reader to steal bank-card data as customers were paying for their purchases, the Budapest police force said. The 24-year-old man then used the data to make online purchases on 18 occasions in February and March this year, the BRFK said on its website.
Highest Heat Alert Ordered In Hungary
- 3 Jul 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s chief medical officer is ordering the highest hot weather alert from midnight Saturday until midnight Wednesday, as conditions are expected to become even hotter from Sunday. Such third-degree heat alerts are ordered if the daily mean temperature is expected to reach or exceed 27C on at least three consecutive days. Daytime temperatures could reach 36C on Monday, rising to 38C next ...