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Hungary’s Central Bank Keeps Key Rate On Hold
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarian rate setters kept the base rate on hold at 1.35% on Tuesday. The decision was in line with the expectations of analysts. The Monetary Council has kept the base rate on hold since signalling an end to an easing cycle at a policy meeting in July 2015. In a statement released shortly after the rate-setting meeting the Council said the annual inflation rate increased, while core inflation ...
See What Happened @ nU Bisztro Budapest - Nublin Dinner
- 26 Jan 2016 10:00 AM
- food & drink
What better way to blow away the January blues than some good old-fashioned Irish music accompanied by hearty winter food. All this washed down with a drop of the black stuff and a cheeky whiskey or two.
Literary Titbits With Ben Fergusson, Brody Studios Budapest, 27 January
- 26 Jan 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Ben Fergusson`s debut novel won the Historical Writers’ Association Debut Crown for debut historical fiction. HWA chair Manda Scott said: “Ben Fergusson’s The Spring of Kasper Meier is a truly outstanding work of fiction that will, I hope, enter into the canon of English literature. It takes the known tragedies of the Second World War and extends them into what was, for most of the judges, an ...
Thousands Of Ads Displayed On Hungarian Piracy Sites
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
Hungarian websites suspected of copyright infringement display a total of about 5,000 advertisements, the National Association Against Counterfeiting (HENT) told MTI citing a fresh study by the EU’s Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM).
LMP Urges Opposition To Coordinate On Hungarian Govt Terror Threat Measures
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has invited the opposition Socialists and the radical nationalist Jobbik party to talks regarding the government’s proposal to modify the constitution to allow special measures in case of a terrorism threat in the country.
Uber Drivers ‘Must Comply With Hungarian Regulations’
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Drivers belonging to ride-hailing service Uber must comply with Hungarian legal regulations as well as travel-safety and tax rules, an economy ministry official said. András Tállai, state secretary for tax affairs, said that people who use the service should be wary since they cannot know when a driver received his driving licence or what state of repair his vehicle is in.
Xpat Opinion: Former Minister Warns Of Impending Chaos In Health Sector
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
A pro-government daily publishes an article by a former minister of health who sounds the alarm over the critical state of the Hungarian health care sector.
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.
Xpat Opinion: Serious Accusations Fly Over Jobbik’s Russian Connections
- 21 Jan 2016 10:30 AM
- current affairs
An op-ed piece in Magyar Idők crticizes remarks made by Jobbik chairman Gábor Vona and cites last week’s Daily Telegraph report on the possible funding of European radical parties by Russia. Last Saturday the Telegraph reported that ‘American intelligence agencies are to conduct a major investigation into how the Kremlin is infiltrating political parties in Europe’ and that the probe “is likely ...
Hungary’s Central Bank Keeps Key Rate On Hold
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarian rate setters kept the base rate on hold at 1.35% on Tuesday. The decision was in line with the expectations of analysts. The Monetary Council has kept the base rate on hold since signalling an end to an easing cycle at a policy meeting in July 2015. In a statement released shortly after the rate-setting meeting the Council said the annual inflation rate increased, while core inflation ...
See What Happened @ nU Bisztro Budapest - Nublin Dinner
- 26 Jan 2016 10:00 AM
- food & drink
What better way to blow away the January blues than some good old-fashioned Irish music accompanied by hearty winter food. All this washed down with a drop of the black stuff and a cheeky whiskey or two.
Literary Titbits With Ben Fergusson, Brody Studios Budapest, 27 January
- 26 Jan 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Ben Fergusson`s debut novel won the Historical Writers’ Association Debut Crown for debut historical fiction. HWA chair Manda Scott said: “Ben Fergusson’s The Spring of Kasper Meier is a truly outstanding work of fiction that will, I hope, enter into the canon of English literature. It takes the known tragedies of the Second World War and extends them into what was, for most of the judges, an ...
Thousands Of Ads Displayed On Hungarian Piracy Sites
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
Hungarian websites suspected of copyright infringement display a total of about 5,000 advertisements, the National Association Against Counterfeiting (HENT) told MTI citing a fresh study by the EU’s Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM).
LMP Urges Opposition To Coordinate On Hungarian Govt Terror Threat Measures
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has invited the opposition Socialists and the radical nationalist Jobbik party to talks regarding the government’s proposal to modify the constitution to allow special measures in case of a terrorism threat in the country.
Uber Drivers ‘Must Comply With Hungarian Regulations’
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Drivers belonging to ride-hailing service Uber must comply with Hungarian legal regulations as well as travel-safety and tax rules, an economy ministry official said. András Tállai, state secretary for tax affairs, said that people who use the service should be wary since they cannot know when a driver received his driving licence or what state of repair his vehicle is in.
Xpat Opinion: Former Minister Warns Of Impending Chaos In Health Sector
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
A pro-government daily publishes an article by a former minister of health who sounds the alarm over the critical state of the Hungarian health care sector.
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.
Xpat Opinion: Serious Accusations Fly Over Jobbik’s Russian Connections
- 21 Jan 2016 10:30 AM
- current affairs
An op-ed piece in Magyar Idők crticizes remarks made by Jobbik chairman Gábor Vona and cites last week’s Daily Telegraph report on the possible funding of European radical parties by Russia. Last Saturday the Telegraph reported that ‘American intelligence agencies are to conduct a major investigation into how the Kremlin is infiltrating political parties in Europe’ and that the probe “is likely ...