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UN Urges Hungary To Reverse Law Criminalizing Homelessness
- 13 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Two United Nations experts on extreme poverty and housing today urged the Government of Hungary to uphold the recent Constitutional Court decision decriminalizing homelessness, to amend the anti-homeless legislation and to adopt a national housing strategy, which will take into account the needs and views of the homeless and those inadequately housed, in conformity with international human rights ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Next Year’s Budget Passed
- 13 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist welcomes the new budget but warns that the deficit target may not be easy to meet. The Hungarian Parliament passed the 2013 budget on Tuesday. The bill has been amended several times since the first draft was submitted in June.
Wizz Air Adds New Aircraft To Grow 20% In Budapest In 2013
- 12 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- travel
Wizz Air, the largest low-cost, low-fare airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announced today it will base a new Airbus A320 in Budapest to grow passenger traffic by 20% up to 2.2 million at its Budapest base next year. This 7th Budapest aircraft will start operations on 13th March 2013, take Wizz Air’s fleet investment in Hungary to over half a billion US dollars and create 300 new tourism and ...
Train Hits Van Carrying Nuclear Material In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Authorities have gauged no danger of nuclear radiation after a van carrying radioactive material collided with a train near Cegléd Tuesday morning. Two people were seriously injured when the vehicle collided with an InterCity train bound for Szeged between Cegléd and Nyársapát.
Xpat Opinion: Not Only The University Students Are Unhappy In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Already yesterday news leaked out from government circles that taking on the university students might not have been the brightest idea. Even Zsolt Bayer warned the government that it must take the students seriously because otherwise “we might be swept away.” Orbán and his old college friends who run the country nowadays should know the strength of a student revolt, he warned. It’s enough to ...
Xpat Opinion: Experts Forecast Mass Poverty, Civil Unrest In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Experts predict civil insurgance in Hungary, according to media reports, after even the remnants of the middle class are sliding into poverty. As much as 31 percent of Hungarian society was considered poor in 2011, Eurostat reported, making it the 5th poorest country in the EU.
Expat Outcry As Warburtons Stops Selling In Hungary
- 7 Dec 2012 10:45 AM
- shopping
In reply to recent pleas by expats in Budapest asking Warburtons about sales of UK style crumpets; bread and English muffins in Hungary, the company made a statement on 29 November 2012, "Unfortunately we've made the decision to end our trial of selling Warburtons products in certain parts of Central Europe. We have put every effort into making this work, but a number of challenging factors such ...
Xpat Opinion: All Sides Condemn Jobbik MP’s Anti-Semitic Speech In Hungary
- 7 Dec 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Commentators unanimously condemn a speech by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi, who proposed that a list of MPs and cabinet members of Jewish descent should be established, as they represent ‘a risk to national security.’ The Jobbik MP made his remark in parliament in connection with the Gaza conflict last Monday. State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh replied that the government had no ...
Tokaj-Hegyalja Market Gets In Festive Mood This Sunday
- 7 Dec 2012 5:00 AM
- entertainment
This Sunday’s Tokaj-Hegyalja market provides the ideal excuse for a pre-Christmas trip to Hungary’s UNESCO-listed wine region and the opportunity to pick up presents made by local artisans, as well as world-class wines.
UN Urges Hungary To Reverse Law Criminalizing Homelessness
- 13 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Two United Nations experts on extreme poverty and housing today urged the Government of Hungary to uphold the recent Constitutional Court decision decriminalizing homelessness, to amend the anti-homeless legislation and to adopt a national housing strategy, which will take into account the needs and views of the homeless and those inadequately housed, in conformity with international human rights ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Next Year’s Budget Passed
- 13 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist welcomes the new budget but warns that the deficit target may not be easy to meet. The Hungarian Parliament passed the 2013 budget on Tuesday. The bill has been amended several times since the first draft was submitted in June.
Wizz Air Adds New Aircraft To Grow 20% In Budapest In 2013
- 12 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- travel
Wizz Air, the largest low-cost, low-fare airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announced today it will base a new Airbus A320 in Budapest to grow passenger traffic by 20% up to 2.2 million at its Budapest base next year. This 7th Budapest aircraft will start operations on 13th March 2013, take Wizz Air’s fleet investment in Hungary to over half a billion US dollars and create 300 new tourism and ...
Train Hits Van Carrying Nuclear Material In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Authorities have gauged no danger of nuclear radiation after a van carrying radioactive material collided with a train near Cegléd Tuesday morning. Two people were seriously injured when the vehicle collided with an InterCity train bound for Szeged between Cegléd and Nyársapát.
Xpat Opinion: Not Only The University Students Are Unhappy In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Already yesterday news leaked out from government circles that taking on the university students might not have been the brightest idea. Even Zsolt Bayer warned the government that it must take the students seriously because otherwise “we might be swept away.” Orbán and his old college friends who run the country nowadays should know the strength of a student revolt, he warned. It’s enough to ...
Xpat Opinion: Experts Forecast Mass Poverty, Civil Unrest In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Experts predict civil insurgance in Hungary, according to media reports, after even the remnants of the middle class are sliding into poverty. As much as 31 percent of Hungarian society was considered poor in 2011, Eurostat reported, making it the 5th poorest country in the EU.
Expat Outcry As Warburtons Stops Selling In Hungary
- 7 Dec 2012 10:45 AM
- shopping
In reply to recent pleas by expats in Budapest asking Warburtons about sales of UK style crumpets; bread and English muffins in Hungary, the company made a statement on 29 November 2012, "Unfortunately we've made the decision to end our trial of selling Warburtons products in certain parts of Central Europe. We have put every effort into making this work, but a number of challenging factors such ...
Xpat Opinion: All Sides Condemn Jobbik MP’s Anti-Semitic Speech In Hungary
- 7 Dec 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Commentators unanimously condemn a speech by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi, who proposed that a list of MPs and cabinet members of Jewish descent should be established, as they represent ‘a risk to national security.’ The Jobbik MP made his remark in parliament in connection with the Gaza conflict last Monday. State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh replied that the government had no ...
Tokaj-Hegyalja Market Gets In Festive Mood This Sunday
- 7 Dec 2012 5:00 AM
- entertainment
This Sunday’s Tokaj-Hegyalja market provides the ideal excuse for a pre-Christmas trip to Hungary’s UNESCO-listed wine region and the opportunity to pick up presents made by local artisans, as well as world-class wines.