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Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Spies Are Everywhere
- 6 Aug 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
As the minister of the prime minister’s office responsible for, among other things, Hungarian intelligence, János Lázár has very little sense of what should remain secret. I found the minutes of his speech at the meeting of the parliamentary committee on national security on June 23 shocking. He outlined several ongoing Hungarian intelligence projects, endangering not only the work of the ...
Hungry Children In Hungary
- 6 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Their refrigerators are mostly empty, but impoverished parents cook for their children every day in Rozsály and Tisztabercel, where the local government did not apply to the Ministry of Human Resources (Emmi) for funds with which to provide hot meals to children during the summer break. The program would help hungry children, like the ones pictured here, but the local leaders were afraid that ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Media Scene Is Still In Flux
- 6 Aug 2015 8:58 AM
- business
Although the Hungarian government’s only concern of late seems to be how to keep asylum seekers out of the country, I don’t want to succumb to the same tunnel vision. And so today I’m turning to the state of the Hungarian media. So-called public (közszolgálati) television and radio are by now mere mouthpieces of government propaganda. Magyar Rádió is still, by default, the station that most ...
Mega Merger Takes Place In Hungary’s Media Sector
- 4 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Julius Media Holding Kft., Mediaworks Kiadó és Nyomda Kft., Mediaworks Regionális Kiadó Kft., Zöld Újság Zrt., Petőfi Lap- és Könyvkiadó Kft., Népújság Kft. Békéscsaba, Mworks Print Zrt., and Mediaworks Magazines Kiadó Kft. decided to merge into one single company on 29 June of this year, online business portal hvg.hu reported yesterday based on data from official corporate registry Cégközlöny.
KSH: Hungary’s Home Building Permits Rise 39% In H1
- 4 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The number of permits issued for new home construction in Hungary saw a year-on.year rise of 39.2%, reaching 5,581, in the first half of this year, while new permits were issued for a total area of 614,600 sqm, up 36%, a report by Hungary’s Central Statistical Office revealed today.
Rossmann Magyarország Revenue Reaches HUF 52 bln
- 3 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian unit of German health and beauty products retailer Rossmann saw a rise of 10% in its revenue last year, reaching HUF 52 bln, Rossmann Magyarország told Hungarian news agency MTI. After-tax profit reportedly grew by 50%, reaching HUF 2.3 bln, and the company expects earnings growth to be in the double digits this year, too, MTI said.
Hungary Destroys All Monsanto GMO Maize Fields
- 3 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Almost 1000 acres of maize found to have been grown with genetically modified seeds have been destroyed throughout Hungary deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Lajos Bognár said. The GMO maize has been ploughed under, the PlanetSave learned from Lajos Bognár, but pollen has not spread from the maize, the minister added.
Refugee Camp In Vámosszabadi, Hungary Dangerously Overcrowded
- 28 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Vámosszabadi refugee camp in southern Hungary is dangerously overcrowded. There refugees can choose between sleeping side by side on cots indoors or sleeping in tents where temperatures reach 110 degrees. Others opt to sleep in a small wood nearby. There are not enough toilets. Garbage is everywhere.
Hungarian Man Arrested For Forcing Slaves To Grow Cannabis
- 23 Jul 2015 11:30 AM
- current affairs
A 60-year-old male has been charged by Sátoraljaújhely district prosecutors for allegedly forcing people to grow marijuana on his property in exchange for food and shelter. One victim, a homeless man, was allegedly subject to physical assault and death threats, and was forbidden to leave the property.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Spies Are Everywhere
- 6 Aug 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
As the minister of the prime minister’s office responsible for, among other things, Hungarian intelligence, János Lázár has very little sense of what should remain secret. I found the minutes of his speech at the meeting of the parliamentary committee on national security on June 23 shocking. He outlined several ongoing Hungarian intelligence projects, endangering not only the work of the ...
Hungry Children In Hungary
- 6 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Their refrigerators are mostly empty, but impoverished parents cook for their children every day in Rozsály and Tisztabercel, where the local government did not apply to the Ministry of Human Resources (Emmi) for funds with which to provide hot meals to children during the summer break. The program would help hungry children, like the ones pictured here, but the local leaders were afraid that ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Media Scene Is Still In Flux
- 6 Aug 2015 8:58 AM
- business
Although the Hungarian government’s only concern of late seems to be how to keep asylum seekers out of the country, I don’t want to succumb to the same tunnel vision. And so today I’m turning to the state of the Hungarian media. So-called public (közszolgálati) television and radio are by now mere mouthpieces of government propaganda. Magyar Rádió is still, by default, the station that most ...
Mega Merger Takes Place In Hungary’s Media Sector
- 4 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Julius Media Holding Kft., Mediaworks Kiadó és Nyomda Kft., Mediaworks Regionális Kiadó Kft., Zöld Újság Zrt., Petőfi Lap- és Könyvkiadó Kft., Népújság Kft. Békéscsaba, Mworks Print Zrt., and Mediaworks Magazines Kiadó Kft. decided to merge into one single company on 29 June of this year, online business portal hvg.hu reported yesterday based on data from official corporate registry Cégközlöny.
KSH: Hungary’s Home Building Permits Rise 39% In H1
- 4 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The number of permits issued for new home construction in Hungary saw a year-on.year rise of 39.2%, reaching 5,581, in the first half of this year, while new permits were issued for a total area of 614,600 sqm, up 36%, a report by Hungary’s Central Statistical Office revealed today.
Rossmann Magyarország Revenue Reaches HUF 52 bln
- 3 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian unit of German health and beauty products retailer Rossmann saw a rise of 10% in its revenue last year, reaching HUF 52 bln, Rossmann Magyarország told Hungarian news agency MTI. After-tax profit reportedly grew by 50%, reaching HUF 2.3 bln, and the company expects earnings growth to be in the double digits this year, too, MTI said.
Hungary Destroys All Monsanto GMO Maize Fields
- 3 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Almost 1000 acres of maize found to have been grown with genetically modified seeds have been destroyed throughout Hungary deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Lajos Bognár said. The GMO maize has been ploughed under, the PlanetSave learned from Lajos Bognár, but pollen has not spread from the maize, the minister added.
Refugee Camp In Vámosszabadi, Hungary Dangerously Overcrowded
- 28 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Vámosszabadi refugee camp in southern Hungary is dangerously overcrowded. There refugees can choose between sleeping side by side on cots indoors or sleeping in tents where temperatures reach 110 degrees. Others opt to sleep in a small wood nearby. There are not enough toilets. Garbage is everywhere.
Hungarian Man Arrested For Forcing Slaves To Grow Cannabis
- 23 Jul 2015 11:30 AM
- current affairs
A 60-year-old male has been charged by Sátoraljaújhely district prosecutors for allegedly forcing people to grow marijuana on his property in exchange for food and shelter. One victim, a homeless man, was allegedly subject to physical assault and death threats, and was forbidden to leave the property.