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Updated: Budapest Taxi Drivers Stage Demo Against Uber
- 19 Jan 2016 8:02 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers demonstrating against car dispatcher Uber in central Budapest closed a section of Andrássy Avenue and Bajcsy Zsilinszky Road, on Monday. The protesters completely blocked traffic in both directions of the two major routes but reopened one lane in each direction after the Budapest police warned them that a complete blockade was illegal.
With No Agreement, Taxi Demo Continues In Budapest
- 19 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As the delegation of taxi drivers protesting against U.S.-based ride-sharing service Uber’s Hungarian operations could not reach an agreement with Budapest Mayor István Tarlós at a meeting today, the demonstration began this morning continues, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
Budapest Taxi Drivers Continue Anti-Uber Demo
- 19 Jan 2016 3:50 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s taxi drivers have continued their protest against car-dispatcher Uber, blocking traffic at the junction of Andrássy Avenue, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Road and József Attila Street in the city centre on Tuesday morning. The protesters have blocked the site with some 30 taxis, leaving only one lane in each direction for traffic to pass by. The organisers, who started their demonstration on ...
Hungarian City Or Town To Become European Capital Of Culture In 2023
- 18 Jan 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
A Hungarian city or town will have the possibility to become a European Capital of Culture in 2023, the human resources minister said on Friday, inviting cities and towns to submit their bids already this year. Zoltán Balog made the announcement in Pécs, in southern Hungary, which held the title in 2010 along with Essen and Istanbul.
Mahir v. Budapest Trial Begins
- 12 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawyers acting for the city of Budapest were unable to say on Monday what law Mahir Cityposter had violated as the Capital Court began its trial of the dispute between the two parties over advertising columns on city streets. The basis for the city’s argument was that Mahir had not placed its advertising pillars in a proper manner and that it had violated a city decree from 2006 and 1995.
The Force Awakens Smashes Records In Hungary
- 11 Jan 2016 8:10 AM
- entertainment
After becoming the highest grossing film of all time in Hungary, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has broken yet another record by becoming the fastest movie to draw more than one million viewers. The seventh instalment of the epic space saga drew 1,005,146 viewers during its first three weeks of release, generating nearly 1.5 billion forints (EUR 4.7m) at the box office, the film’s Hungarian ...
Xpat Opinion: Friction Over Budapest Advertising Columns
- 8 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-liberal weekly accuses the government of abusing its power, as the Budapest Municipal Council removes advertisement columns owned by Lajos Simicska.
Xpat Opinion: “Whoever Says That There Is No Poverty In Hungary Is Lying”
- 5 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Can I state my opinion? Will you write it down? Really? Then write this down: Who says that there is no poverty in Hungary is lying.”
Translation of “She survived cancer three times but Hungary has sentenced her to slowly starve” (“Háromszor legyőzte a rákot, de Magyarország lassú éhhalálra ítéli”) appearing in online daily nepszabadsag.hu on January 1st.
Translation of “She survived cancer three times but Hungary has sentenced her to slowly starve” (“Háromszor legyőzte a rákot, de Magyarország lassú éhhalálra ítéli”) appearing in online daily nepszabadsag.hu on January 1st.
Orbán: Hungary’s Education Policy Remains Open To Foreigners Despite Migrant Crisis
- 11 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s education policy will remain open despite the migrant crisis and “we continue to welcome international students”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, adding the government will expand the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship scheme. Orbán told a reception for Stipendium Hungaricum recipients that they have all arrived in Hungary in a regulated way, they abide by the country’s laws and ...
Updated: Budapest Taxi Drivers Stage Demo Against Uber
- 19 Jan 2016 8:02 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers demonstrating against car dispatcher Uber in central Budapest closed a section of Andrássy Avenue and Bajcsy Zsilinszky Road, on Monday. The protesters completely blocked traffic in both directions of the two major routes but reopened one lane in each direction after the Budapest police warned them that a complete blockade was illegal.
With No Agreement, Taxi Demo Continues In Budapest
- 19 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As the delegation of taxi drivers protesting against U.S.-based ride-sharing service Uber’s Hungarian operations could not reach an agreement with Budapest Mayor István Tarlós at a meeting today, the demonstration began this morning continues, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
Budapest Taxi Drivers Continue Anti-Uber Demo
- 19 Jan 2016 3:50 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s taxi drivers have continued their protest against car-dispatcher Uber, blocking traffic at the junction of Andrássy Avenue, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Road and József Attila Street in the city centre on Tuesday morning. The protesters have blocked the site with some 30 taxis, leaving only one lane in each direction for traffic to pass by. The organisers, who started their demonstration on ...
Hungarian City Or Town To Become European Capital Of Culture In 2023
- 18 Jan 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
A Hungarian city or town will have the possibility to become a European Capital of Culture in 2023, the human resources minister said on Friday, inviting cities and towns to submit their bids already this year. Zoltán Balog made the announcement in Pécs, in southern Hungary, which held the title in 2010 along with Essen and Istanbul.
Mahir v. Budapest Trial Begins
- 12 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawyers acting for the city of Budapest were unable to say on Monday what law Mahir Cityposter had violated as the Capital Court began its trial of the dispute between the two parties over advertising columns on city streets. The basis for the city’s argument was that Mahir had not placed its advertising pillars in a proper manner and that it had violated a city decree from 2006 and 1995.
The Force Awakens Smashes Records In Hungary
- 11 Jan 2016 8:10 AM
- entertainment
After becoming the highest grossing film of all time in Hungary, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has broken yet another record by becoming the fastest movie to draw more than one million viewers. The seventh instalment of the epic space saga drew 1,005,146 viewers during its first three weeks of release, generating nearly 1.5 billion forints (EUR 4.7m) at the box office, the film’s Hungarian ...
Xpat Opinion: Friction Over Budapest Advertising Columns
- 8 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-liberal weekly accuses the government of abusing its power, as the Budapest Municipal Council removes advertisement columns owned by Lajos Simicska.
Xpat Opinion: “Whoever Says That There Is No Poverty In Hungary Is Lying”
- 5 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Can I state my opinion? Will you write it down? Really? Then write this down: Who says that there is no poverty in Hungary is lying.”
Translation of “She survived cancer three times but Hungary has sentenced her to slowly starve” (“Háromszor legyőzte a rákot, de Magyarország lassú éhhalálra ítéli”) appearing in online daily nepszabadsag.hu on January 1st.
Translation of “She survived cancer three times but Hungary has sentenced her to slowly starve” (“Háromszor legyőzte a rákot, de Magyarország lassú éhhalálra ítéli”) appearing in online daily nepszabadsag.hu on January 1st.
Orbán: Hungary’s Education Policy Remains Open To Foreigners Despite Migrant Crisis
- 11 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s education policy will remain open despite the migrant crisis and “we continue to welcome international students”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, adding the government will expand the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship scheme. Orbán told a reception for Stipendium Hungaricum recipients that they have all arrived in Hungary in a regulated way, they abide by the country’s laws and ...