Demonstration For Free Academy
Artists, sicientists, civilians protect against the fragmantation of the Hungarian Science Academy Budapest, Roosevelt tér. In their opinion the government does not have the task of defining the thoughts and thinking of citizens and also not to highlight the goals of scientific research
Read More »Budapest’s Mayor Election
Budapest is before mayor election. ( Now the mayor of Budapest is Tarlós István, a FIDESz-man) The opposition had a succesful pre-selection to pick out a common candidate for the biggest democratic opposition parties. Karácsony Gergely won. He is the leaderof the left-green Párbeszéd party and the mayor of Zuglo …
Read More »About 100 people have been frozen to death in Hungary
This winter about 100 people have been frozen to death in Hungary while the Orbán government spent huge sums of money for extreme big and expensive stadium construction, while education, health and social tasks are neglected.
Read More »Hungarian-USA Relationship
The hungarian government wants to recover its relationship with the USA government with buying from the USA a new military missile system. This can make the Hungarian-Russian relationship tense.
Read More »Neonazi manifestation in Budapest
9rh february there was a neonazi manifestation in Budapest. The ploluce bannad them from Buda Castle so they went to Városmajor. But a quite big group of antifasicts faced them already in Széll Kálmán tér. In Hungary about 6% of the population sympathize with the nazis, mostly in the country.
Read More »Largest Protest By Hungarians Ever, 14th April
After the overwhelming victory of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party in Sunday’s Hungarian general election, what is being touted as the “largest protest of Hungarians to date” is being planned for April 14 at 5:30.p.m. In a statement sent to international media outlets under the slogan “We are the …
Read More »Wall Street Journal On Viktor Orban
ungarians elect a new parliament on Sunday, and it’s a pleasant surprise that the result is in doubt. Strongman Victor Orban still is the favorite, but voters may strike a blow for greater democracy by denying him the wide margin he desires. Mr. Orban hopes to win a two-thirds majority …
Read More »Unemployment Down to 3.8%
n the period December 2017–February 2018, the rolling three-month average number of unemployed Hungarians was some 25,000 fewer than a year earlier, while the jobless rate decreased by 0.6 of a percentage point to 3.8%. Employment data show there were around 70,000 more people in work than at the same …
Read More »17 Days till Election; Fidesz Leading Significantly
Three weeks before the parliamentary elections on April 8, undecided voters seem more ready to make their choices, as their percentage among all voters has shrunk by 4 percentage points in the latest poll by Závecz Research. Meanwhile, governing Fidesz has lost some support, but is still overwhelming compared to …
Read More »Men Earn 20% More than women in Hungary
According to data gathered from 13 European countries by international salary portal paylab.com to mark International Wonemʼs Day on March 8, the salary conditions of women are still below those of men. Paylab recommends women step up for their rights when negotiating their salaries. A comparison of salaries of the …
Read More »Daylight Saving From Sunday 25 March
Daylight saving time is also called summer time or daylight savings time. When DST is not observed, it is called standard time, normal time or winter time. On Sunday, 25 March at 02:00 forward your clock to 03:00. More Light in the Evening In local time, sunrise and sunset will …
Read More »CEU Reaccredited!
The Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB) has reaccredited the Central European University’s (CEU) Hungarian entity (Kozep-europai Egyetem), according to a statement released by the Budapest-based university. “Our university is proud to have secured reaccreditation here in Hungary, where we belong. We’re delighted that we’re ranked among the world’s top universities in …
Read More »New 1000 Forint Note Launched Today
The new Ft 1,000 banknote, still bearing the image of King Matthias Corvinus, enter into circulation on 1 March. The Central Bank of Hungary (MNB) has been upgrading old bills since 2014. New HUF 2,000 and HUF 5,000 bills entered circulation 2016 spring, while old HUF 20,000 bills were withdrawn …
Read More »Hungary’s iPhone X Price Highest in the Globe
US technology giant Apple unveiled its most expensive handsets ever this past Tuesday. While the basic iPhone X model costs a $999 and the more premium 256GB model retails at $1,149 in the United States, iPhone-buyers in most European countries, especially in Hungary, will have to pay significantly more for …
Read More »Nine Hungarians Stranded In Caribbean
Nine Hungarians trapped on the island of St. Martin by the devastation of Hurricane Irma have requested help either directly or via their family members from the Hungarian government, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced on Monday. He said most of the nine are couples who have been living in the …
Read More »Possession of illegal cigarettes an offense, warns NAV
Hungaryʼs National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) warned that possession of untaxed cigarettes or other tobacco products is a punishable offense in a statement issued on Wednesday, as reported by online news portal index.hu. NAV noted that persons found to be in possession of illegal tobacco products can expect to …
Read More »Toronto-Budapest Returns back After Passenger assaults Flight Attendant
TORONTO — An Air Canada flight en route to Hungary was flown back to Toronto’s Pearson International Airport early Thursday after an unruly passenger was allegedly involved in an altercation that left a flight attendant injured. Peel regional police said they received a call at 12:32 a.m. for an incident …
Read More »Heat Alert of 43°C Issued Until Friday
The state secretary for public health has issued a nationwide heat alert from Tuesday till Friday. Heat alerts are issued when the medium temperature is 27 degrees Celsius or above for at least three consecutive days. The regional health services were informed of the heat alert, the human resources ministry …
Read More »Hungaryʼs Social Network usage highest in EU
About 83% of Hungarian internet users between the ages of 16 and 74 used social networks such as Facebook and Twitter last year, the highest rate in the European Union, data compiled by the EUʼs statistical office Eurostat show, according to media reports. For the EU as a whole, the …
Read More »Hungary’s Tobacco Market Lights Up
The Hungarian tobacco market has been lit up and most probably will break the annual record of traffic, Hungarian daily Világgazdaság reported based on data made public by national tobacco distribution firm Nemzeti Dohánykereskedelmi (ND) Nonprofit Zrt. Retail traffic of tobacco products in June exceeded HUF 56.6 billion, which boosted …
Read More »Vodafone Hungary launches 4G+ at Balaton
Vodafone Hungary has launched its 4G+ service in the eastern basin of Lake Balaton in order to make mobile internet faster, and at the same time the company will also offer subscribers increased network capacity, according to press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal. Getting ready for the summer …
Read More »Ukraine International Airlines begins Budapest
Ukraine International Airlines has made Budapest (BUD) its latest European connection, with the airline now offering a daily service to the Hungarian capital from Kiev Boryspil (KBP). Launched on 15 June, the 908-kilometre Ukraine–Hungary capital connection will be flown on the airline’s 737-800s. “With transfers now made possible from Kiev to Almaty, …
Read More »New York Governor Ready For Talks With Hungary On CEU
Mtva.hu reports: Andrew Cuomo, the governor of the State of New York, said on Wednesday he is ready for talks with the Hungarian government on the Central European University (CEU). “An agreement to keep CEU in Budapest as a free institution is in everyone’s best interests, and I stand ready …
Read More »Formula One Show on May 1st
Great F1 show in Budapest on May 1st . Video credit : F1 ‘n’ Stuff (YouTube)
Read More »Orbán Only European Leader to Congratulate Erdogan
Budapestbeacon reports: Turkey’s state news agency has revealed that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán joined the ranks of leaders of several autocratic states as he congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a narrow referendum victory on Sunday. The news was first reported by Turkey’s Anadolu Agency news wire which was noticed by …
Read More »Hungary Is Turning Into Russia
Foreignaffairs.com reports: On March 20, the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg in Russia revoked the license of European University at St. Petersburg (EUSP), leaving its small body of mostly Russian students in limbo as to whether they will be able to complete their studies. The decision came after unscheduled inspections …
Read More »EU to Hungary and Poland: Take in Migrants or Leave
Germany, France and up to 21 other countries will give an ultimatum to Hungary and Poland this year demanding that they accept their quota of migrants or get out of the EU. Hungary has led a rebellion against the quotas with a challenge in the EU courts and by pushing …
Read More »Thousands rally in Hungary in support of Soros-founded university
Reuters Reports: Thousands of Hungarian and foreign students, professors and civilians rallied in Budapest on Sunday demanding the government withdraw legislation that could force a university founded by financier George Soros out of the country. The demonstrators, who walked from Budapest’s Corvinus University to the Central European University (CEU) founded …
Read More »Hungarians Still Like Watching TV
bbj.hu reports: Apparently Hungarians are still fond of consuming their media through television, as the number of subscriptions grew by 13.5% compared to the preceding year, to 3.661 million in 2016, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported in preliminary data. Hungarians took out 1.246 million subscriptions for single-play packages (for …
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