The idea of voters having to register in advance has ruffled feathers in Hungary. An opinion poll showed that those regularly critical of the government regard such a move as anti-democratic, while the more cautious have taken a “let’s wait until we see the details” approach. Former president of the republic László Sólyom expressed the… Continue »

Hungary’s biggest telecommunications provider Magyar Telekom (MT) announced the expansion of its 4G/LTE-based mobile internet network to 50 settlements in the agglomeration of Budapest last Friday. “The most important benefit for users of the technology is the much higher downloading and uploading speed, as well as the reduced delay time, thanks to which the use… Continue »

Though construction material maker Masterplast increased its year-on-year revenue by eight per cent to EUR 39 million in the first half of 2012, the company’s after-tax profit of EUR 313,000 in January-June 2011 turned into a loss of EUR 85,000, the company said on Monday. Masterplast announced last week that it will spend EUR 1.4… Continue »

Premium car seat cover manufacturer Car-Inside will shut down two of its four factories in Vas and Zala counties and reduce the workforce by 300 to 500, the company announced. Managing director Balázs Csillag said half of the workers at the soon-to-be-closed plant in Lenti have said they will commute to the remaining factories in… Continue »

A man attempted to set himself alight on the doorstep of Keszthely town hall on Tuesday afternoon, apparently in protest over the council’s failure to rehouse him following a fire. It transpired that the man was the vice-president of the local Roma minority council. The organisation’s president, Ferenc Horváth, said the man was driven to… Continue »