22 May 2013
The last Sunday in May is Children’s Day here in Hungary. Isn’t every day Children’s Day? And how come there is no Father’s Day here? Anyway, Duna Plaza (District XIII, Váci út 178.) is organising a Chocolate Festival 25-26 May to celebrate your household chocolate thieves, with lots of games, chocolate rewards, and concerts for…
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22 May 2013
Thirty Belgian breweries! Fifty beers on tap! One hundred and forty kinds of beer! No, it’s not the third Buda Castle Beer Festival (that’s in mid-June and they’ll have some 200 beers), it’s the smaller but much more potent Fourth Belgian Beer Festival, which pitches its tent at Vajdahunyad Castle in City Park starting next…
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22 May 2013
The railway journey from Budapest to Belgrade is set to be faster, according to a letter of intent inked in the Serbian capital by state railway firm MÁV’s director Ilona Varga last Friday. The agreement, also signed by Serbian Railways boss Dragoljub Simonovic, calls for an upgrade to the 380 kilometres of track between the…
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22 May 2013
National Development Ministry state secretary Pál Völner revealed on Tuesday more details of the extra fares for travelling on express trains (gyorsvonat and sebesvonat). People aged under six and over 65 years of age, who are otherwise entitled to free rail travel, will only be able to use such trains if they buy a monthly…
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21 May 2013
It is time to bring out your inner Sherlock Holmes as Budapest’s very own Murder Mystery event takes place this Sunday. aKERT and Krimieste.hu will be hosting the event in and around the Horvath-kert park from 10:00am to 20:00pm. view full post »
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21 May 2013
A group of 26 people from the Sciences Po in Paris will hitchhike from the French capital to Istanbul this summer, stopping off in Budapest during their 30-day trip. view full post »
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21 May 2013
Many health sector employees will receive a wage increase. Minister of State for Health Miklós Szócska made the announcement on Monday after a bill submitted by cabinet last Friday indicated plans for an increase of HUF 5,000 (EUR 17) to HUF 41,000 (EUR 140) in skilled health care workers’ and doctors’ monthly salaries. Doctors earning…
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20 May 2013
The proportion of those living in relative poverty rose considerably between 2009 and 2012, making Hungary what left-wing daily Népszava calls “the country of the poor”. Income inequalities grew, with the share of total income made by those in the lowest tenth of the population dropping from 3.1 to 2.5 per cent. view full post…
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20 May 2013
Economy Minister Mihály Varga met European Union Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn in Brussels on Tuesday ahead of a decision by the EU on whether to release Hungary from supervision under the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP). “Olli Rehn did not promise anything, he very diplomatically stated that Hungary’s measures are promising and he feels that…
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20 May 2013
Oliver Lewis, executive director of the centre, said their mission essentially “boils down to equality and inclusion”, as many people are placed into large institutions away from their homes, where they do not want to be, and are deprived of their right to make decisions about their lives. “There are about 60,000 people under guardianship…
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20 May 2013
The Suspended Coffee movement allows you to buy a warm beverage or food in advance for someone in need. view full post »
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19 May 2013
Proposed amendments to the criminal code would mean assailants could be punishable with up to five years in prison, Public Administration and Justice Ministry state secretary Róbert Répássy said on Tuesday as he presented a bill to Parliament. It must be made clear that domestic violence is not a family affair but a serious criminal…
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19 May 2013
Some two dozen young Roma men and women were escorted into the state prison in Pécs last Friday, the latest batch to undergo shock treatment in a village mayor’s “chav elimination days” (köcsögmentesítési napok – readers are welcome to suggest their own translations). László Bogdán wants Roma from around Cserdi, Baranya County, to get an…
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19 May 2013
The country’s biggest financial institution, OTP, wants to buy two banks, both of which are planning to withdraw from Hungary, CEO Sándor Csányi told news radio Inforádió on Monday. In one case negotiations are in the final stage and OTP has made an official written offer. Csányi said OTP also plans to make certain investments…
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