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No pre-election spending spree for Hungary, says premier

Budapest - Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai on Friday promised Hungary would maintain strict fiscal discipline right up to the next general election in 2010. I can assure you there will not be an election budget, Bajnai told local and foreign business ...

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2009-11-30 PICTURE CALL August Festivals

Hi Members FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD: AUGUST Minimum pixel dimensions: 4000 x 3000 Portrait or landscape; colour Deadline: Monday November 30th 2009; 16:00 GMT To submit images to Picture Calls in fotoLibra, simply click on the Picture Call megaphone icon below a thumbnail in your Collections, and select the relevant AUGUST FESTIVALS Call from the drop-down menu which appears. Pictures must be marked...

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Hungary hopes tax overhaul will stimulate economy

Budapest - Hungary's parliament approved on Monday a package of tax reforms aimed at stimulating the economy and increasing participation in the labour market. Before the vote, interim Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai said the outcome of this last day of...

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Foreign dignitaries thank Hungary for role in opening Iron Curtain

Budapest - German President Horst Koehler was among the many prominent figures in Budapest Saturday for an official celebration of the 20th anniversary of the day when Austria and Hungary symbolically cut the barbed wire fence that had separated thei...

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Matthaeus fails to reach deal with Hungary's Fehervar

Budapest - Former Germany captain Lothar Matthaeus has failed to reach agreement with FC Fehervar on becoming the Hungarian side's new coach, the club said Saturday. For various reasons the two sides have not reached an agreement, the club said. ...

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European leaders mark Iron Curtain fall in Hungary

European leaders marked the 20th anniversary of the symbolic fall of the Iron Curtain, often described as the first crack in the Berlin Wall and one of the key episodes leading to the end of communism in Eastern Europe, in Budapest on Saturday.

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Hungary remembers 1989 fall of the Iron Curtain

European leaders gathered on Saturday in Budapest to mark the 20th anniversary of the symbolic fall of the Iron Curtain, often described as the first crack in the Berlin Wall and one of the key episodes leading to the end of communism in Eastern Europe.

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European leaders mark Iron Curtain fall in Hungary

European leaders marked the 20th anniversary of the symbolic fall of the Iron Curtain, often described as the first crack in the Berlin Wall and one of the key episodes leading to the end of communism in Eastern Europe, in Budapest on Saturday.

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Hungary remembers 1989 fall of the Iron Curtain

European leaders gathered on Saturday in Budapest to mark the 20th anniversary of the symbolic fall of the Iron Curtain, often described as the first crack in the Berlin Wall and one of the key episodes leading to the end of communism in Eastern Europe.

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Hungary remembers 1989 fall of the Iron Curtain

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- European leaders gathered on Saturday in Budapest to mark the 20th anniversary of the symbolic fall of the Iron Curtain, often described as the first crack in the Berlin Wall and one of the key episodes leading to the end of communism in Eastern Europe.

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Hungarian backwater slated to become Europe's Las Vegas

Budapest - A remote corner of north-west Hungary will soon be home to the largest casino complex in Europe, the US firm Hard Rock International told reporters in the capital Budapest on Friday. Hard Rock, in partnership with two Austrian firms, will ...

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World groups back genocide prevention hub

BUDAPEST, Hungary, June 25 (UPI) -- Hungarian and international human rights organizations Thursday met in Budapest to discuss establishing a genocide prevention center, officials said. Navanethem Pillay, United Nations high commissioner for human rights, supported the idea to set up an early-warning center in Budapest that would identify potential genocide anywhere in the world, the Hungarian news...

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Flood alert in western Hungary, capital braces for wet weekend

Budapest - Parts of Hungary were on high flood alert on Thursday morning after a tributary of the Danube swelled to its highest level in over four decades, the local news agency MTI reported. The Raab River rose to nearly 5 metres above its normal le...

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Hungary still vulnerable to economic shocks

Budapest is weathering the crisis thanks to international support and domestic reforms but the environment remains 'highly uncertain and volatile', warns its central bank governor

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Hungary to reduce its diplomatic missions

BUDAPEST, Hungary, June 17 (UPI) -- Hungary's Cabinet plans to close a dozen of its diplomatic missions abroad to save $10 million per year, an official said. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Balazs said the government will close the embassies in Chile, Luxembourg, Malaysia and Venezuela, and consulates in Dusseldorf, Germany; Lyon, France; Krakow, Poland, and Chicago, Toronto, Sao Paulo, Hong Kong...

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European Mobility Week Prize 2009 : discover the awarded city!

European Mobility Week Prize 2009 was awarded yesterday to Budapest, by the Commissioner for Science and Research. This award is granted on the base of the evaluation of efforts set up to make people take awareness of the pollution due to the traffic and on the base of sustainable solutions proposals during this week.