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They often try to meet in neighbouring countries, for example in October 2023 Austrian neo-Nazis held their networking meeting in Sopron, Hungary If they go to a country where the organisation is not banned the authorities have only one option: to disrupt and prevent the event through different means Police officers at the concert venue on 21 December – Photo by Shahin Ostovar / FacebookThe police checked everyoneA similar thing may have happened at the Budaörs event because despite the organizers' efforts to keep the event a secret the concert venue was raided by dozens of police officers who checked the participants' IDs The police were accompanied by representatives of the National Tax Office and the local government office who carried out checks and thus hindered the concert pictures and videos on the Internet show that the concert was still held in the end the tax authorities initiated proceedings against the company that operated the bar during the concert It is reported that they even confiscated the inventory of the drinks bar We contacted the company operating the bar to ask for details it was not only the company operating the bar that got their fingers burnt at the concert: the Nordic Sun Cultural Foundation We understand that the inspectors found fire safety deficiencies and allegedly said that there was no clearly marked designated escape route The Hungarian branch of the organisation is also organising a concert for early February as the organisers have to try to evade the authorities but it is not bad business: according to some sources the tickets for the party in Csömör cost 100 euros it is important for Hungarians to host events in order to build international relationships as this allows them to be an active part of the European far-right network which is much stronger and more influential than the Hungarian one becoming a meeting place for the European far right is much less fun Not only can the presence of members of such organisations instil fear in people but it also attracts the neo-Nazis' enemy The activity of the latter is already as much a challenge to the Hungarian authorities as that of the neo-Nazis It is memorable that between 9-11 February 2023, antifascists attacked strangers in Budapest on five separate occasions – mainly based on their clothing Four people were seriously and five slightly injured in the attacks The three suspected perpetrators were arrested on 11 February One of them was Ilaria Salis, a 40-year-old Italian primary school teacher, whose trial started in Budapest last May. The process did not go through, however, because Salis was put in a top position on the EP list of an Italian far-left party and after receiving enough votes, she became a member of the European Parliament The Hungarian government has since asked for Salis' immunity to be lifted so that she can be sent back to prison On the same day last February when the above attacks took place, far-right extremists also attacked left-wing counter-protesters. However, while the former incidents were classified by the police as acts of violence against members of a community the attacks of far-right activists on anti-fascists and passers-by were classified only as acts of assault and battery For more quick, accurate and impartial news from and about Hungary, subscribe to the Telex English newsletter! Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device 5 Series Home » BMW 530d Touring Becomes Emergency Vehicle In Hungary BMW’s practical Touring models are well-suited for special tasks and these spacious wagons have been part of police fleets for many years There have also been quite a few turned into emergency vehicles for other purposes Hungary has taken delivery of a new 530d Touring to use for 24-hour emergency care in the Budaörs and Törökbálint areas the large wagon comes fitted with the same life-saving equipment you’ll find in an ambulance including instruments and medicines for patients in need of urgent care In one of the official images released by the automaker’s Hungarian press department we notice a defibrillator in the cargo area The 530d Touring has been equipped with the M Sport Package and wears an emergency vehicle livery while the roof hosts emergency lights to make the vehicle more visible It’s not a loaner but rather a permanent asset for the emergency staff in Budaörs The diesel-fueled wagon was handed over to those who need it the most during a ceremony held earlier this week in the presence of the mayors of Budaörs and Törökbálint cities BMW will retire the G31 next year to make room for the new G61. The long-roof version of the next-generation 5 Series is believed to enter production in March 2024. It will once again be offered with gasoline, diesel, and plug-in hybrid powertrains. Rumor has it an electric i5 Touring is in the offing and there also might be a new M5 Touring with a plug-in hybrid V8 making over 700 horsepower The G60 Sedan will be the first to see the light of production day as BMW insiders claim it’ll hit the assembly line in July 2023 The saloon will also spawn an electric i5 to create the most diverse 5 Series lineup ever The M5 we mentioned earlier is believed to be the only V8-powered 5er the company will offer More from 5 Series 2025 BMWBLOG | Change consent Akiko Adachi of Japan throws the ball in the women's Goalball at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games After winning the IBSA Goalball European B Championships the Ukrainian men’s goalball team jumped from 11th to seventh in the world rankings as published by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) followed by Paralympic champions Lithuania Germany and Israel swapped places for ninth and tenth Brazil continue leading ahead of Paralympic silver medallists China Full rankings are available on IBSA’s website. Hungary selected host city of the 2017 IBSA Goalball World Youth Championships organised by the Hungarian Paralympic Committee and the Hungarian Handball Federation will be held from 30 June-9 June and will be open to both male and female national teams Competitors can be no older than 19 as of 31 December 2017 will be the first European city to ever host this event More information is available on the IBSA’s website. *Editor’s note: The International Paralympic Committee suspended the Russian Paralympic Committee on 7 August for its inability to fulfil its IPC membership responsibilities and obligations in particular its obligation to comply with the IPC Anti-Doping Code and the World Anti-Doping Code (to which it is also a signatory) Russian athletes cannot enter IPC sanctioned events or competitions The Soviets provided planes and other equipment to the company while the crew and airports were provided by the Hungarian state whose license was purchased by the Russians back in the 1930s Engineers at the Likhachov aircraft factory slightly modified American plans and produced large numbers of aircraft These planes were perfectly suited for taking off and landing at poorly equipped grassy rural airports they did not need a concrete runway and modern controls they could only take 21 passengers on board at a time supplemented by five more three-seater Po-2 aircraft Domestic air traffic started with these aircraft in 1946 The first flights were from Budapest to Debrecen and Szombathely and even though its name was Budaörs Airport the border between Budapest and Budaörs was changed so that the airport went to the capital The photograph was taken shortly before the handover even before World War II (Photo: FSZEK Budapest Collection)  the airports did not survive the war unscathed either in 1945-1946 they first had to be put in order so that they could serve the planes The launch of flights was not made necessary for economic reasons the price of tickets was also set for the railway they could not be more expensive or only a little more expensive than a first-class high-speed train ticket for the same route the price of a ticket to Debrecen was 110 HUF as the salary of a civil servant over the age of 40 was around 360 HUF in 1946 The HA-LIA aircraft was launched in Debrecen on 15 October 1946 while the HA-LIB was launched in Szombathely The first take-off was reported in the 17 October 1946 issue of Uj Szó: “The engines rumbled at 8.45 when the two huge silver birds rose into the air The aircraft from Debrecen was flown by two pilots: Nikoláj Szívák a Hungarian pilot who spent 3,000 flight hours in the air The plane flies at an altitude of 250 to 500 metres at a speed of 240 kilometres so the passengers do not feel the slightest inconvenience - The first passenger is a merchant from Budapest who says that this is the first flight of his life He finds the trip very comfortable and saves a lot of productive time.” The first plane was solemnly greeted with the Hymn in Debrecen after a 55-minute journey to Szombathely at 8.15 and 14.20 in the morning The planes left for Debrecen at 8.10 and 14 o'clock Passengers board an LI-2 plane in 1946 (Photo: Fortepan/The Hungarian Museum of Science Technology and Transport/Archive/Negative Library/Hungarian National Museum Historical Picture Gallery The planes carried not only passengers but also cargo for which speed was important other county capitals were also included in the network 1864 passengers were transported and 17 tons of cargo were taken to their destination It does not seem like much today when an aeroplane alone carries so much cargo or three aeroplanes carry so many passengers The planes took off from Budaörs Airport until 1950 after which Ferihegy was the public airport in Budapest still with LI-2 aircraft (Photo: Fortepan/Uvaterv)  There had also been round-trip flights from 1954 where it was possible to transfer to another flight via some airports and this year the Hungarian state bought out the Soviet share in the company and from 1954 it continued to operate under the name MALÉV the domestic network was becoming less and less sustainable less well-equipped airports have been dropped from the network Domestic flights were only launched to help out the deteriorating post-war transport network The flights were popular and liked for 20 years but did not resume after they were stopped Cover photo: Li-2 aircraft in the hangar of Budaörs Airport in 1946 (Photo: Fortepan/The Hungarian Museum of Science © 2025 Látóhatár Kiadó Lap-és Könyvkiadó Kft Reza Nouri Ara of Iran competes for the title of Mr Universe 2013 on the last day of the 5th WBPF the World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships in Budaors Reza Nouri Ara of Iran poses with the tropy of Mr Reza Nouri Ara of Iran (C) holds up the tropy of Mr Reza Nouri Ara (1st R) of Iran competes for the title of Mr The women’s table tennis team of the Budaörsi Sport Club will participate in the group stage of the European Table Tennis Champions League of the 2022/2023 season in Linares Spain on 7th and 8th September During these two days the current Hungarian champion will face the Greek Panthinaikos the Austrian Bodensdorf and the host team the Spanish champion Linares The goal of SH-ITB Budaörsi SC is to compete for the first spot in the group which would probably require two feats as the Greek and Spanish parties are extremely strong The team of Budaörs celebrates regardless of the results of the upcoming Champions League matches In the fall of 2003 Budaörs played its first European cup match and every season after that it participated in one of the European Table Tennis Union’s (ETTU) cup series The 2022/2023 season is therefore the 20th international appearance in a row for Budaörs In every country and in every sport it is rare for a sports association to set a goal for two decades and then be able to achieve that this way making its team represent the club the city the sport and the country by participating at the highest level of professional sports Having performed in 17 countries over the past 19 years the team tried to achieve the best possible results the most exciting trips being the ones to the Azores Islands belonging to Portugal and the three Russian tours to Kazan Taganrog and Tyumen Everyone who was part of these successes can rightly be proud of the silver and bronze medals of the Champions League the silver medal of the Europe Cup and the bronze medal of the ETTU Cup Overall however the greatest pride is the constancy of the 20 cup seasons The fundamental concept of the management of the Budaörsi Sport Club is that only players who are either part of the Hungarian national team or speak Hungarian at a native level can form part of the team This direction was chosen by the club management for two reasons on the one hand with the aim of being able to professionally help Hungarian table tennis with its activities by enabling the players of the Hungarian national team to play high-level international matches in a domestic association and on the other hand to strengthen the community by being able to talk in Hungarian with each other before during and after the matches With this attitude the Budaörsi Sport Club really feels that it represents Hungary at the forefront of European table tennis There were several occasions that could have upset this creed however the club – as it did in the last 19 seasons – starts the current 20th season in accordance with the above-mentioned concept For this success story to reach its 20th year the club had many partners; thanks to the presidency of the Budaörs Sport Club the Municipality of the City of Budaörs the Hungarian Table Tennis Federation the 2i Kft the Decathlon the management of the sports hall of Budaörs and of course the sports managers coaches and the players who have been members of the team for the past two decades The goal of the team at each match is to represent its partners at the highest possible level in Europe The goal of the table tennis department of Budaörs for the next two years is to maintain its domestic and international success in a manner worthy of the previous years especially in the centenary year of the Budaörs Sport Club in 2024 and to relive the incomparable feeling of its athletes qualifying for the Olympics The club will do everything to ensure that after Tokyo this can happen again in Paris in 2024 The women’s table tennis team of Budaörs has proven with its results professional concept and perseverance in the past nearly 20 years that it represents a value that is worth supporting In order for the association to be able to achieve the its goals and maintain this high level it is essential for new partners to be involved in addition to the current sponsors The Budaörsi Sport Club celebrates its 20th appearance on the European level as a real festivity The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) is the governing body of the sport of table tennis in Europe and is the only authority recognized for this purpose by the International Table Tennis Federation The ETTU deals with all matters relating to table tennis at a European level including the development and promotion of the sport in the territories controlled by its 58 member associations and the organization of continental table tennis competitions the Russian (licence) version of the Douglas DC-3 HA-LIX used by the Hugarian Airlines - MALEV (before Maszovlet) This is the only flyable representative on the world Special thanks to Endre Zsaludek aerohistory specialist Screenshot of MALEV Lisunov Li-2 on the ground Copy and paste this text into the file in your FSX/SimObjects/Airplanes/MAAM-SIM DC-3 Passenger/aircraft.cfg View important Copyright © information related to freeware files here The archive maam_dc-3_malev_ha-lix_fsx_1_0.zip has 49 files and directories contained within it This list displays the first 500 files in the 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Sign-Up Now PRO membership payments go directly back into the website to pay for hosting It's what also enables us to offer a free download tier Join over 145,000 subscribers of our free dedicated flight simulation newsletter Are you using the latest Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 release The area is located south of the valley of the Hosszúréti stream It also extends into Budaörs slightly and is bordered by the 22nd District from the south as it is part of the southernmost hills of South Buda formerly swampy areas that were often covered with water its surroundings have been inhabited since the Carpathian Basin's Hungarian conquest The medieval village of Kána next to Kamaraerdő survived the destruction of the Tartars it is the largest excavated village from the Árpád Era Some of its rich artefacts can be seen in the Budapest History Museum Kána stood on the site of today's Kőérberek The name Kamaraerdő (Chamber Forest) comes from it being a forest estate of the Kincstári Kamara (Treasury Chamber) and became official in the 18th century The area can be reached from the city centre by tram 41 It is worth arriving it by tram because it is the only tram in Budapest which crosses the city limits on the one hand and passes the beautiful lakes of Kőérberek on the other and also passes along the Hosszúréti stream that flows into the Danube in the northern part of Kamaraerdő The experience is similar to travelling on a light railway but the old UV trams did add more to the experience The view of Gellért Hill and its surroundings during the ascent is magnificent (Photo: Dávid Palotás/pestbuda.hu) the green dash trail leads straight to the eastern end of Kamaraerdő from where the ruins of the Benedictine monastery on the hilltop are just a 2-minute detour allow visitors to imagine what the view might have been for believers stepping out of the church The ruins with traces of the view in the background (Photo: Dávid Palotás/pestbuda.hu) The constituent tree species are mainly Turkey Oaks The undergrowth is therefore relatively rich; cornelian cherry barberry and hawthorn can be seen everywhere which are common sights during quiet walks the dilapidated buildings of the former radar station are not far away but the area will hopefully be recultivated soon Several educational trails can be interesting to visit with small children because there are quite high-quality diagrams and tasks at the stations It is no coincidence that competitions in district nurseries and primary schools are organized here.  environmental demonstrations with several fireplaces Nagyrét in Kamaraerdő (Photo: Dávid Palotás/pestbuda.hu) the blue M trail leads to the southern end of Kamaraerdő it’s worth visiting the modern water tower and the size of the water pool is also impressive It is illuminated with blue lights and can be seen from a great distance its decorative lighting has not been turned on in recent years despite the author's opinion that there may be demand for it The water tower (Photo: Dávid Palotás/pestbuda.hu) which exhibits public works of art from before the fall of socialism is a few minutes walk from the water tower Some of these are the famous Osztapenko statue or a piece of the demolished Stalin statue's boots The platform itself has been reconstructed separately and a retro exhibition and showroom have been added to the park making it a fairly high-quality showroom in Europe The entrance to Memento Park (Photo: Dávid Palotás/pestbuda.hu) A column marking the old city boundary can be reached west from the water tower following the green T trail The column now marks the district boundary The column indicating the city boundary (Photo: Dávid Palotás/pestbuda.hu) The path leads to the edge of Kamaraerdő and the border of the Tétényi plateau There is so much to see on Tétényi plateau that these will be detailed in an upcoming article The trail leads back to the Nagyrét, following the blue M trail in the other direction visitors can reach the Kamaraerdei Ifjúsági Park (Youth Park) The locale hosts many events and mini-festivals It is worth a visit; the retro buildings in the middle of the forest have a unique atmosphere it is a few minutes walk to the most modern curling track of Hungary and perhaps of the entire Carpathian Basin A paintball court and a shooting range can be found not far from here towards the airport which holds demonstration days and concerts several times a year There is also a go-kart track at Madárhegy and a plastic ski resort at the Keserűvíz springs The sports centre and swimming pool in Kőérberek are within walking distance too Those interested in archaeology can visit Kána and the Roman Vicus Teuto built in the valley The objects found are exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Budaörs Excavations are also carried out periodically along the Hosszúréti stream due to the many unresearched areas free sports courts and riding stables along the creek This was just a taste of Kamaraerdő and its closer area and the area holds excitement for everyone Cover photo: Nagyrét in Kamaraerdő (Photo: Dávid Palotás/pestbuda.hu) A Hosszúréti-patak mentén időszakosan ásatásokat is szoktak végezni a sok fel nem tárt terület miatt Ugyanitt a patak mentén rengeteg szabadtéri ingyenes sportpálya és egy lovarda is fekszik Ez a beszámoló csak egy kis ízelítő volt Kamaraerdőről és szűk környezetéről hogy mindenkinek tartogathat izgalmakat a környék Nyitókép: A kamaraerdei Nagyrét (Fotó: Palotás Dávid/pestbuda.hu) the suburban train fleet was extremely old by the 1960s and demand for new vehicles increased constantly Old trains such as this one were still running on the Csepel line in 1951 (Photo: Fortepan the operator of the suburban railway lines but the company called Budapest Suburban Railway Thus engines and other necessary electrics were imported from the GDR.   The two completed prototypes were first tested on the Budaörs-Törökbálint line in 1963 In January 1965 articles appeared in the press promising that all trains would be replaced with the new M-IX (now commonly referred to as MIX) trains by the end of the year The new trains were expected to reduce travel time making suburban connections high-speed railways New trains appeared in regular circulation on the Csepel line at the end of November 1965 the newspaper Népszabadság reported on the new trains:  Many sources claim that MIX trains have operated on the Csepel line since January 1963 in 1965 the contemporary press hailed the trains as novelties One of the biggest novelties of the new trains was their many doors 8 sets of wide doors allowed quick passenger changes Contemporary articles claimed that the train was could accelerate to a speed of 50–60 kph within a hundred meters The modern trains significantly improved travel conditions in the 1960s as the bodies were built in the BHÉV workshop mass production happened in MÁV's Dunakeszi vehicle repair workshop Most of the trains operated on the Csepel line for 30 years and were retired between 1994 and 1997 their bogies were replaced with new ones similar to those on trains purchased from the GDR in the 1970s They were also given square headlights and a new uniform green paint job their type designation changed to MIXa.  They also remedied an early problem: due to the coil spring suspension the carriages rocked so much that the tilting windows sometimes opened on their own the maximum opening angle of the windows was limited Sliding windows were installed during the renovation.  Passengers on the new trains on the Csepel line (Photo: Fortepan/No.: 178435) The first MIX train to be retired was donated to the Municipal Public Transport Museum in Szentendre The seven remaining members of the fleet still serve the Csepel line The trains were also used on the Szentendre line for a short time An old carriage (Photo: Fortepan/No.: 178864) One of the still operational so-called “large-units” composed of motor coaches 831-616-832 and 825-613-826 was painted back to its original light cream and green livery for the 125th anniversary of suburban railways operating in Budapest in 2012 A “large-unit” of six cars consists of two motorcoaches A motorcoach also consists of three parts: two cars with engines and carriage between the two An already renovated train with track number 833 from the BKV website Sever of the trains are still in service (Photo: BKV.hu)  purchased in the 1970s are not exactly modern either Each of the MIX trains is well over half a century old It would seem the time to replace them has come.  Cover photo: Crowds travelling on the new train (Photo: Fortepan/No.: 178434) you can make a pleasant diversion to Törökbálint-Pistály a little community just outside Törökbálint there are cycle and walking paths beside each other with plenty of grassy spots suitable for picnics Lake Törökbálint and are quiet – you can sit on the shore with a book or just your thoughts Next to the lake stands the abandoned Tópark a housing estate that didn’t quite catch on it still feels like a secluded resort village on the oceanfront just waiting for the right filmmaker to discover Leeds United and Wales youngster Charlie Crew spoke for the first time since it was revealed that England have been chasing his services Matty Jones revealed last month that England had been “aggressively pursuing” the services of Crew and of Lewis Koumas Interest from across the Severn Bridge had seemingly cooled since then but when asked about whether the interest was true Crew didn’t want to delve into any details one person who has been heavily involved in the situation has been Jones himself and Crew was full of praise for the Wales U21 manager Read more: Niall Huggins opens up on injuries and being forced out of Leeds “Matty is one of the best managers that I’ve played under you need to gain confidence from your manager and coaching staff “We go into every game with a great deal of confidence it means as much to him as it does to us.” Crew has played at every level for Wales up to the U21 and while Jones hasn’t managed him at every level he has been by Crew’s side throughout his early international career “Matty has shown great support for me back since when I was playing in the Victory Shield when Brazil came over to play in Denbigh; he’s always been in and around our squad “The fact he’s shown support from the start of my Wales career gives me even more confidence when I come into camps like this.” the interest in Crew’s services stem from his good performances with Leeds United The midfielder made the move to Yorkshire 2022 from Cardiff City Crew thinks it’s one that’s certainly paid off but it was one myself and my family felt was right “We did go back and forth on whether we should go or stay “I’m really comfortable at Leeds and I’m loving my time up there.” What comes across clearly when you talk to Crew is that he is someone who shows a tremendous level of maturity He is very aware of what is going on around him and that’s something that certainly developed quicker while at Elland Road “Moving away from family and to a club where I didn’t know anyone “It definitely has helped me to become who I am and that’s helped when I’ve moved up the age groups with Wales too because I can integrate with people and settle in better than if I was back home in a comfortable environment.” Crew and the rest of the U21 are fully focused on the upcoming qualifiers at home to Iceland and Denmark and Crew is confident that they can pull of another big result “You always have to respect your opponents Iceland will be a very well-drilled and aggressive side “We’ve done our preparation for the game and hopefully that will be enough for us to get the job done.” (Featured Image: John Smith/FAW) Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. the third Budaörs AirShow will feature the Retro Sky Team as well as displays of aerobatics and parachuting as well as vintage and fighter planes Helicopters will also drop sweets from above Admission is free but subject to presentation of an Immunity Certificate there weren’t too many specialty cafés in town a few tables overlooked the Small Boulevard – but inside they knew their coffee they only offered small snacks alongside Nordic-style new-wave coffees They moved into the larger courtyard space and cuisine has been the dominant factor since 2017 They also began to expand outside Budapest not only a café and restaurant but also a cultural space where different kinds of events interact available from opening time until 2pm during the week where they make Scandinavian-style sourdough bread and pastries Owner András Gerzsenyi stressed the need for the same quality across the board Although there are a few such places in the city he felt that Fekete having its own bakery was an obvious move for the sake of continuity and to accentuate Scandinavian feel they have just opened an apartment that operates as a lodging under the name Herbarium Noir Summer food and drinks underpinned by the nor/ma bakery feature coffee specialties such as the Shakerato (950 HUF) Nitro Cold Brew (1,000 HUF) and Espresso Tonic (1,100 HUF) while the perfect start to the day is provided by granola A big favourite among guests is the salmon brioche (1,850 HUF) green salad and raspberry balsamic vinegar ideal for lunch if you’re not lingering over brunch Shakshuka (2,350 HUF) is both lunch and part of a hearty brunch Now as popular here as the English breakfast this is served elsewhere as a kind of red tomato-and-pepper stew but Fekete prepares a green variety courgettes and coriander offsets the fragrant oriental spices plus there’s egg and feta cheese thrown in it comes with the house semi-dark sourdough bread the pancakes (1,650 HUF) aren’t floating in maple syrup but built on a smaller basket of fruit lashings of fresh fruits-of-the-forest topping and chocolate sauce ensuring that the three stacked on top of each other aren’t dry In summer it’s a treat to have this seasonal Fekete District VIII What comes next will unfortunately be completely different for both patients and doctors – wrote Tahitótfalu GP Zsombor Magyar in a public Facebook post intended as a farewell after the doctor had to close the doors of the general practitioners’ duty service centre which had also provided on-duty healthcare to surrounding settlements I can confidently state that when it came to the most important and most difficult goal of our duties – saving lives – we had been striving to perform at the highest possible level In cooperation with the National Ambulance Service (or in its stead as it was sadly often the case in recent years) we managed to provide first-line care to countless patients in critical condition immense outrage followed the announcement that as part of the Pest County GP duty system’s on-going restructuring Tahitótfalu’s on-duty service would cease to operate from February 1 onwards it’s the Szentendre medical centre that performs on-duty service for the village’s residents all under the coordination of the National Ambulance Service the Szentendre centre was already the one operating the duty service on February 1 Zsombor Magyar was still attending to a patient with gastric bleeding in the Tahitótfalu office at three in the morning that day – the GP’s operating license had expired at midnight “The National Public Health and Medical Office Service called to ask about my plans after midnight I asked what the ambulance service was planning but it turned out the National Ambulance Service had no plan either It was obvious that we would be allowed to stay there until 7 AM despite the expired license” Fortunately a family member took them to one of Budapest’s hospitals Outraged, the residents of Tahitótfalu and the surrounding settlements created a Facebook group with the intention of collecting signatures a few weeks ago nearly three thousand people had signed the petition Supplemented with a hundred-page document describing the locals’ position the petition was delivered personally to Fidesz politician Eszter Vitályos the district’s parliamentary representative The team behind Tahitótfalu’s civil alliance told our newspaper that they would not stop at this and signatures are still being collected both online and at signing points throughout the region’s settlements They went on to add that trusting the strength of the previously unprecedented civil movement in the region and voice of the thirty-five thousand residents of the region will be able to change the already introduced modification so that the seven municipalities can continue living in the sort of safety they were accustomed to the duty centre in Szentendre covers roughly twice as many municipalities since February 1 serving orders of magnitude more residents than the previous 35 thousand The civil movement’s team also drew attention to that besides the significantly increased number of potential patients distance from the medical centre is also an important factor The previous duty centre in Tahitótfalu was located right in the middle of its serviced region and in case of an emergency call or a visit to the office the longest possible distance – to Visegrád – was 12 kilometres posing a daunting and time-wise potentially impossible challenge to both patients heading to the clinic and duty personnel responding to emergency calls during evening rush hours and weekend traffic jams According to residents of the surrounding settlements the issue is not about people being lazy and unwilling to travel greater distances for care they are concerned that help may not be able to reach the mountain-side properties – which are often difficult to access due to adverse weather or road conditions – in time founder of a civil society organisation in the Danube Bend Both Erik and his wife are Tahitótfalu residents and both of them struggle with cardiac problems and there were many instances when the visiting duty doctor ended up calling an ambulance for them and the vehicle of the duty service could always easily access their location there had been cases where the ambulance could not reach them Tahitótfalu GP Zsombor Magyar explained to 24.hu that he considers a nationwide restructuring of the duty system justified by necessity but he finds the current implementation rather concerning In Tahitótfalu – as in most places before the gradual introduction of the new system – the GP duty service was organised within a business framework Magyar does acknowledge that some of the companies operating hundreds of such duty centres nationwide would provide services of extremely heterogeneous quality What the GP takes issue with is the way this transformation is being carried out: The homogenisation of duty service is being done by reducing the quality where it used to be higher and slightly improving it where services functioned poorly There are counties where residents now have to travel further for care this is not what Zsombor Magyar considers to be the case for Tahitótfalu and its surroundings; here the GP assessed the new system to be “nothing but a setback” Zsombor Magyar took over the Tahitótfalu duty centre six years ago Although the National Health Insurance Fund Administration (NEAK) did provide normative support for registered residents the amount was not enough to maintain the operation so the municipalities involved decided to pitch in for the financing of the duty service The system was so underfunded that in the years leading up to the restructuring it was the municipalities themselves that covered half the amount needed for the duty service’s continued operation the mayors of the affected municipalities have jointly stated that should the duty centre return to Tahitótfalu they would continue to financially support the service and the Tahitótfalu municipality would keep providing the building for free It’s not only the residents who are worried – Zsombor Magyar is also feeling uneasy My problem isn’t that my business won’t be able to operate the service any more – I’ll get by without it as the region is in a very bad situation in terms of ambulance capacity adding that the National Ambulance Service would call them several times a week to request going to a patient he recounted an instance when a patient from nearby Kisoroszi was taken to Budapest by an ambulance coming from Nyírbátor a settlement more than 200 kilometres to the east there are roughly half as many ambulances as needed or it’s that the ones that are available are too far away it has been common for ambulances to take 60-80 but in some cases 120 minutes to arrive instead of the standard 12 minutes whose patients were reached by the ambulance in an average of eighty minutes He adds that his duty doctor business used to be familiar with local conditions and patients he has a connection to both the place and the patients just like the other doctors in the surrounding areas providing duty services It was a great team; some had been working here for forty years he himself will provide the same service in Szentendre without hesitation; but those GPs who haven’t taken any shifts on the duty roster so far will now be forced to do so – however these doctors lack the ‘professional freshness’ and experience necessary for the care of emergency patients Magyar finds problematic is that the decision regarding the duty service centre being in Szentendre had been made merely two weeks before the shift; and instead of the four duty doctor service points formerly in the town one-quarter of the capacity – he summarised the situation  The very first notification regarding the new duty centre launching on February 1 had arrived on December 15 He also laments that this drastic step was taken without professional consultation I wish sincerely from my heart that the new duty system would work well who believes that the new system will surely be functional – for better or worse; although in his view the reduced capacity will probably lead to difficulties in some cases It’s not just Tahitótfalu and its surroundings that resist the restructuring. On January 26, residents of Pomáz organised a honking protest against the new duty GP system The old duty centre of the Pest County town with 20,000 inhabitants also ceased to operate on February 1 42,000 residents belonged to the former centre from Pomáz and its surroundings some will have to travel to Szentendre for duty care while the rest will have to go to the Pilisvörösvár office In reply to questions by TV channel RTL’s news service the National Ambulance Service stated that the new system was devised following a meticulous analysis while further analyses will be carried out during operation to ensure patient safety; additional changes to the system may come if needed According to the National Ambulance Service the operation of the duty service is entirely in their jurisdiction so there is no need for the municipality to continue providing healthcare services voluntarily at its own expense This somewhat contradicted Gergely Gulyás’ statement at last week’s governmental briefing session replying to whether the municipality could continue to operate the service at its own expense The Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office stated the state cannot intervene regarding the establishment of a private medical centre; this is well within the municipality’s rights Under the coordination of the National Ambulance Service the new unified duty system for primary care made its debut in Hajdú-Bihar County on January 1 last year The essence of the new system is that patient care is conducted under the direction of the ambulance service rather than the municipalities Patients can personally visit these locations on weekdays from 10 PM to 8 AM and on weekends from 2 PM to 8 AM the following day patients need to ring the emergency number 1830 it is the dispatcher who then decides whether advice transmitted over the phone is sufficient or if a duty service vehicle needs to be sent out the dispatcher can also call the ambulance The nationwide expansion of the unified primary care duty system continued with Fejér and Pest counties on February 1 Last February, the restructuring process stood in the centre of attention following a statement from the Hungarian Medical Chamber urging GPs not to sign their contracts with the National Ambulance Service which gave the implementation of the new system a difficult start in several counties The Medical Chamber’s statement was issued because the organisation feared that the new healthcare regulations introduced in January last year would further diminish the quality of medical service and jeopardise patient care On its website, the National Ambulance Service claims that the new system is functioning seamlessly everywhere They add that for typically milder health problems duty care has provided an appropriate solution in over 90% of all cases specialised treatment or hospital admission Telephone advice sufficed in over 32,000 cases More than 246,000 patients have been given care at one of the duty service locations while 21,000 were treated at home by duty staff arriving with a service vehicle The emergency number 1830 is functioning well all over the country patients remain satisfied with the duty system exhibitions and children’s activities await visitors at Budaörs Airport at this year’s Budaörs Airshow With the help of stunt pilots Péter Besenyei visitors will be able to watch impressive stunt flying demonstrations There will also be B-Kamov MVM H demonstration There will also be a helicopter sightseeing flight A children’s island is waiting for the little ones Visitors will also find an exhibition of military vehicles For those who want to have a good meal and drink during the event it will be provided by the Szerencsejáték Plc You can even buy souvenirs at this unforgettable event Find the event’s Facebook page HERE and website in this browser for the next time I comment 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the employees of the Hungarian railway company completed the works between Budaörs and Biatorbágy The second phase started today and they are working between Kelenföld and Budaörs until next Sunday their schedule will be modified only by minutes and mainly in the early morning hours Csárdás EuroCity (EC 144) from Keleti railway station to Vienna and Lehár EuroCity (EC 340) will leave Keleti 5 minutes earlier at 12:35 and 6:35 PM instead of 12:40 and 6:40 PM They will leave Kelenföld station 6 minutes earlier than usual Trains will commute from Tatabánya following their original schedule EuroNight and Railjet trains coming to Budapest will arrive at Kelenföld station 3-6 minutes later and at Keleti railway station 9 minutes later than their regular schedule MÁV added that the S12 passenger train between Budapest and Oroszlány would commute on a shorter route There are only two regions in Hungary where purchasing power per capita reaches half of the European average: Budapest (57%) and Komárom-Esztergom County (51%) – reported hvg.hu The Hungarian national average in this regard is 6,654 EUR which is 450 EUR higher than it was in 2017 this sum is only 47 pc of the European standard Among the 42 European countries in which GfK calculated purchasing power per capita only in Budapest and in Komárom-Esztergom County is this sum higher than the half of the European average a Hungarian in Budapest has 23 pc more money than an average Hungarian the following are the richest Hungarian towns and districts in Budapest (in pc of the national average): in the neighbourhood of the 12th and 2nd district of Buda: Üröm The most impoverished region of Hungary is Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County in which purchasing power per capita barely reaches 79 pc of the national average The second place of the “reversed” list went to Hajdú-Bihar County (85.4 pc) while the third to Nógrád County with 87 pc of the national average In their list of mean net wealth per household and per person only Latvia and Chile did worse than Hungary among the OECD 27 40 pc of the households are struggling with debt This store is going to be the biggest in the country so far IKEA has been present in Hungary for 26 years and in the spring of 2017 a third store is to be opened among the stores in Budaörs and at Örs vezér Square customers will become able to visit and shop their favourite furniture in Soroksár as well The new blue-yellow store will be 34 thousand square metre big and the factors of sustainability and energy efficiency are kept in mind during the construction as IKEA represents all the good things about Sweden – e.g delicious foods of Swedish cuisine – the stores appear as kind of embassies Trouvé said that where IKEA appears usually other companies do so which is rather important from an economical point of view mayor of Soroksár stated that the investment is going to reduce unemployment: about 300 people are expected to work there and quite the same number of suppliers will be employed after the store is opened So the new IKEA is a great opportunity for Soroksár to boost employment rates and increase revenues especially because the money issued to local councils from the budget have decreased successful investments play significant roles in the lives of the settlements IKEA turnover rose by 5% in the previous business year (that ended in August): it rose to 31.9 billion EUR August 19 (MTI) – UK supermarket chain Tesco is preparing to sell its business in Hungary Tesco could shut down its Hungarian headquarters in Budaörs Downsizing has started at a number of stores around the country told the paper that more and more managers are leaving the headquarters in Budaörs because they believe the future of the company is uncertain Those who leave are being replaced by staff from Tesco Europa’s headquarters in the Czech Republic Tesco announced a year earlier that it put its businesses in Hungary Slovakia and the Czech Republic under the aegis of Tesco Europa to rationalise operations Úgy tűnik nem található semmi ezen a helyen IMPRESSZUM SZERZŐI JOGOK ADATVÉDELEM FELHASZNÁLÁSI FELTÉTELEK the most expensive streets in the Budapest agglomeration were Óvoda Street in Törökbálint as well as Domb and Árok Street in Budaörs The top 10 also includes some streets in Dunakeszi and Tápiószőlős rank among the cheapest settlements in Pest County real estate prices have shown quite significant increases in the capital Due to the increase in housing prices and the pandemic settlements in the agglomeration have acquired new significance and the demand for detached houses with gardens has increased Ingatlan.com has also compiled this year’s top list of the streets with the most expensive property prices in Budapest based on more than 525 thousand advertisements, writes Pénzcentrum Stephen’s Square in the 5th district of the capital came in first with an average price of HUF 2.975 million (~EUR 8,164) per square metre Holy Trinity Square in the Buda Castle district ranked second with HUF 2.8 million (~EUR 7,683) per square metre and Királylaki Slope in the 3rd district came in third with HUF 2.75 million (~EUR 7,546) Ingatlan.com also shared a list of the cheapest streets and squares in Hungarian settlements with a price per square metre of approximately HUF 10,000 (~EUR 27) Properties for sale have been advertised for this price in In another article Pénzcentrum collected the cheapest and most expensive streets in the Budapest agglomeration the price difference between the two extremes was rather shocking: the price of properties on the most expensive streets was 16 times higher than the price on the cheapest streets Remeteszőlős became the most expensive settlement in Pest County with a price of HUF 927,000 (~EUR 2544) per square metre and Nagybörzsöny were between HUF 122,000 (~EUR 335) and HUF 130,000 (~EUR 357) and Szentendre are among the most popular settlements Number of foreigners buying real estate in Hungary has dramatically decreased Óvoda Street in Törökbálint had the highest housing prices with HUF 833,000 (~EUR 2,286) per square metre Domb Street in Budaörs came in second with HUF 802,000 (~EUR 2,201) followed by Árok Street with HUF 778,000 (~EUR 2,135) Buyers paid less than HUF 100,000 (~EUR 274) per square metre for the cheapest properties in the Budapest agglomeration the price per square metre was as low as HUF 51,000 (~EUR 140) Kazinczy Ferenc Street and Kécskei Sreet in Abony were also among the cheapest streets with HUF 68,000 (~EUR 187) and HUF 84,000 (~EUR 231) and Újszilvás are also among the settlements with the cheapest housing prices There are already huge traffic jams on the southern sector of the M0 ring road due to reconstruction work There will now be further closures on the ring road and on the M7 motorway For a week now, there have been huge traffic jams on the southern sector of the M0 ring road due to a diversion that has been built between km 17 and km 14 towards the M1 motorway, leaving only two lanes, Infostart writes The situation is the same on the side towards the M5 motorway between km 12 and km 15 (Magyar Közút Nonprofit Zrt.) announced that pavement marking will be carried out on the joint section of the M1-M7 motorway in the Budaörs area and on the M0 ring road between Törökbálint and Érd lane closures will be in effect on milepost 4 which may result in longer travel times for road users works will be carried out in the Budaörs area on the M1-M7 motorway from Budapest towards Győr during which time traffic will be limited to one lane similar work will be carried out on the M0 ring road between Törökbálint and Érd on the section from the M5 motorway to the M1 motorway lane closures will be in place from 9 AM to 3 PM You can find constantly updated information on the Útinform website