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OFF: Democracy Light! Top secret document published 2007-10-05 09:59:00 The office of National Defence published top secret documents. This is one of them. It is addressed to PINTÉR Sándor head of National Police Department and it is in connection with the biggest fraud case of the 90's (the "oil cases"). I hope nothing was lost in translation.pasted from pufajkás turul ...

Primus inter pares: Hungary's 100 richest people 2007-10-05 09:08:00 Being a rich person in Hungary (as in Central Eastern Europe) was like being a public enemy for a long time. Presumption was (and it is sometimes) that rich people become wealthy during the transition in 1989-90 where they gained (stole) the state property. This is why this list wasn't "proper" in Hungary for many years. These people were considered bastards and not talented souls. Napi Gazdaság publishes a list of Hungary's 100 richest people since 2002 where this year's bottom limit of the 100 is 4,3 billion HUF and the leading position is worth 260 billion HUF (more or less 1,1 billion €).The richest Hungarian citizen (the richest Hungarian is SOROS GYÖRGY) is DEMJÁN Sándor with 260 billion HUF whose biggest company is TriGránit which is present in Poland (the constructor of Krakow Mall), Romania, Slovakia, Croatia and Serbia. The second on the list is CSÁNYI Sándor who has developed the falling OTP Bank to a significant factor in Central Europe (the value of OTP stocks ...

The unbribable: Seven initiatives and the aftermath 2007-10-05 08:56:00 GYURCSÁNY Ferenc announced 7 initiatives this Monday to clean up corruption in the political sphere. The program was a kind of suprise for the public and even to his party although the topics are not new but they have never been collected together. The reason why these questions have remained open in the past 17 years is that they are in connection with the position of the Members of Parliament and in these topics the MPs (no matter which side) suprisingly can come to a common position really fast, but only if it is about modifying their rights in a positive way (like royalty, right of immunity or their unlimited allowance).The 7 "clean up" drafts:1. Transparency in the financial support of the political campaigns and parties2. The youth organisations of the parties should be part of this3. The exclusion of the "party related civils" from the public subventions4. Strict inconsistency rules for MPs5. Financial examination of the heads of the civil servants, the leaders of ministries an ...

Discount Hotel for discount people 2007-10-04 08:48:00 EasyGroup is opening its first hotel in Budapest near Oktogon. The concept of the hotel will be in line with the easyJet concept, and will offer a great value in accommodation. The price is going to be 29€/night but the earlier we book it the cheaper it gets. The hotels basic service is "Spartian" but we can purchase additional services like breakfast, TV and Internet for extra fees. The rooms include a bed, a cupboard and a shower box. The price is average compared to hostels, but according to the pictures the quality will be way better than that.View pictures of the Hotel: here ...