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Political outline

Executive Power: Chief of state: Laszlo SOLYOM (since 5 August 2005).
Head of government: Prime Minister Gordon BAJNAI (since April 2009).
Cabinet: Council of Ministers prime minister elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president; other ministers proposed by the prime minister and appointed and relieved of their duties by the president elections: president elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 6-7 June 2005 (next to be held by June 2010); Prime minister elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president; last election held in April 2009.
Legislative Power: Unicameral National Assembly or Orszaggyules (386 seats; members are elected by popular vote under a system of proportional and direct representation to serve four-year terms).
Elections: last held 9 and 23 April 2006 (next to be held in April 2010).
Main political parties: SZDSZ :Alliance of Free Democrats or SzDSz;
KDNP : Christian Democratic People's Party or KDNP;
FIDESZ :Hungarian Civic Alliance or Fidesz;
MDF : Hungarian Democratic Forum or MDF;
MSZP : Hungarian Socialist Party or MSz.
Current political leaders: President: Pál Schmitt (since june 2010) - Fidesz
Prime Minister: Viktor Orbán (since Mai 2010) - Fidesz
Next election dates: Presidential: June 2014
National Assembly: April 2014

Health precautions: No special risk.
International hospitals: Informations available on the website of the US embassy in Hungary.
For further information on sanitary conditions: Hungarian Ministry for Health
World Health Organization
Center for disease control and prevention
For further information on safety conditions: Gouvernemental portal for Hungary
Foreign affairs and international trade Canada
Contact your Embassy: Embassy of Greece in Hungary
Szegfu U3
Budapest 1063
Phone: (00361) 4132600, 4132610
Fax: 3421934
greekemb@axelero.hu

Time and time difference: It is %T:%M %A in Budapest (GMT+1 in winter, GMT+2 in the summer, central Europeean standard time)
Summer time period: Standard Time: until last Sunday of March: the clocks spring forward one hour
Summer (Daylight Saving) Time: until the last Sunday of October: the clocks spring backwards one hour.

Type of climate: Generally there are four seasons, with a very warm summer from June to August. Spring and autumn are mild, while winters are usually very cold. Rainfall is distributed throughout the year with snowfalls in winter.
The average temperature is 11 °C
The coldest month is January (average temperature -2°C)
The hottest month is July (average temperature 28°C).
April, May, September months are the best months to visit the country

To find an accommodation: http://www.mccc.hu/ http://www.mccc.hu/ http://www.hihostels-hungary.com/ http://www.hungary.com/main.php?folderID=1052 http://www.hungary.com/main.php?folderID=1191
To find an apartment: Short and long term rental in Budapest
Flat rental in Budapest
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Tower Rental: Furnished Apartments in Budapest

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To find a job: Job Monitor
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Telephone codes: To make a call from Hungary to Greece: dial 00 (or +) 30
To make a call to in Hungary from Greece: dial 00 (or +) +36
Mobile telephone standards: GSM
Internet suffix: .hu