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Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PMO Grants Itself Unsupervised Access To Cookie Jar
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian parliament voted today to strip itself of the right to approve interim changes to the budget. Fidesz MPs successfully passed a controversial bill that modifies the budget law to allow the government to unilaterally decide how to spend state funds, reports Hungarian business news site portfolio.hu. The proposal was submitted one month ago by Minister Overseeing the Office of the ...
World’s Longest Tram Will Be Launched In Budapest In March
- 22 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Type authorisation of the long CAF trams has been issued by the National Transport Authority; furthermore, the first train has been granted approval for operation, as well. Thus the world’s longest tram can be launched in Budapest at the end of March.
Govt-Sponsored Referendum On Mandatory Refugee Quotas Unconstitutional Says Legal Expert
- 4 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The following text is a paraphrased translation of an article that appeared on Átlátszó.hu’s Így Írnánk Mi blog. The author, a constitutional lawyer, frequently comments on matters pertaining to constitutional law in Hungary. In this piece, the author explains why the government’s recently announced referendum fails to meet the comprehension, legal and constitutionality tests required to be in ...
Xpat Opinion: Spies Allegedly Working For The United States Arrested In Hungary
- 2 Mar 2016 7:59 AM
- current affairs
However bizarre and unlikely this story, I think I should report on the two men who are currently in preventive custody in Hungary. The charge is espionage for the United States, the IMF, and the Swiss-Hungarian Grant.
Opposition Criticises Orbán’s EU Summit Briefing
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s parliamentary briefing about last week’s European Union summit. Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona told parliament that it is not enough that Orbán says he refuses the EU migrant quota system but a constitutional amendment is needed to give way to a referendum about the scheme.
National Bank Of Hungary Announces HUF 95 Billion Profit For 2015
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) today said it had posted a record HUF 95 billion in profit last year, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
Hungarian National Artworks Loaned To Habony
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Museum of Fine Arts director László Baán was the best man at Árpád Habony’s wedding, but this has nothing to do with the fact that the prime ministerial advisor was able to borrow paintings from the museum’s collection, Baán told reporters yesterday.
Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest Loans Safe
- 16 Feb 2016 2:01 AM
- community & culture
The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest currently has some 3,000 artworks on loan, more than half of which are lent to other museums or collections and the rest are with state bodies or on, in a few cases, with private companies, László Baán, the museum’s director, said.
EC Clears Mark For Operation
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The European Commission has authorised the operation of the Hungarian Reorganisation and Receivables Management Company (MARK), established by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) last November to buy bad commercial real estate loans and properties from banks, the central bank said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PMO Grants Itself Unsupervised Access To Cookie Jar
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian parliament voted today to strip itself of the right to approve interim changes to the budget. Fidesz MPs successfully passed a controversial bill that modifies the budget law to allow the government to unilaterally decide how to spend state funds, reports Hungarian business news site portfolio.hu. The proposal was submitted one month ago by Minister Overseeing the Office of the ...
World’s Longest Tram Will Be Launched In Budapest In March
- 22 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Type authorisation of the long CAF trams has been issued by the National Transport Authority; furthermore, the first train has been granted approval for operation, as well. Thus the world’s longest tram can be launched in Budapest at the end of March.
Govt-Sponsored Referendum On Mandatory Refugee Quotas Unconstitutional Says Legal Expert
- 4 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The following text is a paraphrased translation of an article that appeared on Átlátszó.hu’s Így Írnánk Mi blog. The author, a constitutional lawyer, frequently comments on matters pertaining to constitutional law in Hungary. In this piece, the author explains why the government’s recently announced referendum fails to meet the comprehension, legal and constitutionality tests required to be in ...
Xpat Opinion: Spies Allegedly Working For The United States Arrested In Hungary
- 2 Mar 2016 7:59 AM
- current affairs
However bizarre and unlikely this story, I think I should report on the two men who are currently in preventive custody in Hungary. The charge is espionage for the United States, the IMF, and the Swiss-Hungarian Grant.
Opposition Criticises Orbán’s EU Summit Briefing
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s parliamentary briefing about last week’s European Union summit. Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona told parliament that it is not enough that Orbán says he refuses the EU migrant quota system but a constitutional amendment is needed to give way to a referendum about the scheme.
National Bank Of Hungary Announces HUF 95 Billion Profit For 2015
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) today said it had posted a record HUF 95 billion in profit last year, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
Hungarian National Artworks Loaned To Habony
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Museum of Fine Arts director László Baán was the best man at Árpád Habony’s wedding, but this has nothing to do with the fact that the prime ministerial advisor was able to borrow paintings from the museum’s collection, Baán told reporters yesterday.
Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest Loans Safe
- 16 Feb 2016 2:01 AM
- community & culture
The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest currently has some 3,000 artworks on loan, more than half of which are lent to other museums or collections and the rest are with state bodies or on, in a few cases, with private companies, László Baán, the museum’s director, said.
EC Clears Mark For Operation
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The European Commission has authorised the operation of the Hungarian Reorganisation and Receivables Management Company (MARK), established by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) last November to buy bad commercial real estate loans and properties from banks, the central bank said.


















