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Canadian Baseball Devotee Brings Love Of Game To Hungary
- 6 Oct 2016 11:35 AM
- sport
More than 250 million people around the world play in baseball or softball teams, and Hungary has several, one of which is the Budapest Reds. Their 25-year-old coach, Samuel Siddall from Canada, explains what makes this sport so special for him and why he came here.
Fidesz Government Outspent Opposition In Sunday’s Referendum By 100 To 1
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government Information Center (KTK) has released the data detailing how much the government spent on its massive media campaign for the anti-EU refugee resettlement quota referendum, reports Index.hu.
Szijjártó: Hungary-Netherlands Ties ‘Friendly’
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ties between Hungary and the Netherlands are “friendly”, and on such foundations it will be possible to build the European Union’s future in related debates, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, said on Tuesday after meeting Dutch counterpart Bert Koenders.
Xpat Opinion: The Deadly Embrace Of Hungarian Television Propaganda
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday, while waiting for the results of the anti-refugee referendum, I decided to take a look at Channel M1, one of Magyar Televízió’s four or five channels. This particular channel is devoted to news and political discussions. I must admit that I hadn’t bothered to watch it before, though of course I knew that since 2010, when Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party won the election, MTV had become a ...
Opposition: ‘Orbán’s Gamble Failed’
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona described preliminary turnout data in Hungary’s migrant quota referendum indicating that it would be invalid as a “personal failure” for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. “This game is played for goals, and despite the advantage enjoyed by the prime minister and [ruling] Fidesz, Orbán scored a huge own goal,” Vona told a press conference.
TEK Briefs Press On Investigation Concerning Terrorists In Hungary In 2015
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s counter-terrorism force TEK informed the press on their findings concerning terrorists who spent time in Hungary last year, including perpetrators of the Paris and Brussels attacks, on Friday. Senior TEK officials Csaba Majoros and Zsolt Bodnár said that altogether 14 terrorists had spent a few days each in Hungary last summer and autumn, but added that the Islamic State terrorist ...
Time To Tackle Commuting Head On
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Commuting can not only have adverse health effects, but also endangers productivity, so businesses are under more pressure than ever both to cut time wasted this way and make their workers more satisfied, analysts say.
Dentons Names New Budapest-Based Pro Bono Director
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Law firm Dentons has appointed Atanas Politov as Europe Director of Pro Bono, to be based in the company’s Budapest office, joining the Europe Pro Bono Committee formed in 2015 to coordinate Dentons’ pro bono legal services across continental Europe, according to a press release issued.
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...
Canadian Baseball Devotee Brings Love Of Game To Hungary
- 6 Oct 2016 11:35 AM
- sport
More than 250 million people around the world play in baseball or softball teams, and Hungary has several, one of which is the Budapest Reds. Their 25-year-old coach, Samuel Siddall from Canada, explains what makes this sport so special for him and why he came here.
Fidesz Government Outspent Opposition In Sunday’s Referendum By 100 To 1
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government Information Center (KTK) has released the data detailing how much the government spent on its massive media campaign for the anti-EU refugee resettlement quota referendum, reports Index.hu.
Szijjártó: Hungary-Netherlands Ties ‘Friendly’
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ties between Hungary and the Netherlands are “friendly”, and on such foundations it will be possible to build the European Union’s future in related debates, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, said on Tuesday after meeting Dutch counterpart Bert Koenders.
Xpat Opinion: The Deadly Embrace Of Hungarian Television Propaganda
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday, while waiting for the results of the anti-refugee referendum, I decided to take a look at Channel M1, one of Magyar Televízió’s four or five channels. This particular channel is devoted to news and political discussions. I must admit that I hadn’t bothered to watch it before, though of course I knew that since 2010, when Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party won the election, MTV had become a ...
Opposition: ‘Orbán’s Gamble Failed’
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona described preliminary turnout data in Hungary’s migrant quota referendum indicating that it would be invalid as a “personal failure” for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. “This game is played for goals, and despite the advantage enjoyed by the prime minister and [ruling] Fidesz, Orbán scored a huge own goal,” Vona told a press conference.
TEK Briefs Press On Investigation Concerning Terrorists In Hungary In 2015
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s counter-terrorism force TEK informed the press on their findings concerning terrorists who spent time in Hungary last year, including perpetrators of the Paris and Brussels attacks, on Friday. Senior TEK officials Csaba Majoros and Zsolt Bodnár said that altogether 14 terrorists had spent a few days each in Hungary last summer and autumn, but added that the Islamic State terrorist ...
Time To Tackle Commuting Head On
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Commuting can not only have adverse health effects, but also endangers productivity, so businesses are under more pressure than ever both to cut time wasted this way and make their workers more satisfied, analysts say.
Dentons Names New Budapest-Based Pro Bono Director
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Law firm Dentons has appointed Atanas Politov as Europe Director of Pro Bono, to be based in the company’s Budapest office, joining the Europe Pro Bono Committee formed in 2015 to coordinate Dentons’ pro bono legal services across continental Europe, according to a press release issued.
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...