313 result(s) for collapse
The Budapest M4 Metro: A Study In Inefficiency And Waste
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Originally conceived in 1972 as a means for transporting commuters between Budafok (south-west Budapest) and downtown Pest, the decision to build the Budapest M4 metro was made in May 1991 during the first Demszky administration. Nol.hu writes that the project was started without permits, without the consent of owners, without the necessary management, and without moneymoney. With the exception ...
Hungary Returned To Hungarians, Says Orbán
- 27 Mar 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has been returned to the Hungarians, the prime minister said on Wednesday, evaluating the performance of his government in the past four years. Speaking on public television, Viktor Orbán listed among major achievements the adoption of the new constitution, “saving the country from an economic and financial collapse” and an overall reform of the health-care, education, economy, ...
Xpat Opinion: Pre-Election Landscape In Hungary
- 17 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on both the right and left fear that Jobbik may increase its constituency yet further in the 6 April Parliamentary election, after reaping almost 17 per cent of the popular vote four years ago. Left-wing commentators argue against despair, and one lays the blame for the bankruptcy of the Left on the Liberals and personally on Ferenc Gyurcsány.
Xpat Opinion: The Role Of Utility Tariffs In The Election Campaign In Hungary
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“The war on utility costs” is featured in two parallel analyses of the upcoming election campaign. A left-leaning commentator notes that Fidesz chose the cut in utility prices as its main theme for the campaign and the now united opposition must convince the electorate that they offer more substantial safety and freedom. A commentator for a pro-government daily notes that negative statements on ...
Hungarian Police Launches Search After Bank Bomber
- 15 Jan 2014 9:05 AM
- current affairs
A preliminary investigation suggests that the blast which caused a wall of a CIB bank branch in Budapest to collapse in the early hours of Monday was a criminal act, police told MTI.
Balaton: Hungarian Hospitals Driven To The Brink Of Bankruptcy
- 11 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Association of Hungarian Hospitals and Clinics was founded in 2009 to ensure that public health facilities operated by local and county governments at the time were properly funded both on a local as well as a state level, and to advocate for health care reform. Dr. Peter Balaton is its general secretary.
Xpat Opinion: Remembering PM József Antall: A Hero Of Hungary’s Democracy
- 18 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the burial of József Antall, the first democratically elected prime minister of Hungary after the fall of communism. I remember well the day of his funeral, arriving as it did just a few days before Christmas. Hungary was a nation in mourning.
Market Halls Are Part Of Our Personal History – A New Documentary Series Suggests
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- shopping
Italian documentary director/producer Stefano Tealdi questions the saying that the way to town’s heart is through its belly, that is, its market, because, in his view, the market is a town’s very heart. What can a foreign filmmaker show us about the Central Market Hall of Budapest (Központi Vásárcsarnok)?
PM Unveiled István Bethlen’s Statue In Budapest
- 8 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary has regained its vitality and keeps getting stronger, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Budapest on Monday, addressing the unveiling ceremony of one-time Prime Minister István Bethlen (1874-1946).
The Budapest M4 Metro: A Study In Inefficiency And Waste
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Originally conceived in 1972 as a means for transporting commuters between Budafok (south-west Budapest) and downtown Pest, the decision to build the Budapest M4 metro was made in May 1991 during the first Demszky administration. Nol.hu writes that the project was started without permits, without the consent of owners, without the necessary management, and without moneymoney. With the exception ...
Hungary Returned To Hungarians, Says Orbán
- 27 Mar 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has been returned to the Hungarians, the prime minister said on Wednesday, evaluating the performance of his government in the past four years. Speaking on public television, Viktor Orbán listed among major achievements the adoption of the new constitution, “saving the country from an economic and financial collapse” and an overall reform of the health-care, education, economy, ...
Xpat Opinion: Pre-Election Landscape In Hungary
- 17 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on both the right and left fear that Jobbik may increase its constituency yet further in the 6 April Parliamentary election, after reaping almost 17 per cent of the popular vote four years ago. Left-wing commentators argue against despair, and one lays the blame for the bankruptcy of the Left on the Liberals and personally on Ferenc Gyurcsány.
Xpat Opinion: The Role Of Utility Tariffs In The Election Campaign In Hungary
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“The war on utility costs” is featured in two parallel analyses of the upcoming election campaign. A left-leaning commentator notes that Fidesz chose the cut in utility prices as its main theme for the campaign and the now united opposition must convince the electorate that they offer more substantial safety and freedom. A commentator for a pro-government daily notes that negative statements on ...
Hungarian Police Launches Search After Bank Bomber
- 15 Jan 2014 9:05 AM
- current affairs
A preliminary investigation suggests that the blast which caused a wall of a CIB bank branch in Budapest to collapse in the early hours of Monday was a criminal act, police told MTI.
Balaton: Hungarian Hospitals Driven To The Brink Of Bankruptcy
- 11 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Association of Hungarian Hospitals and Clinics was founded in 2009 to ensure that public health facilities operated by local and county governments at the time were properly funded both on a local as well as a state level, and to advocate for health care reform. Dr. Peter Balaton is its general secretary.
Xpat Opinion: Remembering PM József Antall: A Hero Of Hungary’s Democracy
- 18 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the burial of József Antall, the first democratically elected prime minister of Hungary after the fall of communism. I remember well the day of his funeral, arriving as it did just a few days before Christmas. Hungary was a nation in mourning.
Market Halls Are Part Of Our Personal History – A New Documentary Series Suggests
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- shopping
Italian documentary director/producer Stefano Tealdi questions the saying that the way to town’s heart is through its belly, that is, its market, because, in his view, the market is a town’s very heart. What can a foreign filmmaker show us about the Central Market Hall of Budapest (Központi Vásárcsarnok)?
PM Unveiled István Bethlen’s Statue In Budapest
- 8 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary has regained its vitality and keeps getting stronger, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Budapest on Monday, addressing the unveiling ceremony of one-time Prime Minister István Bethlen (1874-1946).