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Hungarian Socialist Leader Calls For Education System To Be Put On New Footing
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Addressing discontent on the part of Hungarian teachers who plan to hold a demonstration, the Socialist leader, József Tóbiás, said on Tuesday that it was not enough to tinker with the education system but it must be put on an entirely new footing. Tóbiás said professionals in Hungary had been humiliated and managed unprofessionally and mindlessly.
Govt Politicians Pilfering EU Funds, Say Hungarian Opposition Parties
- 29 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union funds have been criminally pilfered in Hungary with the participation of government politicians, the green opposition LMP alleged. This is the biggest crime in contemporary Hungarian history, LMP’s anti-corruption spokesman told the press. He accused the chancellery and the human resources ministry of pre-selecting companies that manage projects before tenders are even invited, ...
Hungary’s Opposition Lambasts Government’s Public Administration Reform
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s plans to restructure public administration would result in centralisation and austerity rather than in reduced bureaucracy, said a spokesman for the green opposition LMP party. If it comes to reducing bureaucracy, the government had better start the job at home, Ákos Csarnó said.
Gyurcsány Names Education, Culture, Health Care As Hungary’s Priorities
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The most important problems Hungary must address are the need to fix its education and health care systems and the state of its cultural and art life, Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said. Gyurcsány said in his annual speech assessing the previous year that DK is offering Hungarians a country in which honesty and not crime is the condition of upward mobility.
Nouba Budapest: Great Customer Service Begins With A Smile
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- specials
The idea that providing good customer service is important to your business should come as no surprise. But how important exactly? Substantial time and effort are made by companies to formulate metrics in an attempt to quantify the value of customer service, and how it translates on their bottom line.
Jobbik Queries Hungarian Govt On “Plans” To Make Alcohol Trade State Monopoly
- 22 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has queried the government about whether it plans to make the distribution of alcoholic beverages a state monopoly. Jobbik MP György Szilágyi told a press conference that an amendment to the excise act was on the agenda of parliament.
Demo Planned Against ‘State Of Terror Emergency’ Proposal In Hungary
- 22 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Movement for a Modern Hungary (MoMa) party is holding a demonstration at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Kossuth tér to protest the government’s plan to amend the constitution to allow it to declare a “state of terror emergency”, which would allow for curfews, stricter domestic surveillance, control of the media and other extraordinary security measures, such as authorizing soldiers to act as police ...
Xpat Theatre: Edmond By David Mamet, 23 January
- 21 Jan 2016 10:55 AM
- entertainment
An encounter with a fortune-teller leads businessman Edmond to confront the emptiness of his life and marriage. Appalled, he flees into the vortex of the city's underbelly, plummeting into a free fall he mistakes for liberation. To Edmond's surprise, it's dark outside: hookers charge, pimps are violent, and the guy on the corner is a conman. With nothing to lose but his liberty, Edmond spirals ...
Xpat Opinion: Serious Accusations Fly Over Jobbik’s Russian Connections
- 21 Jan 2016 10:30 AM
- current affairs
An op-ed piece in Magyar Idők crticizes remarks made by Jobbik chairman Gábor Vona and cites last week’s Daily Telegraph report on the possible funding of European radical parties by Russia. Last Saturday the Telegraph reported that ‘American intelligence agencies are to conduct a major investigation into how the Kremlin is infiltrating political parties in Europe’ and that the probe “is likely ...
Hungarian Socialist Leader Calls For Education System To Be Put On New Footing
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Addressing discontent on the part of Hungarian teachers who plan to hold a demonstration, the Socialist leader, József Tóbiás, said on Tuesday that it was not enough to tinker with the education system but it must be put on an entirely new footing. Tóbiás said professionals in Hungary had been humiliated and managed unprofessionally and mindlessly.
Govt Politicians Pilfering EU Funds, Say Hungarian Opposition Parties
- 29 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union funds have been criminally pilfered in Hungary with the participation of government politicians, the green opposition LMP alleged. This is the biggest crime in contemporary Hungarian history, LMP’s anti-corruption spokesman told the press. He accused the chancellery and the human resources ministry of pre-selecting companies that manage projects before tenders are even invited, ...
Hungary’s Opposition Lambasts Government’s Public Administration Reform
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s plans to restructure public administration would result in centralisation and austerity rather than in reduced bureaucracy, said a spokesman for the green opposition LMP party. If it comes to reducing bureaucracy, the government had better start the job at home, Ákos Csarnó said.
Gyurcsány Names Education, Culture, Health Care As Hungary’s Priorities
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The most important problems Hungary must address are the need to fix its education and health care systems and the state of its cultural and art life, Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said. Gyurcsány said in his annual speech assessing the previous year that DK is offering Hungarians a country in which honesty and not crime is the condition of upward mobility.
Nouba Budapest: Great Customer Service Begins With A Smile
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- specials
The idea that providing good customer service is important to your business should come as no surprise. But how important exactly? Substantial time and effort are made by companies to formulate metrics in an attempt to quantify the value of customer service, and how it translates on their bottom line.
Jobbik Queries Hungarian Govt On “Plans” To Make Alcohol Trade State Monopoly
- 22 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has queried the government about whether it plans to make the distribution of alcoholic beverages a state monopoly. Jobbik MP György Szilágyi told a press conference that an amendment to the excise act was on the agenda of parliament.
Demo Planned Against ‘State Of Terror Emergency’ Proposal In Hungary
- 22 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Movement for a Modern Hungary (MoMa) party is holding a demonstration at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Kossuth tér to protest the government’s plan to amend the constitution to allow it to declare a “state of terror emergency”, which would allow for curfews, stricter domestic surveillance, control of the media and other extraordinary security measures, such as authorizing soldiers to act as police ...
Xpat Theatre: Edmond By David Mamet, 23 January
- 21 Jan 2016 10:55 AM
- entertainment
An encounter with a fortune-teller leads businessman Edmond to confront the emptiness of his life and marriage. Appalled, he flees into the vortex of the city's underbelly, plummeting into a free fall he mistakes for liberation. To Edmond's surprise, it's dark outside: hookers charge, pimps are violent, and the guy on the corner is a conman. With nothing to lose but his liberty, Edmond spirals ...
Xpat Opinion: Serious Accusations Fly Over Jobbik’s Russian Connections
- 21 Jan 2016 10:30 AM
- current affairs
An op-ed piece in Magyar Idők crticizes remarks made by Jobbik chairman Gábor Vona and cites last week’s Daily Telegraph report on the possible funding of European radical parties by Russia. Last Saturday the Telegraph reported that ‘American intelligence agencies are to conduct a major investigation into how the Kremlin is infiltrating political parties in Europe’ and that the probe “is likely ...