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Hungary’s Competition Office Clears MNB Foundation’s Real Estate Purchases
- 30 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- property
The Competition Office of Hungary (GVH) gave the go-ahead for the purchase of four new real estate properties by the National Bank of Hungary’s (MNB) controversial Pallas Athéné foundations (PADA), according to an update on the PADA website yesterday, Hungarian News Agency MTI reported.
DK, Liberals Criticise Hungary’s PM Orbán Over ‘Anti-EU’ Remarks
- 28 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán should stop pursuing his “anti-EU” policies and cancel the government’s national referendum on mandatory migrant quotas to be held in the autumn, the opposition Democratic Coalition said. “With the referendum Hungary, too, may end up finding itself outside the EU,” a spokesman for the leftist party said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Orbán To British Voters: Do Not Leave
- 23 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As PM Orbán publishes an ad in the Daily Mail arguing against the Brexit option, the leading left-wing daily accuses the government of cynicism. A government politician, on the other hand, believes that despite the disputes with Brussels, the Hungarian government never became anti-EU.
Night of Museums: Olympics & Politics Exhibition, Open Society Archives, 25 June
- 22 Jun 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Exhibition in Galeria Centralis - 16:00-00:55 Olympics and Politics - Berlin / Barcelona 1936
In the summer of 1936, two European cities planned to host major sports events. While Berlin was preparing for the Games of the XI Olympiad, Barcelona was getting ready for the Olimpíada Popular (Popular Olympic Games, The People’s Olympics, or: the Workers’ Olympics).
In the summer of 1936, two European cities planned to host major sports events. While Berlin was preparing for the Games of the XI Olympiad, Barcelona was getting ready for the Olimpíada Popular (Popular Olympic Games, The People’s Olympics, or: the Workers’ Olympics).
Olympics & Politics Exhibition, Galeria Centralis, 23 June - 28 August
- 21 Jun 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Berlin Summer Olympics and the Olimpíada Popular, the Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives presents the exhibition Olympics and Politics – Berlin / Barcelona 1936, which examines how these international sporting events became the terrains for ideological and physical battles in the heavily politicised 1930s, and how the two Games acquired ...
MNBʼs Foundations Said To Invest In Real Estate
- 17 Jun 2016 8:00 AM
- property
The National Bank of Hungary’s (MNB) controversial Pallas Athéné foundations (PADA) moved some of their endowment from government securities and bank deposits into real estate, according to the head of the investment company that manages the assets of the foundations, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
The Destruction Of Historic Buildings In Hungary’s Capital
- 16 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
An increasingly disturbing trend is taking hold in Budapest. A growing number of historic buildings and heritage sites are being demolished or remodelled, with little to no regard for their architectural value, nor for the public spaces around these structures. On May 26th, bulldozers appeared in Bem Square, along the banks of the Danube, to demolish one of the most prominent remaining examples ...
Bloomberg Reports On Spending By MNB Foundations
- 26 May 2016 6:35 AM
- current affairs
The “web of patronage” revealed when spending by central bank foundations was made public in April has shocked Hungarians, according to an extensive report published by Bloomberg at noon today. “Even seasoned trackers of corruption in the former Soviet Bloc say they’re startled by the audacity the documents reveal,” the report says.
Class FM Gets New Owners In Media Market Shakeup
- 24 May 2016 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Sláger Rádio Zrt. announced in a press conference this afternoon that they have purchased ownership of Class FM, one of the country’s largest radio stations, by buying the station’s owner, Advenio Zrt. The move apparently takes the station out of the hands of ownership that has become less government friendly.
Hungary’s Competition Office Clears MNB Foundation’s Real Estate Purchases
- 30 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- property
The Competition Office of Hungary (GVH) gave the go-ahead for the purchase of four new real estate properties by the National Bank of Hungary’s (MNB) controversial Pallas Athéné foundations (PADA), according to an update on the PADA website yesterday, Hungarian News Agency MTI reported.
DK, Liberals Criticise Hungary’s PM Orbán Over ‘Anti-EU’ Remarks
- 28 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán should stop pursuing his “anti-EU” policies and cancel the government’s national referendum on mandatory migrant quotas to be held in the autumn, the opposition Democratic Coalition said. “With the referendum Hungary, too, may end up finding itself outside the EU,” a spokesman for the leftist party said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Orbán To British Voters: Do Not Leave
- 23 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As PM Orbán publishes an ad in the Daily Mail arguing against the Brexit option, the leading left-wing daily accuses the government of cynicism. A government politician, on the other hand, believes that despite the disputes with Brussels, the Hungarian government never became anti-EU.
Night of Museums: Olympics & Politics Exhibition, Open Society Archives, 25 June
- 22 Jun 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Exhibition in Galeria Centralis - 16:00-00:55 Olympics and Politics - Berlin / Barcelona 1936
In the summer of 1936, two European cities planned to host major sports events. While Berlin was preparing for the Games of the XI Olympiad, Barcelona was getting ready for the Olimpíada Popular (Popular Olympic Games, The People’s Olympics, or: the Workers’ Olympics).
In the summer of 1936, two European cities planned to host major sports events. While Berlin was preparing for the Games of the XI Olympiad, Barcelona was getting ready for the Olimpíada Popular (Popular Olympic Games, The People’s Olympics, or: the Workers’ Olympics).
Olympics & Politics Exhibition, Galeria Centralis, 23 June - 28 August
- 21 Jun 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Berlin Summer Olympics and the Olimpíada Popular, the Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives presents the exhibition Olympics and Politics – Berlin / Barcelona 1936, which examines how these international sporting events became the terrains for ideological and physical battles in the heavily politicised 1930s, and how the two Games acquired ...
MNBʼs Foundations Said To Invest In Real Estate
- 17 Jun 2016 8:00 AM
- property
The National Bank of Hungary’s (MNB) controversial Pallas Athéné foundations (PADA) moved some of their endowment from government securities and bank deposits into real estate, according to the head of the investment company that manages the assets of the foundations, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
The Destruction Of Historic Buildings In Hungary’s Capital
- 16 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
An increasingly disturbing trend is taking hold in Budapest. A growing number of historic buildings and heritage sites are being demolished or remodelled, with little to no regard for their architectural value, nor for the public spaces around these structures. On May 26th, bulldozers appeared in Bem Square, along the banks of the Danube, to demolish one of the most prominent remaining examples ...
Bloomberg Reports On Spending By MNB Foundations
- 26 May 2016 6:35 AM
- current affairs
The “web of patronage” revealed when spending by central bank foundations was made public in April has shocked Hungarians, according to an extensive report published by Bloomberg at noon today. “Even seasoned trackers of corruption in the former Soviet Bloc say they’re startled by the audacity the documents reveal,” the report says.
Class FM Gets New Owners In Media Market Shakeup
- 24 May 2016 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Sláger Rádio Zrt. announced in a press conference this afternoon that they have purchased ownership of Class FM, one of the country’s largest radio stations, by buying the station’s owner, Advenio Zrt. The move apparently takes the station out of the hands of ownership that has become less government friendly.