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Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Businesswoman Favours Trump
- 5 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
While the Republican presidential nominee is having a rough time because of his latest controversial statements, a leading liberal website publishes a eulogy for him from a Hungarian-American businesswoman.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Continues To Spend Billions On Empty Soccer Stadiums
- 21 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The construction of modern soccer stadiums across Hungary has not appreciably boosted attendance at first division games, according to data published by Hungarian sports website Nso.hu. First division matches during the 2015-2016 season were attended by only some 2700 spectators on average. The biggest attendance was at the game between last season’s champion, Ferencváros, and its rival, Haladás, ...
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 ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Businesswoman Favours Trump
- 5 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
While the Republican presidential nominee is having a rough time because of his latest controversial statements, a leading liberal website publishes a eulogy for him from a Hungarian-American businesswoman.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Continues To Spend Billions On Empty Soccer Stadiums
- 21 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The construction of modern soccer stadiums across Hungary has not appreciably boosted attendance at first division games, according to data published by Hungarian sports website Nso.hu. First division matches during the 2015-2016 season were attended by only some 2700 spectators on average. The biggest attendance was at the game between last season’s champion, Ferencváros, and its rival, Haladás, ...
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 ...