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PM Orbán: EU Criticising Hungary For Doing Its Duty
- 3 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called on the EU to refrain from criticising Hungary when all the country was doing was fulfilling its duties to the bloc. Referring to a package of proposed amendments before parliament to tighten up border security and immigration rules, Orbán said the new laws would “bring about a new situation in Hungary and Europe”, noting that asylum-seekers, human smugglers and ...
Video: Hungary Celebrates National Holiday, With Speeches & Fireworks
- 24 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Celebrations of Saint Stephen’s Day were held across the country and in Hungarian communities in neighbouring countries. In front of Parliament the national flag was hoisted with military honours. As a traditional part of the ceremony, young army officers took their oaths after the hoisting of the flag. In his address to the new officers, President János Áder said that the nation should take a ...
Some Foreign Press Likens Hungary’s PM Orbán To Erdogan, Mussolini
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international press this week responded en masse to the speech made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured left) near Baile Tusnad, Romania, on Saturday in which he said he would make Hungary an “illiberal democracy” and a “workfare state”.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Just Announced His Government’s Motto: Glory To God Alone
- 18 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
We all know about Viktor Orbán’s infatuation with the spiritual in the last few years. Maybe I just don’t remember properly, but I can’t recall much piety in his speeches during his first premiership between 1998 and 2002. Today, by contrast, his speeches are teeming with Biblical quotations and Latin religious phrases. And his generosity toward the “established” churches, especially the Catholic ...
Hungarian Solidarity Overcoming Flood Of The Century
- 14 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Since my update last week, the Danube in northern Hungary and Budapest is receding and the high waters of the greatest flood ever recorded in Hungary are moving towards the southern borders of the country. Thanks to the hard work of more than 10 thousand emergency response unit members, policemen, firemen and army personnel, and most importantly, another 10 thousand volunteers, ...
Weekend Escape To Malta From Budapest
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
As WizzAir now provides expats in Hungary with flights timed for a weekend away in Malta, here's an insightful report about the ways locals suggest to enjoy this new 'Wizz destination'. "Two days isn’t enough!” my Maltese friends Michael and Jennifer exclaim when I tell them I’m coming to Malta to experience the island like a local. Their email recommends I stay at least four days, especially ...
Xpat Opinion: Voter Registration Abandoned But The Culture War Heats Up In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government columnists suggest that the government has backed down elegantly, disproving the charges of arrogance and authoritarianism often levelled against it, while according to centrist and left-leaning analysts, the government tested the water of public feeling and realized it had too much to lose on the registration issue.
PM Orbán: EU Criticising Hungary For Doing Its Duty
- 3 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called on the EU to refrain from criticising Hungary when all the country was doing was fulfilling its duties to the bloc. Referring to a package of proposed amendments before parliament to tighten up border security and immigration rules, Orbán said the new laws would “bring about a new situation in Hungary and Europe”, noting that asylum-seekers, human smugglers and ...
Video: Hungary Celebrates National Holiday, With Speeches & Fireworks
- 24 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Celebrations of Saint Stephen’s Day were held across the country and in Hungarian communities in neighbouring countries. In front of Parliament the national flag was hoisted with military honours. As a traditional part of the ceremony, young army officers took their oaths after the hoisting of the flag. In his address to the new officers, President János Áder said that the nation should take a ...
Some Foreign Press Likens Hungary’s PM Orbán To Erdogan, Mussolini
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international press this week responded en masse to the speech made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured left) near Baile Tusnad, Romania, on Saturday in which he said he would make Hungary an “illiberal democracy” and a “workfare state”.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Just Announced His Government’s Motto: Glory To God Alone
- 18 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
We all know about Viktor Orbán’s infatuation with the spiritual in the last few years. Maybe I just don’t remember properly, but I can’t recall much piety in his speeches during his first premiership between 1998 and 2002. Today, by contrast, his speeches are teeming with Biblical quotations and Latin religious phrases. And his generosity toward the “established” churches, especially the Catholic ...
Hungarian Solidarity Overcoming Flood Of The Century
- 14 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Since my update last week, the Danube in northern Hungary and Budapest is receding and the high waters of the greatest flood ever recorded in Hungary are moving towards the southern borders of the country. Thanks to the hard work of more than 10 thousand emergency response unit members, policemen, firemen and army personnel, and most importantly, another 10 thousand volunteers, ...
Weekend Escape To Malta From Budapest
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
As WizzAir now provides expats in Hungary with flights timed for a weekend away in Malta, here's an insightful report about the ways locals suggest to enjoy this new 'Wizz destination'. "Two days isn’t enough!” my Maltese friends Michael and Jennifer exclaim when I tell them I’m coming to Malta to experience the island like a local. Their email recommends I stay at least four days, especially ...
Xpat Opinion: Voter Registration Abandoned But The Culture War Heats Up In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government columnists suggest that the government has backed down elegantly, disproving the charges of arrogance and authoritarianism often levelled against it, while according to centrist and left-leaning analysts, the government tested the water of public feeling and realized it had too much to lose on the registration issue.