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Gypsy Craftsmen Exhibition, Budapest Museum Of Ethnography
- 20 Nov 2014 1:55 AM
- community & culture
Need household appliances? Nowadays you can easily buy them in hardware stores. But there was a time when you had to wait until craftsmen visited your house with their ware. Until January 4, 2015, the Budapest Museum of Ethnography has an exhibition about the history of migrant braziers, pot menders and trough carvers. Note that some itinerant craftsmen still rove the roads offering their ...
Hungary's PM Orbán Links US Embassy To Opposition
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The US embassy document detailing the occasions on which diplomats raised concerns about corruption was dismissed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday as a “scrap of paper” that the opposition parties might have prepared.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Nobel Prize Writer Imre Kertész Accuses The New York Times Of Censorship
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Two conservative columnists accuse The New York Times of bias for deciding not to publish an interview with Imre Kertész Nobel prize winning novelist who dismissed the idea that Hungary was a dictatorship.
Welt Am Sonntag Exerted “Unacceptable Pressure” After Hungarian PM Interview
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
German newspaper Welt am Sonntag exerted unacceptable pressure in connection with an interview by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán given in parallel with Bavarian premier Horst Seehofer last week in Bavaria.
No Final Position On Sunday Ban For Large Shops In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2014 3:00 AM
- shopping
The government had no final position on a co-ruling Christian Democrat proposal to ban large shops from opening on Sundays, the prime minister said in his Friday radio interview. Orbán said that the government did not wish to influence the behaviour of people in any way.
Xpat Opinion: Further Ruminations On Obama’s Hungary Remarks
- 30 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist sees the critical remarks made by President Obama accusing the Hungarian government of intimidating NGOs as evidence that the US is deeply concerned about the state of Hungarian democracy. A pro-government commentator accuses President Obama of applying double standards against Hungary.
Hungarian Opposition Queries Reports That State Wants Monopoly Over Spirits
- 11 Sep 2014 10:30 AM
- shopping
The opposition wants to know the government’s reasons behind reported plans to make the retail trade of alcohol a state monopoly. Viktor Szigetvári, the co-leader of the E-PM party, called on cabinet chief János Lázár and economy minister Mihály Varga to indicate whether the press report was correct and if so, to reveal what the purpose of the plan was.
Hungarian Central Bank Buys Luxury Downtown Office Building
- 19 Aug 2014 1:00 AM
- property
The Hungarian National Bank (MNB) is spending billions of Hungarian taxpayer money acquiring luxury properties. In addition to the recent purchase of a palace on the banks of the river Tisza, the central bank has purchased a luxury office building in downtown Pest for an estimated HUF 12.56 billion (USD 53.53 million), writes napi.hu.
Hungary’s Ruling Fidesz Party Dismisses Kroes’ Criticism On Media Freedom
- 31 Jul 2014 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party has dismissed criticism on media freedom by European Commission Vice- President Neelie Kroes, insisting that the new ad tax served the sole purpose of enhanced burden-sharing.
Gypsy Craftsmen Exhibition, Budapest Museum Of Ethnography
- 20 Nov 2014 1:55 AM
- community & culture
Need household appliances? Nowadays you can easily buy them in hardware stores. But there was a time when you had to wait until craftsmen visited your house with their ware. Until January 4, 2015, the Budapest Museum of Ethnography has an exhibition about the history of migrant braziers, pot menders and trough carvers. Note that some itinerant craftsmen still rove the roads offering their ...
Hungary's PM Orbán Links US Embassy To Opposition
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The US embassy document detailing the occasions on which diplomats raised concerns about corruption was dismissed by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday as a “scrap of paper” that the opposition parties might have prepared.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Nobel Prize Writer Imre Kertész Accuses The New York Times Of Censorship
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Two conservative columnists accuse The New York Times of bias for deciding not to publish an interview with Imre Kertész Nobel prize winning novelist who dismissed the idea that Hungary was a dictatorship.
Welt Am Sonntag Exerted “Unacceptable Pressure” After Hungarian PM Interview
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
German newspaper Welt am Sonntag exerted unacceptable pressure in connection with an interview by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán given in parallel with Bavarian premier Horst Seehofer last week in Bavaria.
No Final Position On Sunday Ban For Large Shops In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2014 3:00 AM
- shopping
The government had no final position on a co-ruling Christian Democrat proposal to ban large shops from opening on Sundays, the prime minister said in his Friday radio interview. Orbán said that the government did not wish to influence the behaviour of people in any way.
Xpat Opinion: Further Ruminations On Obama’s Hungary Remarks
- 30 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist sees the critical remarks made by President Obama accusing the Hungarian government of intimidating NGOs as evidence that the US is deeply concerned about the state of Hungarian democracy. A pro-government commentator accuses President Obama of applying double standards against Hungary.
Hungarian Opposition Queries Reports That State Wants Monopoly Over Spirits
- 11 Sep 2014 10:30 AM
- shopping
The opposition wants to know the government’s reasons behind reported plans to make the retail trade of alcohol a state monopoly. Viktor Szigetvári, the co-leader of the E-PM party, called on cabinet chief János Lázár and economy minister Mihály Varga to indicate whether the press report was correct and if so, to reveal what the purpose of the plan was.
Hungarian Central Bank Buys Luxury Downtown Office Building
- 19 Aug 2014 1:00 AM
- property
The Hungarian National Bank (MNB) is spending billions of Hungarian taxpayer money acquiring luxury properties. In addition to the recent purchase of a palace on the banks of the river Tisza, the central bank has purchased a luxury office building in downtown Pest for an estimated HUF 12.56 billion (USD 53.53 million), writes napi.hu.
Hungary’s Ruling Fidesz Party Dismisses Kroes’ Criticism On Media Freedom
- 31 Jul 2014 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party has dismissed criticism on media freedom by European Commission Vice- President Neelie Kroes, insisting that the new ad tax served the sole purpose of enhanced burden-sharing.