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Hungary’s Fidesz Youth Ex-Leader Caught With Forged Notes
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Áron Veress, former head of the youth chapter of Fidesz, was arrested on Friday, when he attempted to exchange a counterfeit €100 note at a currency change office in Keleti train station. The owner of the office informed the police when he noticed what was clearly a forged note.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Xpat Opinion: Goodfriend A Good Friend In Time Of Need
- 12 Feb 2015 7:35 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in July, this column bemoaned the delay by the U.S. Senate in approving Colleen Bell as the next American ambassador to Hungary. Shortly after that, current events forced America’s top local representative, André Goodfriend, to transform himself from a mild−mannered chargé d’affaires into a superhero, and we were perfectly happy to ...
Xpat Opinion: Further Ruminations On Simicska In Hungary
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government analyst suspects that media mogul Lajos Simicska, a former friend and close ally of PM Orbán may have orchestrated the recent campaign against government politicians. Left-wing columnists wonder if Mr Simicska should now be seen as a reborn democrat, or an oligarch defending his financial interests.
Prominent Personalities Leave Hungary's HírTV
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Popular television presenter Andrea Kovács has handed in her notice to her employers at HírTV, news site Pestisracok reports. She told the website that she cannot follow the U-turn against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made by the channel’s owner Lajos Simicska on Friday.
Hungary's PM Orbán To Meet Bertelsmann Chief
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will meet Thomas Rabe, head of the Bertelsmann group, the owner of television channel RTL Klub, on February 24, Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár announced on state radio on Tuesday morning.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Refuses To Comment On Simicska Remarks
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán refused to comment on businessman Lajos Simicska’s recent critical remarks, saying that neither he nor the government would engage in “such disputes”.
Hungary's Jobbik Party Member To Live With Roma
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Jobbik president Gábor Vona has ordered party member János Kötél to live with a Roma party member for three days, to atone for virulently anti-Roma comments made on Kötél’s Facebook page.
Hungary's Housing Market Maintains Momentum
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- property
The property market got off to a good start this year with home sales rising above 9,000 in January, 50% more than in the same month of last year, real estate agency Duna House estimated. This signals that the momentum that began last year has lasted.
Hungary’s Fidesz Youth Ex-Leader Caught With Forged Notes
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Áron Veress, former head of the youth chapter of Fidesz, was arrested on Friday, when he attempted to exchange a counterfeit €100 note at a currency change office in Keleti train station. The owner of the office informed the police when he noticed what was clearly a forged note.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Xpat Opinion: Goodfriend A Good Friend In Time Of Need
- 12 Feb 2015 7:35 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in July, this column bemoaned the delay by the U.S. Senate in approving Colleen Bell as the next American ambassador to Hungary. Shortly after that, current events forced America’s top local representative, André Goodfriend, to transform himself from a mild−mannered chargé d’affaires into a superhero, and we were perfectly happy to ...
Xpat Opinion: Further Ruminations On Simicska In Hungary
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government analyst suspects that media mogul Lajos Simicska, a former friend and close ally of PM Orbán may have orchestrated the recent campaign against government politicians. Left-wing columnists wonder if Mr Simicska should now be seen as a reborn democrat, or an oligarch defending his financial interests.
Prominent Personalities Leave Hungary's HírTV
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Popular television presenter Andrea Kovács has handed in her notice to her employers at HírTV, news site Pestisracok reports. She told the website that she cannot follow the U-turn against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made by the channel’s owner Lajos Simicska on Friday.
Hungary's PM Orbán To Meet Bertelsmann Chief
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will meet Thomas Rabe, head of the Bertelsmann group, the owner of television channel RTL Klub, on February 24, Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár announced on state radio on Tuesday morning.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Refuses To Comment On Simicska Remarks
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán refused to comment on businessman Lajos Simicska’s recent critical remarks, saying that neither he nor the government would engage in “such disputes”.
Hungary's Jobbik Party Member To Live With Roma
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Jobbik president Gábor Vona has ordered party member János Kötél to live with a Roma party member for three days, to atone for virulently anti-Roma comments made on Kötél’s Facebook page.
Hungary's Housing Market Maintains Momentum
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- property
The property market got off to a good start this year with home sales rising above 9,000 in January, 50% more than in the same month of last year, real estate agency Duna House estimated. This signals that the momentum that began last year has lasted.