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Hungary's Ruling Party Fidesz Prepares To Add To Free Cash Withdrawals
- 30 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz will pass a law before the elections on increasing the number of monthly free cash withdrawals unless current talks with banks yield a solution, party spokeswoman Gabriella Selmeczi told reporters on Tuesday.
Jewels Disappear From Cathedral In Hungary
- 30 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police are investigating the disappearance of highly valuable jewels from the Pécs Cathedral in recent days. Local newspaper Új Dunántúli Napló reported that three brooches inlaid with precious stones are missing, along with five bishops’ rings, a double chain and a memorial medal, worth tens of millions of forints.
Xpat Opinion: International Scandal Brewing Over Holocaust Memorial Year In Hungary?
- 30 Jan 2014 5:50 AM
- current affairs
Wrangling over the proposed monument to mark the German occupation has taken a new, momentous turn, from a national quarrel to an international scandal, says an opposition daily, due to a statement by Randalph L. Braham. Pro-government commentators, on the other hand, dismiss the issue as fear-mongering and baseless accusations from the left.
Xpat Opinion: Scandal Of The Year? Russian-Hungarian Nuclear Pact
- 30 Jan 2014 5:40 AM
- current affairs
The headlines in Hungarian weeklies illustrate a growing controversy over the planned addition of two Russian-made blocks to the existing Paks nuclear power station: “The scandal of the year” (168 óra); “Eastern Block” (Heti Világgazdaság); “The business of the year?” (Figyelő); “Hungary hooked by Putin” (Magyar Narancs); “Change of Roles in Kissidonia” (Demokrata); “Paks Vobiscum” (“Paks be with ...
Airport Planned For Hungarian Village Felcsút
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- travel
The air traffic authority has issued a licence for an airport in Felcsút, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s home town. The regional environmental authority also approved the plan to open a private airport.
Hungary's PM Orbán Defends Paks Deal At Fidesz Caucus Meeting
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Party president and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faced objections from some Fidesz MPs to his government’s contract with Russia on expanding the Paks nuclear power plant, at Friday’s Fidesz caucus meeting in Balatonszárszó.
Budapest Applied Arts Museum Director Resigns
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Museum of Applied Arts director Imre Takács announced his resignation effective March 25, after learning that the government plans to remove parts of the collection.
Group Claims Responsibility For CIB Bank Blast In Budapest
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A group calling itself rsereg has claimed responsibility for the explosion at a CIB bank in the 13th District on January 13, in a letter to the president of the business advocacy association VÉSZ. An investigative team formed to find the perpetrators now has the letter.
Xpat Opinion: Culture Wars Over Holocaust Anniversary In Hungary
- 27 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator welcomes a statement by the leaders of the Jewish religious communities who are threatening to withdraw from the state commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust, unless the government changes its approach to history and stops implicitly whitewashing Hungarian wartime collaborators. A pro-government columnist accuses critics of denying Hungary’s ...
Hungary's Ruling Party Fidesz Prepares To Add To Free Cash Withdrawals
- 30 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz will pass a law before the elections on increasing the number of monthly free cash withdrawals unless current talks with banks yield a solution, party spokeswoman Gabriella Selmeczi told reporters on Tuesday.
Jewels Disappear From Cathedral In Hungary
- 30 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police are investigating the disappearance of highly valuable jewels from the Pécs Cathedral in recent days. Local newspaper Új Dunántúli Napló reported that three brooches inlaid with precious stones are missing, along with five bishops’ rings, a double chain and a memorial medal, worth tens of millions of forints.
Xpat Opinion: International Scandal Brewing Over Holocaust Memorial Year In Hungary?
- 30 Jan 2014 5:50 AM
- current affairs
Wrangling over the proposed monument to mark the German occupation has taken a new, momentous turn, from a national quarrel to an international scandal, says an opposition daily, due to a statement by Randalph L. Braham. Pro-government commentators, on the other hand, dismiss the issue as fear-mongering and baseless accusations from the left.
Xpat Opinion: Scandal Of The Year? Russian-Hungarian Nuclear Pact
- 30 Jan 2014 5:40 AM
- current affairs
The headlines in Hungarian weeklies illustrate a growing controversy over the planned addition of two Russian-made blocks to the existing Paks nuclear power station: “The scandal of the year” (168 óra); “Eastern Block” (Heti Világgazdaság); “The business of the year?” (Figyelő); “Hungary hooked by Putin” (Magyar Narancs); “Change of Roles in Kissidonia” (Demokrata); “Paks Vobiscum” (“Paks be with ...
Airport Planned For Hungarian Village Felcsút
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- travel
The air traffic authority has issued a licence for an airport in Felcsút, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s home town. The regional environmental authority also approved the plan to open a private airport.
Hungary's PM Orbán Defends Paks Deal At Fidesz Caucus Meeting
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Party president and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faced objections from some Fidesz MPs to his government’s contract with Russia on expanding the Paks nuclear power plant, at Friday’s Fidesz caucus meeting in Balatonszárszó.
Budapest Applied Arts Museum Director Resigns
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Museum of Applied Arts director Imre Takács announced his resignation effective March 25, after learning that the government plans to remove parts of the collection.
Group Claims Responsibility For CIB Bank Blast In Budapest
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A group calling itself rsereg has claimed responsibility for the explosion at a CIB bank in the 13th District on January 13, in a letter to the president of the business advocacy association VÉSZ. An investigative team formed to find the perpetrators now has the letter.
Xpat Opinion: Culture Wars Over Holocaust Anniversary In Hungary
- 27 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator welcomes a statement by the leaders of the Jewish religious communities who are threatening to withdraw from the state commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of the Holocaust, unless the government changes its approach to history and stops implicitly whitewashing Hungarian wartime collaborators. A pro-government columnist accuses critics of denying Hungary’s ...