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Xpat Opinion: Senator Ben Cardin: Human Rights In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The following remarks by Ben Cardin, senator from Maryland, were delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Friday, December 13, 2013. Senator Cardin is deeply interested in foreign affairs and sits on the Committee on Foreign Relations. He is also the co-chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, otherwise known as the Helsinki Commission. Senator Cardin addressed the ...
Italy Presses For Referendum On Euro
- 9 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The ex-comedian and politician, Beppe Grillo and his party plan to introduce protective tariff on Chinese products, re-negotiate EU relations and send away the now reigning Italian politicians.
The Half A Millionth Ethnic Hungarian Residing Abroad Took Their Citizenship Oath
- 6 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The 500 thousandth ethnic Hungarians to reside abroad and have applied for Hungarian citizenship under the simplified naturalisation procedure took their citizenship oath today in the Parliament building in Budapest. Csaba Böjte and his mother, Julianna Böjte, took their oath in the presence of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér and Deputy Prime Minister responsible ...
Applicants For Hungarian Citizenship Have Various Motivations
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Over half a million persons have applied for Hungarian citizenship under the fast-lane procedure. “Always have a B plan!” – some of the members of the ethnic Hungarian communities beyond Hungary’s borders remind you if they speak about the fast-lane procedure to obtaining Hungarian citizenship. The fears so characteristic of the national minorities of Central Europe may be among the motivations ...
BKK Reveals The Bicycles Of The MOL Bubi Public Bike-Sharing Scheme In Budapest
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
The public bike-sharing scheme, MOL Bubi, will be launched in the spring of 2014. István Tarlós, Mayor of Budapest and Zsolt Hernádi, CEO of MOL presented the first bicycles of this scheme on 6 November 2013. The EU co-funded development project is worth over one billion Hungarian Forints.
Fact & Fiction In Foreign Media Reports About Hungary
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán’s regime is Fascist with a human face; the constitution prohibits abortion, and judges of the Constitutional Court are sacked at will – these and other allegations can be read in foreign media reports about Hungary. The sources of those articles tend to be the same “independent” Hungarian intellectuals, says Heti Válasz.
Drinking With Budapest Students: In & Around Corvinus University
- 22 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
By We Love Budapest: Where do university students go out to drink? Based on our booze-infused memories, they’re willing to throw in one or eight beers basically anywhere, but some bars have become university-, and even faculty-specific. We’ve already introduced the favourite bars of the students of ELTE's Faculty of Arts and Humanities and ...
Xpat Opinion: Unintended Consequences Of Expanding Hungarian Citizenship
- 17 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has been actively recruiting new citizens from the neighboring countries, presumably to add to their vote total at the next national election. In order to be eligible for citizenship a person must have at least one ancestor who was a Hungarian citizen. He must also have some knowledge of the Hungarian language.
Xpat Opinion: Foreign Press Under Fire In Hungary
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government weekly carries a long list of baseless allegations about Hungary in the foreign press, while a liberal news outlet criticizes Die Welt for misinterpreting an interview with a Hungarian historian, and failing to provide space for a rebuttal.
Xpat Opinion: Senator Ben Cardin: Human Rights In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The following remarks by Ben Cardin, senator from Maryland, were delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Friday, December 13, 2013. Senator Cardin is deeply interested in foreign affairs and sits on the Committee on Foreign Relations. He is also the co-chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, otherwise known as the Helsinki Commission. Senator Cardin addressed the ...
Italy Presses For Referendum On Euro
- 9 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The ex-comedian and politician, Beppe Grillo and his party plan to introduce protective tariff on Chinese products, re-negotiate EU relations and send away the now reigning Italian politicians.
The Half A Millionth Ethnic Hungarian Residing Abroad Took Their Citizenship Oath
- 6 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The 500 thousandth ethnic Hungarians to reside abroad and have applied for Hungarian citizenship under the simplified naturalisation procedure took their citizenship oath today in the Parliament building in Budapest. Csaba Böjte and his mother, Julianna Böjte, took their oath in the presence of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér and Deputy Prime Minister responsible ...
Applicants For Hungarian Citizenship Have Various Motivations
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Over half a million persons have applied for Hungarian citizenship under the fast-lane procedure. “Always have a B plan!” – some of the members of the ethnic Hungarian communities beyond Hungary’s borders remind you if they speak about the fast-lane procedure to obtaining Hungarian citizenship. The fears so characteristic of the national minorities of Central Europe may be among the motivations ...
BKK Reveals The Bicycles Of The MOL Bubi Public Bike-Sharing Scheme In Budapest
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
The public bike-sharing scheme, MOL Bubi, will be launched in the spring of 2014. István Tarlós, Mayor of Budapest and Zsolt Hernádi, CEO of MOL presented the first bicycles of this scheme on 6 November 2013. The EU co-funded development project is worth over one billion Hungarian Forints.
Fact & Fiction In Foreign Media Reports About Hungary
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán’s regime is Fascist with a human face; the constitution prohibits abortion, and judges of the Constitutional Court are sacked at will – these and other allegations can be read in foreign media reports about Hungary. The sources of those articles tend to be the same “independent” Hungarian intellectuals, says Heti Válasz.
Drinking With Budapest Students: In & Around Corvinus University
- 22 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
By We Love Budapest: Where do university students go out to drink? Based on our booze-infused memories, they’re willing to throw in one or eight beers basically anywhere, but some bars have become university-, and even faculty-specific. We’ve already introduced the favourite bars of the students of ELTE's Faculty of Arts and Humanities and ...
Xpat Opinion: Unintended Consequences Of Expanding Hungarian Citizenship
- 17 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has been actively recruiting new citizens from the neighboring countries, presumably to add to their vote total at the next national election. In order to be eligible for citizenship a person must have at least one ancestor who was a Hungarian citizen. He must also have some knowledge of the Hungarian language.
Xpat Opinion: Foreign Press Under Fire In Hungary
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government weekly carries a long list of baseless allegations about Hungary in the foreign press, while a liberal news outlet criticizes Die Welt for misinterpreting an interview with a Hungarian historian, and failing to provide space for a rebuttal.