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Hungary’s Socialists Avow Fidesz Botched Pálinka, Tokaj Brand Cases
- 19 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is unfit to represent Hungarian interests effectively in the European Union, as it has been unable to protect such issues as pálinka distillation or the Tokaj wine brand, an MEP candidate of the opposition Socialists said. György Mudri said that Fidesz has botched the issue of allowing taxfree pálinka (brandy) distillation in Hungary at the start and that they were unable to help keep ...
Hungarians Do Like To Drink, Twice The Global Alcohol Average
- 15 May 2014 12:30 PM
- health & wellness
Alcohol consumption in Hungary is twice the global average but it's in line with the rest of Eastern Europe. A recent study by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that, like their eastern European neighbors, Hungarians like to drink, a lot! Hungary is thirsty - read on for more details, including related health issues.
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán In Berlin: ‘Hungary Too Has Something To Offer The Future Of Europe’
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday in Berlin, Prime Minister Orbán delivered a speech that laid out his vision of a Hungary renewed, a Central Europe that plays a driving force for growth in Europe, and important challenges that confront the European Continent.
Hungary’s Lawmakers Take Oaths In New Parliament
- 7 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s 199 lawmakers took their oaths on Tuesday at the start of the new parliamentary cycle. Ruling party Fidesz has 117 deputies, its Christian Democrat ally 16 lawmakers, the opposition Socialists 29, radical nationalist Jobbik 23 and green LMP 5 deputies.
Hungary’s Fidesz Calls For More European Efforts To Fight Unemployment
- 5 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The new management of the European Union will have to focus on resolving “real problems” such as unemployment, without “any further useless bureaucratic fuss”, Róbert Zsigó, spokesman of the ruling Fidesz party, told a weekend press conference.
Quatuor Voce, Festival Theatre Budapest, 3 May
- 2 May 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The young French string quartet Quatuor Voce has been selected for the Rising Stars programme on the recommendation of the Cité de la Musique cultural centre in Paris. Under the aegis of this project of the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO), the quartet will now feature among those given the chance to present themselves at the continent's most prestigious concert venues in the 2013/14 ...
Hungary’s Former PM Bajnai Asks Áder To Help Prevent Szabadság Square Monument
- 30 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Gordon Bajnai, leader of the electoral alliance E14-PM, on Tuesday asked President János Áder to mediate so that a planned monument to victims of Hungary’s 1944 German occupation should not be built in central Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Further Analyses On Hungary's Left’s Defeat
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right wing analysts assert that the era of the old left is over and young Socialists should start building a new Left without the current left-liberal forces. A liberal commentator on the other hand says Bajnai was not up to the task he undertook and made many strategic blunders.
Hungary’s Next Parliament To Have 15 Committees
- 25 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s next parliament will have 15 committees under an agreement reached during preparatory talks on Friday. Opposition parties will delegate heads to five committees.
Hungary’s Socialists Avow Fidesz Botched Pálinka, Tokaj Brand Cases
- 19 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is unfit to represent Hungarian interests effectively in the European Union, as it has been unable to protect such issues as pálinka distillation or the Tokaj wine brand, an MEP candidate of the opposition Socialists said. György Mudri said that Fidesz has botched the issue of allowing taxfree pálinka (brandy) distillation in Hungary at the start and that they were unable to help keep ...
Hungarians Do Like To Drink, Twice The Global Alcohol Average
- 15 May 2014 12:30 PM
- health & wellness
Alcohol consumption in Hungary is twice the global average but it's in line with the rest of Eastern Europe. A recent study by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that, like their eastern European neighbors, Hungarians like to drink, a lot! Hungary is thirsty - read on for more details, including related health issues.
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán In Berlin: ‘Hungary Too Has Something To Offer The Future Of Europe’
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday in Berlin, Prime Minister Orbán delivered a speech that laid out his vision of a Hungary renewed, a Central Europe that plays a driving force for growth in Europe, and important challenges that confront the European Continent.
Hungary’s Lawmakers Take Oaths In New Parliament
- 7 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s 199 lawmakers took their oaths on Tuesday at the start of the new parliamentary cycle. Ruling party Fidesz has 117 deputies, its Christian Democrat ally 16 lawmakers, the opposition Socialists 29, radical nationalist Jobbik 23 and green LMP 5 deputies.
Hungary’s Fidesz Calls For More European Efforts To Fight Unemployment
- 5 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The new management of the European Union will have to focus on resolving “real problems” such as unemployment, without “any further useless bureaucratic fuss”, Róbert Zsigó, spokesman of the ruling Fidesz party, told a weekend press conference.
Quatuor Voce, Festival Theatre Budapest, 3 May
- 2 May 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The young French string quartet Quatuor Voce has been selected for the Rising Stars programme on the recommendation of the Cité de la Musique cultural centre in Paris. Under the aegis of this project of the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO), the quartet will now feature among those given the chance to present themselves at the continent's most prestigious concert venues in the 2013/14 ...
Hungary’s Former PM Bajnai Asks Áder To Help Prevent Szabadság Square Monument
- 30 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Gordon Bajnai, leader of the electoral alliance E14-PM, on Tuesday asked President János Áder to mediate so that a planned monument to victims of Hungary’s 1944 German occupation should not be built in central Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Further Analyses On Hungary's Left’s Defeat
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right wing analysts assert that the era of the old left is over and young Socialists should start building a new Left without the current left-liberal forces. A liberal commentator on the other hand says Bajnai was not up to the task he undertook and made many strategic blunders.
Hungary’s Next Parliament To Have 15 Committees
- 25 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s next parliament will have 15 committees under an agreement reached during preparatory talks on Friday. Opposition parties will delegate heads to five committees.