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Video Article: Metro Line 4 Opens In Budapest
- 3 Apr 2014 11:40 AM
- getting around
Budapest's fourth metro line, linking Kelenföld and the Keleti railway stations, opened to the public last Friday. A formal ceremony was held in the presence of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós at the Kelenföld terminus. The metro line’s 15 vehicles, each with four wagons, will be controlled automatically, but monitoring will be present during the test phase to ...
Video Article: Left Alliance Supporters Demonstrate In Budapest
- 31 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Leaders of the five parties of the opposition left alliance called on people to cast their votes on April 6 at an election rally on Sunday. The election next weekend will be about choosing between the east and the west, they said. Socialist chairman Attila Mesterházy, the alliance’s candidate for prime minister, promised the demonstrators genuine workplaces, honest wages, an economic policy that ...
Elections On April 6 In Hungary - A Description Of The Main Parties
- 27 Mar 2014 10:55 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz–KDNP: This coalition won a two-thirds majority in parliament four years ago. The two parties put themselves under a single roof in 2006 and are keeping it that way in the upcoming elections. FYI: the KDNP is really an extra in this play.
US Ready To Export Liquefied Natural Gas To CEE
- 27 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The US is ready to help out countries in central and eastern Europe by exporting liquefied natural gas to them (LNG), John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives, said late on Tuesday after meeting Anita Orbán, Hungary’s ambassador for energy security.
An Interview With Israel’s Ambassador To Hungary
- 5 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Ilan Mor, Israel’s ambassador to Hungary, doesn’t doubt the good intentions of the Hungarian government but expects the authorities to prevent the Hungarian Dawn party from running for parliament. Heti Válasz asked him of the planned monument to Hungary’s occupation by Germany and the joke cracked by Shimon Peres on “buying up Hungary”.
“Orient Express” – Lessons Of Hungary’s Opening To The East
- 5 Mar 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Having visited India, Japan, Turkey and Russia, Viktor Orbán will soon go to Beijing. Witnessing this foreign policy offensive, observers wonder whether or not the government is preparing Hungary’s adieu to the West or does it simply mean that Hungary has also entered the global race for markets. The other question addressed in this article is what place does the Budapest–Belgrade railroad line ...
Xpat Opinion: “Secrets Revealed”: Memoirs About The Financial Attacks On Hungary
- 20 Feb 2014 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Many opposition politicians, especially before the deal between Orbán and Putin became public, suggested that the coming election should be declared a kind of referendum on the European Union.
NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation Awards Grant To CEU Business School Budapest
- 19 Feb 2014 8:30 AM
- specials
Central European University's (CEU) Business School announced today that the institution received a grant from the NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation. CEU is the first institution throughout Central and Eastern Europe region to receive a grant from the NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation. The three-year grant will annually fund three MBA or Master's of Finance students who hail from countries with ...
Xpat Opinion: U.S. Congressman: “Hungary's PM Orbán Is Taking A Leading Role In” Combating Anti-Semitism
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Regarding Hungary, anti-Semitism is very much in focus these days. That’s due in no small part to the fact that the Hungarian government has declared 2014 a commemorative year of the Hungarian Holocaust. It’s a subject of interest to many, including U.S. and European friends, because, unfortunately, anti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe.
Video Article: Metro Line 4 Opens In Budapest
- 3 Apr 2014 11:40 AM
- getting around
Budapest's fourth metro line, linking Kelenföld and the Keleti railway stations, opened to the public last Friday. A formal ceremony was held in the presence of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós at the Kelenföld terminus. The metro line’s 15 vehicles, each with four wagons, will be controlled automatically, but monitoring will be present during the test phase to ...
Video Article: Left Alliance Supporters Demonstrate In Budapest
- 31 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Leaders of the five parties of the opposition left alliance called on people to cast their votes on April 6 at an election rally on Sunday. The election next weekend will be about choosing between the east and the west, they said. Socialist chairman Attila Mesterházy, the alliance’s candidate for prime minister, promised the demonstrators genuine workplaces, honest wages, an economic policy that ...
Elections On April 6 In Hungary - A Description Of The Main Parties
- 27 Mar 2014 10:55 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz–KDNP: This coalition won a two-thirds majority in parliament four years ago. The two parties put themselves under a single roof in 2006 and are keeping it that way in the upcoming elections. FYI: the KDNP is really an extra in this play.
US Ready To Export Liquefied Natural Gas To CEE
- 27 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The US is ready to help out countries in central and eastern Europe by exporting liquefied natural gas to them (LNG), John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives, said late on Tuesday after meeting Anita Orbán, Hungary’s ambassador for energy security.
An Interview With Israel’s Ambassador To Hungary
- 5 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Ilan Mor, Israel’s ambassador to Hungary, doesn’t doubt the good intentions of the Hungarian government but expects the authorities to prevent the Hungarian Dawn party from running for parliament. Heti Válasz asked him of the planned monument to Hungary’s occupation by Germany and the joke cracked by Shimon Peres on “buying up Hungary”.
“Orient Express” – Lessons Of Hungary’s Opening To The East
- 5 Mar 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Having visited India, Japan, Turkey and Russia, Viktor Orbán will soon go to Beijing. Witnessing this foreign policy offensive, observers wonder whether or not the government is preparing Hungary’s adieu to the West or does it simply mean that Hungary has also entered the global race for markets. The other question addressed in this article is what place does the Budapest–Belgrade railroad line ...
Xpat Opinion: “Secrets Revealed”: Memoirs About The Financial Attacks On Hungary
- 20 Feb 2014 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Many opposition politicians, especially before the deal between Orbán and Putin became public, suggested that the coming election should be declared a kind of referendum on the European Union.
NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation Awards Grant To CEU Business School Budapest
- 19 Feb 2014 8:30 AM
- specials
Central European University's (CEU) Business School announced today that the institution received a grant from the NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation. CEU is the first institution throughout Central and Eastern Europe region to receive a grant from the NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation. The three-year grant will annually fund three MBA or Master's of Finance students who hail from countries with ...
Xpat Opinion: U.S. Congressman: “Hungary's PM Orbán Is Taking A Leading Role In” Combating Anti-Semitism
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Regarding Hungary, anti-Semitism is very much in focus these days. That’s due in no small part to the fact that the Hungarian government has declared 2014 a commemorative year of the Hungarian Holocaust. It’s a subject of interest to many, including U.S. and European friends, because, unfortunately, anti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe.