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Referendum On Budapest2024 – Budapest’s Chances For Hosting Olympics Down
- 20 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- sport
The petition for a local referendum about Budapest to withdraw its bid for hosting the Summer Olympics in 2024 has significantly deteriorated Hungary’s chances in the competition to become a host city, the non-profit company that drafted the bid said on Saturday.
Former Leaders Stay Away From Parlt Hearing Into Alleged Metro 4 Project Graft
- 17 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Péter Medgyessy, Ferenc Gyurcsány, and Gordon Bajnai, Hungary’s prime ministers before 2010, and former Budapest Mayor Gábor Demszky did not turn up to Wednesday’s session of parliament’s economic committee which is investigating alleged corruption connected with construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line completed in 2014.
The American Alt-Right’s Hungarian Love Affair
- 16 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was the first European leader to publicly endorse Donald Trump in July. And Hungary is perhaps the only country to have a former employee of its own Ministry of Defense — Sebastian Gorka — receive a high-ranking post within the Trump administration.
PM Orban’s Annual State Of Nation Address
- 13 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary’s main task in 2017 would be fending off five major “attacks” against the country. Delivering his nineteenth annual state of the nation address on Friday, Orbán listed efforts by the European Commission to prohibit government-mandated utilities price cuts as the first of those “attacks”.
Fidesz Proposes Probe Into Graft Around Metro 4 Construction
- 7 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The parliamentary group of ruling Fidesz has proposed investigating alleged corruption connected with the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line. Erik Bánki, the (Fidesz) head of parliament’s economic committee, said that former prime ministers Péter Medgyessy, Ferenc Gyurcsány and Gordon Bajnai, as well as former mayor of Budapest Gábor Demszky and other former leaders should give evidence ...
Interview 2: Richard Dyer, Former Principal, The British International School, Budapest
- 6 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
What's been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
OLAF Report Proves The Accountability Of Hungary’s Socialist Governments
- 3 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“The report of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) clearly proves the accountability of Hungary’s socialist governments and Budapest’s pre-2010 municipal leaders in the metro 4 corruption scandal”, The Office of the Prime Minister’s Parliamentary State Secretary Nándor Csepreghy said at a press conference in the capital.
Official: Hungary Aims To Become Hub For Fighting Persecution Of Christians
- 30 Jan 2017 8:44 AM
- community & culture
Hungary aims to establish itself as a hub and supporter of organisations fighting the persecution of Christians, human resources state secretary Bence Rétvári said at an international conference about the persecution of Christians around the world held in Budapest on Friday.
Hungary Drops To Fourth Most Corrupt Country In EU, According To Annual TI Survey
- 27 Jan 2017 7:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungary slipped down seven places in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) prepared by anti-corruption organization Transparency International (TI), according to a TI press release. Hungary achieved its lowest score in the last six years with 48 points on a 100-point scale, and its anti-corruption performance has strikingly deteriorated in comparison to the European Union and the Central-Eastern ...
Referendum On Budapest2024 – Budapest’s Chances For Hosting Olympics Down
- 20 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- sport
The petition for a local referendum about Budapest to withdraw its bid for hosting the Summer Olympics in 2024 has significantly deteriorated Hungary’s chances in the competition to become a host city, the non-profit company that drafted the bid said on Saturday.
Former Leaders Stay Away From Parlt Hearing Into Alleged Metro 4 Project Graft
- 17 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Péter Medgyessy, Ferenc Gyurcsány, and Gordon Bajnai, Hungary’s prime ministers before 2010, and former Budapest Mayor Gábor Demszky did not turn up to Wednesday’s session of parliament’s economic committee which is investigating alleged corruption connected with construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line completed in 2014.
The American Alt-Right’s Hungarian Love Affair
- 16 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was the first European leader to publicly endorse Donald Trump in July. And Hungary is perhaps the only country to have a former employee of its own Ministry of Defense — Sebastian Gorka — receive a high-ranking post within the Trump administration.
PM Orban’s Annual State Of Nation Address
- 13 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary’s main task in 2017 would be fending off five major “attacks” against the country. Delivering his nineteenth annual state of the nation address on Friday, Orbán listed efforts by the European Commission to prohibit government-mandated utilities price cuts as the first of those “attacks”.
Fidesz Proposes Probe Into Graft Around Metro 4 Construction
- 7 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The parliamentary group of ruling Fidesz has proposed investigating alleged corruption connected with the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line. Erik Bánki, the (Fidesz) head of parliament’s economic committee, said that former prime ministers Péter Medgyessy, Ferenc Gyurcsány and Gordon Bajnai, as well as former mayor of Budapest Gábor Demszky and other former leaders should give evidence ...
Interview 2: Richard Dyer, Former Principal, The British International School, Budapest
- 6 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
What's been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
OLAF Report Proves The Accountability Of Hungary’s Socialist Governments
- 3 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“The report of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) clearly proves the accountability of Hungary’s socialist governments and Budapest’s pre-2010 municipal leaders in the metro 4 corruption scandal”, The Office of the Prime Minister’s Parliamentary State Secretary Nándor Csepreghy said at a press conference in the capital.
Official: Hungary Aims To Become Hub For Fighting Persecution Of Christians
- 30 Jan 2017 8:44 AM
- community & culture
Hungary aims to establish itself as a hub and supporter of organisations fighting the persecution of Christians, human resources state secretary Bence Rétvári said at an international conference about the persecution of Christians around the world held in Budapest on Friday.
Hungary Drops To Fourth Most Corrupt Country In EU, According To Annual TI Survey
- 27 Jan 2017 7:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungary slipped down seven places in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) prepared by anti-corruption organization Transparency International (TI), according to a TI press release. Hungary achieved its lowest score in the last six years with 48 points on a 100-point scale, and its anti-corruption performance has strikingly deteriorated in comparison to the European Union and the Central-Eastern ...