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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 ...
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Human Rights Day Statement By Hungarian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Human rights are celebrated worldwide today in remembrance of the adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights by the General Assembly of the United Nations 65 years ago. This year’s commemoration is marked also by the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the mandate of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights which fulfils a primary role in the international advancement of the ...
2013: The Year Of Positive U-Turn For Hungary
- 7 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
This year was the year of trend reversal for the Hungarian economy: while at the beginning of the year the economy was still mired in recession, the third quarter brought growth above prior expectations and this gives reason to be optimistic with regard to 2014, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said in a speech marking the year-end session of Hungary’s Joint Venture Association held at ...
Csányi Says Putting FX Debt Issue To Political Discourse In Hungary Unwarranted
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- property
OTP Bank President-CEO Sándor Csányi told the Hungarian edition of Forbes magazine in an interview published on Thursday that the focus of politics on the issue of foreign-currency debt in Hungary is unwarranted.
'The Notebook' Hungarian Film By János Szász Wins Hearts At AFI Screening
- 28 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
A sellout theater and applause received The Notebook (A nagy füzet) by Hungarian director János Szász at the Washington DC premises of the American Film Institute (AFI) on November 17. The Notebook is Hungary’s official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Academy Awards.
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.
Market Halls Are Part Of Our Personal History – A New Documentary Series Suggests
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- shopping
Italian documentary director/producer Stefano Tealdi questions the saying that the way to town’s heart is through its belly, that is, its market, because, in his view, the market is a town’s very heart. What can a foreign filmmaker show us about the Central Market Hall of Budapest (Központi Vásárcsarnok)?
Hungary's Kúria To Define Principles On Forex Mortgages
- 26 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- property
The Kúria will formulate general principles regarding foreign-currency mortgage loans, to be used as guidelines by lower courts in lawsuits brought by borrowers against banks, it was announced yesterday.
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 ...
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Human Rights Day Statement By Hungarian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Human rights are celebrated worldwide today in remembrance of the adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights by the General Assembly of the United Nations 65 years ago. This year’s commemoration is marked also by the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the mandate of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights which fulfils a primary role in the international advancement of the ...
2013: The Year Of Positive U-Turn For Hungary
- 7 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
This year was the year of trend reversal for the Hungarian economy: while at the beginning of the year the economy was still mired in recession, the third quarter brought growth above prior expectations and this gives reason to be optimistic with regard to 2014, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said in a speech marking the year-end session of Hungary’s Joint Venture Association held at ...
Csányi Says Putting FX Debt Issue To Political Discourse In Hungary Unwarranted
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- property
OTP Bank President-CEO Sándor Csányi told the Hungarian edition of Forbes magazine in an interview published on Thursday that the focus of politics on the issue of foreign-currency debt in Hungary is unwarranted.
'The Notebook' Hungarian Film By János Szász Wins Hearts At AFI Screening
- 28 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
A sellout theater and applause received The Notebook (A nagy füzet) by Hungarian director János Szász at the Washington DC premises of the American Film Institute (AFI) on November 17. The Notebook is Hungary’s official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Academy Awards.
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.
Market Halls Are Part Of Our Personal History – A New Documentary Series Suggests
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- shopping
Italian documentary director/producer Stefano Tealdi questions the saying that the way to town’s heart is through its belly, that is, its market, because, in his view, the market is a town’s very heart. What can a foreign filmmaker show us about the Central Market Hall of Budapest (Központi Vásárcsarnok)?
Hungary's Kúria To Define Principles On Forex Mortgages
- 26 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- property
The Kúria will formulate general principles regarding foreign-currency mortgage loans, to be used as guidelines by lower courts in lawsuits brought by borrowers against banks, it was announced yesterday.