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Xpat Opinion: The New Ethics Textbook For Hungarian Fifth Graders
- 13 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- community & culture
What can one say about the newly introduced ethics textbook for Hungarian fifth graders? For starters, it is not, strictly speaking, an ethics text. Ethics is not a branch of religion, and being ethical is not the same as following the law or adhering to societal norms. So a textbook that lauds religious virtues and advocates unquestioning civil obedience doesn’t belong in an ethics class.
Goodfriend Attends Annual 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive In Budapest
- 12 Sep 2013 12:50 PM
- community & culture
We extend a warm welcome to Charge d'affaires a.i. M. André Goodfriend, who made his first public appearance yesterday at the Hungarian Red Cross to honor those participating in the Annual 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive. André, who hails from Arizona, says he enjoys speaking Hungarian - which is one of the 10 languages he has studied.
Xpat Opinion: A Relief Scheme For FX Loan Holders Is A Political Trap For Fidesz In Hungary
- 11 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The problem of the foreing currency mortgage holders has come into the focus of public interest and as a result, into the focus of politics as well. The government has been looking for the narrow path where they are able to intervene both politically and economically. Policy Agenda has examined the problem of how Fidesz can find a solution for the question if the party wants to make political ...
Fidesz-Leaning Oligarch And Aide Missing From The Country’s Top 100 Rich-List
- 11 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Similar to Forbes Magazine, the Hungarian financial newspaper Napi Gazdaság compiles a list of the 100 richest Hungarians, some of whom are businessmen often with close ties to government. The two most prominent figures in Hungarian business life (and in conspiracy theories), who are literally unknown to foreign decision-makers, diplomats or investors, Lajos Simicska and Zsolt Nyerges are ...
Hungary's PM Orbán Vows To Keep The Pressure On Big Business
- 10 Sep 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
No one will ever again make extra profit at the expense of ordinary people in Hungary, as “the era of colonisation is over,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared in opening the autumn session of Parliament on Monday.
Xpat Opinion: László Kövér’s Ideas About The Ideal Democracy: Governance By Decree In Hungary
- 10 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I really didn’t think that László Köver, president/speaker of the Hungarian parliament, could still surprise me. Yet he manages. Here is his latest. By way of preface, I should note that there are some commentators who say that one ought not take Kövér terribly seriously. He is just this kind of a fellow. Perhaps his bark is worse than his bite.
Hungarian Cabinet Issues Mortgage Ultimatum To Banks
- 6 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- property
If banks do not come up with a way to modify foreign-currency mortgage contracts for the benefit of customers by November 1, then the cabinet will submit its own proposal, Fidesz caucus leader Antal Rogán said yesterday.
Uniting Great Minds For Innovation And Competitiveness In The Visegrad Four
- 30 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
What can 800 scholars and businessmen do to boost innovation and competitiveness in four countries? This is what the creators of the „Visegrad Four Knowledge Portal”, a truly 21st century online platform with smartphone applications will soon show the world.
Budapest Water Summit To Be Held In October
- 29 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Water Summit will be held between October 8 and 11, and will be the most significant diplomatic event of the second half of the year in Hungary, the Foreign Ministry's Deputy State Secretary for European Union Sectoral Policy Gábor Baranyai told Hungarian news agency on Tuesday.
Xpat Opinion: The New Ethics Textbook For Hungarian Fifth Graders
- 13 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- community & culture
What can one say about the newly introduced ethics textbook for Hungarian fifth graders? For starters, it is not, strictly speaking, an ethics text. Ethics is not a branch of religion, and being ethical is not the same as following the law or adhering to societal norms. So a textbook that lauds religious virtues and advocates unquestioning civil obedience doesn’t belong in an ethics class.
Goodfriend Attends Annual 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive In Budapest
- 12 Sep 2013 12:50 PM
- community & culture
We extend a warm welcome to Charge d'affaires a.i. M. André Goodfriend, who made his first public appearance yesterday at the Hungarian Red Cross to honor those participating in the Annual 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive. André, who hails from Arizona, says he enjoys speaking Hungarian - which is one of the 10 languages he has studied.
Xpat Opinion: A Relief Scheme For FX Loan Holders Is A Political Trap For Fidesz In Hungary
- 11 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The problem of the foreing currency mortgage holders has come into the focus of public interest and as a result, into the focus of politics as well. The government has been looking for the narrow path where they are able to intervene both politically and economically. Policy Agenda has examined the problem of how Fidesz can find a solution for the question if the party wants to make political ...
Fidesz-Leaning Oligarch And Aide Missing From The Country’s Top 100 Rich-List
- 11 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Similar to Forbes Magazine, the Hungarian financial newspaper Napi Gazdaság compiles a list of the 100 richest Hungarians, some of whom are businessmen often with close ties to government. The two most prominent figures in Hungarian business life (and in conspiracy theories), who are literally unknown to foreign decision-makers, diplomats or investors, Lajos Simicska and Zsolt Nyerges are ...
Hungary's PM Orbán Vows To Keep The Pressure On Big Business
- 10 Sep 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
No one will ever again make extra profit at the expense of ordinary people in Hungary, as “the era of colonisation is over,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared in opening the autumn session of Parliament on Monday.
Xpat Opinion: László Kövér’s Ideas About The Ideal Democracy: Governance By Decree In Hungary
- 10 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I really didn’t think that László Köver, president/speaker of the Hungarian parliament, could still surprise me. Yet he manages. Here is his latest. By way of preface, I should note that there are some commentators who say that one ought not take Kövér terribly seriously. He is just this kind of a fellow. Perhaps his bark is worse than his bite.
Hungarian Cabinet Issues Mortgage Ultimatum To Banks
- 6 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- property
If banks do not come up with a way to modify foreign-currency mortgage contracts for the benefit of customers by November 1, then the cabinet will submit its own proposal, Fidesz caucus leader Antal Rogán said yesterday.
Uniting Great Minds For Innovation And Competitiveness In The Visegrad Four
- 30 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
What can 800 scholars and businessmen do to boost innovation and competitiveness in four countries? This is what the creators of the „Visegrad Four Knowledge Portal”, a truly 21st century online platform with smartphone applications will soon show the world.
Budapest Water Summit To Be Held In October
- 29 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Water Summit will be held between October 8 and 11, and will be the most significant diplomatic event of the second half of the year in Hungary, the Foreign Ministry's Deputy State Secretary for European Union Sectoral Policy Gábor Baranyai told Hungarian news agency on Tuesday.