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Együtt, Socialists: Hungary’s PM “Unacceptable” In Europe
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán “did not do well” in either of two debates focusing on Hungary -- in the European Parliament and at a US House subcommittee hearing, the opposition Együtt party said. Orbán was once again forced to defend his policies pursued since 2010, but it is clear that he has become “the lonely leader of Europe”, Nóra Hajdu, the party’s foreign affairs spokesperson, said. Both ...
Hungarians “Should Decide On Immigration Issue”
- 20 May 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Experience shows that regulating immigration from Brussels has proven a failure, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told reporters in Strasbourg. Decisions on whether a country wants to receive refugees should be made at national level, he said. Hungary wants its citizens to be allowed to decide whether or not there should be immigrants on Hungarian territory, the prime minister said before addressing ...
Best Festival In Europe Ready To Rock Budapest Again
- 19 May 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
More than 1,000 performances and activities are lined up for visitors to the annual Sziget Festival on Óbuda Island in 2015, chief organiser Károly Gerendai told us recently. Interest continues to grow in the festival after a new attendance record was set last year with more than 400,000 visitors. This year’s event will run from August 11-17, with a concert by Robbie Williams on August 10, the ...
José Manuel Barroso Condemns Hungarian PM's Politics
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last weekend independent Hungarian television broadcasted an exclusive interview with former president of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso. Although the interview was conducted in English, it was overdubbed in Hungarian. Unfortunately, the original, undubbed version has yet to be published. The following is based on the Hungarian version.
EU Sets Hungary Refugee Quota At 300
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary would be asked to take in 307 refugees annually under a proposed EU quota system outlined on Wednesday by the European Commission. Most of the 20,000 refugees to be admitted to the EU would be settled in Germany, France and Italy.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Hungary Set To Adopt EU GMO Regulations First
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary could become the first EU member state to implement the union’s new directive on the possibility of restricting the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMO), a farm ministry official said. Speaking on the sidelines of the GMO-Free Europe conference in Berlin, deputy state secretary András Rácz said that aside from implementing the European Union’s directive on the possibility ...
Xpat Opinion: Death Penalty Issue Still In Focus In Hungary
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister proposed a discussion on the death penalty and has got his way: the internet is bursting with comments on the issue. Most object to the idea of re-opening the debate, but some back the Prime Minister’s initiative.
Program Shaping Up For Hungary’s Balaton Sound Festival
- 7 May 2015 12:00 PM
- entertainment
Press Release: The prominent beach party by Lake Balaton, MasterCard Balaton Sound, will open its gates just in 2 months. A 2 kilometer beach right on the festival area, the biggest names of electronic music and 4+1 days of non-stop party are guaranteed features for those, who want to get the most out of their summer. All this happening in the Hungarian town of Zamárdi between 8-12 July.
Együtt, Socialists: Hungary’s PM “Unacceptable” In Europe
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán “did not do well” in either of two debates focusing on Hungary -- in the European Parliament and at a US House subcommittee hearing, the opposition Együtt party said. Orbán was once again forced to defend his policies pursued since 2010, but it is clear that he has become “the lonely leader of Europe”, Nóra Hajdu, the party’s foreign affairs spokesperson, said. Both ...
Hungarians “Should Decide On Immigration Issue”
- 20 May 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Experience shows that regulating immigration from Brussels has proven a failure, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told reporters in Strasbourg. Decisions on whether a country wants to receive refugees should be made at national level, he said. Hungary wants its citizens to be allowed to decide whether or not there should be immigrants on Hungarian territory, the prime minister said before addressing ...
Best Festival In Europe Ready To Rock Budapest Again
- 19 May 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
More than 1,000 performances and activities are lined up for visitors to the annual Sziget Festival on Óbuda Island in 2015, chief organiser Károly Gerendai told us recently. Interest continues to grow in the festival after a new attendance record was set last year with more than 400,000 visitors. This year’s event will run from August 11-17, with a concert by Robbie Williams on August 10, the ...
José Manuel Barroso Condemns Hungarian PM's Politics
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last weekend independent Hungarian television broadcasted an exclusive interview with former president of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso. Although the interview was conducted in English, it was overdubbed in Hungarian. Unfortunately, the original, undubbed version has yet to be published. The following is based on the Hungarian version.
EU Sets Hungary Refugee Quota At 300
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary would be asked to take in 307 refugees annually under a proposed EU quota system outlined on Wednesday by the European Commission. Most of the 20,000 refugees to be admitted to the EU would be settled in Germany, France and Italy.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Hungary Set To Adopt EU GMO Regulations First
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary could become the first EU member state to implement the union’s new directive on the possibility of restricting the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMO), a farm ministry official said. Speaking on the sidelines of the GMO-Free Europe conference in Berlin, deputy state secretary András Rácz said that aside from implementing the European Union’s directive on the possibility ...
Xpat Opinion: Death Penalty Issue Still In Focus In Hungary
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister proposed a discussion on the death penalty and has got his way: the internet is bursting with comments on the issue. Most object to the idea of re-opening the debate, but some back the Prime Minister’s initiative.
Program Shaping Up For Hungary’s Balaton Sound Festival
- 7 May 2015 12:00 PM
- entertainment
Press Release: The prominent beach party by Lake Balaton, MasterCard Balaton Sound, will open its gates just in 2 months. A 2 kilometer beach right on the festival area, the biggest names of electronic music and 4+1 days of non-stop party are guaranteed features for those, who want to get the most out of their summer. All this happening in the Hungarian town of Zamárdi between 8-12 July.