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How Did Hungary Manage To Get Caught In This International Vice?
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Internet tax dispute temporarily covered it up, but once the idea of introducing the tax was dropped, Hungary's other “list of sins” came back onto the front burner. “Heti Válasz” is now taking a look at the list to see which of the American and European Union criticisms have become irrelevant, which are the ones where Hungary has won a skirmish and which are those we're about to lose.
IEA Could Move Headquarters To Budapest
- 20 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The International Energy Agency (IEA) could move its headquarters from Paris to Budapest in 2017, business daily Világgazdaság said. The government has authorised the economy minister to offer the agency the use of a property in Budapest free of charge under a government resolution published in the official gazette Magyar Közlöny.
Budapest’s Ludwig Museum Celebrates 25 Years Of Existence
- 20 Nov 2014 1:30 AM
- community & culture
The Ludwig Museum and Gallery of Contemporary Art opened an exhibition presenting 80 works of 60 contemporary artists on Thursday to celebrate its 25-year existence.
Hungarian Government In A Bind
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will have the toughest period of his career if both the United States administration and the newly installed European Commission maintain their criticism of his government's policies. That is a likely scenario, and the European People's Party is now less eager to back him. At stake is how to ensure funds for the development of the Hungarian economy.
Hungarian MPs Propose Locking Interest Rates On Retail Loans For 3 Years
- 5 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers of the ruling Fidesz-KDNP alliance have proposed that banks should be allowed to change interest rates and interest rate margins in retail loan contracts only once every three years, parliamentary group leader Antal Rogán said.
Fully Booked: Bonfire Night Party, Zsófia Boat
- 4 Nov 2014 10:59 AM
- community & culture
You’re cordially invited to mix and mingle with 200 fellow Xpats in Budapest on Wednesday 5 November. This year the annual XpatLoop birthday bash will feature a one hour cruise, sweet sounds all evening from the Music Sommelier, and a few surprises will all add up to make this an enjoyable and worthwhile social networking event. ‘Remember, remember’ it's a feel good Guy Fawkes* party sponsored by ...
Hungarian Opposition Parties Mixed On Shelved Internet Tax
- 31 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party’s deputy leader Előd Novák said his party was partly to thank for the government “backing off” on the internet tax. Novák said the government should instead make plans for introducing a basic internet service available free of charge in order to make telecommuting and electronic administration accessible to those who cannot afford Hungary’s internet fees, ...
Xpat Opinion: America Wants Policy Change In Hungary
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum agree that the United States wants Hungary to reverse the political course it has been following for the past few years. All place the recent American entry ban imposed on six Hungarian personalities suspected of corruption in this context. But they disagree on who is right and who is wrong in this dispute.
US Bans Alleged Corrupt Hungarian Gov’t Officials
- 20 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US has banned several Hungarian officials, some of them members of the government, due to their involvement in corruption, US chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend confirmed at a Friday press conference. America’s top diplomat in Hungary spoke to reporters after he was summoned to the foreign ministry, where he was asked to share any evidence of corruption.
How Did Hungary Manage To Get Caught In This International Vice?
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Internet tax dispute temporarily covered it up, but once the idea of introducing the tax was dropped, Hungary's other “list of sins” came back onto the front burner. “Heti Válasz” is now taking a look at the list to see which of the American and European Union criticisms have become irrelevant, which are the ones where Hungary has won a skirmish and which are those we're about to lose.
IEA Could Move Headquarters To Budapest
- 20 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The International Energy Agency (IEA) could move its headquarters from Paris to Budapest in 2017, business daily Világgazdaság said. The government has authorised the economy minister to offer the agency the use of a property in Budapest free of charge under a government resolution published in the official gazette Magyar Közlöny.
Budapest’s Ludwig Museum Celebrates 25 Years Of Existence
- 20 Nov 2014 1:30 AM
- community & culture
The Ludwig Museum and Gallery of Contemporary Art opened an exhibition presenting 80 works of 60 contemporary artists on Thursday to celebrate its 25-year existence.
Hungarian Government In A Bind
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will have the toughest period of his career if both the United States administration and the newly installed European Commission maintain their criticism of his government's policies. That is a likely scenario, and the European People's Party is now less eager to back him. At stake is how to ensure funds for the development of the Hungarian economy.
Hungarian MPs Propose Locking Interest Rates On Retail Loans For 3 Years
- 5 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers of the ruling Fidesz-KDNP alliance have proposed that banks should be allowed to change interest rates and interest rate margins in retail loan contracts only once every three years, parliamentary group leader Antal Rogán said.
Fully Booked: Bonfire Night Party, Zsófia Boat
- 4 Nov 2014 10:59 AM
- community & culture
You’re cordially invited to mix and mingle with 200 fellow Xpats in Budapest on Wednesday 5 November. This year the annual XpatLoop birthday bash will feature a one hour cruise, sweet sounds all evening from the Music Sommelier, and a few surprises will all add up to make this an enjoyable and worthwhile social networking event. ‘Remember, remember’ it's a feel good Guy Fawkes* party sponsored by ...
Hungarian Opposition Parties Mixed On Shelved Internet Tax
- 31 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party’s deputy leader Előd Novák said his party was partly to thank for the government “backing off” on the internet tax. Novák said the government should instead make plans for introducing a basic internet service available free of charge in order to make telecommuting and electronic administration accessible to those who cannot afford Hungary’s internet fees, ...
Xpat Opinion: America Wants Policy Change In Hungary
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum agree that the United States wants Hungary to reverse the political course it has been following for the past few years. All place the recent American entry ban imposed on six Hungarian personalities suspected of corruption in this context. But they disagree on who is right and who is wrong in this dispute.
US Bans Alleged Corrupt Hungarian Gov’t Officials
- 20 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US has banned several Hungarian officials, some of them members of the government, due to their involvement in corruption, US chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend confirmed at a Friday press conference. America’s top diplomat in Hungary spoke to reporters after he was summoned to the foreign ministry, where he was asked to share any evidence of corruption.