162 result(s) for governance
Xpat Opinion: Weeklies On Teachers’ Protest
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal weeklies accuse the government of destroying the education system. A pro-government commentator, on the other hand, speculates that the opposition parties are orchestrating the teachers’ protests in the hope that they can bring down the Orbán government, if another flow of migrants reaches Hungary in the spring.
Hungary Must Not Return To Education System In Place Before 2010
- 8 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Mr. Orbán explained that the Cabinet supports the principle of open governance: it wants to hear everyone’s opinions and it has great hopes for the National Teachers’ Chamber, which was established in order to discuss internal specialist matters in an apolitical manner. He added that he understands teachers’ concerns, and these will be discussed: there is continuous dialogue, the Round Table for ...
Budapest Court Acquits Officials Of Charges Over 2008 Real Estate Resale
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- property
A Budapest court has acquitted a former Moscow ambassador and six other defendants of charges of misappropriation, accessory to a crime and forgery in a real estate case. According to the indictment, Árpád Székely, ambassador at the time, had signed contracts of the sale of a property in 2008 without his superiors knowing. The other accused were trying to cover up his acts.
Hungary’s PM: Europe In Midst Of “Mass Invasion,” Of Which Not Fully Aware
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe is in the midst of “mass invasion”, but is “not yet fully aware” of the challenge it poses to the continent’s culture, way of life and conduct of affairs, the prime minister said at the opening of the World Science Forum conference in Budapest. This mass migration poses a never-before-seen challenge and it can “crush and bury the way of life we have known until now,” Viktor Orbán said, ...
Fitch: Hungary Among Most Likely Sovereigns For Investment Grade Upgrade
- 4 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s “BB+” sovereign credit rating is a single notch below investment grade and its outlook is positive and it is likely to be upgraded to investment category, Fitch Ratings said. Ever since Hungary was downgraded to speculative grade in January 2012, its credit profile has improved considerably, consistent with the current positive outlook, Fitch said.
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
Hungarian Left-Wing Politicians' Reactions To Gyurcsány's New Pamphlet
- 31 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
For now, the Socialists (MSZP) and the center left Együtt party (Together) do not wish to officially comment on Ferenc Gyurcsány's pamphlet in which the Chairman of the Democratic Coalition talked about the necessity of a common platform and leadership for the Left in order to be able to defeat the Fidesz-led government. Multiple politicians of the democratic opposition claimed in the background ...
Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány’s Roadmap To Change Orbán's Government
- 26 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, the former prime minister of Hungary and chairman of the Democratic Coalition (DK), released a 20-page political pamphlet titled "Many for Hungary" (Sokak Magyarországért). "Many people hope that Orbán and his system would collapse under the weight of its own corruption, or be swept away by an international financial or political crisis.
Xpat Interview: Peter Szilagyi, Associate Professor of Finance at CEU Business School
- 6 Oct 2015 12:00 PM
Peter Szilagyi is Associate Professor of Finance at CEU Business School, and Director of the MSc in Finance program. The MSc in Finance is a one-year program with the possibility to extend, and runs both full and part-time. The next program starts in February 2016, with applications accepted until December 1.
Xpat Opinion: Weeklies On Teachers’ Protest
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal weeklies accuse the government of destroying the education system. A pro-government commentator, on the other hand, speculates that the opposition parties are orchestrating the teachers’ protests in the hope that they can bring down the Orbán government, if another flow of migrants reaches Hungary in the spring.
Hungary Must Not Return To Education System In Place Before 2010
- 8 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Mr. Orbán explained that the Cabinet supports the principle of open governance: it wants to hear everyone’s opinions and it has great hopes for the National Teachers’ Chamber, which was established in order to discuss internal specialist matters in an apolitical manner. He added that he understands teachers’ concerns, and these will be discussed: there is continuous dialogue, the Round Table for ...
Budapest Court Acquits Officials Of Charges Over 2008 Real Estate Resale
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- property
A Budapest court has acquitted a former Moscow ambassador and six other defendants of charges of misappropriation, accessory to a crime and forgery in a real estate case. According to the indictment, Árpád Székely, ambassador at the time, had signed contracts of the sale of a property in 2008 without his superiors knowing. The other accused were trying to cover up his acts.
Hungary’s PM: Europe In Midst Of “Mass Invasion,” Of Which Not Fully Aware
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe is in the midst of “mass invasion”, but is “not yet fully aware” of the challenge it poses to the continent’s culture, way of life and conduct of affairs, the prime minister said at the opening of the World Science Forum conference in Budapest. This mass migration poses a never-before-seen challenge and it can “crush and bury the way of life we have known until now,” Viktor Orbán said, ...
Fitch: Hungary Among Most Likely Sovereigns For Investment Grade Upgrade
- 4 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s “BB+” sovereign credit rating is a single notch below investment grade and its outlook is positive and it is likely to be upgraded to investment category, Fitch Ratings said. Ever since Hungary was downgraded to speculative grade in January 2012, its credit profile has improved considerably, consistent with the current positive outlook, Fitch said.
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
Hungarian Left-Wing Politicians' Reactions To Gyurcsány's New Pamphlet
- 31 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
For now, the Socialists (MSZP) and the center left Együtt party (Together) do not wish to officially comment on Ferenc Gyurcsány's pamphlet in which the Chairman of the Democratic Coalition talked about the necessity of a common platform and leadership for the Left in order to be able to defeat the Fidesz-led government. Multiple politicians of the democratic opposition claimed in the background ...
Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány’s Roadmap To Change Orbán's Government
- 26 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, the former prime minister of Hungary and chairman of the Democratic Coalition (DK), released a 20-page political pamphlet titled "Many for Hungary" (Sokak Magyarországért). "Many people hope that Orbán and his system would collapse under the weight of its own corruption, or be swept away by an international financial or political crisis.
Xpat Interview: Peter Szilagyi, Associate Professor of Finance at CEU Business School
- 6 Oct 2015 12:00 PM
Peter Szilagyi is Associate Professor of Finance at CEU Business School, and Director of the MSc in Finance program. The MSc in Finance is a one-year program with the possibility to extend, and runs both full and part-time. The next program starts in February 2016, with applications accepted until December 1.