497 result(s) for government spokesman
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of The Homeless In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Perhaps I haven’t spent enough time on the plight of the homeless in Hungary. The United Nations estimates the number of homeless people in Hungary at 30-35,000, of whom about 8,000 are in Budapest. Some of them live in homeless shelters; others, afraid of being robbed, refuse to go there. In any case, there are only about 5,500 places, which is not enough. Some of those counted as homeless ...
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian “Language Strategies”
- 28 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to talk again about one of my hobby horses, foreign language teaching in Hungary. Faithful readers of this blog will undoubtedly recall how often we talked about the shortcomings of the system. Everybody has horror stories about learning a foreign language in Hungary. Although there are some schools that excel in teaching foreign languages, most students leave grade 12 without a working ...
Hungary's Fidesz Gears Up For Party Congress
- 27 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz may decide at its weekend congress to incorporate the lower utility prices in the Basic Law and may also pass a political declaration that the party will protect the rate cuts for the people, Magyar Nemzet learnt.
Xpat Opinion: Doubts About Retaliation In Syria In Hungarian Media
- 30 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators have little doubt about the imminence of punitive strikes against the Assad regime, but are highly sceptical both about their moral grounds and their expected impact.
Xpat Opinion: Life Sentences For Serial Killers In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that justice has been done, but the investigation was too slow and the secret services could have prevented some of the racist and murderous attacks. There is no consensus, however, about the reasons behind the authorities’ poor performance.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán On Football
- 4 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- sport
This morning I read a lengthy interview with Viktor Orbán on the Ferenc Puskás Academy’s website. Several newspapers summarized the prime minister’s thoughts on the state of Hungarian football. The historian Gábor Egry, whom readers of Hungarian Spectrum know from his occasional comments, wrote on Facebook about this interview: “Compulsory reading. Really. Everything one ought to and must know ...
Xpat Opinion: Council Of Europe: Close Attention Rather Than Monitoring Hungary
- 27 Jun 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator finds it ironic that in the pan-European institution the Hungarian government should have been saved from humiliation by Moscow. According to his pro-government counterpart, the match ended in a draw, but the tug of war continues.
RTL Suggests Shut-Down Of State TV In Hungary
- 14 Jun 2013 8:59 AM
- entertainment
In an afternoon news comment on the termination of state-run TV in Greece, RTL Klub made a similar suggestion for the Hungarian government, proposing that state television be shut down to save public money.
Hungary Loses At Strasbourg Court
- 15 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled on Tuesday that Hungary breached the right of ownership by imposing a 98% special tax on a part of the redundancy payment of a Foreign Ministry staff member dismissed from her post.
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of The Homeless In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Perhaps I haven’t spent enough time on the plight of the homeless in Hungary. The United Nations estimates the number of homeless people in Hungary at 30-35,000, of whom about 8,000 are in Budapest. Some of them live in homeless shelters; others, afraid of being robbed, refuse to go there. In any case, there are only about 5,500 places, which is not enough. Some of those counted as homeless ...
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian “Language Strategies”
- 28 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to talk again about one of my hobby horses, foreign language teaching in Hungary. Faithful readers of this blog will undoubtedly recall how often we talked about the shortcomings of the system. Everybody has horror stories about learning a foreign language in Hungary. Although there are some schools that excel in teaching foreign languages, most students leave grade 12 without a working ...
Hungary's Fidesz Gears Up For Party Congress
- 27 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz may decide at its weekend congress to incorporate the lower utility prices in the Basic Law and may also pass a political declaration that the party will protect the rate cuts for the people, Magyar Nemzet learnt.
Xpat Opinion: Doubts About Retaliation In Syria In Hungarian Media
- 30 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators have little doubt about the imminence of punitive strikes against the Assad regime, but are highly sceptical both about their moral grounds and their expected impact.
Xpat Opinion: Life Sentences For Serial Killers In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that justice has been done, but the investigation was too slow and the secret services could have prevented some of the racist and murderous attacks. There is no consensus, however, about the reasons behind the authorities’ poor performance.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán On Football
- 4 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- sport
This morning I read a lengthy interview with Viktor Orbán on the Ferenc Puskás Academy’s website. Several newspapers summarized the prime minister’s thoughts on the state of Hungarian football. The historian Gábor Egry, whom readers of Hungarian Spectrum know from his occasional comments, wrote on Facebook about this interview: “Compulsory reading. Really. Everything one ought to and must know ...
Xpat Opinion: Council Of Europe: Close Attention Rather Than Monitoring Hungary
- 27 Jun 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator finds it ironic that in the pan-European institution the Hungarian government should have been saved from humiliation by Moscow. According to his pro-government counterpart, the match ended in a draw, but the tug of war continues.
RTL Suggests Shut-Down Of State TV In Hungary
- 14 Jun 2013 8:59 AM
- entertainment
In an afternoon news comment on the termination of state-run TV in Greece, RTL Klub made a similar suggestion for the Hungarian government, proposing that state television be shut down to save public money.
Hungary Loses At Strasbourg Court
- 15 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled on Tuesday that Hungary breached the right of ownership by imposing a 98% special tax on a part of the redundancy payment of a Foreign Ministry staff member dismissed from her post.