63 result(s) for great market budapest in Current Affairs
Xpat Opinion: What Are These New Laws In Hungary All About?
- 13 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Hungarian politics have, in the past three years, undergone a wholesale renewal. In addition to the creation of a new constitution, the Fundamental Law, about 720 new laws and statutes have hit the books. Even a broad summary of these changes would consume thousands of words and would risk boring my readers. So let’s stick to the highlights: I’ll discuss the most important laws ...
Xpat Opionion: ’Hunger Marchers’ Reach Budapest
- 13 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An influential right wing pundit claims the demonstration is a joint MSZP-Jobbik attack on the government, while independent bloggers accuse the official parliamentary guard of complicity in setting up a counter-demonstration banner in front of Parliament. A libertarian commentator finds it rather sad that marching people still expect the government to provide them with “work and bread”, instead ...
Minister Of State Cséfalvay On The Hungarian Economy And Talks With The IMF
- 17 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“Europe was slumbering in the past decade and so was Hungary”, as no real reforms had been implemented either domestically or abroad – Minister of State for Economic Strategy pointed out in his speech held at the Budapest Economic Forum. The Minister of State at the Ministry for National Economy has described those key reasons which had caused a dual, political-economic crisis in the euro-zone ...
Xpat Opinion: The Abortion Pill In Hungary
- 28 May 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
It is truly amazing how much power and influence a nonexistent party can assert on its coalition partner. I’m talking about the Christian Democratic People’s Party or KDNP (Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt). This non-party, which is not even considered to be a full-fledged coalition party by Fidesz, has enormous influence, for example, on education.
U.S. - Hungarian Agreement On Intellectual Property
- 12 Apr 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
"The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will expedite patent recognition between the U.S. and Hungary.
Hungary Is Preparing For A National Holiday
- 12 Mar 2012 8:04 AM
- current affairs
"The fifteenth of March is one of the most important Hungarian national holidays. It is the anniversary of the 1848 revolution. The Government is in the last phase of its preparations for this year’s programmes to which, similar to last year’s events, everyone is welcome, from the youngest to the oldest. This national holiday, too, as all others since the change of government in 2010, will be ...
Malév Grounded, Hungarian Airline Crisis Advice
- 3 Feb 2012 10:11 AM
- current affairs
Malév stopped operations after 66 years of flying this morning at 6am CET, Friday 3 February. A company announcement explained the shutdown was due to the airline being unable to finance advance payments to its service partners who had “lost trust” in the Hungarian national carrier. XpatLoop.com was invited to a special event in Budapest today where
Hungary Prepares For Adulthood In The European Union
- 29 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"In January 2011 Hungary will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Its six-month term will be an interesting period for Hungary and the EU alike. Hungary will coordinate the Council’s vast bureaucratic and decision-making apparatus while not being able to rely on any significant wealth of accumulated knowledge about some of its workings due to the novelty of the Lisbon ...
Far-Right Jobbik Gathers Perilous Clouds Over Hungary - International Press
- 14 Apr 2010 4:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary’s Socialist Party (MSZP) has received nearly 1.4 million votes less on Sunday, while centre-right Fidesz garnered almost 400,000 votes more than in the first round of the 2006 general elections. Fidesz looks set to gain a two-thirds majority in Parliament that would enable it to amend any legislation, including the constitution. Analysts expect the market reaction to be muted but ...
Xpat Opinion: What Are These New Laws In Hungary All About?
- 13 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Hungarian politics have, in the past three years, undergone a wholesale renewal. In addition to the creation of a new constitution, the Fundamental Law, about 720 new laws and statutes have hit the books. Even a broad summary of these changes would consume thousands of words and would risk boring my readers. So let’s stick to the highlights: I’ll discuss the most important laws ...
Xpat Opionion: ’Hunger Marchers’ Reach Budapest
- 13 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An influential right wing pundit claims the demonstration is a joint MSZP-Jobbik attack on the government, while independent bloggers accuse the official parliamentary guard of complicity in setting up a counter-demonstration banner in front of Parliament. A libertarian commentator finds it rather sad that marching people still expect the government to provide them with “work and bread”, instead ...
Minister Of State Cséfalvay On The Hungarian Economy And Talks With The IMF
- 17 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“Europe was slumbering in the past decade and so was Hungary”, as no real reforms had been implemented either domestically or abroad – Minister of State for Economic Strategy pointed out in his speech held at the Budapest Economic Forum. The Minister of State at the Ministry for National Economy has described those key reasons which had caused a dual, political-economic crisis in the euro-zone ...
Xpat Opinion: The Abortion Pill In Hungary
- 28 May 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
It is truly amazing how much power and influence a nonexistent party can assert on its coalition partner. I’m talking about the Christian Democratic People’s Party or KDNP (Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt). This non-party, which is not even considered to be a full-fledged coalition party by Fidesz, has enormous influence, for example, on education.
U.S. - Hungarian Agreement On Intellectual Property
- 12 Apr 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
"The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will expedite patent recognition between the U.S. and Hungary.
Hungary Is Preparing For A National Holiday
- 12 Mar 2012 8:04 AM
- current affairs
"The fifteenth of March is one of the most important Hungarian national holidays. It is the anniversary of the 1848 revolution. The Government is in the last phase of its preparations for this year’s programmes to which, similar to last year’s events, everyone is welcome, from the youngest to the oldest. This national holiday, too, as all others since the change of government in 2010, will be ...
Malév Grounded, Hungarian Airline Crisis Advice
- 3 Feb 2012 10:11 AM
- current affairs
Malév stopped operations after 66 years of flying this morning at 6am CET, Friday 3 February. A company announcement explained the shutdown was due to the airline being unable to finance advance payments to its service partners who had “lost trust” in the Hungarian national carrier. XpatLoop.com was invited to a special event in Budapest today where
Hungary Prepares For Adulthood In The European Union
- 29 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"In January 2011 Hungary will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Its six-month term will be an interesting period for Hungary and the EU alike. Hungary will coordinate the Council’s vast bureaucratic and decision-making apparatus while not being able to rely on any significant wealth of accumulated knowledge about some of its workings due to the novelty of the Lisbon ...
Far-Right Jobbik Gathers Perilous Clouds Over Hungary - International Press
- 14 Apr 2010 4:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary’s Socialist Party (MSZP) has received nearly 1.4 million votes less on Sunday, while centre-right Fidesz garnered almost 400,000 votes more than in the first round of the 2006 general elections. Fidesz looks set to gain a two-thirds majority in Parliament that would enable it to amend any legislation, including the constitution. Analysts expect the market reaction to be muted but ...