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Xpat Opinion: U.S. Congressman Smith: Hungarian Gov’s Reelection Is A “Win For Democracy & Human Rights”
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“I urge the opposition to participate actively in the legislative process and not to poison the wells by misrepresenting Hungary’s electoral process,” writes Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey.
Hungarian Football Legend Grosics Turns 88
- 4 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
Legendary Hungarian goalkeeper Gyula Grosics was greeted on his 88th birthday in Budapest on Monday at the elementary school that bears his name. Minister of State for Sports and Youth István Simicskó said at the ceremony that while birthdays are usually family events, there are some extraordinary people whose birthdays the entire nation should celebrate, and asked the school’s students to always ...
Xpat Opinion: Colleen Bell, US Amb Designate To Hungary, Before The Senate
- 24 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On September 26, 2013 I wrote about the likelihood that the next ambassador to Hungary will a political appointee, Colleen Bell, producer of the TV soap “The Bold and the Beautiful.” At the time I expressed my dismay over the appointment. Not because I had anything against Ms Bell but because I consider the political situation so serious in Hungary that I think it would behoove US interests to ...
US Senator Cardin Criticises Hungary
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
US Democrat Senator Ben Cardin expressed concerns about human rights in Hungary in the US Senate on Friday. Cardin, who as chairman of the US Helsinki Committee conducted a hearing on the issue in March, said the church law remains problematic because Parliament has an “unreviewable” power to decide what is or is not a recognised church.
Xpat Opinion: Senator Ben Cardin: Human Rights In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The following remarks by Ben Cardin, senator from Maryland, were delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Friday, December 13, 2013. Senator Cardin is deeply interested in foreign affairs and sits on the Committee on Foreign Relations. He is also the co-chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, otherwise known as the Helsinki Commission. Senator Cardin addressed the ...
Xpat Opinion: Outrageous Police Reaction To Crimes Against The Hungarian Roma
- 7 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic is the Hungarian police’s decision not to investigate the attack on a Roma family in Devecser, one of the villages that earlier fell victim to the red sludge that covered acres and acres of land around a factory producing aluminum. I didn’t deal with this specific incident except as one in a series of anti-Roma attacks by far-right groups during the summer of 2012.
XpatLoop Interview: József Vágó, CEO Of Sólyom Airways
- 2 Oct 2013 12:00 PM
József Vágó (45) CEO of SÓLYOM Hungarian Airways Ltd. was born in Budapest, Hungary. He started his aviation career in 1987 at the Russian Military Aviation Academy as a trainee fighter pilot. After finishing the Academy with excellent results, he became a pilot (lieutenant) in the Hungarian Air Force.
Budapest Is The World’s Third Most 'Honest City'
- 26 Sep 2013 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Based on a recent social experiment by Reader’s Digest, where wallets were dropped in 16 cities around the world and then it was counted how many were given back, Budapest won the bronze medal. Reporters from the magazine dropped the wallets containing the equivalent of $50 in cash, a cell phone number, coupons, business cards and a family photo in public places from Bucharest to Rio de Janeiro, ...
Hungary, Finland Agree EU Should Stay Intact, Says Zsolt Németh
- 19 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and Finland have an interest in maintaining European Union unity since otherwise future integration would be compromised, Zsolt Németh, state secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary said in Helsinki on 19 September.
Xpat Opinion: U.S. Congressman Smith: Hungarian Gov’s Reelection Is A “Win For Democracy & Human Rights”
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“I urge the opposition to participate actively in the legislative process and not to poison the wells by misrepresenting Hungary’s electoral process,” writes Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey.
Hungarian Football Legend Grosics Turns 88
- 4 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
Legendary Hungarian goalkeeper Gyula Grosics was greeted on his 88th birthday in Budapest on Monday at the elementary school that bears his name. Minister of State for Sports and Youth István Simicskó said at the ceremony that while birthdays are usually family events, there are some extraordinary people whose birthdays the entire nation should celebrate, and asked the school’s students to always ...
Xpat Opinion: Colleen Bell, US Amb Designate To Hungary, Before The Senate
- 24 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On September 26, 2013 I wrote about the likelihood that the next ambassador to Hungary will a political appointee, Colleen Bell, producer of the TV soap “The Bold and the Beautiful.” At the time I expressed my dismay over the appointment. Not because I had anything against Ms Bell but because I consider the political situation so serious in Hungary that I think it would behoove US interests to ...
US Senator Cardin Criticises Hungary
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
US Democrat Senator Ben Cardin expressed concerns about human rights in Hungary in the US Senate on Friday. Cardin, who as chairman of the US Helsinki Committee conducted a hearing on the issue in March, said the church law remains problematic because Parliament has an “unreviewable” power to decide what is or is not a recognised church.
Xpat Opinion: Senator Ben Cardin: Human Rights In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The following remarks by Ben Cardin, senator from Maryland, were delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Friday, December 13, 2013. Senator Cardin is deeply interested in foreign affairs and sits on the Committee on Foreign Relations. He is also the co-chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, otherwise known as the Helsinki Commission. Senator Cardin addressed the ...
Xpat Opinion: Outrageous Police Reaction To Crimes Against The Hungarian Roma
- 7 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic is the Hungarian police’s decision not to investigate the attack on a Roma family in Devecser, one of the villages that earlier fell victim to the red sludge that covered acres and acres of land around a factory producing aluminum. I didn’t deal with this specific incident except as one in a series of anti-Roma attacks by far-right groups during the summer of 2012.
XpatLoop Interview: József Vágó, CEO Of Sólyom Airways
- 2 Oct 2013 12:00 PM
József Vágó (45) CEO of SÓLYOM Hungarian Airways Ltd. was born in Budapest, Hungary. He started his aviation career in 1987 at the Russian Military Aviation Academy as a trainee fighter pilot. After finishing the Academy with excellent results, he became a pilot (lieutenant) in the Hungarian Air Force.
Budapest Is The World’s Third Most 'Honest City'
- 26 Sep 2013 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Based on a recent social experiment by Reader’s Digest, where wallets were dropped in 16 cities around the world and then it was counted how many were given back, Budapest won the bronze medal. Reporters from the magazine dropped the wallets containing the equivalent of $50 in cash, a cell phone number, coupons, business cards and a family photo in public places from Bucharest to Rio de Janeiro, ...
Hungary, Finland Agree EU Should Stay Intact, Says Zsolt Németh
- 19 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and Finland have an interest in maintaining European Union unity since otherwise future integration would be compromised, Zsolt Németh, state secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary said in Helsinki on 19 September.