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Xpat Opinion: Azeri Axe Murderer & Confronting The IMF – Last Week’s Lead Stories In Hungary
- 10 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The dominant themes in Hungarian politics last week, the extradition of the Azeri murderer and the Prime Minister’s stance on the IMF talks are interpreted along political lines: commentators on the left call Orbán names including “traitor” and “liar”, while the premier’s supporters argue that critics on the left have no national feelings at all.
Xpat Opinion: Axe Murderer Diplomacy In Hungary
- 6 Sep 2012 12:40 PM
- current affairs
During the famous ping-pong diplomacy of the 1970s, the People’s Republic of China and the US exchanged visits by table tennis players to pave the way for improved relations between the two countries. In a slight modification of the original model, Hungary is sending an axe murderer to follow up on previous improvements in the country’s relationship with gas-rich Azerbaijan.
Xpat Opinion: A Sinking Ship? Is It Time For Orbán’s Hungary To Turn Westward?
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as I feared, we will have to return to Azerbaijan, not so much as a diplomatic issue but as a part of the financial plans that may have been behind the decision to release a convicted murderer to Baku. Because surely no one will believe the story the Hungarian Foreign Ministry came up with yesterday, that Hungary was conned by the Azeris. The current claim is that the Hungarians believed in ...
Xpat Opinion: Critics Trying To Capitalize On Azeri Scandal In Hungary
- 5 Sep 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság, the leading opposition daily publishes the third front page editorial in a row accusing the government of immoral behaviour and calling for heads to roll, while the extreme right Jobbik leader lectures the government on foreign policy. Independent analysts warn that Hungary has become laughing stock without any tangible results in the balance.
Protests Continue Against Azeri Extradition In Hungary
- 5 Sep 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Some 2,000 people converged on Kossuth tér on a call from the organisation One Million for Hungarian Press Freedom on Tuesday evening to apologise to Armenians and lambaste Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over the extradition of Azeri officer Ramil Safarov last Friday. Safarov was serving a sentence in Hungary for murdering a fellow soldier from Armenia while both were attending a NATO course in ...
The Many Faces Of Hungary – Budapest Hosts Jewish & Catholic Festivals
- 5 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s annual Jewish Summer Festival has become one of the most important and most popular cultural events in Hungary. This year the festival was held for the fifteenth time, between 26 August and 4 September, and it provided an amazing range of events, such as klezmer-influenced urban and pop music, classical and jazz performances, concerts and exhibitions.
Hungarian Gov's Reactions To The Sudden Release Of Ramil Sahib Safarov By Azeri Authorities
- 4 Sep 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán emphasised on Monday that Hungary complied with international regulations regarding Ramil Sahib Safarov’s transfer to Azerbaijan. He added that the rules of international law are shaped openly and not on the basis of secret agreements.
Xpat Opinion: An Argument In Favour Of The PM’s Idea Of Placing Half Of The Banks In Hungarian Hands
- 4 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- business
A pro-government analyst approves the Prime Minister’s idea that at least half of Hungary’s banking sector ought to be in Hungarian hands. Three days after defending Viktor Orbán’s plan to buy back Hungary’s main gas supply chain from its German owner (see BudaPost, August 29), Magyar Nemzet’s Csaba Erdősi elaborates on why he believes it would make sense to have a substantial proportion of the ...
Xpat Opinion: Battle Rages On Over Freed Azeri Convict
- 4 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators argue over the moral and political implications of what critics consider a diplomatic blunder. Right-wing pundits accuse Western critics of hypocrisy, while Népszabadság finds the official protest from the government hardly credible.
Xpat Opinion: Azeri Axe Murderer & Confronting The IMF – Last Week’s Lead Stories In Hungary
- 10 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The dominant themes in Hungarian politics last week, the extradition of the Azeri murderer and the Prime Minister’s stance on the IMF talks are interpreted along political lines: commentators on the left call Orbán names including “traitor” and “liar”, while the premier’s supporters argue that critics on the left have no national feelings at all.
Xpat Opinion: Axe Murderer Diplomacy In Hungary
- 6 Sep 2012 12:40 PM
- current affairs
During the famous ping-pong diplomacy of the 1970s, the People’s Republic of China and the US exchanged visits by table tennis players to pave the way for improved relations between the two countries. In a slight modification of the original model, Hungary is sending an axe murderer to follow up on previous improvements in the country’s relationship with gas-rich Azerbaijan.
Xpat Opinion: A Sinking Ship? Is It Time For Orbán’s Hungary To Turn Westward?
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as I feared, we will have to return to Azerbaijan, not so much as a diplomatic issue but as a part of the financial plans that may have been behind the decision to release a convicted murderer to Baku. Because surely no one will believe the story the Hungarian Foreign Ministry came up with yesterday, that Hungary was conned by the Azeris. The current claim is that the Hungarians believed in ...
Xpat Opinion: Critics Trying To Capitalize On Azeri Scandal In Hungary
- 5 Sep 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság, the leading opposition daily publishes the third front page editorial in a row accusing the government of immoral behaviour and calling for heads to roll, while the extreme right Jobbik leader lectures the government on foreign policy. Independent analysts warn that Hungary has become laughing stock without any tangible results in the balance.
Protests Continue Against Azeri Extradition In Hungary
- 5 Sep 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Some 2,000 people converged on Kossuth tér on a call from the organisation One Million for Hungarian Press Freedom on Tuesday evening to apologise to Armenians and lambaste Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over the extradition of Azeri officer Ramil Safarov last Friday. Safarov was serving a sentence in Hungary for murdering a fellow soldier from Armenia while both were attending a NATO course in ...
The Many Faces Of Hungary – Budapest Hosts Jewish & Catholic Festivals
- 5 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s annual Jewish Summer Festival has become one of the most important and most popular cultural events in Hungary. This year the festival was held for the fifteenth time, between 26 August and 4 September, and it provided an amazing range of events, such as klezmer-influenced urban and pop music, classical and jazz performances, concerts and exhibitions.
Hungarian Gov's Reactions To The Sudden Release Of Ramil Sahib Safarov By Azeri Authorities
- 4 Sep 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán emphasised on Monday that Hungary complied with international regulations regarding Ramil Sahib Safarov’s transfer to Azerbaijan. He added that the rules of international law are shaped openly and not on the basis of secret agreements.
Xpat Opinion: An Argument In Favour Of The PM’s Idea Of Placing Half Of The Banks In Hungarian Hands
- 4 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- business
A pro-government analyst approves the Prime Minister’s idea that at least half of Hungary’s banking sector ought to be in Hungarian hands. Three days after defending Viktor Orbán’s plan to buy back Hungary’s main gas supply chain from its German owner (see BudaPost, August 29), Magyar Nemzet’s Csaba Erdősi elaborates on why he believes it would make sense to have a substantial proportion of the ...
Xpat Opinion: Battle Rages On Over Freed Azeri Convict
- 4 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators argue over the moral and political implications of what critics consider a diplomatic blunder. Right-wing pundits accuse Western critics of hypocrisy, while Népszabadság finds the official protest from the government hardly credible.