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Simicska: Orbán Said He Refused To Enroll As Spy But “Now I Don’t Know What To Think”
- 12 Mar 2015 12:30 AM
- current affairs
Businessman Lajos Simicska has said that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán “reported on him” to the communist authorities with his knowledge during their military service in the 1980s. Simicska told the Mandiner blog in an interview that the authorities had put him under surveillance during the communist era.
Xpat Opinion: Reverberations After Lajos Simicska’s Revelations About Viktor Orbán
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Lajos Simicska’s revelations about Viktor Orbán’s alleged involvement in the state security apparatus in 1981-1982 have given rise to accusations and counterclaims. And all the larger papers have published timelines of the allegations that surfaced here and there about Viktor Orbán’s possible informer past.
Fate Of Major Budapest Railway Station Uncertain After Buttress Collapses
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
While the Hungarian state railway carrier MÁV has received permission to reconstruct a collapsed buttress which has been blocking access to Déli pályaudvar in central Buda since January, the station’s future is uncertain.
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...
Hungarian Health Care Workers Earn 1/10th That Of Their Western Counterparts
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The people need to understand that we are not talking about how much residents or expert doctors make, but whether they will be treated when they go to hospital, says Tamás Dénes, President of the Hungarian Residents Association. Doctors and expert health workers are moving abroad because of low wages and poor working conditions.
Xpat Opinion: Ruminations On Hungarian Health Care System
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The leading left-wing daily calls for privatization or substantial extra public spending in the health care system in order to overcome current underfinancing. A liberal commentator fears that the government’s plans to raise wages will not deter doctors from leaving the country or accepting cash ‘bonuses’ from patients.
Melia’s Talks In Budapest Focus On Rule Of Law
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The United States will continue to advocate for good governance, rule of law, and human rights in Hungary, the US State Department said in a statement in connection with a March 1-2 visit by Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Melia. “Dialogue in the bilateral relationship with Hungary will continue to include the United States’ concern for fundamental freedoms, democratic procedures and rule of ...
Hungary: Ideal Gateway For West-Bound Asylum-Seekers
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By mid-February 2015 more asylum-seekers had entered Hungary than the whole of the European Union by late March 2014. Where are they coming from? Of all the countries of the European Union, why are they converging on Hungary? Why is this country a prime destination for Kosovars? Why is the ostensibly impenetrable Schengen frontier full of holes?
Farewell To Sunday Shopping In Hungary
- 6 Mar 2015 8:02 AM
- shopping
As we all probably heard about it, Sunday shopping is about to change in some surprising ways. March 8th will be the last Sunday on which we can all enjoy our final pleasant, unrestricted shopping.
Simicska: Orbán Said He Refused To Enroll As Spy But “Now I Don’t Know What To Think”
- 12 Mar 2015 12:30 AM
- current affairs
Businessman Lajos Simicska has said that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán “reported on him” to the communist authorities with his knowledge during their military service in the 1980s. Simicska told the Mandiner blog in an interview that the authorities had put him under surveillance during the communist era.
Xpat Opinion: Reverberations After Lajos Simicska’s Revelations About Viktor Orbán
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Lajos Simicska’s revelations about Viktor Orbán’s alleged involvement in the state security apparatus in 1981-1982 have given rise to accusations and counterclaims. And all the larger papers have published timelines of the allegations that surfaced here and there about Viktor Orbán’s possible informer past.
Fate Of Major Budapest Railway Station Uncertain After Buttress Collapses
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
While the Hungarian state railway carrier MÁV has received permission to reconstruct a collapsed buttress which has been blocking access to Déli pályaudvar in central Buda since January, the station’s future is uncertain.
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...
Hungarian Health Care Workers Earn 1/10th That Of Their Western Counterparts
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The people need to understand that we are not talking about how much residents or expert doctors make, but whether they will be treated when they go to hospital, says Tamás Dénes, President of the Hungarian Residents Association. Doctors and expert health workers are moving abroad because of low wages and poor working conditions.
Xpat Opinion: Ruminations On Hungarian Health Care System
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The leading left-wing daily calls for privatization or substantial extra public spending in the health care system in order to overcome current underfinancing. A liberal commentator fears that the government’s plans to raise wages will not deter doctors from leaving the country or accepting cash ‘bonuses’ from patients.
Melia’s Talks In Budapest Focus On Rule Of Law
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The United States will continue to advocate for good governance, rule of law, and human rights in Hungary, the US State Department said in a statement in connection with a March 1-2 visit by Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Melia. “Dialogue in the bilateral relationship with Hungary will continue to include the United States’ concern for fundamental freedoms, democratic procedures and rule of ...
Hungary: Ideal Gateway For West-Bound Asylum-Seekers
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By mid-February 2015 more asylum-seekers had entered Hungary than the whole of the European Union by late March 2014. Where are they coming from? Of all the countries of the European Union, why are they converging on Hungary? Why is this country a prime destination for Kosovars? Why is the ostensibly impenetrable Schengen frontier full of holes?
Farewell To Sunday Shopping In Hungary
- 6 Mar 2015 8:02 AM
- shopping
As we all probably heard about it, Sunday shopping is about to change in some surprising ways. March 8th will be the last Sunday on which we can all enjoy our final pleasant, unrestricted shopping.