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Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Invitation: Shakespeare Live From London, At Uránia Budapest
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Look out for live theatre shows at the Uránia National Film Theatre as they're screening pieces from London's 2013/14 cultural season, live and direct from the National Theatre in London, and from Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Audiences in Hungary can watch 12 broadcasts from the UK - ten by Shakespeare, one is Danny Boyle’s critically acclaimed Frankenstein adaptation. Both Hungarian and English ...
Hungarian Parliament’s Autumn Session Extended
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Justice Tibor Navracsics initiated an extraordinary parliamentary session to be convened next Monday and Tuesday. He stated that the session was necessary to vote on 17 bills, including the 2014 budget. The spring session will start on February 1.
Permanent Exhibition Opened In Mindszenty’s Birth House In Hungary
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A permanent exhibition commemorating Hungary’s late Cardinal József Mindszenty was opened at his birth house in Csehimindszent, western Hungary, on Thursday.
Hungary Wants Access To Clean Drinking Water As Independent Development Goal
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary, as co-chair of a working group on the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), wants access to drinking water to become an independent development goal, foreign ministry state secretary Péter Wintermantel said after meeting European Union development officials in Brussels.
Hungary Ready For The Winter Floods
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
If needed, the affected organizations are ready to face a winter flood – representatives of the Disaster Management Authority, the Hungarian Defence Forces, the General Directorate of Water Management and the police said.
Hungarian Govt To Limit Executive Bonuses At State - Owned Companies
- 12 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government on Wednesday asked state-owned company executives to pay back any bonuses above 2 million forints (EUR 6,644) they received this year. Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics told Wednesday’s cabinet meeting that no bonuses had been paid in the public administration in 2013.
36% Of Hungarians Support Ruling Parties
- 12 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 36% of all voters support the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrats in line with a poll prepared by the Nézőpont Institute. Within the whole sample, 10% said they preferred the main opposition Socialists, 6% expressed support for the E14-PM alliance, 3% for Democratic Coalition, also 3% for LMP and 10% for radical nationalist Jobbik.
Hungary’s PM József Antall’s 20th Death Anniversary To Be Marked
- 12 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commemorations will be held to pay tribute to József Antall, Hungary’s prime minister between 1990-93, on Thursday, the 20th anniversary of his death. Péter Boross, who became prime minister after Antall’s death, told MTI on the eve of the anniversary that Antall was a “well-prepared, calm politician who contributed to the long-term interests of the nation”.
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Invitation: Shakespeare Live From London, At Uránia Budapest
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Look out for live theatre shows at the Uránia National Film Theatre as they're screening pieces from London's 2013/14 cultural season, live and direct from the National Theatre in London, and from Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Audiences in Hungary can watch 12 broadcasts from the UK - ten by Shakespeare, one is Danny Boyle’s critically acclaimed Frankenstein adaptation. Both Hungarian and English ...
Hungarian Parliament’s Autumn Session Extended
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Justice Tibor Navracsics initiated an extraordinary parliamentary session to be convened next Monday and Tuesday. He stated that the session was necessary to vote on 17 bills, including the 2014 budget. The spring session will start on February 1.
Permanent Exhibition Opened In Mindszenty’s Birth House In Hungary
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A permanent exhibition commemorating Hungary’s late Cardinal József Mindszenty was opened at his birth house in Csehimindszent, western Hungary, on Thursday.
Hungary Wants Access To Clean Drinking Water As Independent Development Goal
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary, as co-chair of a working group on the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), wants access to drinking water to become an independent development goal, foreign ministry state secretary Péter Wintermantel said after meeting European Union development officials in Brussels.
Hungary Ready For The Winter Floods
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
If needed, the affected organizations are ready to face a winter flood – representatives of the Disaster Management Authority, the Hungarian Defence Forces, the General Directorate of Water Management and the police said.
Hungarian Govt To Limit Executive Bonuses At State - Owned Companies
- 12 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government on Wednesday asked state-owned company executives to pay back any bonuses above 2 million forints (EUR 6,644) they received this year. Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics told Wednesday’s cabinet meeting that no bonuses had been paid in the public administration in 2013.
36% Of Hungarians Support Ruling Parties
- 12 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 36% of all voters support the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrats in line with a poll prepared by the Nézőpont Institute. Within the whole sample, 10% said they preferred the main opposition Socialists, 6% expressed support for the E14-PM alliance, 3% for Democratic Coalition, also 3% for LMP and 10% for radical nationalist Jobbik.
Hungary’s PM József Antall’s 20th Death Anniversary To Be Marked
- 12 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commemorations will be held to pay tribute to József Antall, Hungary’s prime minister between 1990-93, on Thursday, the 20th anniversary of his death. Péter Boross, who became prime minister after Antall’s death, told MTI on the eve of the anniversary that Antall was a “well-prepared, calm politician who contributed to the long-term interests of the nation”.