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Xpat Opinion: The Risk Of Political Christianity: An Interview With Tamás Fabiny, Lutheran Bishop
- 21 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Gábor Czene of Népszabadság conducted an interview with Tamás Fabiny, bishop of the northern district of the Hungarian Lutheran Church. Fabiny was ordained in Erlangen, Germany in 1982. He also studied in the United States. In addition to his church activities he worked for Duna TV. Since 2010 he has been the vice chairman of the Lutheran World Federation.
Introduction Of Hungary's National Flag
- 20 Dec 2013 7:00 AM
- community & culture
Our national flag had also gone through a long period of development before it acquired its present form. According to chronicles, the Magyars would fight under red flags adorned with a black turul (the mythical eagle of the ancient Hungarians).
Hungary's Prime Minister On Official Visit To Turkey
- 18 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is paying an official visit to Turkey and will meet the Turkish president and prime minister on Wednesday.
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: 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 ...
Egyptian Exhibition Reopens In The Museum Of Fine Arts In Budapest
- 14 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The newly arranged Egyptian exhibition has been opened in the Museum of Fine Arts, including new artefacts purchased through the biggest acquisition in the history of the Egyptian collection. Now, the whole ensemble contains almost 500 pieces of history.
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.
Hungarian Scientists On US West Coast Establish Club
- 12 Dec 2013 3:00 AM
- community & culture
Scientists, engineers and inventors of Hungarian origin have established a Hungarian Scientists’ Club on the West Coast of the United States. The club was officially founded at a conference attended by 14 scientists on Tuesday, Hungary’s consul-general in Los Angeles, László Kálmán, the idea’s proponent, told MTI.
VAT Allegations Taken Off Hungarian Parliament’s Agenda
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Fidesz majority removed the question of VAT avoidance accusations from the agenda of Parliament’s national security committee meeting on Tuesday. András Horváth, the former tax official behind the allegations that tax officials are tacitly allowing large companies to evade VAT payments, was present, along with tax office vice-president Árpád Varga, and national police chief Károly Papp.
Xpat Opinion: The Risk Of Political Christianity: An Interview With Tamás Fabiny, Lutheran Bishop
- 21 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Gábor Czene of Népszabadság conducted an interview with Tamás Fabiny, bishop of the northern district of the Hungarian Lutheran Church. Fabiny was ordained in Erlangen, Germany in 1982. He also studied in the United States. In addition to his church activities he worked for Duna TV. Since 2010 he has been the vice chairman of the Lutheran World Federation.
Introduction Of Hungary's National Flag
- 20 Dec 2013 7:00 AM
- community & culture
Our national flag had also gone through a long period of development before it acquired its present form. According to chronicles, the Magyars would fight under red flags adorned with a black turul (the mythical eagle of the ancient Hungarians).
Hungary's Prime Minister On Official Visit To Turkey
- 18 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is paying an official visit to Turkey and will meet the Turkish president and prime minister on Wednesday.
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: 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 ...
Egyptian Exhibition Reopens In The Museum Of Fine Arts In Budapest
- 14 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The newly arranged Egyptian exhibition has been opened in the Museum of Fine Arts, including new artefacts purchased through the biggest acquisition in the history of the Egyptian collection. Now, the whole ensemble contains almost 500 pieces of history.
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.
Hungarian Scientists On US West Coast Establish Club
- 12 Dec 2013 3:00 AM
- community & culture
Scientists, engineers and inventors of Hungarian origin have established a Hungarian Scientists’ Club on the West Coast of the United States. The club was officially founded at a conference attended by 14 scientists on Tuesday, Hungary’s consul-general in Los Angeles, László Kálmán, the idea’s proponent, told MTI.
VAT Allegations Taken Off Hungarian Parliament’s Agenda
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Fidesz majority removed the question of VAT avoidance accusations from the agenda of Parliament’s national security committee meeting on Tuesday. András Horváth, the former tax official behind the allegations that tax officials are tacitly allowing large companies to evade VAT payments, was present, along with tax office vice-president Árpád Varga, and national police chief Károly Papp.