2,540 result(s) for hungarian opinion
Xpat Opinion: Roma Vote In Hungary: New Video Raises Questions
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
After a video surfaced showing Roma men exchanging money for votes in an apartment, centrist commentators question the credibility of the footage while left-liberal columnists lament the fact that the Hungarian Roma sell their votes because they see no other opportunity in politics.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian “Foreign Language Examination Factory”
- 21 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
For those of you who don’t follow the comments to my blog posts there is a huge debate among readers of Hungarian Spectrum over who is responsible for the video of a fake meeting of six Roma in Baja. Most of us couldn’t make head or tail of the story of R. (Róbert) G.
Xpat Opinion: New Poll On Hungarian Anti-Semitism
- 20 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last few days I have encountered a number of studies, television interviews, and polls on Hungarian anti-Semitism. The inspiration for this sudden burst of information is undoubtedly an international conference organized by the Tom Lantos Institute, which is described as “an independent human and minority rights organization with a particular focus on Jewish and Roma communities and other ...
Xpat Opinion: The Failure Of Széll Kálmán Square Budapest Plan Reflected In The Budget 2014
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
In spring, 2011, to demonstrate to the European Union that the country is capable of obviating the excessive deficit procedure, the Hungarian Government announced the Széll Kálmán-Plan, then a year after the Széll Kálmán-Plan 2.0. By scale these represented restrictions amounting to HUF 1,500 billion. In its analysis, the Policy Agenda checked, to what extent the Budget 2014 reflects the ...
Xpat Opinion: The Netherlands 8, Hungary 1
- 17 Oct 2013 10:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s number one football commentator believes the crushing defeat of the selected team in Amsterdam faithfully reflects the poor quality of Hungarian football.“The last time Hungary made it to the World Cup was in 1986, and the manager had to resign because of the team’s pathetic performance”, Iván Hegyi recalls in Népszabadság.
Romanians Hate Hungary, Russia
- 15 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Romanians harbour the most negative feelings toward Hungary and Russia, a opinion poll conducted by the daily Adevarul says. While 55.7% of respondents had negative feelings about Hungarians, 29% expressly like them. Some 45% dislike Russia with 37% in the opposite camp.
Raiffeisen Bank Won’t Be Leaving Hungary
- 15 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The Austrian Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) wants to stay in Hungary despite the government’s shocking rules against foreign banks in the country. According to the latest Emerging Markets interview with new RBI CEO Karl Sevelda, the bank has shrunk its Hungarian balance sheet by HUF300 million since June last year due to loss-making exchange rates and punishing new taxes, but has strong ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Sólyom Airlines Stranded Before Take-Off
- 14 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- travel
A business daily calls dreamers all those who believed for a moment that the amateurish adventure called Sólyom Airways was viable.Napi Gazdaság asserts that the attempt to set up a new Hungarian air company was doomed to failure from the very start, and that is why the over 70 staff members, mostly former MALÉV employees have to find new jobs after having worked unpaid since September.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orban In Great Britain: Spreading The Gospel
- 11 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By now, I’m sure, you are fully aware of my disdain for politicians whose speeches display a woeful lack of knowledge. Viktor Orbán certainly had ample opportunity to be properly educated, but he was more interested in football than in learning. He himself admitted that in high school he wasn’t good enough in either the arts or the sciences to get admitted to university. So he decided to go to ...
Xpat Opinion: Roma Vote In Hungary: New Video Raises Questions
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
After a video surfaced showing Roma men exchanging money for votes in an apartment, centrist commentators question the credibility of the footage while left-liberal columnists lament the fact that the Hungarian Roma sell their votes because they see no other opportunity in politics.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian “Foreign Language Examination Factory”
- 21 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
For those of you who don’t follow the comments to my blog posts there is a huge debate among readers of Hungarian Spectrum over who is responsible for the video of a fake meeting of six Roma in Baja. Most of us couldn’t make head or tail of the story of R. (Róbert) G.
Xpat Opinion: New Poll On Hungarian Anti-Semitism
- 20 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last few days I have encountered a number of studies, television interviews, and polls on Hungarian anti-Semitism. The inspiration for this sudden burst of information is undoubtedly an international conference organized by the Tom Lantos Institute, which is described as “an independent human and minority rights organization with a particular focus on Jewish and Roma communities and other ...
Xpat Opinion: The Failure Of Széll Kálmán Square Budapest Plan Reflected In The Budget 2014
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
In spring, 2011, to demonstrate to the European Union that the country is capable of obviating the excessive deficit procedure, the Hungarian Government announced the Széll Kálmán-Plan, then a year after the Széll Kálmán-Plan 2.0. By scale these represented restrictions amounting to HUF 1,500 billion. In its analysis, the Policy Agenda checked, to what extent the Budget 2014 reflects the ...
Xpat Opinion: The Netherlands 8, Hungary 1
- 17 Oct 2013 10:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s number one football commentator believes the crushing defeat of the selected team in Amsterdam faithfully reflects the poor quality of Hungarian football.“The last time Hungary made it to the World Cup was in 1986, and the manager had to resign because of the team’s pathetic performance”, Iván Hegyi recalls in Népszabadság.
Romanians Hate Hungary, Russia
- 15 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Romanians harbour the most negative feelings toward Hungary and Russia, a opinion poll conducted by the daily Adevarul says. While 55.7% of respondents had negative feelings about Hungarians, 29% expressly like them. Some 45% dislike Russia with 37% in the opposite camp.
Raiffeisen Bank Won’t Be Leaving Hungary
- 15 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The Austrian Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) wants to stay in Hungary despite the government’s shocking rules against foreign banks in the country. According to the latest Emerging Markets interview with new RBI CEO Karl Sevelda, the bank has shrunk its Hungarian balance sheet by HUF300 million since June last year due to loss-making exchange rates and punishing new taxes, but has strong ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Sólyom Airlines Stranded Before Take-Off
- 14 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- travel
A business daily calls dreamers all those who believed for a moment that the amateurish adventure called Sólyom Airways was viable.Napi Gazdaság asserts that the attempt to set up a new Hungarian air company was doomed to failure from the very start, and that is why the over 70 staff members, mostly former MALÉV employees have to find new jobs after having worked unpaid since September.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orban In Great Britain: Spreading The Gospel
- 11 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By now, I’m sure, you are fully aware of my disdain for politicians whose speeches display a woeful lack of knowledge. Viktor Orbán certainly had ample opportunity to be properly educated, but he was more interested in football than in learning. He himself admitted that in high school he wasn’t good enough in either the arts or the sciences to get admitted to university. So he decided to go to ...