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Jobbik Dep Leader: Preparing For Governing More Important Than Individual Interests
- 22 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik should give priority to preparations for governing rather than keeping individual interests in view, deputy leader Tamás Sneider said, responding to press reports about the replacement of three fellow deputy leaders. It was announced on Wednesday that party leader Gábor Vona decided to replace three of his deputies, Előd Novák, István Apáti and István Szávay.
Attorneys Are Being Snooped On Like It’s No One’s Business
- 22 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Panic spread among Budapest lawyers last year when it was reported that law offices were being surveilled. It was not clear who was doing the snooping but the state’s security apparatus (which includes the police, Constitutional Protection Office and even Counter Terrorism Centre TEK) couldn’t be ruled out.
Xpat Opinion: Health Service Pay Rise Offers Rejected
- 21 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
As health workers’ trade unions reject the government’s pay hike scheme, a health care manager advocates the rationalization of services and the abolition of ‘gratitude money’.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Healthcare In The Grip Of A Corrupt Medical Aristocracy
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A revelatory opinion piece appeared in today’s Index, written by Gabriella Lantos, managing director of the Róbert Károly Private Clinic, which specializes in women’s medicine. Lantos lays out in a convincing way “what is wrong with Hungarian healthcare.”
Survey: 80% Of Foreign Companies Would Reinvest In Hungary
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Given the choice, 80% of foreign-owned companies would reinvest in Hungary based on the current situation, up from 71% in 2015, an annual survey of 227 companies carried out by the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK) showed, state-owned news agency MTI reported.
Xpat Opinion: Inadequate Hygiene In Hungarian Hospitals
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today I’m venturing into the world of healthcare, specifically hygiene or rather the lack of it in some Hungarian hospitals. A discussion of the high rate of infections contracted in hospitals began when the movement “1001 physicians without gratuity” called attention to the problem. According to the statement of these doctors, the problem has been known for years. But not only is nothing being ...
Four-Star Hotel Yacht Opens At Lake Balaton
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- travel
Hotel Yacht, a brand new four-star hotel opened yesterday in Siófok on Lake Balaton, near the cityʼs marina, realized with a HUF 1.4 billion investment, which included a HUF 1 bln European Union grant, Hungarian online daily index.hu reported.
Fidesz Wants To Make Encryption Software Illegal
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
Fidesz wants parliament to adopt legislation that would make it illegal for Hungarians to use encryption software, reports 444.hu. Initially, there was a bit of confusion as to what the 3rd Orbán government hoped to achieve with its next modification to Hungary’s constitution, the Fundamental Law.
Hungarian Macaron Day, 20 March 2016
- 10 Mar 2016 2:02 AM
- food & drink
The local Macaron Day is inspired by the Jour du Macaron held on the same day in Paris (and the Macaron Day in New York City - see related video below), and will be held this year on 20 March at Akvárium, from 12-6 pm. Organisers told XpatLoop.com, "Visitors will have a chance to taste, smell and even learn how to bake the best macarons."
Jobbik Dep Leader: Preparing For Governing More Important Than Individual Interests
- 22 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik should give priority to preparations for governing rather than keeping individual interests in view, deputy leader Tamás Sneider said, responding to press reports about the replacement of three fellow deputy leaders. It was announced on Wednesday that party leader Gábor Vona decided to replace three of his deputies, Előd Novák, István Apáti and István Szávay.
Attorneys Are Being Snooped On Like It’s No One’s Business
- 22 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Panic spread among Budapest lawyers last year when it was reported that law offices were being surveilled. It was not clear who was doing the snooping but the state’s security apparatus (which includes the police, Constitutional Protection Office and even Counter Terrorism Centre TEK) couldn’t be ruled out.
Xpat Opinion: Health Service Pay Rise Offers Rejected
- 21 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
As health workers’ trade unions reject the government’s pay hike scheme, a health care manager advocates the rationalization of services and the abolition of ‘gratitude money’.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Healthcare In The Grip Of A Corrupt Medical Aristocracy
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A revelatory opinion piece appeared in today’s Index, written by Gabriella Lantos, managing director of the Róbert Károly Private Clinic, which specializes in women’s medicine. Lantos lays out in a convincing way “what is wrong with Hungarian healthcare.”
Survey: 80% Of Foreign Companies Would Reinvest In Hungary
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Given the choice, 80% of foreign-owned companies would reinvest in Hungary based on the current situation, up from 71% in 2015, an annual survey of 227 companies carried out by the German-Hungarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DUIHK) showed, state-owned news agency MTI reported.
Xpat Opinion: Inadequate Hygiene In Hungarian Hospitals
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today I’m venturing into the world of healthcare, specifically hygiene or rather the lack of it in some Hungarian hospitals. A discussion of the high rate of infections contracted in hospitals began when the movement “1001 physicians without gratuity” called attention to the problem. According to the statement of these doctors, the problem has been known for years. But not only is nothing being ...
Four-Star Hotel Yacht Opens At Lake Balaton
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- travel
Hotel Yacht, a brand new four-star hotel opened yesterday in Siófok on Lake Balaton, near the cityʼs marina, realized with a HUF 1.4 billion investment, which included a HUF 1 bln European Union grant, Hungarian online daily index.hu reported.
Fidesz Wants To Make Encryption Software Illegal
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
Fidesz wants parliament to adopt legislation that would make it illegal for Hungarians to use encryption software, reports 444.hu. Initially, there was a bit of confusion as to what the 3rd Orbán government hoped to achieve with its next modification to Hungary’s constitution, the Fundamental Law.
Hungarian Macaron Day, 20 March 2016
- 10 Mar 2016 2:02 AM
- food & drink
The local Macaron Day is inspired by the Jour du Macaron held on the same day in Paris (and the Macaron Day in New York City - see related video below), and will be held this year on 20 March at Akvárium, from 12-6 pm. Organisers told XpatLoop.com, "Visitors will have a chance to taste, smell and even learn how to bake the best macarons."