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PM Viktor Orbán Named Péter Szijjártó As Candidate For Minister Of Foreign Affairs & Trade
- 21 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán recommended Péter Szijjártó for Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade to the President of Hungary, said Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief.
29th Budapest Half Marathon, 14 September
- 11 Sep 2014 10:45 AM
- sport
The first Budapest Half Marathon was organised in 1984. During the last 29 years the race grew up into a major event in Budapest with 12 850 runners. 8500 runners on the individual 21 km distance, while others run in pairs or run the shorter distances. Budapest Half Marathon also became a real international event with almost 1600 runners from abroad, from 65 different countries in 2013.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian NGOs Suspected Of Embezzlement
- 10 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal dailies sharply criticise the government after police searched the offices of two NGOs. They believe the authorities are simply out to get civic groups which dare to criticise the government. A leading member of the largest pro-government civic organisation rejects accusations of anti-democratic tendencies against the government.
Hungarian Socialists Criticise Banknote Revamp
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday announced it would revamp the banknotes it issues in 2014-2018. The opposition Socialists interpreted the announcement as the government’s admission that it has dropped plans to introduce the euro in Hungary. Sándor Burány, Socialist head of parliament’s budget committee, told MTI that “the government prefers a weak forint, which increases the burden ...
Hungary Rejects Norwegian Minister Questioning Its Commitment To Democracy
- 1 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interest is to resolve the disputes with the Norwegian government successfully and as fast as possible, and it rejects claims questioning Hungary’s commitment to democratic values, a letter from the prime minister’s office said.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And Russia
- 1 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
There has been a lot of discussion about the Russian sympathies of the extreme right parties in Europe. I have written extensively about Jobbik’s close ties with Russia. I’m sure that many readers remember the strange story of Béla Kovács, Jobbik EP MP, who, by the way, was just barred from the territory of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government. The reason? Most likely Kovács’s participation in the ...
Xpat Opinion: A Conservative View On Hungary's Virtual “Single Party System”
- 26 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist accuses the Left of provoking its own demise and thus must blame itself for Fidesz’s power monopoly.
Hungary’s National Police Chief Rejects Ethnic Profiling Charges
- 25 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s national police chief firmly rejected claims of ethnic profiling, in a letter released on the police homepage. Károly Papp responded to an initiative by the Roma Press Centre and five civil rights groups that proposed on July 15 setting up a working group with the national police with the aim of “improving the (police’s) practice of levying fines for misdemeanours.”
Hungarian National Theatre Ticket Sales Off By A Third
- 25 Aug 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Ticket sales at the National Theatre (Nemzeti Szinház) fell one third in the first year of the artistic stewardship of Attila Vidnyánszky, who succeeded Róbert Alföldi in August 2013 as part of the ongoing “culture wars” waged by ruling party Fidesz against left-wing and liberal establishment figures and cultural institutions.
PM Viktor Orbán Named Péter Szijjártó As Candidate For Minister Of Foreign Affairs & Trade
- 21 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán recommended Péter Szijjártó for Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade to the President of Hungary, said Bertalan Havasi, the Prime Minister’s press chief.
29th Budapest Half Marathon, 14 September
- 11 Sep 2014 10:45 AM
- sport
The first Budapest Half Marathon was organised in 1984. During the last 29 years the race grew up into a major event in Budapest with 12 850 runners. 8500 runners on the individual 21 km distance, while others run in pairs or run the shorter distances. Budapest Half Marathon also became a real international event with almost 1600 runners from abroad, from 65 different countries in 2013.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian NGOs Suspected Of Embezzlement
- 10 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal dailies sharply criticise the government after police searched the offices of two NGOs. They believe the authorities are simply out to get civic groups which dare to criticise the government. A leading member of the largest pro-government civic organisation rejects accusations of anti-democratic tendencies against the government.
Hungarian Socialists Criticise Banknote Revamp
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday announced it would revamp the banknotes it issues in 2014-2018. The opposition Socialists interpreted the announcement as the government’s admission that it has dropped plans to introduce the euro in Hungary. Sándor Burány, Socialist head of parliament’s budget committee, told MTI that “the government prefers a weak forint, which increases the burden ...
Hungary Rejects Norwegian Minister Questioning Its Commitment To Democracy
- 1 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interest is to resolve the disputes with the Norwegian government successfully and as fast as possible, and it rejects claims questioning Hungary’s commitment to democratic values, a letter from the prime minister’s office said.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And Russia
- 1 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
There has been a lot of discussion about the Russian sympathies of the extreme right parties in Europe. I have written extensively about Jobbik’s close ties with Russia. I’m sure that many readers remember the strange story of Béla Kovács, Jobbik EP MP, who, by the way, was just barred from the territory of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government. The reason? Most likely Kovács’s participation in the ...
Xpat Opinion: A Conservative View On Hungary's Virtual “Single Party System”
- 26 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist accuses the Left of provoking its own demise and thus must blame itself for Fidesz’s power monopoly.
Hungary’s National Police Chief Rejects Ethnic Profiling Charges
- 25 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s national police chief firmly rejected claims of ethnic profiling, in a letter released on the police homepage. Károly Papp responded to an initiative by the Roma Press Centre and five civil rights groups that proposed on July 15 setting up a working group with the national police with the aim of “improving the (police’s) practice of levying fines for misdemeanours.”
Hungarian National Theatre Ticket Sales Off By A Third
- 25 Aug 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Ticket sales at the National Theatre (Nemzeti Szinház) fell one third in the first year of the artistic stewardship of Attila Vidnyánszky, who succeeded Róbert Alföldi in August 2013 as part of the ongoing “culture wars” waged by ruling party Fidesz against left-wing and liberal establishment figures and cultural institutions.