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Xpat Opinion: Banking Services In Hungary: Not A Bad Business Afterall?
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
In 2010, when the Government introduced crisis taxes on banks, the measures met with surprise and shock. Some predicted that the taxes would provoke banks to completely deleverage and leave Hungary. The reaction did not surprise Government officials, however, who responded that if the financial crisis were to deepen in Hungary it would not be due to banks leaving Hungary but because of the high ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Socialists Basic Income Deemed Unrealistic – For Different Reasons
- 15 Jan 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist suspects that the Socialists will promise to introduce a guaranteed basic income for all inhabitants, although they know that the project is infeasible. The leading left-wing daily on the other hand deems the idea technically possible, but as it would be disadvantageous for the middle class, no sane politician will dare to endorse it.
Hungarian Pro-Government Organisation Demands Naming And Shaming
- 13 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The pro-government Civil Unity Forum (COF) on Friday demanded that people responsible for the loss of national wealth under the governments in office between 2002 and 2010 should be found out and named.
Doctor Warns Of Mindaltering Substances In Hungary
- 13 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of drug addicts is not Hungary’s main problem; rather that around 350,000 take some kind of mind-altering substance on an average weekend, a toxicology expert told Saturday’s Magyar Nemzet. There are 20,000 drug addicts in Hungary. But there are around 60,000 people dependent on tranquilisers or sleeping pills, said Gábor Zacher, the new head of Honvéd Hospital’s emergency unit.
Xpat Opinion: New Pro-Government Monthly In Hungary Draws Criticism
- 10 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság suggests that a planned ‘exclusive review’ illustrates how the government is attempting to tame authors and artists. The internet is “aflame” with spicy reactions and young right-wing authors who have been queuing up to dissociate themselves from the project.
Hungary's PM Orbán Irked By Magyar Krónika Timing
- 10 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is unhappy with the way the situation has developed regarding the planned pro-government monthly Magyar Krónika, according to one of those present at the magazine’s first editorial board meeting last night.
Xpat Opinion: Election Year In 2014 In Hungary
- 9 Jan 2014 10:40 AM
- current affairs
In their first post-new-year’s-day analyses of the electoral landscape, most columnists consider Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party the likely winner of the next elections, although a left-wing commentator suspects that the opposition constituency is underrepresented by the opinion polls.
Most Of Hungarian Peacekeepers Serve In Afghanistan, Kosovo & Cyprus
- 9 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In Afghanistan the Hungarian contingent is carrying on though with a smaller staff and new duties. In 2013 the Hungarian mission in Afghanistan cost some HUF 8 billion and HUF 5 billion were spent on Hungarian peacekeeping efforts elsewhere.
Vodafone Wins 4.5-Billion-Forint Tender To Supply State Institutions
- 9 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- tech
Vodafone Magyarország has won a tender to supply net 4.5 billion forints of mobile telecommunications services to government offices and organisations in 2014-2015, the telco said on Wednesday.
Xpat Opinion: Banking Services In Hungary: Not A Bad Business Afterall?
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
In 2010, when the Government introduced crisis taxes on banks, the measures met with surprise and shock. Some predicted that the taxes would provoke banks to completely deleverage and leave Hungary. The reaction did not surprise Government officials, however, who responded that if the financial crisis were to deepen in Hungary it would not be due to banks leaving Hungary but because of the high ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Socialists Basic Income Deemed Unrealistic – For Different Reasons
- 15 Jan 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist suspects that the Socialists will promise to introduce a guaranteed basic income for all inhabitants, although they know that the project is infeasible. The leading left-wing daily on the other hand deems the idea technically possible, but as it would be disadvantageous for the middle class, no sane politician will dare to endorse it.
Hungarian Pro-Government Organisation Demands Naming And Shaming
- 13 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The pro-government Civil Unity Forum (COF) on Friday demanded that people responsible for the loss of national wealth under the governments in office between 2002 and 2010 should be found out and named.
Doctor Warns Of Mindaltering Substances In Hungary
- 13 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of drug addicts is not Hungary’s main problem; rather that around 350,000 take some kind of mind-altering substance on an average weekend, a toxicology expert told Saturday’s Magyar Nemzet. There are 20,000 drug addicts in Hungary. But there are around 60,000 people dependent on tranquilisers or sleeping pills, said Gábor Zacher, the new head of Honvéd Hospital’s emergency unit.
Xpat Opinion: New Pro-Government Monthly In Hungary Draws Criticism
- 10 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság suggests that a planned ‘exclusive review’ illustrates how the government is attempting to tame authors and artists. The internet is “aflame” with spicy reactions and young right-wing authors who have been queuing up to dissociate themselves from the project.
Hungary's PM Orbán Irked By Magyar Krónika Timing
- 10 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is unhappy with the way the situation has developed regarding the planned pro-government monthly Magyar Krónika, according to one of those present at the magazine’s first editorial board meeting last night.
Xpat Opinion: Election Year In 2014 In Hungary
- 9 Jan 2014 10:40 AM
- current affairs
In their first post-new-year’s-day analyses of the electoral landscape, most columnists consider Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party the likely winner of the next elections, although a left-wing commentator suspects that the opposition constituency is underrepresented by the opinion polls.
Most Of Hungarian Peacekeepers Serve In Afghanistan, Kosovo & Cyprus
- 9 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In Afghanistan the Hungarian contingent is carrying on though with a smaller staff and new duties. In 2013 the Hungarian mission in Afghanistan cost some HUF 8 billion and HUF 5 billion were spent on Hungarian peacekeeping efforts elsewhere.
Vodafone Wins 4.5-Billion-Forint Tender To Supply State Institutions
- 9 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- tech
Vodafone Magyarország has won a tender to supply net 4.5 billion forints of mobile telecommunications services to government offices and organisations in 2014-2015, the telco said on Wednesday.