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Hungarian Parliamentary Speaker: Europe In Crisis
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliamentary speakers of member states of the European Union agreed at a two-day conference in Luxembourg that the bloc is in “a state of crisis”, Hungarian house speaker László Kövér said. “Confidence in the EU is thinning among its citizens,” Kövér told MTI. He argued this was demonstrated by the upcoming Brexit referendum and the recent Dutch vote on Ukraine’s association agreement.
Proposed Law Would Regulate Hungary’s Olympic Bid
- 24 May 2016 10:00 AM
- sport
The Hungarian government would pass a law governing the effort to bring the 2024 Olympic Games to Budapest, under a proposal announced today by Gergely Gulyás, Fidesz deputy faction leader.
Xpat Opinion: Speculation About President Áder’s Future
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators give credence to rumours that the Prime Minister doesn’t want Mr Áder to be re-elected next year. Opinions diverge, however about the reasons and one source claims that the President took the job four years ago for a single term anyway.
Xpat Opinion: Religion Is Not A Private Matter According To The Hungarian Government
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A month ago Zoltán Balog, minister of human resources and an ordained Hungarian Reformed minister, ruffled the feathers of those who take the separation of church and state seriously. The occasion was a speech he delivered in Szombathely at a thanksgiving service upon the completion of a steeple for the local Hungarian Reformed church and the installation of three new bells.
2017 FINA World Championships To Cost HUF 90 Billion
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
According to Hungarian investigative journalism portal Átlátszó.hu, the 2017 FINA World Championships to be hosted in Budapest in 2017 will cost Hungarian taxpayers at least HUF 90 billion (USD 323 million), of which HUF 52 billion (USD 192 million) is to be spent this year alone.
Poll Suggests Successful Referendum
- 19 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Nearly 90% of those Hungarians who said they will vote in the government referendum reject the mandatory quota system of the EU, according to a poll conducted by the Fidesz-linked Századvég Foundation. The majority of respondents, 54%, said they will vote and a further 18% said they will probably take part in the referendum.
Three Out Of Four People Would Play Mobile Games For A Noble Cause
- 18 May 2016 10:00 AM
- tech
As smartphones and tablet computers proliferate, the popularity of mobile games that can be played anywhere and anytime is increasing dynamically in Hungary: now as many as 2.8 million smartphone users and 1.1 million tablet users play mobile games.
Introducing Hungary's Pajzos Winery
- 17 May 2016 9:00 AM
- specials
Winery: Pajzos was established in 1991 by 12 investors, including Jean-Michel Arcaute, a highly-respected winemaker, who led the winery until 2000.
Govt Spox: Rejecting Quotas Doesn’t Mean ‘No’ To EU
- 13 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács has dismissed “as nonsense” the idea that any rejection of the European Union’s planned mandatory migrant quotas in a forthcoming Hungarian referendum would be a vote against the European Union. This charge is raised whenever Hungary criticises some aspects of the EU’s system and approach to certain issues, he said.
Hungarian Parliamentary Speaker: Europe In Crisis
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliamentary speakers of member states of the European Union agreed at a two-day conference in Luxembourg that the bloc is in “a state of crisis”, Hungarian house speaker László Kövér said. “Confidence in the EU is thinning among its citizens,” Kövér told MTI. He argued this was demonstrated by the upcoming Brexit referendum and the recent Dutch vote on Ukraine’s association agreement.
Proposed Law Would Regulate Hungary’s Olympic Bid
- 24 May 2016 10:00 AM
- sport
The Hungarian government would pass a law governing the effort to bring the 2024 Olympic Games to Budapest, under a proposal announced today by Gergely Gulyás, Fidesz deputy faction leader.
Xpat Opinion: Speculation About President Áder’s Future
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators give credence to rumours that the Prime Minister doesn’t want Mr Áder to be re-elected next year. Opinions diverge, however about the reasons and one source claims that the President took the job four years ago for a single term anyway.
Xpat Opinion: Religion Is Not A Private Matter According To The Hungarian Government
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A month ago Zoltán Balog, minister of human resources and an ordained Hungarian Reformed minister, ruffled the feathers of those who take the separation of church and state seriously. The occasion was a speech he delivered in Szombathely at a thanksgiving service upon the completion of a steeple for the local Hungarian Reformed church and the installation of three new bells.
2017 FINA World Championships To Cost HUF 90 Billion
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
According to Hungarian investigative journalism portal Átlátszó.hu, the 2017 FINA World Championships to be hosted in Budapest in 2017 will cost Hungarian taxpayers at least HUF 90 billion (USD 323 million), of which HUF 52 billion (USD 192 million) is to be spent this year alone.
Poll Suggests Successful Referendum
- 19 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Nearly 90% of those Hungarians who said they will vote in the government referendum reject the mandatory quota system of the EU, according to a poll conducted by the Fidesz-linked Századvég Foundation. The majority of respondents, 54%, said they will vote and a further 18% said they will probably take part in the referendum.
Three Out Of Four People Would Play Mobile Games For A Noble Cause
- 18 May 2016 10:00 AM
- tech
As smartphones and tablet computers proliferate, the popularity of mobile games that can be played anywhere and anytime is increasing dynamically in Hungary: now as many as 2.8 million smartphone users and 1.1 million tablet users play mobile games.
Introducing Hungary's Pajzos Winery
- 17 May 2016 9:00 AM
- specials
Winery: Pajzos was established in 1991 by 12 investors, including Jean-Michel Arcaute, a highly-respected winemaker, who led the winery until 2000.
Govt Spox: Rejecting Quotas Doesn’t Mean ‘No’ To EU
- 13 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács has dismissed “as nonsense” the idea that any rejection of the European Union’s planned mandatory migrant quotas in a forthcoming Hungarian referendum would be a vote against the European Union. This charge is raised whenever Hungary criticises some aspects of the EU’s system and approach to certain issues, he said.