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Xpat Opinion: Council Of Europe Votes Down Proposal To Monitor Hungary
- 1 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: An otherwise uneventful week at the end of April brought some quite unusual news: the Council of Europe, the 47-member international organization that promotes cooperation on human rights, rule of law and democracy and not to be confused with the European Union, was considering a proposal that would put Hungary under a formal monitoring procedure and it had passed a committee ...
Right-Of-Centre Hungarian Opinion On The NSA Scandal
- 20 Jun 2013 12:30 PM
- current affairs
Two leading columnists of pro-government dailies find it absurd that the US should take the high ground and lecture Hungary on human rights and the rule of law, while it spies on its own citizens. In Magyar Hírlap Zsolt Bayer starts his open letter to US Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis with a description of a full body search performed by the military under Socialism when military service ...
Xpat Opinion: How The Venice Commission Has Got It Wrong Re Hungary
- 14 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: The government of Hungary has issued a detailed response to the Venice Commission’s (prematurely leaked) draft report regarding Hungary’s Fourth Amendment to the Fundamental Law. At 17 pages, it’s detailed and comprehensive and covers far too much ground for this blog, so I’ll give just a brief rundown of some of the most important issues here and encourage readers to check out ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Tug-Of-War With Brussels
- 21 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators unanimously find the protracted tug-of-war between the government and the European Union on constitutional and financial issues harmful, but opinions diverge widely on the causes and the possible solutions.
Routes Europe To Open To Record Numbers In Budapest
- 12 May 2013 12:00 PM
- travel
Routes Europe, now in its 8th year, will welcome a record number of attendees when the 2013 event opens in Budapest in four days’ time. The event will be hosted by Budapest Airport, supported by the Hungarian National Tourism Office, at the SYMA Conference Center, Hungary’s newest and most modern, state-of-the-art multifunctional facility. More than 275 airline delegates, representing over 115 ...
Hungary's PM: We Reject The Application Of Any Kind Of Double Standard
- 22 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gave an interview to Spanish daily El Mundo, in which he talked about the importance of Christian values in society, the ethnic and religious minorities as constructive elements of the state, and the necessity of more just treatment for Hungary on the part of the European Union.
'Hungary & The Rule of Law', Statement By European Commission On 17 April
- 19 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The following text is from a speech delivered on April 17th 2013 by European Commission Viviane Reding during a session of the European Parliament about the political situation in Hungary.
Why Visit An Official Garage In Budapest?
- 17 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- specials
"Dear Clients and Readers,
We would like to look at the question of how vehicles, cars and vans are serviced once the warranty period has expired. There are a number of widely held assumptions that need to be examined more closely and one of these is the belief that it is a cheaper option to have your vehicle serviced by a local vehicle repair shop rather than the authorized service centre which ...
The European Left Uses Hungary As Campaign Tool
- 9 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe's left wing is using Hungary to criticize the right, more than a year before elections to the European Parliament and five months before Germans go to the polls, Public Administration and Justice Minister Tibor Navracsics said on public radio on Sunday.
Xpat Opinion: Council Of Europe Votes Down Proposal To Monitor Hungary
- 1 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: An otherwise uneventful week at the end of April brought some quite unusual news: the Council of Europe, the 47-member international organization that promotes cooperation on human rights, rule of law and democracy and not to be confused with the European Union, was considering a proposal that would put Hungary under a formal monitoring procedure and it had passed a committee ...
Right-Of-Centre Hungarian Opinion On The NSA Scandal
- 20 Jun 2013 12:30 PM
- current affairs
Two leading columnists of pro-government dailies find it absurd that the US should take the high ground and lecture Hungary on human rights and the rule of law, while it spies on its own citizens. In Magyar Hírlap Zsolt Bayer starts his open letter to US Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis with a description of a full body search performed by the military under Socialism when military service ...
Xpat Opinion: How The Venice Commission Has Got It Wrong Re Hungary
- 14 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: The government of Hungary has issued a detailed response to the Venice Commission’s (prematurely leaked) draft report regarding Hungary’s Fourth Amendment to the Fundamental Law. At 17 pages, it’s detailed and comprehensive and covers far too much ground for this blog, so I’ll give just a brief rundown of some of the most important issues here and encourage readers to check out ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Tug-Of-War With Brussels
- 21 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators unanimously find the protracted tug-of-war between the government and the European Union on constitutional and financial issues harmful, but opinions diverge widely on the causes and the possible solutions.
Routes Europe To Open To Record Numbers In Budapest
- 12 May 2013 12:00 PM
- travel
Routes Europe, now in its 8th year, will welcome a record number of attendees when the 2013 event opens in Budapest in four days’ time. The event will be hosted by Budapest Airport, supported by the Hungarian National Tourism Office, at the SYMA Conference Center, Hungary’s newest and most modern, state-of-the-art multifunctional facility. More than 275 airline delegates, representing over 115 ...
Hungary's PM: We Reject The Application Of Any Kind Of Double Standard
- 22 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán gave an interview to Spanish daily El Mundo, in which he talked about the importance of Christian values in society, the ethnic and religious minorities as constructive elements of the state, and the necessity of more just treatment for Hungary on the part of the European Union.
'Hungary & The Rule of Law', Statement By European Commission On 17 April
- 19 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The following text is from a speech delivered on April 17th 2013 by European Commission Viviane Reding during a session of the European Parliament about the political situation in Hungary.
Why Visit An Official Garage In Budapest?
- 17 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- specials
"Dear Clients and Readers,
We would like to look at the question of how vehicles, cars and vans are serviced once the warranty period has expired. There are a number of widely held assumptions that need to be examined more closely and one of these is the belief that it is a cheaper option to have your vehicle serviced by a local vehicle repair shop rather than the authorized service centre which ...
The European Left Uses Hungary As Campaign Tool
- 9 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe's left wing is using Hungary to criticize the right, more than a year before elections to the European Parliament and five months before Germans go to the polls, Public Administration and Justice Minister Tibor Navracsics said on public radio on Sunday.