753 result(s) for new leadership
Hungary Will Protect Europe’s External Borders From Illegal Migrants
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian government: Illegal immigration is a crime, and Hungary will not allow crimes to be committed on its borders. It will therefore protect its own, and thereby Europe’s external borders, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated at a press conference held in Bratislava after the summit of Prime Ministers of the Visegrád Four. Mr Orbán pointed out: from among European countries, the greatest ...
UN Chief Expresses Support For Hungary’s President Climate Action Call
- 22 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has thanked the Hungarian president for his initiative on climate change and urged Hungarians to join in a video message posted on the designated website. “The year 2015 must be a time for global action to create a more sustainable future for all people,” Ban Ki-moon said.
Xpat Opinion: A Race To The Bottom On Immigration In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: When Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suggested recently that the death penalty should be considered here in a European Union country, he said he was reacting to the shock of the murder of a shopkeeper. He was also probably trying to stay competitive with Jobbik, the far-right party that appears ready to overtake Orbán’s Fidesz party in ...
Extension Of Tram Line 1 To Újbuda Has Been Completed
- 11 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The development of tram lines 1 and 3 has been completed and in the framework of the project the extension of tram line 1 to Újbuda has come to an end. By this the Rákóczi Bridge has gained its original function, said Mayor István Tarlós at the inauguration ceremony.
Hungarian Football Coach Set To Earn Six-Figure Salary In Germany
- 8 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Berlin-based football club Hertha BSC could offer Pál Dárdai, lead coach of the Hungarian national football team, a two-year contract and six-figure salary as head trainer if he succeeds in keeping the team in the Bundesliga as temporary coach, the German tabloid Bild reported.
Hungarian Consulate In Moscow Supplied EU Visas To 'Gangsters And Whores'
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of an article by András Dezső and Szabolcs Panyi “Előre kurvák, gengszterek! – A Kiss Szilárd-sztori III. rész” (“Whores and gangsters, forward!”- The Szilárd Kiss story part 3.”) published at Hungarian daily online Index.hu on 23. March 2015.
Hungarian Sailing Association To Organise 170 Competitions This Year
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The Hungarian Sailing Association (MVSZ) is to organise close to 170 competitions this year, with the traditional season-opening race on Lake Balaton to be held on 16 May at the town of Balatonfüred on the northern shore, the Association said at its first press conference of the year. The largest Hungarian race, named Kékszalag or “Blue Ribbon”, will be launched for the 47th time on 2 July.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Under Construction
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A left-wing columnist speculates that traffic jams in Budapest caused by simultaneous major reconstruction works show the downside of centralized decision making. A conservative pundit claims that major urban development is worth a couple of months of nuisance.
XpatLoop Interview: Paul Slocombe, Former Director, American International School of Budapest
- 30 Mar 2015 12:00 PM
I grew up in the UK and enjoyed a rewarding career in teaching and school leadership in England.
Hungary Will Protect Europe’s External Borders From Illegal Migrants
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian government: Illegal immigration is a crime, and Hungary will not allow crimes to be committed on its borders. It will therefore protect its own, and thereby Europe’s external borders, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated at a press conference held in Bratislava after the summit of Prime Ministers of the Visegrád Four. Mr Orbán pointed out: from among European countries, the greatest ...
UN Chief Expresses Support For Hungary’s President Climate Action Call
- 22 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has thanked the Hungarian president for his initiative on climate change and urged Hungarians to join in a video message posted on the designated website. “The year 2015 must be a time for global action to create a more sustainable future for all people,” Ban Ki-moon said.
Xpat Opinion: A Race To The Bottom On Immigration In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: When Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suggested recently that the death penalty should be considered here in a European Union country, he said he was reacting to the shock of the murder of a shopkeeper. He was also probably trying to stay competitive with Jobbik, the far-right party that appears ready to overtake Orbán’s Fidesz party in ...
Extension Of Tram Line 1 To Újbuda Has Been Completed
- 11 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The development of tram lines 1 and 3 has been completed and in the framework of the project the extension of tram line 1 to Újbuda has come to an end. By this the Rákóczi Bridge has gained its original function, said Mayor István Tarlós at the inauguration ceremony.
Hungarian Football Coach Set To Earn Six-Figure Salary In Germany
- 8 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Berlin-based football club Hertha BSC could offer Pál Dárdai, lead coach of the Hungarian national football team, a two-year contract and six-figure salary as head trainer if he succeeds in keeping the team in the Bundesliga as temporary coach, the German tabloid Bild reported.
Hungarian Consulate In Moscow Supplied EU Visas To 'Gangsters And Whores'
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of an article by András Dezső and Szabolcs Panyi “Előre kurvák, gengszterek! – A Kiss Szilárd-sztori III. rész” (“Whores and gangsters, forward!”- The Szilárd Kiss story part 3.”) published at Hungarian daily online Index.hu on 23. March 2015.
Hungarian Sailing Association To Organise 170 Competitions This Year
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The Hungarian Sailing Association (MVSZ) is to organise close to 170 competitions this year, with the traditional season-opening race on Lake Balaton to be held on 16 May at the town of Balatonfüred on the northern shore, the Association said at its first press conference of the year. The largest Hungarian race, named Kékszalag or “Blue Ribbon”, will be launched for the 47th time on 2 July.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Under Construction
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A left-wing columnist speculates that traffic jams in Budapest caused by simultaneous major reconstruction works show the downside of centralized decision making. A conservative pundit claims that major urban development is worth a couple of months of nuisance.
XpatLoop Interview: Paul Slocombe, Former Director, American International School of Budapest
- 30 Mar 2015 12:00 PM
I grew up in the UK and enjoyed a rewarding career in teaching and school leadership in England.