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Xpat Opinion: ‘Pulling Hungary Out Of The Pit’ Of Debt & Low Productivity
- 3 Jun 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Without a doubt one of the highlights of last week – after the announcement, of course, from the EU Commission that it would recommend an end to the Excessive Deficit Procedure against Hungary – was a conference organized under the banner “National Interest in Focus – The Hungarian model in a changing Europe.”
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Central Bank Rate Cuts Criticized
- 3 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- business
A liberal economist acknowledges that his fears about the impact of lowering the base rate have been proven unfounded. But he accuses National Bank chief György Matolcsy, nonetheless, of irresponsible management.
Budapest Airport Bids Final Farewell To The Tents At The Basic Boarding Gates
- 29 May 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
As of this week, passengers departing from Terminal 2B are also able to use the basic boarding gates at Budapest Airport. The new system, designed to protect passengers from weather extremities, has been operating on the apron in front of Terminal 2A for more than a week.
Hungary’s Economic Performance Is Acknowledged: Excessive Deficit Procedure Lifted
- 29 May 2013 2:00 AM
- business
The European Commission has announced its proposal to abrogate the excessive deficit procedure against Hungary. On 30 May 2012, based on the 2012 convergence programme and further specification of savings measures, the Commission concluded that Hungary has taken effective action regarding the correction of the excessive deficit. Despite Commission forecasts well in excess of 3%, the actual ...
Xpat Opinion: It’s Time to End Excessive Deficit Procedure Against Hungary
- 28 May 2013 11:00 AM
- current affairs
News reports suggest that the European Commission will recommend tomorrow, 29 May, that Hungary exit the EU’s Excessive Deficit Procedure. We think it’s about time.
Invitation: Főzdefeszt 5., Budapest, 7 - 9 June
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Twentieth century beer-marketing has done great efforts in order to convince everyone that beer is a summer-drink, while we know it was even banned to brew beer in the summer before the invention of mechanic cooling. In the winter, we spend our efforts to convince open-minded beer drinkers about the opposite, but now its summer so we raise our glasses to Carl von Linde, the inventor of artificial ...
Xpat Opinion: Brussels To Lift Excessive Deficit Procedure Brought Against Hungary
- 27 May 2013 9:01 AM
- business
A left wing daily claims that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is bound to win the sympathy of the voters whether Brussels waives the excessive deficit procedure or not. A pro-government daily suggests that the EU has run out of excuses to keep a punitive measure in place, which in any case had more to do with anger with a country that defies orthodoxy yet remains successful. A business daily focuses ...
Hungarian Mountaineers Disappear In Himalayas
- 23 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Mountaineers Zsolt Erõss and Péter Kiss disappeared on their way back to camp after scaling the 8,586-metre Mount Kanchenjunga on the border of Nepal and India on Monday. Fellow mountaineer Júlia Nedeczky told Inforádió that the 24-hour scaling of the peak must have sapped their strength.
Hungarian Cabinet Approves Social Burials For Poor
- 17 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet has debated and approved a proposal on ‘social burials’, the Interior Ministry revealed on Thursday. Under the proposal, if requested, the state will provide the burial plot, coffin and other items necessary for the interment or cremation to those who cannot afford the expense of a funeral.
Xpat Opinion: ‘Pulling Hungary Out Of The Pit’ Of Debt & Low Productivity
- 3 Jun 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Without a doubt one of the highlights of last week – after the announcement, of course, from the EU Commission that it would recommend an end to the Excessive Deficit Procedure against Hungary – was a conference organized under the banner “National Interest in Focus – The Hungarian model in a changing Europe.”
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Central Bank Rate Cuts Criticized
- 3 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- business
A liberal economist acknowledges that his fears about the impact of lowering the base rate have been proven unfounded. But he accuses National Bank chief György Matolcsy, nonetheless, of irresponsible management.
Budapest Airport Bids Final Farewell To The Tents At The Basic Boarding Gates
- 29 May 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
As of this week, passengers departing from Terminal 2B are also able to use the basic boarding gates at Budapest Airport. The new system, designed to protect passengers from weather extremities, has been operating on the apron in front of Terminal 2A for more than a week.
Hungary’s Economic Performance Is Acknowledged: Excessive Deficit Procedure Lifted
- 29 May 2013 2:00 AM
- business
The European Commission has announced its proposal to abrogate the excessive deficit procedure against Hungary. On 30 May 2012, based on the 2012 convergence programme and further specification of savings measures, the Commission concluded that Hungary has taken effective action regarding the correction of the excessive deficit. Despite Commission forecasts well in excess of 3%, the actual ...
Xpat Opinion: It’s Time to End Excessive Deficit Procedure Against Hungary
- 28 May 2013 11:00 AM
- current affairs
News reports suggest that the European Commission will recommend tomorrow, 29 May, that Hungary exit the EU’s Excessive Deficit Procedure. We think it’s about time.
Invitation: Főzdefeszt 5., Budapest, 7 - 9 June
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Twentieth century beer-marketing has done great efforts in order to convince everyone that beer is a summer-drink, while we know it was even banned to brew beer in the summer before the invention of mechanic cooling. In the winter, we spend our efforts to convince open-minded beer drinkers about the opposite, but now its summer so we raise our glasses to Carl von Linde, the inventor of artificial ...
Xpat Opinion: Brussels To Lift Excessive Deficit Procedure Brought Against Hungary
- 27 May 2013 9:01 AM
- business
A left wing daily claims that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is bound to win the sympathy of the voters whether Brussels waives the excessive deficit procedure or not. A pro-government daily suggests that the EU has run out of excuses to keep a punitive measure in place, which in any case had more to do with anger with a country that defies orthodoxy yet remains successful. A business daily focuses ...
Hungarian Mountaineers Disappear In Himalayas
- 23 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Mountaineers Zsolt Erõss and Péter Kiss disappeared on their way back to camp after scaling the 8,586-metre Mount Kanchenjunga on the border of Nepal and India on Monday. Fellow mountaineer Júlia Nedeczky told Inforádió that the 24-hour scaling of the peak must have sapped their strength.
Hungarian Cabinet Approves Social Burials For Poor
- 17 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet has debated and approved a proposal on ‘social burials’, the Interior Ministry revealed on Thursday. Under the proposal, if requested, the state will provide the burial plot, coffin and other items necessary for the interment or cremation to those who cannot afford the expense of a funeral.