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Xpat Opinion: Unintended Consequences Of Expanding Hungarian Citizenship
- 17 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has been actively recruiting new citizens from the neighboring countries, presumably to add to their vote total at the next national election. In order to be eligible for citizenship a person must have at least one ancestor who was a Hungarian citizen. He must also have some knowledge of the Hungarian language.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Discuses US Surveillance
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Illegal surveillance in Hungary by the US National Security Agency constitutes a large-scale violation of human rights, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and LMP caucus leader András Schiffer agreed at a Monday meeting.
Budapest To Become The Region’s Start-Up Capital By 2020
- 7 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The BudapestHUB working group aims to turn Budapest into the start-up capital of the region by the end of the decade and the Government will act as a catalyst and clear hurdles along the way, Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay said.
UK To Open Trade Office In Budapest
- 4 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
UK Trade & Investment will open an office in Budapest in co-operation with the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary, UK ambassador Jonathan Knott told state news agency MTI on Thursday.
Hungary Raises US Electronic Surveillance Concerns
- 1 Nov 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary wants the U.S. to clarify if Budapest has served as a location for National Security Agency monitoring equipment, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. According to a map published by WikiLeaks, the Hungarian capital is among the 74 cities that have been home to NSA eavesdropping equipment. The map suggests Budapest was a staffed location--meaning that agents of the Special Collection ...
Robert Capa Stamps Available In Hungary
- 28 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
At the proposal of the Hungarian National Commission for UNESCO, in 2013 the General Conference of the international organisation adopted the centenary of the birth of Robert Capa as one of the anniversaries UNESCO deemed worthy of celebration. Magyar Posta is issuing a commemorative stamp in honour of the occasion. The stamp design employs Capa’s photograph Woman Gathering a Bundle of Hay on a ...
Hungary's State Development Agency Blacklists Subsidised Companies
- 28 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The state development agency NFÜ has announced a list of 2,493 companies that received subsidies but have failed to sign transparent ownership declarations after three calls to do so. The list was published on the NFÜ website over the weekend.
75 People To Spend HUF75 Million For Permanent Residency In Hungary
- 24 Oct 2013 6:40 AM
- current affairs
Seventy-five foreign individuals have already paid HUF 75 million (€250 000) for residency bonds in order to gain permanent residency in Hungary, which entitles them to travel freely within the 25 other Schengen countries for up to 90 days every six months. The government is hoping to get at least 4500 special residency bond buyers each year, says Napi Gazdaság.
Another Hungarian Astronaut? New Space Strategy For Hungary
- 19 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The Ministry of National Development has recently prepared a National Space Strategy for the period 2014-2020, to be submitted to the government soon, Károly Balázs Solymár, Deputy State Secretary for Infocommunications of the Ministry of National Development said at the conference of the Hungarian Space Cluster (HUNSPACE) in Budapest on October 9, 2013. The main patron of the event was Minister ...
Xpat Opinion: Unintended Consequences Of Expanding Hungarian Citizenship
- 17 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has been actively recruiting new citizens from the neighboring countries, presumably to add to their vote total at the next national election. In order to be eligible for citizenship a person must have at least one ancestor who was a Hungarian citizen. He must also have some knowledge of the Hungarian language.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Discuses US Surveillance
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Illegal surveillance in Hungary by the US National Security Agency constitutes a large-scale violation of human rights, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and LMP caucus leader András Schiffer agreed at a Monday meeting.
Budapest To Become The Region’s Start-Up Capital By 2020
- 7 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The BudapestHUB working group aims to turn Budapest into the start-up capital of the region by the end of the decade and the Government will act as a catalyst and clear hurdles along the way, Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay said.
UK To Open Trade Office In Budapest
- 4 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
UK Trade & Investment will open an office in Budapest in co-operation with the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary, UK ambassador Jonathan Knott told state news agency MTI on Thursday.
Hungary Raises US Electronic Surveillance Concerns
- 1 Nov 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary wants the U.S. to clarify if Budapest has served as a location for National Security Agency monitoring equipment, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. According to a map published by WikiLeaks, the Hungarian capital is among the 74 cities that have been home to NSA eavesdropping equipment. The map suggests Budapest was a staffed location--meaning that agents of the Special Collection ...
Robert Capa Stamps Available In Hungary
- 28 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
At the proposal of the Hungarian National Commission for UNESCO, in 2013 the General Conference of the international organisation adopted the centenary of the birth of Robert Capa as one of the anniversaries UNESCO deemed worthy of celebration. Magyar Posta is issuing a commemorative stamp in honour of the occasion. The stamp design employs Capa’s photograph Woman Gathering a Bundle of Hay on a ...
Hungary's State Development Agency Blacklists Subsidised Companies
- 28 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The state development agency NFÜ has announced a list of 2,493 companies that received subsidies but have failed to sign transparent ownership declarations after three calls to do so. The list was published on the NFÜ website over the weekend.
75 People To Spend HUF75 Million For Permanent Residency In Hungary
- 24 Oct 2013 6:40 AM
- current affairs
Seventy-five foreign individuals have already paid HUF 75 million (€250 000) for residency bonds in order to gain permanent residency in Hungary, which entitles them to travel freely within the 25 other Schengen countries for up to 90 days every six months. The government is hoping to get at least 4500 special residency bond buyers each year, says Napi Gazdaság.
Another Hungarian Astronaut? New Space Strategy For Hungary
- 19 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The Ministry of National Development has recently prepared a National Space Strategy for the period 2014-2020, to be submitted to the government soon, Károly Balázs Solymár, Deputy State Secretary for Infocommunications of the Ministry of National Development said at the conference of the Hungarian Space Cluster (HUNSPACE) in Budapest on October 9, 2013. The main patron of the event was Minister ...