3,247 result(s) for opinion
Xpat Opinion: Spectacular Renewal Ahead For Budapest's Public Transport
- 13 Dec 2012 10:31 AM
- getting around
Budapest has just accepted the budget to replace 37 yellow trams and 24 red electric trolley buses using EU grants and government funding through the years 2014 and 2015. Most of the current vehicles are 1967 and 1978 models. Furthermore, 150 brand new air-conditioned Mercedes buses will appear on the streets next May. Blue buses provide 40% of the public transport capacity of Budapest; their ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Next Year’s Budget Passed
- 13 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist welcomes the new budget but warns that the deficit target may not be easy to meet. The Hungarian Parliament passed the 2013 budget on Tuesday. The bill has been amended several times since the first draft was submitted in June.
Xpat Opinion: Sparkling Classical Duo In A Budapest Jewel Box
- 13 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Last of the 2012 recitals at the Hubay Jenő Zeneterem was a piano and violin program in one of Budapest's most atmospheric venues, a paste jewel box inside the Hotel Victoria, replete with stained glass, oil paintings, and ornate stove heater. Classical buffs clearly agree - the place was packed. The artists were veteran pianist Ilona Prunyi and rising star violinist Ádám Banda, superbly ...
Xpat Opinion: Hotel Sector Growing in Budapest
- 12 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- travel
One of the strengths of the Hungarian economy is tourism where both public and private initiatives significantly influence the property market of the inner city of Budapest. Tourism worldwide has seen a 4.5% expansion last year, while it was 11% in Hungary, and 16% in Budapest, and this trend is likely to grow in 2013.
Xpat Opinion: Not Only The University Students Are Unhappy In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Already yesterday news leaked out from government circles that taking on the university students might not have been the brightest idea. Even Zsolt Bayer warned the government that it must take the students seriously because otherwise “we might be swept away.” Orbán and his old college friends who run the country nowadays should know the strength of a student revolt, he warned. It’s enough to ...
Xpat Opinion: Experts Forecast Mass Poverty, Civil Unrest In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Experts predict civil insurgance in Hungary, according to media reports, after even the remnants of the middle class are sliding into poverty. As much as 31 percent of Hungarian society was considered poor in 2011, Eurostat reported, making it the 5th poorest country in the EU.
Xpat Opinion: Gov To Increase Number Of Students Entering Higher Ed In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Just when you thought the overlords of Hungary are lacking basic common sense and have yet to come up with one single effective reform, analysts’ minds were torpedoed today with the announcement of what the Hungarian press calls drastic tuition fee hikes for higher ed students entering the system in 2013.
Xpat Opinion: Arab Spring Spreads To Hungary?
- 10 Dec 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
As women in several Arab countries are fighting for basic civil rights, such as the right to drive in Saudi Arabia, Magyar women have recently won their very own battle to drive… trains. Hungarian Railways/MAV is to launch a new version of its strictly male train driving course in January, this time accepting female applicants only, Blikk reported. To date women have been banned from such ...
Next Spring Hungary Will Be Able To Become A Candidate Member Of The European Youth Forum
- 10 Dec 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
It is expected that next spring the recently formed National Youth Council (NIT) will be able to take up membership candidate status within the European Youth Forum (YFJ). The NIT is the umbrella organisation for youth associations in Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Spectacular Renewal Ahead For Budapest's Public Transport
- 13 Dec 2012 10:31 AM
- getting around
Budapest has just accepted the budget to replace 37 yellow trams and 24 red electric trolley buses using EU grants and government funding through the years 2014 and 2015. Most of the current vehicles are 1967 and 1978 models. Furthermore, 150 brand new air-conditioned Mercedes buses will appear on the streets next May. Blue buses provide 40% of the public transport capacity of Budapest; their ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Next Year’s Budget Passed
- 13 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist welcomes the new budget but warns that the deficit target may not be easy to meet. The Hungarian Parliament passed the 2013 budget on Tuesday. The bill has been amended several times since the first draft was submitted in June.
Xpat Opinion: Sparkling Classical Duo In A Budapest Jewel Box
- 13 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Last of the 2012 recitals at the Hubay Jenő Zeneterem was a piano and violin program in one of Budapest's most atmospheric venues, a paste jewel box inside the Hotel Victoria, replete with stained glass, oil paintings, and ornate stove heater. Classical buffs clearly agree - the place was packed. The artists were veteran pianist Ilona Prunyi and rising star violinist Ádám Banda, superbly ...
Xpat Opinion: Hotel Sector Growing in Budapest
- 12 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- travel
One of the strengths of the Hungarian economy is tourism where both public and private initiatives significantly influence the property market of the inner city of Budapest. Tourism worldwide has seen a 4.5% expansion last year, while it was 11% in Hungary, and 16% in Budapest, and this trend is likely to grow in 2013.
Xpat Opinion: Not Only The University Students Are Unhappy In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Already yesterday news leaked out from government circles that taking on the university students might not have been the brightest idea. Even Zsolt Bayer warned the government that it must take the students seriously because otherwise “we might be swept away.” Orbán and his old college friends who run the country nowadays should know the strength of a student revolt, he warned. It’s enough to ...
Xpat Opinion: Experts Forecast Mass Poverty, Civil Unrest In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Experts predict civil insurgance in Hungary, according to media reports, after even the remnants of the middle class are sliding into poverty. As much as 31 percent of Hungarian society was considered poor in 2011, Eurostat reported, making it the 5th poorest country in the EU.
Xpat Opinion: Gov To Increase Number Of Students Entering Higher Ed In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Just when you thought the overlords of Hungary are lacking basic common sense and have yet to come up with one single effective reform, analysts’ minds were torpedoed today with the announcement of what the Hungarian press calls drastic tuition fee hikes for higher ed students entering the system in 2013.
Xpat Opinion: Arab Spring Spreads To Hungary?
- 10 Dec 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
As women in several Arab countries are fighting for basic civil rights, such as the right to drive in Saudi Arabia, Magyar women have recently won their very own battle to drive… trains. Hungarian Railways/MAV is to launch a new version of its strictly male train driving course in January, this time accepting female applicants only, Blikk reported. To date women have been banned from such ...
Next Spring Hungary Will Be Able To Become A Candidate Member Of The European Youth Forum
- 10 Dec 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
It is expected that next spring the recently formed National Youth Council (NIT) will be able to take up membership candidate status within the European Youth Forum (YFJ). The NIT is the umbrella organisation for youth associations in Hungary.