3,792 result(s) for opinion
Xpat Opinion: All Sides Condemn Jobbik MP’s Anti-Semitic Speech In Hungary
- 7 Dec 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Commentators unanimously condemn a speech by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi, who proposed that a list of MPs and cabinet members of Jewish descent should be established, as they represent ‘a risk to national security.’ The Jobbik MP made his remark in parliament in connection with the Gaza conflict last Monday. State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh replied that the government had no ...
Hungary's President Áder Sends Election Bill To Court
- 7 Dec 2012 8:06 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder sent the election procedures bill to the Constitutional Court for preliminary legal review yesterday, as forecast by the prime minister last Friday.
Xpat Opinion: Cricket in Hungary - Yes, Really
- 7 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- sport
By Andrew Harben: I played cricket when I lived in England, not to a great standard but competitive and rewarding, sometimes! I thought that I had finished with it really, 50 years old and having played for nigh on 25 years, with parts of the body creaking when they didn’t used to…… and the cricket bag didn’t make it over from the UK when I came here in July 2011 - I suppose I had just about ...
Invitation: Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 7 December
- 6 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club is back in action at a new venue (address at the bottom) with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday, 7th December 2012 proudly presenting Robert Lakatos Trio.
Xpat Opinion: A Distorted Past Haunts Hungarians
- 5 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days ago an article appeared in HVG about the teaching of Hungarian history. The author rightly pointed out that it has been flawed for a very long time. I agree. Hungarians have a warped view of their country’s past.
Xpat Opinion: Concert Review: The Vibe Debut Concert In Budapest
- 4 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Saturday, November 10th saw the long-awaited debut of Budapest's newest cover band super-group, The Vibe. Shameless, consisting of two of the members of The Vibe, Michael Kentish and Jon Spinks, opened the show with a grooving mix of old classics and more contemporary tunes. The song selection was well targeted to get people to start singing along almost immediately with "Smile Like You Mean It" ...
Xpat Opinion: One Day Of Unity Against Anti-Semitism In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists commenting on Sunday’s anti-Nazi demonstration wonder if the presence of both left and rightwing politicians is a harbinger of a new consensus to reject anti-Semitism. Both pro-government and left-wing pundits are skeptical about the possibility and the desirability of finding such common ground.
Xpat Opinion: Magyar Nemzet Urges Swifter Action Against Anti-Semitism In Hungary
- 30 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The main pro-government daily castigates right-wing politicians for their mild reaction to an anti-Semitic speech by a Jobbik MP and calls on the government and the right wing in general “to wake up.”
Xpat Opinion: Café Ponyvaregény Budapest, Cosy Winter Retreat
- 29 Nov 2012 10:35 AM
- food & drink
While the maxim "There's nothing much in Buda" holds some water, it usually pours out of the mouths of Pest-dwellers who get queezy every time they get too close to the river. This is a result of budaphobia, which sets in as soon as you start renting a flat in the fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth district. The budaphobe deletes all knowledge of Buda from the memory. They don’t know where Batthyány ...
Xpat Opinion: All Sides Condemn Jobbik MP’s Anti-Semitic Speech In Hungary
- 7 Dec 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Commentators unanimously condemn a speech by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi, who proposed that a list of MPs and cabinet members of Jewish descent should be established, as they represent ‘a risk to national security.’ The Jobbik MP made his remark in parliament in connection with the Gaza conflict last Monday. State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh replied that the government had no ...
Hungary's President Áder Sends Election Bill To Court
- 7 Dec 2012 8:06 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder sent the election procedures bill to the Constitutional Court for preliminary legal review yesterday, as forecast by the prime minister last Friday.
Xpat Opinion: Cricket in Hungary - Yes, Really
- 7 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- sport
By Andrew Harben: I played cricket when I lived in England, not to a great standard but competitive and rewarding, sometimes! I thought that I had finished with it really, 50 years old and having played for nigh on 25 years, with parts of the body creaking when they didn’t used to…… and the cricket bag didn’t make it over from the UK when I came here in July 2011 - I suppose I had just about ...
Invitation: Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 7 December
- 6 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club is back in action at a new venue (address at the bottom) with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday, 7th December 2012 proudly presenting Robert Lakatos Trio.
Xpat Opinion: A Distorted Past Haunts Hungarians
- 5 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days ago an article appeared in HVG about the teaching of Hungarian history. The author rightly pointed out that it has been flawed for a very long time. I agree. Hungarians have a warped view of their country’s past.
Xpat Opinion: Concert Review: The Vibe Debut Concert In Budapest
- 4 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Saturday, November 10th saw the long-awaited debut of Budapest's newest cover band super-group, The Vibe. Shameless, consisting of two of the members of The Vibe, Michael Kentish and Jon Spinks, opened the show with a grooving mix of old classics and more contemporary tunes. The song selection was well targeted to get people to start singing along almost immediately with "Smile Like You Mean It" ...
Xpat Opinion: One Day Of Unity Against Anti-Semitism In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists commenting on Sunday’s anti-Nazi demonstration wonder if the presence of both left and rightwing politicians is a harbinger of a new consensus to reject anti-Semitism. Both pro-government and left-wing pundits are skeptical about the possibility and the desirability of finding such common ground.
Xpat Opinion: Magyar Nemzet Urges Swifter Action Against Anti-Semitism In Hungary
- 30 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The main pro-government daily castigates right-wing politicians for their mild reaction to an anti-Semitic speech by a Jobbik MP and calls on the government and the right wing in general “to wake up.”
Xpat Opinion: Café Ponyvaregény Budapest, Cosy Winter Retreat
- 29 Nov 2012 10:35 AM
- food & drink
While the maxim "There's nothing much in Buda" holds some water, it usually pours out of the mouths of Pest-dwellers who get queezy every time they get too close to the river. This is a result of budaphobia, which sets in as soon as you start renting a flat in the fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth district. The budaphobe deletes all knowledge of Buda from the memory. They don’t know where Batthyány ...