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Hungarian Government Comes To Agreement With Students On State-Funded Places
- 18 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
There will be state-funded places available at the 16 faculties as opposed to previous plans, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog announced following a two and a half hour consultation with representatives of the National Union of Students (HÖOK).
Xpat Opinion: The Lull In The Tuition Battle In Hungary Is Nearing Its End
- 8 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In an unusually bitter column, a pro-government columnist urges the government to reconsider its higher education reforms in order to give the children of poor families access to free tuition.
Joint Press Briefing Held In Berlin By Hungarian PM & German Chancellor
- 12 Oct 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
After talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she welcomes the fact that the Hungarian government is following the European Commission's guidance on recent contested issues; Viktor Orbán said that after weaker performance in 2012, Hungary's economy will turn the corner next year.
Hungary's PM Orbán Cautions Against Self-Pity
- 9 Oct 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Hungary must overcome self-pity and the culture of pessismism, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a speech to the second meeting of the Hungarian Diaspora Council in Parliament on Monday. Instead of self-pity, he declared, Hungarians need to develop a culture of “just getting on with it”.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Women And Politics
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Since we seem to be in the swing of things, why don’t we continue with the topic of women? This time women in politics. I’m sure that you’ve all heard complaints about the number of women in the Hungarian parliament. Alas, the numbers haven’t changed in any statistically significant way in the last twenty-two years. In the first freely elected parliament, out of 386 members of the House only 28 ...
Xpat Opinion: EU Allowed Czech Republic To Subsidise Its Air Company – Unlike Hungary
- 24 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
Left- and right-wing commentators draw diametrically opposed conclusions from the news that public subsidy for CSA Czech public airlines has been approved by the European Commission.
Invitation: Nadja Massun's Exhibition At Hungarian House Of Photography
- 21 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
I’ve heard that people from afar can say or claim whatever they want about themselves. Putting a little twist on the original saying, people can say whatever they want about a person that comes from afar. In case of Nadja Massun, the proverb may be even truer since she does come from very far she lives in Mexico but was born in Africa to a Hungarian mother and a Belgian father.
Hungary, The State Of The Left-Wing Alliance Tango
- 12 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than the polling results of individual opposition parties, the question of whether a comprehensive left-wing alliance can be formed has emerged as the crucial issue in terms of evaluating the potential for a government change in 2014. It is still unclear whether the combined support of the left-wing parties would be enough to defeat Fidesz. What appears clear, however, is that none of the ...
Budapest Hosts ’European Memorial Day Of The Victims Of Totalitarian Regimes’
- 22 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Budapest is preparing for the European Memorial Day of the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes. Representatives of the Members States of the European Union are to attend a conference in the Hungarian capital on Wednesday, 23 August. The host of the Memorial Day is Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Dr Tibor Navracsics. Member States of the EU will be represented by ...
Hungarian Government Comes To Agreement With Students On State-Funded Places
- 18 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
There will be state-funded places available at the 16 faculties as opposed to previous plans, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog announced following a two and a half hour consultation with representatives of the National Union of Students (HÖOK).
Xpat Opinion: The Lull In The Tuition Battle In Hungary Is Nearing Its End
- 8 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In an unusually bitter column, a pro-government columnist urges the government to reconsider its higher education reforms in order to give the children of poor families access to free tuition.
Joint Press Briefing Held In Berlin By Hungarian PM & German Chancellor
- 12 Oct 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
After talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she welcomes the fact that the Hungarian government is following the European Commission's guidance on recent contested issues; Viktor Orbán said that after weaker performance in 2012, Hungary's economy will turn the corner next year.
Hungary's PM Orbán Cautions Against Self-Pity
- 9 Oct 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Hungary must overcome self-pity and the culture of pessismism, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a speech to the second meeting of the Hungarian Diaspora Council in Parliament on Monday. Instead of self-pity, he declared, Hungarians need to develop a culture of “just getting on with it”.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Women And Politics
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Since we seem to be in the swing of things, why don’t we continue with the topic of women? This time women in politics. I’m sure that you’ve all heard complaints about the number of women in the Hungarian parliament. Alas, the numbers haven’t changed in any statistically significant way in the last twenty-two years. In the first freely elected parliament, out of 386 members of the House only 28 ...
Xpat Opinion: EU Allowed Czech Republic To Subsidise Its Air Company – Unlike Hungary
- 24 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
Left- and right-wing commentators draw diametrically opposed conclusions from the news that public subsidy for CSA Czech public airlines has been approved by the European Commission.
Invitation: Nadja Massun's Exhibition At Hungarian House Of Photography
- 21 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
I’ve heard that people from afar can say or claim whatever they want about themselves. Putting a little twist on the original saying, people can say whatever they want about a person that comes from afar. In case of Nadja Massun, the proverb may be even truer since she does come from very far she lives in Mexico but was born in Africa to a Hungarian mother and a Belgian father.
Hungary, The State Of The Left-Wing Alliance Tango
- 12 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than the polling results of individual opposition parties, the question of whether a comprehensive left-wing alliance can be formed has emerged as the crucial issue in terms of evaluating the potential for a government change in 2014. It is still unclear whether the combined support of the left-wing parties would be enough to defeat Fidesz. What appears clear, however, is that none of the ...
Budapest Hosts ’European Memorial Day Of The Victims Of Totalitarian Regimes’
- 22 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Budapest is preparing for the European Memorial Day of the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes. Representatives of the Members States of the European Union are to attend a conference in the Hungarian capital on Wednesday, 23 August. The host of the Memorial Day is Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Dr Tibor Navracsics. Member States of the EU will be represented by ...