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Xpat Opinion: Some Hungarian Citizens Are More Equal Than Others
- 12 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I simply can’t understand the Hungarian opposition’s lack of initiative and its sluggish reactions to unacceptable actions that are being taken day in and day out by Fidesz and the Fidesz-ruled parliament. Often, opposition politicians wake up only when a government official reveals by a slip of the tongue the real intention of a piece of legislation.
Hungary’s President Áder Selects Székely For Ombudsman
- 9 Aug 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has nominated lawyer and university professor László Székely, 55, to the post of civil rights ombudsman, he announced yesterday. Székely has taught at the faculty of law at Eötvös Loránd University since 1982. He became a legal expert with Fidesz’s environmental section in 1992.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Failures In Football, Success In Swimming
- 8 Aug 2013 1:50 AM
- sport
Both national left-wing dailies compare PM Orbán’s plans to revive Hungarian football to Goulash-communism, the Hungarian version of Soviet-style socialism. The two pro-government newspapers celebrate the victories achieved by Hungary at the swimming world championship in Barcelona.
Hungary's PM Orbán Aims To Renovate More Stadiums
- 5 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán would like the cabinet to decide this summer on renovating more football stadiums, having already approved plans for stadium upgrades in Mezokövesd, Diósgyor, Székesfehérvár and Szombathely, he said on Sunday.
Xpat Opinion: Euro Over 300 HUF In Hungary
- 5 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Commentators across the political spectrum ponder the possible impact of the IMF loan repayment and the conversion of foreign currency-based mortgages into Forint credit.
Commemorating The Roma Holocaust In Hungary
- 5 Aug 2013 2:00 AM
- current affairs
On 2 August 1944, three thousand Roma people were murdered in the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. What happened on that day only became fully known to history several decades later. 2 August was declared International Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day by the World Romani Congress in 1972. On this day, we remember the tens of thousands of Sinti and Roma people who were murdered throughout Europe ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán On Football
- 4 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- sport
This morning I read a lengthy interview with Viktor Orbán on the Ferenc Puskás Academy’s website. Several newspapers summarized the prime minister’s thoughts on the state of Hungarian football. The historian Gábor Egry, whom readers of Hungarian Spectrum know from his occasional comments, wrote on Facebook about this interview: “Compulsory reading. Really. Everything one ought to and must know ...
Xpat Opinion: Political Landscape Ten Months Before Elections In Hungary
- 1 Aug 2013 9:30 AM
- current affairs
A centrist political scientist believes that whoever wins next year’s elections, the outcome will be catastrophic, and a catastrophe is perhaps what Hungary needs to find the right path. A moderate conservative columnist suggests it will be extremely difficult to forge a united left-wing opposition before the elections.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian National Bank To Be Involved In FX Mortgage Conversion?
- 1 Aug 2013 7:00 AM
- business
A conservative pundit warns against a selective conversion of loans denominated in foreign currencies. He proposes that the National Bank should step in and offer part of its foreign currency reserves to convert all FX household loans into Forint credits.
Xpat Opinion: Some Hungarian Citizens Are More Equal Than Others
- 12 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I simply can’t understand the Hungarian opposition’s lack of initiative and its sluggish reactions to unacceptable actions that are being taken day in and day out by Fidesz and the Fidesz-ruled parliament. Often, opposition politicians wake up only when a government official reveals by a slip of the tongue the real intention of a piece of legislation.
Hungary’s President Áder Selects Székely For Ombudsman
- 9 Aug 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has nominated lawyer and university professor László Székely, 55, to the post of civil rights ombudsman, he announced yesterday. Székely has taught at the faculty of law at Eötvös Loránd University since 1982. He became a legal expert with Fidesz’s environmental section in 1992.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Failures In Football, Success In Swimming
- 8 Aug 2013 1:50 AM
- sport
Both national left-wing dailies compare PM Orbán’s plans to revive Hungarian football to Goulash-communism, the Hungarian version of Soviet-style socialism. The two pro-government newspapers celebrate the victories achieved by Hungary at the swimming world championship in Barcelona.
Hungary's PM Orbán Aims To Renovate More Stadiums
- 5 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán would like the cabinet to decide this summer on renovating more football stadiums, having already approved plans for stadium upgrades in Mezokövesd, Diósgyor, Székesfehérvár and Szombathely, he said on Sunday.
Xpat Opinion: Euro Over 300 HUF In Hungary
- 5 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Commentators across the political spectrum ponder the possible impact of the IMF loan repayment and the conversion of foreign currency-based mortgages into Forint credit.
Commemorating The Roma Holocaust In Hungary
- 5 Aug 2013 2:00 AM
- current affairs
On 2 August 1944, three thousand Roma people were murdered in the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. What happened on that day only became fully known to history several decades later. 2 August was declared International Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day by the World Romani Congress in 1972. On this day, we remember the tens of thousands of Sinti and Roma people who were murdered throughout Europe ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán On Football
- 4 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- sport
This morning I read a lengthy interview with Viktor Orbán on the Ferenc Puskás Academy’s website. Several newspapers summarized the prime minister’s thoughts on the state of Hungarian football. The historian Gábor Egry, whom readers of Hungarian Spectrum know from his occasional comments, wrote on Facebook about this interview: “Compulsory reading. Really. Everything one ought to and must know ...
Xpat Opinion: Political Landscape Ten Months Before Elections In Hungary
- 1 Aug 2013 9:30 AM
- current affairs
A centrist political scientist believes that whoever wins next year’s elections, the outcome will be catastrophic, and a catastrophe is perhaps what Hungary needs to find the right path. A moderate conservative columnist suggests it will be extremely difficult to forge a united left-wing opposition before the elections.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian National Bank To Be Involved In FX Mortgage Conversion?
- 1 Aug 2013 7:00 AM
- business
A conservative pundit warns against a selective conversion of loans denominated in foreign currencies. He proposes that the National Bank should step in and offer part of its foreign currency reserves to convert all FX household loans into Forint credits.