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Orbán: Debate About Hungary Is A Debate About The Directions Of European Social Progress
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Questions facing Europe are at the core of recent disputes about Hungary in European media and party politics, and Hungary is just a pretext for discussing those issues, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Thursday in a lecture to the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Berlin. The discourse on the new Hungarian constitution is not about its text or provisions but about “the directions of European social ...
Hungarian Socialists Open To Co-operation
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As the Orbán cabinet cannot be unseated without the Socialists, the party has a responsibility to be open to co-operation with other democratic organisations, party leader Attila Mesterházy told reporters last week.
Xpat Opinion: Disappointment Following A Postponed Teachers’ Pay Raise In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-of-centre, centrist and pro-government commentators are all appalled by the sudden move announced as part of a 400 billion HUF fiscal package. Early last week, Minister of the Economy György Matolcsy announced as part of his adjustment package that the planned introduction of a “career path” for teachers, comprising an immediate 30 per cent pay raise, will be postponed by four months, from ...
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.
Xpat Opinion: Was ORF’s Video Report On Hungary Biased?
- 12 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A right-of-centre blogger argues that the one hour report broadcast on Austrian Public Television ORF2 in late September was clearly biased, and wonders why the Hungarian political élite did not protest.
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”.
Invitation: Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 12 October
- 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest: 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 8 pm on Friday, 12 October and it will proudly present the Szakcsi Trio.
Xpat Opinion: Matolcsy’s 397 Billion Forint Adjustment Package In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists wonder whether or not the government’s announcement that it will restructure the 2013 budget in order to save 397 billion Forints means that it has abandoned its previous economic strategy . Left-wing and liberal analysts believe that the government has thereby admitted the failure of its previous earlier policies. A pro-government pundit suggests that it is too early to reach a ...
Mesterházy Welcomes The Socialist Victory In Sopron, Hungary
- 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist victory in the Sopron local council by-election on Sunday is a psychologically impor-tant one, as it proves that Fidesz can be beaten with a good candidate and a realistic platform, party president Attila Mesterházy told a Monday press conference.
Orbán: Debate About Hungary Is A Debate About The Directions Of European Social Progress
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Questions facing Europe are at the core of recent disputes about Hungary in European media and party politics, and Hungary is just a pretext for discussing those issues, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Thursday in a lecture to the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Berlin. The discourse on the new Hungarian constitution is not about its text or provisions but about “the directions of European social ...
Hungarian Socialists Open To Co-operation
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As the Orbán cabinet cannot be unseated without the Socialists, the party has a responsibility to be open to co-operation with other democratic organisations, party leader Attila Mesterházy told reporters last week.
Xpat Opinion: Disappointment Following A Postponed Teachers’ Pay Raise In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-of-centre, centrist and pro-government commentators are all appalled by the sudden move announced as part of a 400 billion HUF fiscal package. Early last week, Minister of the Economy György Matolcsy announced as part of his adjustment package that the planned introduction of a “career path” for teachers, comprising an immediate 30 per cent pay raise, will be postponed by four months, from ...
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.
Xpat Opinion: Was ORF’s Video Report On Hungary Biased?
- 12 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A right-of-centre blogger argues that the one hour report broadcast on Austrian Public Television ORF2 in late September was clearly biased, and wonders why the Hungarian political élite did not protest.
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”.
Invitation: Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 12 October
- 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest: 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 8 pm on Friday, 12 October and it will proudly present the Szakcsi Trio.
Xpat Opinion: Matolcsy’s 397 Billion Forint Adjustment Package In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists wonder whether or not the government’s announcement that it will restructure the 2013 budget in order to save 397 billion Forints means that it has abandoned its previous economic strategy . Left-wing and liberal analysts believe that the government has thereby admitted the failure of its previous earlier policies. A pro-government pundit suggests that it is too early to reach a ...
Mesterházy Welcomes The Socialist Victory In Sopron, Hungary
- 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist victory in the Sopron local council by-election on Sunday is a psychologically impor-tant one, as it proves that Fidesz can be beaten with a good candidate and a realistic platform, party president Attila Mesterházy told a Monday press conference.