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'Wine & Music Picnic', Etyek, 5 - 6 September
- 3 Sep 2015 1:14 AM
- food & drink
By We Love Budapest: Rolling vine-covered hills and valleys envelop the picturesque village of Etyek, a rustic community found just 30 kilometers west of Budapest’s city center. This increasingly popular Hungarian wine region hosts seasonal picnics four times a year, and during this weekend’s autumn event, several stone wine cellars ...
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...
Jobbik, Socialists Each Make Proposals For Hungarian Border Crisis Management
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has proposed amending the constitution so that the armed forces can be mobilised without any legal uncertainties to protect Hungary’s border. The Socialists, on the other hand, called for setting up more reception centres and speeding up asylum procedures on site. “Hungary should make it clear that it does not allow illegal migrants to cross its territory and ...
Hungary’s President Áder Appoints New Central Bank Deputy Governor
- 25 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has appointed Márton Nagy deputy governor of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) with effect of September 1, the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny said. His predecessor, Ádám Balog, has become chairman-CEO of state-owned MKB Bank.
US To Station Military Vehicles In Hungary
- 24 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US plans to station 50 military vehicles, including four tanks, in Hungary on a permanent basis in response to the Ukrainian crisis, Magyar Nemzet reported on Wednesday. The daily said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is treating the matter cautiously, as he does not want to jeopardise Hungarian-Russian relations. At the same time, unidentified sources say there is a good chance that the move ...
Hungarian Socialists Say Orbán Admitted Border Fence Ineffective
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The plan to set up border police units shows that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government have admitted the ineffectiveness of Hungary’s border fence being built at a cost of 22 billion forints (EUR 70m), the opposition Socialists said. Deputy group leader Bertalan Tóth said that the “illegal border fence” is part of a “very expensive political circus” that only serves to conceal the ...
Xpat Opinion: First Border Fence Stretch In Place In Hungary
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As the government tries to divert the current massive migration wave from Hungary, commentators tend to agree that Europe cannot take more migrants without seriously jeopardising its way of life. Opinions differ solely on whether that is inevitable or not.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Spies Are Everywhere
- 6 Aug 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
As the minister of the prime minister’s office responsible for, among other things, Hungarian intelligence, János Lázár has very little sense of what should remain secret. I found the minutes of his speech at the meeting of the parliamentary committee on national security on June 23 shocking. He outlined several ongoing Hungarian intelligence projects, endangering not only the work of the ...
No Hope Of Left-Wing, Liberal Parties Forming Grand Coalition In Hungary
- 6 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The success of populist and partially anti-EU and xenophobic right- and left-wing extremist parties and movements in more an more countries, accompanied by the stagnation, weakening, or collapse of social democracy in Austria, France, and Scandinavian countries, signifies that the economic, financial, and political crisis in Europe will bury the moderate left and right-wing.
'Wine & Music Picnic', Etyek, 5 - 6 September
- 3 Sep 2015 1:14 AM
- food & drink
By We Love Budapest: Rolling vine-covered hills and valleys envelop the picturesque village of Etyek, a rustic community found just 30 kilometers west of Budapest’s city center. This increasingly popular Hungarian wine region hosts seasonal picnics four times a year, and during this weekend’s autumn event, several stone wine cellars ...
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...
Jobbik, Socialists Each Make Proposals For Hungarian Border Crisis Management
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has proposed amending the constitution so that the armed forces can be mobilised without any legal uncertainties to protect Hungary’s border. The Socialists, on the other hand, called for setting up more reception centres and speeding up asylum procedures on site. “Hungary should make it clear that it does not allow illegal migrants to cross its territory and ...
Hungary’s President Áder Appoints New Central Bank Deputy Governor
- 25 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has appointed Márton Nagy deputy governor of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) with effect of September 1, the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny said. His predecessor, Ádám Balog, has become chairman-CEO of state-owned MKB Bank.
US To Station Military Vehicles In Hungary
- 24 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US plans to station 50 military vehicles, including four tanks, in Hungary on a permanent basis in response to the Ukrainian crisis, Magyar Nemzet reported on Wednesday. The daily said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is treating the matter cautiously, as he does not want to jeopardise Hungarian-Russian relations. At the same time, unidentified sources say there is a good chance that the move ...
Hungarian Socialists Say Orbán Admitted Border Fence Ineffective
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The plan to set up border police units shows that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government have admitted the ineffectiveness of Hungary’s border fence being built at a cost of 22 billion forints (EUR 70m), the opposition Socialists said. Deputy group leader Bertalan Tóth said that the “illegal border fence” is part of a “very expensive political circus” that only serves to conceal the ...
Xpat Opinion: First Border Fence Stretch In Place In Hungary
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As the government tries to divert the current massive migration wave from Hungary, commentators tend to agree that Europe cannot take more migrants without seriously jeopardising its way of life. Opinions differ solely on whether that is inevitable or not.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Spies Are Everywhere
- 6 Aug 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
As the minister of the prime minister’s office responsible for, among other things, Hungarian intelligence, János Lázár has very little sense of what should remain secret. I found the minutes of his speech at the meeting of the parliamentary committee on national security on June 23 shocking. He outlined several ongoing Hungarian intelligence projects, endangering not only the work of the ...
No Hope Of Left-Wing, Liberal Parties Forming Grand Coalition In Hungary
- 6 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The success of populist and partially anti-EU and xenophobic right- and left-wing extremist parties and movements in more an more countries, accompanied by the stagnation, weakening, or collapse of social democracy in Austria, France, and Scandinavian countries, signifies that the economic, financial, and political crisis in Europe will bury the moderate left and right-wing.