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Persányi Appointed Commissioner For Liget Project Landscaping
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Miklós Persányi, the head of Budapest Zoo, has been appointed ministerial commissioner in charge of the ongoing City Park (Liget) development project’s landscaping investments, the minister of human resources said.
House Speaker Expresses Condolences To Macedonian Counter Part
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliamentary speaker László Kövér has expressed condolences to Macedonian counterpart Trajko Veljanovski over the tragic consequences of recent extreme weather conditions and flooding in Macedonia. In his letter addressed to Veljanovski, Kövér said: “On behalf of parliament and myself, I would like to express my deepest shock and extend my sincere condolences after witnessing the tragic ...
Hungarian President Áder Meets IOC Head In Brazil
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
President János Áder met International Olympic Committee (IOC) head Thomas Bach for talks in Rio de Janeiro late on Monday, which also covered Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics. The Hungarian Olympic Committee said on its website mob. hu that Áder discussed the Hungarian bid with several IOC members during Rio 2016.
Xpat Opinion: Strange Times (In Hungary)? We’ve Been Here Before
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: The news may sound surprising, but it really isn’t. We have been here before. In what has become an annual tradition, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán went to his party’s summer retreat in Baile Tusnad, Romania, and gave a speech designed to shock. This time Orbán endorsed the American presidential campaign of Donald Trump, the ...
PM’s Advisor: Security More Important Than Solidarity In Migration Situation
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On Tuesday, in response to a statement by President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister told public television channel M1 that it is not solidarity but security that is of utmost importance.
Sziget & Viber Take Festival Communication To The Next Level
- 9 Aug 2016 9:06 AM
- entertainment
Sziget Festival and Viber, one of the leading global messaging apps with more than 754 million unique users worldwide and over 2.7 million in Hungary, are creating an unforgettable festival experience for everyone attending Sziget this year. The party community will be invited to subscribe for a unique, exclusive and entirely free service: Personal Viber Festival Messages, sent in real time to ...
Xpat Opinion: Politics Of Olympic Games In Hungarian Media
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A left-wing commentator accuses the main public TV channel covering the Rio games of spreading the government’s anti-immigrant message. A conservative pundit thinks that the Left is using the Olympic games to criticize the government.
Hungarian Anti-Doping Assn Denies Suspicions Over Hosszú’s World Record
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s anti-doping group MACS dismissed suspicions of doping after Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú smashed the world record in the women’s 400m medley on Saturday, claiming her first Olympic gold medal. Hosszú lowered the world record with an astonishing 4:26.36 in Rio, beating the previous record that was set in 2012 by China’s Ye Shiwen by more than two seconds.
Socialists Launching Referendum Campaign On Sept 1
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party plans to launch its campaign for Hungary’s migrant quota referendum on September 1, party leader Gyula Molnár said. In the campaign, the party will urge voters to abstain from voting on Oct. 2, Molnár said in Nyíregyháza, in north-eastern Hungary.
Persányi Appointed Commissioner For Liget Project Landscaping
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Miklós Persányi, the head of Budapest Zoo, has been appointed ministerial commissioner in charge of the ongoing City Park (Liget) development project’s landscaping investments, the minister of human resources said.
House Speaker Expresses Condolences To Macedonian Counter Part
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliamentary speaker László Kövér has expressed condolences to Macedonian counterpart Trajko Veljanovski over the tragic consequences of recent extreme weather conditions and flooding in Macedonia. In his letter addressed to Veljanovski, Kövér said: “On behalf of parliament and myself, I would like to express my deepest shock and extend my sincere condolences after witnessing the tragic ...
Hungarian President Áder Meets IOC Head In Brazil
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
President János Áder met International Olympic Committee (IOC) head Thomas Bach for talks in Rio de Janeiro late on Monday, which also covered Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics. The Hungarian Olympic Committee said on its website mob. hu that Áder discussed the Hungarian bid with several IOC members during Rio 2016.
Xpat Opinion: Strange Times (In Hungary)? We’ve Been Here Before
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: The news may sound surprising, but it really isn’t. We have been here before. In what has become an annual tradition, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán went to his party’s summer retreat in Baile Tusnad, Romania, and gave a speech designed to shock. This time Orbán endorsed the American presidential campaign of Donald Trump, the ...
PM’s Advisor: Security More Important Than Solidarity In Migration Situation
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On Tuesday, in response to a statement by President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister told public television channel M1 that it is not solidarity but security that is of utmost importance.
Sziget & Viber Take Festival Communication To The Next Level
- 9 Aug 2016 9:06 AM
- entertainment
Sziget Festival and Viber, one of the leading global messaging apps with more than 754 million unique users worldwide and over 2.7 million in Hungary, are creating an unforgettable festival experience for everyone attending Sziget this year. The party community will be invited to subscribe for a unique, exclusive and entirely free service: Personal Viber Festival Messages, sent in real time to ...
Xpat Opinion: Politics Of Olympic Games In Hungarian Media
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A left-wing commentator accuses the main public TV channel covering the Rio games of spreading the government’s anti-immigrant message. A conservative pundit thinks that the Left is using the Olympic games to criticize the government.
Hungarian Anti-Doping Assn Denies Suspicions Over Hosszú’s World Record
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s anti-doping group MACS dismissed suspicions of doping after Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú smashed the world record in the women’s 400m medley on Saturday, claiming her first Olympic gold medal. Hosszú lowered the world record with an astonishing 4:26.36 in Rio, beating the previous record that was set in 2012 by China’s Ye Shiwen by more than two seconds.
Socialists Launching Referendum Campaign On Sept 1
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party plans to launch its campaign for Hungary’s migrant quota referendum on September 1, party leader Gyula Molnár said. In the campaign, the party will urge voters to abstain from voting on Oct. 2, Molnár said in Nyíregyháza, in north-eastern Hungary.