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Hungary's PM Orbán Dismissive Of Eurozone Entry
- 23 Nov 2013 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s entry into the eurozone is not an issue now, nor is it likely to be for some time to come, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán indicated yesterday during a speech in Tokyo. Stating that accession to the eurozone is not important to Hungary, Orbán said “When we think of joining the eurozone, we do not speak of next year, but about the next decade or two decades or three decades. If the euro ...
Hungary’s PM Remains Committed To Single Digit Personal Income Tax
- 23 Nov 2013 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s flat-rate personal income tax can hopefully be reduced from the current level of 16 percent to single digits within three years, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a business forum organised by the Japan Business Federation (Keidanred) and the Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency (HITA) in Japan on Friday.
PM Opens New, World-Class Scientific Research Centre In Budapest
- 18 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is now stronger and in a position to spend more on culture as well as on intellectual and scientific projects, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday at the opening ceremony of a new facility to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA).
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Just Announced His Government’s Motto: Glory To God Alone
- 18 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
We all know about Viktor Orbán’s infatuation with the spiritual in the last few years. Maybe I just don’t remember properly, but I can’t recall much piety in his speeches during his first premiership between 1998 and 2002. Today, by contrast, his speeches are teeming with Biblical quotations and Latin religious phrases. And his generosity toward the “established” churches, especially the Catholic ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán Discuses US Surveillance
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Illegal surveillance in Hungary by the US National Security Agency constitutes a large-scale violation of human rights, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and LMP caucus leader András Schiffer agreed at a Monday meeting.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Presses Kúria To Rule On FX Mortgages
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- property
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday urged the Kúria, the supreme court, to rule quickly on the general principles of foreign currency mortgages. Speaking at a press conference, he said the cabinet would like the Kúria to waive its regular schedule and reach a decision due to the social importance of the issue.
Hungary's PM Orbán Sets Manufacturing Target
- 5 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary must continue its policy of re-industrialisation to boost the ratio of manufacturing output to GDP, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared yesterday.
Xpat Opinion: Does Hungary Need An Apocalypse?
- 28 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist analyst believes that Hungarian politicians mirror public sentiments. Polarizing and combative rhetoric are not the inventions of parties but rather the expectations of voters. Regardless of the composition of the government, politics will remain divisive unless Hungarians become more compromising in tone and ideas.
Xpat Opinion: Football’s Role In Politics In Hungary
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
A liberal writer describes Viktor Orbán’s interest in and support for Hungarian football as symbolic elements of a mafia-style leadership, while a libertarian commentator thinks the Premier sincerely believes that his favourite game is an essential part of nation-building which was destroyed by the Communists. A conservative columnist writes that liberal commentators try to discredit Orbán’s ...
Hungary's PM Orbán Dismissive Of Eurozone Entry
- 23 Nov 2013 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s entry into the eurozone is not an issue now, nor is it likely to be for some time to come, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán indicated yesterday during a speech in Tokyo. Stating that accession to the eurozone is not important to Hungary, Orbán said “When we think of joining the eurozone, we do not speak of next year, but about the next decade or two decades or three decades. If the euro ...
Hungary’s PM Remains Committed To Single Digit Personal Income Tax
- 23 Nov 2013 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s flat-rate personal income tax can hopefully be reduced from the current level of 16 percent to single digits within three years, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a business forum organised by the Japan Business Federation (Keidanred) and the Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency (HITA) in Japan on Friday.
PM Opens New, World-Class Scientific Research Centre In Budapest
- 18 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is now stronger and in a position to spend more on culture as well as on intellectual and scientific projects, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday at the opening ceremony of a new facility to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA).
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Just Announced His Government’s Motto: Glory To God Alone
- 18 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
We all know about Viktor Orbán’s infatuation with the spiritual in the last few years. Maybe I just don’t remember properly, but I can’t recall much piety in his speeches during his first premiership between 1998 and 2002. Today, by contrast, his speeches are teeming with Biblical quotations and Latin religious phrases. And his generosity toward the “established” churches, especially the Catholic ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán Discuses US Surveillance
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Illegal surveillance in Hungary by the US National Security Agency constitutes a large-scale violation of human rights, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and LMP caucus leader András Schiffer agreed at a Monday meeting.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Presses Kúria To Rule On FX Mortgages
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- property
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday urged the Kúria, the supreme court, to rule quickly on the general principles of foreign currency mortgages. Speaking at a press conference, he said the cabinet would like the Kúria to waive its regular schedule and reach a decision due to the social importance of the issue.
Hungary's PM Orbán Sets Manufacturing Target
- 5 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary must continue its policy of re-industrialisation to boost the ratio of manufacturing output to GDP, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared yesterday.
Xpat Opinion: Does Hungary Need An Apocalypse?
- 28 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist analyst believes that Hungarian politicians mirror public sentiments. Polarizing and combative rhetoric are not the inventions of parties but rather the expectations of voters. Regardless of the composition of the government, politics will remain divisive unless Hungarians become more compromising in tone and ideas.
Xpat Opinion: Football’s Role In Politics In Hungary
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
A liberal writer describes Viktor Orbán’s interest in and support for Hungarian football as symbolic elements of a mafia-style leadership, while a libertarian commentator thinks the Premier sincerely believes that his favourite game is an essential part of nation-building which was destroyed by the Communists. A conservative columnist writes that liberal commentators try to discredit Orbán’s ...