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US Bans Alleged Corrupt Hungarian Gov’t Officials
- 20 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US has banned several Hungarian officials, some of them members of the government, due to their involvement in corruption, US chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend confirmed at a Friday press conference. America’s top diplomat in Hungary spoke to reporters after he was summoned to the foreign ministry, where he was asked to share any evidence of corruption.
Government To Overhaul Public Health Care In Hungary
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
“We can only guess what the government is preparing to do,” Péter Balaton, general secretary of the Association of Hungarian Hospitals and Clinics, told ATV’s Egon Ronai Tuesday morning. “We hope it will not be what happened in earlier years when they chose an industry expert as state secretary, Miklos Szocska, whose activities and cooperation with the industry was overwritten by politics. The ...
Cafe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival To Feature Nearly 250 Events
- 2 Oct 2014 5:45 AM
- community & culture
The CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival will feature nearly 250 events, including classical music, jazz and popular music concerts, dance performances, exhibitions and literary events, at 47 venues between October 3 and 19. Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog told a press conference that the government had contributed 600 million forints to the festival’s total budget of 724 million ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Liberals At A Loss About State Honours To Kertész
- 1 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-liberal writer thinks the government has managed to baffle the opposing camp by decorating Nobel Prize winning author Imre Kertész. His conservative counterpart believes this was a win-win game for both sides and a contribution to bridging deep-set divisions.
Hungarian National Theatre Ticket Sales Off By A Third
- 25 Aug 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Ticket sales at the National Theatre (Nemzeti Szinház) fell one third in the first year of the artistic stewardship of Attila Vidnyánszky, who succeeded Róbert Alföldi in August 2013 as part of the ongoing “culture wars” waged by ruling party Fidesz against left-wing and liberal establishment figures and cultural institutions.
One Third Of Hungarians Live In Poverty
- 22 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Every third person living in Hungary is poor, including growing numbers of Hungarians who are employed full time, according to figures released by the European Commission (EC).
Hungary's PM Viktor Orban: “The Era of Liberal Democracies Is Over”
- 31 Jul 2014 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary PM Viktor Orbán addressed Fidesz supporters in the Romanian spa town of Baile Tusnad on Saturday.
Hungary Calls For Negotiated Settlement Of Gaza Conflict
- 15 Jul 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary supports Israel’s right to defend its citizens but it urges a negotiated settlement of the Arab- Israeli conflict, the foreign ministry told MTI. Earlier today, Tibor Navracsics, Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade, met Nissim Ben-Shitrit, director-general and state secretary of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, who paid him a courtesy call.
Foundation Involved In Norway Grants Refuses To Cooperate With Hungarian Government
- 20 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Krétakör Foundation has said it will refuse to cooperate with an investigation mounted by the Government Control Office (Kehi) in connection with money it won under the Norway Grants scheme. Its managing director, Márton Gulyás, told the office by phone of its decision. Several NGOs, including Krétakör, received a letter from the Kehi informing them that they would be subject to an ...
US Bans Alleged Corrupt Hungarian Gov’t Officials
- 20 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US has banned several Hungarian officials, some of them members of the government, due to their involvement in corruption, US chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend confirmed at a Friday press conference. America’s top diplomat in Hungary spoke to reporters after he was summoned to the foreign ministry, where he was asked to share any evidence of corruption.
Government To Overhaul Public Health Care In Hungary
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
“We can only guess what the government is preparing to do,” Péter Balaton, general secretary of the Association of Hungarian Hospitals and Clinics, told ATV’s Egon Ronai Tuesday morning. “We hope it will not be what happened in earlier years when they chose an industry expert as state secretary, Miklos Szocska, whose activities and cooperation with the industry was overwritten by politics. The ...
Cafe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival To Feature Nearly 250 Events
- 2 Oct 2014 5:45 AM
- community & culture
The CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival will feature nearly 250 events, including classical music, jazz and popular music concerts, dance performances, exhibitions and literary events, at 47 venues between October 3 and 19. Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog told a press conference that the government had contributed 600 million forints to the festival’s total budget of 724 million ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Liberals At A Loss About State Honours To Kertész
- 1 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-liberal writer thinks the government has managed to baffle the opposing camp by decorating Nobel Prize winning author Imre Kertész. His conservative counterpart believes this was a win-win game for both sides and a contribution to bridging deep-set divisions.
Hungarian National Theatre Ticket Sales Off By A Third
- 25 Aug 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Ticket sales at the National Theatre (Nemzeti Szinház) fell one third in the first year of the artistic stewardship of Attila Vidnyánszky, who succeeded Róbert Alföldi in August 2013 as part of the ongoing “culture wars” waged by ruling party Fidesz against left-wing and liberal establishment figures and cultural institutions.
One Third Of Hungarians Live In Poverty
- 22 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Every third person living in Hungary is poor, including growing numbers of Hungarians who are employed full time, according to figures released by the European Commission (EC).
Hungary's PM Viktor Orban: “The Era of Liberal Democracies Is Over”
- 31 Jul 2014 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary PM Viktor Orbán addressed Fidesz supporters in the Romanian spa town of Baile Tusnad on Saturday.
Hungary Calls For Negotiated Settlement Of Gaza Conflict
- 15 Jul 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary supports Israel’s right to defend its citizens but it urges a negotiated settlement of the Arab- Israeli conflict, the foreign ministry told MTI. Earlier today, Tibor Navracsics, Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade, met Nissim Ben-Shitrit, director-general and state secretary of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, who paid him a courtesy call.
Foundation Involved In Norway Grants Refuses To Cooperate With Hungarian Government
- 20 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Krétakör Foundation has said it will refuse to cooperate with an investigation mounted by the Government Control Office (Kehi) in connection with money it won under the Norway Grants scheme. Its managing director, Márton Gulyás, told the office by phone of its decision. Several NGOs, including Krétakör, received a letter from the Kehi informing them that they would be subject to an ...