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Hungary’s Fidesz Says Pre-2010 Left-Wing Govt Most Corrupt Ever
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The pre-2010 left-wing government was Hungary’s most corrupt cabinet ever, the ruling Fidesz party’s communications director Máté Kocsis told the press before a closed meeting of a parliamentary security committee, which, he said, would again hear former secret-services minister György Szilvásy in connection with a case involving meetings between former oil-dealer Tamás Portik and former ...
Hungary Slips One Spot To 47th In TI Ranking
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary fell one spot to 47th place on Transparency International’s 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index ranking, TI said on Tuesday. Hungary’s score on the index - 0 to 100, with 0 being the most corrupt - was 54, down from 55 in 2012.
Applicants For Hungarian Citizenship Have Various Motivations
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Over half a million persons have applied for Hungarian citizenship under the fast-lane procedure. “Always have a B plan!” – some of the members of the ethnic Hungarian communities beyond Hungary’s borders remind you if they speak about the fast-lane procedure to obtaining Hungarian citizenship. The fears so characteristic of the national minorities of Central Europe may be among the motivations ...
Fact & Fiction In Foreign Media Reports About Hungary
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán’s regime is Fascist with a human face; the constitution prohibits abortion, and judges of the Constitutional Court are sacked at will – these and other allegations can be read in foreign media reports about Hungary. The sources of those articles tend to be the same “independent” Hungarian intellectuals, says Heti Válasz.
Media Authority In Hungary Decides On Funding Documentaries & Science Films
- 20 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s media authority (NMHH) has decided to provide funding for the making of 16 documentaries and nine popular science films from this year’s budget. Among the documentaries, Csaba Bartal’s piece analyses the political aspects of the exile of Hungary’s post-WWII communist leader Mátyás Rákosi and the last 15 years he spent in the Soviet Union.
Xpat Opinion: Feminism In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central Statistical Office made a surprising announcement today. As a result of car production, a good harvest, and an uptick in the construction industry the Hungarian GDP grew by 1.7% in the third quarter of the year. On the basis of this data the government predicts continuous, sustained growth; a few others expressed fear that the upsurge signals only a short-term improvement. Since I ...
Noted Foreign Scientists Do Research Stints In Hungary
- 10 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- tech
Thanks to generous grants of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, eminent foreign scientists spend time in Hungary. An authority on carbon dating and the mastermind of a giant astronomical project are among the personalities hosted.
Obama Officially Announces Bell As New U.S. Ambassador To Hungary
- 8 Nov 2013 11:40 AM
- community & culture
President Obama has announced his intent to nominate Colleen Bradley Bell – Ambassador to Hungary, Department of State, which the White House describes as a key Administration post. XpatLoop reported at the end of September that Bell’s vetting process had apparently been concluded, and only formal Hungarian approval was required before her appointment. "She raised more than $500,000 for the Obama ...
Szabolcs Takács: 2013 Is The Breakthrough Year In Hungarian-Turkish Relations
- 29 Oct 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Szabolcs Takács, Political Director at the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, declared that 2013 has been „the year of breakthrough” in Hungarian-Turkish relations, and that the long-term goal was to advance bilateral cooperation to a strategic level.
Hungary’s Fidesz Says Pre-2010 Left-Wing Govt Most Corrupt Ever
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The pre-2010 left-wing government was Hungary’s most corrupt cabinet ever, the ruling Fidesz party’s communications director Máté Kocsis told the press before a closed meeting of a parliamentary security committee, which, he said, would again hear former secret-services minister György Szilvásy in connection with a case involving meetings between former oil-dealer Tamás Portik and former ...
Hungary Slips One Spot To 47th In TI Ranking
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary fell one spot to 47th place on Transparency International’s 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index ranking, TI said on Tuesday. Hungary’s score on the index - 0 to 100, with 0 being the most corrupt - was 54, down from 55 in 2012.
Applicants For Hungarian Citizenship Have Various Motivations
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Over half a million persons have applied for Hungarian citizenship under the fast-lane procedure. “Always have a B plan!” – some of the members of the ethnic Hungarian communities beyond Hungary’s borders remind you if they speak about the fast-lane procedure to obtaining Hungarian citizenship. The fears so characteristic of the national minorities of Central Europe may be among the motivations ...
Fact & Fiction In Foreign Media Reports About Hungary
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán’s regime is Fascist with a human face; the constitution prohibits abortion, and judges of the Constitutional Court are sacked at will – these and other allegations can be read in foreign media reports about Hungary. The sources of those articles tend to be the same “independent” Hungarian intellectuals, says Heti Válasz.
Media Authority In Hungary Decides On Funding Documentaries & Science Films
- 20 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s media authority (NMHH) has decided to provide funding for the making of 16 documentaries and nine popular science films from this year’s budget. Among the documentaries, Csaba Bartal’s piece analyses the political aspects of the exile of Hungary’s post-WWII communist leader Mátyás Rákosi and the last 15 years he spent in the Soviet Union.
Xpat Opinion: Feminism In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central Statistical Office made a surprising announcement today. As a result of car production, a good harvest, and an uptick in the construction industry the Hungarian GDP grew by 1.7% in the third quarter of the year. On the basis of this data the government predicts continuous, sustained growth; a few others expressed fear that the upsurge signals only a short-term improvement. Since I ...
Noted Foreign Scientists Do Research Stints In Hungary
- 10 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- tech
Thanks to generous grants of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, eminent foreign scientists spend time in Hungary. An authority on carbon dating and the mastermind of a giant astronomical project are among the personalities hosted.
Obama Officially Announces Bell As New U.S. Ambassador To Hungary
- 8 Nov 2013 11:40 AM
- community & culture
President Obama has announced his intent to nominate Colleen Bradley Bell – Ambassador to Hungary, Department of State, which the White House describes as a key Administration post. XpatLoop reported at the end of September that Bell’s vetting process had apparently been concluded, and only formal Hungarian approval was required before her appointment. "She raised more than $500,000 for the Obama ...
Szabolcs Takács: 2013 Is The Breakthrough Year In Hungarian-Turkish Relations
- 29 Oct 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Szabolcs Takács, Political Director at the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, declared that 2013 has been „the year of breakthrough” in Hungarian-Turkish relations, and that the long-term goal was to advance bilateral cooperation to a strategic level.