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Demo Planned Against ‘State Of Terror Emergency’ Proposal In Hungary
- 22 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Movement for a Modern Hungary (MoMa) party is holding a demonstration at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Kossuth tér to protest the government’s plan to amend the constitution to allow it to declare a “state of terror emergency”, which would allow for curfews, stricter domestic surveillance, control of the media and other extraordinary security measures, such as authorizing soldiers to act as police ...
Caitlin Jones, Former Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy
- 21 Jan 2016 11:00 AM
As her name suggests, Caitlin hails from a Welsh family and studied European Studies at Cardiff University. She joined the FCO in 1990 after a stint working at an Argentinian Bank where she was able to use her Spanish. She also speaks French and now a little Hungarian.
Rétvári: EC Failed To Grant Hungary Aid To Help Migrant Children
- 21 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary did not receive any emergency aid from the European Commission to support unaccompanied migrant children who entered the country last year, a human resources ministry official said. Bence Rétvári, parliamentary state secretary, said that the EC’s reasoning for not sending aid was that the need to provide care to thousands of children is not considered an emergency.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Cab Drivers Demand Ban On Uber
- 20 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Cabbies partially blocked a major downtown intersection on Monday in the Hungarian capital to protest against Uber – but ran into opposition from angry drivers and commentators.
Hungary’s Tax Authority NAV Closing Grain VAT Fraud Inquiry
- 20 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The tax authority NAV will soon complete its investigation into the estimated Ft 18 billion sunflower and rapeseed VAT fraud, in which foreign companies were involved, Magyar Idõk writes. Reports indicate that a group of criminals shipped nearly 400,000 tons of sunflower seeds and rapeseed between Hungary and Slovakia in 2009-12, mostly on paper only, in a tax avoidance scam. The Slovak state has ...
Interview István Tarlós Mayor Of Budapest
- 15 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
István Tarlós, born in Budapest, is a Hungarian politician, Mayor of Budapest since 2010 and is currently the Fidesz’s candidate for the upcoming local government election of October, where he intends to become a two-term mayor of Budapest. In an interview for news portal mno.hu he talked about the new election system, the hot topics of the campaign and future of the city’s public sector.
Xpat Insight: Hungarians Prefer Putin To Merkel, Support Obama More
- 14 Jan 2016 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians are divided in their opinion about two leading politicians in Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, a recent survey by Nézőpont Institute shows. However the Russian president was seen positively by 46% and critically by only 28%, whereas his US counterpart was seen favourably by 59% and negatively by only 18%.
Xpat Opinion: Polish-Hungarian Friendship In Action
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The situation in Poland has become a serious concern not only for the politicians of the European Union but for the whole western world. The largest East European country among those that joined the European Union in 2004 is rapidly following Hungary on the road to becoming an “illiberal democracy” while the European Commission is trying to find proper answers to the emasculation of Poland’s ...
Xpat Opinion: Calling Someone A Homosexual Is Defamation In Hungary
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In a landmark case, a Budapest court ruled that calling someone a homosexual in public can be seen as defamation of good character. The decision is astounding, even if the justice argued –somewhat strangely–that it has nothing to do with the court passing moral judgment on sexual attraction, as such.
Demo Planned Against ‘State Of Terror Emergency’ Proposal In Hungary
- 22 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Movement for a Modern Hungary (MoMa) party is holding a demonstration at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Kossuth tér to protest the government’s plan to amend the constitution to allow it to declare a “state of terror emergency”, which would allow for curfews, stricter domestic surveillance, control of the media and other extraordinary security measures, such as authorizing soldiers to act as police ...
Caitlin Jones, Former Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy
- 21 Jan 2016 11:00 AM
As her name suggests, Caitlin hails from a Welsh family and studied European Studies at Cardiff University. She joined the FCO in 1990 after a stint working at an Argentinian Bank where she was able to use her Spanish. She also speaks French and now a little Hungarian.
Rétvári: EC Failed To Grant Hungary Aid To Help Migrant Children
- 21 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary did not receive any emergency aid from the European Commission to support unaccompanied migrant children who entered the country last year, a human resources ministry official said. Bence Rétvári, parliamentary state secretary, said that the EC’s reasoning for not sending aid was that the need to provide care to thousands of children is not considered an emergency.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Cab Drivers Demand Ban On Uber
- 20 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Cabbies partially blocked a major downtown intersection on Monday in the Hungarian capital to protest against Uber – but ran into opposition from angry drivers and commentators.
Hungary’s Tax Authority NAV Closing Grain VAT Fraud Inquiry
- 20 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The tax authority NAV will soon complete its investigation into the estimated Ft 18 billion sunflower and rapeseed VAT fraud, in which foreign companies were involved, Magyar Idõk writes. Reports indicate that a group of criminals shipped nearly 400,000 tons of sunflower seeds and rapeseed between Hungary and Slovakia in 2009-12, mostly on paper only, in a tax avoidance scam. The Slovak state has ...
Interview István Tarlós Mayor Of Budapest
- 15 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
István Tarlós, born in Budapest, is a Hungarian politician, Mayor of Budapest since 2010 and is currently the Fidesz’s candidate for the upcoming local government election of October, where he intends to become a two-term mayor of Budapest. In an interview for news portal mno.hu he talked about the new election system, the hot topics of the campaign and future of the city’s public sector.
Xpat Insight: Hungarians Prefer Putin To Merkel, Support Obama More
- 14 Jan 2016 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians are divided in their opinion about two leading politicians in Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, a recent survey by Nézőpont Institute shows. However the Russian president was seen positively by 46% and critically by only 28%, whereas his US counterpart was seen favourably by 59% and negatively by only 18%.
Xpat Opinion: Polish-Hungarian Friendship In Action
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The situation in Poland has become a serious concern not only for the politicians of the European Union but for the whole western world. The largest East European country among those that joined the European Union in 2004 is rapidly following Hungary on the road to becoming an “illiberal democracy” while the European Commission is trying to find proper answers to the emasculation of Poland’s ...
Xpat Opinion: Calling Someone A Homosexual Is Defamation In Hungary
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In a landmark case, a Budapest court ruled that calling someone a homosexual in public can be seen as defamation of good character. The decision is astounding, even if the justice argued –somewhat strangely–that it has nothing to do with the court passing moral judgment on sexual attraction, as such.