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Welt Am Sonntag Exerted “Unacceptable Pressure” After Hungarian PM Interview
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
German newspaper Welt am Sonntag exerted unacceptable pressure in connection with an interview by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán given in parallel with Bavarian premier Horst Seehofer last week in Bavaria.
Xpat Opinion: Escalation In Hungarian-US Diplomatic Skirmishes
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As the Hungarian government reveals an aide memoire by the US Embassy’s document on corruption, a conservative columnist accuses the US of trying to pressure the Hungarian government in defense of American business interest. Left-wing commentators accuse the Hungarian government of closing its eyes over institutional corruption.
Breaking News: U.S. Embassy Budapest’s Corruption Complaints Letter
- 14 Nov 2014 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian government published a document containing a timeline of U.S. Embassy efforts to address corruption in Hungary. The timeline, which was reportedly sent from the embassy to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on November 6, describes U.S. complaints about corruption here as far back as February 2012.
Hungary’s Paks Gets Good Marks From IAEA Safety Review Team
- 14 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of an international review of the Paks power plant said Hungary’s sole commercial generator of nuclear energy is operating “very well” with an eye to safety, but still identified room for improvement in a number of areas.
New Sectoral Tax On Tobacco Firms In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- business
A Fidesz MP yesterday submitted to Parliament a special tax on the tobacco sector, the proceeds of which would be used only for health-related spending. The progressive tax, to be levied on net revenues, would be a temporary measure, according to the draft bill.
Orchids & Bromeliads, Vajdahunyad Castle Budapest, 14 – 16 November
- 13 Nov 2014 11:55 AM
- entertainment
CATTLEYA, the Queen of the orchids - in Vajdahunyadvár on the fall exhibition of Hungarian Orchid Society held 14-16 November 2014. This fall as usual the exhibition of Orchids and Bromeliads will be organized by Hungarian Orchid Society (HOS) in the Museum of Agriculture in Vajdahunyadvár.
Extreme Digital Starts Black Friday Sales In Hungary
- 13 Nov 2014 11:40 AM
- shopping
Online electronic goods retailer Extreme Digital will offer 30-70% discounts on all products on November 21, drawing on the popular Black Friday shopping tradition in the US, CEO Balázs Várkonyi announced yesterday. The company is planning these first Black Friday sales in Hungary to promote online shopping.
Trial Begins In Hungary Over Sale Of Moscow Office
- 13 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- property
Former ambassador to Russia Árpád Székely pleaded innocent yesterday as the criminal trial began regarding the sale of the trade centre building in Moscow in 2008. Prosecutors say the government sold the centre without a tender for $23 million, although it was worth $108 million.
Kertész: Talk Of Dictatorship In Hungary “Empty, Ideological”
- 13 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
To call Hungary a dictatorship today is “empty ideological language”, Nobel-prize laureate Imre Kertész has said. In an interview to The Hungarian Quarterly published in April 2014 – a translation of which has recently appeared in the Hungarian press – the Hungarian author said that a journalist from the New York Times (NYT) had come to him last year “with the intention of getting me to say that ...
Welt Am Sonntag Exerted “Unacceptable Pressure” After Hungarian PM Interview
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
German newspaper Welt am Sonntag exerted unacceptable pressure in connection with an interview by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán given in parallel with Bavarian premier Horst Seehofer last week in Bavaria.
Xpat Opinion: Escalation In Hungarian-US Diplomatic Skirmishes
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As the Hungarian government reveals an aide memoire by the US Embassy’s document on corruption, a conservative columnist accuses the US of trying to pressure the Hungarian government in defense of American business interest. Left-wing commentators accuse the Hungarian government of closing its eyes over institutional corruption.
Breaking News: U.S. Embassy Budapest’s Corruption Complaints Letter
- 14 Nov 2014 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian government published a document containing a timeline of U.S. Embassy efforts to address corruption in Hungary. The timeline, which was reportedly sent from the embassy to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on November 6, describes U.S. complaints about corruption here as far back as February 2012.
Hungary’s Paks Gets Good Marks From IAEA Safety Review Team
- 14 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of an international review of the Paks power plant said Hungary’s sole commercial generator of nuclear energy is operating “very well” with an eye to safety, but still identified room for improvement in a number of areas.
New Sectoral Tax On Tobacco Firms In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- business
A Fidesz MP yesterday submitted to Parliament a special tax on the tobacco sector, the proceeds of which would be used only for health-related spending. The progressive tax, to be levied on net revenues, would be a temporary measure, according to the draft bill.
Orchids & Bromeliads, Vajdahunyad Castle Budapest, 14 – 16 November
- 13 Nov 2014 11:55 AM
- entertainment
CATTLEYA, the Queen of the orchids - in Vajdahunyadvár on the fall exhibition of Hungarian Orchid Society held 14-16 November 2014. This fall as usual the exhibition of Orchids and Bromeliads will be organized by Hungarian Orchid Society (HOS) in the Museum of Agriculture in Vajdahunyadvár.
Extreme Digital Starts Black Friday Sales In Hungary
- 13 Nov 2014 11:40 AM
- shopping
Online electronic goods retailer Extreme Digital will offer 30-70% discounts on all products on November 21, drawing on the popular Black Friday shopping tradition in the US, CEO Balázs Várkonyi announced yesterday. The company is planning these first Black Friday sales in Hungary to promote online shopping.
Trial Begins In Hungary Over Sale Of Moscow Office
- 13 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- property
Former ambassador to Russia Árpád Székely pleaded innocent yesterday as the criminal trial began regarding the sale of the trade centre building in Moscow in 2008. Prosecutors say the government sold the centre without a tender for $23 million, although it was worth $108 million.
Kertész: Talk Of Dictatorship In Hungary “Empty, Ideological”
- 13 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
To call Hungary a dictatorship today is “empty ideological language”, Nobel-prize laureate Imre Kertész has said. In an interview to The Hungarian Quarterly published in April 2014 – a translation of which has recently appeared in the Hungarian press – the Hungarian author said that a journalist from the New York Times (NYT) had come to him last year “with the intention of getting me to say that ...