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Xpat Opinion: Mesterházy & Bajnai Playing Chicken In Hungary?
- 3 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist analyst suggests that Socialist Party leader Attila Mesterházy is playing his hand more wisely against his rival, Gordon Bajnai than most analyst realize.
Xpat Opinion: Voter Registration Annulled On Formal Grounds By Hungary's Constitutional Court
- 2 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Analysts ponder the message and the wider implications of a first decision by the Constitutional Court to strike down mandatory voter registration.
Now On: Uecker Exhibition, Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 1 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Günther Uecker stands out as one of the decisive figures in the post-war international contemporary art scene. From the beginning, his works have focused on the most serious issues facing the world: the experiences of war, the problem of humans coming under threat from other humans, the search for our roots, the difficulties of using language as a means of expression, the investigation into the ...
Xpat Opinion: MSZP’s Israeli Campaign Guru Is Back In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A right-wing pundit thinks Hungary must prepare for a bitter electoral campaign in 2014, as Ron Werber, “the professional troublemaker” has been contracted again by the Socialist Party.Ron Werber became famous in the “campaign business” as Israeli Prime Minister Yitshak Rabin’s campaign manager in 1992. Six years later he offered his services to the Hungarian Socialist Party, but the MSZP, far ...
Foreign Currency Debt Issuance May Not Be Necessary Next Year In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- business
According to Minister of National Economy György Matolcsy, Hungary may not need to issue foreign currency denominated government securities on international financial markets next year. That was one of the issues the Minister spoke about at the economic programme G7 of Hungary’s public service broadcaster Kossuth Radio on Saturday.
Hungary's PM Orbán Declares Higher Education Free
- 17 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has declared higher education completely free for all eligible students, reversing an earlier stance in a surprise announcement at the weekend. Those who meet requirements for higher education and wish to study and then work in Hungary “will be able to pursue free college and university education without accumulating any debt,” Orbán said in a video message posted on ...
Xpat Opinion: Government To Rewrite Higher Education Reform
- 17 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the wake of a week-long series of student protests, the main pro-government daily urges new policy priorities.
Analysts Expect Further Easing By MNB In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2012 6:00 AM
- business
The MNB’s monetary council will cut the base rate from 6.0% to 5.75% at its rate-setting meeting next Tuesday, in the unanimous view of analysts queried by Napi Gazdasag. A similar survey by Reuters last week produced a similar result.
U.S. Embassy Press Release: Brent Hartley Visits Budapest
- 14 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On December 10-12, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Brent Hartley visited Budapest for discussions with Hungarian government officials, civil society representatives and business leaders. This is DAS Hartley's first visit to Hungary and is part of a larger introductory visit to the region that also includes stops in Slovakia and Austria.
Xpat Opinion: Mesterházy & Bajnai Playing Chicken In Hungary?
- 3 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist analyst suggests that Socialist Party leader Attila Mesterházy is playing his hand more wisely against his rival, Gordon Bajnai than most analyst realize.
Xpat Opinion: Voter Registration Annulled On Formal Grounds By Hungary's Constitutional Court
- 2 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Analysts ponder the message and the wider implications of a first decision by the Constitutional Court to strike down mandatory voter registration.
Now On: Uecker Exhibition, Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 1 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Günther Uecker stands out as one of the decisive figures in the post-war international contemporary art scene. From the beginning, his works have focused on the most serious issues facing the world: the experiences of war, the problem of humans coming under threat from other humans, the search for our roots, the difficulties of using language as a means of expression, the investigation into the ...
Xpat Opinion: MSZP’s Israeli Campaign Guru Is Back In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A right-wing pundit thinks Hungary must prepare for a bitter electoral campaign in 2014, as Ron Werber, “the professional troublemaker” has been contracted again by the Socialist Party.Ron Werber became famous in the “campaign business” as Israeli Prime Minister Yitshak Rabin’s campaign manager in 1992. Six years later he offered his services to the Hungarian Socialist Party, but the MSZP, far ...
Foreign Currency Debt Issuance May Not Be Necessary Next Year In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- business
According to Minister of National Economy György Matolcsy, Hungary may not need to issue foreign currency denominated government securities on international financial markets next year. That was one of the issues the Minister spoke about at the economic programme G7 of Hungary’s public service broadcaster Kossuth Radio on Saturday.
Hungary's PM Orbán Declares Higher Education Free
- 17 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has declared higher education completely free for all eligible students, reversing an earlier stance in a surprise announcement at the weekend. Those who meet requirements for higher education and wish to study and then work in Hungary “will be able to pursue free college and university education without accumulating any debt,” Orbán said in a video message posted on ...
Xpat Opinion: Government To Rewrite Higher Education Reform
- 17 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the wake of a week-long series of student protests, the main pro-government daily urges new policy priorities.
Analysts Expect Further Easing By MNB In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2012 6:00 AM
- business
The MNB’s monetary council will cut the base rate from 6.0% to 5.75% at its rate-setting meeting next Tuesday, in the unanimous view of analysts queried by Napi Gazdasag. A similar survey by Reuters last week produced a similar result.
U.S. Embassy Press Release: Brent Hartley Visits Budapest
- 14 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On December 10-12, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Brent Hartley visited Budapest for discussions with Hungarian government officials, civil society representatives and business leaders. This is DAS Hartley's first visit to Hungary and is part of a larger introductory visit to the region that also includes stops in Slovakia and Austria.