109 result(s) for resort in Current Affairs
Xpat Opinion: Opposition Strategies For 2014 In Hungary
- 27 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative pundit predicts that in the next 18 months left until the 2014 election, both the Socialists and far-right Jobbik will launch a fierce and aggressive campaign against the governing centre-right party in order to mobilize undecided voters. A left-wing intellectual believes that anti-government civil rallies have been a disappointment.
Xpat Opinion: Will Hungary's Jobbik Split?
- 9 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- current affairs
Commentators on both the left and right agree that recent scandals affecting Jobbik indicate grave conflicts and deep rifts within the far-right party. Analysts contend that this could foreshadow either its split or decline .
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán In His Own Words: An interview With Die Presse
- 19 Jun 2012 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The English-speaking world, mostly because of the language barrier, doesn’t normally follow the German-language media, which is a pity especially for those who are interested in Hungarian affairs. The German and Austrian press spend a great deal more time on Hungary than do the English-language publications although lately, thanks to the Orbán government’s unorthodox economic and political ...
Anti-Corruption Programme Soon To Be Debated By Hungarian Government
- 13 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The first government-level anti-corruption programme has been completed. The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice has recently closed the relevant social consultations. The anti-corruption programme will be debated by the Government within weeks.
Hungary Not To Lose A Penny Of Cohesion Support, Says PM
- 3 Mar 2012 6:30 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary will not lose any penny of its convergence or cohesion fund support next year, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a press conference after the EU's summit on Friday. The European Commission proposed in February the suspension of 495 million euros of Cohesion Fund allocations for Hungary for 2013 because of the country's failure to address its excessive deficit.
Hungary's Siófok Open To Kossuth Tér Statues
- 23 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Siófok has decided in principle to display the statue of Mihály Károlyi and the Kossuth memorial which the cabinet plans to remove from Kossuth tér outside Parliament, spokeswoman Ana Kozma said yesterday.
InterContinental Budapest Fund Raising Helps Red Sludge Victims
- 16 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The tide of toxic red mud burst through the walls of a giant storage reservoir at an alumina refinery in Hungary, and hundreds of families lost their homes, some families even lost loved ones. The InterContinental Budapest organized their fund raising effort in cooperation with the Hungarian Red Cross to help the victims. Guests and employees of the hotel raised one million Hungarian Forints, ...
Down And Out In Budapest: Somali Refugees Face Winter Struggle
- 1 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"Abdurrahman* has dodged bullets in his native Mogadishu and endured tremendous hardship to reach Europe, but he says nothing has been as bad as his experiences in the Hungarian capital.
Xpat Opinion: Opposition Strategies For 2014 In Hungary
- 27 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative pundit predicts that in the next 18 months left until the 2014 election, both the Socialists and far-right Jobbik will launch a fierce and aggressive campaign against the governing centre-right party in order to mobilize undecided voters. A left-wing intellectual believes that anti-government civil rallies have been a disappointment.
Xpat Opinion: Will Hungary's Jobbik Split?
- 9 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- current affairs
Commentators on both the left and right agree that recent scandals affecting Jobbik indicate grave conflicts and deep rifts within the far-right party. Analysts contend that this could foreshadow either its split or decline .
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán In His Own Words: An interview With Die Presse
- 19 Jun 2012 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The English-speaking world, mostly because of the language barrier, doesn’t normally follow the German-language media, which is a pity especially for those who are interested in Hungarian affairs. The German and Austrian press spend a great deal more time on Hungary than do the English-language publications although lately, thanks to the Orbán government’s unorthodox economic and political ...
Anti-Corruption Programme Soon To Be Debated By Hungarian Government
- 13 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The first government-level anti-corruption programme has been completed. The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice has recently closed the relevant social consultations. The anti-corruption programme will be debated by the Government within weeks.
Hungary Not To Lose A Penny Of Cohesion Support, Says PM
- 3 Mar 2012 6:30 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary will not lose any penny of its convergence or cohesion fund support next year, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a press conference after the EU's summit on Friday. The European Commission proposed in February the suspension of 495 million euros of Cohesion Fund allocations for Hungary for 2013 because of the country's failure to address its excessive deficit.
Hungary's Siófok Open To Kossuth Tér Statues
- 23 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Siófok has decided in principle to display the statue of Mihály Károlyi and the Kossuth memorial which the cabinet plans to remove from Kossuth tér outside Parliament, spokeswoman Ana Kozma said yesterday.
InterContinental Budapest Fund Raising Helps Red Sludge Victims
- 16 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The tide of toxic red mud burst through the walls of a giant storage reservoir at an alumina refinery in Hungary, and hundreds of families lost their homes, some families even lost loved ones. The InterContinental Budapest organized their fund raising effort in cooperation with the Hungarian Red Cross to help the victims. Guests and employees of the hotel raised one million Hungarian Forints, ...
Down And Out In Budapest: Somali Refugees Face Winter Struggle
- 1 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"Abdurrahman* has dodged bullets in his native Mogadishu and endured tremendous hardship to reach Europe, but he says nothing has been as bad as his experiences in the Hungarian capital.