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Simicska: Orbán Said He Refused To Enroll As Spy But “Now I Don’t Know What To Think”
- 12 Mar 2015 12:30 AM
- current affairs
Businessman Lajos Simicska has said that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán “reported on him” to the communist authorities with his knowledge during their military service in the 1980s. Simicska told the Mandiner blog in an interview that the authorities had put him under surveillance during the communist era.
BCCH Appoints Executive Director
- 11 Mar 2015 8:01 AM
- business
Csilla Csurgai (pictured) has been appointed once again to the post of Executive Director of the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (BCCH), the chamber announced today in a press release. The professional returned to BCCH at the beginning of the year, after a 15-month maternity leave. In addition to managing the everyday activities of the Chamber, her priority will be to coordinate the ...
Hungary’s Ombudsman Turns To Top Court
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s ombudsman for fundamental rights has turned to the Constitutional Court with a request that it scrap a provision in the criminal procedure law that fails to state an upper limit for the period of preliminary detention in the case of the most serious offenses.
Buda-Cash Investigation Should Target Role Of Central Bank
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
An investigation into the Buda-Cash brokerage scandal should also examine the role of the central bank, former finance minister János Veres said. “Deficient” regulatory oversight by the central bank under the governing Fidesz party and the bank’s governor György Matolcsy had allowed funds of more than 100,000 clients to disappear.
Coming Soon: Light Path, Műcsarnok Budapest, 7 March
- 3 Mar 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
UNESCO proclaimed 2015 as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies. The Kunsthalle Budapest contributes an exhibition of the Munkácsy Prize-winner Attila Csáji to the initiative. The physical and spiritual dimension of light has assumed a crucial role in the oeuvre of Csáji (1939).
Political Storm Over High School Name In Hungary
- 24 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Human Resources Ministry has set off a storm of protest by announcing plans to rename the Endre Ságvári high school attached to the University of Szeged.
See What Happened @ Budapest Fish Festival
- 23 Feb 2015 8:06 AM
- food & drink
This was a big festival, and for those who love fish and fish dishes this was the place to go. The Hortobágyi Fish Farm’s crew and the capitals of fish soups - Szeged and Baja - were on show. You could also find local restaurants and the best of the country’s street food restaurants.
Hungary’s Opposition Demands Answers From Fidesz On Suspected Election Graft
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have demanded that ruling Fidesz gives answers in connection with a “secret campaign team” and the former head of the party’s youth arm who stands accused of handling counterfeit euro notes. Radical nationalist party Jobbik demanded to know what role Áron Veress, the one-time leader of Fidelitas, played in the campaign team and which election lists he handled, as well as the ...
András Simonyi: Orbán Is Off Course & Heading Down The Wrong Track
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The first half of our interview with András Simonyi, Hungary’s former ambassador to NATO and the United States, was published on Thursday, February 19, 2015. The interview took place on Wednesday, February 18, the day after Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin paid an official visit to Budapest. Mr. Simonyi is presently managing director for the Center of Transatlantic Relations at the ...
Simicska: Orbán Said He Refused To Enroll As Spy But “Now I Don’t Know What To Think”
- 12 Mar 2015 12:30 AM
- current affairs
Businessman Lajos Simicska has said that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán “reported on him” to the communist authorities with his knowledge during their military service in the 1980s. Simicska told the Mandiner blog in an interview that the authorities had put him under surveillance during the communist era.
BCCH Appoints Executive Director
- 11 Mar 2015 8:01 AM
- business
Csilla Csurgai (pictured) has been appointed once again to the post of Executive Director of the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary (BCCH), the chamber announced today in a press release. The professional returned to BCCH at the beginning of the year, after a 15-month maternity leave. In addition to managing the everyday activities of the Chamber, her priority will be to coordinate the ...
Hungary’s Ombudsman Turns To Top Court
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s ombudsman for fundamental rights has turned to the Constitutional Court with a request that it scrap a provision in the criminal procedure law that fails to state an upper limit for the period of preliminary detention in the case of the most serious offenses.
Buda-Cash Investigation Should Target Role Of Central Bank
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
An investigation into the Buda-Cash brokerage scandal should also examine the role of the central bank, former finance minister János Veres said. “Deficient” regulatory oversight by the central bank under the governing Fidesz party and the bank’s governor György Matolcsy had allowed funds of more than 100,000 clients to disappear.
Coming Soon: Light Path, Műcsarnok Budapest, 7 March
- 3 Mar 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
UNESCO proclaimed 2015 as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies. The Kunsthalle Budapest contributes an exhibition of the Munkácsy Prize-winner Attila Csáji to the initiative. The physical and spiritual dimension of light has assumed a crucial role in the oeuvre of Csáji (1939).
Political Storm Over High School Name In Hungary
- 24 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Human Resources Ministry has set off a storm of protest by announcing plans to rename the Endre Ságvári high school attached to the University of Szeged.
See What Happened @ Budapest Fish Festival
- 23 Feb 2015 8:06 AM
- food & drink
This was a big festival, and for those who love fish and fish dishes this was the place to go. The Hortobágyi Fish Farm’s crew and the capitals of fish soups - Szeged and Baja - were on show. You could also find local restaurants and the best of the country’s street food restaurants.
Hungary’s Opposition Demands Answers From Fidesz On Suspected Election Graft
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have demanded that ruling Fidesz gives answers in connection with a “secret campaign team” and the former head of the party’s youth arm who stands accused of handling counterfeit euro notes. Radical nationalist party Jobbik demanded to know what role Áron Veress, the one-time leader of Fidelitas, played in the campaign team and which election lists he handled, as well as the ...
András Simonyi: Orbán Is Off Course & Heading Down The Wrong Track
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The first half of our interview with András Simonyi, Hungary’s former ambassador to NATO and the United States, was published on Thursday, February 19, 2015. The interview took place on Wednesday, February 18, the day after Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin paid an official visit to Budapest. Mr. Simonyi is presently managing director for the Center of Transatlantic Relations at the ...