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Xpat Opinion: President Putin To Visit Hungary
- 10 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily fears that Vladimir Putin’s March visit, announced this week, is another indication of the Hungarian government’s Eastern orientation. A conservative analyst points out that Hungary needs to maintain good relations with both Germany and Russia. Another left-wing commentator suspects that PM Orbán may want to revise the 1994 Budapest Memorandum on Ukraine.
Péter Szijjártó: Certain Powers Want To Destabilize Hungary
- 9 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The following is our translation of the interview with Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó appearing in today’s edition of pro-government daily (owned by Fidesz oligarch Lájos Simicska) Magyar Nemzet just one week after pro-government daily Magyar Hírlap (owned by Fidesz oligarch Gábor Széles) published an interview with Chancellor János Lázár accusing the United States of pressuring ...
Budapest Downtown Properties Popular Among Foreigners
- 9 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- property
A total of 1,183 non-European Union citizens purchased 1,143 properties in Budapest last year, mostly in downtown areas, daily Népszabadság said. The paper said that figures are available only about non-EU citizens’ purchases because they are expected to request a licence for buying property in Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Waiting For Merkel
- 8 Jan 2015 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany is expected to pay a short visit to Hungary next month at a time when Hungarian-American relations are strained and when government circles consider Germany to be Hungary’s main reference point in international politics.
Consultations Under Way On Putin’s Budapest Visit
- 8 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Consultations are under way concerning the timing of a planned visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Budapest. The premier’s press chief noted that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had paid a working visit to Moscow last year, and he said the next working visit would be Putin’s to Budapest.
Hungarian Forint Wobbles Then Mostly Stable On Interbank Market
- 8 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The forint was trading at 318.39 to the euro late Wednesday on the interbank forex market, up from 319.66 late on the previous day. At 319.94 to the euro early Wednesday, the forint moved between 318.38 and 320.87, after it fell to a new three-year low at 321.35 on Tuesday.
Opposition Attacks Government Over Putin’s Planned Visit To Hungary
- 7 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Reacting to a report that the Russian president is planning to visit Hungary this spring, the EGYÜTT (Together) party said the government should consult with the parliamentary parties concerning its possible agenda. Citing several sources, left wing daily Népszava said on Tuesday that Vladimir Putin is planning to visit Budapest in March.
Hungarian Forint Continues To Weaken
- 6 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The forint weakened further on Monday, hitting Ft 320.83 per euro in the morning but returning to 318.25 in the afternoon. The daily low is only 1% off the all-time low against the euro of Ft 324.2. The forint sank to its lowest level against the dollar in 10 years at one point, trading at Ft 266.56.
'The Nutcracker', National Concert Hall Budapest, 7 January
- 5 Jan 2015 8:02 AM
- entertainment
The idea for the ballet The Nutcracker came from the one-time director of the Imperial Theatres of Russia, who wanted to see a fairytale ballet on stage, based on E. T. A. Hoffmann’s story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, which would surpass all before it in both sound and spectacle. He commissioned Tchaikovsky to compose the score. The third and last of Tchaikovsky’s ballets after Swan Lake ...
Xpat Opinion: President Putin To Visit Hungary
- 10 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily fears that Vladimir Putin’s March visit, announced this week, is another indication of the Hungarian government’s Eastern orientation. A conservative analyst points out that Hungary needs to maintain good relations with both Germany and Russia. Another left-wing commentator suspects that PM Orbán may want to revise the 1994 Budapest Memorandum on Ukraine.
Péter Szijjártó: Certain Powers Want To Destabilize Hungary
- 9 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The following is our translation of the interview with Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó appearing in today’s edition of pro-government daily (owned by Fidesz oligarch Lájos Simicska) Magyar Nemzet just one week after pro-government daily Magyar Hírlap (owned by Fidesz oligarch Gábor Széles) published an interview with Chancellor János Lázár accusing the United States of pressuring ...
Budapest Downtown Properties Popular Among Foreigners
- 9 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- property
A total of 1,183 non-European Union citizens purchased 1,143 properties in Budapest last year, mostly in downtown areas, daily Népszabadság said. The paper said that figures are available only about non-EU citizens’ purchases because they are expected to request a licence for buying property in Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Waiting For Merkel
- 8 Jan 2015 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany is expected to pay a short visit to Hungary next month at a time when Hungarian-American relations are strained and when government circles consider Germany to be Hungary’s main reference point in international politics.
Consultations Under Way On Putin’s Budapest Visit
- 8 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Consultations are under way concerning the timing of a planned visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Budapest. The premier’s press chief noted that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had paid a working visit to Moscow last year, and he said the next working visit would be Putin’s to Budapest.
Hungarian Forint Wobbles Then Mostly Stable On Interbank Market
- 8 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The forint was trading at 318.39 to the euro late Wednesday on the interbank forex market, up from 319.66 late on the previous day. At 319.94 to the euro early Wednesday, the forint moved between 318.38 and 320.87, after it fell to a new three-year low at 321.35 on Tuesday.
Opposition Attacks Government Over Putin’s Planned Visit To Hungary
- 7 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Reacting to a report that the Russian president is planning to visit Hungary this spring, the EGYÜTT (Together) party said the government should consult with the parliamentary parties concerning its possible agenda. Citing several sources, left wing daily Népszava said on Tuesday that Vladimir Putin is planning to visit Budapest in March.
Hungarian Forint Continues To Weaken
- 6 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The forint weakened further on Monday, hitting Ft 320.83 per euro in the morning but returning to 318.25 in the afternoon. The daily low is only 1% off the all-time low against the euro of Ft 324.2. The forint sank to its lowest level against the dollar in 10 years at one point, trading at Ft 266.56.
'The Nutcracker', National Concert Hall Budapest, 7 January
- 5 Jan 2015 8:02 AM
- entertainment
The idea for the ballet The Nutcracker came from the one-time director of the Imperial Theatres of Russia, who wanted to see a fairytale ballet on stage, based on E. T. A. Hoffmann’s story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, which would surpass all before it in both sound and spectacle. He commissioned Tchaikovsky to compose the score. The third and last of Tchaikovsky’s ballets after Swan Lake ...