143 result(s) for russian ties
Hungarian Government In A Bind
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will have the toughest period of his career if both the United States administration and the newly installed European Commission maintain their criticism of his government's policies. That is a likely scenario, and the European People's Party is now less eager to back him. At stake is how to ensure funds for the development of the Hungarian economy.
Xpat Opinion: America Wants Policy Change In Hungary
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum agree that the United States wants Hungary to reverse the political course it has been following for the past few years. All place the recent American entry ban imposed on six Hungarian personalities suspected of corruption in this context. But they disagree on who is right and who is wrong in this dispute.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And Russia
- 1 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
There has been a lot of discussion about the Russian sympathies of the extreme right parties in Europe. I have written extensively about Jobbik’s close ties with Russia. I’m sure that many readers remember the strange story of Béla Kovács, Jobbik EP MP, who, by the way, was just barred from the territory of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government. The reason? Most likely Kovács’s participation in the ...
Hungarian Govt Working To Minimise Losses Due To Russian Embargo
- 25 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The government is working to minimise the losses suffered by Hungary’s apple growers due to a Russian ban on imports from Europe, the state secretary of the agriculture ministry told public Kossuth Rádió on Friday. István Nagy said that the government’s efforts were aimed at finding alternative markets and noted that “new ties being developed as part of Hungary’s eastern opening strategy will ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Welfare State Thing Of Past
- 28 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The welfare state system has exhausted its reserves and is doomed to failure, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the Bálványos summer university on Saturday. In his address, Orbán insisted that the welfare state, with its amassed debt, is no longer a sustainable model for Western European societies.
Cold War Park Budapest Programs & Opening Hours
- 29 May 2014 11:50 AM
- entertainment
The cold war park (CWP) will be open continuously until 30 October 2014 as described below:
Xpat Opinion: Hungary - United States Of Europe?
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On May 25 Hungary will hold its election for the European Parliament. The government party opted to hold the national election on April 6 and a separate EP election seven weeks later. There was nothing that would have prevented the authorities from holding both elections on May 25, but such an arrangement wasn’t deemed advantageous to the governing party.
Xpat Opinion: Jobbik’s Béla Kovács & His Alleged Russian Ties
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Media have been all over the Béla Kovács story over the last few days. Hungarian press and even some international have reported the story about the member of the European Parliament from Hungary’s far-right Jobbik who faces allegations of using his mandate in the service of Russia’s interests vis-à-vis EU institutions. He has even earned a nickname in the Hungarian media: “K.G. Béla,” a play on ...
Hungary Takes Middle Path On Ukraine
- 21 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság has gained the impression in conversing with diplomats from the Visegrád Four countries that Hungary is not among the EU “hawks” calling for firm action against Russia, nor does it appear to be impeding sanctions because of the Paks nuclear agreement.
Hungarian Government In A Bind
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will have the toughest period of his career if both the United States administration and the newly installed European Commission maintain their criticism of his government's policies. That is a likely scenario, and the European People's Party is now less eager to back him. At stake is how to ensure funds for the development of the Hungarian economy.
Xpat Opinion: America Wants Policy Change In Hungary
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum agree that the United States wants Hungary to reverse the political course it has been following for the past few years. All place the recent American entry ban imposed on six Hungarian personalities suspected of corruption in this context. But they disagree on who is right and who is wrong in this dispute.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And Russia
- 1 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
There has been a lot of discussion about the Russian sympathies of the extreme right parties in Europe. I have written extensively about Jobbik’s close ties with Russia. I’m sure that many readers remember the strange story of Béla Kovács, Jobbik EP MP, who, by the way, was just barred from the territory of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government. The reason? Most likely Kovács’s participation in the ...
Hungarian Govt Working To Minimise Losses Due To Russian Embargo
- 25 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The government is working to minimise the losses suffered by Hungary’s apple growers due to a Russian ban on imports from Europe, the state secretary of the agriculture ministry told public Kossuth Rádió on Friday. István Nagy said that the government’s efforts were aimed at finding alternative markets and noted that “new ties being developed as part of Hungary’s eastern opening strategy will ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Welfare State Thing Of Past
- 28 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The welfare state system has exhausted its reserves and is doomed to failure, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the Bálványos summer university on Saturday. In his address, Orbán insisted that the welfare state, with its amassed debt, is no longer a sustainable model for Western European societies.
Cold War Park Budapest Programs & Opening Hours
- 29 May 2014 11:50 AM
- entertainment
The cold war park (CWP) will be open continuously until 30 October 2014 as described below:
Xpat Opinion: Hungary - United States Of Europe?
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On May 25 Hungary will hold its election for the European Parliament. The government party opted to hold the national election on April 6 and a separate EP election seven weeks later. There was nothing that would have prevented the authorities from holding both elections on May 25, but such an arrangement wasn’t deemed advantageous to the governing party.
Xpat Opinion: Jobbik’s Béla Kovács & His Alleged Russian Ties
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Media have been all over the Béla Kovács story over the last few days. Hungarian press and even some international have reported the story about the member of the European Parliament from Hungary’s far-right Jobbik who faces allegations of using his mandate in the service of Russia’s interests vis-à-vis EU institutions. He has even earned a nickname in the Hungarian media: “K.G. Béla,” a play on ...
Hungary Takes Middle Path On Ukraine
- 21 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság has gained the impression in conversing with diplomats from the Visegrád Four countries that Hungary is not among the EU “hawks” calling for firm action against Russia, nor does it appear to be impeding sanctions because of the Paks nuclear agreement.