602 result(s) for social issues
Uniting Great Minds For Innovation And Competitiveness In The Visegrad Four
- 30 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
What can 800 scholars and businessmen do to boost innovation and competitiveness in four countries? This is what the creators of the „Visegrad Four Knowledge Portal”, a truly 21st century online platform with smartphone applications will soon show the world.
András Szabolcs, Owner, Funky Pho Vietnamese Restaurant
- 15 Aug 2013 12:00 PM
I didn’t have much to do with the hospitality industry until opening Funky Phofour months ago. I have M.Sc. in economic studies and after graduation I started to work for large accounting firms in Budapest, specialized in information security.
Judge Issues Three Life Sentences For Roma Murders In Hungary
- 7 Aug 2013 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Regional Court yesterday sentenced the three main defendants to lifetime prison terms and the fourth to 13 years for the serial murders of six Roma in 2008 and 2009. Árpád Kiss, his brother István and Zsolt Pet were convicted of premeditated murder, and the fourth defendant István Csontos, who was their driver, for acting as an accomplice.
Xpat Interview: Grisha Jenkov, Country Manager Central Eastern Europe, Qatar Airways.
- 25 Jul 2013 12:00 PM
Grisha Jenkov is an experienced Country Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the aviation industry.
Hungary's PM Orbán Briefs Hungary’s Ambassadors
- 19 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság accuses the Prime Minister of defending his own personal power on the pretext of safeguarding national sovereignty, while Magyar Hírlap finds the government’s left-wing critics guilty of undying subservience to foreign governments.
Xpat Opinion: A New Chapter In The Tobacco Shop Debate In Hungary
- 15 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
Left-wing and liberal commentators fulminate about the exemption of tobacco shops from the municipal ban on the sale of alcohol after 10 pm. A critical conservative blogger warns against overregulation. A pro-government columnist likens the Democratic Coalition’s initiative to paint the pavement in front of tobacco shops to Nazi practices.
Xpat Opinion: What’s The Big Deal With This Tavares Report About Hungary Anyway?
- 8 Jul 2013 11:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: The Hungarian Parliament accepted a declaration responding to the vote in the European Parliament. The declaration speaks of Hungary and Europe, particularly Hungary’s relationship with the European Union since joining in 2004, following a referendum that succeeded with a vast majority of popular support. It also speaks in detail about the legal foundation of the European Union ...
Xpat Opinion: Kim Lane Scheppele: In Praise Of The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Europe acted to hold the Hungarian government to the constitutional values that it eagerly endorsed when it joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.
Enikő Győri: Hungary Eill Not Be Forced To Exercise Its Veto
- 4 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The negative reference to the judiciary’s independence was removed from the country-specific recommendations of the European Union for Hungary and was replaced by a more general statement on strengthening the judiciary, therefore Hungary will not be forced to exercise its right of veto – said MFA Minister of State Enikő Győri at a press meeting in Budapest on 26 June.
Uniting Great Minds For Innovation And Competitiveness In The Visegrad Four
- 30 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
What can 800 scholars and businessmen do to boost innovation and competitiveness in four countries? This is what the creators of the „Visegrad Four Knowledge Portal”, a truly 21st century online platform with smartphone applications will soon show the world.
András Szabolcs, Owner, Funky Pho Vietnamese Restaurant
- 15 Aug 2013 12:00 PM
I didn’t have much to do with the hospitality industry until opening Funky Phofour months ago. I have M.Sc. in economic studies and after graduation I started to work for large accounting firms in Budapest, specialized in information security.
Judge Issues Three Life Sentences For Roma Murders In Hungary
- 7 Aug 2013 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Regional Court yesterday sentenced the three main defendants to lifetime prison terms and the fourth to 13 years for the serial murders of six Roma in 2008 and 2009. Árpád Kiss, his brother István and Zsolt Pet were convicted of premeditated murder, and the fourth defendant István Csontos, who was their driver, for acting as an accomplice.
Xpat Interview: Grisha Jenkov, Country Manager Central Eastern Europe, Qatar Airways.
- 25 Jul 2013 12:00 PM
Grisha Jenkov is an experienced Country Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the aviation industry.
Hungary's PM Orbán Briefs Hungary’s Ambassadors
- 19 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság accuses the Prime Minister of defending his own personal power on the pretext of safeguarding national sovereignty, while Magyar Hírlap finds the government’s left-wing critics guilty of undying subservience to foreign governments.
Xpat Opinion: A New Chapter In The Tobacco Shop Debate In Hungary
- 15 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
Left-wing and liberal commentators fulminate about the exemption of tobacco shops from the municipal ban on the sale of alcohol after 10 pm. A critical conservative blogger warns against overregulation. A pro-government columnist likens the Democratic Coalition’s initiative to paint the pavement in front of tobacco shops to Nazi practices.
Xpat Opinion: What’s The Big Deal With This Tavares Report About Hungary Anyway?
- 8 Jul 2013 11:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: The Hungarian Parliament accepted a declaration responding to the vote in the European Parliament. The declaration speaks of Hungary and Europe, particularly Hungary’s relationship with the European Union since joining in 2004, following a referendum that succeeded with a vast majority of popular support. It also speaks in detail about the legal foundation of the European Union ...
Xpat Opinion: Kim Lane Scheppele: In Praise Of The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Europe acted to hold the Hungarian government to the constitutional values that it eagerly endorsed when it joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.
Enikő Győri: Hungary Eill Not Be Forced To Exercise Its Veto
- 4 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The negative reference to the judiciary’s independence was removed from the country-specific recommendations of the European Union for Hungary and was replaced by a more general statement on strengthening the judiciary, therefore Hungary will not be forced to exercise its right of veto – said MFA Minister of State Enikő Győri at a press meeting in Budapest on 26 June.