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Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orban In Great Britain: Spreading The Gospel
- 11 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By now, I’m sure, you are fully aware of my disdain for politicians whose speeches display a woeful lack of knowledge. Viktor Orbán certainly had ample opportunity to be properly educated, but he was more interested in football than in learning. He himself admitted that in high school he wasn’t good enough in either the arts or the sciences to get admitted to university. So he decided to go to ...
Xpat Opinion: Minimum Wage In Hungary – What Company Managers Expect
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Now that we are after the budget submission for the fiscal year 2014, the minimum wage negotiations for the forthcoming year, just like the trilateral discussions relevant to the national wage recommendations are also in the offing. On that occasion, upon the commission received from the National Association of Hungarian Trade Unions, the Policy Agenda carried out a survey among small and medium ...
A Night Out Of Eclectic Fun In Budapest
- 3 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Club Instant is well known to the locals of Budapest and is easily spread to the city’s newcomers. If you’re looking for a place to fit every club goer’s needs Club Instant is the easy answer. Located in the 6th district of Budapest at Nagymező utca 38, Instant provides an array of music, spirits, and atmospheres to suit almost any taste.
Budget 2014: Inflation Projected At 2.4% And Budget Deficit At 2.9% In Hungary
- 23 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- business
The Ministry for National Economy drafted next year’s budget with a deficit of 2.9 percent and an inflation rate of 2.4 percent, Minister Mihály Varga stated on Sunday. The Minister also disclosed that the Ministry calculated the 2014 Budget without revenues from the advertisement tax and the below 3 percent deficit target will be attainable even without that. “I anticipate only slight ...
Xpat Opinion: The “Ethics” Of A Car Accident In Hungary
- 21 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic, a car accident, is not the usual fare of this blog. Admittedly, one of the people injured in the accident was the Hungarian minister of defense, Csaba Hende, but that wouldn’t be sufficient reason to blog about it. (Fortunately no one died and the minister’s Audi wasn’t even a total loss.) I decided to write about it because I think it reveals more about Hungary and Hungarians than ...
Invitation: Kathak Dance Performance, Budapest, 17 September
- 16 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Kaveri Sageder - Indian Classical Kathak Dancer,Teacher and Choreographer, has her own set ups in Pune- India and Vienna-Austria. Fortunate to learn Kathak from Guru Shama Bhate, Kaveri has successfully performed all over India and Abroad.
Xpat Opinion: The New Ethics Textbook For Hungarian Fifth Graders
- 13 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- community & culture
What can one say about the newly introduced ethics textbook for Hungarian fifth graders? For starters, it is not, strictly speaking, an ethics text. Ethics is not a branch of religion, and being ethical is not the same as following the law or adhering to societal norms. So a textbook that lauds religious virtues and advocates unquestioning civil obedience doesn’t belong in an ethics class.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Fight To Stay GMO-Free
- 10 Sep 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: In case you missed it, back at the end of May, the Twittersphere (see here, here and here) and online forums lit up with positive coverage of a story about Hungary. If you’ve read anything in the international media about Hungary over the past three years, you’ll know that such things don’t happen every day. So what was all the excitement about?
Xpat Opinion: Left-Wing Media In Hungary Accused Of Fomenting Paranoia
- 23 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist believes that left-leaning Hungarians are becoming paranoid as a result of the left-wing media’s efforts to spread fear by constantly accusing the government of dictatorial politics.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orban In Great Britain: Spreading The Gospel
- 11 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By now, I’m sure, you are fully aware of my disdain for politicians whose speeches display a woeful lack of knowledge. Viktor Orbán certainly had ample opportunity to be properly educated, but he was more interested in football than in learning. He himself admitted that in high school he wasn’t good enough in either the arts or the sciences to get admitted to university. So he decided to go to ...
Xpat Opinion: Minimum Wage In Hungary – What Company Managers Expect
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Now that we are after the budget submission for the fiscal year 2014, the minimum wage negotiations for the forthcoming year, just like the trilateral discussions relevant to the national wage recommendations are also in the offing. On that occasion, upon the commission received from the National Association of Hungarian Trade Unions, the Policy Agenda carried out a survey among small and medium ...
A Night Out Of Eclectic Fun In Budapest
- 3 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Club Instant is well known to the locals of Budapest and is easily spread to the city’s newcomers. If you’re looking for a place to fit every club goer’s needs Club Instant is the easy answer. Located in the 6th district of Budapest at Nagymező utca 38, Instant provides an array of music, spirits, and atmospheres to suit almost any taste.
Budget 2014: Inflation Projected At 2.4% And Budget Deficit At 2.9% In Hungary
- 23 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- business
The Ministry for National Economy drafted next year’s budget with a deficit of 2.9 percent and an inflation rate of 2.4 percent, Minister Mihály Varga stated on Sunday. The Minister also disclosed that the Ministry calculated the 2014 Budget without revenues from the advertisement tax and the below 3 percent deficit target will be attainable even without that. “I anticipate only slight ...
Xpat Opinion: The “Ethics” Of A Car Accident In Hungary
- 21 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic, a car accident, is not the usual fare of this blog. Admittedly, one of the people injured in the accident was the Hungarian minister of defense, Csaba Hende, but that wouldn’t be sufficient reason to blog about it. (Fortunately no one died and the minister’s Audi wasn’t even a total loss.) I decided to write about it because I think it reveals more about Hungary and Hungarians than ...
Invitation: Kathak Dance Performance, Budapest, 17 September
- 16 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Kaveri Sageder - Indian Classical Kathak Dancer,Teacher and Choreographer, has her own set ups in Pune- India and Vienna-Austria. Fortunate to learn Kathak from Guru Shama Bhate, Kaveri has successfully performed all over India and Abroad.
Xpat Opinion: The New Ethics Textbook For Hungarian Fifth Graders
- 13 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- community & culture
What can one say about the newly introduced ethics textbook for Hungarian fifth graders? For starters, it is not, strictly speaking, an ethics text. Ethics is not a branch of religion, and being ethical is not the same as following the law or adhering to societal norms. So a textbook that lauds religious virtues and advocates unquestioning civil obedience doesn’t belong in an ethics class.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Fight To Stay GMO-Free
- 10 Sep 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: In case you missed it, back at the end of May, the Twittersphere (see here, here and here) and online forums lit up with positive coverage of a story about Hungary. If you’ve read anything in the international media about Hungary over the past three years, you’ll know that such things don’t happen every day. So what was all the excitement about?
Xpat Opinion: Left-Wing Media In Hungary Accused Of Fomenting Paranoia
- 23 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist believes that left-leaning Hungarians are becoming paranoid as a result of the left-wing media’s efforts to spread fear by constantly accusing the government of dictatorial politics.