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New US Ambassador To Hungary Critical & Criticized
- 30 Jan 2014 5:35 AM
- current affairs
Remarks by the US ambassador designate to Hungary at a US Senate Committee hearing last week caused “justified and serious outrage in Hungary”, said Gergely Gulyás, a lawmaker of the ruling Fidesz party. The rise in Hungary of extremist parties is of particular concern, she told the committee.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Right-Wing Columnist Criticizes Prospective US Ambassador
- 22 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist known for his frequently critical remarks on US foreign policy accuses the prospective US ambassador to Budapest of infringing upon Hungarian sovereignty with her critical sentences about the state of democratic checks and balances in Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Democracy Devours Its Middle Class In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A sociologist believes that populism is on the rise in East Central Europe. In Hungary, he argues, the middle class was weakened during the years of transition to the market economy, and is therefore defenceless against the rising tide of anti-market populism.
Xpat Opinion: Election Year In 2014 In Hungary
- 9 Jan 2014 10:40 AM
- current affairs
In their first post-new-year’s-day analyses of the electoral landscape, most columnists consider Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party the likely winner of the next elections, although a left-wing commentator suspects that the opposition constituency is underrepresented by the opinion polls.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Approach To Homelessness
- 29 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Homelessness in Hungary is back in the news. Recently, the municipal government of Budapest approved a local ordinance that prohibits so-called “habitual living” in certain designated areas of the capital – mostly Budapest’s world heritage sites and parts of downtown.
Hungary’s NGO To Turn To Strasbourg Court Over Security Service Surveillance
- 29 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Károly Eötvös Institute is turning to the Strasbourg Court of Human Rights over Hungarian legislation allowing secret surveillance and data gathering by national security services with sole ministerial approval, the group told MTI in a statement on Thursday.
Press Release: Drugs Leave Hundreds Of Brits Behind Bars Overseas
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of British nationals are currently locked up in prisons across the globe for drug-related offences, often detained for months without trial and facing distressing living conditions. Now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), in conjunction with the charity Prisoners Abroad, is launching a campaign to highlight the consequences of the use, possession and smuggling of drugs in Hungary ...
Xpat Opinion: Foreign Press Under Fire In Hungary
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government weekly carries a long list of baseless allegations about Hungary in the foreign press, while a liberal news outlet criticizes Die Welt for misinterpreting an interview with a Hungarian historian, and failing to provide space for a rebuttal.
Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics: Plans To Draw Back Youth To Hungary
- 29 Oct 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary must pursue the goal of drawing young people who have been staying in Europe back to their homeland, Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics said on Friday. Mr Navracsics told a career advisory event in his hometown of Veszprém that the government's New Generation programme will offer youth a comprehensive action plan to help them stay in Hungary.
New US Ambassador To Hungary Critical & Criticized
- 30 Jan 2014 5:35 AM
- current affairs
Remarks by the US ambassador designate to Hungary at a US Senate Committee hearing last week caused “justified and serious outrage in Hungary”, said Gergely Gulyás, a lawmaker of the ruling Fidesz party. The rise in Hungary of extremist parties is of particular concern, she told the committee.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Right-Wing Columnist Criticizes Prospective US Ambassador
- 22 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist known for his frequently critical remarks on US foreign policy accuses the prospective US ambassador to Budapest of infringing upon Hungarian sovereignty with her critical sentences about the state of democratic checks and balances in Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Democracy Devours Its Middle Class In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A sociologist believes that populism is on the rise in East Central Europe. In Hungary, he argues, the middle class was weakened during the years of transition to the market economy, and is therefore defenceless against the rising tide of anti-market populism.
Xpat Opinion: Election Year In 2014 In Hungary
- 9 Jan 2014 10:40 AM
- current affairs
In their first post-new-year’s-day analyses of the electoral landscape, most columnists consider Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party the likely winner of the next elections, although a left-wing commentator suspects that the opposition constituency is underrepresented by the opinion polls.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Approach To Homelessness
- 29 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Homelessness in Hungary is back in the news. Recently, the municipal government of Budapest approved a local ordinance that prohibits so-called “habitual living” in certain designated areas of the capital – mostly Budapest’s world heritage sites and parts of downtown.
Hungary’s NGO To Turn To Strasbourg Court Over Security Service Surveillance
- 29 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Károly Eötvös Institute is turning to the Strasbourg Court of Human Rights over Hungarian legislation allowing secret surveillance and data gathering by national security services with sole ministerial approval, the group told MTI in a statement on Thursday.
Press Release: Drugs Leave Hundreds Of Brits Behind Bars Overseas
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of British nationals are currently locked up in prisons across the globe for drug-related offences, often detained for months without trial and facing distressing living conditions. Now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), in conjunction with the charity Prisoners Abroad, is launching a campaign to highlight the consequences of the use, possession and smuggling of drugs in Hungary ...
Xpat Opinion: Foreign Press Under Fire In Hungary
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government weekly carries a long list of baseless allegations about Hungary in the foreign press, while a liberal news outlet criticizes Die Welt for misinterpreting an interview with a Hungarian historian, and failing to provide space for a rebuttal.
Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics: Plans To Draw Back Youth To Hungary
- 29 Oct 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary must pursue the goal of drawing young people who have been staying in Europe back to their homeland, Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics said on Friday. Mr Navracsics told a career advisory event in his hometown of Veszprém that the government's New Generation programme will offer youth a comprehensive action plan to help them stay in Hungary.