1,887 result(s) for state media
Oracle, Hungarian Gov't Sign Strategic Agreement
- 17 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
By: Christian Keszthelyi: The Hungarian government and the Budapest unit of U.S. computer technology firm Oracle signed a strategic agreement – the tenth such agreement between the government and an American company – Hungarian news agency MTI reported today.
Invitel Appoints David Blunck As New CEO In Hungary
- 17 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- tech
By Christian Keszthelyi: David Blunck was appointed CEO of Hungarian telecommunications company Invitel yesterday, replacing David McGowan on the position, the company announced today.
Hungary’s Healthcare “On The Brink Of Disaster”
- 17 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
According to general practitioner Zoltán Komáromi, Hungary’s healthcare system is on the brink of disaster. Low salaries and poor working conditions are causing doctors to either go abroad or work at private hospitals. More and more patients are choosing private health care over public for procedures that are important revenue generators for the public health care system.
President Urges Hungarians To Pull Together To Restore Damaged Forests
- 16 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has called on Hungarian citizens and public media to pull together and help restore the country’s woods and forests which were recently ravaged by freezing rain. The president’s office said that Áder had met the head of the country’s forestry association, who briefed him about the massive damage to trees in December in the country and the environmental clean-up that has taken ...
Xpat Opinion: Without Foreigners, We Dance Alone
- 15 Jan 2015 2:40 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in May 2012, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán famously spoke of the “peacock dance” of diplomacy, in which one seeks to remain friendly with foreign powers, even while acting against their wishes.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Commentators About Charlie Hebdo Attack
- 12 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum try to assess the long-term consequences of the Charlie Hebdo massacre. Among other issues, they dispute whether free speech can or should ever be constrained in order to protect religious sensibilities and avert fundamentalist violence.
Hungary's MTVA To Axe Another 177 Jobs
- 9 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
State media manager MTVA yesterday announced that 177 employees will be dismissed in the first half of 2015, citing economic rationalisation, cuts in payroll costs and a rationalisation of operations. Those affected will be 146 staff members in Budapest and 31 in Pécs and Szeged.
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 ...
Xpat Opinion: The Charlie Hebdo Terrorist Attack In Hungarian Media
- 9 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing journalists contend that the Charlie Hebdo murders should be interpreted as an act against free speech. A conservative columnist suggests that journalists should show more caution and abstain from provoking radicals through publishing tasteless content that can be interpreted as blasphemy.
Oracle, Hungarian Gov't Sign Strategic Agreement
- 17 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
By: Christian Keszthelyi: The Hungarian government and the Budapest unit of U.S. computer technology firm Oracle signed a strategic agreement – the tenth such agreement between the government and an American company – Hungarian news agency MTI reported today.
Invitel Appoints David Blunck As New CEO In Hungary
- 17 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- tech
By Christian Keszthelyi: David Blunck was appointed CEO of Hungarian telecommunications company Invitel yesterday, replacing David McGowan on the position, the company announced today.
Hungary’s Healthcare “On The Brink Of Disaster”
- 17 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
According to general practitioner Zoltán Komáromi, Hungary’s healthcare system is on the brink of disaster. Low salaries and poor working conditions are causing doctors to either go abroad or work at private hospitals. More and more patients are choosing private health care over public for procedures that are important revenue generators for the public health care system.
President Urges Hungarians To Pull Together To Restore Damaged Forests
- 16 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has called on Hungarian citizens and public media to pull together and help restore the country’s woods and forests which were recently ravaged by freezing rain. The president’s office said that Áder had met the head of the country’s forestry association, who briefed him about the massive damage to trees in December in the country and the environmental clean-up that has taken ...
Xpat Opinion: Without Foreigners, We Dance Alone
- 15 Jan 2015 2:40 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in May 2012, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán famously spoke of the “peacock dance” of diplomacy, in which one seeks to remain friendly with foreign powers, even while acting against their wishes.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Commentators About Charlie Hebdo Attack
- 12 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum try to assess the long-term consequences of the Charlie Hebdo massacre. Among other issues, they dispute whether free speech can or should ever be constrained in order to protect religious sensibilities and avert fundamentalist violence.
Hungary's MTVA To Axe Another 177 Jobs
- 9 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
State media manager MTVA yesterday announced that 177 employees will be dismissed in the first half of 2015, citing economic rationalisation, cuts in payroll costs and a rationalisation of operations. Those affected will be 146 staff members in Budapest and 31 in Pécs and Szeged.
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 ...
Xpat Opinion: The Charlie Hebdo Terrorist Attack In Hungarian Media
- 9 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing journalists contend that the Charlie Hebdo murders should be interpreted as an act against free speech. A conservative columnist suggests that journalists should show more caution and abstain from provoking radicals through publishing tasteless content that can be interpreted as blasphemy.














