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Hungary’s Fidesz Calls On Bajnai To Disclose Funding Sources
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has called on Gordon Bajnai, leader of the electoral alliance of E14-PM, to give an account of funding he had received from abroad. Bajnai’s foundation Haza és Haladás (Patriotism and Progress) has received nearly half a million dollars from US speculators and another 500 million forints went to civil organisations and websites affiliated with Bajnai, Máté Kocsis, the ...
Xpat Opinion: Left Wing In Crisis In Hungary Less Than 6 Months Before The Elections
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators concentrate their fire on Bajnai and Gyurcsány, and tend to consider Mesterházy as the victim of the aforementioned. Left wing analysts have begun to voice serious doubts about whether the Socialists and their allies are in a position to even successfully wage a campaign.
Socialists In Hungary Swing Into Campaign Mode
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party is now in campaign mode, president Attila Mesterházy told reporters after the national council approved an election committee on Saturday. Mesterházy said the council can only follow a strategy aimed at increasing the number of opposition voters, rather than re-distributing the existing left-wing support.
Banks In Hungary To Pay 9.5 Billion Forint Fine For Cartel
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Competition Authority (GVH) has imposed a 9.5 billion forint fine on 11 commercial banks for the operation of an illegal collusion (cartel) during a repayment scheme for foreign currency mortgage-holders two years ago. According to the GVH, the banks cooperated and shared confidential business information between September 2011 and January 2012 to reduce the scale of mortgage repayments.
2014 Elections To Be Held Between 6 April & 25 May, Says Hungary’s President
- 21 Nov 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Under relevant laws, Hungary’s next general elections will be held between April 6 and May 25, 2014, President János Áder noted in a letter of reply to opposition Socialist leader Attila Mesterházy on Thursday, without specifying the exact date. Referring to his latest meeting with Áder, Mesterházy noted in a letter to him that the president had proposed holding consultations with the parties ...
Xpat Opinion: Welcoming The New US Ambassador To Hungary
- 14 Nov 2013 10:55 AM
- current affairs
Pundits across the political spectrum believe that Colleen Bradley Bell, the new US Ambassador to Hungary will form a rather dim picture of Hungary and its government if she gathers information from the US press before taking up her post.
Gazprom Looks For Hungarian Storage Facility
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Construction of the Hungarian leg of South Stream – which will carry Russian natural gas – may begin as early as next year – participants of a conference were told in Budapest a few days ago. A senior management member of Gazprom said his firm reckons with Hungarian underground gas storage facilities but only if Gazprom may become a co-owner in them.
Xpat Opinion: MP Admits To Beating Spouse In Hungary
- 7 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian member of parliament has admitted to prosecutors that he physically abused his spouse. As reported by the Associated Press, József Balogh of the ruling Fidesz party first denied the allegations that he beat his wife but has now “confessed to punching her in the face, grabbing her hair and slamming her head against wooden terrace railings.”
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Is 12th To Eliminate Highly Enriched Uranium
- 7 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Success stories are usually short, so I am not going to keep this one long either. The US Department of Energy has released a statement on the success of our joint efforts to eradicate from Hungary all remaining highly enriched uranium (HEU). Hungary is now the 12th country clear of HEU.
Hungary’s Fidesz Calls On Bajnai To Disclose Funding Sources
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has called on Gordon Bajnai, leader of the electoral alliance of E14-PM, to give an account of funding he had received from abroad. Bajnai’s foundation Haza és Haladás (Patriotism and Progress) has received nearly half a million dollars from US speculators and another 500 million forints went to civil organisations and websites affiliated with Bajnai, Máté Kocsis, the ...
Xpat Opinion: Left Wing In Crisis In Hungary Less Than 6 Months Before The Elections
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators concentrate their fire on Bajnai and Gyurcsány, and tend to consider Mesterházy as the victim of the aforementioned. Left wing analysts have begun to voice serious doubts about whether the Socialists and their allies are in a position to even successfully wage a campaign.
Socialists In Hungary Swing Into Campaign Mode
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party is now in campaign mode, president Attila Mesterházy told reporters after the national council approved an election committee on Saturday. Mesterházy said the council can only follow a strategy aimed at increasing the number of opposition voters, rather than re-distributing the existing left-wing support.
Banks In Hungary To Pay 9.5 Billion Forint Fine For Cartel
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Competition Authority (GVH) has imposed a 9.5 billion forint fine on 11 commercial banks for the operation of an illegal collusion (cartel) during a repayment scheme for foreign currency mortgage-holders two years ago. According to the GVH, the banks cooperated and shared confidential business information between September 2011 and January 2012 to reduce the scale of mortgage repayments.
2014 Elections To Be Held Between 6 April & 25 May, Says Hungary’s President
- 21 Nov 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Under relevant laws, Hungary’s next general elections will be held between April 6 and May 25, 2014, President János Áder noted in a letter of reply to opposition Socialist leader Attila Mesterházy on Thursday, without specifying the exact date. Referring to his latest meeting with Áder, Mesterházy noted in a letter to him that the president had proposed holding consultations with the parties ...
Xpat Opinion: Welcoming The New US Ambassador To Hungary
- 14 Nov 2013 10:55 AM
- current affairs
Pundits across the political spectrum believe that Colleen Bradley Bell, the new US Ambassador to Hungary will form a rather dim picture of Hungary and its government if she gathers information from the US press before taking up her post.
Gazprom Looks For Hungarian Storage Facility
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Construction of the Hungarian leg of South Stream – which will carry Russian natural gas – may begin as early as next year – participants of a conference were told in Budapest a few days ago. A senior management member of Gazprom said his firm reckons with Hungarian underground gas storage facilities but only if Gazprom may become a co-owner in them.
Xpat Opinion: MP Admits To Beating Spouse In Hungary
- 7 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian member of parliament has admitted to prosecutors that he physically abused his spouse. As reported by the Associated Press, József Balogh of the ruling Fidesz party first denied the allegations that he beat his wife but has now “confessed to punching her in the face, grabbing her hair and slamming her head against wooden terrace railings.”
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Is 12th To Eliminate Highly Enriched Uranium
- 7 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Success stories are usually short, so I am not going to keep this one long either. The US Department of Energy has released a statement on the success of our joint efforts to eradicate from Hungary all remaining highly enriched uranium (HEU). Hungary is now the 12th country clear of HEU.