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U.S. Condemns Jobbik Event Last Sunday In Budapest
- 7 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- community & culture
The United States has released a statement that "strongly condemns the shameful event organized by Jobbik, a Hungarian political party identified with ethnic hatred and anti-Semitism, to unveil a bust honoring Nazi ally Miklos Horthy, Hungary’s leader during World War II, at the entrance to the Hungarian Reformed Church at the edge of Szabadsag ter in Budapest on November 3".
Defibrillators Now At Metro Stations In Budapest
- 6 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) and public transport company BKV have deployed defibrillators at all stations of the city’s ‘red’ and ‘blue’ metro lines. The two companies and Budapest city council said in a joint statement on Tuesday that the life-saving equipment may be used only by 270 BKK and BKV employees, as well as doctors or nurses trained in their use.
Hungary Raises US Electronic Surveillance Concerns
- 1 Nov 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary wants the U.S. to clarify if Budapest has served as a location for National Security Agency monitoring equipment, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. According to a map published by WikiLeaks, the Hungarian capital is among the 74 cities that have been home to NSA eavesdropping equipment. The map suggests Budapest was a staffed location--meaning that agents of the Special Collection ...
Xpat Opinion: Roma Vote In Hungary: New Video Raises Questions
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
After a video surfaced showing Roma men exchanging money for votes in an apartment, centrist commentators question the credibility of the footage while left-liberal columnists lament the fact that the Hungarian Roma sell their votes because they see no other opportunity in politics.
Xpat Opinion: New Poll On Hungarian Anti-Semitism
- 20 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last few days I have encountered a number of studies, television interviews, and polls on Hungarian anti-Semitism. The inspiration for this sudden burst of information is undoubtedly an international conference organized by the Tom Lantos Institute, which is described as “an independent human and minority rights organization with a particular focus on Jewish and Roma communities and other ...
While In India, Hungary's PM Orbán Stressed Importance Of Nuclear Energy
- 19 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- tech
Hungary might have the lowest electricity prices in the European Union in four or five years and expanding Hungary’s nuclear energy capacity is a precondition to that. The statement was made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on the last day of his visit to India, during a business forum in Mumbai. Péter Szijjártó, state secretary for foreign affairs and external trade, has announced that ...
Hungarian Foreign Minister: Water Should Be A Source Of Cooperation, Not Of Conflict
- 15 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On the last day of the Budapest Water Summit (BWS) on October 11, Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi stated that water should be a source of cooperation, and not of conflict. Wrapping up the Summit, János Martonyi said that it was high time to pay increased attention to the issue of the security of water supplies and also to give due priority to water management in the new UN development ...
Raiffeisen Bank Won’t Be Leaving Hungary
- 15 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The Austrian Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) wants to stay in Hungary despite the government’s shocking rules against foreign banks in the country. According to the latest Emerging Markets interview with new RBI CEO Karl Sevelda, the bank has shrunk its Hungarian balance sheet by HUF300 million since June last year due to loss-making exchange rates and punishing new taxes, but has strong ...
Gault&Millau Hungary 2014 – Presentation Of The New Guide
- 11 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- food & drink
”Hungarian gastronomic culture has reached its final stages, if it is not past all chances of improvement.” This statement was issued in the 2007 Culinary Charta, signed by over a hundred public figures of all sorts of ideological beliefs within a week. The statement also declared that: ”if any negative trend can be reversed, it must be reversed”. And that „the signatories will lobby for quality”.
U.S. Condemns Jobbik Event Last Sunday In Budapest
- 7 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- community & culture
The United States has released a statement that "strongly condemns the shameful event organized by Jobbik, a Hungarian political party identified with ethnic hatred and anti-Semitism, to unveil a bust honoring Nazi ally Miklos Horthy, Hungary’s leader during World War II, at the entrance to the Hungarian Reformed Church at the edge of Szabadsag ter in Budapest on November 3".
Defibrillators Now At Metro Stations In Budapest
- 6 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) and public transport company BKV have deployed defibrillators at all stations of the city’s ‘red’ and ‘blue’ metro lines. The two companies and Budapest city council said in a joint statement on Tuesday that the life-saving equipment may be used only by 270 BKK and BKV employees, as well as doctors or nurses trained in their use.
Hungary Raises US Electronic Surveillance Concerns
- 1 Nov 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary wants the U.S. to clarify if Budapest has served as a location for National Security Agency monitoring equipment, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. According to a map published by WikiLeaks, the Hungarian capital is among the 74 cities that have been home to NSA eavesdropping equipment. The map suggests Budapest was a staffed location--meaning that agents of the Special Collection ...
Xpat Opinion: Roma Vote In Hungary: New Video Raises Questions
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
After a video surfaced showing Roma men exchanging money for votes in an apartment, centrist commentators question the credibility of the footage while left-liberal columnists lament the fact that the Hungarian Roma sell their votes because they see no other opportunity in politics.
Xpat Opinion: New Poll On Hungarian Anti-Semitism
- 20 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last few days I have encountered a number of studies, television interviews, and polls on Hungarian anti-Semitism. The inspiration for this sudden burst of information is undoubtedly an international conference organized by the Tom Lantos Institute, which is described as “an independent human and minority rights organization with a particular focus on Jewish and Roma communities and other ...
While In India, Hungary's PM Orbán Stressed Importance Of Nuclear Energy
- 19 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- tech
Hungary might have the lowest electricity prices in the European Union in four or five years and expanding Hungary’s nuclear energy capacity is a precondition to that. The statement was made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on the last day of his visit to India, during a business forum in Mumbai. Péter Szijjártó, state secretary for foreign affairs and external trade, has announced that ...
Hungarian Foreign Minister: Water Should Be A Source Of Cooperation, Not Of Conflict
- 15 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On the last day of the Budapest Water Summit (BWS) on October 11, Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi stated that water should be a source of cooperation, and not of conflict. Wrapping up the Summit, János Martonyi said that it was high time to pay increased attention to the issue of the security of water supplies and also to give due priority to water management in the new UN development ...
Raiffeisen Bank Won’t Be Leaving Hungary
- 15 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The Austrian Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) wants to stay in Hungary despite the government’s shocking rules against foreign banks in the country. According to the latest Emerging Markets interview with new RBI CEO Karl Sevelda, the bank has shrunk its Hungarian balance sheet by HUF300 million since June last year due to loss-making exchange rates and punishing new taxes, but has strong ...
Gault&Millau Hungary 2014 – Presentation Of The New Guide
- 11 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- food & drink
”Hungarian gastronomic culture has reached its final stages, if it is not past all chances of improvement.” This statement was issued in the 2007 Culinary Charta, signed by over a hundred public figures of all sorts of ideological beliefs within a week. The statement also declared that: ”if any negative trend can be reversed, it must be reversed”. And that „the signatories will lobby for quality”.