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EU Membership No Longer Popular In Hungary
- 2 Sep 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
For the first time, a poll has found that a majority of Hungarians believe that EU membership has more drawbacks than advantages. According to a Tárki survey, 39% of Hungarians say EU membership is more bad than good, 32% think the opposite and 22% believe that the EU membership is a mixture of good and bad.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarians & Conspiracy Theories
- 22 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to a recent poll, 42 per cent of Hungarians believe in secret plots aimed at ruling their country from behind the scenes. Although Fidesz voters are less likely to buy these conspiracy theories than Socialist sympathizers, a left-wing commentator blames the government for the popularity of such views.
Voter Apathy In Hungary Abates Slightly
- 21 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 44% eligible voters rather than a mere 38% a month ago say they would vote if elections were held this weekend, according to an August survey by Ipsos.
Xpat Opinion: IMF Leaves Hungary
- 17 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator thinks it is unreasonable to replace a cheap loan with more expensive ones, therefore the government’s decision must be based on political calculations. A business news site suggests that getting rid of the IMF may prove politically profitable for the governing right wing.
More Hungarians Working Abroad
- 11 Jul 2013 10:00 AM
- business
The number of Hungarians working abroad for at least six months has risen to 250,000, or 4.4% of the active population, according to a survey by economic research group GKI. The figure has quadrupled in three years from the 60,000 reported in a 2010 study by economic researchers Kopint-Tárki.
Hungarians Unlikely To Report Corruption
- 10 Jul 2013 12:02 PM
- current affairs
Hungarians are more reluctant to report corruption than any other Europeans, according to a Transparency International survey. Only 30% of respondents said they would report corruption if they experienced it. Among the 70% who would not, 41% say reporting makes no difference and 21% say they are afraid of repercussions.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Economy As Reflected In The World Bank’s 2012 GNI Per Capita Figures
- 9 Jul 2013 5:00 AM
- business
Each year on July 1 the World Bank revises its classification of the world’s economies based on estimates of gross national income (GNI) per capita for the previous year. The current income classifications by GNI per capita are as follows: low income = $1,035 or less; lower middle income = $1,036 to $4,085; upper middle income = $4,086 to $12,615; and high income = $12,616 or more.
Danube Day 2013: WWF Gets Active For The Sturgeons & More
- 28 Jun 2013 8:30 AM
- current affairs
‘Get active for the sturgeons’ is the slogan of this year’s Danube Day, celebrated by the 14 Danube basin countries on Saturday, 29 June. Under a new EU-funded project, which will go on until September 2015, WWF in Romania and Bulgaria are working to tackle overfishing, the main direct threat to the survival of the endangered Danube sturgeons.
Tobacco Retail Awards Political In Hungary
- 28 Jun 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
The majority of Hungarians, 68%, believe that the award of tobacco retail licences was primarily based on political considerations, and that most of the winners are people linked to Fidesz, according to a Medián survey. Only 18% of respondents agreed that the best prepared people were granted the right to open tobacco retail outlets.
EU Membership No Longer Popular In Hungary
- 2 Sep 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
For the first time, a poll has found that a majority of Hungarians believe that EU membership has more drawbacks than advantages. According to a Tárki survey, 39% of Hungarians say EU membership is more bad than good, 32% think the opposite and 22% believe that the EU membership is a mixture of good and bad.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarians & Conspiracy Theories
- 22 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to a recent poll, 42 per cent of Hungarians believe in secret plots aimed at ruling their country from behind the scenes. Although Fidesz voters are less likely to buy these conspiracy theories than Socialist sympathizers, a left-wing commentator blames the government for the popularity of such views.
Voter Apathy In Hungary Abates Slightly
- 21 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 44% eligible voters rather than a mere 38% a month ago say they would vote if elections were held this weekend, according to an August survey by Ipsos.
Xpat Opinion: IMF Leaves Hungary
- 17 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator thinks it is unreasonable to replace a cheap loan with more expensive ones, therefore the government’s decision must be based on political calculations. A business news site suggests that getting rid of the IMF may prove politically profitable for the governing right wing.
More Hungarians Working Abroad
- 11 Jul 2013 10:00 AM
- business
The number of Hungarians working abroad for at least six months has risen to 250,000, or 4.4% of the active population, according to a survey by economic research group GKI. The figure has quadrupled in three years from the 60,000 reported in a 2010 study by economic researchers Kopint-Tárki.
Hungarians Unlikely To Report Corruption
- 10 Jul 2013 12:02 PM
- current affairs
Hungarians are more reluctant to report corruption than any other Europeans, according to a Transparency International survey. Only 30% of respondents said they would report corruption if they experienced it. Among the 70% who would not, 41% say reporting makes no difference and 21% say they are afraid of repercussions.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Economy As Reflected In The World Bank’s 2012 GNI Per Capita Figures
- 9 Jul 2013 5:00 AM
- business
Each year on July 1 the World Bank revises its classification of the world’s economies based on estimates of gross national income (GNI) per capita for the previous year. The current income classifications by GNI per capita are as follows: low income = $1,035 or less; lower middle income = $1,036 to $4,085; upper middle income = $4,086 to $12,615; and high income = $12,616 or more.
Danube Day 2013: WWF Gets Active For The Sturgeons & More
- 28 Jun 2013 8:30 AM
- current affairs
‘Get active for the sturgeons’ is the slogan of this year’s Danube Day, celebrated by the 14 Danube basin countries on Saturday, 29 June. Under a new EU-funded project, which will go on until September 2015, WWF in Romania and Bulgaria are working to tackle overfishing, the main direct threat to the survival of the endangered Danube sturgeons.
Tobacco Retail Awards Political In Hungary
- 28 Jun 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
The majority of Hungarians, 68%, believe that the award of tobacco retail licences was primarily based on political considerations, and that most of the winners are people linked to Fidesz, according to a Medián survey. Only 18% of respondents agreed that the best prepared people were granted the right to open tobacco retail outlets.