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HUF 100mn Scheme Lures Back 52 Expats To Hungary
- 10 Dec 2015 8:08 AM
- current affairs
Only 52 young people have returned from England to work in Hungary in the framework of a programme on which the government has spent Ft 100 million, news website Index reports. Of the 3,500 people who registered on the programme’s website, only 412 of them filled in the necessary statements.
Hungarian Government Office Chief Lázár Praises Tusk, Condemns Soros
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government office chief welcomed European Council President Donald Tusk’s demand for measures to stanch the wave of migrants. Meanwhile, Lázár claimed that a civil organisation sponsored by Hungarianborn financier George Soros has launched a signature campaign against Hungary, saying that it is hard to understand what the Hungarianborn US businessman’s problem with his home country is.
Orbán: Hungary Concerned Over Minority Rights Of Hungarians In Romania
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed concern over investigations the Romanian authorities have launched against Hungarian politicians in Transylvania and said there has been a general “reversal” in minority rights for ethnic kin in Romania. Addressing the MÁÉRT session, Orbán said that the European rights of “our communities” are “being questioned” in terms of the use of minority language.
Lázár: Transferring EU Affairs To Hungarian PM’s Office Right Move
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Transferring European affairs from the foreign ministry to the prime minister’s office has proven to be the right move, the government office chief told parliament’s European Affairs Committee. Experience from the government’s previous 2010-2014 term has shown that matters pertaining to the European Commission do not typically cover foreign trade or foreign affairs, since these matters concern ...
Hungary’s Top Soldier Sees Indirect Connection Between Migration And Terrorism
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Following the Paris terror attack, the Hungarian Defense Force introduced serious measures to protect its bases and foreign missions as well. Meanwhile, military policemen have started patrolling Budapest’s main transportation hubs.
Xpat Opinion: US Ambassador Criticizes Hungary
- 6 Nov 2015 12:45 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on US Ambassador Colleen Bell’s concerns about the state of affairs in Hungary, pro-government columnists are in no doubt that the US wants to pressurize Hungary into submission. Left-wing pundits, on the other hand, criticize the Hungarian government’s response and expect further US-Hungarian diplomatic skirmishes.
European Guests Still Driving Force Of Hungary Tourism
- 2 Nov 2015 8:01 AM
- travel
Although the number of guest nights spent by Chinese and Indian tourists in Hungary is on the rise, European guests remain the driving force of Hungary’s tourism sector, the head of the Association of Hungarian Hotels and Restaurants said. Ákos Niklai told public news channel M1 that around 80% of Hungary’s tourists come from European countries.
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
National Geographic Presents ‘The Future Of Food’ In Budapest
- 22 Oct 2015 1:45 AM
- food & drink
‘The Future of FOOD’ looks at food from all angles and on all continents. It includes portraits of food producers – a potato farmer in the Peruvian Andes, a cabbage grower in Ukraine, a stunning underwater shot of scallop aquaculture off the Pacific coast of Canada.
HUF 100mn Scheme Lures Back 52 Expats To Hungary
- 10 Dec 2015 8:08 AM
- current affairs
Only 52 young people have returned from England to work in Hungary in the framework of a programme on which the government has spent Ft 100 million, news website Index reports. Of the 3,500 people who registered on the programme’s website, only 412 of them filled in the necessary statements.
Hungarian Government Office Chief Lázár Praises Tusk, Condemns Soros
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government office chief welcomed European Council President Donald Tusk’s demand for measures to stanch the wave of migrants. Meanwhile, Lázár claimed that a civil organisation sponsored by Hungarianborn financier George Soros has launched a signature campaign against Hungary, saying that it is hard to understand what the Hungarianborn US businessman’s problem with his home country is.
Orbán: Hungary Concerned Over Minority Rights Of Hungarians In Romania
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed concern over investigations the Romanian authorities have launched against Hungarian politicians in Transylvania and said there has been a general “reversal” in minority rights for ethnic kin in Romania. Addressing the MÁÉRT session, Orbán said that the European rights of “our communities” are “being questioned” in terms of the use of minority language.
Lázár: Transferring EU Affairs To Hungarian PM’s Office Right Move
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Transferring European affairs from the foreign ministry to the prime minister’s office has proven to be the right move, the government office chief told parliament’s European Affairs Committee. Experience from the government’s previous 2010-2014 term has shown that matters pertaining to the European Commission do not typically cover foreign trade or foreign affairs, since these matters concern ...
Hungary’s Top Soldier Sees Indirect Connection Between Migration And Terrorism
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Following the Paris terror attack, the Hungarian Defense Force introduced serious measures to protect its bases and foreign missions as well. Meanwhile, military policemen have started patrolling Budapest’s main transportation hubs.
Xpat Opinion: US Ambassador Criticizes Hungary
- 6 Nov 2015 12:45 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on US Ambassador Colleen Bell’s concerns about the state of affairs in Hungary, pro-government columnists are in no doubt that the US wants to pressurize Hungary into submission. Left-wing pundits, on the other hand, criticize the Hungarian government’s response and expect further US-Hungarian diplomatic skirmishes.
European Guests Still Driving Force Of Hungary Tourism
- 2 Nov 2015 8:01 AM
- travel
Although the number of guest nights spent by Chinese and Indian tourists in Hungary is on the rise, European guests remain the driving force of Hungary’s tourism sector, the head of the Association of Hungarian Hotels and Restaurants said. Ákos Niklai told public news channel M1 that around 80% of Hungary’s tourists come from European countries.
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
National Geographic Presents ‘The Future Of Food’ In Budapest
- 22 Oct 2015 1:45 AM
- food & drink
‘The Future of FOOD’ looks at food from all angles and on all continents. It includes portraits of food producers – a potato farmer in the Peruvian Andes, a cabbage grower in Ukraine, a stunning underwater shot of scallop aquaculture off the Pacific coast of Canada.