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Áder Hails New Political Era In Hungary
- 7 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has entered a new era in which the political arguments of the past have been closed, President János Áder asserted in a speech on Tuesday as he opened the inaugural session of Parliament.
EU Is Against Hungary’s Tax-Free Status Of Home-Made Pálinka
- 15 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has decided that the distilling of pálinka shall be subject to taxation even under the quantity of 50 litres per year. Following the decision, the Government will initiate consultations with the European Commission with the aim of ensuring that the tradition of distilling pálinka lives on in Hungary in accordance with the EU regulatory framework.
New US Ambassador To Hungary Critical & Criticized
- 30 Jan 2014 5:35 AM
- current affairs
Remarks by the US ambassador designate to Hungary at a US Senate Committee hearing last week caused “justified and serious outrage in Hungary”, said Gergely Gulyás, a lawmaker of the ruling Fidesz party. The rise in Hungary of extremist parties is of particular concern, she told the committee.
Xpat Opinion: Colleen Bell, US Amb Designate To Hungary, Before The Senate
- 24 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On September 26, 2013 I wrote about the likelihood that the next ambassador to Hungary will a political appointee, Colleen Bell, producer of the TV soap “The Bold and the Beautiful.” At the time I expressed my dismay over the appointment. Not because I had anything against Ms Bell but because I consider the political situation so serious in Hungary that I think it would behoove US interests to ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Right-Wing Columnist Criticizes Prospective US Ambassador
- 22 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist known for his frequently critical remarks on US foreign policy accuses the prospective US ambassador to Budapest of infringing upon Hungarian sovereignty with her critical sentences about the state of democratic checks and balances in Hungary.
US Ambassador To Hungary Nominee Plans To Maintain “Dialogue On Democracy”
- 20 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The US plans to maintain and open what is “at times difficult dialogue on the importance of upholding shared values and democracy,” ambassador nominee to Hungary Colleen Bradley Bell told the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC.
Xpat Opinion: More On The Magyar Gárda
- 18 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: My post late last week, ‘The ‘Magyar Garda’ Remains Illegal,’ met with a strong reaction on my Facebook page. Most of it was in Hungarian, which, unfortunately, excludes many of the international readers, but let’s just say that some of the feedback was quite critical – and colorful in language. Some of the criticism picked at details. For instance, I said it was the government ...
Government Continues To Stand For The Protection Of Foreign Currency Debtors
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- property
The European Commission notified Hungary already in December 2011 within an EU Pilot procedure which warns that the Government Decree stipulating that the monthly income of applicants of foreign currency loans shall exceed a sum equivalent of 15 times the amount of official minimum wage, and the income shall be received in the same currency in which the loan is denominated violates EU law.
Club Guilty Of Kidnapping In Rip-Off Scam In Hungary
- 7 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The practice of detaining customers until they pay exorbitant bills amounts to kidnapping, the Kúria ruled yesterday. The decision upholds a Capital Court of Appeals judgment of last September which sentenced the manager of Budapest’s Caligula nightclub to 42 months in prison.
Áder Hails New Political Era In Hungary
- 7 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has entered a new era in which the political arguments of the past have been closed, President János Áder asserted in a speech on Tuesday as he opened the inaugural session of Parliament.
EU Is Against Hungary’s Tax-Free Status Of Home-Made Pálinka
- 15 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has decided that the distilling of pálinka shall be subject to taxation even under the quantity of 50 litres per year. Following the decision, the Government will initiate consultations with the European Commission with the aim of ensuring that the tradition of distilling pálinka lives on in Hungary in accordance with the EU regulatory framework.
New US Ambassador To Hungary Critical & Criticized
- 30 Jan 2014 5:35 AM
- current affairs
Remarks by the US ambassador designate to Hungary at a US Senate Committee hearing last week caused “justified and serious outrage in Hungary”, said Gergely Gulyás, a lawmaker of the ruling Fidesz party. The rise in Hungary of extremist parties is of particular concern, she told the committee.
Xpat Opinion: Colleen Bell, US Amb Designate To Hungary, Before The Senate
- 24 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On September 26, 2013 I wrote about the likelihood that the next ambassador to Hungary will a political appointee, Colleen Bell, producer of the TV soap “The Bold and the Beautiful.” At the time I expressed my dismay over the appointment. Not because I had anything against Ms Bell but because I consider the political situation so serious in Hungary that I think it would behoove US interests to ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Right-Wing Columnist Criticizes Prospective US Ambassador
- 22 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist known for his frequently critical remarks on US foreign policy accuses the prospective US ambassador to Budapest of infringing upon Hungarian sovereignty with her critical sentences about the state of democratic checks and balances in Hungary.
US Ambassador To Hungary Nominee Plans To Maintain “Dialogue On Democracy”
- 20 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The US plans to maintain and open what is “at times difficult dialogue on the importance of upholding shared values and democracy,” ambassador nominee to Hungary Colleen Bradley Bell told the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC.
Xpat Opinion: More On The Magyar Gárda
- 18 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: My post late last week, ‘The ‘Magyar Garda’ Remains Illegal,’ met with a strong reaction on my Facebook page. Most of it was in Hungarian, which, unfortunately, excludes many of the international readers, but let’s just say that some of the feedback was quite critical – and colorful in language. Some of the criticism picked at details. For instance, I said it was the government ...
Government Continues To Stand For The Protection Of Foreign Currency Debtors
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- property
The European Commission notified Hungary already in December 2011 within an EU Pilot procedure which warns that the Government Decree stipulating that the monthly income of applicants of foreign currency loans shall exceed a sum equivalent of 15 times the amount of official minimum wage, and the income shall be received in the same currency in which the loan is denominated violates EU law.
Club Guilty Of Kidnapping In Rip-Off Scam In Hungary
- 7 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The practice of detaining customers until they pay exorbitant bills amounts to kidnapping, the Kúria ruled yesterday. The decision upholds a Capital Court of Appeals judgment of last September which sentenced the manager of Budapest’s Caligula nightclub to 42 months in prison.