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Hungary Reopens Embassy In Malaysia
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó reopened Hungary’s embassy in Kuala Lumpur and inaugurated a regional trade representative office for Hungary in the Malaysian capital. Szijjártó had talks with Anifah Aman, his Malaysian counterpart, as well as with other senior officials. Malaysia is Hungary’s third largest trading partner in south-east Asia, Szijjártó noted, adding that under a recently adopted ...
Hungary’s PM: Every Value Can And Must Be Open To Debate
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
At a press conference in Strasbourg following a European Parliament (EP) debate on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that every value can and must be open to debate. The EP debate centred on two issues: the Hungarian government’s standpoints on migration and the death penalty. A number of speakers accused the Hungarian prime minister of opposing basic European values.
Csepreghy: EC Insists Selection Of Altus For Contract “Clean ”
- 22 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission is trying to "explain away" the 1.5 billion forint (EUR 5m) contract awarded to former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány’s company Altus, insisting the selection process was “clean”, government official Nándor Csepreghy said. In its response to a letter addressed to EC Director-General Walter Deffaa, the Commission “tried to prove that the criteria used in selecting Altus was ...
Budapest Corvinus University Feared To Lose Campus In Alleged Sell -Off
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Students and staff of Budapest Corvinus University (BCE) held a forum at the university’s western Budapest campus, in response to press reports raising fears about the sale of several Corvinus campus buildings. The university said it had no official information about government plans concerning any restructuring at Corvinus, but it would defend the unity of the institution if such plans were ...
Update: Xpat Wine Club @ Hilton Budapest
- 20 May 2015 9:20 AM
- community & culture
Morning after update: it was so good to see so many people braved the rain and came to say cheers, we all enjoyed a great time with fine Hungarian wines, and friendly Xpat company, see you next time! Follow-up article and gallery of snaps to follow next week.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Hungary To Promote GMO-Free Soya Production With Subsidy
- 6 May 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
The government will provide subsidies to promote GMO-free soya production in Hungary, a farm ministry official said. Soya is one of the most important sources of animal feed protein but the type grown in 85-99% of land in the world’s leading soya producers of Brazil, Argentine and the US is genetically modified, Zsolt Feldman said.
Globe-Trotting Brown Bear Roaming Hungarian National Park
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
A brown bear fitted with a tracking device has crossed the country’s border with Slovakia and is now roaming on Hungarian territory, officials at the Aggtelek National Park in the country’s northeastern borderlands have disclosed. The bear crossed the border north of the Hungarian village of Szuhafő and was between the settlements of Rudabánya and Felsőtelekes when signals were last received by ...
Child Poverty Is An Undeniable Fact In Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Our compilation of excerpts from press articles offers conflicting statements about child poverty in Hungary. Even the pro-government media admit the problem but they stress improvement in recent years.
Hungary Reopens Embassy In Malaysia
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó reopened Hungary’s embassy in Kuala Lumpur and inaugurated a regional trade representative office for Hungary in the Malaysian capital. Szijjártó had talks with Anifah Aman, his Malaysian counterpart, as well as with other senior officials. Malaysia is Hungary’s third largest trading partner in south-east Asia, Szijjártó noted, adding that under a recently adopted ...
Hungary’s PM: Every Value Can And Must Be Open To Debate
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
At a press conference in Strasbourg following a European Parliament (EP) debate on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that every value can and must be open to debate. The EP debate centred on two issues: the Hungarian government’s standpoints on migration and the death penalty. A number of speakers accused the Hungarian prime minister of opposing basic European values.
Csepreghy: EC Insists Selection Of Altus For Contract “Clean ”
- 22 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission is trying to "explain away" the 1.5 billion forint (EUR 5m) contract awarded to former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány’s company Altus, insisting the selection process was “clean”, government official Nándor Csepreghy said. In its response to a letter addressed to EC Director-General Walter Deffaa, the Commission “tried to prove that the criteria used in selecting Altus was ...
Budapest Corvinus University Feared To Lose Campus In Alleged Sell -Off
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Students and staff of Budapest Corvinus University (BCE) held a forum at the university’s western Budapest campus, in response to press reports raising fears about the sale of several Corvinus campus buildings. The university said it had no official information about government plans concerning any restructuring at Corvinus, but it would defend the unity of the institution if such plans were ...
Update: Xpat Wine Club @ Hilton Budapest
- 20 May 2015 9:20 AM
- community & culture
Morning after update: it was so good to see so many people braved the rain and came to say cheers, we all enjoyed a great time with fine Hungarian wines, and friendly Xpat company, see you next time! Follow-up article and gallery of snaps to follow next week.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Hungary To Promote GMO-Free Soya Production With Subsidy
- 6 May 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
The government will provide subsidies to promote GMO-free soya production in Hungary, a farm ministry official said. Soya is one of the most important sources of animal feed protein but the type grown in 85-99% of land in the world’s leading soya producers of Brazil, Argentine and the US is genetically modified, Zsolt Feldman said.
Globe-Trotting Brown Bear Roaming Hungarian National Park
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
A brown bear fitted with a tracking device has crossed the country’s border with Slovakia and is now roaming on Hungarian territory, officials at the Aggtelek National Park in the country’s northeastern borderlands have disclosed. The bear crossed the border north of the Hungarian village of Szuhafő and was between the settlements of Rudabánya and Felsőtelekes when signals were last received by ...
Child Poverty Is An Undeniable Fact In Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Our compilation of excerpts from press articles offers conflicting statements about child poverty in Hungary. Even the pro-government media admit the problem but they stress improvement in recent years.