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Xpat Opinion: Water Restrictions At 37° Centigrade In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators accuse the local council of playing to the anti-Roma gallery, as the capacity of roadside water pumps was reduced in Ózd, a rust-belt city in northern Hungary during the hottest days of summer. The main pro-government daily believes the left-wing opposition has used the case to launch a coordinated political campaign.
CÖF To File Criminal Report On Banks In Hungary
- 7 Aug 2013 11:00 AM
- business
The pro-government Civil Unity Forum (CÖF) will file a criminal report against banks and the Bank Association, its president László Csizmadia announced on Tuesday. The declaration came after Csizmadia had talks at the Administration and Justice Ministry on solving the problems of foreign-currency mortgage debtors.
Hungary's Fidesz Attacks Sanoma CEO
- 6 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Reports that media concern Sanoma plans to convert its existing TV channel Story4 into a political news channel prompted Fidesz communications director Máté Kocsis to accuse György Szabó, head of Sanoma Media Budapest, of trying to use the media to influence next year’s elections.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian National Bank To Be Involved In FX Mortgage Conversion?
- 1 Aug 2013 7:00 AM
- business
A conservative pundit warns against a selective conversion of loans denominated in foreign currencies. He proposes that the National Bank should step in and offer part of its foreign currency reserves to convert all FX household loans into Forint credits.
Xpat Opinion: Will Sólyom Hungarian Airways Really Take Off?
- 1 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- travel
Sólyom Airways, a start-up that was initially treated as a joke, is actually recruiting employees, including pilots. Considering that it currently has but one plane, it is looking to hire only 35 employees. But it took out a full-page ad to recruit them.
Challenging Disability & Ethnicity Discrimination In Education Across C.E. Europe
- 26 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Today, the New York Times published a letter by Dezideriu Gergely (Executive Director of the European Roma Rights Centre) and myself. It concerns the discrimination in education faced by Roma children and children with disabilities in central and eastern Europe." By Oliver Lewis, Executive Director, Mental Disability Advocacy Center, Budapest. Oliver tweets @olewis75. This article was first ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's OTP Chief Sándor Csányi’s Press Conference
- 26 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- business
As Portfolio, the bilingual financial site, said today, “everybody was sitting on pins and needles” waiting for the cabinet decision on the fate of the loans issued in foreign currencies. However, it seems that the government wisely postponed the decision. So, for a while we will not know what kind of a solution the government will come up with.
Hungary's OTP CEO Csányi Unloads Shares
- 22 Jul 2013 9:01 AM
- business
OTP shares plunged 9% on Friday after news emerged that chairman and CEO Sándor Csányi had sold most of his shares on the previous day. The shares lost 17% of their value in three days last week, the biggest rout for the share since 2011.
New Electric Car Charging Station Opens In Budapest
- 16 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Ministry of Rural Development has inaugurated a new electric car charging station in Budapest. The new charging pylon, which contains two charging stations, is the tenth in the capital.
Xpat Opinion: Water Restrictions At 37° Centigrade In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators accuse the local council of playing to the anti-Roma gallery, as the capacity of roadside water pumps was reduced in Ózd, a rust-belt city in northern Hungary during the hottest days of summer. The main pro-government daily believes the left-wing opposition has used the case to launch a coordinated political campaign.
CÖF To File Criminal Report On Banks In Hungary
- 7 Aug 2013 11:00 AM
- business
The pro-government Civil Unity Forum (CÖF) will file a criminal report against banks and the Bank Association, its president László Csizmadia announced on Tuesday. The declaration came after Csizmadia had talks at the Administration and Justice Ministry on solving the problems of foreign-currency mortgage debtors.
Hungary's Fidesz Attacks Sanoma CEO
- 6 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Reports that media concern Sanoma plans to convert its existing TV channel Story4 into a political news channel prompted Fidesz communications director Máté Kocsis to accuse György Szabó, head of Sanoma Media Budapest, of trying to use the media to influence next year’s elections.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian National Bank To Be Involved In FX Mortgage Conversion?
- 1 Aug 2013 7:00 AM
- business
A conservative pundit warns against a selective conversion of loans denominated in foreign currencies. He proposes that the National Bank should step in and offer part of its foreign currency reserves to convert all FX household loans into Forint credits.
Xpat Opinion: Will Sólyom Hungarian Airways Really Take Off?
- 1 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- travel
Sólyom Airways, a start-up that was initially treated as a joke, is actually recruiting employees, including pilots. Considering that it currently has but one plane, it is looking to hire only 35 employees. But it took out a full-page ad to recruit them.
Challenging Disability & Ethnicity Discrimination In Education Across C.E. Europe
- 26 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Today, the New York Times published a letter by Dezideriu Gergely (Executive Director of the European Roma Rights Centre) and myself. It concerns the discrimination in education faced by Roma children and children with disabilities in central and eastern Europe." By Oliver Lewis, Executive Director, Mental Disability Advocacy Center, Budapest. Oliver tweets @olewis75. This article was first ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's OTP Chief Sándor Csányi’s Press Conference
- 26 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- business
As Portfolio, the bilingual financial site, said today, “everybody was sitting on pins and needles” waiting for the cabinet decision on the fate of the loans issued in foreign currencies. However, it seems that the government wisely postponed the decision. So, for a while we will not know what kind of a solution the government will come up with.
Hungary's OTP CEO Csányi Unloads Shares
- 22 Jul 2013 9:01 AM
- business
OTP shares plunged 9% on Friday after news emerged that chairman and CEO Sándor Csányi had sold most of his shares on the previous day. The shares lost 17% of their value in three days last week, the biggest rout for the share since 2011.
New Electric Car Charging Station Opens In Budapest
- 16 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Ministry of Rural Development has inaugurated a new electric car charging station in Budapest. The new charging pylon, which contains two charging stations, is the tenth in the capital.