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320,000 New Hungarian Citizens
- 7 Mar 2013 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The government has granted Hungarian citizenship to over 320,000 residents of other countries under its simplified nationalisation procedures in the past two years, Népszabadság reports, citing an official summary. Over 360,000 applications for citizenship were submitted. Deputy prime minister Zsolt Semjén said recently that only 1.5% of applications are rejected. The vast majority of those ...
‘Precise Detail’ By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary
- 7 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On Tuesday evening, the Financial Times posted an unsigned editorial entitled, “Orban’s Threat to Democratic Values,” which argues that “Europe should warn Hungary that its voting rights are at risk” if the parliament goes ahead with an amendment to the constitution that, according to the FT, will “revive curbs that violate European values.” The author of the editorial writes:
Invitation: NAWA Budapest: International Women's Day Event, 5 March
- 28 Feb 2013 10:44 AM
- community & culture
Join us on International Women's Day as NAWA celebrates the lives, concerns, interests and challenges of Hungarian women. We will feature two speakers: US Consul Meghan Moore opens with an overview of how attitudes and the status of women has evolved since the change of regime, and also report on the progress of embassy supported leadership development initiatives for women.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's National Bank Boss Under Fire 5 Days Before Leaving
- 27 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government daily accuses Simor, the outgoing President of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) of servility because he passed on confidential information about Hungarian commercial banks to the IMF and finds it outraging that Simor denies ever having ordered the report to IMF.
Minister Varga: Hungarian Government Is Sticking To Its Deficit Target
- 25 Feb 2013 8:02 AM
- current affairs
"The Government is sticking to its previously adopted deficit target of under three percent", announced Minister without portfolio Mihály Varga on Friday in reaction to the European Commission's winter forecast.
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian Education System: Model Was France
- 25 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me before. Rózsa Hoffmann, the Francophile, most likely turned to the French system when under her stewardship the whole Hungarian primary and secondary education system was turned upside down. Among other things, she wanted children to start their language education with a romance language (clearly she had French in mind) and wanted to discourage the study of ...
Xpat Report: U.S. Embassy Budapest Screens Lincoln
- 25 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The U.S. Embassy with the assistance of InterCom Marketing screened Steven Spielberg’s movie Lincoln to a selected audience in the Puskin Cinema on January 24, a week before its nationwide release in Hungary. The movie focuses on a critical moment of conscience in America’s democratic and constitutional history – President Lincoln’s struggle to pass the 13th Amendment, thereby abolishing slavery. ...
Xpat Report: The Vibe Concert, Becketts Budapest, 16 February
- 21 Feb 2013 10:49 AM
- entertainment
“Do do do da da da , that’s all I want to say to you” wasn’t all “The Vibe” had to say and play to us on Friday night at Becketts. There were lots of classics, which slowly pulled the audience into the palm of their hands and onto the dance floor. Playing a wide selection of well-known covers, The Vibe are Budapest's new band of choice. With dynamic guitar solos, tight rhythms and harmonies ...
International Press's View Of Hungary Has Improved
- 14 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
According to Deputy Secretary of State for International Communications Ferenc Kumin, the image of Hungary in the international press has improved recently and attention is instead centred around how Hungary has managed to achieve such positive changes.
320,000 New Hungarian Citizens
- 7 Mar 2013 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The government has granted Hungarian citizenship to over 320,000 residents of other countries under its simplified nationalisation procedures in the past two years, Népszabadság reports, citing an official summary. Over 360,000 applications for citizenship were submitted. Deputy prime minister Zsolt Semjén said recently that only 1.5% of applications are rejected. The vast majority of those ...
‘Precise Detail’ By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary
- 7 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On Tuesday evening, the Financial Times posted an unsigned editorial entitled, “Orban’s Threat to Democratic Values,” which argues that “Europe should warn Hungary that its voting rights are at risk” if the parliament goes ahead with an amendment to the constitution that, according to the FT, will “revive curbs that violate European values.” The author of the editorial writes:
Invitation: NAWA Budapest: International Women's Day Event, 5 March
- 28 Feb 2013 10:44 AM
- community & culture
Join us on International Women's Day as NAWA celebrates the lives, concerns, interests and challenges of Hungarian women. We will feature two speakers: US Consul Meghan Moore opens with an overview of how attitudes and the status of women has evolved since the change of regime, and also report on the progress of embassy supported leadership development initiatives for women.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's National Bank Boss Under Fire 5 Days Before Leaving
- 27 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government daily accuses Simor, the outgoing President of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) of servility because he passed on confidential information about Hungarian commercial banks to the IMF and finds it outraging that Simor denies ever having ordered the report to IMF.
Minister Varga: Hungarian Government Is Sticking To Its Deficit Target
- 25 Feb 2013 8:02 AM
- current affairs
"The Government is sticking to its previously adopted deficit target of under three percent", announced Minister without portfolio Mihály Varga on Friday in reaction to the European Commission's winter forecast.
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian Education System: Model Was France
- 25 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me before. Rózsa Hoffmann, the Francophile, most likely turned to the French system when under her stewardship the whole Hungarian primary and secondary education system was turned upside down. Among other things, she wanted children to start their language education with a romance language (clearly she had French in mind) and wanted to discourage the study of ...
Xpat Report: U.S. Embassy Budapest Screens Lincoln
- 25 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The U.S. Embassy with the assistance of InterCom Marketing screened Steven Spielberg’s movie Lincoln to a selected audience in the Puskin Cinema on January 24, a week before its nationwide release in Hungary. The movie focuses on a critical moment of conscience in America’s democratic and constitutional history – President Lincoln’s struggle to pass the 13th Amendment, thereby abolishing slavery. ...
Xpat Report: The Vibe Concert, Becketts Budapest, 16 February
- 21 Feb 2013 10:49 AM
- entertainment
“Do do do da da da , that’s all I want to say to you” wasn’t all “The Vibe” had to say and play to us on Friday night at Becketts. There were lots of classics, which slowly pulled the audience into the palm of their hands and onto the dance floor. Playing a wide selection of well-known covers, The Vibe are Budapest's new band of choice. With dynamic guitar solos, tight rhythms and harmonies ...
International Press's View Of Hungary Has Improved
- 14 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
According to Deputy Secretary of State for International Communications Ferenc Kumin, the image of Hungary in the international press has improved recently and attention is instead centred around how Hungary has managed to achieve such positive changes.