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Hungary's PM Orban & Former PM Bajnai Ignore One Another
- 19 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his predecessor Gordon Bajnai did not shake hands as both sat in the VIP area to watch Hungary’s football World Cup qualification game at the Puskas Ferenc Stadium Tuesday evening.
Hungarian Gov't Bans Sale Of Farmland To Foreigners
- 18 Oct 2012 11:45 AM
- current affairs
The new land bill will outlaw the sale of farmland to foreigners, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told the youth section of farmers group Magosz in Cegléd last Saturday. The bill, submitted to Parliament on July 12, will “protect farm land from speculators and bankers” and limit large estates. It will also regain “land stolen through pocket contracts,” he said.
Xpat Opinion: Slovakia v. Hungary At The European Court Of Justice: The Sólyom Case
- 18 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Here is an old/new story that will provide us some relief from pondering the chances of the Hungarian opposition in 2014. It was more than three years ago, on August 21, 2009, that President László Sólyom tried to cross the Slovak-Hungarian border at Komárom-Komárno in order to attend the unveiling of a statue of St. Stephen. The Slovak government warned him while he was en route to stay away. ...
Xpat Opinion: The Cooperation Of The Hungarian Opposition In Action
- 18 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last night’s scandalous interview with three opposition personalities on ATV’s “Szabad szemmel” deserves a post even if it was only three days ago that I wrote an article entitled “Hungarian disunity a barrier to a political solution.”
Hungarian Government Will Announce Action Plans Aimed At The Lower Middle Class In 2013
- 15 Oct 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
On Kossuth public radio station the Hungarian prime minister confirmed on Friday that action will be taken in support of the lower middle class next year, adding that Hungary is not far from coming to a ‘good agreement’ with the International Monetary Fund.
Orbán: Debate About Hungary Is A Debate About The Directions Of European Social Progress
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Questions facing Europe are at the core of recent disputes about Hungary in European media and party politics, and Hungary is just a pretext for discussing those issues, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Thursday in a lecture to the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Berlin. The discourse on the new Hungarian constitution is not about its text or provisions but about “the directions of European social ...
Joint Press Briefing Held In Berlin By Hungarian PM & German Chancellor
- 12 Oct 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
After talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she welcomes the fact that the Hungarian government is following the European Commission's guidance on recent contested issues; Viktor Orbán said that after weaker performance in 2012, Hungary's economy will turn the corner next year.
Hungary's PM Orbán Cautions Against Self-Pity
- 9 Oct 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Hungary must overcome self-pity and the culture of pessismism, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a speech to the second meeting of the Hungarian Diaspora Council in Parliament on Monday. Instead of self-pity, he declared, Hungarians need to develop a culture of “just getting on with it”.
Xpat Opinion: Matolcsy’s 397 Billion Forint Adjustment Package In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists wonder whether or not the government’s announcement that it will restructure the 2013 budget in order to save 397 billion Forints means that it has abandoned its previous economic strategy . Left-wing and liberal analysts believe that the government has thereby admitted the failure of its previous earlier policies. A pro-government pundit suggests that it is too early to reach a ...
Hungary's PM Orban & Former PM Bajnai Ignore One Another
- 19 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his predecessor Gordon Bajnai did not shake hands as both sat in the VIP area to watch Hungary’s football World Cup qualification game at the Puskas Ferenc Stadium Tuesday evening.
Hungarian Gov't Bans Sale Of Farmland To Foreigners
- 18 Oct 2012 11:45 AM
- current affairs
The new land bill will outlaw the sale of farmland to foreigners, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told the youth section of farmers group Magosz in Cegléd last Saturday. The bill, submitted to Parliament on July 12, will “protect farm land from speculators and bankers” and limit large estates. It will also regain “land stolen through pocket contracts,” he said.
Xpat Opinion: Slovakia v. Hungary At The European Court Of Justice: The Sólyom Case
- 18 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Here is an old/new story that will provide us some relief from pondering the chances of the Hungarian opposition in 2014. It was more than three years ago, on August 21, 2009, that President László Sólyom tried to cross the Slovak-Hungarian border at Komárom-Komárno in order to attend the unveiling of a statue of St. Stephen. The Slovak government warned him while he was en route to stay away. ...
Xpat Opinion: The Cooperation Of The Hungarian Opposition In Action
- 18 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last night’s scandalous interview with three opposition personalities on ATV’s “Szabad szemmel” deserves a post even if it was only three days ago that I wrote an article entitled “Hungarian disunity a barrier to a political solution.”
Hungarian Government Will Announce Action Plans Aimed At The Lower Middle Class In 2013
- 15 Oct 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
On Kossuth public radio station the Hungarian prime minister confirmed on Friday that action will be taken in support of the lower middle class next year, adding that Hungary is not far from coming to a ‘good agreement’ with the International Monetary Fund.
Orbán: Debate About Hungary Is A Debate About The Directions Of European Social Progress
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Questions facing Europe are at the core of recent disputes about Hungary in European media and party politics, and Hungary is just a pretext for discussing those issues, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Thursday in a lecture to the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Berlin. The discourse on the new Hungarian constitution is not about its text or provisions but about “the directions of European social ...
Joint Press Briefing Held In Berlin By Hungarian PM & German Chancellor
- 12 Oct 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
After talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she welcomes the fact that the Hungarian government is following the European Commission's guidance on recent contested issues; Viktor Orbán said that after weaker performance in 2012, Hungary's economy will turn the corner next year.
Hungary's PM Orbán Cautions Against Self-Pity
- 9 Oct 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Hungary must overcome self-pity and the culture of pessismism, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a speech to the second meeting of the Hungarian Diaspora Council in Parliament on Monday. Instead of self-pity, he declared, Hungarians need to develop a culture of “just getting on with it”.
Xpat Opinion: Matolcsy’s 397 Billion Forint Adjustment Package In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists wonder whether or not the government’s announcement that it will restructure the 2013 budget in order to save 397 billion Forints means that it has abandoned its previous economic strategy . Left-wing and liberal analysts believe that the government has thereby admitted the failure of its previous earlier policies. A pro-government pundit suggests that it is too early to reach a ...