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Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Ten Years In The EU
- 8 May 2014 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Most commentators agree that Hungary has made relatively little progress since it joined the European Union ten years ago, despite a net financial transfer amounting to about 1.5 per cent of its GDP. Opinions diverge however on the reasons as well as on the direction European integration should follow.
Hungary’s Top Court Rules Out Popular Ballot On Paks Expansion
- 8 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Wednesday upheld a decision by the National Election Committee (NVB) ruling out a referendum on the expansion of the Paks nuclear power station.
Chinese Try To Slip Eels Through Budapest Airport
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Customs and Excise guards seized a total of 183 kilograms, about Ft 120 million worth, of live eels from the luggage of two Chinese passengers at Budapest Liszt Ferenc airport, the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) said on Saturday.
Xpat Opinion: The One Thing That All Electoral Systems Have In Common
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
ven before preliminary election results came out, critics were casting doubt: Is this significant majority a genuine reflection of voter will? How can the governing parties be able to seat a two-thirds majority after winning less than 50 percent of the vote? Readers of my blog know that it’s not rocket science. That happens in a number of other democratic systems. But don’t take my word for it. ...
Xpat Opinion: Fidesz And LMP Satisfied; Unity, Jobbik Not In Hungary
- 7 Apr 2014 4:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian president Viktor Orbán was re-elected yesterday at the 2014 elections of Hungary. Although the 2/3 majority of Fidesz is still at stakes, the members of the party claim that it does not matter whether they get it or not.
Jobbik Plans To Play “Constructive Opposition” Role In Hungary, Says Vona
- 7 Apr 2014 4:30 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party plans to play a “constructive opposition role” and support all proposals that serve the interests of the country, party leader Gábor Vona said on Monday. Vona told public radio Kossuth that despite a failure to prevent the “two-thirds majority of Fidesz” and beat the left-wing alliance at Sunday’s election, Jobbik’s results of above 20% has made it the ...
Opinion: Governing Alliance Set To Win Again In Hungary
- 6 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian parliamentary election held today looks certain to return the governing Fidesz-KDNP alliance to power according to the three main Hungarian pollsters. Viktor Orban’s government may even retain its two-thirds parliamentary majority which has enabled it to ride roughshod over the political opposition (as well as the judiciary).
Mesterházy Expects Left-Wing Election Victory In Hungary
- 6 Apr 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister candidate of the left-wing alliance, Attila Mesterhazy, said in an interview published in Saturday’s daily Nepszabadsag that he was certain his alliance for a “change in government” would win Sunday’s general election. Mesterhazy, who leads the Socialist Party, said, “We will replace the government.”
Budapest Flight Returns To Munich
- 4 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- travel
A Budapest-bound Lufthansa flight returned to Munich shortly after take-off on Tuesday after a passenger attacked an air hostess with a razor blade.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Ten Years In The EU
- 8 May 2014 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Most commentators agree that Hungary has made relatively little progress since it joined the European Union ten years ago, despite a net financial transfer amounting to about 1.5 per cent of its GDP. Opinions diverge however on the reasons as well as on the direction European integration should follow.
Hungary’s Top Court Rules Out Popular Ballot On Paks Expansion
- 8 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Wednesday upheld a decision by the National Election Committee (NVB) ruling out a referendum on the expansion of the Paks nuclear power station.
Chinese Try To Slip Eels Through Budapest Airport
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Customs and Excise guards seized a total of 183 kilograms, about Ft 120 million worth, of live eels from the luggage of two Chinese passengers at Budapest Liszt Ferenc airport, the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) said on Saturday.
Xpat Opinion: The One Thing That All Electoral Systems Have In Common
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
ven before preliminary election results came out, critics were casting doubt: Is this significant majority a genuine reflection of voter will? How can the governing parties be able to seat a two-thirds majority after winning less than 50 percent of the vote? Readers of my blog know that it’s not rocket science. That happens in a number of other democratic systems. But don’t take my word for it. ...
Xpat Opinion: Fidesz And LMP Satisfied; Unity, Jobbik Not In Hungary
- 7 Apr 2014 4:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian president Viktor Orbán was re-elected yesterday at the 2014 elections of Hungary. Although the 2/3 majority of Fidesz is still at stakes, the members of the party claim that it does not matter whether they get it or not.
Jobbik Plans To Play “Constructive Opposition” Role In Hungary, Says Vona
- 7 Apr 2014 4:30 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party plans to play a “constructive opposition role” and support all proposals that serve the interests of the country, party leader Gábor Vona said on Monday. Vona told public radio Kossuth that despite a failure to prevent the “two-thirds majority of Fidesz” and beat the left-wing alliance at Sunday’s election, Jobbik’s results of above 20% has made it the ...
Opinion: Governing Alliance Set To Win Again In Hungary
- 6 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian parliamentary election held today looks certain to return the governing Fidesz-KDNP alliance to power according to the three main Hungarian pollsters. Viktor Orban’s government may even retain its two-thirds parliamentary majority which has enabled it to ride roughshod over the political opposition (as well as the judiciary).
Mesterházy Expects Left-Wing Election Victory In Hungary
- 6 Apr 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister candidate of the left-wing alliance, Attila Mesterhazy, said in an interview published in Saturday’s daily Nepszabadsag that he was certain his alliance for a “change in government” would win Sunday’s general election. Mesterhazy, who leads the Socialist Party, said, “We will replace the government.”
Budapest Flight Returns To Munich
- 4 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- travel
A Budapest-bound Lufthansa flight returned to Munich shortly after take-off on Tuesday after a passenger attacked an air hostess with a razor blade.