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Hungarian Parties Want Answers About Quaestor
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Foreign Ministry should immediately make public its analyses that prompted it to withdraw its investments from Quaestor, to prove that officials did not have access to insider information, the Socialist Party declared. Together said the prosecutor general and the State Audit Office should investigate why Quaestor handled the ministry’s accounts and why Quaestor won the right to operate the ...
Standard & Poor’s Upgrades Hungary’s Junk Credit Rating
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s junk credit rating has been upgraded by Standard & Poor’s, which cited the country’s improving growth outlook and its better preparedness to handle unexpected crises. Hungary had lost its investment grade credit rating as far back as 2011. S&P said in a statement Friday that it was raising Hungary’s rating from BB to BB+, one step below investment grade, bringing its assessment in line ...
Mihály Varga: High Time For A Credit Rating Upgrade
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The country’s situation warrants an upgrade by credit rating agencies, as over the past years Hungary’s current account has posted massive surpluses, general government budget deficit has been below 3 percent for years, economic growth has been picking up and employment shows steady improvement, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum held in ...
Xpat Report: Annual Poetry Competition In Budapest
- 19 Mar 2015 11:30 AM
- community & culture
Recently the Ninth Poetry Festival hosted by Britannica International School took place in the elaborately decorated Auditorium, festooned with Memory Jars, on the theme of ‘Remembrance’. This year, three other prestigious International Schools from Budapest attended, including The American International School, The British International School of Budapest and the International Christian School ...
Regional Survey: Why Do East European Expats Stay In The West?
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Many of the Hungarian expatriates in the West originally meant to work away from home just for a few years but eventually they never return. Most of them remit money to their relatives but, paradoxically, the remittances might have a negative effect on the Hungarian economy.
Jewish Leader Sees Relations With Govt Fundamentally Changed
- 18 Mar 2015 12:00 AM
- community & culture
The government’s House of Fates project has “started developing in the right direction” and relations with the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz) have fundamentally changed, the chairman of the organisation said in an interview published by daily Magyar Hírlap.
Hungarian Hate Group 'Highwayman Army' Seeks 'Fighters', Jobbik Connection?
- 17 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
According to Jobbik MP Tamás “Roy” Sneider, extremist hate group Betyársereg (Highwayman army) needs fighters, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s mother is a Gypsy, and it is better to employ a Muslim as a personal secretary than a Jew. Jobbik must “project calm” and “must not appear violent” but at the same time “must divert Hungarian society in a direction which enables it to ‘radicalize itself”.
Wines Selected For Great Tokaj Wine Auction 2015
- 12 Mar 2015 8:01 AM
- food & drink
Only the finest contemporary Tokaji wines are offered at the Great Tokaj Wine Auction staged annually by the Confrérie de Tokaj in Sárospatak Castle, Hungary as part of the Tokaj Spring event. Each is a unique barrel lot (136 l), a primeur wine that is available exclusively at the Auction to be held on 25th April 2015.
Why Michelin Gave First Star To Tanti Restaurant In Buda
- 12 Mar 2015 12:40 AM
- food & drink
Tanti in Budapest receives its first Michelin star in this year’s 2015 guide. Editor Rebecca Burr praised its “great cooking and simple artistry. This is a stylish modern restaurant and the kitchen delivers ‘clean’, fresh flavours and shows a real understanding of ingredients”.
Hungarian Parties Want Answers About Quaestor
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Foreign Ministry should immediately make public its analyses that prompted it to withdraw its investments from Quaestor, to prove that officials did not have access to insider information, the Socialist Party declared. Together said the prosecutor general and the State Audit Office should investigate why Quaestor handled the ministry’s accounts and why Quaestor won the right to operate the ...
Standard & Poor’s Upgrades Hungary’s Junk Credit Rating
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s junk credit rating has been upgraded by Standard & Poor’s, which cited the country’s improving growth outlook and its better preparedness to handle unexpected crises. Hungary had lost its investment grade credit rating as far back as 2011. S&P said in a statement Friday that it was raising Hungary’s rating from BB to BB+, one step below investment grade, bringing its assessment in line ...
Mihály Varga: High Time For A Credit Rating Upgrade
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The country’s situation warrants an upgrade by credit rating agencies, as over the past years Hungary’s current account has posted massive surpluses, general government budget deficit has been below 3 percent for years, economic growth has been picking up and employment shows steady improvement, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said at the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum held in ...
Xpat Report: Annual Poetry Competition In Budapest
- 19 Mar 2015 11:30 AM
- community & culture
Recently the Ninth Poetry Festival hosted by Britannica International School took place in the elaborately decorated Auditorium, festooned with Memory Jars, on the theme of ‘Remembrance’. This year, three other prestigious International Schools from Budapest attended, including The American International School, The British International School of Budapest and the International Christian School ...
Regional Survey: Why Do East European Expats Stay In The West?
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Many of the Hungarian expatriates in the West originally meant to work away from home just for a few years but eventually they never return. Most of them remit money to their relatives but, paradoxically, the remittances might have a negative effect on the Hungarian economy.
Jewish Leader Sees Relations With Govt Fundamentally Changed
- 18 Mar 2015 12:00 AM
- community & culture
The government’s House of Fates project has “started developing in the right direction” and relations with the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz) have fundamentally changed, the chairman of the organisation said in an interview published by daily Magyar Hírlap.
Hungarian Hate Group 'Highwayman Army' Seeks 'Fighters', Jobbik Connection?
- 17 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
According to Jobbik MP Tamás “Roy” Sneider, extremist hate group Betyársereg (Highwayman army) needs fighters, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s mother is a Gypsy, and it is better to employ a Muslim as a personal secretary than a Jew. Jobbik must “project calm” and “must not appear violent” but at the same time “must divert Hungarian society in a direction which enables it to ‘radicalize itself”.
Wines Selected For Great Tokaj Wine Auction 2015
- 12 Mar 2015 8:01 AM
- food & drink
Only the finest contemporary Tokaji wines are offered at the Great Tokaj Wine Auction staged annually by the Confrérie de Tokaj in Sárospatak Castle, Hungary as part of the Tokaj Spring event. Each is a unique barrel lot (136 l), a primeur wine that is available exclusively at the Auction to be held on 25th April 2015.
Why Michelin Gave First Star To Tanti Restaurant In Buda
- 12 Mar 2015 12:40 AM
- food & drink
Tanti in Budapest receives its first Michelin star in this year’s 2015 guide. Editor Rebecca Burr praised its “great cooking and simple artistry. This is a stylish modern restaurant and the kitchen delivers ‘clean’, fresh flavours and shows a real understanding of ingredients”.