108 result(s) for washington post
Internet Tax Is Just One Of The Political Scandals Hitting Hungary
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By putting his Internet tax plans on the back burner, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán also hushed his own internal opposition. Not that he can sit back: he has been making enemies ever since he launched his “freedom fights” in 2010.
Klaus’s Ex-Advisor Warns Hungary Against Defiant Posture
- 13 Nov 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary should be cautious when dealing with Washington or Brussels, a consultant of former Czech president Václav Klaus told Hungarian public television. Petr Hájek said Hungary must exercise caution or if it continues to be “defiant” with Washington and Brussels, it should be “prepared for anything”.
Xpat Opinion: The USA’s Own Norwegian Fund Problem
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government commentators find it strange that while Washington sees Hungarian moves to investigate Norwegian funded projects as a serious attack on civil society, the United States has its own problems with Norwegian financed think tanks posing as independent research institutions.
Xpat Opinion: American-Hungarian Relations Are Crumbling
- 24 Oct 2014 2:40 AM
- current affairs
Let me summarize what we know so far about the U.S. action against certain Hungarian businessmen and government employees. Initially it was reported that ten people were banned from entering the United States, but by now that number has been reduced to six. We definitely know of one businessman who reported on his fate to ATV.
Hungarian Customs Seize Hats Made Out Of Crocodile Skin
- 23 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian customs officers at Budapest’s international airport have seized three hats made out of crocodile skin, the tax and customs office (NAV) reported. The hats arrived in a postal package from Australia last week, the office told MTI.
Hungary To Replace 24 Ambassadors
- 26 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s consul general to Shanghai Pál Péter Schmitt has been recalled after less than a year in the role, as part of a huge shake-up of the diplomatic corps that includes 24 ambassadorial changes, origo.hu learned. The nephew of the disgraced former president Pál Schmitt took the role in September 2013. Pál Schmitt was forced to relinquish his doctorate in 2013, after the plagiarism scandal ...
Intl Book Fair To Premiere Hungarian Editions Of Four Polish Titles
- 23 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
This year’s Budapest International Book Festival held between April 24 and 27will premiere the Hungarian editions of titles by four eminent Polish authors. The festival will launch the Hungarianlanguage edition of Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944- 1956 by Pulitzer Prize-winning Polish - American author Anne Applebaum, a former editor of The Economist and The Washington Post, who ...
Xpat Opinion: U.S. Congressman Smith: Hungarian Gov’s Reelection Is A “Win For Democracy & Human Rights”
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“I urge the opposition to participate actively in the legislative process and not to poison the wells by misrepresenting Hungary’s electoral process,” writes Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey.
Xpat Opinion: Scandal Of The Year? Russian-Hungarian Nuclear Pact
- 30 Jan 2014 5:40 AM
- current affairs
The headlines in Hungarian weeklies illustrate a growing controversy over the planned addition of two Russian-made blocks to the existing Paks nuclear power station: “The scandal of the year” (168 óra); “Eastern Block” (Heti Világgazdaság); “The business of the year?” (Figyelő); “Hungary hooked by Putin” (Magyar Narancs); “Change of Roles in Kissidonia” (Demokrata); “Paks Vobiscum” (“Paks be with ...
Internet Tax Is Just One Of The Political Scandals Hitting Hungary
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By putting his Internet tax plans on the back burner, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán also hushed his own internal opposition. Not that he can sit back: he has been making enemies ever since he launched his “freedom fights” in 2010.
Klaus’s Ex-Advisor Warns Hungary Against Defiant Posture
- 13 Nov 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary should be cautious when dealing with Washington or Brussels, a consultant of former Czech president Václav Klaus told Hungarian public television. Petr Hájek said Hungary must exercise caution or if it continues to be “defiant” with Washington and Brussels, it should be “prepared for anything”.
Xpat Opinion: The USA’s Own Norwegian Fund Problem
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government commentators find it strange that while Washington sees Hungarian moves to investigate Norwegian funded projects as a serious attack on civil society, the United States has its own problems with Norwegian financed think tanks posing as independent research institutions.
Xpat Opinion: American-Hungarian Relations Are Crumbling
- 24 Oct 2014 2:40 AM
- current affairs
Let me summarize what we know so far about the U.S. action against certain Hungarian businessmen and government employees. Initially it was reported that ten people were banned from entering the United States, but by now that number has been reduced to six. We definitely know of one businessman who reported on his fate to ATV.
Hungarian Customs Seize Hats Made Out Of Crocodile Skin
- 23 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian customs officers at Budapest’s international airport have seized three hats made out of crocodile skin, the tax and customs office (NAV) reported. The hats arrived in a postal package from Australia last week, the office told MTI.
Hungary To Replace 24 Ambassadors
- 26 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s consul general to Shanghai Pál Péter Schmitt has been recalled after less than a year in the role, as part of a huge shake-up of the diplomatic corps that includes 24 ambassadorial changes, origo.hu learned. The nephew of the disgraced former president Pál Schmitt took the role in September 2013. Pál Schmitt was forced to relinquish his doctorate in 2013, after the plagiarism scandal ...
Intl Book Fair To Premiere Hungarian Editions Of Four Polish Titles
- 23 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
This year’s Budapest International Book Festival held between April 24 and 27will premiere the Hungarian editions of titles by four eminent Polish authors. The festival will launch the Hungarianlanguage edition of Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944- 1956 by Pulitzer Prize-winning Polish - American author Anne Applebaum, a former editor of The Economist and The Washington Post, who ...
Xpat Opinion: U.S. Congressman Smith: Hungarian Gov’s Reelection Is A “Win For Democracy & Human Rights”
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“I urge the opposition to participate actively in the legislative process and not to poison the wells by misrepresenting Hungary’s electoral process,” writes Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey.
Xpat Opinion: Scandal Of The Year? Russian-Hungarian Nuclear Pact
- 30 Jan 2014 5:40 AM
- current affairs
The headlines in Hungarian weeklies illustrate a growing controversy over the planned addition of two Russian-made blocks to the existing Paks nuclear power station: “The scandal of the year” (168 óra); “Eastern Block” (Heti Világgazdaság); “The business of the year?” (Figyelő); “Hungary hooked by Putin” (Magyar Narancs); “Change of Roles in Kissidonia” (Demokrata); “Paks Vobiscum” (“Paks be with ...