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ADL Praises FB Decision To Ban Kuruc.info, Hungarian Language News Portal
- 22 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Anti-Defamation League, an organization dedicated to fighting anti-Semitism, praised Facebook for removing the page of Kuruc.info, a Hungarian-language news portal that disseminates anti-Semitic and anti-Roma hate speech.
Hungary's PM Orbán Argues His Case In Interview With WSJ
- 22 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s unorthodox economic policies are actually innovative and purposeful, as conventional economic policy does not work in times of crisis, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. Defending the extra taxes on such sectors as banking, energy telecoms and retail, he confirmed that they will remain until the state debt is below 50% of GDP, which he said ...
Xpat Opinion: Opposition Victory Cannot Be Ruled Out In Hungary
- 18 Jul 2013 12:35 PM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator suggests that, weak as the left-wing opposition may seem, it would be too early to take its defeat at next year’s elections for granted. In his regular monthly analysis in Heti Válasz, Gábor G. Fodor is convinced that the numerous and disparate left-wing and liberal forces now fighting for a better bargaining position within the opposition alliance will end up joining ...
Report Of Mortgage Rescue Plan Revives Old Fears In Hungary
- 18 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- property
OTP shares got hammered on Wednesday, falling 3.6%, on news that the government intends to provide further relief to foreign-currency mortgage debtors. Deputy prime minister Tibor Navracsics said in a Tuesday night interview that the government was examining the legal possibilities for amending such mortgage contracts.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Banks Win Loan Court Case
- 9 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- business
A conservative blogger believes that creditors who demand radical state action and even the annulation of their mortgage loan contracts echo the public culture of the pre-1989 era.
Xpat Opinion: Kim Lane Scheppele: In Praise Of The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Europe acted to hold the Hungarian government to the constitutional values that it eagerly endorsed when it joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.
Xpat Opinion: Historic Hungarian-Serbian Reconciliation
- 2 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian analysts appreciate the efforts made by Serbia’s leaders to relegate nationalist hatreds to the past, as the two presidents paid joint tribute to the victims of World War II massacres.“Sin has no nationality” runs the headline in Népszabadság over a report by István Tanács about a ceremony attended by the two presidents, János Áder of Hungary and Tomislav Nikolić of Serbia in Csúrog ...
EU Leaders Must Guarantee A Greener & Fairer Future For Europe's Farming & Rural Areas
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- property
On the eve of EU Budget negotiations the IFOAM EU Group calls on EU Heads of State and Government to lay the foundations for a greener and fairer CAP. Proposed disproportionate cuts to the Pillar 2 budget and any weakening of Pillar 1 greening under the next Multi-annual Financial Framework (MMF) 2014-2020 must be rejected.
Budapest Expat Takes On Spartan Death Race
- 20 Jun 2013 12:35 PM
- sport
To celebrate his 30th birthday on June 1, Budapest resident Daniel Kaali undertook the Ultrabalaton, a 212km (132mi) non-stop ultramarathon around Lake Balaton.
ADL Praises FB Decision To Ban Kuruc.info, Hungarian Language News Portal
- 22 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Anti-Defamation League, an organization dedicated to fighting anti-Semitism, praised Facebook for removing the page of Kuruc.info, a Hungarian-language news portal that disseminates anti-Semitic and anti-Roma hate speech.
Hungary's PM Orbán Argues His Case In Interview With WSJ
- 22 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s unorthodox economic policies are actually innovative and purposeful, as conventional economic policy does not work in times of crisis, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. Defending the extra taxes on such sectors as banking, energy telecoms and retail, he confirmed that they will remain until the state debt is below 50% of GDP, which he said ...
Xpat Opinion: Opposition Victory Cannot Be Ruled Out In Hungary
- 18 Jul 2013 12:35 PM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator suggests that, weak as the left-wing opposition may seem, it would be too early to take its defeat at next year’s elections for granted. In his regular monthly analysis in Heti Válasz, Gábor G. Fodor is convinced that the numerous and disparate left-wing and liberal forces now fighting for a better bargaining position within the opposition alliance will end up joining ...
Report Of Mortgage Rescue Plan Revives Old Fears In Hungary
- 18 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- property
OTP shares got hammered on Wednesday, falling 3.6%, on news that the government intends to provide further relief to foreign-currency mortgage debtors. Deputy prime minister Tibor Navracsics said in a Tuesday night interview that the government was examining the legal possibilities for amending such mortgage contracts.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Banks Win Loan Court Case
- 9 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- business
A conservative blogger believes that creditors who demand radical state action and even the annulation of their mortgage loan contracts echo the public culture of the pre-1989 era.
Xpat Opinion: Kim Lane Scheppele: In Praise Of The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Europe acted to hold the Hungarian government to the constitutional values that it eagerly endorsed when it joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.
Xpat Opinion: Historic Hungarian-Serbian Reconciliation
- 2 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian analysts appreciate the efforts made by Serbia’s leaders to relegate nationalist hatreds to the past, as the two presidents paid joint tribute to the victims of World War II massacres.“Sin has no nationality” runs the headline in Népszabadság over a report by István Tanács about a ceremony attended by the two presidents, János Áder of Hungary and Tomislav Nikolić of Serbia in Csúrog ...
EU Leaders Must Guarantee A Greener & Fairer Future For Europe's Farming & Rural Areas
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- property
On the eve of EU Budget negotiations the IFOAM EU Group calls on EU Heads of State and Government to lay the foundations for a greener and fairer CAP. Proposed disproportionate cuts to the Pillar 2 budget and any weakening of Pillar 1 greening under the next Multi-annual Financial Framework (MMF) 2014-2020 must be rejected.
Budapest Expat Takes On Spartan Death Race
- 20 Jun 2013 12:35 PM
- sport
To celebrate his 30th birthday on June 1, Budapest resident Daniel Kaali undertook the Ultrabalaton, a 212km (132mi) non-stop ultramarathon around Lake Balaton.