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Xpat Opinion: Anti-Soros Campaign Intensifies In Hungary
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A full-fledged witch hunt is taking place in Hungary against a not-at-all favorite son, George Soros. Two weeks ago I already wrote a post on the Orbán government’s reaction to the less than flattering remarks of Bill Clinton about Poland and Hungary, two countries that decided that “democracy is too much trouble [and] they want Putin-like leadership.”
Xpat Opinion: The Anti-Hungarian Conspiracy: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton And George Soros
- 21 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’m sure that Viktor Orbán harbors ill feelings toward Bill and Hillary Clinton–and that’s probably putting it mildly. Hillary Clinton, when Secretary of State, wrote a letter to him a few days before the parliamentary vote on the new constitution. In it Clinton expressed her regret that her talk with Orbán in June of 2011 and “the constructive comments offered by the U.S. government … have not ...
Debut Concert: Chris & The Americana Project, Backstage Pub, 26 May
- 12 May 2016 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Local expat Christopher Mattheisen, Chairman & CEO at telco giant Magyar Telekom, plays music in his free time, and he recently invited XpatLoop to his new band's first gig. You might be interested too, as Chris & The Americana Project mix up rock, country, blues and folk in a way you might not have heard before, on some instruments you know - and some you might not. They're a collection of ...
Adorján Tóth, founder-owner, Business Management Hungary
- 6 May 2016 12:00 PM
Adorján Tóth is maximalist, result-orientated interim manager and a business networker with numerous track record of successful management. He used to provide business management in Retail at Cosmetics field for 6 years since 2009. In the meanwhile he has started Business Management Hungary, Hungary’s first so-called ‘business management agency’.
Iain Lindsay OBE, Former British Ambassador to Hungary
- 29 Apr 2016 12:00 AM
Mr Iain Lindsay OBE was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Hungary from 30 March 2016. He previously held the position of Her Majesty’s Ambassador in Manama from 2011 to 2015.
Interview 2: Andrea Snow, Founder of Team Heart
- 27 Apr 2016 12:00 PM
Andrea is a chartered surveyor with a Master’s degree from Nottingham Trent University and the Budapest Technical University, and more than a decade of impressive achievements in commercial real estate.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Orbán Meets Helmut Kohl
- 21 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators disagree on the outcome of PM Orbán’s visit to former Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Was their endorsement of Mrs. Merkel’s policies just lip service, to mitigate the impact of their misgivings over the way the migration crisis has been handled?
George Kégl, Artist & Businessman
- 15 Apr 2016 12:00 PM
"Born in Paris in 1964, he is descended from Hungarian landowners, and has German origins on his mother's side. He inherited his artistic talent from his grandmother, who was a painter in Leipzig in 1920s.
Xpat Opinion: Inadequate Hygiene In Hungarian Hospitals
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today I’m venturing into the world of healthcare, specifically hygiene or rather the lack of it in some Hungarian hospitals. A discussion of the high rate of infections contracted in hospitals began when the movement “1001 physicians without gratuity” called attention to the problem. According to the statement of these doctors, the problem has been known for years. But not only is nothing being ...
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Soros Campaign Intensifies In Hungary
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A full-fledged witch hunt is taking place in Hungary against a not-at-all favorite son, George Soros. Two weeks ago I already wrote a post on the Orbán government’s reaction to the less than flattering remarks of Bill Clinton about Poland and Hungary, two countries that decided that “democracy is too much trouble [and] they want Putin-like leadership.”
Xpat Opinion: The Anti-Hungarian Conspiracy: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton And George Soros
- 21 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’m sure that Viktor Orbán harbors ill feelings toward Bill and Hillary Clinton–and that’s probably putting it mildly. Hillary Clinton, when Secretary of State, wrote a letter to him a few days before the parliamentary vote on the new constitution. In it Clinton expressed her regret that her talk with Orbán in June of 2011 and “the constructive comments offered by the U.S. government … have not ...
Debut Concert: Chris & The Americana Project, Backstage Pub, 26 May
- 12 May 2016 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Local expat Christopher Mattheisen, Chairman & CEO at telco giant Magyar Telekom, plays music in his free time, and he recently invited XpatLoop to his new band's first gig. You might be interested too, as Chris & The Americana Project mix up rock, country, blues and folk in a way you might not have heard before, on some instruments you know - and some you might not. They're a collection of ...
Adorján Tóth, founder-owner, Business Management Hungary
- 6 May 2016 12:00 PM
Adorján Tóth is maximalist, result-orientated interim manager and a business networker with numerous track record of successful management. He used to provide business management in Retail at Cosmetics field for 6 years since 2009. In the meanwhile he has started Business Management Hungary, Hungary’s first so-called ‘business management agency’.
Iain Lindsay OBE, Former British Ambassador to Hungary
- 29 Apr 2016 12:00 AM
Mr Iain Lindsay OBE was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Hungary from 30 March 2016. He previously held the position of Her Majesty’s Ambassador in Manama from 2011 to 2015.
Interview 2: Andrea Snow, Founder of Team Heart
- 27 Apr 2016 12:00 PM
Andrea is a chartered surveyor with a Master’s degree from Nottingham Trent University and the Budapest Technical University, and more than a decade of impressive achievements in commercial real estate.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Orbán Meets Helmut Kohl
- 21 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators disagree on the outcome of PM Orbán’s visit to former Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Was their endorsement of Mrs. Merkel’s policies just lip service, to mitigate the impact of their misgivings over the way the migration crisis has been handled?
George Kégl, Artist & Businessman
- 15 Apr 2016 12:00 PM
"Born in Paris in 1964, he is descended from Hungarian landowners, and has German origins on his mother's side. He inherited his artistic talent from his grandmother, who was a painter in Leipzig in 1920s.
Xpat Opinion: Inadequate Hygiene In Hungarian Hospitals
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today I’m venturing into the world of healthcare, specifically hygiene or rather the lack of it in some Hungarian hospitals. A discussion of the high rate of infections contracted in hospitals began when the movement “1001 physicians without gratuity” called attention to the problem. According to the statement of these doctors, the problem has been known for years. But not only is nothing being ...