3,013 result(s) for xpat opinion
Opinion: BBC’s Nick Thorpe vs. Historian Mária Schmidt
- 26 Apr 2018 9:20 AM
- current affairs
Recently the BBC commissioned a Ipsos MORI survey that showed that Hungarians are a pretty intolerant lot, among the citizens of 27 countries at least, writes Eva S. Balogh. Less than half of the adult population in Hungary believe that people across the world have more things in common than things that make them different, she reports.
Local Opinion: Wage Increases A Factor In Election Outcome
- 26 Apr 2018 6:15 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A business analyst argues that the consistent wage increases of the past three years played a significant role in the crushing electoral victory of Fidesz. He warns however that these were in part due to favourable international conditions.
EU Takes Hungary To Task Over Corruption
- 25 Apr 2018 3:33 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Parliament’s (EP) budgetary control committee (CONT) has cited “serious corruption” in Hungary in a draft report approved on Wednesday.
Govt Spox: Democracy Is Not Dying In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2018 2:46 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
“For Hungarians, it’s Hungary first”, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said in a letter to the editor of The Washington Post on Monday, in response to an opinion blog published in the paper in early April criticising the state of democracy in Hungary.
Local Opinion: Saturday Demonstration #2
- 24 Apr 2018 8:47 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the tens of thousands of people who attended the second Saturday demonstration against the government are still far from having clear political objectives. Otherwise, they express diametrically opposed views on this new movement.
Local Opinion: What's Next For Opposition After Big Blow?
- 23 Apr 2018 10:40 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Two weeks after the Parliamentary election, weeklies and weekend editions of dailies from across the political spectrum wonder if and how the opposition can recover from such a devastating blow.
Local Opinion: Election Fairness Dispute Among Liberals
- 21 Apr 2018 7:54 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Three liberal intellectuals question the fairness and legitimacy of the April 8 election. Another liberal commentator suggests that by blaming their defeat purely on allegedly unfair circumstances, the Left could miss an opportunity to revise its strategy.
Local Opinion: Fidesz Accused Of Anti-Semitism Again
- 21 Apr 2018 7:50 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the government pledges to fight anti-Semitism and other forms of racism, a group of western European intellectuals accuses Fidesz of anti-Semitism. A left-wing columnist agrees, the two pro-government dailies protest.
Local Opinion: Left Should Start From Scratch
- 20 Apr 2018 10:10 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A moderate conservative pundit thinks that the Left should reconsider its policies in order to regain the support of voters. If they want to succeed, they need to completely change their strategy, he suggests.
Opinion: BBC’s Nick Thorpe vs. Historian Mária Schmidt
- 26 Apr 2018 9:20 AM
- current affairs
Recently the BBC commissioned a Ipsos MORI survey that showed that Hungarians are a pretty intolerant lot, among the citizens of 27 countries at least, writes Eva S. Balogh. Less than half of the adult population in Hungary believe that people across the world have more things in common than things that make them different, she reports.
Local Opinion: Wage Increases A Factor In Election Outcome
- 26 Apr 2018 6:15 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A business analyst argues that the consistent wage increases of the past three years played a significant role in the crushing electoral victory of Fidesz. He warns however that these were in part due to favourable international conditions.
EU Takes Hungary To Task Over Corruption
- 25 Apr 2018 3:33 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Parliament’s (EP) budgetary control committee (CONT) has cited “serious corruption” in Hungary in a draft report approved on Wednesday.
Govt Spox: Democracy Is Not Dying In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2018 2:46 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
“For Hungarians, it’s Hungary first”, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said in a letter to the editor of The Washington Post on Monday, in response to an opinion blog published in the paper in early April criticising the state of democracy in Hungary.
Local Opinion: Saturday Demonstration #2
- 24 Apr 2018 8:47 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the tens of thousands of people who attended the second Saturday demonstration against the government are still far from having clear political objectives. Otherwise, they express diametrically opposed views on this new movement.
Local Opinion: What's Next For Opposition After Big Blow?
- 23 Apr 2018 10:40 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Two weeks after the Parliamentary election, weeklies and weekend editions of dailies from across the political spectrum wonder if and how the opposition can recover from such a devastating blow.
Local Opinion: Election Fairness Dispute Among Liberals
- 21 Apr 2018 7:54 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Three liberal intellectuals question the fairness and legitimacy of the April 8 election. Another liberal commentator suggests that by blaming their defeat purely on allegedly unfair circumstances, the Left could miss an opportunity to revise its strategy.
Local Opinion: Fidesz Accused Of Anti-Semitism Again
- 21 Apr 2018 7:50 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the government pledges to fight anti-Semitism and other forms of racism, a group of western European intellectuals accuses Fidesz of anti-Semitism. A left-wing columnist agrees, the two pro-government dailies protest.
Local Opinion: Left Should Start From Scratch
- 20 Apr 2018 10:10 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A moderate conservative pundit thinks that the Left should reconsider its policies in order to regain the support of voters. If they want to succeed, they need to completely change their strategy, he suggests.