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Xpat Opinion: More On Merkel’s Visit In Hungary
- 3 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal pundit feels let down by the German Chancellor. She would have expected her to schedule a meeting with critics of the government. A pro-government columnist interprets the Chancellor’s visit as an acknowledgement of the changes Hungary has undergone over the past years.
Xpat Opinion: Merkel In Budapest, Closely Followed By Putin
- 3 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s weeklies put Chancellor Merkel’s talks in Budapest on Monday and President Putin’s visit two weeks later in the context of Hungary’s position as a NATO member country that has consistently voted against sanctions against Moscow, while working on new joint projects with Russia.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government & RTL TV Make Peace?
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing dailies report that the Government has made a deal with the German owners of Hungary’s increasingly critical No. 1 commercial TV station and thus removed a thorn from German-Hungarian relations a few days before Chancellor Merkel’s visit to Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Waiting For Merkel In Hungary
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As opposition groupings plan to hold demonstrations to welcome Chancellor Merkel in Budapest in February, commentators believe she will concentrate on relations with Russia rather than internal Hungarian affairs.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Mounting Immigration Problem
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the wake of Prime Minister Orbán’s calls for stricter immigration policies within the European Union, weeklies ruminate over the steeply mounting number of asylum seekers and fear that rather than a transit country, Hungary will be targeted by them as their future country of residence.
Xpat Opinion: Unorthodox Hungarian Policies Suddenly Applauded?
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading pro-government journalist quotes international comments in praise of PM Orbán, for deciding to convert mortgages denominated in foreign currencies before the surge of the Swiss Franc. The move helped hundreds of thousands of households avert catastrophic losses.
Xpat Opinion: Why Did Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán Visit Brussels?
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Klubrádió noted this morning that Viktor Orbán’s visit to Brussels was rather strange. It resembled the kinds of visits newly installed prime ministers of member states make to introduce themselves to the dignitaries of the European Union. In this case the visit was obviously about something else since Viktor Orbán is no stranger in EU circles.
Xpat Opinion: New US Ambassador Arrives In Budapest
- 22 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on both the Right and Left believe that US-Hungarian diplomatic relations are unlikely to improve significantly once the new US Ambassador Colleen Bell takes up her duties in Budapest.
Updated: New US Ambassador Finally In Budapest
- 22 Jan 2015 12:55 AM
- current affairs
Update: Video added below. A year and a half to the day after the departure of Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, the United States’ new ambassador to Hungary arrived at the capital’s Liszt Ferenc airport yesterday. She was greeted there by Levente Magyar, under-secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Magyar reportedly expressed his government’s hope that Bell’s arrival will ...
Xpat Opinion: More On Merkel’s Visit In Hungary
- 3 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal pundit feels let down by the German Chancellor. She would have expected her to schedule a meeting with critics of the government. A pro-government columnist interprets the Chancellor’s visit as an acknowledgement of the changes Hungary has undergone over the past years.
Xpat Opinion: Merkel In Budapest, Closely Followed By Putin
- 3 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s weeklies put Chancellor Merkel’s talks in Budapest on Monday and President Putin’s visit two weeks later in the context of Hungary’s position as a NATO member country that has consistently voted against sanctions against Moscow, while working on new joint projects with Russia.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government & RTL TV Make Peace?
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing dailies report that the Government has made a deal with the German owners of Hungary’s increasingly critical No. 1 commercial TV station and thus removed a thorn from German-Hungarian relations a few days before Chancellor Merkel’s visit to Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Waiting For Merkel In Hungary
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As opposition groupings plan to hold demonstrations to welcome Chancellor Merkel in Budapest in February, commentators believe she will concentrate on relations with Russia rather than internal Hungarian affairs.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Mounting Immigration Problem
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the wake of Prime Minister Orbán’s calls for stricter immigration policies within the European Union, weeklies ruminate over the steeply mounting number of asylum seekers and fear that rather than a transit country, Hungary will be targeted by them as their future country of residence.
Xpat Opinion: Unorthodox Hungarian Policies Suddenly Applauded?
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading pro-government journalist quotes international comments in praise of PM Orbán, for deciding to convert mortgages denominated in foreign currencies before the surge of the Swiss Franc. The move helped hundreds of thousands of households avert catastrophic losses.
Xpat Opinion: Why Did Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán Visit Brussels?
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Klubrádió noted this morning that Viktor Orbán’s visit to Brussels was rather strange. It resembled the kinds of visits newly installed prime ministers of member states make to introduce themselves to the dignitaries of the European Union. In this case the visit was obviously about something else since Viktor Orbán is no stranger in EU circles.
Xpat Opinion: New US Ambassador Arrives In Budapest
- 22 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on both the Right and Left believe that US-Hungarian diplomatic relations are unlikely to improve significantly once the new US Ambassador Colleen Bell takes up her duties in Budapest.
Updated: New US Ambassador Finally In Budapest
- 22 Jan 2015 12:55 AM
- current affairs
Update: Video added below. A year and a half to the day after the departure of Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, the United States’ new ambassador to Hungary arrived at the capital’s Liszt Ferenc airport yesterday. She was greeted there by Levente Magyar, under-secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Magyar reportedly expressed his government’s hope that Bell’s arrival will ...