3,038 result(s) for xpat opinion
Attempt To Take Back Makeshift Market In Budapest Ends In Standoff
- 22 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
State-owned Hungarian railway company MÁV on Thursday failed to take back a rental property in Budapest from a company that operates a makeshift Chinese market at the site. MÁV cancelled the rental contract for the site with Komondor on June 17.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Just Announced His Government’s Motto: Glory To God Alone
- 18 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
We all know about Viktor Orbán’s infatuation with the spiritual in the last few years. Maybe I just don’t remember properly, but I can’t recall much piety in his speeches during his first premiership between 1998 and 2002. Today, by contrast, his speeches are teeming with Biblical quotations and Latin religious phrases. And his generosity toward the “established” churches, especially the Catholic ...
Xpat Opinion: Unintended Consequences Of Expanding Hungarian Citizenship
- 17 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has been actively recruiting new citizens from the neighboring countries, presumably to add to their vote total at the next national election. In order to be eligible for citizenship a person must have at least one ancestor who was a Hungarian citizen. He must also have some knowledge of the Hungarian language.
Xpat Opinion: Getting It Wrong On Purpose: Human Rights Watch & Domestic Violence In Hungary
- 15 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Last week, Human Rights Watch published a report on domestic violence issues in Hungary and that report has received some coverage, drawing attention to an important problem. But based on the report, some media channels published articles directing criticism at how the Hungarian system fails to address the problem. They don’t have all the facts.
Xpat Opinion: Inflation Hits Record Low In Hungary
- 15 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
As the inflation rate slows to a 39 year low, a left-wing commentator warns of the dangers of prices kept artificially low. A conservative columnist, on the other hand, believes that price stability and the increase in disposable incomes adds up to good news for the economy.
Hungary’s Minister Pintér: It Is Possible To Provide Twice As Many Places For The Homeless
- 15 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
If needed, the Ministry of Interior is ready to double the number of the places available for homeless people. Currently there are 10 thousand places ready to be used by those in need but there will be no underpasses opened. – said Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér in an interview. He also touched upon the changes in public employment, the preparation of the law enforcement organizations for the ...
Xpat Opinion: Welcoming The New US Ambassador To Hungary
- 14 Nov 2013 10:55 AM
- current affairs
Pundits across the political spectrum believe that Colleen Bradley Bell, the new US Ambassador to Hungary will form a rather dim picture of Hungary and its government if she gathers information from the US press before taking up her post.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM: US Is A Defining Power, A Key Ally
- 14 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Long a subject of the rumor mill, it became official last week: the new U.S. ambassador to Hungary will be Ms. Colleen Bradley Bell. Budapest looks forward to receiving the President Obama’s top envoy, and I hope I will get the chance to meet her in person at some point after she gets settled in. Though some like to make a lot out of issues that have come up in Hungary-US relations over the last ...
Xpat Opinion: Feminism In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central Statistical Office made a surprising announcement today. As a result of car production, a good harvest, and an uptick in the construction industry the Hungarian GDP grew by 1.7% in the third quarter of the year. On the basis of this data the government predicts continuous, sustained growth; a few others expressed fear that the upsurge signals only a short-term improvement. Since I ...
Attempt To Take Back Makeshift Market In Budapest Ends In Standoff
- 22 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
State-owned Hungarian railway company MÁV on Thursday failed to take back a rental property in Budapest from a company that operates a makeshift Chinese market at the site. MÁV cancelled the rental contract for the site with Komondor on June 17.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Just Announced His Government’s Motto: Glory To God Alone
- 18 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
We all know about Viktor Orbán’s infatuation with the spiritual in the last few years. Maybe I just don’t remember properly, but I can’t recall much piety in his speeches during his first premiership between 1998 and 2002. Today, by contrast, his speeches are teeming with Biblical quotations and Latin religious phrases. And his generosity toward the “established” churches, especially the Catholic ...
Xpat Opinion: Unintended Consequences Of Expanding Hungarian Citizenship
- 17 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has been actively recruiting new citizens from the neighboring countries, presumably to add to their vote total at the next national election. In order to be eligible for citizenship a person must have at least one ancestor who was a Hungarian citizen. He must also have some knowledge of the Hungarian language.
Xpat Opinion: Getting It Wrong On Purpose: Human Rights Watch & Domestic Violence In Hungary
- 15 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Last week, Human Rights Watch published a report on domestic violence issues in Hungary and that report has received some coverage, drawing attention to an important problem. But based on the report, some media channels published articles directing criticism at how the Hungarian system fails to address the problem. They don’t have all the facts.
Xpat Opinion: Inflation Hits Record Low In Hungary
- 15 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
As the inflation rate slows to a 39 year low, a left-wing commentator warns of the dangers of prices kept artificially low. A conservative columnist, on the other hand, believes that price stability and the increase in disposable incomes adds up to good news for the economy.
Hungary’s Minister Pintér: It Is Possible To Provide Twice As Many Places For The Homeless
- 15 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
If needed, the Ministry of Interior is ready to double the number of the places available for homeless people. Currently there are 10 thousand places ready to be used by those in need but there will be no underpasses opened. – said Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér in an interview. He also touched upon the changes in public employment, the preparation of the law enforcement organizations for the ...
Xpat Opinion: Welcoming The New US Ambassador To Hungary
- 14 Nov 2013 10:55 AM
- current affairs
Pundits across the political spectrum believe that Colleen Bradley Bell, the new US Ambassador to Hungary will form a rather dim picture of Hungary and its government if she gathers information from the US press before taking up her post.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM: US Is A Defining Power, A Key Ally
- 14 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Long a subject of the rumor mill, it became official last week: the new U.S. ambassador to Hungary will be Ms. Colleen Bradley Bell. Budapest looks forward to receiving the President Obama’s top envoy, and I hope I will get the chance to meet her in person at some point after she gets settled in. Though some like to make a lot out of issues that have come up in Hungary-US relations over the last ...
Xpat Opinion: Feminism In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central Statistical Office made a surprising announcement today. As a result of car production, a good harvest, and an uptick in the construction industry the Hungarian GDP grew by 1.7% in the third quarter of the year. On the basis of this data the government predicts continuous, sustained growth; a few others expressed fear that the upsurge signals only a short-term improvement. Since I ...