3,449 result(s) for xpat report
Xpat Opinion: Defendants Confess In BKV Trial
- 18 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On Tuesday, the Kecskemét Tribunal saw the return of the trial of the Budapest Transit Company (BKV). This was the first hearing of 2013. Of the 15 defendants in the case, Dr. Iván Miklós Horváth and Tünde Buday provided testimonies regarding a 2007 contract between BKV and Optimismo Ltd.
Hungarian Impoverished Demand ‘Car-Boot’ Style Flea-Markets
- 8 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
An increasing number of people struggling to stay afloat in Hungary’s draconian austerity and economic climate have demanded that the government and local councils allow them to vender their “"junk" to generate a meagre living. Elderly and unemployed citizens told Budapest Report that they have no formal vending site to sell their scrap and unwanted belongings.
XpatLoop Interview: Yves Giacometti, General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest
- 20 Dec 2012 11:00 AM
Passions come and passions go, so the trick is to keep things percolating. For now, Yves Giacometti is into Budapest. “This is a city that needs to be discovered,” says the General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest, who arrived in “the Paris of Eastern Europe” in late 2010 and plunged into local culture with the aid of erudite guides, an all-Hungarian concierge staff and ...
Xpat Report: British Ambassador To Hungary Speaks For Transparency
- 17 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day British Ambassador Jonathan Knott spoke at Transparency International’s “Átláccó Festival” on 7 December.
Xpat Opinion: Not Only The University Students Are Unhappy In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Already yesterday news leaked out from government circles that taking on the university students might not have been the brightest idea. Even Zsolt Bayer warned the government that it must take the students seriously because otherwise “we might be swept away.” Orbán and his old college friends who run the country nowadays should know the strength of a student revolt, he warned. It’s enough to ...
Xpat Opinion: Experts Forecast Mass Poverty, Civil Unrest In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Experts predict civil insurgance in Hungary, according to media reports, after even the remnants of the middle class are sliding into poverty. As much as 31 percent of Hungarian society was considered poor in 2011, Eurostat reported, making it the 5th poorest country in the EU.
Xpat Opinion: Arab Spring Spreads To Hungary?
- 10 Dec 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
As women in several Arab countries are fighting for basic civil rights, such as the right to drive in Saudi Arabia, Magyar women have recently won their very own battle to drive… trains. Hungarian Railways/MAV is to launch a new version of its strictly male train driving course in January, this time accepting female applicants only, Blikk reported. To date women have been banned from such ...
Xpat Opinion: Former Socialist-Liberal Government Spent 17 Billion On Advisers
- 10 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist suggests that the Socialist-Liberal coalition clearly channeled billions in public funds to friendly research firms.
Xpat Opinion: All Sides Condemn Jobbik MP’s Anti-Semitic Speech In Hungary
- 7 Dec 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Commentators unanimously condemn a speech by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi, who proposed that a list of MPs and cabinet members of Jewish descent should be established, as they represent ‘a risk to national security.’ The Jobbik MP made his remark in parliament in connection with the Gaza conflict last Monday. State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh replied that the government had no ...
Xpat Opinion: Defendants Confess In BKV Trial
- 18 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On Tuesday, the Kecskemét Tribunal saw the return of the trial of the Budapest Transit Company (BKV). This was the first hearing of 2013. Of the 15 defendants in the case, Dr. Iván Miklós Horváth and Tünde Buday provided testimonies regarding a 2007 contract between BKV and Optimismo Ltd.
Hungarian Impoverished Demand ‘Car-Boot’ Style Flea-Markets
- 8 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
An increasing number of people struggling to stay afloat in Hungary’s draconian austerity and economic climate have demanded that the government and local councils allow them to vender their “"junk" to generate a meagre living. Elderly and unemployed citizens told Budapest Report that they have no formal vending site to sell their scrap and unwanted belongings.
XpatLoop Interview: Yves Giacometti, General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest
- 20 Dec 2012 11:00 AM
Passions come and passions go, so the trick is to keep things percolating. For now, Yves Giacometti is into Budapest. “This is a city that needs to be discovered,” says the General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest, who arrived in “the Paris of Eastern Europe” in late 2010 and plunged into local culture with the aid of erudite guides, an all-Hungarian concierge staff and ...
Xpat Report: British Ambassador To Hungary Speaks For Transparency
- 17 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day British Ambassador Jonathan Knott spoke at Transparency International’s “Átláccó Festival” on 7 December.
Xpat Opinion: Not Only The University Students Are Unhappy In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Already yesterday news leaked out from government circles that taking on the university students might not have been the brightest idea. Even Zsolt Bayer warned the government that it must take the students seriously because otherwise “we might be swept away.” Orbán and his old college friends who run the country nowadays should know the strength of a student revolt, he warned. It’s enough to ...
Xpat Opinion: Experts Forecast Mass Poverty, Civil Unrest In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Experts predict civil insurgance in Hungary, according to media reports, after even the remnants of the middle class are sliding into poverty. As much as 31 percent of Hungarian society was considered poor in 2011, Eurostat reported, making it the 5th poorest country in the EU.
Xpat Opinion: Arab Spring Spreads To Hungary?
- 10 Dec 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
As women in several Arab countries are fighting for basic civil rights, such as the right to drive in Saudi Arabia, Magyar women have recently won their very own battle to drive… trains. Hungarian Railways/MAV is to launch a new version of its strictly male train driving course in January, this time accepting female applicants only, Blikk reported. To date women have been banned from such ...
Xpat Opinion: Former Socialist-Liberal Government Spent 17 Billion On Advisers
- 10 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist suggests that the Socialist-Liberal coalition clearly channeled billions in public funds to friendly research firms.
Xpat Opinion: All Sides Condemn Jobbik MP’s Anti-Semitic Speech In Hungary
- 7 Dec 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Commentators unanimously condemn a speech by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi, who proposed that a list of MPs and cabinet members of Jewish descent should be established, as they represent ‘a risk to national security.’ The Jobbik MP made his remark in parliament in connection with the Gaza conflict last Monday. State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh replied that the government had no ...