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Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Hungary Press Freedom Ranks 65th Out Of 180
- 12 Feb 2015 3:06 AM
- current affairs
“Democracy has been in retreat in Hungary ever since Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party came to power in 2010, with the result that the country has fallen 42 places in the index in the past four years” writes Reporters Without Borders in the 2015 World Press Freedom Index.
Xpat Opinion: Further Ruminations On Simicska In Hungary
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government analyst suspects that media mogul Lajos Simicska, a former friend and close ally of PM Orbán may have orchestrated the recent campaign against government politicians. Left-wing columnists wonder if Mr Simicska should now be seen as a reborn democrat, or an oligarch defending his financial interests.
Lajos Simicska: I Will Not Be Orban’s Partner In Building A New Dictatorship
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz oligarch and Hungarian media and construction tycoon Lajos Simicska gave yet another interview, this time to Hungarian website Magyar Narancs. Simicska talks about his split with Orban over the latter’s plans to create a new dictatorship.
Photo: Viktor Orban (left) and Lajos Simicska (right) during the first Orban government (2008-2012)
Photo: Viktor Orban (left) and Lajos Simicska (right) during the first Orban government (2008-2012)
Hungary’s Tax Experts Tell Us What To Expect
- 4 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Andrea Butkovics, CEO at Colling Accounting & Consulting
Xpat Report: 2015's First Grandhouse Luncheon
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The first monthly Grandhouse luncheon of the season on January 21, 2015, held as usual in the restrained elegance of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences dining hall, met with the largest attendance of the past two years. Ambassadors Gordan Radman (Croatia), Gajus Scheltema (Holland), Kevin Dowling (Ireland), Igor Esmerov (Macedonia) and Rastilav Káer (Slovakia) were among the distinguished guests ...
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: 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.
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 ...
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Hungary Press Freedom Ranks 65th Out Of 180
- 12 Feb 2015 3:06 AM
- current affairs
“Democracy has been in retreat in Hungary ever since Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party came to power in 2010, with the result that the country has fallen 42 places in the index in the past four years” writes Reporters Without Borders in the 2015 World Press Freedom Index.
Xpat Opinion: Further Ruminations On Simicska In Hungary
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government analyst suspects that media mogul Lajos Simicska, a former friend and close ally of PM Orbán may have orchestrated the recent campaign against government politicians. Left-wing columnists wonder if Mr Simicska should now be seen as a reborn democrat, or an oligarch defending his financial interests.
Lajos Simicska: I Will Not Be Orban’s Partner In Building A New Dictatorship
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz oligarch and Hungarian media and construction tycoon Lajos Simicska gave yet another interview, this time to Hungarian website Magyar Narancs. Simicska talks about his split with Orban over the latter’s plans to create a new dictatorship.
Photo: Viktor Orban (left) and Lajos Simicska (right) during the first Orban government (2008-2012)
Photo: Viktor Orban (left) and Lajos Simicska (right) during the first Orban government (2008-2012)
Hungary’s Tax Experts Tell Us What To Expect
- 4 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Andrea Butkovics, CEO at Colling Accounting & Consulting
Xpat Report: 2015's First Grandhouse Luncheon
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The first monthly Grandhouse luncheon of the season on January 21, 2015, held as usual in the restrained elegance of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences dining hall, met with the largest attendance of the past two years. Ambassadors Gordan Radman (Croatia), Gajus Scheltema (Holland), Kevin Dowling (Ireland), Igor Esmerov (Macedonia) and Rastilav Káer (Slovakia) were among the distinguished guests ...
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: 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.
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 ...