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Mark Higgie, Spectator Correspondent & Think-Tanker
- 2 Apr 2020 10:16 AM
Mark William Christopher Higgie (born 26 July 1957) is a former Australian diplomat, political advisor, and intelligence analyst. He was Australia’s ambassador in Brussels (to the EU, NATO, Belgium and Luxembourg) between 2014 and 2017.
Hungarian Opinion: Parliament Passes Coronavirus Emergency Bill
- 1 Apr 2020 2:04 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As parliament extends the validity of the special powers conferred on the government until the end of the virus emergency, a left-wing analyst approves the opposition’s strategy to refuse to cooperate with the government on the government’s terms.
Video Opinion: Hungarian PM Uses Pandemic To Seize Indefinite "Unlimited Power"
- 31 Mar 2020 9:43 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has seized the COVID-19 pandemic to undermine fundamental principles of democracy and rule of law in a way that is hard to reconcile as necessary for public health, claims Human Right's Watch.
Community Matters: Best Expat-Friendly Banks In Budapest
- 31 Mar 2020 8:59 AM
- finance
Recently a member of the local expat community asked about good banks in Budapest to open an account and getting a debit card at reasonable fees. Here below are a few of the experiences shared by Xpats in the loop via XpatLoop's group on Facebook.
See Hungary's New Expat Community Ezine, 26 March – 1 April
- 27 Mar 2020 9:33 AM
- specials
The fresh Expat Community Newsletter is now available for your interest - don't miss out, get in the loop!
Hungarian Opinion: Government Seeks To Extend Special Decrees Indefinitely
- 25 Mar 2020 2:39 PM
- current affairs
A liberal columnist accuses the government of introducing a dictatorship under the pretext of the Covid-19 pandemic, and urges the opposition to vote against the bill conferring special powers on the government.
Hungarian Opinion: Opposition Refuses Accelerated Vote On Emergency Extension
- 25 Mar 2020 2:32 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opposition refuses accelerated vote on emergency extension.
Opinion: End Of Days For Independent Media In Hungary
- 24 Mar 2020 12:57 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
Above all, the coronavirus gives rise to a healthcare crisis. At the same time, the broader repercussions of the crisis in other areas have also began to manifest themselves. A global economic crisis is on the horizon, while in Hungary the very survival of the independent media is in serious danger.
Opinion: Translation Of Draft Law “On Protecting Against Coronavirus”
- 23 Mar 2020 12:21 PM
- http://hungarianspectrum.org/
- current affairs
Hungarian Spectrum published this translation of the draft proposal of the law submitted by Zsolt Semjén, deputy prime minister, to László Kövér, president of the Hungarian Parliament last Friday.
Mark Higgie, Spectator Correspondent & Think-Tanker
- 2 Apr 2020 10:16 AM
Mark William Christopher Higgie (born 26 July 1957) is a former Australian diplomat, political advisor, and intelligence analyst. He was Australia’s ambassador in Brussels (to the EU, NATO, Belgium and Luxembourg) between 2014 and 2017.
Hungarian Opinion: Parliament Passes Coronavirus Emergency Bill
- 1 Apr 2020 2:04 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As parliament extends the validity of the special powers conferred on the government until the end of the virus emergency, a left-wing analyst approves the opposition’s strategy to refuse to cooperate with the government on the government’s terms.
Video Opinion: Hungarian PM Uses Pandemic To Seize Indefinite "Unlimited Power"
- 31 Mar 2020 9:43 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has seized the COVID-19 pandemic to undermine fundamental principles of democracy and rule of law in a way that is hard to reconcile as necessary for public health, claims Human Right's Watch.
Community Matters: Best Expat-Friendly Banks In Budapest
- 31 Mar 2020 8:59 AM
- finance
Recently a member of the local expat community asked about good banks in Budapest to open an account and getting a debit card at reasonable fees. Here below are a few of the experiences shared by Xpats in the loop via XpatLoop's group on Facebook.
See Hungary's New Expat Community Ezine, 26 March – 1 April
- 27 Mar 2020 9:33 AM
- specials
The fresh Expat Community Newsletter is now available for your interest - don't miss out, get in the loop!
Hungarian Opinion: Government Seeks To Extend Special Decrees Indefinitely
- 25 Mar 2020 2:39 PM
- current affairs
A liberal columnist accuses the government of introducing a dictatorship under the pretext of the Covid-19 pandemic, and urges the opposition to vote against the bill conferring special powers on the government.
Hungarian Opinion: Opposition Refuses Accelerated Vote On Emergency Extension
- 25 Mar 2020 2:32 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opposition refuses accelerated vote on emergency extension.
Opinion: End Of Days For Independent Media In Hungary
- 24 Mar 2020 12:57 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
Above all, the coronavirus gives rise to a healthcare crisis. At the same time, the broader repercussions of the crisis in other areas have also began to manifest themselves. A global economic crisis is on the horizon, while in Hungary the very survival of the independent media is in serious danger.
Opinion: Translation Of Draft Law “On Protecting Against Coronavirus”
- 23 Mar 2020 12:21 PM
- http://hungarianspectrum.org/
- current affairs
Hungarian Spectrum published this translation of the draft proposal of the law submitted by Zsolt Semjén, deputy prime minister, to László Kövér, president of the Hungarian Parliament last Friday.















