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Zsuzsa Ferge Offers Troubling Insight Into Hungarian Society
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Renowned Hungarian sociologist Zsuzsa Ferge does not deny that certain quality of life indicators have improved since 2010. She does, however, believe that such indicators have not affected the strong growth of social inequality in Hungary – it’s as if the government has all but forgotten about the bottom 3 million Hungarians. Social mobility is only awarded to those who have demonstrated their ...
Hungary’s House Of Parliament Approves Utility Rate Cuts
- 7 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament yesterday approved a third round of cuts in household energy fees, as well as new regulations on the amount of cash that can be withdrawn from ATMs, as part of the same bill.
Hungarian Govt Seeks To Make Public Utilities Non-Profit
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government aims at building a public utilities sector in which all profits are spent on improving the sector’s services, state secretary for economy Zoltán Cséfalvay said on Monday. Cséfalvay, who is also the head of the national OECD council, spoke at a press conference at which OECD’s Hungary report was presented, and said that competition in Europe’s energy market was too low, and the ...
Hungary’s Left Coalition Would Annul Utility Cuts, Says Fidesz
- 18 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As soon as parties in the “Gyurcsánycoalition” could, they would annul the government’s utility price cut scheme, the spokeswoman of ruling Fidesz said on Thursday.
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.
Hungarian Pays Romanian Fine With Coins Weighing Over A Ton
- 30 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Romanian police fined an ethnic Hungarians woman for handing out bilingual price cards to vendors in a vegetable market. An unprecedented grassroots campaign followed in which the sum of the fine was collected in penny coins – weighing more than a ton.
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of The Homeless In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Perhaps I haven’t spent enough time on the plight of the homeless in Hungary. The United Nations estimates the number of homeless people in Hungary at 30-35,000, of whom about 8,000 are in Budapest. Some of them live in homeless shelters; others, afraid of being robbed, refuse to go there. In any case, there are only about 5,500 places, which is not enough. Some of those counted as homeless ...
Xpat Opinion: EP Adopts Critical Resolution On Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The main left-wing daily claims the EU cannot do much about Mr Orbán’s domestic policies while the PM reaps applause at home as a champion of independence. Another leftist outlet ridicules Orbán’s notion that the West is in decline and Hungary has brought new solutions to the crisis of advanced societies. A pro-government columnist, on the other hand, points out that members of the EPP defended ...
'Down With Hate Speech, Up With Free Speech: A New Proposal', By Ferenc Kumin
- 2 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary:
Freedom of expression sometimes comes with a price, particularly when it protects hate speech. Hungary, like many of its neighbors, suffered through both tyrannies of the 20th century, and although Communism and Fascism were very different in nature, they left hundreds of thousands of people killed, families ...
Freedom of expression sometimes comes with a price, particularly when it protects hate speech. Hungary, like many of its neighbors, suffered through both tyrannies of the 20th century, and although Communism and Fascism were very different in nature, they left hundreds of thousands of people killed, families ...
Zsuzsa Ferge Offers Troubling Insight Into Hungarian Society
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Renowned Hungarian sociologist Zsuzsa Ferge does not deny that certain quality of life indicators have improved since 2010. She does, however, believe that such indicators have not affected the strong growth of social inequality in Hungary – it’s as if the government has all but forgotten about the bottom 3 million Hungarians. Social mobility is only awarded to those who have demonstrated their ...
Hungary’s House Of Parliament Approves Utility Rate Cuts
- 7 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament yesterday approved a third round of cuts in household energy fees, as well as new regulations on the amount of cash that can be withdrawn from ATMs, as part of the same bill.
Hungarian Govt Seeks To Make Public Utilities Non-Profit
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government aims at building a public utilities sector in which all profits are spent on improving the sector’s services, state secretary for economy Zoltán Cséfalvay said on Monday. Cséfalvay, who is also the head of the national OECD council, spoke at a press conference at which OECD’s Hungary report was presented, and said that competition in Europe’s energy market was too low, and the ...
Hungary’s Left Coalition Would Annul Utility Cuts, Says Fidesz
- 18 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As soon as parties in the “Gyurcsánycoalition” could, they would annul the government’s utility price cut scheme, the spokeswoman of ruling Fidesz said on Thursday.
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.
Hungarian Pays Romanian Fine With Coins Weighing Over A Ton
- 30 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Romanian police fined an ethnic Hungarians woman for handing out bilingual price cards to vendors in a vegetable market. An unprecedented grassroots campaign followed in which the sum of the fine was collected in penny coins – weighing more than a ton.
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of The Homeless In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Perhaps I haven’t spent enough time on the plight of the homeless in Hungary. The United Nations estimates the number of homeless people in Hungary at 30-35,000, of whom about 8,000 are in Budapest. Some of them live in homeless shelters; others, afraid of being robbed, refuse to go there. In any case, there are only about 5,500 places, which is not enough. Some of those counted as homeless ...
Xpat Opinion: EP Adopts Critical Resolution On Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The main left-wing daily claims the EU cannot do much about Mr Orbán’s domestic policies while the PM reaps applause at home as a champion of independence. Another leftist outlet ridicules Orbán’s notion that the West is in decline and Hungary has brought new solutions to the crisis of advanced societies. A pro-government columnist, on the other hand, points out that members of the EPP defended ...
'Down With Hate Speech, Up With Free Speech: A New Proposal', By Ferenc Kumin
- 2 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary:
Freedom of expression sometimes comes with a price, particularly when it protects hate speech. Hungary, like many of its neighbors, suffered through both tyrannies of the 20th century, and although Communism and Fascism were very different in nature, they left hundreds of thousands of people killed, families ...
Freedom of expression sometimes comes with a price, particularly when it protects hate speech. Hungary, like many of its neighbors, suffered through both tyrannies of the 20th century, and although Communism and Fascism were very different in nature, they left hundreds of thousands of people killed, families ...