Javult a kockázati- és magántőke-befektetők bizalma a közép-kelet-európai régió iránt, a regionális alapok Magyarországon 2,8 milliárd euró
There are just enough people now to stab Caesar, but they will have to wait for the untainted man who can lend honour
... has repeatedly humiliated his party, but the party has to put up with this until somebody turns up who can convince people he has the
Marcus Junius Brutus. In the mid-1990s, Tony Blair and his team tore the old Labour Party to shreds. If he had not done so
... would never have got back into power. In 2001, Koizumi, the Japanese prime minister, promised to "tear apart the LDP and introduce
... its corruption. Blair and Koizumi gave a new face not just to their countries but to their parties as well. Gyurcsany
Our young extremists know their rights. But it is outrageous that they should compare themselves to people like Peter Mansfeld, who was
... hung on his 18th birthday by Kadar's men. They must be amused by the light punishments meted out by the justice system. It is time to
The far right fringe in Hungary has carried out a dramatic media putsch. Somehow, they seem to have supplanted the Budapest Police press
... assembly and the "precedent" of the illegal taxi blockade would force the police to allow them to paralyse the city's
... instructive lesson for the media. And it's a warning for the authorities, who have once again been caught short facing up to far-right
We should follow the advice of Szabolcs Vamosi Nagy, the former deputy president of APEH, the tax authority. His advice is to make tax
... public and compulsory. It would make it impossible for politicians to enshroud their financial affairs in mystery while airing their
... public. The opposition would be unable to pose as martyrs. Is this such a high price to pay for an improvement in tax
affairs to be inspected. The opposition spokesman said this appeared to confirm rumours of a planned no-holds-barred
... politicians. It has been suggested that Ferenc Gyurcsany aims to use the power of state authorities for political ends. There is no
..., since some of the mud stuck to him. Every unbiased citizen must wonder whether we are not the targets of a diversionary tactic. Fidesz
The law known as Lex Mol, whose declared aim is to protect Hungary's strategic companies, has stirred up a hornet's nest. Some believe
... presages the advent of the Russian capitalist model. We asked the sociologist Tamas Kolosi, who researches the Hungarian social elite
strata - the owners and the intellectuals. It seems to me that one of the fundamental problems of the Hungarian regime change is that
... the fact that the then prime minister was a historian. This was rule by the intellectuals. I said then that if we want to build a
... society, then we have to change this one-sidedness. This means not just building up capital, making greenfield investments and carrying
With poetic refinement, Gyorgy Faludy said: "1956, you star." We should seek its truths in this spirit. We should teach these truths to
First truth. No sober patriot wanted revolution then, but thinkers demanded fundamental reforms. They looked to the 1848
... for reforms and for the country's leadership to be put up for election. They did not want the abolition of Socialism either, only a
... the country wished to lift a hand against the new-born democracy. Fourth truth. The victory was won by young people from Budapest
The gap between Fidesz and a stumbling Socialist Party has opened even wider, as the economic outlook and the political mood continue to
September's narrowing of the gap between the two big parties can be explained partly by the heightened media attention devoted to the
... the Magyar Garda, which likely encouraged some Socialist voters to reveal their colours while scaring the odd moderate right-wing voter
... largest opposition party is still unable to match the record highs it achieved in March. Back then, Fidesz enjoyed a 43:21 lead over
Another 1956 anniversary is approaching. The extreme right wants to provoke a new round of street fighting, if not on 23 October, then a
It's easy to forget: in 1989, 1956's ideals became reality, and neither side can appropriate that achievement for itself. French
... descendants were certainly not voting for the Social Democrat Leon Blum. The 1956 revolution left a similar mark in Hungarians, although it's hard
... former prime minister. Earlier in October, she said in an interview with HVG, "I don't refer to 1956 as a revolution, because I can't
Slovakia's reinforcement of the Benes Decrees cannot be allowed to bass without comment, but Hungary must not forget it is arguing with
... that is still creating its national identity, says Tamas Stark, 48, a historian, who believes diplomatic relations between the two countries are
Intellectuals in the Hungarian-speaking part of Slovakia have been heard to say that it was a mistake for Slovakia's Hungarian
...) and its leader Pal Csaky to issue a declaration calling on the two countries to apologise to each other. Do
... strengthening of the Benes Decrees in Slovakia? T.S.: MKP signed up to the Slovak coalition saying it would not call for the Benes
In an effort to bring prostitutes into the legal economy, officials said Monday that Hungary will allow sex workers to
New permits allow prostitutes to give receipts to customers and become part of the legal economy in Hungary. © AP
... since 1999. Opponents say legalization does not help prostitutes. The permits allow prostitutes to give receipts to
... project, APEH is trying to help a group of professionals, in what is called the world's oldest profession, who have never paid taxes in
Ministry in the Janos Era, were unaware that the government had for years been handing large subsidies to Socialist-linked front
and several alleged accomplices are currently being held under suspicion of fraud relating to funds obtained from Sport Ministry and
... Kiskunhalas, wrote his wife a letter saying that Laszlo Sepsi, a trader who had often come to the attention of police and who supported
.... Things have changed since then. Gergenyi, the Iron Prefect who was the target of Socialist attacks, became the government's favourite, someone
If Mol's management were interested only in its own short-term interests, it would support OMV's buy-out offer, according to Zsolt
to buy Mol, some people boycotted OMV filling stations. Did Mol support this boycott? L.H.: We sold a bit more petrol and diesel in
... Raba is the only river in Hungary suitable for wild-water rowing. But OMV's attempt to buy Mol and pollution are two different issues
... support calls for a boycott of a commercial rival. hvg.hu: It is assumed that OMV took a look at Mol either in order better to stand
A week ago, the president made it clear he would not support any attempts to limit the legal rights of people demonstrating in front of
Laszlo Solyom The president chooses his moments to speak. Analysts love his carefully thought out speeches, which are designed
... be described using phrases like "measured," "uncomfortable for both sides," "passionate defender of basic rights." It's hard to
... children on the ear and sets things to rights - like a father who's not interested in who started it. Few speeches or interviews are
fordítható - mondta Fodor Gábor miniszter Tatán, az Öreg-tó és az Által-ér rehabilitációjáról rendezett fórumon
arra, hogy a következő hét évben megduplázzák a kerékpárutak hosszát az országban és pályázatok útján 60 milliárd forintot szánnak erre. Az
... és a tatabányai iparterületeken átfolyó Által-ér táplálja, vízgyűjtő területének nagysága megegyezik a Velencei-tóéval. A
... hektáron biológiai szűrőmezőként mesterséges mocsarakat hoznak létre, valamint az öntisztulás érdekében visszafövenyesítik az Öreg-tó
A Kosztolányi Dezső téren lévő Feneketlen-tó és környéke a főváros egyik jellegzetes szubkulturális helye. Szívesen járnak ide a
... a tóból kifogni egy búvárt, mint egy halat. A tehetősebb közönség ”hal ügyben” (is) inkább a Hemingway éttermet
de nem procc étterem, hangulatos kávéház, barátságos klub. Három az egyben. Nyáron megtoldva a tó fölé húzódó grillterasszal, télen
...: minden Elérhetőség: Cím: XI. ker. Budapest, Kosztolányi Dezső tér 2., Feneketlen tó Tel.: 06-381-05-22 Nyitva: 10-24 óráig., vas
The budget deficit can no longer be allowed to leap skywards in every electoral year, according to Arpad Kovacs, the
The State Audit Office (ASZ) has responded to the implementation of the 2006 budget and last year's privatisations with its most
... organisation in 1996 and 1997, a post he was appointed to after a previous stint as a senior ASZ official. Kovacs, who studied in
... Audit Office © Túry Gergely HVG: Has your patience come to an end? Why have you been so critical of this year's budget and last
Azt a Európa 30-as vitorlást, amelyik hibás manőverezés miatt vasárnap süllyedt el a tó közepén, kiemelték a Balatonból - tájékoztatott
Civil liberties enshrined in the constitution leave the government little room for manoeuvre when it comes to taking legal steps against
labelled fascist. The prime minister promised to amend legislation on free assembly and free speech to place extremist
... surveillance. But Ferenc Kondorosi, a state secretary, told HVG that a Justice Ministry proposal relating to the far-right website
... very far. "I see very few possibilities for change within the existing criminal law framework." According to the ministry, slander
Plans to cut staffing at the National Security Office (NBH) are about improving productivity and cutting out dead wood to
... flows, according to Gyorgy Szilvasy, minister without portfolio in charge of the civilian secret services. The changes will reduce the
... operational directorates from four to three and cut the number of departments in half
said to have resigned. Szilvasy, however, insisted nobody had been sacked from the NBH, and that more than three quarters of the
... continue to serve in some managerial role. That the NBH is being reformed is not a surprise. Many criticisms have been levelled at
... operations over the past year. Szilvasy himself acknowledged this, saying: "We have had to overcome the deficiencies that have been
Scientologist businesspeople only conceal their allegiance to protect themselves from attacks, according to Imre Toth, the
government. Wouldn't it be better to publish a list of your association's members? I.T.: The moment members of other churches
... economic and other interests,we will do the same. Until then, we have a right to enjoy the same constitutional right to
... be stronger, and the popular mood would be better. HVG: Is it true that Scientologist businesspeople help each other to get on and
A felcsúti benzinkúton fújta a sportkocsi kerekét, amikor lefotózták.
Ha egy harckocsi kétszer is legördülhet a gyártósorról, akkor 600 felújított orvosi rendelőt hányszor lehet sikerként eladni?
Nem csak a száguldozókkal van baj.
Az öttusaszövetség elnökének ezüstérmét is megszépítette Gulyás Michelle aranya.
