"A Hungarian government official accused the U.S. embassy in Budapest of openly interfering with the country’s domestic politics by making inquiries about investigations against members of Hungary’s former government. Hungarian prosecutors Thursday said the embassy had requested in-depth information about ongoing criminal proceedings against members of the previous Socialist administration. The current government of the Fidesz party blames the Socialists for running up public debt and other improprieties during their eight years in power."
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"Hungary’s prime minister said Thursday his government was ready to negotiate objections to its new constitution with the European Union, but was waiting for “not political opinion, but arguments.”
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"Hungary may be drifting into the same news stories as Greece and Italy, but Budapest Airport has shrugged off bad news by announcing record-breaking figures for 2011. Owned by German construction giant Hochtief, the airport has been heavily revitalised since privatisation four years ago."
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"Goody-goody Euro-integrationists are alarmed about what is happening in Hungary; and, unusually, they're on to something. True, the new constitution there is nothing like as undemocratic as the Brussels-backed coups we have seen in Italy and Greece. None the less, Viktor Orbán, once an impressive free-market reformer, is displaying some worryingly autocratic tendencies."
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"Classic Hungarian goulash (or gulyas), a hearty meat-and-vegetable soup made with peppers and paprika, is served at most every restaurant in Budapest. Arguably, you can't peg Hungarian goulash precisely as either a soup or stew -- though many sources insist that in Hungary the dish is considered a soup." http://blog.cleveland.com/pdextra/2012/01/winter_soup_recipes.html
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"Everything is negotiable," said János Martonyi, the Hungarian foreign minister, in an interview with the Guardian on Monday. "We want to start negotiating with the IMF and to come to an agreement as soon as possible." There will be a deal, he repeated several times."
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"The pressure is piling up on the beleaguered Hungarian government. Today the European Commission threatened it with legal action over several new "cardinal" laws that would require a two-thirds majority in parliament to overturn."
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"Hungarian President, Pal Schmitt, has firmly denied allegations of copying a work by a Bulgarian researcher for his doctoral thesis on modern Olympics. Schmitt's office said that it "categorically rejects" the allegations made by the magazine HGV."
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"Faced with what critics say is an alarming drift away from democracy by one of its members, the European Union gave the Hungarian government a final warning Wednesday that it would face the start of formal legal action by next Tuesday unless it modified a series of measures that threaten the balance of power in the country."
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"Connections of Hungary's star sprinter, Overdose, say their charge has arrived in Dubai in good form ahead of his quest to land a first international Group 1. The seven year old, who has 16 wins from 19 starts, is so popular in Hungary that he was voted Sports Personality of the Year in 2008."
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"While Hungary is a poor nation financially, it is one with a rich tradition of food and cooking. In addition to traditional and savory dishes, Zimmern found unusual ones to show his audience. He ate heart stew and sour lung soup at a small restaurant."
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"If you want your children to be clever feed them fish. If you want them to be really clever, feed them fish while they are still in the womb. Children are likely to have greater brainpower if their mothers consumed fish during pregnancy, an EU-funded study released yesterday has found."
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"Fellegi started preparatory talks with IMF representatives in Washington yesterday and is scheduled to meet with IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Jan. 12, state newswire MTI reported. Orban said on Jan. 8 that Hungary is open to bailout talks without any preconditions and would accept “any kind” of credit line that strengthens market financing."
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"Among the participating countries are: Argentina, Austria, Australia, Hungary, Canada, India, Iran, Italy and Bangladesh. The Central Public Library premises will be used as the main venue, while films will also be screened at 13 other venues, including Chittagong, Sylhet, Rangpur, Barisal and Rajshahi.”
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"The forint and Hungarian stocks gained as Hungary’s chief negotiator traveled to Washington to prepare official negotiations with the International Monetary Fund on a bailout package."
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