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Inter-State Talks Regarding Belgrade-Budapest Railway Line Commenced
- 4 Sep 2015 9:18 AM
- getting around
Hungary has received the Chinese party’s financing offer relating to the Belgrade-Budapest railway line project, and negotiations on an inter-state agreement have also begun, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told the correspondent of the Hungarian News Agency MTI in Beijing, after his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Vang Yi late Wednesday evening, local time.
Hungarian Railways Stop International Trains
- 3 Sep 2015 11:00 AM
- travel
As of today, no direct trains will depart from Budapest bound for Western Europe, Hungarian State Railways MÁV said in an announcement this morning, according to news agency MTI. Those leaving the country must transfer at a station near the border, and passport checks that can weed out refugees are expected at those border stations.
Hungary’s Police Say They Are Abiding By Schengen Rules
- 3 Sep 2015 10:05 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian national police headquarters (ORFK) has said in a statement that officers are seeing to border control duties in complete accordance with regulations prescribed by the Schengen codex. The statement added that the police presence in and around Budapest’s Keleti railway station is being beefed up with civil guards since the number of migrants has grown dramatically over the past five ...
Hungarian Civil Group S Protest Planned Legal Amendments On Migration
- 3 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Planned legal amendments to allow army mobilisation in connection with the migrant situation and making illegal border crossing into a crime will bring back practices from the Communist era, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) said. TASZ said lawmakers should not approve a law that “disregards the basic requirements of constitutionality” even on the premise that a large number of migrants ...
Opposition Demands Govt Ease Migrant Crisis In Budapest
- 3 Sep 2015 9:50 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties of Budapest’s City Council called for central and municipal government action to ease the migrant situation in the capital, at a session dedicated to the problem. Socialist councillor Csaba Horváth demanded that the government should take over management of the refugee problem from civil organisations, and transit zones should be transferred to Hungary’s southern borders.
Xpat Opinion: Migration Getting Out Of Control In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pundits across the political spectrum fear that migration will cause an ever bigger problem in Europe in the absence of a common EU migration framework. The lack of a joint EU solution may also endanger free movement in the EU. In the latest development in the migrant crisis, Budapest’s Keleti railway station was closed down, as a growing and increasingly desperate crowd of asylum seekers tried ...
'Wine & Music Picnic', Etyek, 5 - 6 September
- 3 Sep 2015 1:14 AM
- food & drink
By We Love Budapest: Rolling vine-covered hills and valleys envelop the picturesque village of Etyek, a rustic community found just 30 kilometers west of Budapest’s city center. This increasingly popular Hungarian wine region hosts seasonal picnics four times a year, and during this weekend’s autumn event, several stone wine cellars ...
2015/16 Season At The Opera House In Budapest
- 3 Sep 2015 1:10 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera proudly presents its new (2015/16) season dedicated to William Shakespeare. It once more exceeds all expectations and is worthy of any opera house or cultural institute in the world. Together with our recently reopened second venue, the Erkel Theatre, the Opera offers more programmes than ever. We offer a fascinating range of programmes for lovers of opera, ballet and ...
Sunday Closing In Hungary Boosts Online Sales
- 3 Sep 2015 1:08 AM
- shopping
The value of online retail sales was more than 16% higher, year-on-year, in the first half, according to an estimate by economics institute GKI and online price comparison site Árukeresõ. More dramatically, online sales grew by about a third from the first quarter to the second, partly due to the restrictions on Sunday shopping, GKI added. In the second quarter, online retailers had a more ...
Inter-State Talks Regarding Belgrade-Budapest Railway Line Commenced
- 4 Sep 2015 9:18 AM
- getting around
Hungary has received the Chinese party’s financing offer relating to the Belgrade-Budapest railway line project, and negotiations on an inter-state agreement have also begun, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told the correspondent of the Hungarian News Agency MTI in Beijing, after his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Vang Yi late Wednesday evening, local time.
Hungarian Railways Stop International Trains
- 3 Sep 2015 11:00 AM
- travel
As of today, no direct trains will depart from Budapest bound for Western Europe, Hungarian State Railways MÁV said in an announcement this morning, according to news agency MTI. Those leaving the country must transfer at a station near the border, and passport checks that can weed out refugees are expected at those border stations.
Hungary’s Police Say They Are Abiding By Schengen Rules
- 3 Sep 2015 10:05 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian national police headquarters (ORFK) has said in a statement that officers are seeing to border control duties in complete accordance with regulations prescribed by the Schengen codex. The statement added that the police presence in and around Budapest’s Keleti railway station is being beefed up with civil guards since the number of migrants has grown dramatically over the past five ...
Hungarian Civil Group S Protest Planned Legal Amendments On Migration
- 3 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Planned legal amendments to allow army mobilisation in connection with the migrant situation and making illegal border crossing into a crime will bring back practices from the Communist era, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) said. TASZ said lawmakers should not approve a law that “disregards the basic requirements of constitutionality” even on the premise that a large number of migrants ...
Opposition Demands Govt Ease Migrant Crisis In Budapest
- 3 Sep 2015 9:50 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties of Budapest’s City Council called for central and municipal government action to ease the migrant situation in the capital, at a session dedicated to the problem. Socialist councillor Csaba Horváth demanded that the government should take over management of the refugee problem from civil organisations, and transit zones should be transferred to Hungary’s southern borders.
Xpat Opinion: Migration Getting Out Of Control In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pundits across the political spectrum fear that migration will cause an ever bigger problem in Europe in the absence of a common EU migration framework. The lack of a joint EU solution may also endanger free movement in the EU. In the latest development in the migrant crisis, Budapest’s Keleti railway station was closed down, as a growing and increasingly desperate crowd of asylum seekers tried ...
'Wine & Music Picnic', Etyek, 5 - 6 September
- 3 Sep 2015 1:14 AM
- food & drink
By We Love Budapest: Rolling vine-covered hills and valleys envelop the picturesque village of Etyek, a rustic community found just 30 kilometers west of Budapest’s city center. This increasingly popular Hungarian wine region hosts seasonal picnics four times a year, and during this weekend’s autumn event, several stone wine cellars ...
2015/16 Season At The Opera House In Budapest
- 3 Sep 2015 1:10 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera proudly presents its new (2015/16) season dedicated to William Shakespeare. It once more exceeds all expectations and is worthy of any opera house or cultural institute in the world. Together with our recently reopened second venue, the Erkel Theatre, the Opera offers more programmes than ever. We offer a fascinating range of programmes for lovers of opera, ballet and ...
Sunday Closing In Hungary Boosts Online Sales
- 3 Sep 2015 1:08 AM
- shopping
The value of online retail sales was more than 16% higher, year-on-year, in the first half, according to an estimate by economics institute GKI and online price comparison site Árukeresõ. More dramatically, online sales grew by about a third from the first quarter to the second, partly due to the restrictions on Sunday shopping, GKI added. In the second quarter, online retailers had a more ...