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Hungary Firmly Condemns Attack Against Coptic Christians In Egypt
- 25 May 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government resolutely condemns the terrorist attack that killed over two dozen Coptic Christians in central Egypt on Friday, the foreign minister said in response to the massacre. At least 26 people died, many of them children, and several others were wounded in the attack carried out in Minya province south of Cairo.
Local Opinion: US State Department Disagrees With CEU Bill
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A statement by the spokesman of the State Department has added further vigour to the debate over the future of Budapest’s Central European University. One side forthrightly condemns the planned new legislation, while the other dismisses the unfolding protest as mere hysteria.
Pumeza Matshikiza's Debut In The Budapest Spring Festival, 1 April
- 29 Mar 2017 9:30 AM
- community & culture
“She is one of the most exciting opera singers of our era,” and “With her sensitive, lyric voice, magical stage presence and playfulness, she will soon be a bona fide international star!”
Parlt Adopts Decree Against Persecution Of Christians
- 14 Dec 2016 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliament passed a government-initiated decree to call attention to attacks against the Christian community across the world.
Orbán Holds Talks With Omani Oil Minister
- 2 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy, Oman’s oil and gas minister, in Parliament. The talks focused on decade-long cooperation between the Omani National Oil Company and Hungarian oil and gas company MOL. Zsolt Hernádi, MOL’s chief executive, attended the meeting.
Budapest A Cappella Festival, Várkert Bazár, 17 - 19 June
- 8 Jun 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The latest music festival of Budapest, the purely vocal Budapest A Cappella Festival – featuring music versatile in space, time and genre – introduces exciting international productions and the very best from Hungary. The program will be organized by Hangvető on June 17-19 at the Várkert Bazár Öntőház courtyard – also sponsoring the event – as part of the Dunapest (contemporary all-art festival).
Sziget Festival Prepares For Record Turnout And More
- 20 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Sziget is the Island of Freedom and also the winner of the ‘Best European Festival Line-up Award’ in 2015. To live up to its traditions, the festival continues to build its identity upon a very diverse and open-minded program structure, making sure that it is much more than ‘just’ a music festival.
Number Of Illegal Immigrants Over 60,000 In Hungary
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Since the beginning of 2015 more than 60,000 entrants have crossed into Hungary illegally, most of them from Serbia, an MP of ruling Fidesz said. Szilárd Németh referred to a “novel, economic kind of migration” mostly from Africa and the Middle East, but noted that the largest number of illegal immigrants arriving in Hungary were of Kosovar origin.
Xpat Opinion: A Race To The Bottom On Immigration In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: When Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suggested recently that the death penalty should be considered here in a European Union country, he said he was reacting to the shock of the murder of a shopkeeper. He was also probably trying to stay competitive with Jobbik, the far-right party that appears ready to overtake Orbán’s Fidesz party in ...
Hungary Firmly Condemns Attack Against Coptic Christians In Egypt
- 25 May 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government resolutely condemns the terrorist attack that killed over two dozen Coptic Christians in central Egypt on Friday, the foreign minister said in response to the massacre. At least 26 people died, many of them children, and several others were wounded in the attack carried out in Minya province south of Cairo.
Local Opinion: US State Department Disagrees With CEU Bill
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A statement by the spokesman of the State Department has added further vigour to the debate over the future of Budapest’s Central European University. One side forthrightly condemns the planned new legislation, while the other dismisses the unfolding protest as mere hysteria.
Pumeza Matshikiza's Debut In The Budapest Spring Festival, 1 April
- 29 Mar 2017 9:30 AM
- community & culture
“She is one of the most exciting opera singers of our era,” and “With her sensitive, lyric voice, magical stage presence and playfulness, she will soon be a bona fide international star!”
Parlt Adopts Decree Against Persecution Of Christians
- 14 Dec 2016 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliament passed a government-initiated decree to call attention to attacks against the Christian community across the world.
Orbán Holds Talks With Omani Oil Minister
- 2 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy, Oman’s oil and gas minister, in Parliament. The talks focused on decade-long cooperation between the Omani National Oil Company and Hungarian oil and gas company MOL. Zsolt Hernádi, MOL’s chief executive, attended the meeting.
Budapest A Cappella Festival, Várkert Bazár, 17 - 19 June
- 8 Jun 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The latest music festival of Budapest, the purely vocal Budapest A Cappella Festival – featuring music versatile in space, time and genre – introduces exciting international productions and the very best from Hungary. The program will be organized by Hangvető on June 17-19 at the Várkert Bazár Öntőház courtyard – also sponsoring the event – as part of the Dunapest (contemporary all-art festival).
Sziget Festival Prepares For Record Turnout And More
- 20 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Sziget is the Island of Freedom and also the winner of the ‘Best European Festival Line-up Award’ in 2015. To live up to its traditions, the festival continues to build its identity upon a very diverse and open-minded program structure, making sure that it is much more than ‘just’ a music festival.
Number Of Illegal Immigrants Over 60,000 In Hungary
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Since the beginning of 2015 more than 60,000 entrants have crossed into Hungary illegally, most of them from Serbia, an MP of ruling Fidesz said. Szilárd Németh referred to a “novel, economic kind of migration” mostly from Africa and the Middle East, but noted that the largest number of illegal immigrants arriving in Hungary were of Kosovar origin.
Xpat Opinion: A Race To The Bottom On Immigration In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: When Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suggested recently that the death penalty should be considered here in a European Union country, he said he was reacting to the shock of the murder of a shopkeeper. He was also probably trying to stay competitive with Jobbik, the far-right party that appears ready to overtake Orbán’s Fidesz party in ...