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Eleni Kounalakis: Hungary’s Xenophobic Response
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Op-ed piece written by former US ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis published by the New York Times on September 6th, 2015.
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
Video Installation Of Joseph Nechvatal (USA), Budapest Art Factory, 8 September
- 7 Sep 2015 3:00 AM
- entertainment
Budapest Art Factory (BAF) is proud to present the video installation of Joseph Nechvatal (USA), on Tuesday, September 8, 7.30-9.00 pm. Nechvatal arrived to Budapest as the guest artist of BAF within its residency program. The video project bears the title viral castratO and will be screened at the Project Space of BAF. The event will be introduced by Colleen Bell, Ambassador of the United States ...
Justice Minister: "Govt Welcomes Renaissance Of Jewish Life In Hungary"
- 4 Sep 2015 9:26 AM
- community & culture
There is no excuse for discrimination and persecution; to repeat this over and over again is not some sort of mania or an act of self-scolding but merely the act of facing up to our responsibility, Minister of Justice László Trócsányi said on 2 September 2015 in Szeged at the opening ceremony of the 9th Szeged Autumn Jewish Cultural Festival which was also attended by Mór Ilan, Israel’s ...
Hungary Rejects French Foreign Minister’s “Accusations”
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government rejects any “ignoble accusations” such as recently made by Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister, a state secretary at the Hungarian foreign ministry told a press conference. Levente Magyar spoke after talks with the ambassador or France, who had been summoned to the ministry over his minister’s criticism of Hungary for building a fence along its southern border ...
Video: Hungary FM To Meet French Ambassador After Border Fence Remarks
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary's foreign minister will meet the French ambassador later on Monday (August 31) after the French foreign minister's criticism of Hungary's so-called anti-migrant fence. Laurent Fabius said Hungary did not "respect the common values of Europe" by erecting barriers at its border. The meeting was scheduled to begin as more than 2,500 refugees and migrants on board a ship from the Greek island ...
Jewish Cultural Festival In Budapest Approaching
- 27 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s annual Jewish Cultural Festival will begin on Sunday and run for a week with concerts, theatre performances and film screenings. The biggest concerts will be held at the Great synagogue on Dohány utca, while theatre productions, concerts and film screenings will take place at the Goldmark Hall and the Rumbach utca synagogue.
441 000 Szitizens @ Sziget Festival Budapest 2015
- 18 Aug 2015 9:06 AM
- entertainment
Sziget Festival has just ended and 2015 was a record-breaking year for the event, as the Island of Freedom hosted more visitors than ever before. A total of 441 000 Szitizens from 95 countries joined the non-stop week of fun.
Diplomats Discuss Corruption Issues At Sziget Festival Budapest
- 14 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Diplomats of several western countries noted the grave social and economic consequences of corruption at a press conference held at the Sziget Festival. Senior embassy staff of France, the Netherlands and Great Britain discussed the importance of fighting corruption at a press conference organised by Transparency International Hungary.
Hungarian Grape Growers Protest Against Italian Wine Imports
- 13 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Grape growers from central and southern Hungary’s Kunság region protested at the Italian embassy in Budapest against what they say is a large influx of Italian imported wine. The demonstration was organised by the interest-protection association of grape growers who say cheap Italian imports make it impossible for Kunság winemakers to survive in the market.
Eleni Kounalakis: Hungary’s Xenophobic Response
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Op-ed piece written by former US ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis published by the New York Times on September 6th, 2015.
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
Video Installation Of Joseph Nechvatal (USA), Budapest Art Factory, 8 September
- 7 Sep 2015 3:00 AM
- entertainment
Budapest Art Factory (BAF) is proud to present the video installation of Joseph Nechvatal (USA), on Tuesday, September 8, 7.30-9.00 pm. Nechvatal arrived to Budapest as the guest artist of BAF within its residency program. The video project bears the title viral castratO and will be screened at the Project Space of BAF. The event will be introduced by Colleen Bell, Ambassador of the United States ...
Justice Minister: "Govt Welcomes Renaissance Of Jewish Life In Hungary"
- 4 Sep 2015 9:26 AM
- community & culture
There is no excuse for discrimination and persecution; to repeat this over and over again is not some sort of mania or an act of self-scolding but merely the act of facing up to our responsibility, Minister of Justice László Trócsányi said on 2 September 2015 in Szeged at the opening ceremony of the 9th Szeged Autumn Jewish Cultural Festival which was also attended by Mór Ilan, Israel’s ...
Hungary Rejects French Foreign Minister’s “Accusations”
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government rejects any “ignoble accusations” such as recently made by Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister, a state secretary at the Hungarian foreign ministry told a press conference. Levente Magyar spoke after talks with the ambassador or France, who had been summoned to the ministry over his minister’s criticism of Hungary for building a fence along its southern border ...
Video: Hungary FM To Meet French Ambassador After Border Fence Remarks
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary's foreign minister will meet the French ambassador later on Monday (August 31) after the French foreign minister's criticism of Hungary's so-called anti-migrant fence. Laurent Fabius said Hungary did not "respect the common values of Europe" by erecting barriers at its border. The meeting was scheduled to begin as more than 2,500 refugees and migrants on board a ship from the Greek island ...
Jewish Cultural Festival In Budapest Approaching
- 27 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s annual Jewish Cultural Festival will begin on Sunday and run for a week with concerts, theatre performances and film screenings. The biggest concerts will be held at the Great synagogue on Dohány utca, while theatre productions, concerts and film screenings will take place at the Goldmark Hall and the Rumbach utca synagogue.
441 000 Szitizens @ Sziget Festival Budapest 2015
- 18 Aug 2015 9:06 AM
- entertainment
Sziget Festival has just ended and 2015 was a record-breaking year for the event, as the Island of Freedom hosted more visitors than ever before. A total of 441 000 Szitizens from 95 countries joined the non-stop week of fun.
Diplomats Discuss Corruption Issues At Sziget Festival Budapest
- 14 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Diplomats of several western countries noted the grave social and economic consequences of corruption at a press conference held at the Sziget Festival. Senior embassy staff of France, the Netherlands and Great Britain discussed the importance of fighting corruption at a press conference organised by Transparency International Hungary.
Hungarian Grape Growers Protest Against Italian Wine Imports
- 13 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
Grape growers from central and southern Hungary’s Kunság region protested at the Italian embassy in Budapest against what they say is a large influx of Italian imported wine. The demonstration was organised by the interest-protection association of grape growers who say cheap Italian imports make it impossible for Kunság winemakers to survive in the market.