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Migrants Leave Registration Point In W Hungary Towards Austria
- 11 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The first migrants to arrive at a newly opened registration point in Körmend, in western Hungary, left for Austria on foot after just a few hours, the town’s mayor said. István Bebes of the ruling Fidesz party told a press conference after an extraordinary meeting of council representatives that 80-90 migrants arrived by bus early in the morning and left on foot after taking some food, drink and ...
Survey Shows Hungary Is Best Value Destination For Foreign Tourists
- 17 Jul 2015 9:01 AM
- travel
Hungary is a best-value destination for foreign visitors, according to a fresh tourism survey, according to Zoltán Szántó, editor-in-chief of Turizmus Online. For Austrian visitors, 100 euros has bought greater value over the past four years, he said. There has been a shift on the Austrian market. Whereas earlier many Austrian pensioners came to Hungary to visit spas, now young people arrive in ...
Majority Of Foreigners In Hungary From Europe
- 7 Jul 2015 5:04 AM
- current affairs
There are currently 146,000 foreign nationals living in Hungary, over 100,000 of whom are European, the daily Napi Gazdaság reported. The peak of 206,000 foreign nationals was registered in 2011. Many have since obtained Hungarian citizenship, the paper said, citing data by the Central Statistical Office. There are far fewer Romanian, Ukrainian or Serbian passport holders thanks to Hungary’s ...
VOLT Festival Kicks Off Successfully In Sopron
- 2 Jul 2015 1:00 AM
- entertainment
Sopron’s popular Volt Festival began earlier this week with the traditional “0th day” warm-up programme. This is one of the most multicultural festivals in Central Europe, welcoming guests to party in the middle of a fabulous forest every June. Now on for a total of five days long, visitors will enjoy 15 stages and approximately 200 programs: concerts, DJs, theater shows and performances. Read on ...
Govt Signs Development Cooperation Agreement With Sopron
- 26 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has launched an urban development programme, under which Prime Minister Viktor Orbán signed a cooperation agreement with northwestern Hungary’s Sopron. Improving cities is crucial for Hungary’s rural development, the prime minister told a press conference. He added that similar cooperation agreements would be negotiated with all major cities of the 23 counties of Hungary.
Police Numbers Boosted To Tackle Illegal Migration On Southern Border
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police numbers have been boosted by 136 along the border in south Hungary to tackle the increase in illegal immigrants since last September, a police official said. In addition, 30 officers have been sent to work at villages and towns near the Hungarian-Serbian border in order to make sure that local residents feel safe.
Now On: Homage To Arnulf Rainer @ Hungarian National Gallery
- 13 Nov 2014 2:00 AM
- community & culture
Arnulf Rainer is one of the most important, best-known Austrian visual artists living today. The galleries that have presented his works include New York's Museum of Modern Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and between 1993-1995, the same city honoured him with a project collection, the Arnulf Rainer Museum. In 2009, his native town, Baden named one of its museums after him, where ...
All Hungary’s Fidesz Has To Fear Is Itself - Commentators Török & G. Fodor Agree
- 24 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that Hungarian voters have been called to the polls for the third time this year (for parliamentary, European Parliament and municipality elections), Heti Válasz has asked two political scientists to evaluate the outcome of weekend's election and offer a forecast. Gábor Török and Gábor G. Fodor agree that PM Viktor Orbán will forge ahead with a reformer's zeal while former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány ...
Festival Of German, Austrian & Swiss Films In Budapest
- 25 Sep 2014 7:55 AM
- entertainment
From September 25 – October 3, 2014, the EYEFUL Festival is back for the third time, sponsored jointly by the Embassy of Switzerland, the Austrian Cultural Forum, and the Goethe Institute. They are bringing to Budapest’s Művész Cinema the best of new films from German-speaking lands, including a number of prizewinners.
Migrants Leave Registration Point In W Hungary Towards Austria
- 11 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The first migrants to arrive at a newly opened registration point in Körmend, in western Hungary, left for Austria on foot after just a few hours, the town’s mayor said. István Bebes of the ruling Fidesz party told a press conference after an extraordinary meeting of council representatives that 80-90 migrants arrived by bus early in the morning and left on foot after taking some food, drink and ...
Survey Shows Hungary Is Best Value Destination For Foreign Tourists
- 17 Jul 2015 9:01 AM
- travel
Hungary is a best-value destination for foreign visitors, according to a fresh tourism survey, according to Zoltán Szántó, editor-in-chief of Turizmus Online. For Austrian visitors, 100 euros has bought greater value over the past four years, he said. There has been a shift on the Austrian market. Whereas earlier many Austrian pensioners came to Hungary to visit spas, now young people arrive in ...
Majority Of Foreigners In Hungary From Europe
- 7 Jul 2015 5:04 AM
- current affairs
There are currently 146,000 foreign nationals living in Hungary, over 100,000 of whom are European, the daily Napi Gazdaság reported. The peak of 206,000 foreign nationals was registered in 2011. Many have since obtained Hungarian citizenship, the paper said, citing data by the Central Statistical Office. There are far fewer Romanian, Ukrainian or Serbian passport holders thanks to Hungary’s ...
VOLT Festival Kicks Off Successfully In Sopron
- 2 Jul 2015 1:00 AM
- entertainment
Sopron’s popular Volt Festival began earlier this week with the traditional “0th day” warm-up programme. This is one of the most multicultural festivals in Central Europe, welcoming guests to party in the middle of a fabulous forest every June. Now on for a total of five days long, visitors will enjoy 15 stages and approximately 200 programs: concerts, DJs, theater shows and performances. Read on ...
Govt Signs Development Cooperation Agreement With Sopron
- 26 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has launched an urban development programme, under which Prime Minister Viktor Orbán signed a cooperation agreement with northwestern Hungary’s Sopron. Improving cities is crucial for Hungary’s rural development, the prime minister told a press conference. He added that similar cooperation agreements would be negotiated with all major cities of the 23 counties of Hungary.
Police Numbers Boosted To Tackle Illegal Migration On Southern Border
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police numbers have been boosted by 136 along the border in south Hungary to tackle the increase in illegal immigrants since last September, a police official said. In addition, 30 officers have been sent to work at villages and towns near the Hungarian-Serbian border in order to make sure that local residents feel safe.
Now On: Homage To Arnulf Rainer @ Hungarian National Gallery
- 13 Nov 2014 2:00 AM
- community & culture
Arnulf Rainer is one of the most important, best-known Austrian visual artists living today. The galleries that have presented his works include New York's Museum of Modern Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and between 1993-1995, the same city honoured him with a project collection, the Arnulf Rainer Museum. In 2009, his native town, Baden named one of its museums after him, where ...
All Hungary’s Fidesz Has To Fear Is Itself - Commentators Török & G. Fodor Agree
- 24 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that Hungarian voters have been called to the polls for the third time this year (for parliamentary, European Parliament and municipality elections), Heti Válasz has asked two political scientists to evaluate the outcome of weekend's election and offer a forecast. Gábor Török and Gábor G. Fodor agree that PM Viktor Orbán will forge ahead with a reformer's zeal while former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány ...
Festival Of German, Austrian & Swiss Films In Budapest
- 25 Sep 2014 7:55 AM
- entertainment
From September 25 – October 3, 2014, the EYEFUL Festival is back for the third time, sponsored jointly by the Embassy of Switzerland, the Austrian Cultural Forum, and the Goethe Institute. They are bringing to Budapest’s Művész Cinema the best of new films from German-speaking lands, including a number of prizewinners.