304 result(s) for budapest attacks
Invitation: 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive, By U.S. Embassy Budapest
- 11 Sep 2012 9:04 AM
- community & culture
In commemoration of the National Day of Service and Remembrance and marking the 11th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, the U.S. Embassy and the Hungarian Red Cross will hold a blood drive tomorrow.
Ticket Inspectors In Budapest Should Be Armed To The Teeth – BKV Unions Demand
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Ticket inspectors, curiously referred to as “controllers” in Hungary, are demanding self-defense weapons such as pepper spray due to the rise in atrocities comitted during their controlling, says Metro Union leader Attila Gulyas, according to Blikk. As many as 60 attacks have occured just this year, including the one last Wednesday, when a female controller was pushed to the ground causing ...
Xpat Opinion: Neo-Nazis In Cegléd, Hungary
- 22 Aug 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
I wanted to write about the national holiday, August 20, St. Stephen’s Day, but something else came up. Another incident of Gypsy-baiting. This time in Cegléd, a town not far from Kecskemét and Szolnok, about 70 km south of Budapest. It has a population of 38,000 with a fairly large Roma population that lives on the outskirts of the town.
Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány Cleared Of Casino Real Estate Corruption Charges
- 23 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By BudaPost: Commentators agree that in a dictatorship the charges levelled against former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány would not have been dropped. With just one exception: his long-term aide believes the real reason is PM Orbán’s weakening position.
New Amnesty Report Critical Of Hungary’s Restrictions On Free Speech & Much More
- 25 May 2012 9:06 AM
- current affairs
This article about human rights in Hungary is made up of extracts from the new 2012 report by Amnesty International - the global movement of more than 3 million supporters, members and activists who campaign for internationally recognized human rights to be respected and protected. Its vision is for every person to enjoy all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human ...
Danish Beatles Attacking A38 Budapest
- 17 Apr 2012 8:01 AM
- entertainment
The raw rock power - with bits of soul and rhythm'n'blues - from the excellent 'Thee Attacks' will make this Friday a night to make everyone at A38 go dancing mad. Thee Attacks throw themselves guitar-first into their sound - a well-stirred cocktail of 60s rock and sputtering hormones. It's as primitive and raw as tartar, but also full of the same nerve and fire as The Hives and early The Who. So ...
Yvette Bozsik Pulls Out Of Trafó Budapest Position
- 21 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"Yvette Bozsik, who was to take over as director of the Trafó cultural institution from July, has offered her resignation to Budapest mayor István Tarlós. City Hall confirmed the report, adding that the city is dealing with the matter.
Hungarian State May Have To Pay Ft 1,000bn Due To Malev Collapse
- 13 Feb 2012 8:10 AM
- current affairs
"The state may be obliged to pay up to Ft 1 trillion to Liszt Ferenc Airport operator Budapest Airport due to the collapse of Malev airlines, government accountability commissioner Gyula Budai declared last week. The Development Ministry said in a “White Book” published in December that the state’s liability in such a scenario would be Ft 450 billion.
Ryanair Boss Attacks Wizzair Prices In Budapest
- 10 Feb 2012 8:10 AM
- travel
"Loss making Wizzair cannot compete with Ryanair on prices, costs or punctuality," claimed Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary yesterday afternoon at the InterContinental Budapest Hotel. Ryanair also announced on 9th February that it will open its new Budapest base next Friday 17th February. The airline also confirmed details of record bookings on its 31 routes over the first 7 days since it released fares ...
Invitation: 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive, By U.S. Embassy Budapest
- 11 Sep 2012 9:04 AM
- community & culture
In commemoration of the National Day of Service and Remembrance and marking the 11th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, the U.S. Embassy and the Hungarian Red Cross will hold a blood drive tomorrow.
Ticket Inspectors In Budapest Should Be Armed To The Teeth – BKV Unions Demand
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Ticket inspectors, curiously referred to as “controllers” in Hungary, are demanding self-defense weapons such as pepper spray due to the rise in atrocities comitted during their controlling, says Metro Union leader Attila Gulyas, according to Blikk. As many as 60 attacks have occured just this year, including the one last Wednesday, when a female controller was pushed to the ground causing ...
Xpat Opinion: Neo-Nazis In Cegléd, Hungary
- 22 Aug 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
I wanted to write about the national holiday, August 20, St. Stephen’s Day, but something else came up. Another incident of Gypsy-baiting. This time in Cegléd, a town not far from Kecskemét and Szolnok, about 70 km south of Budapest. It has a population of 38,000 with a fairly large Roma population that lives on the outskirts of the town.
Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány Cleared Of Casino Real Estate Corruption Charges
- 23 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By BudaPost: Commentators agree that in a dictatorship the charges levelled against former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány would not have been dropped. With just one exception: his long-term aide believes the real reason is PM Orbán’s weakening position.
New Amnesty Report Critical Of Hungary’s Restrictions On Free Speech & Much More
- 25 May 2012 9:06 AM
- current affairs
This article about human rights in Hungary is made up of extracts from the new 2012 report by Amnesty International - the global movement of more than 3 million supporters, members and activists who campaign for internationally recognized human rights to be respected and protected. Its vision is for every person to enjoy all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human ...
Danish Beatles Attacking A38 Budapest
- 17 Apr 2012 8:01 AM
- entertainment
The raw rock power - with bits of soul and rhythm'n'blues - from the excellent 'Thee Attacks' will make this Friday a night to make everyone at A38 go dancing mad. Thee Attacks throw themselves guitar-first into their sound - a well-stirred cocktail of 60s rock and sputtering hormones. It's as primitive and raw as tartar, but also full of the same nerve and fire as The Hives and early The Who. So ...
Yvette Bozsik Pulls Out Of Trafó Budapest Position
- 21 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"Yvette Bozsik, who was to take over as director of the Trafó cultural institution from July, has offered her resignation to Budapest mayor István Tarlós. City Hall confirmed the report, adding that the city is dealing with the matter.
Hungarian State May Have To Pay Ft 1,000bn Due To Malev Collapse
- 13 Feb 2012 8:10 AM
- current affairs
"The state may be obliged to pay up to Ft 1 trillion to Liszt Ferenc Airport operator Budapest Airport due to the collapse of Malev airlines, government accountability commissioner Gyula Budai declared last week. The Development Ministry said in a “White Book” published in December that the state’s liability in such a scenario would be Ft 450 billion.
Ryanair Boss Attacks Wizzair Prices In Budapest
- 10 Feb 2012 8:10 AM
- travel
"Loss making Wizzair cannot compete with Ryanair on prices, costs or punctuality," claimed Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary yesterday afternoon at the InterContinental Budapest Hotel. Ryanair also announced on 9th February that it will open its new Budapest base next Friday 17th February. The airline also confirmed details of record bookings on its 31 routes over the first 7 days since it released fares ...