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New Stadium In Budapest Will Be Structurally Completed This Year
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
My respects to the provincial football teams, however until Ferencváros and Újpest is not internationally recognized, there will be no strong Hungarian football either. I hope that this stadium will contribute to it, declared Mayor István Tarlós during his visit to the FTC stadium construction site. Government commissioner Balázs Fürjes, while introducing the facility in construction, has marked ...
Inauguration Of The Park Of Fiddler Gypsies In Józsefváros, Budapest
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The formerly unnamed public park in the 8th District of Budapest has been named after Fiddler gypsies, commemorating worldwide-known gypsy musicians. At the ceremony, monuments of eight gypsy fiddlers have been inaugurated, and also speeches were given by Deputy Mayor Miklós Csomós, Máté Kocsis, Mayor of Józsefváros district, and József Raduly, member of Budapest General Assembly, initiator of ...
Long Empty Culture Complex Opens In Budapest
- 13 Nov 2013 6:00 AM
- community & culture
The Pest riverside cultural and commercial complex that has sat empty since it was completed in 2010 was opened on Friday. The building, formerly known as CET, and renamed the Bálna (“Whale”) has been a victim of a dispute between its developer and the city of Budapest.
Bicycle Rental Network (Bubi) To Start In Budapest In April
- 7 Nov 2013 8:02 AM
- getting around
The Bubi bicycle rental network is expected to start operating in Budapest next April, MOL CEO Zsolt Hernádi and mayor István Tarlós announced on Wednesday. MOL, as chief sponsor of the project, will provide Ft 122 million of the estimated Ft 250 million annual costs of the system. The remainder will be paid by the city, which will receive the revenue from the rentals.
Massive March Demands Autonomy For Szekler Land
- 27 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
“We want autonomy, not independence,” “Romania is our country too,” read placards under which an estimated 120 000 Szeklers (a subgroup of ethnic Hungarians in Romania) were marching along road no. 11 between Braşov (Brassó) and Bacău (Bákó) on Sunday, October 27.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian “Foreign Language Examination Factory”
- 21 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
For those of you who don’t follow the comments to my blog posts there is a huge debate among readers of Hungarian Spectrum over who is responsible for the video of a fake meeting of six Roma in Baja. Most of us couldn’t make head or tail of the story of R. (Róbert) G.
Expat To Be New National Football Coach In Hungary?
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ) president Sándor Csányi said this week that the next manager of the national team will most probably be an expat. Inforádió reported Mr. Csányi claiming that progress for both the national side and Hungarian football in general will take great effort, but he underlined that Hungary’s national team must qualify for the European Championships in 2016.
Updated: Budapest’s Whale (Bálna) Building To Open In November
- 17 Oct 2013 10:30 AM
- property
The 'whale' that prominently rests on the side of Pest's riverbank, between the Petőfi and Szabadság bridges - the structure that used to be referred to as the CET building - seems to be reaching calm waters now. After years of dispute over the fate of this giant structure, the obstacles to it fully operating have finally gone, and it's ready to open up at the end of this month.
Xpat Opinion: Vígszínház - Another Battle In The Culture War In Budapest
- 3 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal commentator thinks Budapest Mayor István Tarlós should take the blame for a decision to change the leadership of a major Budapest theatre, instead of playing it safe with hand-picked expert reviewers.Following the highly emotional debates and protests around the leadership change in the National Theatre, another theatre (Vígszínház) is facing a similar storm.
New Stadium In Budapest Will Be Structurally Completed This Year
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
My respects to the provincial football teams, however until Ferencváros and Újpest is not internationally recognized, there will be no strong Hungarian football either. I hope that this stadium will contribute to it, declared Mayor István Tarlós during his visit to the FTC stadium construction site. Government commissioner Balázs Fürjes, while introducing the facility in construction, has marked ...
Inauguration Of The Park Of Fiddler Gypsies In Józsefváros, Budapest
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The formerly unnamed public park in the 8th District of Budapest has been named after Fiddler gypsies, commemorating worldwide-known gypsy musicians. At the ceremony, monuments of eight gypsy fiddlers have been inaugurated, and also speeches were given by Deputy Mayor Miklós Csomós, Máté Kocsis, Mayor of Józsefváros district, and József Raduly, member of Budapest General Assembly, initiator of ...
Long Empty Culture Complex Opens In Budapest
- 13 Nov 2013 6:00 AM
- community & culture
The Pest riverside cultural and commercial complex that has sat empty since it was completed in 2010 was opened on Friday. The building, formerly known as CET, and renamed the Bálna (“Whale”) has been a victim of a dispute between its developer and the city of Budapest.
Bicycle Rental Network (Bubi) To Start In Budapest In April
- 7 Nov 2013 8:02 AM
- getting around
The Bubi bicycle rental network is expected to start operating in Budapest next April, MOL CEO Zsolt Hernádi and mayor István Tarlós announced on Wednesday. MOL, as chief sponsor of the project, will provide Ft 122 million of the estimated Ft 250 million annual costs of the system. The remainder will be paid by the city, which will receive the revenue from the rentals.
Massive March Demands Autonomy For Szekler Land
- 27 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
“We want autonomy, not independence,” “Romania is our country too,” read placards under which an estimated 120 000 Szeklers (a subgroup of ethnic Hungarians in Romania) were marching along road no. 11 between Braşov (Brassó) and Bacău (Bákó) on Sunday, October 27.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian “Foreign Language Examination Factory”
- 21 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
For those of you who don’t follow the comments to my blog posts there is a huge debate among readers of Hungarian Spectrum over who is responsible for the video of a fake meeting of six Roma in Baja. Most of us couldn’t make head or tail of the story of R. (Róbert) G.
Expat To Be New National Football Coach In Hungary?
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ) president Sándor Csányi said this week that the next manager of the national team will most probably be an expat. Inforádió reported Mr. Csányi claiming that progress for both the national side and Hungarian football in general will take great effort, but he underlined that Hungary’s national team must qualify for the European Championships in 2016.
Updated: Budapest’s Whale (Bálna) Building To Open In November
- 17 Oct 2013 10:30 AM
- property
The 'whale' that prominently rests on the side of Pest's riverbank, between the Petőfi and Szabadság bridges - the structure that used to be referred to as the CET building - seems to be reaching calm waters now. After years of dispute over the fate of this giant structure, the obstacles to it fully operating have finally gone, and it's ready to open up at the end of this month.
Xpat Opinion: Vígszínház - Another Battle In The Culture War In Budapest
- 3 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal commentator thinks Budapest Mayor István Tarlós should take the blame for a decision to change the leadership of a major Budapest theatre, instead of playing it safe with hand-picked expert reviewers.Following the highly emotional debates and protests around the leadership change in the National Theatre, another theatre (Vígszínház) is facing a similar storm.