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Hungary’s Govt Plans No Inauguration Ceremony For WWII Monument In Budapest
- 22 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There will be no unveiling ceremony for Budapest’s new monument dedicated to the victims of Hungary’s 1944 German occupation, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office told a press conference on Monday. Answering a question, János Lázár said that the government is aware of disputes and “misunderstandings” surrounding the monument, respects the grief of people opposing the structure, and decided to ...
500 Protest Plan To Bulldoze Roma Housing Estate In Miskolc
- 20 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 500 people protested Miskolc city council’s plan to bulldoze a Roma housing estate to make way for a new football stadium in the north-eastern city on Wednesday. The threatened settlement consists of around a dozen streets – numbered, not named – where Roma families live in 100-year-old, two-storey houses. It skirts the main thoroughfare of Miskolc and at one end is dwarfed by the ...
Sziget Festival In Budapest, Hungary Tickets Selling With Record Speed
- 18 Jul 2014 10:00 AM
- entertainment
All Siesta Camping tickets have been sold for this year’s Sziget Festival, which means that the upgraded campsites of the event are sold-out. Normal festival passes with camping possibilities are still available, but these are also selling with record speed and already passed the 80% marker. Those who are planning to visit the Island of Freedom in August, but still haven’t bought their tickets, ...
ArtZone @ Sziget Festival Budapest
- 17 Jul 2014 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Sziget ArtZone is one of the most magical places of the festival, where you can be inspired or revive your inspirations by creating a piece of Art. Whether you are a real artist or never have done anything alike, you can try out many techniques and see what makes you have the most fun. The hippest art schools and designers, well-known old school and contemporary art groups, the coolest visual ...
Daily Budapest-Dubai Flight To Be Launched By Emirates
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- travel
Emirates airways will offer direct, daily flights between Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc Airport and Dubai International Airport starting on October 27, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday. The statement quoted state secretary Péter Szijjártó as saying that the move was of “key importance”.
Resignation Requested Of Crossdressing Jewish Community CEO In Budapest
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days after his election as CEO of the Budapest Jewish Community, a Hungarian Jewish insight blog, tudozsido.com, has published pictures of David Schwezoff performing in a Bratislava gay club in 2004 dressed as a woman. According to tudozsido.com Schwezoff was successful in the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) community and Budapest nightlife under the stage name “Carol ...
Summer Selection From The Met New York @ Uránia Budapest, 16 July
- 10 Jul 2014 11:35 AM
- community & culture
A contemporary take on the 18th-century genre of the pastiche, this delightful Baroque fantasy brings together some of the greatest arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, Purcell, and other composers, with a new English libretto by Jeremy Sams, inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The all-star cast is headed by David Daniels as Prospero, Joyce DiDonato as ...
Balaton Sound Festival Under Way In Hungary
- 10 Jul 2014 11:30 AM
- entertainment
Three new names have arrived to the now complete line-up of MasterCard Balaton Sound. Sander van Doorn, Lindstrom live and Roni Size & Dynamite MC were added to the already prestigious music line-up of the beach party. In addition organizers announced that all passes are sold for the event and the festival area will be expanded.
The Corinthia Hotel Budapest “World Cup Sky Terrace”
- 8 Jul 2014 12:00 PM
- Xpatloop
Q: What’s the next best thing to watching the World Cup live in Brazil? A: Watching the World Cup live in the roof garden “World Cup Sky Terrace” of Corinthia Hotel Budapest.
Hungary’s Govt Plans No Inauguration Ceremony For WWII Monument In Budapest
- 22 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There will be no unveiling ceremony for Budapest’s new monument dedicated to the victims of Hungary’s 1944 German occupation, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office told a press conference on Monday. Answering a question, János Lázár said that the government is aware of disputes and “misunderstandings” surrounding the monument, respects the grief of people opposing the structure, and decided to ...
500 Protest Plan To Bulldoze Roma Housing Estate In Miskolc
- 20 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 500 people protested Miskolc city council’s plan to bulldoze a Roma housing estate to make way for a new football stadium in the north-eastern city on Wednesday. The threatened settlement consists of around a dozen streets – numbered, not named – where Roma families live in 100-year-old, two-storey houses. It skirts the main thoroughfare of Miskolc and at one end is dwarfed by the ...
Sziget Festival In Budapest, Hungary Tickets Selling With Record Speed
- 18 Jul 2014 10:00 AM
- entertainment
All Siesta Camping tickets have been sold for this year’s Sziget Festival, which means that the upgraded campsites of the event are sold-out. Normal festival passes with camping possibilities are still available, but these are also selling with record speed and already passed the 80% marker. Those who are planning to visit the Island of Freedom in August, but still haven’t bought their tickets, ...
ArtZone @ Sziget Festival Budapest
- 17 Jul 2014 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Sziget ArtZone is one of the most magical places of the festival, where you can be inspired or revive your inspirations by creating a piece of Art. Whether you are a real artist or never have done anything alike, you can try out many techniques and see what makes you have the most fun. The hippest art schools and designers, well-known old school and contemporary art groups, the coolest visual ...
Daily Budapest-Dubai Flight To Be Launched By Emirates
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- travel
Emirates airways will offer direct, daily flights between Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc Airport and Dubai International Airport starting on October 27, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday. The statement quoted state secretary Péter Szijjártó as saying that the move was of “key importance”.
Resignation Requested Of Crossdressing Jewish Community CEO In Budapest
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days after his election as CEO of the Budapest Jewish Community, a Hungarian Jewish insight blog, tudozsido.com, has published pictures of David Schwezoff performing in a Bratislava gay club in 2004 dressed as a woman. According to tudozsido.com Schwezoff was successful in the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) community and Budapest nightlife under the stage name “Carol ...
Summer Selection From The Met New York @ Uránia Budapest, 16 July
- 10 Jul 2014 11:35 AM
- community & culture
A contemporary take on the 18th-century genre of the pastiche, this delightful Baroque fantasy brings together some of the greatest arias and ensembles by Handel, Vivaldi, Rameau, Purcell, and other composers, with a new English libretto by Jeremy Sams, inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The all-star cast is headed by David Daniels as Prospero, Joyce DiDonato as ...
Balaton Sound Festival Under Way In Hungary
- 10 Jul 2014 11:30 AM
- entertainment
Three new names have arrived to the now complete line-up of MasterCard Balaton Sound. Sander van Doorn, Lindstrom live and Roni Size & Dynamite MC were added to the already prestigious music line-up of the beach party. In addition organizers announced that all passes are sold for the event and the festival area will be expanded.
The Corinthia Hotel Budapest “World Cup Sky Terrace”
- 8 Jul 2014 12:00 PM
- Xpatloop
Q: What’s the next best thing to watching the World Cup live in Brazil? A: Watching the World Cup live in the roof garden “World Cup Sky Terrace” of Corinthia Hotel Budapest.