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Budapest Combino Trams Equipped With CCTV
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The first two Siemens Combino trams equipped with CCTV cameras, began running along the 4-6 line in Budapest on Tuesday. The so-called Futár passenger information system has also been installed on board. All of the city’s Combino trams will soon be similarly equipped in hopes of preventing violence.
The Real Reason Why Old Buildings Still Stand In Budapest
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- property
Despite the myth of our great grandfathers’ amazing construction skills, the real reason behind why some of these late nineteenth- and twentieth- century Budapest buildings are still standing is due to the strict construction policies of the time.
Literary Titbits With Ben Fergusson, Brody Studios Budapest, 27 January
- 26 Jan 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Ben Fergusson`s debut novel won the Historical Writers’ Association Debut Crown for debut historical fiction. HWA chair Manda Scott said: “Ben Fergusson’s The Spring of Kasper Meier is a truly outstanding work of fiction that will, I hope, enter into the canon of English literature. It takes the known tragedies of the Second World War and extends them into what was, for most of the judges, an ...
Hungarian Court Rejects Miskolc Evictions
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Miskolc cannot mistreat residents of its “numbered streets” neighbourhood, and must make arrangements for their accommodation, the Capital Public Administrative and Labour Court declared in a ruling on Monday.
Xpat Opinion: Top Court Rejects Referendum On Budapest’s Olympic Bid
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Liberal commentators portray Wednesday’s decision by the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court to reject a referendum on Budapest’s bid for the 2024 Olympic games, as politically motivated.On 444, Péter Erdélyi ridicules the Kúria’s explanation that the referendum could not be held before Hungary’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games is submitted.
Debrecen Bidding To Be Europe’s Cultural Capital In 2023
- 24 Jan 2016 11:10 AM
- community & culture
The city of Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, will submit a bid to be a European Capital of Culture in 2023, Debrecen Mayor László Papp said. The mayor said that his city had aspired for the title in 2010, but Pécs, in southern Hungary, was selected instead. This time round the title will be shared with a city in the United Kingdom.
Xpat Theatre: Edmond By David Mamet, 23 January
- 21 Jan 2016 10:55 AM
- entertainment
An encounter with a fortune-teller leads businessman Edmond to confront the emptiness of his life and marriage. Appalled, he flees into the vortex of the city's underbelly, plummeting into a free fall he mistakes for liberation. To Edmond's surprise, it's dark outside: hookers charge, pimps are violent, and the guy on the corner is a conman. With nothing to lose but his liberty, Edmond spirals ...
Hungary’s Supreme Court Rejects Referendum Bids On Olympics, City Park
- 21 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s supreme court has rejected referendum questions on organising Olympic Games in Budapest and the upgrade of the Városliget (City Park), overruling the Budapest Election Committee’s earlier approval. Concerning the rejection of the question of whether citizens agree that Budapest should not apply to host the Olympics in 2024, the Kúria said the capital had already submitted a declaration ...
Lego To Double Size Of Hungarian Plant, Raise Headcount
- 21 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- business
Danish toymaker Lego announced today that it will invest HUF 30 billion at its Hungarian plant in Nyíregyháza, to more than double the size of the factory, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
Budapest Combino Trams Equipped With CCTV
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The first two Siemens Combino trams equipped with CCTV cameras, began running along the 4-6 line in Budapest on Tuesday. The so-called Futár passenger information system has also been installed on board. All of the city’s Combino trams will soon be similarly equipped in hopes of preventing violence.
The Real Reason Why Old Buildings Still Stand In Budapest
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- property
Despite the myth of our great grandfathers’ amazing construction skills, the real reason behind why some of these late nineteenth- and twentieth- century Budapest buildings are still standing is due to the strict construction policies of the time.
Literary Titbits With Ben Fergusson, Brody Studios Budapest, 27 January
- 26 Jan 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Ben Fergusson`s debut novel won the Historical Writers’ Association Debut Crown for debut historical fiction. HWA chair Manda Scott said: “Ben Fergusson’s The Spring of Kasper Meier is a truly outstanding work of fiction that will, I hope, enter into the canon of English literature. It takes the known tragedies of the Second World War and extends them into what was, for most of the judges, an ...
Hungarian Court Rejects Miskolc Evictions
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Miskolc cannot mistreat residents of its “numbered streets” neighbourhood, and must make arrangements for their accommodation, the Capital Public Administrative and Labour Court declared in a ruling on Monday.
Xpat Opinion: Top Court Rejects Referendum On Budapest’s Olympic Bid
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Liberal commentators portray Wednesday’s decision by the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court to reject a referendum on Budapest’s bid for the 2024 Olympic games, as politically motivated.On 444, Péter Erdélyi ridicules the Kúria’s explanation that the referendum could not be held before Hungary’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games is submitted.
Debrecen Bidding To Be Europe’s Cultural Capital In 2023
- 24 Jan 2016 11:10 AM
- community & culture
The city of Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, will submit a bid to be a European Capital of Culture in 2023, Debrecen Mayor László Papp said. The mayor said that his city had aspired for the title in 2010, but Pécs, in southern Hungary, was selected instead. This time round the title will be shared with a city in the United Kingdom.
Xpat Theatre: Edmond By David Mamet, 23 January
- 21 Jan 2016 10:55 AM
- entertainment
An encounter with a fortune-teller leads businessman Edmond to confront the emptiness of his life and marriage. Appalled, he flees into the vortex of the city's underbelly, plummeting into a free fall he mistakes for liberation. To Edmond's surprise, it's dark outside: hookers charge, pimps are violent, and the guy on the corner is a conman. With nothing to lose but his liberty, Edmond spirals ...
Hungary’s Supreme Court Rejects Referendum Bids On Olympics, City Park
- 21 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s supreme court has rejected referendum questions on organising Olympic Games in Budapest and the upgrade of the Városliget (City Park), overruling the Budapest Election Committee’s earlier approval. Concerning the rejection of the question of whether citizens agree that Budapest should not apply to host the Olympics in 2024, the Kúria said the capital had already submitted a declaration ...
Lego To Double Size Of Hungarian Plant, Raise Headcount
- 21 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- business
Danish toymaker Lego announced today that it will invest HUF 30 billion at its Hungarian plant in Nyíregyháza, to more than double the size of the factory, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.