110 result(s) for city park in Current Affairs
Leftist Parties, Unions In Hungary Celebrate Intl Workers’ Day
- 5 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Leftist parties and trade unions celebrated May 1 International Workers’ Day in central Budapest and in the City Park. May 1 is traditionally a celebration of work, “but in Hungary these days having any work is in itself a reason to celebrate,” Gordon Bajnai, the leader of the E-PM party alliance, said at an event at Szabadság Square.
Civil Organisations, Opposition Parties Demonstrate Against Planned City Park Projects In Budapest
- 23 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Civil organisations and opposition parties staged a torchlight demonstration on Friday against the plan to build a museum quarter and other facilities in the city landmark Városliget, or City Park of Budapest. The protest was organised by the Hungarian Solidarity Movement, the E14-PM electoral alliance and two civil organisations, and joined by the Socialists as well.
116-Kg WWII Bomb Found In Budapest
- 22 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The main building of the capital’s St István-St László Hospitals was emptied and patients transferred to other departments on Thursday afternoon after a 116-kg WWII bomb was found near the facility near the city centre, the institute running the hospital complex told MTI. About 1,000 residents were evacuated from 500 homes.
Budapest City Council Bans Homeless From Public Areas
- 15 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest city council on Thursday banned the homeless from living in underpasses, playgrounds, bus and tram stops and other public areas. The 21 Fidesz and Jobbik members supported the proposal, while the 12 Socialist Party and Dialogue for Hungary councillors opposed it.
Xpat Opinion: Police Excess In Hungary: Two Recent Stories
- 9 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I said a couple of days ago that I had gained the impression that members of the Hungarian police force have been emboldened in the last three years. They feel that the government believes in strict rules and often opts for punishment as an answer to social ills. Since most of the police force are Jobbik and Fidesz supporters, they believe that Sándor Pintér’s ministry of the interior as well as ...
Laying Of Foundation Stone For National Instruments’ Science Park In Hungary
- 3 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The foundation stone of a Science Park, valued at some HUF 4bn, was laid ceremonially at the Debrecen production site of National Instruments (NI) Hungary Ltd. As NI Hungary CEO László Ábrahám said, the company received funding of some 2 billion forints for the implementation of the 6000sqm Science Park project by winning a New Széchenyi Plan tender. At the facility, 300 people – mainly research ...
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.
H.E. Ilan Mor, The Ambassador Of The State Of Israel Visited Vác And Százhalombatta
- 19 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Ilan Mor, the Ambassador of the State of Israel accredited to Hungary continues his visits to the countryside where he is about to meet with responsible leaders in all fields of life. This time he visited Vác on March 13. In the Mayor's Office he met Mayor Attila Fördős, Deputy Mayors Tibor Pető and Zoltán Mokánszky, Lajos Varga Assistant Bishop, Zoltan Nemeth President of Vaci Gypsy Minority ...
Budapest City Council Extends Ft 15bn To BKV
- 31 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Budapest city council on Wednesday voted to extend a Ft 9 billion loan to public transport company BKV with a repayment deadline of April 30. A Ft 9 billion loan to the BKV from MKB bank was due last Friday.
Leftist Parties, Unions In Hungary Celebrate Intl Workers’ Day
- 5 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Leftist parties and trade unions celebrated May 1 International Workers’ Day in central Budapest and in the City Park. May 1 is traditionally a celebration of work, “but in Hungary these days having any work is in itself a reason to celebrate,” Gordon Bajnai, the leader of the E-PM party alliance, said at an event at Szabadság Square.
Civil Organisations, Opposition Parties Demonstrate Against Planned City Park Projects In Budapest
- 23 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Civil organisations and opposition parties staged a torchlight demonstration on Friday against the plan to build a museum quarter and other facilities in the city landmark Városliget, or City Park of Budapest. The protest was organised by the Hungarian Solidarity Movement, the E14-PM electoral alliance and two civil organisations, and joined by the Socialists as well.
116-Kg WWII Bomb Found In Budapest
- 22 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The main building of the capital’s St István-St László Hospitals was emptied and patients transferred to other departments on Thursday afternoon after a 116-kg WWII bomb was found near the facility near the city centre, the institute running the hospital complex told MTI. About 1,000 residents were evacuated from 500 homes.
Budapest City Council Bans Homeless From Public Areas
- 15 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest city council on Thursday banned the homeless from living in underpasses, playgrounds, bus and tram stops and other public areas. The 21 Fidesz and Jobbik members supported the proposal, while the 12 Socialist Party and Dialogue for Hungary councillors opposed it.
Xpat Opinion: Police Excess In Hungary: Two Recent Stories
- 9 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I said a couple of days ago that I had gained the impression that members of the Hungarian police force have been emboldened in the last three years. They feel that the government believes in strict rules and often opts for punishment as an answer to social ills. Since most of the police force are Jobbik and Fidesz supporters, they believe that Sándor Pintér’s ministry of the interior as well as ...
Laying Of Foundation Stone For National Instruments’ Science Park In Hungary
- 3 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The foundation stone of a Science Park, valued at some HUF 4bn, was laid ceremonially at the Debrecen production site of National Instruments (NI) Hungary Ltd. As NI Hungary CEO László Ábrahám said, the company received funding of some 2 billion forints for the implementation of the 6000sqm Science Park project by winning a New Széchenyi Plan tender. At the facility, 300 people – mainly research ...
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.
H.E. Ilan Mor, The Ambassador Of The State Of Israel Visited Vác And Százhalombatta
- 19 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Ilan Mor, the Ambassador of the State of Israel accredited to Hungary continues his visits to the countryside where he is about to meet with responsible leaders in all fields of life. This time he visited Vác on March 13. In the Mayor's Office he met Mayor Attila Fördős, Deputy Mayors Tibor Pető and Zoltán Mokánszky, Lajos Varga Assistant Bishop, Zoltan Nemeth President of Vaci Gypsy Minority ...
Budapest City Council Extends Ft 15bn To BKV
- 31 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Budapest city council on Wednesday voted to extend a Ft 9 billion loan to public transport company BKV with a repayment deadline of April 30. A Ft 9 billion loan to the BKV from MKB bank was due last Friday.