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Eva Duda Dance Company: Virtus, Mu Theatre Budapest, 13 – 14 November
- 11 Nov 2015 8:04 AM
- entertainment
Blending contemporary dance, circus and live music creatively, VIRTUS is based on inter-arts collaboration. It is Eva Duda Company’s first adventure into the world of the underground circus on 13 & 14 November at Mu Theatre at 7 pm.
SOS Children’s Villages Support Hungarian Families In Crisis
- 10 Nov 2015 12:50 AM
- community & culture
Judit Polgár, chess grandmaster, the strongest female chess player in history, the Hungarian Festival Orchestra and famous Hungarian actors, support families in crises. In short films, Iván Kamarás, Dénes Száraz and Ildikó Csizmadia are presenting situations in which families can fall apart in a moment. SOS Children’s Villages launches its „Handprint” campaign.
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
Hungarian MPs Welcome US Steps To Restore Int’l Trust
- 30 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian lawmakers attended an international intelligence and security forum organised in Washington, DC, and welcomed the steps taken by the United States to rebuild trust with the international community after revelations about the National Security Agency’s mass surveillance programs. The lawmakers said after the forum, attended by some 100 representatives from 22 countries, that although ...
Xpat Opinion: Refugee Crisis Conspiracy Theories & Real Causes, By Hungarian Spectrum
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Before I tackle the subject of conspiracy theories, here’s a news item that should not be overlooked. On October 8 Pablo Gorondi of the Associated Press reported from Budapest that “troops from the European Union or NATO will be allowed to help defend Hungary’s borders due to the migrant crisis.” According to the decree that appeared in Magyar Közlöny, the Hungarian government will allow as many ...
Hungarian Parliament Votes To Set Up Cabinet Office
- 13 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliament has voted to establish a cabinet office as a separate ministry. The new ministry will be headed by Antal Rogán, former parliamentary group leader of the ruling Fidesz party. Rogán said earlier that the aim of the new ministry is to aid the work of the prime minister. The cabinet office will also manage the government’s communications. Parliament also amended the national ...
Fidesz Hopeful Of A Breakthrough In Altus Case
- 13 Oct 2015 5:31 AM
- current affairs
A European parliamentary committee will on Thursday consider a case involving a European Commission contract with Altus, a company owned by former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, ruling Fidesz MEP Tamás Deutsch said. The committee on budgetary control will handle the “scandalous” case, Deutsch told a press conference, adding that this in itself was a sign of a potential breakthrough.
Hungarian Fashion Dolls For Children In Danger By UNICEF
- 12 Oct 2015 6:00 AM
- community & culture
Charity campaign with the cooperation of renowned representatives of the fashion world. After the original French campaign, where among others such famous fashion houses as Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior were represented, this time it was the cream of Hungary’s fashion designers who devised dolls with suitable clothes.
The campaign was supported by noted designers and brands, such as ...
NATO To Set Up Command Centre In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NATO will set up new command centres in Hungary and Slovakia, Secretary- General Jens Stoltenberg said at a defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels. The new offices will be set up to complement the six existing command centres in eastern Europe, he said. The radical nationalist Jobbik party condemned “the government’s offer” to NATO to set up a command centre in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, ...
Eva Duda Dance Company: Virtus, Mu Theatre Budapest, 13 – 14 November
- 11 Nov 2015 8:04 AM
- entertainment
Blending contemporary dance, circus and live music creatively, VIRTUS is based on inter-arts collaboration. It is Eva Duda Company’s first adventure into the world of the underground circus on 13 & 14 November at Mu Theatre at 7 pm.
SOS Children’s Villages Support Hungarian Families In Crisis
- 10 Nov 2015 12:50 AM
- community & culture
Judit Polgár, chess grandmaster, the strongest female chess player in history, the Hungarian Festival Orchestra and famous Hungarian actors, support families in crises. In short films, Iván Kamarás, Dénes Száraz and Ildikó Csizmadia are presenting situations in which families can fall apart in a moment. SOS Children’s Villages launches its „Handprint” campaign.
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
Hungarian MPs Welcome US Steps To Restore Int’l Trust
- 30 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian lawmakers attended an international intelligence and security forum organised in Washington, DC, and welcomed the steps taken by the United States to rebuild trust with the international community after revelations about the National Security Agency’s mass surveillance programs. The lawmakers said after the forum, attended by some 100 representatives from 22 countries, that although ...
Xpat Opinion: Refugee Crisis Conspiracy Theories & Real Causes, By Hungarian Spectrum
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Before I tackle the subject of conspiracy theories, here’s a news item that should not be overlooked. On October 8 Pablo Gorondi of the Associated Press reported from Budapest that “troops from the European Union or NATO will be allowed to help defend Hungary’s borders due to the migrant crisis.” According to the decree that appeared in Magyar Közlöny, the Hungarian government will allow as many ...
Hungarian Parliament Votes To Set Up Cabinet Office
- 13 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliament has voted to establish a cabinet office as a separate ministry. The new ministry will be headed by Antal Rogán, former parliamentary group leader of the ruling Fidesz party. Rogán said earlier that the aim of the new ministry is to aid the work of the prime minister. The cabinet office will also manage the government’s communications. Parliament also amended the national ...
Fidesz Hopeful Of A Breakthrough In Altus Case
- 13 Oct 2015 5:31 AM
- current affairs
A European parliamentary committee will on Thursday consider a case involving a European Commission contract with Altus, a company owned by former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, ruling Fidesz MEP Tamás Deutsch said. The committee on budgetary control will handle the “scandalous” case, Deutsch told a press conference, adding that this in itself was a sign of a potential breakthrough.
Hungarian Fashion Dolls For Children In Danger By UNICEF
- 12 Oct 2015 6:00 AM
- community & culture
Charity campaign with the cooperation of renowned representatives of the fashion world. After the original French campaign, where among others such famous fashion houses as Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior were represented, this time it was the cream of Hungary’s fashion designers who devised dolls with suitable clothes.
The campaign was supported by noted designers and brands, such as ...
NATO To Set Up Command Centre In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NATO will set up new command centres in Hungary and Slovakia, Secretary- General Jens Stoltenberg said at a defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels. The new offices will be set up to complement the six existing command centres in eastern Europe, he said. The radical nationalist Jobbik party condemned “the government’s offer” to NATO to set up a command centre in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, ...