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Photo Report: Latest News & Views Of Budapest's Metro Line 4
- 7 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- getting around
The construction of Metro line 4 is currently the biggest construction project in Central Europe. M4, or the green line of Budapest Metro, has already experienced one or two delays, and recently Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said it may be postponed until 2016. However according to paperwork put through by Budapest's City Assembly last Wednesday, the completion deadline is now Spring of next year. ...
Bill Grants Hungarian Citizenship For €250,000
- 30 Oct 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Antal Rogán and two other Fidesz MPs filed a bill that would allow non-EU immigrants to purchase citizenship by buying €250,000 worth of state bonds. Such individuals would be granted residency status as well as citizenship if they or a company controlled by them were to buy bonds to that amount, under the bill.
Getaway From Budapest To Bologna With Ryanair
- 28 Oct 2012 10:40 AM
- travel
As capital of the Emilia Romagna region, Bologna is an art city, a university centre and a place renowned for its excellent cuisine. It hosts important international trade fairs and is one of the world’s greatest motor cities. Ducati, Lamborghini and Maserati were all born in Bologna and Ferrari’s headquarters can be found in nearby Modena.
Some Takeaways From The Budapest Conference On Cyberspace
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
Even as imagined and real cyber security threats scale new heights, the story coming out of the recently concluded Second International Conference on Cyberspace in Budapest was one of a widening gulf between countries, notwithstanding the stated intent of bridging differences through dialogue. With most countries sticking to already established positions, there appears to have been very little ...
Xpat Opinion: The Cooperation Of The Hungarian Opposition In Action
- 18 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last night’s scandalous interview with three opposition personalities on ATV’s “Szabad szemmel” deserves a post even if it was only three days ago that I wrote an article entitled “Hungarian disunity a barrier to a political solution.”
The Biggest Flood Control Reservoir Of Hungary Has Been Handed Over
- 8 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
At a celebratory event on Thursday, the flood control reservoir of Tiszasüly-Hany was handed over as the newest element of the Vásárhelyi Plan Improvement Programme. The facility was constructed between July 2009 and September 2012 with the help of a financial aid worth 18.9 billion HUF, allocated by the European Union and the Hungarian state. The reservoir is capable of taking in 250 million ...
1,000 Hackers From 20 Countries To Attend Festival In Budapest
- 4 Oct 2012 12:50 PM
- tech
On October 12-13 Hacktivity, the largest independent IT security festival in Central and Eastern Europe, will be held for the ninth time. Around 1,000 hackers from 20 countries will listen to Hungarian and foreign speakers, three world famous keynote speakers will arrive from the US and England, there will be interactive workshops, hardware hacking, lockpicking, a 24-hour hacker competition with ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's MSZP’s Vision Of The Future: “The Left, Hope, And Strength”
- 4 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that MSZP’s leaked “working paper” has become available we have a better idea of what the party leaders have in mind as far as strategy is concerned. Although the MSZP politicians I heard speak about the document emphasized that naturally this is not the final word on the strategy the party will follow in the next year and a half, after reading the text I think it is fairly clear where the ...
Brit Foreign Sec William Hague In Budapest For Cyberspace Talks
- 4 Oct 2012 1:01 AM
- current affairs
British Foreign Secretary Hague is participating in the Budapest Conference on Cyberspace, and will have bilateral meetings with Hungarian PM Orbán and Foreign Minister János Martonyi. The Foreign Secretary said: “I am delighted to be back in Budapest to strengthen our already strong bilateral relationship with Hungary. We co-operate closely as EU partners and NATO allies, and together we are ...
Photo Report: Latest News & Views Of Budapest's Metro Line 4
- 7 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- getting around
The construction of Metro line 4 is currently the biggest construction project in Central Europe. M4, or the green line of Budapest Metro, has already experienced one or two delays, and recently Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said it may be postponed until 2016. However according to paperwork put through by Budapest's City Assembly last Wednesday, the completion deadline is now Spring of next year. ...
Bill Grants Hungarian Citizenship For €250,000
- 30 Oct 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Antal Rogán and two other Fidesz MPs filed a bill that would allow non-EU immigrants to purchase citizenship by buying €250,000 worth of state bonds. Such individuals would be granted residency status as well as citizenship if they or a company controlled by them were to buy bonds to that amount, under the bill.
Getaway From Budapest To Bologna With Ryanair
- 28 Oct 2012 10:40 AM
- travel
As capital of the Emilia Romagna region, Bologna is an art city, a university centre and a place renowned for its excellent cuisine. It hosts important international trade fairs and is one of the world’s greatest motor cities. Ducati, Lamborghini and Maserati were all born in Bologna and Ferrari’s headquarters can be found in nearby Modena.
Some Takeaways From The Budapest Conference On Cyberspace
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
Even as imagined and real cyber security threats scale new heights, the story coming out of the recently concluded Second International Conference on Cyberspace in Budapest was one of a widening gulf between countries, notwithstanding the stated intent of bridging differences through dialogue. With most countries sticking to already established positions, there appears to have been very little ...
Xpat Opinion: The Cooperation Of The Hungarian Opposition In Action
- 18 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last night’s scandalous interview with three opposition personalities on ATV’s “Szabad szemmel” deserves a post even if it was only three days ago that I wrote an article entitled “Hungarian disunity a barrier to a political solution.”
The Biggest Flood Control Reservoir Of Hungary Has Been Handed Over
- 8 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
At a celebratory event on Thursday, the flood control reservoir of Tiszasüly-Hany was handed over as the newest element of the Vásárhelyi Plan Improvement Programme. The facility was constructed between July 2009 and September 2012 with the help of a financial aid worth 18.9 billion HUF, allocated by the European Union and the Hungarian state. The reservoir is capable of taking in 250 million ...
1,000 Hackers From 20 Countries To Attend Festival In Budapest
- 4 Oct 2012 12:50 PM
- tech
On October 12-13 Hacktivity, the largest independent IT security festival in Central and Eastern Europe, will be held for the ninth time. Around 1,000 hackers from 20 countries will listen to Hungarian and foreign speakers, three world famous keynote speakers will arrive from the US and England, there will be interactive workshops, hardware hacking, lockpicking, a 24-hour hacker competition with ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's MSZP’s Vision Of The Future: “The Left, Hope, And Strength”
- 4 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that MSZP’s leaked “working paper” has become available we have a better idea of what the party leaders have in mind as far as strategy is concerned. Although the MSZP politicians I heard speak about the document emphasized that naturally this is not the final word on the strategy the party will follow in the next year and a half, after reading the text I think it is fairly clear where the ...
Brit Foreign Sec William Hague In Budapest For Cyberspace Talks
- 4 Oct 2012 1:01 AM
- current affairs
British Foreign Secretary Hague is participating in the Budapest Conference on Cyberspace, and will have bilateral meetings with Hungarian PM Orbán and Foreign Minister János Martonyi. The Foreign Secretary said: “I am delighted to be back in Budapest to strengthen our already strong bilateral relationship with Hungary. We co-operate closely as EU partners and NATO allies, and together we are ...