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Xpat Opinion: Medián Poll On Hungarian Anti-Semitism
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A while back Medián conducted a survey on anti-Semitism in Hungary. It just made its findings public. The document is almost forty pages long, full of tables and graphs, and defies being summarized in a few paragraphs. Here I will concentrate on a couple of areas of the study I personally found interesting and/or significant.
Photo Street Festival, 22 - 24 April
- 22 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- entertainment
The Photo Street Festival returns to Nagymező Street, the street of photography as the Capa Center and the Mai Manó House organizes several interactive and engaging photography events for the public, celebrating the genre. Between April 22 and 25, visitors are welcome at the Capa Center (8 Nagymező Street) and the Mai Manó House (20 Nagymező Street) during the Budapest Spring Festival.
The Tiger Lillies, A38 Ship Budapest, 12 May
- 4 Apr 2016 9:01 AM
- entertainment
The comedians of hell, the singing birds of the cemetaries, the poets of horehouses, the geniouses of a world presented in a form of circus thet is irrresistable: a band you can't mix up with anything else, that brings theatre, comedy, and first of all fantastic music, that will revive you.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PMO Grants Itself Unsupervised Access To Cookie Jar
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian parliament voted today to strip itself of the right to approve interim changes to the budget. Fidesz MPs successfully passed a controversial bill that modifies the budget law to allow the government to unilaterally decide how to spend state funds, reports Hungarian business news site portfolio.hu. The proposal was submitted one month ago by Minister Overseeing the Office of the ...
Xpat Opinion: Prime Minister Dusts Off Anti-Terror Bill
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal commentators accuse the government of exploiting the Brussels terror attacks for power and propaganda benefits.
Volán Employees To Strike On Easter Monday
- 21 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Zoltán Baranyai, a spokesperson for the Volán Unions Collaboration Forum, says the six unions he represents have officially announced they are going on strike, reports nol.hu. Volán employs some 18,000 employees in seven regions and its workers want a raise.
Xpat Opinion: Statue Strife Nr 2: György Donáth
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Commenting on a foiled initiative to unveil the bust of a pre-war right-wing politician, left-wing commentators accuse the government of indulging in a cult of racist personalities. Their pro-government counterpart denies the allegation that György Donáth was an anti-Semite, while an independent conservative author calls on the opposing sides to show more tolerance towards each other.
Former Socialist Deputy Mayor In Huf 3bn Fraud Case
- 17 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The municipal court of Budapest held the first trial on Tuesday in a case in which György Fürst, former Socialist deputy mayor of the 6th district, and 23 others are charged with large-scale fraud totalling 3 billion forints (EUR 9.6m).
Caitlin Jones, Former Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy
- 21 Jan 2016 11:00 AM
As her name suggests, Caitlin hails from a Welsh family and studied European Studies at Cardiff University. She joined the FCO in 1990 after a stint working at an Argentinian Bank where she was able to use her Spanish. She also speaks French and now a little Hungarian.
Xpat Opinion: Medián Poll On Hungarian Anti-Semitism
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A while back Medián conducted a survey on anti-Semitism in Hungary. It just made its findings public. The document is almost forty pages long, full of tables and graphs, and defies being summarized in a few paragraphs. Here I will concentrate on a couple of areas of the study I personally found interesting and/or significant.
Photo Street Festival, 22 - 24 April
- 22 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- entertainment
The Photo Street Festival returns to Nagymező Street, the street of photography as the Capa Center and the Mai Manó House organizes several interactive and engaging photography events for the public, celebrating the genre. Between April 22 and 25, visitors are welcome at the Capa Center (8 Nagymező Street) and the Mai Manó House (20 Nagymező Street) during the Budapest Spring Festival.
The Tiger Lillies, A38 Ship Budapest, 12 May
- 4 Apr 2016 9:01 AM
- entertainment
The comedians of hell, the singing birds of the cemetaries, the poets of horehouses, the geniouses of a world presented in a form of circus thet is irrresistable: a band you can't mix up with anything else, that brings theatre, comedy, and first of all fantastic music, that will revive you.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PMO Grants Itself Unsupervised Access To Cookie Jar
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian parliament voted today to strip itself of the right to approve interim changes to the budget. Fidesz MPs successfully passed a controversial bill that modifies the budget law to allow the government to unilaterally decide how to spend state funds, reports Hungarian business news site portfolio.hu. The proposal was submitted one month ago by Minister Overseeing the Office of the ...
Xpat Opinion: Prime Minister Dusts Off Anti-Terror Bill
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal commentators accuse the government of exploiting the Brussels terror attacks for power and propaganda benefits.
Volán Employees To Strike On Easter Monday
- 21 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Zoltán Baranyai, a spokesperson for the Volán Unions Collaboration Forum, says the six unions he represents have officially announced they are going on strike, reports nol.hu. Volán employs some 18,000 employees in seven regions and its workers want a raise.
Xpat Opinion: Statue Strife Nr 2: György Donáth
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Commenting on a foiled initiative to unveil the bust of a pre-war right-wing politician, left-wing commentators accuse the government of indulging in a cult of racist personalities. Their pro-government counterpart denies the allegation that György Donáth was an anti-Semite, while an independent conservative author calls on the opposing sides to show more tolerance towards each other.
Former Socialist Deputy Mayor In Huf 3bn Fraud Case
- 17 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The municipal court of Budapest held the first trial on Tuesday in a case in which György Fürst, former Socialist deputy mayor of the 6th district, and 23 others are charged with large-scale fraud totalling 3 billion forints (EUR 9.6m).
Caitlin Jones, Former Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy
- 21 Jan 2016 11:00 AM
As her name suggests, Caitlin hails from a Welsh family and studied European Studies at Cardiff University. She joined the FCO in 1990 after a stint working at an Argentinian Bank where she was able to use her Spanish. She also speaks French and now a little Hungarian.