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Xpat Opinion: A Race To The Bottom On Immigration In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: When Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suggested recently that the death penalty should be considered here in a European Union country, he said he was reacting to the shock of the murder of a shopkeeper. He was also probably trying to stay competitive with Jobbik, the far-right party that appears ready to overtake Orbán’s Fidesz party in ...
CNN To Air Budapest Episode Of Celebrity Chef Anthony Bourdain’s Cooking Show
- 4 Jun 2015 9:02 AM
- food & drink
CNN is to air the Budapest episode of world-famous US celebrity chef, author and television personality Anthony Bourdain’s food & travel show “Parts Unknown”. According to the programme’s trailer, the celebrity chef is a huge fan of all things available at a traditional Hungarian street food shop and the Roma singer Bangó Margit, whom he visited in the capital.
Prince Charles Establishes Heritage Foundation With Ethnic Hungarian Count
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, announced the establishment of the Prince of Wales Foundation while on a private visit to Transylvania on Tuesday. The foundation, which will be based in the traditional Saxon village of Viscri (Hungarian: Szászfehéregyháza), Braşov county, one of the two locations in Transylvania where Charles owns an estate, will primarily engage in heritage ...
Hungarian Health Care Providers To Resume Protests
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The draft 2016 budget does not allocate sufficient funds to Hungary’s public health care system to ensure that patients are properly cared for, according to the Action Alliance for Truth about Health Matters, which has decided to organize additional actions to call further attention to the problems caused by chronic underfunding.
Ambassadors Highlight Importance Of Govt, Civil Society Cooperation In Budapest
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ambassadors of three western European countries have emphasised the importance of open democracy and within that cooperation between government and civil society, at a workshop in Budapest. The diplomats addressed the event entitled “Nothing is Impossible: The Sustainable NGO” which was coorganised by the German, French, Dutch and British embassies, and the European Commission’s ...
Hungarian Gov’t Preparing Anti-Immigrant Ad Campaign
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Billboards now being prepared for a government campaign to promote the national consultation on migrants declare “If you come to Hungary, you cannot take Hungarian jobs,” news website Index reports. The posters advertise the “national consultation on immigrants and terrorism”.
Budapest Book Week Starts Tomorrow
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A total of 329 new titles will be on show at the 86th annual Book Week, which begins on Thursday, Book Publishers and Distributors Association president László Péter Zentai, told reporters yesterday. More than 200 publishers from Hungary and other countries will be present at 147 booths on downtown Vörösmarty tér and the nearby Váci utca and Deák Ferenc utca.
Hungarian Citizens Not Affected By Increased Threat Of Terrorism
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The threat of terrorism has increased in Hungary but not to a level where it would affect the everyday lives of citizens, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér said at his annual hearing before parliament’s national security committee. The authorities are continually monitoring the level of threat and there is no need for special training to individuals, he said.
Hungarian Govt Accused Of Provoking Anti-Immigrant Hysteria
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The 2016 budget submitted by the government makes it clear that instead of handling the problem of immigration, it pursues a campaign to promote xenophobia from public monies, the opposition Socialists said. Deputy group leader Tamás Harangozó said that while the government is spending 1 billion forints (EUR 3.2m) on a national consultation, only a fraction of that sum is actually spent on ...
Xpat Opinion: A Race To The Bottom On Immigration In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: When Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suggested recently that the death penalty should be considered here in a European Union country, he said he was reacting to the shock of the murder of a shopkeeper. He was also probably trying to stay competitive with Jobbik, the far-right party that appears ready to overtake Orbán’s Fidesz party in ...
CNN To Air Budapest Episode Of Celebrity Chef Anthony Bourdain’s Cooking Show
- 4 Jun 2015 9:02 AM
- food & drink
CNN is to air the Budapest episode of world-famous US celebrity chef, author and television personality Anthony Bourdain’s food & travel show “Parts Unknown”. According to the programme’s trailer, the celebrity chef is a huge fan of all things available at a traditional Hungarian street food shop and the Roma singer Bangó Margit, whom he visited in the capital.
Prince Charles Establishes Heritage Foundation With Ethnic Hungarian Count
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, announced the establishment of the Prince of Wales Foundation while on a private visit to Transylvania on Tuesday. The foundation, which will be based in the traditional Saxon village of Viscri (Hungarian: Szászfehéregyháza), Braşov county, one of the two locations in Transylvania where Charles owns an estate, will primarily engage in heritage ...
Hungarian Health Care Providers To Resume Protests
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The draft 2016 budget does not allocate sufficient funds to Hungary’s public health care system to ensure that patients are properly cared for, according to the Action Alliance for Truth about Health Matters, which has decided to organize additional actions to call further attention to the problems caused by chronic underfunding.
Ambassadors Highlight Importance Of Govt, Civil Society Cooperation In Budapest
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ambassadors of three western European countries have emphasised the importance of open democracy and within that cooperation between government and civil society, at a workshop in Budapest. The diplomats addressed the event entitled “Nothing is Impossible: The Sustainable NGO” which was coorganised by the German, French, Dutch and British embassies, and the European Commission’s ...
Hungarian Gov’t Preparing Anti-Immigrant Ad Campaign
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Billboards now being prepared for a government campaign to promote the national consultation on migrants declare “If you come to Hungary, you cannot take Hungarian jobs,” news website Index reports. The posters advertise the “national consultation on immigrants and terrorism”.
Budapest Book Week Starts Tomorrow
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A total of 329 new titles will be on show at the 86th annual Book Week, which begins on Thursday, Book Publishers and Distributors Association president László Péter Zentai, told reporters yesterday. More than 200 publishers from Hungary and other countries will be present at 147 booths on downtown Vörösmarty tér and the nearby Váci utca and Deák Ferenc utca.
Hungarian Citizens Not Affected By Increased Threat Of Terrorism
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The threat of terrorism has increased in Hungary but not to a level where it would affect the everyday lives of citizens, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér said at his annual hearing before parliament’s national security committee. The authorities are continually monitoring the level of threat and there is no need for special training to individuals, he said.
Hungarian Govt Accused Of Provoking Anti-Immigrant Hysteria
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The 2016 budget submitted by the government makes it clear that instead of handling the problem of immigration, it pursues a campaign to promote xenophobia from public monies, the opposition Socialists said. Deputy group leader Tamás Harangozó said that while the government is spending 1 billion forints (EUR 3.2m) on a national consultation, only a fraction of that sum is actually spent on ...