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Conductor Ádám Fischer Protests Staging Of Csurka Play In Budapest
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Conductor Ádám Fischer is initiating signatures against the production of the play A hatodik koporsó (The Sixth Coffin) István Csurka, which he says posits that the victims themselves are responsible for the Holocaust.
Castle In Gyula, Hungary, Wins Ft 2bn From EU
- 14 Aug 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The Gyula local council has won Ft 1.995 billion in non-refundable EU funding from the New Széchenyi Plan for renovating the Harruckern-Wenckheim-Almásy castle, Fidesz mayor Ernő Gergényi told reporters in Gyula, south-east Hungary on Monday.
Xpat Opinion: Kurultay: Hungarians Asian Origins Extolled
- 14 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A right-wing columnist claims that Hungarians should be proud of their Asian origins, without however embracing the racist and homophobic rhetoric of the extreme right. Meanwhile, the leading left-wing daily accuses Fidesz of having integrated far-right Jobbik, and its rhetoric.
Vehicle Driving Age Limits To Rise In 2013 In Hungary
- 14 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
According to government plans, age limits for truck and bus driving licences would be increased from the present 18 to 21 and 24 respectively. Light motorcycle driving licences will be available only from age 16 and for heavy motorcycles over 50 cm3 from age 24. The new law would take effect on January 1, 2013.
Ural Airlines To Fly Form Budapest To Yekaterinburg
- 14 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
Ural Airlines announced that it will start flying between Budapest and Yekaterinburg, Russia, on October 3, the website airportal.hu has learnt.
Xpat Opinion: From Anti-Semitism To The Olympics, The Culture War Goes On In Hungary
- 14 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Historians’ polemic: In Élet és Irodalom, Eszter Babarczy argues that anti-Semitism became a political factor two decades ago, when liberals and socialists first raised the charge against their conservative opponents.
Traffic Safety Checks Launched In Hungary
- 13 Aug 2012 9:04 AM
- getting around
Nationwide safety checks were launched by National Police chief József Hatala as several fatal traffic accidents occurred on three consecutive weekends, law enforcement director general Zsolt Halmosi announced on Friday.
Hungarian Anti-Virus Maker Winds Up Operations
- 10 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
The owner of VirusBuster, the maker of the anti-virus software of the same name, is removing its products from the market as of October and closing down. The company, founded in 1997, said substantial changes have occurred on the market and it is no longer able to maintain its operations economically.
Xpat Opinion: Will Hungary's Jobbik Split?
- 9 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- current affairs
Commentators on both the left and right agree that recent scandals affecting Jobbik indicate grave conflicts and deep rifts within the far-right party. Analysts contend that this could foreshadow either its split or decline .
Conductor Ádám Fischer Protests Staging Of Csurka Play In Budapest
- 15 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Conductor Ádám Fischer is initiating signatures against the production of the play A hatodik koporsó (The Sixth Coffin) István Csurka, which he says posits that the victims themselves are responsible for the Holocaust.
Castle In Gyula, Hungary, Wins Ft 2bn From EU
- 14 Aug 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The Gyula local council has won Ft 1.995 billion in non-refundable EU funding from the New Széchenyi Plan for renovating the Harruckern-Wenckheim-Almásy castle, Fidesz mayor Ernő Gergényi told reporters in Gyula, south-east Hungary on Monday.
Xpat Opinion: Kurultay: Hungarians Asian Origins Extolled
- 14 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A right-wing columnist claims that Hungarians should be proud of their Asian origins, without however embracing the racist and homophobic rhetoric of the extreme right. Meanwhile, the leading left-wing daily accuses Fidesz of having integrated far-right Jobbik, and its rhetoric.
Vehicle Driving Age Limits To Rise In 2013 In Hungary
- 14 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
According to government plans, age limits for truck and bus driving licences would be increased from the present 18 to 21 and 24 respectively. Light motorcycle driving licences will be available only from age 16 and for heavy motorcycles over 50 cm3 from age 24. The new law would take effect on January 1, 2013.
Ural Airlines To Fly Form Budapest To Yekaterinburg
- 14 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
Ural Airlines announced that it will start flying between Budapest and Yekaterinburg, Russia, on October 3, the website airportal.hu has learnt.
Xpat Opinion: From Anti-Semitism To The Olympics, The Culture War Goes On In Hungary
- 14 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Historians’ polemic: In Élet és Irodalom, Eszter Babarczy argues that anti-Semitism became a political factor two decades ago, when liberals and socialists first raised the charge against their conservative opponents.
Traffic Safety Checks Launched In Hungary
- 13 Aug 2012 9:04 AM
- getting around
Nationwide safety checks were launched by National Police chief József Hatala as several fatal traffic accidents occurred on three consecutive weekends, law enforcement director general Zsolt Halmosi announced on Friday.
Hungarian Anti-Virus Maker Winds Up Operations
- 10 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
The owner of VirusBuster, the maker of the anti-virus software of the same name, is removing its products from the market as of October and closing down. The company, founded in 1997, said substantial changes have occurred on the market and it is no longer able to maintain its operations economically.
Xpat Opinion: Will Hungary's Jobbik Split?
- 9 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- current affairs
Commentators on both the left and right agree that recent scandals affecting Jobbik indicate grave conflicts and deep rifts within the far-right party. Analysts contend that this could foreshadow either its split or decline .