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Invitation: Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 12 October
- 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest: The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club is back in action at a new venue (address at the bottom) with a kick-off at 8 pm on Friday, 12 October and it will proudly present the Szakcsi Trio.
Xpat Report: Samhainfest in Budapest (September 29, 2012)
- 6 Oct 2012 5:00 AM
- entertainment
With events like Samhainfest it is practically impossible to complain about the metal scene in Budapest. While assembling nine bands, Samhainfest brought together fans from all over Hungary, but the neighboring countries, too. The festival also meant one of the biggest gatherings of Hungarian folk metal bands, since more than half of them don't usually reside in Budapest.
Parliament Bans Slot Machines In Hungary
- 3 Oct 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Parliament passed a bill banning gambling halls and electronic casinos in a fast-track procedure on Tuesday. Under the new law slot machines may only be operated in three existing casinos, and catering spots may no longer host them. The bill will enter into force on the day following final presidential approval, when former licences will lose their validity.
Xpat Opinion: Counter Terrorist Raid At University In Budapest Mocked And Praised
- 18 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A staunch left-wing critic of the Orbán government ridicules the counter terrorism squad for assaulting a university campus and taking a student dressed up as a Jedi knight in custody. But the leading left-wing daily and a pro-government pundit believe that there is nothing funny about the episode.
September 11 Memorials Unveiled In Hungary
- 13 Sep 2012 11:40 AM
- current affairs
This week on 9/11, Ambassador Kounalakis, American embassy employees and family members donated blood in an event organized by the Hungarian Red Cross. Also firefighters in Hatvan and Kiskunfélegyháza unveiled memorials to firefighters and other victims of the U.S. September 11 attacks that incorporated steel from the World Trade Center towers. In her remarks Ambassador Kounalakis stressed that ...
Student Takes Toy Pistol To Lecture In Hungary
- 13 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
No proceedings will be launched against a student who attended a lecture at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics with a toy pistol on Wednesday. National Police press officer Judit Pap said the 22-year-old youth committed no crime, was questioned as a witness and then released. The 11th District police had a few hours earlier launched proceedings against him for attending a lecture ...
Xpat Opinion: Béla Biszku Under Investigation For War Crimes In December 1956 In Hungary
- 13 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing pundits believe that the criminal inquiry into the suspected war crimes of the former Communist politician is an important symbolic act which could serve historical reconciliation. Liberal columnists, however, worry that the government wants to use Biszku’s case against the opposition parties.
Xpat Opinion: Axe Murderer Diplomacy In Hungary
- 6 Sep 2012 12:40 PM
- current affairs
During the famous ping-pong diplomacy of the 1970s, the People’s Republic of China and the US exchanged visits by table tennis players to pave the way for improved relations between the two countries. In a slight modification of the original model, Hungary is sending an axe murderer to follow up on previous improvements in the country’s relationship with gas-rich Azerbaijan.
Video Report: National Holiday Celebrated Across Hungary
- 23 Aug 2012 12:50 PM
- community & culture
On 20 August, celebrations across Hungary have marked the national holiday in honour of the first Christian king of Hungary and the foundation of the Hungarian state. In the morning, the national flag was hoisted in front of Parliament in Budapest, in a ceremony attended by President Janos Áder, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén and other government members, as well as diplomats, representatives ...
Invitation: Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 12 October
- 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest: The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club is back in action at a new venue (address at the bottom) with a kick-off at 8 pm on Friday, 12 October and it will proudly present the Szakcsi Trio.
Xpat Report: Samhainfest in Budapest (September 29, 2012)
- 6 Oct 2012 5:00 AM
- entertainment
With events like Samhainfest it is practically impossible to complain about the metal scene in Budapest. While assembling nine bands, Samhainfest brought together fans from all over Hungary, but the neighboring countries, too. The festival also meant one of the biggest gatherings of Hungarian folk metal bands, since more than half of them don't usually reside in Budapest.
Parliament Bans Slot Machines In Hungary
- 3 Oct 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Parliament passed a bill banning gambling halls and electronic casinos in a fast-track procedure on Tuesday. Under the new law slot machines may only be operated in three existing casinos, and catering spots may no longer host them. The bill will enter into force on the day following final presidential approval, when former licences will lose their validity.
Xpat Opinion: Counter Terrorist Raid At University In Budapest Mocked And Praised
- 18 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A staunch left-wing critic of the Orbán government ridicules the counter terrorism squad for assaulting a university campus and taking a student dressed up as a Jedi knight in custody. But the leading left-wing daily and a pro-government pundit believe that there is nothing funny about the episode.
September 11 Memorials Unveiled In Hungary
- 13 Sep 2012 11:40 AM
- current affairs
This week on 9/11, Ambassador Kounalakis, American embassy employees and family members donated blood in an event organized by the Hungarian Red Cross. Also firefighters in Hatvan and Kiskunfélegyháza unveiled memorials to firefighters and other victims of the U.S. September 11 attacks that incorporated steel from the World Trade Center towers. In her remarks Ambassador Kounalakis stressed that ...
Student Takes Toy Pistol To Lecture In Hungary
- 13 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
No proceedings will be launched against a student who attended a lecture at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics with a toy pistol on Wednesday. National Police press officer Judit Pap said the 22-year-old youth committed no crime, was questioned as a witness and then released. The 11th District police had a few hours earlier launched proceedings against him for attending a lecture ...
Xpat Opinion: Béla Biszku Under Investigation For War Crimes In December 1956 In Hungary
- 13 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing pundits believe that the criminal inquiry into the suspected war crimes of the former Communist politician is an important symbolic act which could serve historical reconciliation. Liberal columnists, however, worry that the government wants to use Biszku’s case against the opposition parties.
Xpat Opinion: Axe Murderer Diplomacy In Hungary
- 6 Sep 2012 12:40 PM
- current affairs
During the famous ping-pong diplomacy of the 1970s, the People’s Republic of China and the US exchanged visits by table tennis players to pave the way for improved relations between the two countries. In a slight modification of the original model, Hungary is sending an axe murderer to follow up on previous improvements in the country’s relationship with gas-rich Azerbaijan.
Video Report: National Holiday Celebrated Across Hungary
- 23 Aug 2012 12:50 PM
- community & culture
On 20 August, celebrations across Hungary have marked the national holiday in honour of the first Christian king of Hungary and the foundation of the Hungarian state. In the morning, the national flag was hoisted in front of Parliament in Budapest, in a ceremony attended by President Janos Áder, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén and other government members, as well as diplomats, representatives ...