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Challenging Disability & Ethnicity Discrimination In Education Across C.E. Europe
- 26 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Today, the New York Times published a letter by Dezideriu Gergely (Executive Director of the European Roma Rights Centre) and myself. It concerns the discrimination in education faced by Roma children and children with disabilities in central and eastern Europe." By Oliver Lewis, Executive Director, Mental Disability Advocacy Center, Budapest. Oliver tweets @olewis75. This article was first ...
ADL Praises FB Decision To Ban Kuruc.info, Hungarian Language News Portal
- 22 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Anti-Defamation League, an organization dedicated to fighting anti-Semitism, praised Facebook for removing the page of Kuruc.info, a Hungarian-language news portal that disseminates anti-Semitic and anti-Roma hate speech.
For The First Time In Hungary: Video Sign Language Interpreter Service
- 18 Jul 2013 9:04 AM
- tech
Thanks to the Vodafone Hungary Foundation and the Hallatlan [Unheard (of)] Foundation, as of today, another service one of its kind in Hungary will make life easier for persons with hearing impairments.
Xpat Opinion: What’s The Big Deal With This Tavares Report About Hungary Anyway?
- 8 Jul 2013 11:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: The Hungarian Parliament accepted a declaration responding to the vote in the European Parliament. The declaration speaks of Hungary and Europe, particularly Hungary’s relationship with the European Union since joining in 2004, following a referendum that succeeded with a vast majority of popular support. It also speaks in detail about the legal foundation of the European Union ...
Xpat Opinion: Magyar Roots On The Washington Mall
- 2 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival opened today in Washington, D.C. on the National Mall. The festival, an international exposition of living cultural heritage that began in 1967, this year features Hungarian culture under the banner “Hungarian Heritage: Roots to Revival.”
Xpat Event Report: Smiling Hospital Foundation's Silent Auction
- 1 Jul 2013 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The Smiling Hospital Foundation (SHF) conducted a silent auction with posters from professional painters on display, in Vaci 1 Shopping Center. The foundation has been visiting Hungarian hospitals since 2004, putting smiles onto sick children’s faces. In 2011, the mural-painting projects began, where volunteers of supportive companies and SHF started painting the children’s wards of hospitals in ...
EU Leaders Must Guarantee A Greener & Fairer Future For Europe's Farming & Rural Areas
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- property
On the eve of EU Budget negotiations the IFOAM EU Group calls on EU Heads of State and Government to lay the foundations for a greener and fairer CAP. Proposed disproportionate cuts to the Pillar 2 budget and any weakening of Pillar 1 greening under the next Multi-annual Financial Framework (MMF) 2014-2020 must be rejected.
Happy Ending – Children Island Budapest Came To An End
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Tens of thousands participated at the free of charge weekend programmes – thanks to the charitable toy collection children not having the possibility to play at the scene could also share the joy. The location of Children Island had to be changed the previous weekend due to the food peaking – however the event was just as successful as in earlier years, as tens of thousands of children, parents ...
British Embassy Donations To Hungarian Roma Organisation
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On Monday 17 June Deputy Head of Mission Theresa Bubbear delivered donations to the Beginning to End Roma organisation.
Challenging Disability & Ethnicity Discrimination In Education Across C.E. Europe
- 26 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Today, the New York Times published a letter by Dezideriu Gergely (Executive Director of the European Roma Rights Centre) and myself. It concerns the discrimination in education faced by Roma children and children with disabilities in central and eastern Europe." By Oliver Lewis, Executive Director, Mental Disability Advocacy Center, Budapest. Oliver tweets @olewis75. This article was first ...
ADL Praises FB Decision To Ban Kuruc.info, Hungarian Language News Portal
- 22 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Anti-Defamation League, an organization dedicated to fighting anti-Semitism, praised Facebook for removing the page of Kuruc.info, a Hungarian-language news portal that disseminates anti-Semitic and anti-Roma hate speech.
For The First Time In Hungary: Video Sign Language Interpreter Service
- 18 Jul 2013 9:04 AM
- tech
Thanks to the Vodafone Hungary Foundation and the Hallatlan [Unheard (of)] Foundation, as of today, another service one of its kind in Hungary will make life easier for persons with hearing impairments.
Xpat Opinion: What’s The Big Deal With This Tavares Report About Hungary Anyway?
- 8 Jul 2013 11:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: The Hungarian Parliament accepted a declaration responding to the vote in the European Parliament. The declaration speaks of Hungary and Europe, particularly Hungary’s relationship with the European Union since joining in 2004, following a referendum that succeeded with a vast majority of popular support. It also speaks in detail about the legal foundation of the European Union ...
Xpat Opinion: Magyar Roots On The Washington Mall
- 2 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival opened today in Washington, D.C. on the National Mall. The festival, an international exposition of living cultural heritage that began in 1967, this year features Hungarian culture under the banner “Hungarian Heritage: Roots to Revival.”
Xpat Event Report: Smiling Hospital Foundation's Silent Auction
- 1 Jul 2013 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The Smiling Hospital Foundation (SHF) conducted a silent auction with posters from professional painters on display, in Vaci 1 Shopping Center. The foundation has been visiting Hungarian hospitals since 2004, putting smiles onto sick children’s faces. In 2011, the mural-painting projects began, where volunteers of supportive companies and SHF started painting the children’s wards of hospitals in ...
EU Leaders Must Guarantee A Greener & Fairer Future For Europe's Farming & Rural Areas
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- property
On the eve of EU Budget negotiations the IFOAM EU Group calls on EU Heads of State and Government to lay the foundations for a greener and fairer CAP. Proposed disproportionate cuts to the Pillar 2 budget and any weakening of Pillar 1 greening under the next Multi-annual Financial Framework (MMF) 2014-2020 must be rejected.
Happy Ending – Children Island Budapest Came To An End
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Tens of thousands participated at the free of charge weekend programmes – thanks to the charitable toy collection children not having the possibility to play at the scene could also share the joy. The location of Children Island had to be changed the previous weekend due to the food peaking – however the event was just as successful as in earlier years, as tens of thousands of children, parents ...
British Embassy Donations To Hungarian Roma Organisation
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On Monday 17 June Deputy Head of Mission Theresa Bubbear delivered donations to the Beginning to End Roma organisation.