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Budapest Council Supports Metro Line Upgrade
- 28 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest city council on Wednesday supported a contract between public transport company BKV and the Development Ministry on upgrading the M3 metro line with 28 affirmative votes and one abstention. The overall cost of the project on the north-south Pest line is Ft 139.5 billion.
Kúria Rules In Favour Of Police Privacy
- 28 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria has decided that the right to privacy of police officers outweighs the fact that they exercise public power, upholding the argument that their faces must be covered in press photos. Earlier the Constitutional Court ruled that the faces of police officers need not be covered, as their role as agents of public power outweighs their right to privacy.
Pálinka Days, Városháza Park, 28 - 30 April
- 28 Apr 2016 1:02 AM
- food & drink
This spirited festival is a great opportunity to discover the intoxicating world of Hungarian Pálinka (fruit brandy) - and related 'traditions', the imagination boggles. Secret ingredients and special preparations will make some of these high-powered drinks taste 'unique'. Organisers also promise this fest in the heart of Budapest will provide a feast of local gastronomy. Entry is free!
Rosalia – Rosé & Sparkling Wine Festival, City Park, 6 – 8 May
- 27 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- food & drink
The event organisers sent us the following to keep Xpats in the loop: Rosé and sparkling wines, an easy-going welcome of summer, street food and live concerts in the most famous park of Budapest. Rosalia Festival has become a tradition. Thousands of people meet in May to welcome the upcoming summer with a few glasses of rosé and/or sparkling wine. You can taste all kinds of wines from light ...
Kövér Bans Journalists From Parliament
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaker László Kövér has banned journalists from Népszabadság, HVG and news websites Index and 24.hu from Parliament for an indefinite period, one day after he was filmed ignoring their questions about the spending of funds by the MNB foundations.
PMO Accused Of Damaging World Heritage Site
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- property
The Liberal Party filed a report to prosecutors on Tuesday alleging that construction of a balcony on the Carmelite convent designated to be Viktor Orbán’s new office is in violation of cultural protection rules. Liberal national council president Viktor Szabadai noted that, as the Buda Castle district is a World Heritage site, any modifications must be approved by Unesco.
Viktor Orbán & Helmut Kohl: Europe Cannot Be A New Home To Millions
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In a joint statement released after the Prime Minister of Hungary visited the former German Chancellor in his home in Germany on Tuesday, Viktor Orbán and Helmut Kohl stated that Europe cannot be a new home to the millions of people in need around the world.
Russian Avant-Garde Exhibition, Budapest National Gallery
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On display until 1 May 2016. Forty outstanding works of Russian avant-garde art from the 1910s and 1920s will be on show in Budapest until May 1. This will be the first exhibition abroad featuring nearly all of the avant-garde works from the Russian Ekaterinburg Museum’s collection, by notable artists such as Kazimir Malevich, Wassily Kandinsky, Aleksandr Rodchenko, El Lissitzky, Natalia ...
The World Of Gastronomy Is Watching Budapest
- 26 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- food & drink
Thanks to the outstanding teamwork within the professional community, Budapest is preparing for the Bocuse d’Or European Selection, the competition of world's top chefs, an event that promises to further boost the development of Hungarian gastronomy. The Bocuse d'Or European Selection will also have a number of exciting features that neither the audience nor participants will ever have seen ...
Budapest Council Supports Metro Line Upgrade
- 28 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest city council on Wednesday supported a contract between public transport company BKV and the Development Ministry on upgrading the M3 metro line with 28 affirmative votes and one abstention. The overall cost of the project on the north-south Pest line is Ft 139.5 billion.
Kúria Rules In Favour Of Police Privacy
- 28 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria has decided that the right to privacy of police officers outweighs the fact that they exercise public power, upholding the argument that their faces must be covered in press photos. Earlier the Constitutional Court ruled that the faces of police officers need not be covered, as their role as agents of public power outweighs their right to privacy.
Pálinka Days, Városháza Park, 28 - 30 April
- 28 Apr 2016 1:02 AM
- food & drink
This spirited festival is a great opportunity to discover the intoxicating world of Hungarian Pálinka (fruit brandy) - and related 'traditions', the imagination boggles. Secret ingredients and special preparations will make some of these high-powered drinks taste 'unique'. Organisers also promise this fest in the heart of Budapest will provide a feast of local gastronomy. Entry is free!
Rosalia – Rosé & Sparkling Wine Festival, City Park, 6 – 8 May
- 27 Apr 2016 9:04 AM
- food & drink
The event organisers sent us the following to keep Xpats in the loop: Rosé and sparkling wines, an easy-going welcome of summer, street food and live concerts in the most famous park of Budapest. Rosalia Festival has become a tradition. Thousands of people meet in May to welcome the upcoming summer with a few glasses of rosé and/or sparkling wine. You can taste all kinds of wines from light ...
Kövér Bans Journalists From Parliament
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaker László Kövér has banned journalists from Népszabadság, HVG and news websites Index and 24.hu from Parliament for an indefinite period, one day after he was filmed ignoring their questions about the spending of funds by the MNB foundations.
PMO Accused Of Damaging World Heritage Site
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- property
The Liberal Party filed a report to prosecutors on Tuesday alleging that construction of a balcony on the Carmelite convent designated to be Viktor Orbán’s new office is in violation of cultural protection rules. Liberal national council president Viktor Szabadai noted that, as the Buda Castle district is a World Heritage site, any modifications must be approved by Unesco.
Viktor Orbán & Helmut Kohl: Europe Cannot Be A New Home To Millions
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In a joint statement released after the Prime Minister of Hungary visited the former German Chancellor in his home in Germany on Tuesday, Viktor Orbán and Helmut Kohl stated that Europe cannot be a new home to the millions of people in need around the world.
Russian Avant-Garde Exhibition, Budapest National Gallery
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On display until 1 May 2016. Forty outstanding works of Russian avant-garde art from the 1910s and 1920s will be on show in Budapest until May 1. This will be the first exhibition abroad featuring nearly all of the avant-garde works from the Russian Ekaterinburg Museum’s collection, by notable artists such as Kazimir Malevich, Wassily Kandinsky, Aleksandr Rodchenko, El Lissitzky, Natalia ...
The World Of Gastronomy Is Watching Budapest
- 26 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- food & drink
Thanks to the outstanding teamwork within the professional community, Budapest is preparing for the Bocuse d’Or European Selection, the competition of world's top chefs, an event that promises to further boost the development of Hungarian gastronomy. The Bocuse d'Or European Selection will also have a number of exciting features that neither the audience nor participants will ever have seen ...