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Retailers Join Forces To Help Children In Need In Hungary
- 30 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian subsidiaries of multinational retail giants ALDI, Auchan, Lidl, Penny Market, SPAR and Tesco are supporting an initiative to help children in need with HUF 5 million each in food donations, enough to feed 10,000 children for one month, in poor villages around the country, according to a press release.
Church Heads Send Easter Messages
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Jesus sacrificed himself on the cross to free mankind “from the trap of its wickedness” and thereby broke the “shell of history”, Cardinal Péter Erdő, head of Hungary’s Catholic Church, told MTI in his Easter message. Cardinal Erdő, Archbishop of Budapest-Esztergom, said this divine behaviour shows history and the world in a different light.
Australian Suspected In Budapest Hostel Murder
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police are looking for an Australian man suspected of beating to death an Icelandic man in a hostel on Ó utca in Budapest’s Sixth District. The body may have lain in the first-floor flat for days, according to the tabloid Bors, before a cleaner discovered it on Monday.
Nyugati Park Plan Endorsed By Cabinet
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Nyugati Liget plan to create a large green space behind Nyugati train station has the endorsement of the cabinet, according to Népszabadság. The transformation of the area by covering the railway tracks could cost about Ft 215 billion, government sources said.
Titanic Film Festival Starts On April 7
- 28 Mar 2016 9:01 AM
- entertainment
The 23rd Titanic International Film Festival will open at the Uránia theatre in Budapest on April 7 with the Australian movie Tanna, a film focusing on the story of a young couple who resist the strict traditions of a tribe in the Pacific Ocean.
President Returns Home Building Societies Law To Parlt For Review
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- property
President János Áder sent back a recent law aimed at establishing subsidised home building societies to parliament for a review, the president’s office reported. Lawmakers passed the governmentinitiated legislation a week ago. Under the law, members of home building societies would make regular contributions to the organisation, and also receive a 30% match from the central budget up to 25,000 ...
Xpat Opinion: Prime Minister Dusts Off Anti-Terror Bill
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal commentators accuse the government of exploiting the Brussels terror attacks for power and propaganda benefits.
Xpat Opinion: First Reactions In Hungary To Brussels Attacks
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As terror strikes in Brussels, Hungarian commentators – from staunchly liberal to stout conservative – seem to agree: this means war. And a long one at that.
“Whisky Robber” Film In The Works
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Shooting can start in late May for a movie relating the story of the “whisky robber” Attila Ambrus, who held up numerous banks and post offices in the 1990s and once escaped jail. He earned his nickname by stopping for a glass of whisky before committing his robberies.
Retailers Join Forces To Help Children In Need In Hungary
- 30 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian subsidiaries of multinational retail giants ALDI, Auchan, Lidl, Penny Market, SPAR and Tesco are supporting an initiative to help children in need with HUF 5 million each in food donations, enough to feed 10,000 children for one month, in poor villages around the country, according to a press release.
Church Heads Send Easter Messages
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Jesus sacrificed himself on the cross to free mankind “from the trap of its wickedness” and thereby broke the “shell of history”, Cardinal Péter Erdő, head of Hungary’s Catholic Church, told MTI in his Easter message. Cardinal Erdő, Archbishop of Budapest-Esztergom, said this divine behaviour shows history and the world in a different light.
Australian Suspected In Budapest Hostel Murder
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police are looking for an Australian man suspected of beating to death an Icelandic man in a hostel on Ó utca in Budapest’s Sixth District. The body may have lain in the first-floor flat for days, according to the tabloid Bors, before a cleaner discovered it on Monday.
Nyugati Park Plan Endorsed By Cabinet
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Nyugati Liget plan to create a large green space behind Nyugati train station has the endorsement of the cabinet, according to Népszabadság. The transformation of the area by covering the railway tracks could cost about Ft 215 billion, government sources said.
Titanic Film Festival Starts On April 7
- 28 Mar 2016 9:01 AM
- entertainment
The 23rd Titanic International Film Festival will open at the Uránia theatre in Budapest on April 7 with the Australian movie Tanna, a film focusing on the story of a young couple who resist the strict traditions of a tribe in the Pacific Ocean.
President Returns Home Building Societies Law To Parlt For Review
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- property
President János Áder sent back a recent law aimed at establishing subsidised home building societies to parliament for a review, the president’s office reported. Lawmakers passed the governmentinitiated legislation a week ago. Under the law, members of home building societies would make regular contributions to the organisation, and also receive a 30% match from the central budget up to 25,000 ...
Xpat Opinion: Prime Minister Dusts Off Anti-Terror Bill
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal commentators accuse the government of exploiting the Brussels terror attacks for power and propaganda benefits.
Xpat Opinion: First Reactions In Hungary To Brussels Attacks
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As terror strikes in Brussels, Hungarian commentators – from staunchly liberal to stout conservative – seem to agree: this means war. And a long one at that.
“Whisky Robber” Film In The Works
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Shooting can start in late May for a movie relating the story of the “whisky robber” Attila Ambrus, who held up numerous banks and post offices in the 1990s and once escaped jail. He earned his nickname by stopping for a glass of whisky before committing his robberies.