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Annual International Hucul Horse Race, Hungary, 21 - 23 August
- 30 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The small, picturesque mountain village of Jósvafő is playing host to the 7th Annual Hucul Horse Festival August 21-23, 2015. The festival takes place in the heart of the Aggtelek karst, and in 2015, is under the patronage of Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas. The annual races feature one of the largest gatherings of the local hucul breed of horse.*
Hungary's President Áder Revokes 13 Citizenships
- 30 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has stripped another 13 naturalised Hungarians of their citizenship, as they provided false information in their applications. Five of them come from Ukraine, and four each from Serbia and Romania. Reports have indicated that Hungarian citizenship is in effect for sale in neighbouring countries, particularly Ukraine and Romania, as Hungarian-appointed officials take bribes to ...
Hungarian Olympics Study Cost Ft 500mn
- 30 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet is paying Ft 480 million to consultancy company PwC for the feasibility study for a 2024 Budapest Olympiad, Népszabadság reports. The commission is officially for reworking the feasibility study written in 2002 with a view to hosting the 2012 Olympics, therefore there was no bidding process for the work.
Interview 4: Diego Massidda, Former CEO, Vodafone Hungary
- 29 Jul 2015 12:00 PM
1. Since we last met Vodafone Hungary abolished roaming charges - how is this working out for customers, and your business? Have other companies followed your lead?
Compensation For Hungarian Woman Being Barred From Canada Flight
- 29 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Roma woman who was barred from boarding a Toronto-bound plane in Vienna in the spring will receive €600 in compensation from Austrian Airlines, Népszabadság reports. The woman, a well-known figure in Roma public life in Hungary, asked that her name be withheld. She had planned to fly to Toronto on the Austrian Airlines flight to carry out a survey of Roma who have emigrated to Canada.
Hungary's MOL Welcomes Croatian Court Ruling
- 29 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
MOL yesterday welcomed the Croatian Constitutional Court’s decision to order a new trial of Ivo Sanader, the former prime minister accused of taking a bribe from MOL. MOL stressed in its statement that it has never been part of the Sanader case. Lower courts convicted Sanader of taking a €10 million bribe from MOL in 2008 in order to allow the Hungarian company to gain a 49% stake and management ...
Ends On 23 August: Art In Transylvania, National Gallery
- 28 Jul 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The exhibition Destiny and Symbol - Hungarian Art in Transylvania 1920-1990 presents the art from this region and period on an unprecedented scale. Instead of an approach based on existing stereotypes, the show introduces the lesser-known, hidden or completely unknown aspects of Transylvanian art. This comprehensive exhibition greatly relies on works loaned from public and private collections in ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s Speech At Tusnádfürdő
- 28 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators find PM Orbán’s speech focusing on illegal migration at Fidesz’s annual summer university more moderate and cautious than his addresses in previous years. In his address at the Youth Free University at the Carpathian resort town of Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő), in Romania, Viktor Orbán talked about the challenges facing Europe and Hungary. He underlined that the European Union has been ...
Refugee Camp In Vámosszabadi, Hungary Dangerously Overcrowded
- 28 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Vámosszabadi refugee camp in southern Hungary is dangerously overcrowded. There refugees can choose between sleeping side by side on cots indoors or sleeping in tents where temperatures reach 110 degrees. Others opt to sleep in a small wood nearby. There are not enough toilets. Garbage is everywhere.
Annual International Hucul Horse Race, Hungary, 21 - 23 August
- 30 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The small, picturesque mountain village of Jósvafő is playing host to the 7th Annual Hucul Horse Festival August 21-23, 2015. The festival takes place in the heart of the Aggtelek karst, and in 2015, is under the patronage of Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas. The annual races feature one of the largest gatherings of the local hucul breed of horse.*
Hungary's President Áder Revokes 13 Citizenships
- 30 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has stripped another 13 naturalised Hungarians of their citizenship, as they provided false information in their applications. Five of them come from Ukraine, and four each from Serbia and Romania. Reports have indicated that Hungarian citizenship is in effect for sale in neighbouring countries, particularly Ukraine and Romania, as Hungarian-appointed officials take bribes to ...
Hungarian Olympics Study Cost Ft 500mn
- 30 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet is paying Ft 480 million to consultancy company PwC for the feasibility study for a 2024 Budapest Olympiad, Népszabadság reports. The commission is officially for reworking the feasibility study written in 2002 with a view to hosting the 2012 Olympics, therefore there was no bidding process for the work.
Interview 4: Diego Massidda, Former CEO, Vodafone Hungary
- 29 Jul 2015 12:00 PM
1. Since we last met Vodafone Hungary abolished roaming charges - how is this working out for customers, and your business? Have other companies followed your lead?
Compensation For Hungarian Woman Being Barred From Canada Flight
- 29 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Roma woman who was barred from boarding a Toronto-bound plane in Vienna in the spring will receive €600 in compensation from Austrian Airlines, Népszabadság reports. The woman, a well-known figure in Roma public life in Hungary, asked that her name be withheld. She had planned to fly to Toronto on the Austrian Airlines flight to carry out a survey of Roma who have emigrated to Canada.
Hungary's MOL Welcomes Croatian Court Ruling
- 29 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
MOL yesterday welcomed the Croatian Constitutional Court’s decision to order a new trial of Ivo Sanader, the former prime minister accused of taking a bribe from MOL. MOL stressed in its statement that it has never been part of the Sanader case. Lower courts convicted Sanader of taking a €10 million bribe from MOL in 2008 in order to allow the Hungarian company to gain a 49% stake and management ...
Ends On 23 August: Art In Transylvania, National Gallery
- 28 Jul 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The exhibition Destiny and Symbol - Hungarian Art in Transylvania 1920-1990 presents the art from this region and period on an unprecedented scale. Instead of an approach based on existing stereotypes, the show introduces the lesser-known, hidden or completely unknown aspects of Transylvanian art. This comprehensive exhibition greatly relies on works loaned from public and private collections in ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s Speech At Tusnádfürdő
- 28 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators find PM Orbán’s speech focusing on illegal migration at Fidesz’s annual summer university more moderate and cautious than his addresses in previous years. In his address at the Youth Free University at the Carpathian resort town of Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő), in Romania, Viktor Orbán talked about the challenges facing Europe and Hungary. He underlined that the European Union has been ...
Refugee Camp In Vámosszabadi, Hungary Dangerously Overcrowded
- 28 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Vámosszabadi refugee camp in southern Hungary is dangerously overcrowded. There refugees can choose between sleeping side by side on cots indoors or sleeping in tents where temperatures reach 110 degrees. Others opt to sleep in a small wood nearby. There are not enough toilets. Garbage is everywhere.