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Xpat Report: Jane Goodall At Grandhouse Luncheon In Budapest
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The season’s last Grandhouse luncheon on June 16 hosted Dame Jane Goodall of chimpanzee fame before a blockbuster rapt audience of 85 guests, a roster of ambassadors among them, this time not as usual at the Academy of Science but at Kogart House gallery restaurant along the World Heritage listed Andrássy út.
Unusual Venues To Become Dancefloors @ Vodafone 4G Budapest Essentials Festival
- 23 Jun 2015 2:00 AM
- specials
Budapest Amusement Park, Hungarian Railway Museum, Várkert Bazaar, Zwack Unicum Factory, Central Market Hall and Széchenyi Thermal Bath – in the end of June these special venues will be transformed into dancefloors during Budapest Essentials Urban Festival.
Amnesty Protests For Refugees In Budapest
- 22 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian office of Amnesty International staged a protest outside the main entrance to Parliament on Saturday to mark World Refugees Day. Organisers said they aimed to draw attention to the plight of people in distress and to protest against misleading questions on the national consultation and the fence planned to be built on the border with Serbia. Orsolya Jenei, head of the Hungarian ...
Hungary Fence To Meet NATO Standards
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The fence the government is planning to build between Hungary and Serbia will meet NATO standards, Szilárd Németh, vice-chair of parliament’s national security committee, told reporters after a closed-door meeting of the body. Németh said that 99% of illegal entrants to Hungary arrived through Serbia, and building a fence is an “important and necessary” measure. He added, however, that the fence ...
Bokros: Hungary Needs Immigrants
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary needs immigrants, Lajos Bokros, leader of the non-parliamentary party Modern Hungary Movement, said at a demonstration against the government’s immigration policy held in front of Parliament. “Taking in economic immigrants is a national interest, as they help create jobs and pay taxes … provided there is good governance,” Bokros told some 150 protesters, adding that immigrants needed to ...
Conductor Plans Sunday Sing-Along In Budapest
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Conductor Ádám Fischer has invited the public to join him for a sing-along on Sunday at the Szabadság tér memorial to the victims of German occupation. The conductor said he considers it very important “to raise our voice together” for Europe. Fischer will conduct participants in singing the French, German, Slovak and Hungarian national anthems, as well as Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, the anthem of ...
Mensa International Elects 2nd Hungarian To Serve In Senior Post
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mensa International has elected another Hungarian expert to a top position at the largest and oldest society of people with a high IQ, the organisation’s Hungarian chapter said. Kristóf Kovács will work as supervisory psychologist from July 1 next to another Hungarian, Bibiána Balányi, who was elected Mensa International’s president over the weekend, said Mensa HungarIQa.
Hungarian Lawmakers Debate Govt’s Migration Amendment Proposal
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers held a debate in parliament over an amendment filed by three senior Fidesz officials to tighten rules on granting refugee status in Hungary. The bill motioned to declare a certain set of countries “safe” in terms of immigration and that entrants from these transit countries should be denied asylum. Antal Rogán, head of the parliamentary group of ruling Fidesz, said Europe has basically ...
Hungary’s PM Claims Anti-Migrant Billboards “Discourage Human Trafficking”
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán thinks the government’s billboard campaign emphasizes Hungary being an open and friendly country, but he also thinks migrants have no business trying to settle in Hungary. He may be right in believing that the government’s xenophobic campaign has succeeded in convincing 6 percent of eligible voters to be worried about migrants arriving in Hungary.
Xpat Report: Jane Goodall At Grandhouse Luncheon In Budapest
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The season’s last Grandhouse luncheon on June 16 hosted Dame Jane Goodall of chimpanzee fame before a blockbuster rapt audience of 85 guests, a roster of ambassadors among them, this time not as usual at the Academy of Science but at Kogart House gallery restaurant along the World Heritage listed Andrássy út.
Unusual Venues To Become Dancefloors @ Vodafone 4G Budapest Essentials Festival
- 23 Jun 2015 2:00 AM
- specials
Budapest Amusement Park, Hungarian Railway Museum, Várkert Bazaar, Zwack Unicum Factory, Central Market Hall and Széchenyi Thermal Bath – in the end of June these special venues will be transformed into dancefloors during Budapest Essentials Urban Festival.
Amnesty Protests For Refugees In Budapest
- 22 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian office of Amnesty International staged a protest outside the main entrance to Parliament on Saturday to mark World Refugees Day. Organisers said they aimed to draw attention to the plight of people in distress and to protest against misleading questions on the national consultation and the fence planned to be built on the border with Serbia. Orsolya Jenei, head of the Hungarian ...
Hungary Fence To Meet NATO Standards
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The fence the government is planning to build between Hungary and Serbia will meet NATO standards, Szilárd Németh, vice-chair of parliament’s national security committee, told reporters after a closed-door meeting of the body. Németh said that 99% of illegal entrants to Hungary arrived through Serbia, and building a fence is an “important and necessary” measure. He added, however, that the fence ...
Bokros: Hungary Needs Immigrants
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary needs immigrants, Lajos Bokros, leader of the non-parliamentary party Modern Hungary Movement, said at a demonstration against the government’s immigration policy held in front of Parliament. “Taking in economic immigrants is a national interest, as they help create jobs and pay taxes … provided there is good governance,” Bokros told some 150 protesters, adding that immigrants needed to ...
Conductor Plans Sunday Sing-Along In Budapest
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Conductor Ádám Fischer has invited the public to join him for a sing-along on Sunday at the Szabadság tér memorial to the victims of German occupation. The conductor said he considers it very important “to raise our voice together” for Europe. Fischer will conduct participants in singing the French, German, Slovak and Hungarian national anthems, as well as Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, the anthem of ...
Mensa International Elects 2nd Hungarian To Serve In Senior Post
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mensa International has elected another Hungarian expert to a top position at the largest and oldest society of people with a high IQ, the organisation’s Hungarian chapter said. Kristóf Kovács will work as supervisory psychologist from July 1 next to another Hungarian, Bibiána Balányi, who was elected Mensa International’s president over the weekend, said Mensa HungarIQa.
Hungarian Lawmakers Debate Govt’s Migration Amendment Proposal
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers held a debate in parliament over an amendment filed by three senior Fidesz officials to tighten rules on granting refugee status in Hungary. The bill motioned to declare a certain set of countries “safe” in terms of immigration and that entrants from these transit countries should be denied asylum. Antal Rogán, head of the parliamentary group of ruling Fidesz, said Europe has basically ...
Hungary’s PM Claims Anti-Migrant Billboards “Discourage Human Trafficking”
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán thinks the government’s billboard campaign emphasizes Hungary being an open and friendly country, but he also thinks migrants have no business trying to settle in Hungary. He may be right in believing that the government’s xenophobic campaign has succeeded in convincing 6 percent of eligible voters to be worried about migrants arriving in Hungary.