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750,000 Apply For Hungary Citizenship
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
So far 750,000 ethnic Hungarians have applied for Hungarian citizenship and 700,000 people have been granted the status, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén said, adding that the fast-tracked process meant that one million new Hungarian citizens by the end of the current government term was a realistic goal.
Roma Stopped From Flying From Budapest To Canada
- 13 Jul 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Roma are being prevented from boarding flights from Budapest to Canada since direct connections were re-established two weeks ago, according to president Mihály Dancs of the Roma Civil Rights Movement. The would-be travellers have valid tickets, and most also have letters of invitation, although Canada does not impose a visa requirement on Hungarians, Dancs pointed out.
Hungary’s Opposition “Lies” Justify Govt Information Campaign
- 10 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Both the domestic and the international environment justify the government’s information campaign on the success of Hungary’s reforms, the government spokesman told public television M1. Zoltán Kovács suggested that the planned campaign was designed to counterbalance “sheer lies” by the opposition parties painting a dismal image of the country as “a terrible place where life is painful”.
Vajdahunyad Castle Summer Music Festival Program
- 9 Jul 2015 10:55 AM
- community & culture
This Castle Festival in Budapest is a feast of classical, swing, klezmer and traditional Hungarian gypsy music. The truely beautiful courtyard of the Vajdahunyad Castle provides a romantic background for this annual event. Performances this year are scheduled for Mondays and Thursdays from 9 Juy onwards, starting each time at 8:30pm.
Incredible Wave Of Humanitarian Civilian Response Sweeps Through Hungary
- 9 Jul 2015 10:30 AM
- current affairs
We should have seen this coming. When the critical media portals MKKP, Atlatszo and Vastagbor collected 33,3 million Forints, that is 80 000 Euros, in two weeks to stage a counter campaign for the government's racist one, it was clearly visible that Hungarians are willing to help migrants and would not be that easily manipulated.
Majority Of Foreigners In Hungary From Europe
- 7 Jul 2015 5:04 AM
- current affairs
There are currently 146,000 foreign nationals living in Hungary, over 100,000 of whom are European, the daily Napi Gazdaság reported. The peak of 206,000 foreign nationals was registered in 2011. Many have since obtained Hungarian citizenship, the paper said, citing data by the Central Statistical Office. There are far fewer Romanian, Ukrainian or Serbian passport holders thanks to Hungary’s ...
Civil Activists Thwart Attempts To Exploit Refugees In Hungary
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A glass of milk, a pair of new shoes, a couple of good words. A small group of volunteers are trying to make the situation of refugees stranded in Szeged’s train station more tolerable. Hungarian immigration authorities routinely transport registered border jumpers to the station right after the departure of the last Budapest-bound train. They were supposed to catch a train to their open refugee ...
Hungarians Reject Illegal Migrants Across All Party Affiliations
- 2 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of Hungarians reject illegal migrants regardless of party affiliation, a survey carried out by Nézőpont on commission from weekly Heti Válasz between June 19 and 25 showed. The representative survey was conducted by phoning 1,000 people and 76% of them said that illegal migrants posed a problem for Hungary, Nézőpont said.
Xpat Opinion: Freedom House Downgrades Hungary
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on a recent report by Freedom House, a left-wing columnist speculates that Hungary will soon become ‘an island of unfreedom’ in Europe. A conservative pundit thinks that the Freedom House assessment is marked by political bias.
750,000 Apply For Hungary Citizenship
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
So far 750,000 ethnic Hungarians have applied for Hungarian citizenship and 700,000 people have been granted the status, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén said, adding that the fast-tracked process meant that one million new Hungarian citizens by the end of the current government term was a realistic goal.
Roma Stopped From Flying From Budapest To Canada
- 13 Jul 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Roma are being prevented from boarding flights from Budapest to Canada since direct connections were re-established two weeks ago, according to president Mihály Dancs of the Roma Civil Rights Movement. The would-be travellers have valid tickets, and most also have letters of invitation, although Canada does not impose a visa requirement on Hungarians, Dancs pointed out.
Hungary’s Opposition “Lies” Justify Govt Information Campaign
- 10 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Both the domestic and the international environment justify the government’s information campaign on the success of Hungary’s reforms, the government spokesman told public television M1. Zoltán Kovács suggested that the planned campaign was designed to counterbalance “sheer lies” by the opposition parties painting a dismal image of the country as “a terrible place where life is painful”.
Vajdahunyad Castle Summer Music Festival Program
- 9 Jul 2015 10:55 AM
- community & culture
This Castle Festival in Budapest is a feast of classical, swing, klezmer and traditional Hungarian gypsy music. The truely beautiful courtyard of the Vajdahunyad Castle provides a romantic background for this annual event. Performances this year are scheduled for Mondays and Thursdays from 9 Juy onwards, starting each time at 8:30pm.
Incredible Wave Of Humanitarian Civilian Response Sweeps Through Hungary
- 9 Jul 2015 10:30 AM
- current affairs
We should have seen this coming. When the critical media portals MKKP, Atlatszo and Vastagbor collected 33,3 million Forints, that is 80 000 Euros, in two weeks to stage a counter campaign for the government's racist one, it was clearly visible that Hungarians are willing to help migrants and would not be that easily manipulated.
Majority Of Foreigners In Hungary From Europe
- 7 Jul 2015 5:04 AM
- current affairs
There are currently 146,000 foreign nationals living in Hungary, over 100,000 of whom are European, the daily Napi Gazdaság reported. The peak of 206,000 foreign nationals was registered in 2011. Many have since obtained Hungarian citizenship, the paper said, citing data by the Central Statistical Office. There are far fewer Romanian, Ukrainian or Serbian passport holders thanks to Hungary’s ...
Civil Activists Thwart Attempts To Exploit Refugees In Hungary
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A glass of milk, a pair of new shoes, a couple of good words. A small group of volunteers are trying to make the situation of refugees stranded in Szeged’s train station more tolerable. Hungarian immigration authorities routinely transport registered border jumpers to the station right after the departure of the last Budapest-bound train. They were supposed to catch a train to their open refugee ...
Hungarians Reject Illegal Migrants Across All Party Affiliations
- 2 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of Hungarians reject illegal migrants regardless of party affiliation, a survey carried out by Nézőpont on commission from weekly Heti Válasz between June 19 and 25 showed. The representative survey was conducted by phoning 1,000 people and 76% of them said that illegal migrants posed a problem for Hungary, Nézőpont said.
Xpat Opinion: Freedom House Downgrades Hungary
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on a recent report by Freedom House, a left-wing columnist speculates that Hungary will soon become ‘an island of unfreedom’ in Europe. A conservative pundit thinks that the Freedom House assessment is marked by political bias.