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Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...
Busho International Short Film Festival, On Until 6 September
- 28 Aug 2015 9:06 AM
- entertainment
Press release: The second decade of the Busho International Short Film Festival will begin in the first week of September. In the past decade, - parallel with the technological developments - incredible changes have manifested themselves at the festival. The last several years it has stabilized itself, and we have managed to bring a consistent quality from year to year, which the organizers have ...
Hungary Welcomes Six Powers’ Nuclear Deal With Iran
- 15 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary welcomes the nuclear deal six major powers recently reached with Iran, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told reporters in Budapest. Europe has a vested interest in stability in the Middle East, something inconceivable without balanced cooperation with Iran. Hungary resolutely supported the series of negotiations aimed at enabling Iran to return to the international community.
Films In Competition On Titanic International Film Festival
- 31 Mar 2015 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Titanic International Film Festival runs between 10-18 April in five different venues in Budapest. Since 2005 Titanic operates as a Competition Festival: this year 8 films are in competition for the Breaking Waves Award representing 10 nations. Two of the competition films are feature debuts and each of them are extraordinary women stories speaking about contemporary social tensions, motherhood, ...
Hungary Press Freedom Ranks 65th Out Of 180
- 12 Feb 2015 3:06 AM
- current affairs
“Democracy has been in retreat in Hungary ever since Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party came to power in 2010, with the result that the country has fallen 42 places in the index in the past four years” writes Reporters Without Borders in the 2015 World Press Freedom Index.
Hungarian State TV Appoints Controversial Rightist Figure “Head Of Religious Programs”
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Beatrix Siklósi, a long-time media presenter appearing in various political programs both on public television and radio, as well as on private right-wing channels, has been appointed head of religious programs at Hungarian state television (MTVA).
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And Russia
- 1 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
There has been a lot of discussion about the Russian sympathies of the extreme right parties in Europe. I have written extensively about Jobbik’s close ties with Russia. I’m sure that many readers remember the strange story of Béla Kovács, Jobbik EP MP, who, by the way, was just barred from the territory of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government. The reason? Most likely Kovács’s participation in the ...
Xpat Learning: Hungarian For Expats Lesson 5
- 30 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Do you want to be able to speak, read and write Hungarian confidently? Well, it may take several years to learn the language properly, but we can give you a bit of support and advice month by month. Learn everyday, useful Hungarian through this website and enjoy Hungarian, which is neither more, nor less difficult to learn than any other foreign language!
10 + 1 Flea Markets In Budapest
- 15 May 2014 12:50 PM
- shopping
By We Love Budapest: First of all, why do we call fairs and bazaar filled with antique and used goods flea markets? The term comes from the French expression 'marché aux puces' which was first used in Paris to describe bazaars selling old, secondhand items.
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...
Busho International Short Film Festival, On Until 6 September
- 28 Aug 2015 9:06 AM
- entertainment
Press release: The second decade of the Busho International Short Film Festival will begin in the first week of September. In the past decade, - parallel with the technological developments - incredible changes have manifested themselves at the festival. The last several years it has stabilized itself, and we have managed to bring a consistent quality from year to year, which the organizers have ...
Hungary Welcomes Six Powers’ Nuclear Deal With Iran
- 15 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary welcomes the nuclear deal six major powers recently reached with Iran, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told reporters in Budapest. Europe has a vested interest in stability in the Middle East, something inconceivable without balanced cooperation with Iran. Hungary resolutely supported the series of negotiations aimed at enabling Iran to return to the international community.
Films In Competition On Titanic International Film Festival
- 31 Mar 2015 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Titanic International Film Festival runs between 10-18 April in five different venues in Budapest. Since 2005 Titanic operates as a Competition Festival: this year 8 films are in competition for the Breaking Waves Award representing 10 nations. Two of the competition films are feature debuts and each of them are extraordinary women stories speaking about contemporary social tensions, motherhood, ...
Hungary Press Freedom Ranks 65th Out Of 180
- 12 Feb 2015 3:06 AM
- current affairs
“Democracy has been in retreat in Hungary ever since Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party came to power in 2010, with the result that the country has fallen 42 places in the index in the past four years” writes Reporters Without Borders in the 2015 World Press Freedom Index.
Hungarian State TV Appoints Controversial Rightist Figure “Head Of Religious Programs”
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Beatrix Siklósi, a long-time media presenter appearing in various political programs both on public television and radio, as well as on private right-wing channels, has been appointed head of religious programs at Hungarian state television (MTVA).
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And Russia
- 1 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
There has been a lot of discussion about the Russian sympathies of the extreme right parties in Europe. I have written extensively about Jobbik’s close ties with Russia. I’m sure that many readers remember the strange story of Béla Kovács, Jobbik EP MP, who, by the way, was just barred from the territory of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government. The reason? Most likely Kovács’s participation in the ...
Xpat Learning: Hungarian For Expats Lesson 5
- 30 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Do you want to be able to speak, read and write Hungarian confidently? Well, it may take several years to learn the language properly, but we can give you a bit of support and advice month by month. Learn everyday, useful Hungarian through this website and enjoy Hungarian, which is neither more, nor less difficult to learn than any other foreign language!
10 + 1 Flea Markets In Budapest
- 15 May 2014 12:50 PM
- shopping
By We Love Budapest: First of all, why do we call fairs and bazaar filled with antique and used goods flea markets? The term comes from the French expression 'marché aux puces' which was first used in Paris to describe bazaars selling old, secondhand items.