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FINA Offical Satisfied With 2017 World Acquatics Championship Preparations
- 20 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
FINA Executive Director Cornel Marculescu said he was “extremely satisfied” with preparations at Budapest’s Dagály swimming centre for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. Marculescu, who was in Budapest with a FINA delegation to inspect preparation works for the championships, said the capital city had made significant progress since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, FINA President Julio C. ...
HUF 60bn Billion For Budapest HÉV Upgrade
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A proposal has been drawn up for upgrading the HÉV suburban rail carriages at a cost of Ft 60 billion, mayor István Tarlós announced on Friday. The upgrade of about 300 carriages could be carried out by the city’s own company, therefore no public procurement tender would be needed. The complete overhaul of the inside of the carriages would cost Ft 30 billion and the renewal of the infrastructure, ...
Trojka Theatre Company: Saïd, Trafó Budapest, 20 October
- 16 Oct 2015 2:00 AM
- entertainment
The Trojka Theatre Company was formed in June 2013 by Attila Soós (Hungary). It seeks to establish a form of independent existence, and is concerned with every single aspect of the creative process, including the combination of adaptation, movement and gesture language, as well as music and visuality.
Defence Ministry Rejects Remarks Suggesting Russian Involvement In Migration Crisis
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s defence ministry has rejected allegations by the Liberal Party that Istvan Simicsko, the minister, had suggested in a conversation with his Czech counterpart that Russia had provided buses to help illegal migrants to the European Union’s external borders. Anett Bosz, executive of the Liberal Party, told a press conference on Monday that Martin Stropnicky, the Czech defence minister, ...
No State Funeral For Hungary’s Former President Göncz
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There will be no state funeral for the former president Árpád Göncz, who, in an break with tradition, specified in his will that a simple memorial service be held. The former head of state will be laid to rest on November 6 in Óbuda cemetery alongside István Bibó, Miklós Vásárhelyi and György Litván, with whom he shared prison cells at various times in the years after 1956.
Budapest Sports University’s Athletics Hall Burns Down, No Injuries
- 15 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The athletics centre of Budapest’s Sports University burned down on Thursday early morning, causing millions of forints in damage, Lajos Mocsai, the university’s rector, said. The indoors facility caught fire just before 5am and an adjacent wall fell down along a ten-metre section, the national disaster management agency said. Firefighters managed to control the fire with hoses in just over an ...
PM Orbán On His Succession: Playing Ulti “Not A Disadvantage” For Ideal Candidate
- 15 Oct 2015 3:30 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian news website 444.hu has disclosed details of a closed-doors speech given by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the Bibó István College for Advanced Studies in March, in which he also addressed the question of his succession.
52-year-old Mr. Orbán, who said that he is “working intensively” to find his successor, fell short of mentioning any names but described the character needed for a ...
US Ambassador To Hungary: Strong Europe In America’s Interest
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The United States needs Europe to be strong and the same is true the other way round, the US ambassador to Hungary said in Budapest. Colleen Bell told a Hungarian Atlantic Council conference that it is in America’s interest that Europe should be successful. Among current challenges facing NATO, she highlighted the Ukraine crisis which she said had developed as a result of “Russian military ...
Xpat Opinion: Refugee Crisis Conspiracy Theories & Real Causes, By Hungarian Spectrum
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Before I tackle the subject of conspiracy theories, here’s a news item that should not be overlooked. On October 8 Pablo Gorondi of the Associated Press reported from Budapest that “troops from the European Union or NATO will be allowed to help defend Hungary’s borders due to the migrant crisis.” According to the decree that appeared in Magyar Közlöny, the Hungarian government will allow as many ...
FINA Offical Satisfied With 2017 World Acquatics Championship Preparations
- 20 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
FINA Executive Director Cornel Marculescu said he was “extremely satisfied” with preparations at Budapest’s Dagály swimming centre for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. Marculescu, who was in Budapest with a FINA delegation to inspect preparation works for the championships, said the capital city had made significant progress since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, FINA President Julio C. ...
HUF 60bn Billion For Budapest HÉV Upgrade
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A proposal has been drawn up for upgrading the HÉV suburban rail carriages at a cost of Ft 60 billion, mayor István Tarlós announced on Friday. The upgrade of about 300 carriages could be carried out by the city’s own company, therefore no public procurement tender would be needed. The complete overhaul of the inside of the carriages would cost Ft 30 billion and the renewal of the infrastructure, ...
Trojka Theatre Company: Saïd, Trafó Budapest, 20 October
- 16 Oct 2015 2:00 AM
- entertainment
The Trojka Theatre Company was formed in June 2013 by Attila Soós (Hungary). It seeks to establish a form of independent existence, and is concerned with every single aspect of the creative process, including the combination of adaptation, movement and gesture language, as well as music and visuality.
Defence Ministry Rejects Remarks Suggesting Russian Involvement In Migration Crisis
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s defence ministry has rejected allegations by the Liberal Party that Istvan Simicsko, the minister, had suggested in a conversation with his Czech counterpart that Russia had provided buses to help illegal migrants to the European Union’s external borders. Anett Bosz, executive of the Liberal Party, told a press conference on Monday that Martin Stropnicky, the Czech defence minister, ...
No State Funeral For Hungary’s Former President Göncz
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There will be no state funeral for the former president Árpád Göncz, who, in an break with tradition, specified in his will that a simple memorial service be held. The former head of state will be laid to rest on November 6 in Óbuda cemetery alongside István Bibó, Miklós Vásárhelyi and György Litván, with whom he shared prison cells at various times in the years after 1956.
Budapest Sports University’s Athletics Hall Burns Down, No Injuries
- 15 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The athletics centre of Budapest’s Sports University burned down on Thursday early morning, causing millions of forints in damage, Lajos Mocsai, the university’s rector, said. The indoors facility caught fire just before 5am and an adjacent wall fell down along a ten-metre section, the national disaster management agency said. Firefighters managed to control the fire with hoses in just over an ...
PM Orbán On His Succession: Playing Ulti “Not A Disadvantage” For Ideal Candidate
- 15 Oct 2015 3:30 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian news website 444.hu has disclosed details of a closed-doors speech given by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the Bibó István College for Advanced Studies in March, in which he also addressed the question of his succession.
52-year-old Mr. Orbán, who said that he is “working intensively” to find his successor, fell short of mentioning any names but described the character needed for a ...
US Ambassador To Hungary: Strong Europe In America’s Interest
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The United States needs Europe to be strong and the same is true the other way round, the US ambassador to Hungary said in Budapest. Colleen Bell told a Hungarian Atlantic Council conference that it is in America’s interest that Europe should be successful. Among current challenges facing NATO, she highlighted the Ukraine crisis which she said had developed as a result of “Russian military ...
Xpat Opinion: Refugee Crisis Conspiracy Theories & Real Causes, By Hungarian Spectrum
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Before I tackle the subject of conspiracy theories, here’s a news item that should not be overlooked. On October 8 Pablo Gorondi of the Associated Press reported from Budapest that “troops from the European Union or NATO will be allowed to help defend Hungary’s borders due to the migrant crisis.” According to the decree that appeared in Magyar Közlöny, the Hungarian government will allow as many ...