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110,000 Refugees Registered In Hungary This Year
- 12 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 110,000 refugees have been registered in Hungary this year, Immigration and Citizenship Office head Zsuzsanna Végh announced yesterday on Kossuth Rádió. At present there are over 4,000 people at refugee stations, twice as many as there are places, but everybody receives adequate accommodation. She said it is necessary to have more temporary stations, such as the new centre about to be ...
Afghan Embassy Budapest Closed Last Month
- 12 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Afghan embassy in Budapest closed on July 1 for reasons of economy, the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday. It said the embassy closed, presumably because the Afghan government is cutting its network of embassies for financial reasons. There are some 2,000 Afghans among the 5,000-6,000 asylum seekers staying in Hungary, according to the Helsinki Committee.
Majority Of Hungarians Feel Defenceless In Face Of Effects Of Climate Change
- 12 Aug 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Fully 80 % of Hungarians feel the effects of climate change on a daily basis, and worry about it, while every seventh feels correspondingly defenceless, according to a survey published by the Energiaklub thinktank. People in small towns and villages especially feel summers are getting hotter and hotter and droughts are getting more frequent, while damagecausing pests are spreading at a faster ...
Florence + The Machine (UK) @ Sziget Budapest, 11 August 9.30 pm
- 11 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Florence and the Machine (styled as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band, consisting of lead singer Florence Welch, Isabella Summers, and a collaboration of other artists. The band's music had received praise across the media, especially from the BBC, before they gained mainstream success. Specifically, the BBC played a large part in their rise to prominence by promoting ...
Five New MOL Bubi Docking Stations Available In Budapest
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Following the June expansion of the public bike-sharing system with 15 docking stations, five new MOL Bubi stations opened on 31 July 2015 at the following locations: District 2 –Mechwart liget, District 9 – Vendel utca and Bakáts tér, District 13 – Dózsa György út M and Váci út-Bulcsú utca.
110,000 Refugees Registered In Hungary This Year
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 110,000 refugees have been registered in Hungary this year, Immigration and Citizenship Office head Zsuzsanna Végh announced yesterday on Kossuth Rádió. At present there are over 4,000 people at refugee stations, twice as many as there are places, but everybody receives adequate accommodation. She said it is necessary to have more temporary stations, such as the new centre about to be ...
Third Of Homes Sold In July In Hungary Bought As Investments
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Fully 30% of home purchases in Hungary in July were made as investments, according to data compiled by Duna House estate agent. Investors planning to rent or resell at a higher price paid, on average, 19.5 million forints for a 70sqm home. Firsttime home buyers accounted for onequarter of the purchases. They paid, on average, 18.3 million forints for a 60sqm home. The average home price in the ...
Ella Eyre (UK) @ Sziget Budapest, 13 August 8.15 pm
- 11 Aug 2015 1:00 AM
- entertainment
Despite venturing into songwriting just three years ago, 20 year-old Ella Eyre has already attracted the enthusiastic attention of Professor Green, Tinie Tempah and Rudimental. Initially working with unknown writers in order to sharpen her skills, Ella quickly found herself in Copenhagen with Cutfather (Kylie, Brandy) and Sweden with Ishi and Eric Turner (Tinie Tempah, Professor Green, Cheryl ...
Slovenian Paintings On Display At Art Hall In Budapest
- 10 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition of Slovenian paintings from the past nine decades has opened at Budapest’s Art Hall (Műcsarnok), in Heroes’ Square. The exhibition titled “Masters and their masters – Tradition and continuity in Slovenian painting” is part of a Hungarian-Slovenian art exchange programme dubbed “The Slovenian Connection”. Győrgy Szegő, the venue’s art director, noted that a Hungarian exhibition ...
110,000 Refugees Registered In Hungary This Year
- 12 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 110,000 refugees have been registered in Hungary this year, Immigration and Citizenship Office head Zsuzsanna Végh announced yesterday on Kossuth Rádió. At present there are over 4,000 people at refugee stations, twice as many as there are places, but everybody receives adequate accommodation. She said it is necessary to have more temporary stations, such as the new centre about to be ...
Afghan Embassy Budapest Closed Last Month
- 12 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Afghan embassy in Budapest closed on July 1 for reasons of economy, the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Tuesday. It said the embassy closed, presumably because the Afghan government is cutting its network of embassies for financial reasons. There are some 2,000 Afghans among the 5,000-6,000 asylum seekers staying in Hungary, according to the Helsinki Committee.
Majority Of Hungarians Feel Defenceless In Face Of Effects Of Climate Change
- 12 Aug 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Fully 80 % of Hungarians feel the effects of climate change on a daily basis, and worry about it, while every seventh feels correspondingly defenceless, according to a survey published by the Energiaklub thinktank. People in small towns and villages especially feel summers are getting hotter and hotter and droughts are getting more frequent, while damagecausing pests are spreading at a faster ...
Florence + The Machine (UK) @ Sziget Budapest, 11 August 9.30 pm
- 11 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Florence and the Machine (styled as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band, consisting of lead singer Florence Welch, Isabella Summers, and a collaboration of other artists. The band's music had received praise across the media, especially from the BBC, before they gained mainstream success. Specifically, the BBC played a large part in their rise to prominence by promoting ...
Five New MOL Bubi Docking Stations Available In Budapest
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Following the June expansion of the public bike-sharing system with 15 docking stations, five new MOL Bubi stations opened on 31 July 2015 at the following locations: District 2 –Mechwart liget, District 9 – Vendel utca and Bakáts tér, District 13 – Dózsa György út M and Váci út-Bulcsú utca.
110,000 Refugees Registered In Hungary This Year
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 110,000 refugees have been registered in Hungary this year, Immigration and Citizenship Office head Zsuzsanna Végh announced yesterday on Kossuth Rádió. At present there are over 4,000 people at refugee stations, twice as many as there are places, but everybody receives adequate accommodation. She said it is necessary to have more temporary stations, such as the new centre about to be ...
Third Of Homes Sold In July In Hungary Bought As Investments
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Fully 30% of home purchases in Hungary in July were made as investments, according to data compiled by Duna House estate agent. Investors planning to rent or resell at a higher price paid, on average, 19.5 million forints for a 70sqm home. Firsttime home buyers accounted for onequarter of the purchases. They paid, on average, 18.3 million forints for a 60sqm home. The average home price in the ...
Ella Eyre (UK) @ Sziget Budapest, 13 August 8.15 pm
- 11 Aug 2015 1:00 AM
- entertainment
Despite venturing into songwriting just three years ago, 20 year-old Ella Eyre has already attracted the enthusiastic attention of Professor Green, Tinie Tempah and Rudimental. Initially working with unknown writers in order to sharpen her skills, Ella quickly found herself in Copenhagen with Cutfather (Kylie, Brandy) and Sweden with Ishi and Eric Turner (Tinie Tempah, Professor Green, Cheryl ...
Slovenian Paintings On Display At Art Hall In Budapest
- 10 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition of Slovenian paintings from the past nine decades has opened at Budapest’s Art Hall (Műcsarnok), in Heroes’ Square. The exhibition titled “Masters and their masters – Tradition and continuity in Slovenian painting” is part of a Hungarian-Slovenian art exchange programme dubbed “The Slovenian Connection”. Győrgy Szegő, the venue’s art director, noted that a Hungarian exhibition ...