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Bridging Europe Festival In Budapest To Focus On Austrian Culture
- 26 Aug 2015 9:03 AM
- community & culture
This year’s Bridging Europe Festival in Budapest will put the culture and especially the music of Austria in the centre of attention. The festival, which is organized by the Palace of Arts (Müpa) and the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFZ), will take place between September 11 and 16. Highlights of the festival will include three concerts, with BFZ and German baritone Roman Trekel performing ...
Preparations For August 20 Fireworks In Budapest On Schedule
- 18 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Preparations for the annual August 20 fireworks over the Danube are on the right track, a senior defence ministry official said. All the rockets are now in place and preparations by the armed forces’ flotilla are progressing as scheduled, Nóra Ivády, head of the ministry directorate organising the event, told a press conference. For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again ...
MAV Symphony Orchestra @ Budapest Zoo, 21 August
- 17 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The MAV Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1945 by the Hungarian State Railways. Shortly after the Second World War, it established its name carrying a series of great concerts to the destroyed towns all over the country. As time passed, the orchestra developed a wide-ranging repertoire from baroque to contemporary music, and is currently ranked among the best professional ensembles in Hungary. On ...
Hungarian Border Fence Fails To Stem Influx Of Migrants
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Defence Minister Csaba Hende and Interior Minister Sándor Pintér inspected construction of the fence near Tompa on the Serbian border on Friday. They affirmed that the barrier will be completed by August 31. Hungarian police caught more than 3,400 illegal migrants on Friday and Saturday, an indication that construction of the fence to date has not slowed the influx of refugees.
Gellért Hill To Take Centre Stage On 20 Aug
- 13 Aug 2015 4:06 AM
- community & culture
For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again take centre stage in the August 20 fireworks display, marking St. Stephen’s Day - Hungary’s main national holiday. Fireworks will also be launched from the Liberty Bridge and from military pontoons on the Danube, Éva Leskovics, the leading pyrotechnician, said. “The launch site on Gellért Hill is a great opportunity for us”, she ...
Hungarian, Turkish Brain Scientists Join Forces To Study Alzheimer’s
- 12 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A Hungarian and Turkish team of brain scientists have launched a joint research programme focusing on Alzheimer’s disease, a neurobiologist at the co-partnering Pécs University’s research centre said. This is the first time that Hungarian- Turkish brain research is being carried out in cooperation with a research centre at Istambul Kültür University, István Hernádi told a press conference in Pécs.
Record Number Of Illegal Border Crossings Registered In Hungary On Tuesday
- 12 Aug 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
On Tuesday, a total of 1521 migrants, including 360 children, were caught by Hungarian police forces in cooperation with community policing officers in the southern area of Csongrád county on the border with Serbia alone, the spokesperson for the county police headquarters said.
Jobbik Calls On Hungarian MPs To Volunteer
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on all Hungarian lawmakers to do volunteer work on a regular basis. Jobbik MPs will do one day of volunteer work each month in order to "learn about the problems of everyday people," lawmaker Előd Novák told a press conference. Novak said his Jobbik colleagues regularly take up work in schools, senior centres or even work as civil guards. The party ...
More BKK Public Transport Serving Sziget 2015
- 10 Aug 2015 2:35 AM
- getting around
As you know, the Sziget Festival is held on Óbuda Island, this year for the 23rd time from Monday 10 August to Monday 17 August 2015. BKK provides higher frequencies on suburban railway line H5, which runs again on the full length of the route from 9 August and also on tram line 6, operates vehicles with bigger passenger capacity on night lines 901 and 918 and is launching special dedicated ...
Bridging Europe Festival In Budapest To Focus On Austrian Culture
- 26 Aug 2015 9:03 AM
- community & culture
This year’s Bridging Europe Festival in Budapest will put the culture and especially the music of Austria in the centre of attention. The festival, which is organized by the Palace of Arts (Müpa) and the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFZ), will take place between September 11 and 16. Highlights of the festival will include three concerts, with BFZ and German baritone Roman Trekel performing ...
Preparations For August 20 Fireworks In Budapest On Schedule
- 18 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Preparations for the annual August 20 fireworks over the Danube are on the right track, a senior defence ministry official said. All the rockets are now in place and preparations by the armed forces’ flotilla are progressing as scheduled, Nóra Ivády, head of the ministry directorate organising the event, told a press conference. For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again ...
MAV Symphony Orchestra @ Budapest Zoo, 21 August
- 17 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The MAV Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1945 by the Hungarian State Railways. Shortly after the Second World War, it established its name carrying a series of great concerts to the destroyed towns all over the country. As time passed, the orchestra developed a wide-ranging repertoire from baroque to contemporary music, and is currently ranked among the best professional ensembles in Hungary. On ...
Hungarian Border Fence Fails To Stem Influx Of Migrants
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Defence Minister Csaba Hende and Interior Minister Sándor Pintér inspected construction of the fence near Tompa on the Serbian border on Friday. They affirmed that the barrier will be completed by August 31. Hungarian police caught more than 3,400 illegal migrants on Friday and Saturday, an indication that construction of the fence to date has not slowed the influx of refugees.
Gellért Hill To Take Centre Stage On 20 Aug
- 13 Aug 2015 4:06 AM
- community & culture
For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again take centre stage in the August 20 fireworks display, marking St. Stephen’s Day - Hungary’s main national holiday. Fireworks will also be launched from the Liberty Bridge and from military pontoons on the Danube, Éva Leskovics, the leading pyrotechnician, said. “The launch site on Gellért Hill is a great opportunity for us”, she ...
Hungarian, Turkish Brain Scientists Join Forces To Study Alzheimer’s
- 12 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A Hungarian and Turkish team of brain scientists have launched a joint research programme focusing on Alzheimer’s disease, a neurobiologist at the co-partnering Pécs University’s research centre said. This is the first time that Hungarian- Turkish brain research is being carried out in cooperation with a research centre at Istambul Kültür University, István Hernádi told a press conference in Pécs.
Record Number Of Illegal Border Crossings Registered In Hungary On Tuesday
- 12 Aug 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
On Tuesday, a total of 1521 migrants, including 360 children, were caught by Hungarian police forces in cooperation with community policing officers in the southern area of Csongrád county on the border with Serbia alone, the spokesperson for the county police headquarters said.
Jobbik Calls On Hungarian MPs To Volunteer
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on all Hungarian lawmakers to do volunteer work on a regular basis. Jobbik MPs will do one day of volunteer work each month in order to "learn about the problems of everyday people," lawmaker Előd Novák told a press conference. Novak said his Jobbik colleagues regularly take up work in schools, senior centres or even work as civil guards. The party ...
More BKK Public Transport Serving Sziget 2015
- 10 Aug 2015 2:35 AM
- getting around
As you know, the Sziget Festival is held on Óbuda Island, this year for the 23rd time from Monday 10 August to Monday 17 August 2015. BKK provides higher frequencies on suburban railway line H5, which runs again on the full length of the route from 9 August and also on tram line 6, operates vehicles with bigger passenger capacity on night lines 901 and 918 and is launching special dedicated ...