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On 16 April We Remember Hungarian Victims Of Holocaust
- 15 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In 2000, the National Assembly designated 16 April as the Day of Remembrance for Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust. The first such memorial event was held in 2001. This year official Remembrance Day events will take place in Budapest at the Holocaust Memorial Center and the Danube Promenade Holocaust Memorial, and also in the cities of Hódmezővásárhely and Pécs. There will also be a memorial ...
Budapest High School Celebrates America Day
- 18 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Károlyi István High School in Budapest organized an elaborate America Day program for 250 students on February 20, 2013. Embassy representative Joe Klinger discussed American culture and why historically the United States has been considered a land of opportunities. Veronika Nagy, an educational adviser from the Fulbright Commission, gave a presentation on the American higher education and ...
Cancelled: Revolution Celebrations In Budapest On 15 March
- 13 Mar 2013 2:53 AM
- community & culture
Due to the severe weather conditions Interior Ministry suggested to cancel all outdoor events on 15 March. The indoor celebrations are not affected.
Xpat Opinion: Multilateral Cooperation Urged Against Anti-Gypsy Radicalism In Hungary
- 6 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily calls on the mainstream moderate parties to work out strategic welfare plans to lift the Roma out of poverty, and by implication, take the wind out of the sails of the radical right-wing Jobbik.
Public Lighting Will Not Be Confiscated In Budapest
- 6 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
Fidesz MP and Budapest deputy mayor István György has withdrawn his bill submitted last week on transferring all public lighting systems to the state or local governments.
Xpat Opinion: Living In The Hungarian Countryside
- 21 Feb 2013 10:35 AM
- getting around
Once upon a time, László and Linda Kondor would have been greatly entertained by the idea that urbanites such as themselves would be happy retiring in Kapolcs Village on a vineyard estate in the Hungarian countryside. Both had lived, and worked for decades in both the city of Chicago and Budapest, but late 2007 found them doing just that - walking away from all they owned and retiring to the ...
Preparations Begin For Latest Reduction In Public Utility Charges In Hungary
- 20 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Workgroup on reducing public utility charges including gas and electricity, water, sewage, refuse collection and chimney sweeping, held its first session yesterday. According to Mayor of Debrecen Lajos Kósa, a member of the Workgroup and Vice President of the Fidesz party, the goal is a 10 percent reduction, although the position of service providers must also be taken into consideration.
Fourth Metro Line In Budapest Structurally Ready
- 18 Feb 2013 10:02 AM
- getting around
The fourth metro line is more or less structurally ready and only minor works are under way, mayor István Tarlós said on Wednesday as he opened an underground garage on Rákóczi tér in the Eighth District. He said the expected overall cost of the first section of the metro project will be Ft 452 billion, rather than the anticipated Ft 373 billion.
Congestion Charge In Budapest By 2015?
- 6 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
On Tuesday this week Budapest Mayor Tarlós announced that motorists will have to pay to enter Budapest by 2015. Speaking on Hungarian HírTV he justified the action by blaming the Socialists, claiming they signed an undertaking to this effect when negotiating EU subsidies for the forthcoming M4 metro line - which is due for completion in 2014 at earliest.
On 16 April We Remember Hungarian Victims Of Holocaust
- 15 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In 2000, the National Assembly designated 16 April as the Day of Remembrance for Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust. The first such memorial event was held in 2001. This year official Remembrance Day events will take place in Budapest at the Holocaust Memorial Center and the Danube Promenade Holocaust Memorial, and also in the cities of Hódmezővásárhely and Pécs. There will also be a memorial ...
Budapest High School Celebrates America Day
- 18 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Károlyi István High School in Budapest organized an elaborate America Day program for 250 students on February 20, 2013. Embassy representative Joe Klinger discussed American culture and why historically the United States has been considered a land of opportunities. Veronika Nagy, an educational adviser from the Fulbright Commission, gave a presentation on the American higher education and ...
Cancelled: Revolution Celebrations In Budapest On 15 March
- 13 Mar 2013 2:53 AM
- community & culture
Due to the severe weather conditions Interior Ministry suggested to cancel all outdoor events on 15 March. The indoor celebrations are not affected.
Xpat Opinion: Multilateral Cooperation Urged Against Anti-Gypsy Radicalism In Hungary
- 6 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily calls on the mainstream moderate parties to work out strategic welfare plans to lift the Roma out of poverty, and by implication, take the wind out of the sails of the radical right-wing Jobbik.
Public Lighting Will Not Be Confiscated In Budapest
- 6 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
Fidesz MP and Budapest deputy mayor István György has withdrawn his bill submitted last week on transferring all public lighting systems to the state or local governments.
Xpat Opinion: Living In The Hungarian Countryside
- 21 Feb 2013 10:35 AM
- getting around
Once upon a time, László and Linda Kondor would have been greatly entertained by the idea that urbanites such as themselves would be happy retiring in Kapolcs Village on a vineyard estate in the Hungarian countryside. Both had lived, and worked for decades in both the city of Chicago and Budapest, but late 2007 found them doing just that - walking away from all they owned and retiring to the ...
Preparations Begin For Latest Reduction In Public Utility Charges In Hungary
- 20 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Workgroup on reducing public utility charges including gas and electricity, water, sewage, refuse collection and chimney sweeping, held its first session yesterday. According to Mayor of Debrecen Lajos Kósa, a member of the Workgroup and Vice President of the Fidesz party, the goal is a 10 percent reduction, although the position of service providers must also be taken into consideration.
Fourth Metro Line In Budapest Structurally Ready
- 18 Feb 2013 10:02 AM
- getting around
The fourth metro line is more or less structurally ready and only minor works are under way, mayor István Tarlós said on Wednesday as he opened an underground garage on Rákóczi tér in the Eighth District. He said the expected overall cost of the first section of the metro project will be Ft 452 billion, rather than the anticipated Ft 373 billion.
Congestion Charge In Budapest By 2015?
- 6 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
On Tuesday this week Budapest Mayor Tarlós announced that motorists will have to pay to enter Budapest by 2015. Speaking on Hungarian HírTV he justified the action by blaming the Socialists, claiming they signed an undertaking to this effect when negotiating EU subsidies for the forthcoming M4 metro line - which is due for completion in 2014 at earliest.