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Invitation: Unforgettable Summer Festival In Gyula, Hungary, Until 11 August
- 15 Jul 2013 9:01 AM
- community & culture
The Gyula Castle Theatre operates in the court of the only gothic brick fortress that has survived in Central-Europe. Until 11th August the guests are entertained with the best performances of historical dramas, different forms of contemporary prosaic theatre, opera, ballet, mediaeval courtyard-music, jazz, blues, puppet-show, classic-, folk-music and folk-dance in the summer theatre. Not only ...
Xpat Opinion: European Politicians Speak Out Against The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 15 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: The Tavares Report continues to make waves in international politics. Last week, we heard from US Congressman Christopher Smith, who expressed his support for Hungary’s new constitution, the Fundamental Law, and condemned the double standards applied by critics. But we’re hearing from politicians across Europe as well. Their reasons for speaking out vary, but there’s one common ...
E-toll System Won’t Apply To Cars In Hungary
- 15 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government is not planning to extend the electronic road-toll system to passenger cars, but will instead continue with motorway stickers allowing unlimited mileage, the Development Ministry said in a statement. The technical capacity exists to extend the electronic scheme to other vehicle categories, state secretary Pál Völner told Népszabadság in an interview, prompting speculation in the ...
Tavares Denies Apologising To Hungary's Roma Authority President Farkas
- 12 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Portuguese Green Party MEP Rui Tavares yesterday denied that he had apologised to National Roma Authority president and Fidesz MP Flórián Farkas at their Wednesday meeting in Brussels.
Xpat Opinion: The ‘Magyar Gárda’ Remains Illegal In Hungary
- 11 Jul 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Earlier this week, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg upheld a ruling that outlaws a civic organization called the Magyar Gárda (Hungarian Guard), a paramilitary organization of the extreme right.
Xpat Opinion: Kim Lane Scheppele: In Praise Of The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Europe acted to hold the Hungarian government to the constitutional values that it eagerly endorsed when it joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Former PM Bajnai In Transylvania
- 3 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist describes Gordon Bajnai’s visit to Transylvania as phoney and hypocritical. A Transylvanian news site, on the other hand, suggests Bajnai did not go to chase after votes but to listen to what Hungarians living in Romania had to tell him.
Happy Ending – Children Island Budapest Came To An End
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Tens of thousands participated at the free of charge weekend programmes – thanks to the charitable toy collection children not having the possibility to play at the scene could also share the joy. The location of Children Island had to be changed the previous weekend due to the food peaking – however the event was just as successful as in earlier years, as tens of thousands of children, parents ...
Xpat Opinion: Council Of Europe Votes Down Proposal To Monitor Hungary
- 1 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: An otherwise uneventful week at the end of April brought some quite unusual news: the Council of Europe, the 47-member international organization that promotes cooperation on human rights, rule of law and democracy and not to be confused with the European Union, was considering a proposal that would put Hungary under a formal monitoring procedure and it had passed a committee ...
Invitation: Unforgettable Summer Festival In Gyula, Hungary, Until 11 August
- 15 Jul 2013 9:01 AM
- community & culture
The Gyula Castle Theatre operates in the court of the only gothic brick fortress that has survived in Central-Europe. Until 11th August the guests are entertained with the best performances of historical dramas, different forms of contemporary prosaic theatre, opera, ballet, mediaeval courtyard-music, jazz, blues, puppet-show, classic-, folk-music and folk-dance in the summer theatre. Not only ...
Xpat Opinion: European Politicians Speak Out Against The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 15 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: The Tavares Report continues to make waves in international politics. Last week, we heard from US Congressman Christopher Smith, who expressed his support for Hungary’s new constitution, the Fundamental Law, and condemned the double standards applied by critics. But we’re hearing from politicians across Europe as well. Their reasons for speaking out vary, but there’s one common ...
E-toll System Won’t Apply To Cars In Hungary
- 15 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government is not planning to extend the electronic road-toll system to passenger cars, but will instead continue with motorway stickers allowing unlimited mileage, the Development Ministry said in a statement. The technical capacity exists to extend the electronic scheme to other vehicle categories, state secretary Pál Völner told Népszabadság in an interview, prompting speculation in the ...
Tavares Denies Apologising To Hungary's Roma Authority President Farkas
- 12 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Portuguese Green Party MEP Rui Tavares yesterday denied that he had apologised to National Roma Authority president and Fidesz MP Flórián Farkas at their Wednesday meeting in Brussels.
Xpat Opinion: The ‘Magyar Gárda’ Remains Illegal In Hungary
- 11 Jul 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Earlier this week, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg upheld a ruling that outlaws a civic organization called the Magyar Gárda (Hungarian Guard), a paramilitary organization of the extreme right.
Xpat Opinion: Kim Lane Scheppele: In Praise Of The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Europe acted to hold the Hungarian government to the constitutional values that it eagerly endorsed when it joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Former PM Bajnai In Transylvania
- 3 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist describes Gordon Bajnai’s visit to Transylvania as phoney and hypocritical. A Transylvanian news site, on the other hand, suggests Bajnai did not go to chase after votes but to listen to what Hungarians living in Romania had to tell him.
Happy Ending – Children Island Budapest Came To An End
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Tens of thousands participated at the free of charge weekend programmes – thanks to the charitable toy collection children not having the possibility to play at the scene could also share the joy. The location of Children Island had to be changed the previous weekend due to the food peaking – however the event was just as successful as in earlier years, as tens of thousands of children, parents ...
Xpat Opinion: Council Of Europe Votes Down Proposal To Monitor Hungary
- 1 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: An otherwise uneventful week at the end of April brought some quite unusual news: the Council of Europe, the 47-member international organization that promotes cooperation on human rights, rule of law and democracy and not to be confused with the European Union, was considering a proposal that would put Hungary under a formal monitoring procedure and it had passed a committee ...