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Xpat Opinion: Ringier To Get Rid Of Népszabadság In Hungary
- 31 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An independent conservative blogger wonders if the left-wing audience can sustain two nationwide dailies, or if one of them is destined to disappear.
Xpat Opinion: Neo-Nazis In Cegléd, Hungary
- 22 Aug 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
I wanted to write about the national holiday, August 20, St. Stephen’s Day, but something else came up. Another incident of Gypsy-baiting. This time in Cegléd, a town not far from Kecskemét and Szolnok, about 70 km south of Budapest. It has a population of 38,000 with a fairly large Roma population that lives on the outskirts of the town.
Roma-Gárda Conflict In Cegléd, Hungary
- 21 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 400 people organised by far-right groups gathered in Cegléd, central Hungary on Sunday night after a conflict developed between local Roma and the Új Magyar Gárda. Some 70-80 police officers cordoned off houses inhabited by Roma.
Xpat Opinion: Kurultay: Hungarians Asian Origins Extolled
- 14 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A right-wing columnist claims that Hungarians should be proud of their Asian origins, without however embracing the racist and homophobic rhetoric of the extreme right. Meanwhile, the leading left-wing daily accuses Fidesz of having integrated far-right Jobbik, and its rhetoric.
Traffic Safety Checks Launched In Hungary
- 13 Aug 2012 9:04 AM
- getting around
Nationwide safety checks were launched by National Police chief József Hatala as several fatal traffic accidents occurred on three consecutive weekends, law enforcement director general Zsolt Halmosi announced on Friday.
Invitation: Strawberry Festival, Tahitóthfalu, Hungary, 8 - 10 June
- 8 Jun 2012 9:04 AM
- food & drink
"Tahitótfalu villagers have several decades of tradition and experience in growing strawberries. At the beginning of the twentieth century strawberries were transported by a special type of ship, the so-called "Kofa ship" ("kofa" meaning a loud elderly lady selling her produce on the marketplace).
Hungary To Hold Nationwide Clean-Up Campaign On June 2
- 1 Jun 2012 3:02 AM
- community & culture
Hungary will hold a nationwide environment clean-up campaign on June 2, the second time after last year's initial event, the farm minister told a press conference on Tuesday.
Afghan Civil Society Leaders Visit Hungary
- 2 May 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
From April 18-21 Embassy Budapest hosted four Afghan civil society leaders who are experts in judicial reform, health sector reform, education policy and the rights of women and the disabled. The Afghan visitors shared their successes and explained the challenges they still face moving forward.
Traffic Safety Campaign Launched In Hungary
- 21 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Administration and Justice Ministry has launched a nationwide traffic safety campaign under the slogan “Everybody is born a pedestrian”. Several NGOs have joined the effort.
Xpat Opinion: Ringier To Get Rid Of Népszabadság In Hungary
- 31 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An independent conservative blogger wonders if the left-wing audience can sustain two nationwide dailies, or if one of them is destined to disappear.
Xpat Opinion: Neo-Nazis In Cegléd, Hungary
- 22 Aug 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
I wanted to write about the national holiday, August 20, St. Stephen’s Day, but something else came up. Another incident of Gypsy-baiting. This time in Cegléd, a town not far from Kecskemét and Szolnok, about 70 km south of Budapest. It has a population of 38,000 with a fairly large Roma population that lives on the outskirts of the town.
Roma-Gárda Conflict In Cegléd, Hungary
- 21 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 400 people organised by far-right groups gathered in Cegléd, central Hungary on Sunday night after a conflict developed between local Roma and the Új Magyar Gárda. Some 70-80 police officers cordoned off houses inhabited by Roma.
Xpat Opinion: Kurultay: Hungarians Asian Origins Extolled
- 14 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A right-wing columnist claims that Hungarians should be proud of their Asian origins, without however embracing the racist and homophobic rhetoric of the extreme right. Meanwhile, the leading left-wing daily accuses Fidesz of having integrated far-right Jobbik, and its rhetoric.
Traffic Safety Checks Launched In Hungary
- 13 Aug 2012 9:04 AM
- getting around
Nationwide safety checks were launched by National Police chief József Hatala as several fatal traffic accidents occurred on three consecutive weekends, law enforcement director general Zsolt Halmosi announced on Friday.
Invitation: Strawberry Festival, Tahitóthfalu, Hungary, 8 - 10 June
- 8 Jun 2012 9:04 AM
- food & drink
"Tahitótfalu villagers have several decades of tradition and experience in growing strawberries. At the beginning of the twentieth century strawberries were transported by a special type of ship, the so-called "Kofa ship" ("kofa" meaning a loud elderly lady selling her produce on the marketplace).
Hungary To Hold Nationwide Clean-Up Campaign On June 2
- 1 Jun 2012 3:02 AM
- community & culture
Hungary will hold a nationwide environment clean-up campaign on June 2, the second time after last year's initial event, the farm minister told a press conference on Tuesday.
Afghan Civil Society Leaders Visit Hungary
- 2 May 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
From April 18-21 Embassy Budapest hosted four Afghan civil society leaders who are experts in judicial reform, health sector reform, education policy and the rights of women and the disabled. The Afghan visitors shared their successes and explained the challenges they still face moving forward.
Traffic Safety Campaign Launched In Hungary
- 21 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Administration and Justice Ministry has launched a nationwide traffic safety campaign under the slogan “Everybody is born a pedestrian”. Several NGOs have joined the effort.