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Freedom Express To Arrive In Budapest
- 3 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
An international social and educational trip dubbed Freedom Express, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the fall of Communism in Europe, is to arrive in Budapest on Wednesday. The project is travelling through Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Germany, and after stops in Gdansk and Warsaw, it will be in Budapest for two days.
Xpat Opinion: Learning History In Orbán’s Hungary
- 2 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The new school year began yesterday and with it an entirely new system as far as textbook distribution is concerned. As you most likely know, a couple of years ago all schools were nationalized and put under the authority of one monstrous organization called Klebelsberg Intézményfenntartó Központ (KLIK), named after Kunó Klebelsberg, minister of education between 1922 and 1931.
First Charity Duck Race Takes Place In Budapest
- 1 Sep 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A paddling of yellow rubber ducks floated down the Danube in Budapest on Sunday for Hungary’s first charity duck race.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And Russia
- 1 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
There has been a lot of discussion about the Russian sympathies of the extreme right parties in Europe. I have written extensively about Jobbik’s close ties with Russia. I’m sure that many readers remember the strange story of Béla Kovács, Jobbik EP MP, who, by the way, was just barred from the territory of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government. The reason? Most likely Kovács’s participation in the ...
Xpat Opinion: Procreation And Pensions In Hungary
- 31 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last month or so article after article appeared about the conclusions of a group of economists and demographers who have been discussing possible solutions to the interrelated problems of the low Hungarian birthrate and the eventual depletion of the state pension fund. This group, the Népesedési Kerekasztal (Demographic round table), seems to have the support of the Orbán government. It is ...
Hungarian Youth Orgs To Light Candles For Christian Victims Of ISIS
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ruling Fidesz’s youth arm Fidelitas and the Young Christian Democrats (IKSZ) on Friday will light candles in Budapest for the Christians who have fallen victim to brutal attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). Members of the Jihadist organisation have murdered hundreds of people for their citizenship or religion, including US journalist James Foley, with heinous brutality, the ...
10th International Short Film Festival’BuSho’ Starts In Budapest On Tuesday
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The BuSho (Budapest Short) International Short Film Festival will be organised with the aid of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade between 2 and 7 September 2014; the festival will be opened by the patron of the event, Monika Balatoni, State Secretary for Cultural Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade at the Puskin Cinema on Tuesday evening. A toast will be given ...
Photo Article: Budapest's Most Pleasant Gardens
- 28 Aug 2014 6:55 AM
- food & drink
To urban dwellers - who are constantly surrounded by noise, and sometimes smog - a good garden is practically paradise. Being close to nature is refreshing for us all, so here we explore the hidden gardens of Budapest: from art cafés to top restaurants.
Portuguese, Danish Victory In 1st Ever Budapest Ironman Triathlon
- 25 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
Portugal’s Bruno Pais triumphed in the men’s competition and Denmark’s Michelle Vesterby in the women’s competition at the Ironman triathlon race that Budapest hosted for the first time on Saturday. Hungary’s Erika Csomor and Anna Halász finished second and third in the women’s category.
Freedom Express To Arrive In Budapest
- 3 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
An international social and educational trip dubbed Freedom Express, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the fall of Communism in Europe, is to arrive in Budapest on Wednesday. The project is travelling through Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Germany, and after stops in Gdansk and Warsaw, it will be in Budapest for two days.
Xpat Opinion: Learning History In Orbán’s Hungary
- 2 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The new school year began yesterday and with it an entirely new system as far as textbook distribution is concerned. As you most likely know, a couple of years ago all schools were nationalized and put under the authority of one monstrous organization called Klebelsberg Intézményfenntartó Központ (KLIK), named after Kunó Klebelsberg, minister of education between 1922 and 1931.
First Charity Duck Race Takes Place In Budapest
- 1 Sep 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A paddling of yellow rubber ducks floated down the Danube in Budapest on Sunday for Hungary’s first charity duck race.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And Russia
- 1 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
There has been a lot of discussion about the Russian sympathies of the extreme right parties in Europe. I have written extensively about Jobbik’s close ties with Russia. I’m sure that many readers remember the strange story of Béla Kovács, Jobbik EP MP, who, by the way, was just barred from the territory of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government. The reason? Most likely Kovács’s participation in the ...
Xpat Opinion: Procreation And Pensions In Hungary
- 31 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last month or so article after article appeared about the conclusions of a group of economists and demographers who have been discussing possible solutions to the interrelated problems of the low Hungarian birthrate and the eventual depletion of the state pension fund. This group, the Népesedési Kerekasztal (Demographic round table), seems to have the support of the Orbán government. It is ...
Hungarian Youth Orgs To Light Candles For Christian Victims Of ISIS
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ruling Fidesz’s youth arm Fidelitas and the Young Christian Democrats (IKSZ) on Friday will light candles in Budapest for the Christians who have fallen victim to brutal attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). Members of the Jihadist organisation have murdered hundreds of people for their citizenship or religion, including US journalist James Foley, with heinous brutality, the ...
10th International Short Film Festival’BuSho’ Starts In Budapest On Tuesday
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The BuSho (Budapest Short) International Short Film Festival will be organised with the aid of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade between 2 and 7 September 2014; the festival will be opened by the patron of the event, Monika Balatoni, State Secretary for Cultural Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade at the Puskin Cinema on Tuesday evening. A toast will be given ...
Photo Article: Budapest's Most Pleasant Gardens
- 28 Aug 2014 6:55 AM
- food & drink
To urban dwellers - who are constantly surrounded by noise, and sometimes smog - a good garden is practically paradise. Being close to nature is refreshing for us all, so here we explore the hidden gardens of Budapest: from art cafés to top restaurants.
Portuguese, Danish Victory In 1st Ever Budapest Ironman Triathlon
- 25 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
Portugal’s Bruno Pais triumphed in the men’s competition and Denmark’s Michelle Vesterby in the women’s competition at the Ironman triathlon race that Budapest hosted for the first time on Saturday. Hungary’s Erika Csomor and Anna Halász finished second and third in the women’s category.