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'Nothing’s For Something', Trafó Budapest, 6 & 7 February
- 1 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Black curtains dance to The Blue Danube. After this extraordinary beginning, four performers take over the lead accompanied by spherical sounds. The dancers appear on a darkened stage – they emerge as points of light and colour accents and disappear again, leaving traces as they do so. Through the composition of moving bodies combined with variable stage elements, an organic form appears – a ...
Xpat Report: 2015's First Grandhouse Luncheon
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The first monthly Grandhouse luncheon of the season on January 21, 2015, held as usual in the restrained elegance of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences dining hall, met with the largest attendance of the past two years. Ambassadors Gordan Radman (Croatia), Gajus Scheltema (Holland), Kevin Dowling (Ireland), Igor Esmerov (Macedonia) and Rastilav Káer (Slovakia) were among the distinguished guests ...
Budapest Zoo To Get HUF 25 Billion In Government Support For Large-Scale Expansion
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Hungarian government has pledged to provide HUF 25 billion for the construction of the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden’s new area, Pannon Park. The park, which is expected to be completed in 2018 or 2019, will be dedicated to presenting the flora and fauna native to the Carpathian Basin in prehistoric times.
Fazekas: Protection For Hungarian Food Not Be Compromised
- 27 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The level of protection for high-quality Hungarian food must not be lowered, Sándor Fazekas, the agriculture minister, said in Brussels. Fazekas had talks with Phil Hogan, EU commissioner for farming, focusing on topical issues such as the Russian embargo, the common agriculture policy, as well as the US-EU free trade agreement, the farm minister said.
Hungarian Govt Condemns Motions Supporting School Segregation
- 26 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government rejects and condemns illegal school segregation and is committed to quality education that develops the conditions for equal opportunity, the ministry of human resources said.
Hungary’s Highest Court Says No To Criminalizing Sleeping Rough
- 22 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thanks to Hungary’s highest court, soon this man will no longer be considered a criminal. Hungary’s highest court, the Curia, has nullified a number of Budapest district and city hall ordinances forbidding people from sleeping rough in a variety of public areas. The court found that the legal rationale for the ordinances, adopted over the course of 2013, does not provide sufficient basis for ...
Hungarian Citizenship Now Much Easier To Obtain
- 21 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Dr. Judit Szegő: On the face of it, it seems that to become a Hungarian Citizen has become a lot easier since the introduction of a simplified naturalisation procedure in 2013. No longer is it necessary to live in Hungary, have a registered address or earn an income to qualify for citizenship - not even an exam in Hungarian is is needed!
Comedy Night @ Brody Studios Budapest, 4 February 2015
- 21 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
On Wednesday 4 of February, Brody Studios features the eighth in the series of English comedy nights hosted by Dave Thompson, best known as a brilliant one-liner writer and performer in Harry Hill’s TV Burp, and former Tinky Winky from ‘Teletubbies’.
Hungarian Interests Upheld In GMO Case
- 19 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On 13 January in the European Parliament, MEPs voted in favour of the legislative amendment that will enable member states to ban the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). It is of extremely high strategic importance that Hungarian agriculture remains GMO free, as also stated in the country’s constitution.
'Nothing’s For Something', Trafó Budapest, 6 & 7 February
- 1 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Black curtains dance to The Blue Danube. After this extraordinary beginning, four performers take over the lead accompanied by spherical sounds. The dancers appear on a darkened stage – they emerge as points of light and colour accents and disappear again, leaving traces as they do so. Through the composition of moving bodies combined with variable stage elements, an organic form appears – a ...
Xpat Report: 2015's First Grandhouse Luncheon
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The first monthly Grandhouse luncheon of the season on January 21, 2015, held as usual in the restrained elegance of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences dining hall, met with the largest attendance of the past two years. Ambassadors Gordan Radman (Croatia), Gajus Scheltema (Holland), Kevin Dowling (Ireland), Igor Esmerov (Macedonia) and Rastilav Káer (Slovakia) were among the distinguished guests ...
Budapest Zoo To Get HUF 25 Billion In Government Support For Large-Scale Expansion
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Hungarian government has pledged to provide HUF 25 billion for the construction of the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden’s new area, Pannon Park. The park, which is expected to be completed in 2018 or 2019, will be dedicated to presenting the flora and fauna native to the Carpathian Basin in prehistoric times.
Fazekas: Protection For Hungarian Food Not Be Compromised
- 27 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The level of protection for high-quality Hungarian food must not be lowered, Sándor Fazekas, the agriculture minister, said in Brussels. Fazekas had talks with Phil Hogan, EU commissioner for farming, focusing on topical issues such as the Russian embargo, the common agriculture policy, as well as the US-EU free trade agreement, the farm minister said.
Hungarian Govt Condemns Motions Supporting School Segregation
- 26 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government rejects and condemns illegal school segregation and is committed to quality education that develops the conditions for equal opportunity, the ministry of human resources said.
Hungary’s Highest Court Says No To Criminalizing Sleeping Rough
- 22 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thanks to Hungary’s highest court, soon this man will no longer be considered a criminal. Hungary’s highest court, the Curia, has nullified a number of Budapest district and city hall ordinances forbidding people from sleeping rough in a variety of public areas. The court found that the legal rationale for the ordinances, adopted over the course of 2013, does not provide sufficient basis for ...
Hungarian Citizenship Now Much Easier To Obtain
- 21 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Dr. Judit Szegő: On the face of it, it seems that to become a Hungarian Citizen has become a lot easier since the introduction of a simplified naturalisation procedure in 2013. No longer is it necessary to live in Hungary, have a registered address or earn an income to qualify for citizenship - not even an exam in Hungarian is is needed!
Comedy Night @ Brody Studios Budapest, 4 February 2015
- 21 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
On Wednesday 4 of February, Brody Studios features the eighth in the series of English comedy nights hosted by Dave Thompson, best known as a brilliant one-liner writer and performer in Harry Hill’s TV Burp, and former Tinky Winky from ‘Teletubbies’.
Hungarian Interests Upheld In GMO Case
- 19 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On 13 January in the European Parliament, MEPs voted in favour of the legislative amendment that will enable member states to ban the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). It is of extremely high strategic importance that Hungarian agriculture remains GMO free, as also stated in the country’s constitution.