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Mayoral Candidate: Resolving Roma Problem Bound Up With Hungary’s Future
- 18 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Resolving Hungary’s "Roma problem" is bound up with the country’s very future, Albert Pásztor, a candidate for mayor of Miskolc, said in an interview to Népszabadság. "No one should think for a minute this problem’s going to stop at the city limits," said Pásztor, whose recent nomination by the opposition Socialist Party and the Democratic Coalition to head the impoverished north-east Hungarian ...
Hungarian Socialists Demand Metro 3 Revamp
- 17 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists will collect signatures demanding the revamp of Budapest’s metro line 3, the party’s Budapest chair said. Ágnes Kunhalmi said that Budapest Mayor István Tarlós had issued contradictory statements about the condition of the metro line. She accused Tarlós of playing Russian roulette with the residents of the city.
Palestinians Hold Demo Against Israel Gaza Operation In Hungary
- 17 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 150-200 participants joined a demonstration organised by the association of Palestinians living in Hungary against Israel’s operations in the Gaza Strip. The demonstration called for stopping the “terrorist bombing” of Gaza by Israel and for “Palestine’s freedom.”
Opposition Parties In Hungary Comment On Juncker Election
- 16 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party congratulated Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday on his election to European Commission president and voiced support for his programme to the transformation of Europe. The radical nationalist Jobbik, however, said that Juncker will make Europe a “continent of immigrants” which will completely change current ethnic proportions, while the leftist Democratic Coalition ...
Full House And Huge Names At The Sound Festival In Hungary
- 16 Jul 2014 2:00 AM
- entertainment
The 2014 MasterCard Balaton Sound attracted a total of 145 000 fans during 4 days and 5 nights. Almost 50% of the guests came from abroad and the festival passes were sold out months before the start of the event. The live stream of the festival reached hundreds of thousands of viewers, thanks to the cooperation with Ustream and Telekom.
HM The Queen's Birthday Party in Budapest
- 15 Jul 2014 12:00 PM
- Xpatloop
HME Ambassador Knott's speech thanked event supporters Marriott Hotel, TESCO, The British International School Budapest, Shell, Unilever, BP, Diageo and Costa Coffee. "I also thank you for joining us in this celebration and ask that you raise your glasses to the Queen and to the President of Hungary", he said.
CÖF: Norway Grant Hungarian Recipients Subject To Gov Scrutiny
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s civil organisations winning grants from the Norway Fund must not “sidestep” a review by government agencies, just like any other group using taxpayers’ money, CÖF-CÖKA said on Monday. “State control is not only a possibility, it is also mandatory, and a prerequisite of creditability,” the government-allied CÖF and associated foundation CÖKA insisted.
Hot Topic At Martos Free University: Hungarian Affairs In Brussels
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The power relations which have emerged after the May European parliamentary elections and plans to intensify lobbying of Hungarian affairs in Brussels were central topics of discussion between Fidesz MEP József Szájer and Slovak-Hungarian MEP Pál Csáky at the closing event of the Martovce (Martos) Free University on Sunday.
Banned Midwife Agnes Geréb Faces Retrial In Hungary
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Geréb’s house arrest was terminated by the Capital Court of Appeals in February but she remains forbidden to leave Budapest. The last time Geréb appealed her sentence, a court lengthened her minimum period of incarceration to two-thirds of her two-year sentence and doubled her ban for practising as a midwife to ten years.
Mayoral Candidate: Resolving Roma Problem Bound Up With Hungary’s Future
- 18 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Resolving Hungary’s "Roma problem" is bound up with the country’s very future, Albert Pásztor, a candidate for mayor of Miskolc, said in an interview to Népszabadság. "No one should think for a minute this problem’s going to stop at the city limits," said Pásztor, whose recent nomination by the opposition Socialist Party and the Democratic Coalition to head the impoverished north-east Hungarian ...
Hungarian Socialists Demand Metro 3 Revamp
- 17 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists will collect signatures demanding the revamp of Budapest’s metro line 3, the party’s Budapest chair said. Ágnes Kunhalmi said that Budapest Mayor István Tarlós had issued contradictory statements about the condition of the metro line. She accused Tarlós of playing Russian roulette with the residents of the city.
Palestinians Hold Demo Against Israel Gaza Operation In Hungary
- 17 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 150-200 participants joined a demonstration organised by the association of Palestinians living in Hungary against Israel’s operations in the Gaza Strip. The demonstration called for stopping the “terrorist bombing” of Gaza by Israel and for “Palestine’s freedom.”
Opposition Parties In Hungary Comment On Juncker Election
- 16 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party congratulated Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday on his election to European Commission president and voiced support for his programme to the transformation of Europe. The radical nationalist Jobbik, however, said that Juncker will make Europe a “continent of immigrants” which will completely change current ethnic proportions, while the leftist Democratic Coalition ...
Full House And Huge Names At The Sound Festival In Hungary
- 16 Jul 2014 2:00 AM
- entertainment
The 2014 MasterCard Balaton Sound attracted a total of 145 000 fans during 4 days and 5 nights. Almost 50% of the guests came from abroad and the festival passes were sold out months before the start of the event. The live stream of the festival reached hundreds of thousands of viewers, thanks to the cooperation with Ustream and Telekom.
HM The Queen's Birthday Party in Budapest
- 15 Jul 2014 12:00 PM
- Xpatloop
HME Ambassador Knott's speech thanked event supporters Marriott Hotel, TESCO, The British International School Budapest, Shell, Unilever, BP, Diageo and Costa Coffee. "I also thank you for joining us in this celebration and ask that you raise your glasses to the Queen and to the President of Hungary", he said.
CÖF: Norway Grant Hungarian Recipients Subject To Gov Scrutiny
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s civil organisations winning grants from the Norway Fund must not “sidestep” a review by government agencies, just like any other group using taxpayers’ money, CÖF-CÖKA said on Monday. “State control is not only a possibility, it is also mandatory, and a prerequisite of creditability,” the government-allied CÖF and associated foundation CÖKA insisted.
Hot Topic At Martos Free University: Hungarian Affairs In Brussels
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The power relations which have emerged after the May European parliamentary elections and plans to intensify lobbying of Hungarian affairs in Brussels were central topics of discussion between Fidesz MEP József Szájer and Slovak-Hungarian MEP Pál Csáky at the closing event of the Martovce (Martos) Free University on Sunday.
Banned Midwife Agnes Geréb Faces Retrial In Hungary
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Geréb’s house arrest was terminated by the Capital Court of Appeals in February but she remains forbidden to leave Budapest. The last time Geréb appealed her sentence, a court lengthened her minimum period of incarceration to two-thirds of her two-year sentence and doubled her ban for practising as a midwife to ten years.