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German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Erected At Midnight
- 21 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The statues of the memorial to the victims of German occupation were lifted into place on Szabadság tér shortly after midnight on Saturday night amidst a heavy police presence. Index reported that about 100 police officers closed off Szabadság tér as the statues of an eagle and the Archangel Gabriel were erected.
Hungary’s Metropolitan Court Rejects Referendum On WWII Memorial
- 21 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Metropolitan Court has rejected in a final ruling a local referendum initiated by the Socialists on the construction of a contested memorial to the victims of Hungary’s 1944 German occupation in central Budapest, a lawmaker of the party said on Saturday. The ruling disallows any further possibility of legal remedy and has thwarted stopping the construction of the memorial in the 5th ...
500 Protest Plan To Bulldoze Roma Housing Estate In Miskolc
- 20 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 500 people protested Miskolc city council’s plan to bulldoze a Roma housing estate to make way for a new football stadium in the north-eastern city on Wednesday. The threatened settlement consists of around a dozen streets – numbered, not named – where Roma families live in 100-year-old, two-storey houses. It skirts the main thoroughfare of Miskolc and at one end is dwarfed by the ...
Sziget Festival In Budapest, Hungary Tickets Selling With Record Speed
- 18 Jul 2014 10:00 AM
- entertainment
All Siesta Camping tickets have been sold for this year’s Sziget Festival, which means that the upgraded campsites of the event are sold-out. Normal festival passes with camping possibilities are still available, but these are also selling with record speed and already passed the 80% marker. Those who are planning to visit the Island of Freedom in August, but still haven’t bought their tickets, ...
Hungarian Govt To Freeze 110 Billion Forints In Spending
- 18 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will freeze 110 billion forints (EUR 355m) in central budget expenditures to ensure that this year’s 2.9%-of-GDP deficit target can be met, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said on Thursday. The freeze will not affect families or businesses, only government expenditures, he said at a conference of the Hungarian Economic Association and the Fiscal Council.
Hungarian Museums Present Masterpieces On Outdoor Digital Displays In Madrid
- 18 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Museum of Fine Arts and the Hungarian National Gallery opened an exhibition of 25 international masterpieces from their collections on large outdoor digital displays in the centre of Madrid on Thursday. The exhibition dubbed “Art on the Street from Budapest”, featuring works by the likes of El Greco, Leonardo, Raphael and Munkácsy, will be on show near the Prado Museum until August 9.
Hungary’s PM: Thorough Probe Needed Into Malaysia Plane Crash
- 18 Jul 2014 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The “unusual, rare and shocking” downing of the Malaysian passenger jet over the eastern part of Ukraine requires a thorough investigation, the prime minister said in a radio interview today. Speaking to public broadcaster Kossuth Rádió, Viktor Orbán said it was likely the tragedy was due to a military manoeuvre, and he expressed his condolences to the families of the victims.
Xpat Interview: Kornel Bohm, founder, Spindoc Communications Network
- 17 Jul 2014 12:00 PM
As a founder of Spindoc Communications Network, Mr. Kornel Bőhm believes his team can face all kind of challenges regarding crisis communication and other PR tasks for their clients.
Fire Damages In Billions On Andrássy Avenue Building In Budapest
- 17 Jul 2014 10:35 AM
- property
The two people who were arrested earlier in connection with a disastrous fire that broke out yesterday in one of the apartment buildings of Budapest’s prestigious Andrássy Avenue, were released, the district prosecutor said on Wednesday. The district prosecution found no substantive evidence that would have justified keeping the men in custody.
German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Erected At Midnight
- 21 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The statues of the memorial to the victims of German occupation were lifted into place on Szabadság tér shortly after midnight on Saturday night amidst a heavy police presence. Index reported that about 100 police officers closed off Szabadság tér as the statues of an eagle and the Archangel Gabriel were erected.
Hungary’s Metropolitan Court Rejects Referendum On WWII Memorial
- 21 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Metropolitan Court has rejected in a final ruling a local referendum initiated by the Socialists on the construction of a contested memorial to the victims of Hungary’s 1944 German occupation in central Budapest, a lawmaker of the party said on Saturday. The ruling disallows any further possibility of legal remedy and has thwarted stopping the construction of the memorial in the 5th ...
500 Protest Plan To Bulldoze Roma Housing Estate In Miskolc
- 20 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 500 people protested Miskolc city council’s plan to bulldoze a Roma housing estate to make way for a new football stadium in the north-eastern city on Wednesday. The threatened settlement consists of around a dozen streets – numbered, not named – where Roma families live in 100-year-old, two-storey houses. It skirts the main thoroughfare of Miskolc and at one end is dwarfed by the ...
Sziget Festival In Budapest, Hungary Tickets Selling With Record Speed
- 18 Jul 2014 10:00 AM
- entertainment
All Siesta Camping tickets have been sold for this year’s Sziget Festival, which means that the upgraded campsites of the event are sold-out. Normal festival passes with camping possibilities are still available, but these are also selling with record speed and already passed the 80% marker. Those who are planning to visit the Island of Freedom in August, but still haven’t bought their tickets, ...
Hungarian Govt To Freeze 110 Billion Forints In Spending
- 18 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will freeze 110 billion forints (EUR 355m) in central budget expenditures to ensure that this year’s 2.9%-of-GDP deficit target can be met, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said on Thursday. The freeze will not affect families or businesses, only government expenditures, he said at a conference of the Hungarian Economic Association and the Fiscal Council.
Hungarian Museums Present Masterpieces On Outdoor Digital Displays In Madrid
- 18 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Museum of Fine Arts and the Hungarian National Gallery opened an exhibition of 25 international masterpieces from their collections on large outdoor digital displays in the centre of Madrid on Thursday. The exhibition dubbed “Art on the Street from Budapest”, featuring works by the likes of El Greco, Leonardo, Raphael and Munkácsy, will be on show near the Prado Museum until August 9.
Hungary’s PM: Thorough Probe Needed Into Malaysia Plane Crash
- 18 Jul 2014 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The “unusual, rare and shocking” downing of the Malaysian passenger jet over the eastern part of Ukraine requires a thorough investigation, the prime minister said in a radio interview today. Speaking to public broadcaster Kossuth Rádió, Viktor Orbán said it was likely the tragedy was due to a military manoeuvre, and he expressed his condolences to the families of the victims.
Xpat Interview: Kornel Bohm, founder, Spindoc Communications Network
- 17 Jul 2014 12:00 PM
As a founder of Spindoc Communications Network, Mr. Kornel Bőhm believes his team can face all kind of challenges regarding crisis communication and other PR tasks for their clients.
Fire Damages In Billions On Andrássy Avenue Building In Budapest
- 17 Jul 2014 10:35 AM
- property
The two people who were arrested earlier in connection with a disastrous fire that broke out yesterday in one of the apartment buildings of Budapest’s prestigious Andrássy Avenue, were released, the district prosecutor said on Wednesday. The district prosecution found no substantive evidence that would have justified keeping the men in custody.