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Study Shows Big Support For Szentendre Bike-Sharing Scheme
- 16 Oct 2015 9:01 AM
- getting around
The introduction of a Bubi-like public bike system in Szentendre, Hungary (pop. 25,000) is feasible, according to a recently completed six-month study. Optimally, the study concludes, the system would offer electric bikes at 11 prominent locations throughout the city.
Election Law Reform “Not On The Agenda”
- 16 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The most critical points of Hungary’s election system “have passed the tests”, and therefore reform of the election law is currently not on the agenda, Gergely Gulyás, head of parliament’s legislative committee, said. Though there is no need for “comprehensive” reform, it is worth looking into a possible restructuring of the laws on campaign financing and the registration of Hungarian voters ...
Nature Education At Happy Kids Budapest: Why Do We Let Children Play With Sticks
- 16 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- specials
A world without sticks...
Based on parental requirements and rare unfortunate events new laws are created on a regular basis that further limit the ways children can engage with the world around them. As a society we tend to react and leap to every worst possible conclusion in every case scenario. Parents, educators see a children reaching heights, discovering their own limits and the first ...
Xpat Opinion: Refugee Crisis Conspiracy Theories & Real Causes, By Hungarian Spectrum
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Before I tackle the subject of conspiracy theories, here’s a news item that should not be overlooked. On October 8 Pablo Gorondi of the Associated Press reported from Budapest that “troops from the European Union or NATO will be allowed to help defend Hungary’s borders due to the migrant crisis.” According to the decree that appeared in Magyar Közlöny, the Hungarian government will allow as many ...
Hungarian Fashion Dolls For Children In Danger By UNICEF
- 12 Oct 2015 6:00 AM
- community & culture
Charity campaign with the cooperation of renowned representatives of the fashion world. After the original French campaign, where among others such famous fashion houses as Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior were represented, this time it was the cream of Hungary’s fashion designers who devised dolls with suitable clothes.
The campaign was supported by noted designers and brands, such as ...
Art Market Budapest: Guest Exhibition: Radical Practices, Marinko Sudac Collection
- 7 Oct 2015 1:00 AM
- entertainment
Zagreb-based, Marinko Sudac Collection, encompasses a large number of artworks of progressive Avant-Garde, Neo-Avant-Garde, and post-Avant-Garde art, including morphologically and conceptually similar artistic developments and various practices of experimental art across Europe and beyond from the beginning of the 20th century until the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Collection's interest extends ...
Xpat Interview: Peter Szilagyi, Associate Professor of Finance at CEU Business School
- 6 Oct 2015 12:00 PM
Peter Szilagyi is Associate Professor of Finance at CEU Business School, and Director of the MSc in Finance program. The MSc in Finance is a one-year program with the possibility to extend, and runs both full and part-time. The next program starts in February 2016, with applications accepted until December 1.
Hungarian Immigration Office Reports Decline In Asylum Requests
- 5 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of asylum applications submitted to Hungary’s immigration office (BÁH) has declined recently, the office’s deputy director, Attila Kiss, told public news channel M1. Kiss said the immigration office has received a total of 175,942 asylum applications since the start of the year and by midnight on Thursday. He said that 273 people have been convicted of crossing Hungary’s border ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian PM Orbán’s Diplomatic Initiatives On Migration
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators disagree on whether the Prime Minister has been successful in promoting his ideas on solving the migrant crisis among European leaders. Meanwhile the conviction is gaining ground that Europe is late in meeting the migration challenge.
Study Shows Big Support For Szentendre Bike-Sharing Scheme
- 16 Oct 2015 9:01 AM
- getting around
The introduction of a Bubi-like public bike system in Szentendre, Hungary (pop. 25,000) is feasible, according to a recently completed six-month study. Optimally, the study concludes, the system would offer electric bikes at 11 prominent locations throughout the city.
Election Law Reform “Not On The Agenda”
- 16 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The most critical points of Hungary’s election system “have passed the tests”, and therefore reform of the election law is currently not on the agenda, Gergely Gulyás, head of parliament’s legislative committee, said. Though there is no need for “comprehensive” reform, it is worth looking into a possible restructuring of the laws on campaign financing and the registration of Hungarian voters ...
Nature Education At Happy Kids Budapest: Why Do We Let Children Play With Sticks
- 16 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- specials
A world without sticks...
Based on parental requirements and rare unfortunate events new laws are created on a regular basis that further limit the ways children can engage with the world around them. As a society we tend to react and leap to every worst possible conclusion in every case scenario. Parents, educators see a children reaching heights, discovering their own limits and the first ...
Xpat Opinion: Refugee Crisis Conspiracy Theories & Real Causes, By Hungarian Spectrum
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Before I tackle the subject of conspiracy theories, here’s a news item that should not be overlooked. On October 8 Pablo Gorondi of the Associated Press reported from Budapest that “troops from the European Union or NATO will be allowed to help defend Hungary’s borders due to the migrant crisis.” According to the decree that appeared in Magyar Közlöny, the Hungarian government will allow as many ...
Hungarian Fashion Dolls For Children In Danger By UNICEF
- 12 Oct 2015 6:00 AM
- community & culture
Charity campaign with the cooperation of renowned representatives of the fashion world. After the original French campaign, where among others such famous fashion houses as Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior were represented, this time it was the cream of Hungary’s fashion designers who devised dolls with suitable clothes.
The campaign was supported by noted designers and brands, such as ...
Art Market Budapest: Guest Exhibition: Radical Practices, Marinko Sudac Collection
- 7 Oct 2015 1:00 AM
- entertainment
Zagreb-based, Marinko Sudac Collection, encompasses a large number of artworks of progressive Avant-Garde, Neo-Avant-Garde, and post-Avant-Garde art, including morphologically and conceptually similar artistic developments and various practices of experimental art across Europe and beyond from the beginning of the 20th century until the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Collection's interest extends ...
Xpat Interview: Peter Szilagyi, Associate Professor of Finance at CEU Business School
- 6 Oct 2015 12:00 PM
Peter Szilagyi is Associate Professor of Finance at CEU Business School, and Director of the MSc in Finance program. The MSc in Finance is a one-year program with the possibility to extend, and runs both full and part-time. The next program starts in February 2016, with applications accepted until December 1.
Hungarian Immigration Office Reports Decline In Asylum Requests
- 5 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of asylum applications submitted to Hungary’s immigration office (BÁH) has declined recently, the office’s deputy director, Attila Kiss, told public news channel M1. Kiss said the immigration office has received a total of 175,942 asylum applications since the start of the year and by midnight on Thursday. He said that 273 people have been convicted of crossing Hungary’s border ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian PM Orbán’s Diplomatic Initiatives On Migration
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators disagree on whether the Prime Minister has been successful in promoting his ideas on solving the migrant crisis among European leaders. Meanwhile the conviction is gaining ground that Europe is late in meeting the migration challenge.