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Gov’t Calls Off Repatriation Programme
- 14 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet is scrapping its Come Home Youth scheme designed to lure expatriate Hungarians back to the homeland, Economy Minister Mihály Varga announced. The scheme launched last year offered financial aid to those who returned from abroad, as well as assistance in finding employment and housing.
French Pair Tried To Take A Piece Of Parliament
- 14 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Charges have been filed against two French citizens who attempted to steal a stone ornament from the exterior of the Parliament building, Budapest prosecutor general Tibor Ibolya announced on Monday. The 28-year-old woman and 27-year-old man climbed over barriers in the dawn hours of March 29, and crawled under an iron gate to a balcony that is off-limits to visitors.
Budapest Bridge To Be Closed
- 13 Jun 2016 9:04 AM
- getting around
The Szabadság bridge will be closed to public transport and road traffic from June 16 to August 28, due to renovation work, the Budapest Transport Centre BKK announced at the weekend.
WizzAir Announces Porto Link
- 13 Jun 2016 8:00 AM
- travel
Low-cost airline Wizz Air will fly twice a week from Budapest to Porto starting September 4, the carrier announced on Friday.
Public Talk By Peter Jan Honigsberg, Open Society Archives, 13 June
- 10 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives cordially invites you to a public talk by Peter Jan Honigsberg, Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco, Founder and Director of the Witness to Guantanamo Project The Witness To Guantanamo Project: Giving Voice To The People Of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Hungarian-American Billionaire Soros Sees Open Society Under Attack
- 10 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The idea of the open society is under attack, Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros told Népszabadság on Thursday as he attended a conference on Roma affairs in Brussels. Asked if the growing xenophobia in Europe will hinder the acceptance of Roma and other minorities in society and the idea of the open society that he advocates, Soros said xenophobia also afflicts refugees, not just Roma.
Bugging Device Found At NGO
- 9 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Eötvös Károly Institute found a suspicious bugging device in its offices, the human rights NGO announced on its Facebook page on Wednesday. Director Bernadette Somody said the institute will not report the matter to police for the time being.
FHB Share Price Collapses
- 9 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Shares in FHB Jelzálogbank plunged on Wednesday, falling by the daily 15% maximum in the first hour of trading after both Parliament and the central bank took action against the lender.
Szijjártó Outraged By New EU Proposal
- 9 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó yesterday railed against a proposal by European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos on attracting skilled workers to the EU.
Gov’t Calls Off Repatriation Programme
- 14 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet is scrapping its Come Home Youth scheme designed to lure expatriate Hungarians back to the homeland, Economy Minister Mihály Varga announced. The scheme launched last year offered financial aid to those who returned from abroad, as well as assistance in finding employment and housing.
French Pair Tried To Take A Piece Of Parliament
- 14 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Charges have been filed against two French citizens who attempted to steal a stone ornament from the exterior of the Parliament building, Budapest prosecutor general Tibor Ibolya announced on Monday. The 28-year-old woman and 27-year-old man climbed over barriers in the dawn hours of March 29, and crawled under an iron gate to a balcony that is off-limits to visitors.
Budapest Bridge To Be Closed
- 13 Jun 2016 9:04 AM
- getting around
The Szabadság bridge will be closed to public transport and road traffic from June 16 to August 28, due to renovation work, the Budapest Transport Centre BKK announced at the weekend.
WizzAir Announces Porto Link
- 13 Jun 2016 8:00 AM
- travel
Low-cost airline Wizz Air will fly twice a week from Budapest to Porto starting September 4, the carrier announced on Friday.
Public Talk By Peter Jan Honigsberg, Open Society Archives, 13 June
- 10 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives cordially invites you to a public talk by Peter Jan Honigsberg, Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco, Founder and Director of the Witness to Guantanamo Project The Witness To Guantanamo Project: Giving Voice To The People Of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Hungarian-American Billionaire Soros Sees Open Society Under Attack
- 10 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The idea of the open society is under attack, Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros told Népszabadság on Thursday as he attended a conference on Roma affairs in Brussels. Asked if the growing xenophobia in Europe will hinder the acceptance of Roma and other minorities in society and the idea of the open society that he advocates, Soros said xenophobia also afflicts refugees, not just Roma.
Bugging Device Found At NGO
- 9 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Eötvös Károly Institute found a suspicious bugging device in its offices, the human rights NGO announced on its Facebook page on Wednesday. Director Bernadette Somody said the institute will not report the matter to police for the time being.
FHB Share Price Collapses
- 9 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Shares in FHB Jelzálogbank plunged on Wednesday, falling by the daily 15% maximum in the first hour of trading after both Parliament and the central bank took action against the lender.
Szijjártó Outraged By New EU Proposal
- 9 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó yesterday railed against a proposal by European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos on attracting skilled workers to the EU.