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Hungarian Police To Patrol Serbia Border
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will send 20 police officers to serve on Serbia’s border with Macedonia, the two countries’ police chiefs agreed in Szeged on Monday. Hungary’s Károly Papp said the 20 officers as well as four mobile heat-sensing cameras will be deployed in Serbia next week. In addition, the Hungarian, Serb and Austrian police forces will set up a unit to investigate people-smuggling, Papp said after ...
Ends 20 Sept: Robert Capa & John G. Morris, Capa Center Budapest
- 22 Jun 2015 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Capa in Color presents the color work of the world-renowned Hungarian-born photographer taken between 1938 and 1954. The show was first exhibited in New York last year. This is the first time that the Capa Center cooperates with the International Center of Photography (ICP), one of the most distinguished photography institutions of the world.
Amnesty Protests For Refugees In Budapest
- 22 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian office of Amnesty International staged a protest outside the main entrance to Parliament on Saturday to mark World Refugees Day. Organisers said they aimed to draw attention to the plight of people in distress and to protest against misleading questions on the national consultation and the fence planned to be built on the border with Serbia. Orsolya Jenei, head of the Hungarian ...
Bomb Hoax Prank Closes Nyugati Station In Budapest
- 22 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Nyugati train station was closed for 30 minutes on Saturday after a cleaner found a suspicious package on a train. Bomb disposal experts examined the package and found a ticking alarm clock and a piece of paper with the word “Boom” written on it. The station had to be closed temporarily but was re-operated shortly after 2 p.m. Police are launching criminal proceedings.
Drone Imagery: Hungary’s Longest Bridge
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A drone imagery company has published a stunning 5-minute clip of the Kőröshegy viaduct, Hungary’s longest bridge. The 1872-metre long viaduct, on the route of the M7 motorway between Zamárdi and Balatonszárszó at the southern shore of Lake Balaton in Somogy county, was handed over to traffic in 2007.
Conductor Plans Sunday Sing-Along In Budapest
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Conductor Ádám Fischer has invited the public to join him for a sing-along on Sunday at the Szabadság tér memorial to the victims of German occupation. The conductor said he considers it very important “to raise our voice together” for Europe. Fischer will conduct participants in singing the French, German, Slovak and Hungarian national anthems, as well as Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, the anthem of ...
Nézőpont Survey Finds Orbán Best, Gyurcsány Worst PM In Hungary
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán has been the best, while Ferenc Gyurcsány the worst prime minister of Hungary in the past 25 years, according to respondents in a recent survey. Pollster Nézőpont has published results of its survey, conducted over the phone in early June, on its website, and said that Orbán, the incumbent premier, was selected by 33% of the respondents as the best head of government.
Bigger Than Ever 'Night Of Museums' On Saturday
- 18 Jun 2015 3:00 AM
- community & culture
More than 360 of Hungary’s cultural institutions will stay open late and offer special attractions on this year’s Museum Night on June 20th, culture state secretary Péter Hoppál announced. Participating venues include, castles, open air museums, zoos, public baths, botanical gardens, cultural centres and archives.
Nyugati Station Closing For Renovations
- 18 Jun 2015 2:50 AM
- getting around
Budapest’s Nyugati train station will close from next Monday, June 22 until midnight July 5 for maintenance and renovation works. The Ft 290 million renovation project is meant to considerably improve the standards of services offered by the station as well as that of the train transport. Some 60,000-70,000 passengers pass through the station every day.
Hungarian Police To Patrol Serbia Border
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will send 20 police officers to serve on Serbia’s border with Macedonia, the two countries’ police chiefs agreed in Szeged on Monday. Hungary’s Károly Papp said the 20 officers as well as four mobile heat-sensing cameras will be deployed in Serbia next week. In addition, the Hungarian, Serb and Austrian police forces will set up a unit to investigate people-smuggling, Papp said after ...
Ends 20 Sept: Robert Capa & John G. Morris, Capa Center Budapest
- 22 Jun 2015 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Capa in Color presents the color work of the world-renowned Hungarian-born photographer taken between 1938 and 1954. The show was first exhibited in New York last year. This is the first time that the Capa Center cooperates with the International Center of Photography (ICP), one of the most distinguished photography institutions of the world.
Amnesty Protests For Refugees In Budapest
- 22 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian office of Amnesty International staged a protest outside the main entrance to Parliament on Saturday to mark World Refugees Day. Organisers said they aimed to draw attention to the plight of people in distress and to protest against misleading questions on the national consultation and the fence planned to be built on the border with Serbia. Orsolya Jenei, head of the Hungarian ...
Bomb Hoax Prank Closes Nyugati Station In Budapest
- 22 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Nyugati train station was closed for 30 minutes on Saturday after a cleaner found a suspicious package on a train. Bomb disposal experts examined the package and found a ticking alarm clock and a piece of paper with the word “Boom” written on it. The station had to be closed temporarily but was re-operated shortly after 2 p.m. Police are launching criminal proceedings.
Drone Imagery: Hungary’s Longest Bridge
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A drone imagery company has published a stunning 5-minute clip of the Kőröshegy viaduct, Hungary’s longest bridge. The 1872-metre long viaduct, on the route of the M7 motorway between Zamárdi and Balatonszárszó at the southern shore of Lake Balaton in Somogy county, was handed over to traffic in 2007.
Conductor Plans Sunday Sing-Along In Budapest
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Conductor Ádám Fischer has invited the public to join him for a sing-along on Sunday at the Szabadság tér memorial to the victims of German occupation. The conductor said he considers it very important “to raise our voice together” for Europe. Fischer will conduct participants in singing the French, German, Slovak and Hungarian national anthems, as well as Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, the anthem of ...
Nézőpont Survey Finds Orbán Best, Gyurcsány Worst PM In Hungary
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán has been the best, while Ferenc Gyurcsány the worst prime minister of Hungary in the past 25 years, according to respondents in a recent survey. Pollster Nézőpont has published results of its survey, conducted over the phone in early June, on its website, and said that Orbán, the incumbent premier, was selected by 33% of the respondents as the best head of government.
Bigger Than Ever 'Night Of Museums' On Saturday
- 18 Jun 2015 3:00 AM
- community & culture
More than 360 of Hungary’s cultural institutions will stay open late and offer special attractions on this year’s Museum Night on June 20th, culture state secretary Péter Hoppál announced. Participating venues include, castles, open air museums, zoos, public baths, botanical gardens, cultural centres and archives.
Nyugati Station Closing For Renovations
- 18 Jun 2015 2:50 AM
- getting around
Budapest’s Nyugati train station will close from next Monday, June 22 until midnight July 5 for maintenance and renovation works. The Ft 290 million renovation project is meant to considerably improve the standards of services offered by the station as well as that of the train transport. Some 60,000-70,000 passengers pass through the station every day.