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Baja Video Was Staged, Hungarian Police Confirm
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police yesterday dismissed the trustworthiness of the leaked recording suggesting that Fidesz committed electoral fraud at the recent Baja local by-election. The mobile phone footage was shot on October 15, after the by-election, and was completely staged, they explained.
EU Postpones Budapest Metro 4 Deadline
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The EU has informally told Hungary that it would accept completion of the EU-subsidised metro 4 project by the end of 2016, a year later than agreed, Népszabadság has learnt. It is still questionable whether the new line will have the number of passengers necessary to justify the EU subsidy, and some or all of it may have to be repaid, the daily adds.
Revamped Academy To Open In Budapest On Tuesday
- 21 Oct 2013 9:10 AM
- community & culture
The restored Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music will reopen on Tuesday with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán attending, Népszava reports. Some 90% of the Ft 13 billion project was funded by the EU, Népszava notes.
Hungary’s Baja Election Fraud Still Under Debate
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leak of a video implicating Fidesz in further electoral misconduct in Baja led to accusations and counter accusations over the weekend. A film recorded on October 12 and posted on website hvg.hu on Friday seemingly shows a Fidesz fixer handing over cash to Roma people in exchange for votes in the recent Baja repeated by-election, held after a court had found Fidesz guilty of electoral fraud.
Xpat Opinion: Roma Vote In Hungary: New Video Raises Questions
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
After a video surfaced showing Roma men exchanging money for votes in an apartment, centrist commentators question the credibility of the footage while left-liberal columnists lament the fact that the Hungarian Roma sell their votes because they see no other opportunity in politics.
Hungary's Social Union President Szili Founds New KTI Party
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Social Union president Katalin Szili announced the formation of a new party, named Community for Social Fairness (KTI), in Budapest on Thursday. Szili said the goal of the new party, formed through the co-operation of 12 parties and associations, is to offer a chance to those unrepresented by the existing parties, including the nearly four million poor and undecided voters “about whom nobody ...
Museum Quarter Design Tender On Way In Budapest
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- property
An international design tender for five buildings in the planned museum quarter in City Park will be launched before the end of the year, ministerial commissioner László Baán has announced. Baán, director general of the Museum of Fine Arts and the Hungarian National Gallery, told Inforádió on Thursday that the first step will be defining the functions of the new buildings
Wow: The World's Second Best City Is... Budapest
- 17 Oct 2013 11:10 AM
- travel
Condé Nast Traveler announced the winners of its 26th annual Readers' Choice Awards yesterday. As they do every year, this year's results introduce new categories, new hotels and re-ordered lists of the world's best destinations. Budapest came in second place, "Everything about Budapest was entrancing." It seems most of the reviewers agreed with this feedback about this beautiful European city.
Photo Article: Make Room For The Fish! - Nemo Fish & Chips Bar In Budapest
- 17 Oct 2013 10:35 AM
- food & drink
By We Love Budapest : Even though fish dishes are getting more and more popular by the day in Budapest, the city’s variety of sea food eateries is still not enough to fully satisfy fish fanatics. Recently opened Nemo Fish & Chips Bar surely has a couple of tricks up in its sleeve to mesmerize sea food enthusiasts, so if you consider ...
Baja Video Was Staged, Hungarian Police Confirm
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police yesterday dismissed the trustworthiness of the leaked recording suggesting that Fidesz committed electoral fraud at the recent Baja local by-election. The mobile phone footage was shot on October 15, after the by-election, and was completely staged, they explained.
EU Postpones Budapest Metro 4 Deadline
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The EU has informally told Hungary that it would accept completion of the EU-subsidised metro 4 project by the end of 2016, a year later than agreed, Népszabadság has learnt. It is still questionable whether the new line will have the number of passengers necessary to justify the EU subsidy, and some or all of it may have to be repaid, the daily adds.
Revamped Academy To Open In Budapest On Tuesday
- 21 Oct 2013 9:10 AM
- community & culture
The restored Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music will reopen on Tuesday with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán attending, Népszava reports. Some 90% of the Ft 13 billion project was funded by the EU, Népszava notes.
Hungary’s Baja Election Fraud Still Under Debate
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leak of a video implicating Fidesz in further electoral misconduct in Baja led to accusations and counter accusations over the weekend. A film recorded on October 12 and posted on website hvg.hu on Friday seemingly shows a Fidesz fixer handing over cash to Roma people in exchange for votes in the recent Baja repeated by-election, held after a court had found Fidesz guilty of electoral fraud.
Xpat Opinion: Roma Vote In Hungary: New Video Raises Questions
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
After a video surfaced showing Roma men exchanging money for votes in an apartment, centrist commentators question the credibility of the footage while left-liberal columnists lament the fact that the Hungarian Roma sell their votes because they see no other opportunity in politics.
Hungary's Social Union President Szili Founds New KTI Party
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Social Union president Katalin Szili announced the formation of a new party, named Community for Social Fairness (KTI), in Budapest on Thursday. Szili said the goal of the new party, formed through the co-operation of 12 parties and associations, is to offer a chance to those unrepresented by the existing parties, including the nearly four million poor and undecided voters “about whom nobody ...
Museum Quarter Design Tender On Way In Budapest
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- property
An international design tender for five buildings in the planned museum quarter in City Park will be launched before the end of the year, ministerial commissioner László Baán has announced. Baán, director general of the Museum of Fine Arts and the Hungarian National Gallery, told Inforádió on Thursday that the first step will be defining the functions of the new buildings
Wow: The World's Second Best City Is... Budapest
- 17 Oct 2013 11:10 AM
- travel
Condé Nast Traveler announced the winners of its 26th annual Readers' Choice Awards yesterday. As they do every year, this year's results introduce new categories, new hotels and re-ordered lists of the world's best destinations. Budapest came in second place, "Everything about Budapest was entrancing." It seems most of the reviewers agreed with this feedback about this beautiful European city.
Photo Article: Make Room For The Fish! - Nemo Fish & Chips Bar In Budapest
- 17 Oct 2013 10:35 AM
- food & drink
By We Love Budapest : Even though fish dishes are getting more and more popular by the day in Budapest, the city’s variety of sea food eateries is still not enough to fully satisfy fish fanatics. Recently opened Nemo Fish & Chips Bar surely has a couple of tricks up in its sleeve to mesmerize sea food enthusiasts, so if you consider ...