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Bridget Lindsay, Former President, Diplomatic Spouses of Budapest
- 22 Nov 2017 11:00 AM
I first visited Budapest in 1982. I came with some friends on the overnight train from Warsaw, where I was working at the British Embassy. Howling dogs and misty border crossings - it was like living in a John le Carré novel. Budapest was shrouded in freezing fog all weekend but I still fell in love with the city.
'Rossini's L'italiana In Algeri', Erkel Theatre Budapest, 23 - 26 November
- 6 Nov 2017 12:00 AM
- community & culture
Over the past few years, the Hungarian State Opera has aimed to stage operas that have never or rarely been performed in Hungary. On 18 November 2017, the Budapest audience can see Rossini’s third most frequently performed opera, L’italiana in Algeri in a production directed by Máté Szabó.
UNHCR Chief Says Hungary’s Transit Zones Are Really Just Detention Centers
- 14 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s transit zones are really just detention centers, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi after wrapping up a two day visit to Hungary. Mr. Grandi met with both Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and Interior Minister Sándor Pintér, urging them to consider the importance of European solidarity and to take part in the EU program to relocate asylum-seekers ...
Nine Hungarians Stranded In Caribbean
- 12 Sep 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
Nine Hungarians trapped on the island of St. Martin by the devastation of Hurricane Irma have requested help either directly or via their family members from the Hungarian government, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced on Monday.
Hungarian Aid Workers Join Texas Hurricane Relief Effort
- 4 Sep 2017 8:14 AM
- current affairs
Aid workers of the Hungarian Baptist Charity have started work in Nederland, Texas, in the area savaged by hurricane Harvey.
Anti-Gypsy Rhetoric Systemic Part Of Hungarian Government Communication, Says Setét
- 10 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“A responsible politician does not talk the way (Minister of Human Resources) Balog talks. We learned from the 1930s and 40s what people are capable of when a group is excluded from the nation.”
Foreign Minister: Brussels’s ‘Impotence’ On Migration Endangers Europeans
- 18 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Brussels’s “impotence” in dealing with Europe’s migration crisis is endangering the European people, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó said after meeting his European Union colleagues in Brussels. “There is no time to lose in resolving Europe’s migrant crisis,” Szijjártó said.
Orbán: Border Fence Will Stand As Long As I Am PM
- 13 Jun 2017 8:36 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has promised that the border fence along Hungary’s southern border would stand as long as he is the prime minister. Addressing parliament, Orbán said that as long as Fidesz and the Christian Democrats governed Hungary, the government will not yield to Brussels’ “blackmails” and will refuse to accept mandatory migrant quotas.
CEU Hosts Conference On Migration, National Identity
- 30 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Migration and the identity of central and eastern European nations are the focal themes of a conference which began in Budapest on Monday. Addressing the event organised by the Central European University’s Centre for Neighbourhood Studies and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, former foreign minister Péter Balázs said that at present most migrants come from other continents rather than neighbouring ...
Bridget Lindsay, Former President, Diplomatic Spouses of Budapest
- 22 Nov 2017 11:00 AM
I first visited Budapest in 1982. I came with some friends on the overnight train from Warsaw, where I was working at the British Embassy. Howling dogs and misty border crossings - it was like living in a John le Carré novel. Budapest was shrouded in freezing fog all weekend but I still fell in love with the city.
'Rossini's L'italiana In Algeri', Erkel Theatre Budapest, 23 - 26 November
- 6 Nov 2017 12:00 AM
- community & culture
Over the past few years, the Hungarian State Opera has aimed to stage operas that have never or rarely been performed in Hungary. On 18 November 2017, the Budapest audience can see Rossini’s third most frequently performed opera, L’italiana in Algeri in a production directed by Máté Szabó.
UNHCR Chief Says Hungary’s Transit Zones Are Really Just Detention Centers
- 14 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s transit zones are really just detention centers, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi after wrapping up a two day visit to Hungary. Mr. Grandi met with both Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and Interior Minister Sándor Pintér, urging them to consider the importance of European solidarity and to take part in the EU program to relocate asylum-seekers ...
Nine Hungarians Stranded In Caribbean
- 12 Sep 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
Nine Hungarians trapped on the island of St. Martin by the devastation of Hurricane Irma have requested help either directly or via their family members from the Hungarian government, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced on Monday.
Hungarian Aid Workers Join Texas Hurricane Relief Effort
- 4 Sep 2017 8:14 AM
- current affairs
Aid workers of the Hungarian Baptist Charity have started work in Nederland, Texas, in the area savaged by hurricane Harvey.
Anti-Gypsy Rhetoric Systemic Part Of Hungarian Government Communication, Says Setét
- 10 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“A responsible politician does not talk the way (Minister of Human Resources) Balog talks. We learned from the 1930s and 40s what people are capable of when a group is excluded from the nation.”
Foreign Minister: Brussels’s ‘Impotence’ On Migration Endangers Europeans
- 18 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Brussels’s “impotence” in dealing with Europe’s migration crisis is endangering the European people, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó said after meeting his European Union colleagues in Brussels. “There is no time to lose in resolving Europe’s migrant crisis,” Szijjártó said.
Orbán: Border Fence Will Stand As Long As I Am PM
- 13 Jun 2017 8:36 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has promised that the border fence along Hungary’s southern border would stand as long as he is the prime minister. Addressing parliament, Orbán said that as long as Fidesz and the Christian Democrats governed Hungary, the government will not yield to Brussels’ “blackmails” and will refuse to accept mandatory migrant quotas.
CEU Hosts Conference On Migration, National Identity
- 30 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Migration and the identity of central and eastern European nations are the focal themes of a conference which began in Budapest on Monday. Addressing the event organised by the Central European University’s Centre for Neighbourhood Studies and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, former foreign minister Péter Balázs said that at present most migrants come from other continents rather than neighbouring ...