947 result(s) for roma people
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Chinese Market Closing?
- 20 Sep 2012 1:03 AM
- shopping
2014 Update: It was closed down. Hungary is not the most multicultural nation on the planet. 95% Magyar, 2% Roma, and the rest of us. Around 100,000 Chinese live in Hungary, and Budapest has its own Chinatown, well, a sprawling China-shanty-town. It's a real oddity, and if not the most immediate of local attractions, it is a side of the city that's bafflingly interesting, in a grimy kind of way. ...
U.S. Embassy Budapest’s Professional Fellowship Program For Roma People
- 10 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Embassy of the United States in Budapest is pleased to announce to continue its Professional Fellowship Program for Roma. The fellowship aims to develop professional skills that potential employers consider beneficial. The Embassy is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent selection process.
Romanians Mistrustful Of Hungary
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 77% of Romanians “do not trust” or “do not trust at all” in Hungary, according to a recent poll conducted by IRES, the Romanian Association for Evaluation and Strategy. Among respondents 38% view Hungary as a hostile country and 43% consider it as friendly. Fully 35% believe that Romania could lose territory to Hungary, while 62% disagree. However, 59% of respondents consider relations ...
Now On: 'Have A Nice Bath' Exhibition, Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
„Neatness pleases” – ran Ovid’s advice to young men setting out on amorous conquests in his didactic poem Ars amatoria. A clean body and a neat face was not only indispensable in the art of love, but was also an essential social demand for a Roman citizen wishing himself success in everyday life. An orderly and well-groomed appearance was considered as a fundamental feature of Romanitas, ...
Now On: 'What Is Hungarian? Contemporary Answers', Műcsarnok Budapest
- 23 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- community & culture
National identity has been one of the most prominent topics of Hungarian public discussions for more than two centuries now. Questions appear in numerous works of art, particularly after the birth of Historicism, the last great consistent stylistic trend of Romanticism. In the first part of the 19th century, in the so-called Reform Era, in the wake of German treatises on the character of nations, ...
Hungary's National Chief Of Police Called For An Investigation Regarding Police Action In Cegléd
- 23 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
József Hatala National Chief of Police has called for an investigation regarding measures taken by the police during recent tension between Roma and other locals of Cegléd, 70 km East of Budapest. László Garamvölgyi, Director of Communication at the National Police Headquarters stated, that the aim of the investigation will be to uncover whether police officers have failed to take the necessary ...
Xpat Opinion: Neo-Nazis In Cegléd, Hungary
- 22 Aug 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
I wanted to write about the national holiday, August 20, St. Stephen’s Day, but something else came up. Another incident of Gypsy-baiting. This time in Cegléd, a town not far from Kecskemét and Szolnok, about 70 km south of Budapest. It has a population of 38,000 with a fairly large Roma population that lives on the outskirts of the town.
Roma-Gárda Conflict In Cegléd, Hungary
- 21 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 400 people organised by far-right groups gathered in Cegléd, central Hungary on Sunday night after a conflict developed between local Roma and the Új Magyar Gárda. Some 70-80 police officers cordoned off houses inhabited by Roma.
The Situation Of The Roma In Hungary – Reaction To Comments Made By Amnesty International
- 17 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary is committed to protecting its citizens, regardless of their ethnic, cultural and social identity. It does not tolerate any kind of intimidation of minorities and ethnic groups. It is the Government’s responsibility to ensure that all in our country have opportunities for work and access to education, and that the conditions for peaceful coexistence within communities ...
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Chinese Market Closing?
- 20 Sep 2012 1:03 AM
- shopping
2014 Update: It was closed down. Hungary is not the most multicultural nation on the planet. 95% Magyar, 2% Roma, and the rest of us. Around 100,000 Chinese live in Hungary, and Budapest has its own Chinatown, well, a sprawling China-shanty-town. It's a real oddity, and if not the most immediate of local attractions, it is a side of the city that's bafflingly interesting, in a grimy kind of way. ...
U.S. Embassy Budapest’s Professional Fellowship Program For Roma People
- 10 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Embassy of the United States in Budapest is pleased to announce to continue its Professional Fellowship Program for Roma. The fellowship aims to develop professional skills that potential employers consider beneficial. The Embassy is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent selection process.
Romanians Mistrustful Of Hungary
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 77% of Romanians “do not trust” or “do not trust at all” in Hungary, according to a recent poll conducted by IRES, the Romanian Association for Evaluation and Strategy. Among respondents 38% view Hungary as a hostile country and 43% consider it as friendly. Fully 35% believe that Romania could lose territory to Hungary, while 62% disagree. However, 59% of respondents consider relations ...
Now On: 'Have A Nice Bath' Exhibition, Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
„Neatness pleases” – ran Ovid’s advice to young men setting out on amorous conquests in his didactic poem Ars amatoria. A clean body and a neat face was not only indispensable in the art of love, but was also an essential social demand for a Roman citizen wishing himself success in everyday life. An orderly and well-groomed appearance was considered as a fundamental feature of Romanitas, ...
Now On: 'What Is Hungarian? Contemporary Answers', Műcsarnok Budapest
- 23 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- community & culture
National identity has been one of the most prominent topics of Hungarian public discussions for more than two centuries now. Questions appear in numerous works of art, particularly after the birth of Historicism, the last great consistent stylistic trend of Romanticism. In the first part of the 19th century, in the so-called Reform Era, in the wake of German treatises on the character of nations, ...
Hungary's National Chief Of Police Called For An Investigation Regarding Police Action In Cegléd
- 23 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
József Hatala National Chief of Police has called for an investigation regarding measures taken by the police during recent tension between Roma and other locals of Cegléd, 70 km East of Budapest. László Garamvölgyi, Director of Communication at the National Police Headquarters stated, that the aim of the investigation will be to uncover whether police officers have failed to take the necessary ...
Xpat Opinion: Neo-Nazis In Cegléd, Hungary
- 22 Aug 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
I wanted to write about the national holiday, August 20, St. Stephen’s Day, but something else came up. Another incident of Gypsy-baiting. This time in Cegléd, a town not far from Kecskemét and Szolnok, about 70 km south of Budapest. It has a population of 38,000 with a fairly large Roma population that lives on the outskirts of the town.
Roma-Gárda Conflict In Cegléd, Hungary
- 21 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 400 people organised by far-right groups gathered in Cegléd, central Hungary on Sunday night after a conflict developed between local Roma and the Új Magyar Gárda. Some 70-80 police officers cordoned off houses inhabited by Roma.
The Situation Of The Roma In Hungary – Reaction To Comments Made By Amnesty International
- 17 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary is committed to protecting its citizens, regardless of their ethnic, cultural and social identity. It does not tolerate any kind of intimidation of minorities and ethnic groups. It is the Government’s responsibility to ensure that all in our country have opportunities for work and access to education, and that the conditions for peaceful coexistence within communities ...