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Guest Blog By British Chargé d’affaires Theresa Bubbear: Sziget – Day 3
- 10 Aug 2012 12:00 PM
- entertainment
Today I spent my third and final day at the Sziget Festival for this year. It was, unsurprisingly, a day of threes – third speech in Hungarian, policemen from three countries, three unexpected faces on Hungarian banknotes, and a meeting with three organisations. And Team GB remains third in the Olympic medals table. I am now passing the baton to three of the younger generation for the weekend.
Take BKK’s Public Transport Services To The Sziget Festival In Budapest
- 7 Aug 2012 9:04 AM
- getting around
The 20th Sziget Festival will be held from Sunday 5 August to Monday 13 Sunday on Óbuda Island. Thanks to the agreement between Sziget and BKK Centre for Budapest Transport, special CityPASS wristbands will go on sale entitling holders to public transport and other special services during the event. Furthermore, we are launching special dedicated transport services and provide higher frequency on ...
Road Traffic Restrictions In Budapest In The Area Of Sziget Festival
- 6 Aug 2012 9:07 AM
- getting around
For security reasons, please note that traffic restrictions will be in place again during the Sziget Festival in the area of Óbuda Island. From 8:00 p.m. on Friday, 3 August the section between Mozaik utca and the new road to Gázgyári lakótelep of Jégtörő utca will be closed, also the section between Mozaik utca 16. and Jégtörő utca will be closed. As the Sziget ticket offices will be located in ...
Romanian-Hungarian Bilateral Relations Should Be Based Upon The Mutual Respect Of Human Rights
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The protection of human rights, including the rights of ethnic Hungarians, is a key issue in terms of relations between Hungary and Romania, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh told a press conference on July 31.
Cops Eye Club Guards In Death Of 21-Year-Old Fished From Danube In Hungary
- 30 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest police have begun an investigation into an incident of December 3, 2011, suspecting that two security guards of the Dokk Club on Hajógyári Sziget in Budapest killed 21-year-old Géza Haraszti. The club was one of several run by László Vizoviczki that allegedly received protection from police while drugs were reportedly sold and other illegal activities conducted on the premises.
Xpat Opinion: The Hunters And The Hunted: Kuruc.info’s List Of Anti-Hungarians
- 24 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The first detailed description of the flashmob that took place in front of László Csatáry’s house on July 16 was published in Kanadai Magyar Hírlap. The author of the article was Eszter Garai-Édler, a participant, who was subsequently identified by some of the readers of kuruc.info. The threats against her have been relentless ever since. Two came from Béla Varga himself, who offered a bounty of ...
Hungary’s New Civil Code Before Parliament
- 23 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On 11 July, the Government submitted to Parliament Hungary’s first Civil Code created in a democratic environment by a team of highly reputable experts. The Government submitted the text created by the Civil Law Codification Committee to Parliament effectively without change.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And The National Security Forces: The Case Of Zoltán Bosnyák
- 22 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days ago I received a letter from a fellow Hungarian-American who regularly publishes in Hungarian newspapers. He is an excellent researcher who was struck by the ease with which László Csatáry and, before him, Sándor Képíró, another war criminal, managed to settle in Hungary. Both men, it turned out, were assured that no criminal proceedings would be brought against them. Képíró returned ...
Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán Holds Talks With Senior Rabbi Arthur Schneier
- 16 Jul 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks in his office last afternoon with Arthur Schneier, Senior Rabbi of Park East Synagogue in New York, President of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, and internationally acknowledged advocate of inter-religious dialogue.
Guest Blog By British Chargé d’affaires Theresa Bubbear: Sziget – Day 3
- 10 Aug 2012 12:00 PM
- entertainment
Today I spent my third and final day at the Sziget Festival for this year. It was, unsurprisingly, a day of threes – third speech in Hungarian, policemen from three countries, three unexpected faces on Hungarian banknotes, and a meeting with three organisations. And Team GB remains third in the Olympic medals table. I am now passing the baton to three of the younger generation for the weekend.
Take BKK’s Public Transport Services To The Sziget Festival In Budapest
- 7 Aug 2012 9:04 AM
- getting around
The 20th Sziget Festival will be held from Sunday 5 August to Monday 13 Sunday on Óbuda Island. Thanks to the agreement between Sziget and BKK Centre for Budapest Transport, special CityPASS wristbands will go on sale entitling holders to public transport and other special services during the event. Furthermore, we are launching special dedicated transport services and provide higher frequency on ...
Road Traffic Restrictions In Budapest In The Area Of Sziget Festival
- 6 Aug 2012 9:07 AM
- getting around
For security reasons, please note that traffic restrictions will be in place again during the Sziget Festival in the area of Óbuda Island. From 8:00 p.m. on Friday, 3 August the section between Mozaik utca and the new road to Gázgyári lakótelep of Jégtörő utca will be closed, also the section between Mozaik utca 16. and Jégtörő utca will be closed. As the Sziget ticket offices will be located in ...
Romanian-Hungarian Bilateral Relations Should Be Based Upon The Mutual Respect Of Human Rights
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The protection of human rights, including the rights of ethnic Hungarians, is a key issue in terms of relations between Hungary and Romania, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh told a press conference on July 31.
Cops Eye Club Guards In Death Of 21-Year-Old Fished From Danube In Hungary
- 30 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest police have begun an investigation into an incident of December 3, 2011, suspecting that two security guards of the Dokk Club on Hajógyári Sziget in Budapest killed 21-year-old Géza Haraszti. The club was one of several run by László Vizoviczki that allegedly received protection from police while drugs were reportedly sold and other illegal activities conducted on the premises.
Xpat Opinion: The Hunters And The Hunted: Kuruc.info’s List Of Anti-Hungarians
- 24 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The first detailed description of the flashmob that took place in front of László Csatáry’s house on July 16 was published in Kanadai Magyar Hírlap. The author of the article was Eszter Garai-Édler, a participant, who was subsequently identified by some of the readers of kuruc.info. The threats against her have been relentless ever since. Two came from Béla Varga himself, who offered a bounty of ...
Hungary’s New Civil Code Before Parliament
- 23 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On 11 July, the Government submitted to Parliament Hungary’s first Civil Code created in a democratic environment by a team of highly reputable experts. The Government submitted the text created by the Civil Law Codification Committee to Parliament effectively without change.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And The National Security Forces: The Case Of Zoltán Bosnyák
- 22 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days ago I received a letter from a fellow Hungarian-American who regularly publishes in Hungarian newspapers. He is an excellent researcher who was struck by the ease with which László Csatáry and, before him, Sándor Képíró, another war criminal, managed to settle in Hungary. Both men, it turned out, were assured that no criminal proceedings would be brought against them. Képíró returned ...
Hungary's PM Viktor Orbán Holds Talks With Senior Rabbi Arthur Schneier
- 16 Jul 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks in his office last afternoon with Arthur Schneier, Senior Rabbi of Park East Synagogue in New York, President of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, and internationally acknowledged advocate of inter-religious dialogue.