7 result(s) for soviet statute
Xpat Opinion: What Are These New Laws In Hungary All About?
- 13 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Hungarian politics have, in the past three years, undergone a wholesale renewal. In addition to the creation of a new constitution, the Fundamental Law, about 720 new laws and statutes have hit the books. Even a broad summary of these changes would consume thousands of words and would risk boring my readers. So let’s stick to the highlights: I’ll discuss the most important laws ...
Xpat Opinion: Voter Registration Abandoned But The Culture War Heats Up In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government columnists suggest that the government has backed down elegantly, disproving the charges of arrogance and authoritarianism often levelled against it, while according to centrist and left-leaning analysts, the government tested the water of public feeling and realized it had too much to lose on the registration issue.
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.
Március 15 Tér In Budapest To Be Closed Due To Bruce Willis Filming
- 11 Jul 2012 10:00 AM
- getting around
On Wednesday night this week, March 15 tér will be closed due to filming of the Bruce Willis film 'A Good Day To Die Hard', according to Budapest Transport Centre (BKK). From 6 pm until 6 am the next day the south part of the square, the Elizabeth Bridge and the underground car park will all be closed to the public. During this period we can not access that square and Belgrád rakpart from ...
Bruce Willis's Die Hard 5 Set On Fire In Hungary
- 6 Jul 2012 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Early this morning a twenty-eight meter wooden building burned down on the Die Hard 5 set at Kiskunlacháza airport. Current information indicates that during a shoot involving a fire, a helicopter fanned the flames which decame dangerously out of control, spreading rapidly due to wind crated by the aircraft. Szigetszentmiklós fire-fighters attended the scene, brought the flames under control and ...
Mystery Soviet Statute Makes Surprise Appearance In Budapest Thanks To Bruce Willis
- 28 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Passers-by are taking photos and looking perplexedly at the cordon fenced Soviet monument in Kalvin Square, opposite the glass palace building. The statue is ugly, too close for comfort to Corvin köz and, as passers-by told the [origo] reporter, one Soviet monument in the city is enough!
Xpat Event Report: Wallenberg Commemoration In Budapest
- 20 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"The British Embassy together with the Raoul Wallenberg Association organised a ceremony on 15 October at which a plaque was unveiled commemorating the courageous efforts of Raoul Wallenberg. The Swedish diplomat gave shelter for Hungarian Jews in the building of the British Embassy (Hazai Bank at that time).
Xpat Opinion: What Are These New Laws In Hungary All About?
- 13 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Hungarian politics have, in the past three years, undergone a wholesale renewal. In addition to the creation of a new constitution, the Fundamental Law, about 720 new laws and statutes have hit the books. Even a broad summary of these changes would consume thousands of words and would risk boring my readers. So let’s stick to the highlights: I’ll discuss the most important laws ...
Xpat Opinion: Voter Registration Abandoned But The Culture War Heats Up In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government columnists suggest that the government has backed down elegantly, disproving the charges of arrogance and authoritarianism often levelled against it, while according to centrist and left-leaning analysts, the government tested the water of public feeling and realized it had too much to lose on the registration issue.
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.
Március 15 Tér In Budapest To Be Closed Due To Bruce Willis Filming
- 11 Jul 2012 10:00 AM
- getting around
On Wednesday night this week, March 15 tér will be closed due to filming of the Bruce Willis film 'A Good Day To Die Hard', according to Budapest Transport Centre (BKK). From 6 pm until 6 am the next day the south part of the square, the Elizabeth Bridge and the underground car park will all be closed to the public. During this period we can not access that square and Belgrád rakpart from ...
Bruce Willis's Die Hard 5 Set On Fire In Hungary
- 6 Jul 2012 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Early this morning a twenty-eight meter wooden building burned down on the Die Hard 5 set at Kiskunlacháza airport. Current information indicates that during a shoot involving a fire, a helicopter fanned the flames which decame dangerously out of control, spreading rapidly due to wind crated by the aircraft. Szigetszentmiklós fire-fighters attended the scene, brought the flames under control and ...
Mystery Soviet Statute Makes Surprise Appearance In Budapest Thanks To Bruce Willis
- 28 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Passers-by are taking photos and looking perplexedly at the cordon fenced Soviet monument in Kalvin Square, opposite the glass palace building. The statue is ugly, too close for comfort to Corvin köz and, as passers-by told the [origo] reporter, one Soviet monument in the city is enough!
Xpat Event Report: Wallenberg Commemoration In Budapest
- 20 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"The British Embassy together with the Raoul Wallenberg Association organised a ceremony on 15 October at which a plaque was unveiled commemorating the courageous efforts of Raoul Wallenberg. The Swedish diplomat gave shelter for Hungarian Jews in the building of the British Embassy (Hazai Bank at that time).