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500 Protest Plan To Bulldoze Roma Housing Estate In Miskolc
- 20 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 500 people protested Miskolc city council’s plan to bulldoze a Roma housing estate to make way for a new football stadium in the north-eastern city on Wednesday. The threatened settlement consists of around a dozen streets – numbered, not named – where Roma families live in 100-year-old, two-storey houses. It skirts the main thoroughfare of Miskolc and at one end is dwarfed by the ...
HM The Queen's Birthday Party in Budapest
- 15 Jul 2014 12:00 PM
- Xpatloop
HME Ambassador Knott's speech thanked event supporters Marriott Hotel, TESCO, The British International School Budapest, Shell, Unilever, BP, Diageo and Costa Coffee. "I also thank you for joining us in this celebration and ask that you raise your glasses to the Queen and to the President of Hungary", he said.
Survey Shows Support For Anti-Semitic Conspiracies In Hungarian Politics
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political Capital senior analyst Attila Juhasz says conspiracy theories are most likely emotive responses to trigger restrictive legislation and exclusiveness on a social level. Anti-Jewish sentiments are most prevalent among Jobbik voters, yet significantly present in all of Hungary’s political camps, according to a survey published on Monday by Political Capital and Szonda.
International Wine Congress Begins In Tokaj, Hungary
- 8 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- food & drink
The 10th International Terroir Congress, the world’s most prestigious wine science conference, began in Tokaj on Monday. This is the first time that a Terroir congress is held in eastern Europe. The conference’s main organiser is Corvinus University of Budapest (BCE), which offers courses in viticulture.
Pros And Cons Of Hungary's Nuclear Agreement With Russia
- 4 Jul 2014 1:00 AM
- business
Parliament is soon to adopt a law approving the Hungarian-Russian credit agreement on which the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant is based. At present prices the tab runs to 10 percent of the Hungarian GDP.
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?
Hungary’s Prime Minister Orbán’s New Government Sworn In
- 10 Jun 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder formally appointed the ministers of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's third government on Friday. Later, Parliament held a session at which Prime Minister Orbán addressed the new cabinet before their oath-taking ceremony.
Inauguration Of The Abai Kunanbaev Bust In The City Park In Budapest
- 6 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The ceremonial inauguration of the bust, commemorating the Kazak poet and composer Abai Kunanbaev, took place on 2nd June in the City Park. Deputy Mayor Miklós Csomós made a speech during the ceremony, in the frame of which a part of the Városligeti boulevard was named as Astana road.
Commemoration & Gala On The Day Of National Unity In Hungary
- 3 Jun 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
This year, the Day of National Unity will be remembered for the fourth time on the 4th of June; date of the signing of the Treaty of Trianon. The programmes of the national event are built again around the cross-border unity of the Hungarian culture to strengthen the ties between Hungarians living in- and outside of the country. According to the Parliament’s decision, the focus of the day is not ...
500 Protest Plan To Bulldoze Roma Housing Estate In Miskolc
- 20 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 500 people protested Miskolc city council’s plan to bulldoze a Roma housing estate to make way for a new football stadium in the north-eastern city on Wednesday. The threatened settlement consists of around a dozen streets – numbered, not named – where Roma families live in 100-year-old, two-storey houses. It skirts the main thoroughfare of Miskolc and at one end is dwarfed by the ...
HM The Queen's Birthday Party in Budapest
- 15 Jul 2014 12:00 PM
- Xpatloop
HME Ambassador Knott's speech thanked event supporters Marriott Hotel, TESCO, The British International School Budapest, Shell, Unilever, BP, Diageo and Costa Coffee. "I also thank you for joining us in this celebration and ask that you raise your glasses to the Queen and to the President of Hungary", he said.
Survey Shows Support For Anti-Semitic Conspiracies In Hungarian Politics
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political Capital senior analyst Attila Juhasz says conspiracy theories are most likely emotive responses to trigger restrictive legislation and exclusiveness on a social level. Anti-Jewish sentiments are most prevalent among Jobbik voters, yet significantly present in all of Hungary’s political camps, according to a survey published on Monday by Political Capital and Szonda.
International Wine Congress Begins In Tokaj, Hungary
- 8 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- food & drink
The 10th International Terroir Congress, the world’s most prestigious wine science conference, began in Tokaj on Monday. This is the first time that a Terroir congress is held in eastern Europe. The conference’s main organiser is Corvinus University of Budapest (BCE), which offers courses in viticulture.
Pros And Cons Of Hungary's Nuclear Agreement With Russia
- 4 Jul 2014 1:00 AM
- business
Parliament is soon to adopt a law approving the Hungarian-Russian credit agreement on which the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant is based. At present prices the tab runs to 10 percent of the Hungarian GDP.
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?
Hungary’s Prime Minister Orbán’s New Government Sworn In
- 10 Jun 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder formally appointed the ministers of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's third government on Friday. Later, Parliament held a session at which Prime Minister Orbán addressed the new cabinet before their oath-taking ceremony.
Inauguration Of The Abai Kunanbaev Bust In The City Park In Budapest
- 6 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The ceremonial inauguration of the bust, commemorating the Kazak poet and composer Abai Kunanbaev, took place on 2nd June in the City Park. Deputy Mayor Miklós Csomós made a speech during the ceremony, in the frame of which a part of the Városligeti boulevard was named as Astana road.
Commemoration & Gala On The Day Of National Unity In Hungary
- 3 Jun 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
This year, the Day of National Unity will be remembered for the fourth time on the 4th of June; date of the signing of the Treaty of Trianon. The programmes of the national event are built again around the cross-border unity of the Hungarian culture to strengthen the ties between Hungarians living in- and outside of the country. According to the Parliament’s decision, the focus of the day is not ...