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Isabel Val Project: Lights Of Budapest
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Throughout most of the 20th century, neon lights were the sign of progress and modernity – and behind the Iron Curtain, the illusion of it. Fixed upon the crumbling facades of the once magnificent buildings of post-war Budapest, neon lights beamed banal advertisements and Communist propaganda just like in any other country of the Eastern Bloc.
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán’s Speech At Kötcse On 9/11
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that our lives will never be the same as they were before 2001, but disagree on PM Orbán’s speech on the anniversary.
Hungarian Expats Receive Urgent Letter From Viktor Orbán
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians living abroad have received a letter from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán encouraging them to participate in the upcoming referendum against the EU refugee resettlement quota. The letter stresses the importance of the vote for defending European culture and indicts Brussels and European leaders for causing the refugee crisis and recent terror attacks in Europe.
Xpat Opinion: Are Security Agents Recruiting Informants In Media Outlets?
- 13 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The usually well-informed 444.hu published a story that has shaken the world of the Hungarian media. It was about an unnamed journalist (G.) who in December 2015 was approached by two men identifying themselves as agents of the Alkotmányvédelmi Hivatal (AH) or, in English, the Constitution Protection Office.
Annual Etyeki Picnic On This Weekend
- 1 Sep 2016 1:00 AM
- food & drink
Wine, friends and tradition! This is what the annual Picnic in Etyek is all about the organisers told XpatLoop. Exquisite local and guest winemakers, home-made food using treasures from local gardens, cultural events and children’s programs, and artisan fair. Plus János Csík and his friends, Bahorka Company, Lili Péterffy, the Cimbaliband and the Meszecsinka all promise to make this another ...
Bikes, Buses, Cars: A Question Of Balance In Budapest
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The former director of Budapest Transportation Centre BKK, Dávid Vitézy, is an important of a more sustainable transportation policy. He has been working tirelessly years to expand cycling infrastructure and greenery, and improve public transport. Here he also shares his opinion about the Liget project and Hungarian bus production.
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán Announces New Border Fence
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily likens the Hungarian Prime Minister’s plan to erect a new fence on Hungary’s southern border, to the Israeli wall in the West Bank. Népszabadság wonders if Hungary would shoot at refugees if the new defence line does not stop them.
Lázár: Quota Referendum ‘Historic’
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Oct. 2 referendum on the EU’s migrant quota measures will be “historic”, government office chief János Lázár said. Voters are expected to make a clear choice and thereby strengthen the government’s hand in its political dispute with the European Commission, he said at a regular weekly press briefing.
Understanding Patriotic Vocabulary On National Holiday
- 25 Aug 2016 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On the memorial day of the founding of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000 AD, a centrist pundit enumerates the nouns used to describe Hungarians and their country in an exercise that may help expats, visitors and foreign observers to understand the public discourse in Hungary on national issues.
Isabel Val Project: Lights Of Budapest
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Throughout most of the 20th century, neon lights were the sign of progress and modernity – and behind the Iron Curtain, the illusion of it. Fixed upon the crumbling facades of the once magnificent buildings of post-war Budapest, neon lights beamed banal advertisements and Communist propaganda just like in any other country of the Eastern Bloc.
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán’s Speech At Kötcse On 9/11
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that our lives will never be the same as they were before 2001, but disagree on PM Orbán’s speech on the anniversary.
Hungarian Expats Receive Urgent Letter From Viktor Orbán
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians living abroad have received a letter from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán encouraging them to participate in the upcoming referendum against the EU refugee resettlement quota. The letter stresses the importance of the vote for defending European culture and indicts Brussels and European leaders for causing the refugee crisis and recent terror attacks in Europe.
Xpat Opinion: Are Security Agents Recruiting Informants In Media Outlets?
- 13 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The usually well-informed 444.hu published a story that has shaken the world of the Hungarian media. It was about an unnamed journalist (G.) who in December 2015 was approached by two men identifying themselves as agents of the Alkotmányvédelmi Hivatal (AH) or, in English, the Constitution Protection Office.
Annual Etyeki Picnic On This Weekend
- 1 Sep 2016 1:00 AM
- food & drink
Wine, friends and tradition! This is what the annual Picnic in Etyek is all about the organisers told XpatLoop. Exquisite local and guest winemakers, home-made food using treasures from local gardens, cultural events and children’s programs, and artisan fair. Plus János Csík and his friends, Bahorka Company, Lili Péterffy, the Cimbaliband and the Meszecsinka all promise to make this another ...
Bikes, Buses, Cars: A Question Of Balance In Budapest
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The former director of Budapest Transportation Centre BKK, Dávid Vitézy, is an important of a more sustainable transportation policy. He has been working tirelessly years to expand cycling infrastructure and greenery, and improve public transport. Here he also shares his opinion about the Liget project and Hungarian bus production.
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán Announces New Border Fence
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily likens the Hungarian Prime Minister’s plan to erect a new fence on Hungary’s southern border, to the Israeli wall in the West Bank. Népszabadság wonders if Hungary would shoot at refugees if the new defence line does not stop them.
Lázár: Quota Referendum ‘Historic’
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Oct. 2 referendum on the EU’s migrant quota measures will be “historic”, government office chief János Lázár said. Voters are expected to make a clear choice and thereby strengthen the government’s hand in its political dispute with the European Commission, he said at a regular weekly press briefing.
Understanding Patriotic Vocabulary On National Holiday
- 25 Aug 2016 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On the memorial day of the founding of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000 AD, a centrist pundit enumerates the nouns used to describe Hungarians and their country in an exercise that may help expats, visitors and foreign observers to understand the public discourse in Hungary on national issues.