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UNICEF Claim Campaign Against Child Abuse Reached Goal In Hungary
- 27 May 2016 9:01 AM
- current affairs
UNICEF Hungary’s campaign against child abuse has reached its aim and started a public debate about the topic, the international organization reports, also stating it regrets that many social organisation misinterpreted the campaign’s message - see related article link below. UNICEF went on to state that nearly 30 000 children over the last 5 years became victims of violence in Hungary.
Rakéta Festival 2016, 30 May - 5 June
- 25 May 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
One week long party caravan in Budapest with the coolest clubs and the hottest bands.
Kövér: Migrant Resettlement Must Be Voluntary
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Any resettlement of migrants in European Union member states must be strictly voluntary, as mandatory resettlement is unacceptable, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said in Luxembourg. Threats to sanction member states that do not take in migrants “do not suggest a democratic disposition,”Kövér told a conference of EU house speakers.
Xpat Opinion: The Anti-Hungarian Conspiracy: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton And George Soros
- 21 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’m sure that Viktor Orbán harbors ill feelings toward Bill and Hillary Clinton–and that’s probably putting it mildly. Hillary Clinton, when Secretary of State, wrote a letter to him a few days before the parliamentary vote on the new constitution. In it Clinton expressed her regret that her talk with Orbán in June of 2011 and “the constructive comments offered by the U.S. government … have not ...
Socialists Abandon Signature Drive For Sunday Shopping Referendum
- 20 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has stopped collecting supporting signatures for a referendum on scrapping the already-repealed law on Sunday shopping restrictions, lawmaker Zoltán Gőgös told the daily Magyar Idők. The signature drive was abandoned two to three weeks ago, Gőgös said.
Museum Festival, National Museum, 21 - 22 May
- 18 May 2016 8:55 AM
- community & culture
Annual May Museums’ Festival features 120 Hungarian museums which will bring along presentations about their museums to the courtyard of the National Hungarian Museum for two days. Many of museums’ presentation run free workshops or “feel and touch” exhibitions. The one of Military museum is an absolute hit every year not only among youngsters but among adults as well.
Man Who Robbed Refugees Jailed
- 17 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Gyõr Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a ten-year prison sentence for a man who robbed Afghan refugees with a meat cleaver. The culprit, 41-year-old Ferenc Schaub, and an unidentified companion lured four Afghan men from Gyõr train station last June 9 and told them that he would take them to Vámosszabadi near the Slovak border.
Hungarian Police Fine Afghan HUF 50.000 For Jaywalking
- 17 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police in Körmend have fined a young Afghan man HUF 50,000 (USD 180) for jaywalking. According to the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, the man was crossing the street around 8:30 pm on his way to Tesco when a police officer fined him for “a lesser infraction committed while commuting on a public road” for failing to use the designated crosswalk.
Foreign Minister Urges Support For Countries Looking After Refugees
- 13 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian foreign minister called for more support for Middle Eastern countries looking after refugees, in an interview with CNN aired on Wednesday. Péter Szijjártó said the international community should provide financial aid to Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and the Kurdish region of Iraq so those countries can help the “millions” of refugees stranded there. He said deciding who should be allowed ...
UNICEF Claim Campaign Against Child Abuse Reached Goal In Hungary
- 27 May 2016 9:01 AM
- current affairs
UNICEF Hungary’s campaign against child abuse has reached its aim and started a public debate about the topic, the international organization reports, also stating it regrets that many social organisation misinterpreted the campaign’s message - see related article link below. UNICEF went on to state that nearly 30 000 children over the last 5 years became victims of violence in Hungary.
Rakéta Festival 2016, 30 May - 5 June
- 25 May 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
One week long party caravan in Budapest with the coolest clubs and the hottest bands.
Kövér: Migrant Resettlement Must Be Voluntary
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Any resettlement of migrants in European Union member states must be strictly voluntary, as mandatory resettlement is unacceptable, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said in Luxembourg. Threats to sanction member states that do not take in migrants “do not suggest a democratic disposition,”Kövér told a conference of EU house speakers.
Xpat Opinion: The Anti-Hungarian Conspiracy: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton And George Soros
- 21 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’m sure that Viktor Orbán harbors ill feelings toward Bill and Hillary Clinton–and that’s probably putting it mildly. Hillary Clinton, when Secretary of State, wrote a letter to him a few days before the parliamentary vote on the new constitution. In it Clinton expressed her regret that her talk with Orbán in June of 2011 and “the constructive comments offered by the U.S. government … have not ...
Socialists Abandon Signature Drive For Sunday Shopping Referendum
- 20 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has stopped collecting supporting signatures for a referendum on scrapping the already-repealed law on Sunday shopping restrictions, lawmaker Zoltán Gőgös told the daily Magyar Idők. The signature drive was abandoned two to three weeks ago, Gőgös said.
Museum Festival, National Museum, 21 - 22 May
- 18 May 2016 8:55 AM
- community & culture
Annual May Museums’ Festival features 120 Hungarian museums which will bring along presentations about their museums to the courtyard of the National Hungarian Museum for two days. Many of museums’ presentation run free workshops or “feel and touch” exhibitions. The one of Military museum is an absolute hit every year not only among youngsters but among adults as well.
Man Who Robbed Refugees Jailed
- 17 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Gyõr Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a ten-year prison sentence for a man who robbed Afghan refugees with a meat cleaver. The culprit, 41-year-old Ferenc Schaub, and an unidentified companion lured four Afghan men from Gyõr train station last June 9 and told them that he would take them to Vámosszabadi near the Slovak border.
Hungarian Police Fine Afghan HUF 50.000 For Jaywalking
- 17 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police in Körmend have fined a young Afghan man HUF 50,000 (USD 180) for jaywalking. According to the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, the man was crossing the street around 8:30 pm on his way to Tesco when a police officer fined him for “a lesser infraction committed while commuting on a public road” for failing to use the designated crosswalk.
Foreign Minister Urges Support For Countries Looking After Refugees
- 13 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian foreign minister called for more support for Middle Eastern countries looking after refugees, in an interview with CNN aired on Wednesday. Péter Szijjártó said the international community should provide financial aid to Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and the Kurdish region of Iraq so those countries can help the “millions” of refugees stranded there. He said deciding who should be allowed ...