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Eleni Kounalakis: Hungary’s Xenophobic Response
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Op-ed piece written by former US ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis published by the New York Times on September 6th, 2015.
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
Hungary Births On The Rise
- 13 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of live births in Hungary has been on the up for the past two years, a human resources ministry state secretary said. Citing statistical data, Katalin Novák said the fertility rate was at a 20-year high as a result of the government’s policies aimed at encouraging couples to have children.
Catulli Carmina & Carmina Burana @ Margaret Island Open-Air Stage, 10 & 12 July
- 9 Jul 2015 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Performed by the Szeged Contemporary Ballet and the Dohnányi Orchestra of Budafok. Carl Orff, German composer, music teacher, and director is one of the most extraordinary figures of 20th-century music history. Dance and music are inseparable in his pedagogical work, his on-stage creations and his compositions. A large part of his work is complex, multidisciplinary creations, in which rhythm and ...
Growing Labour Shortage At Lake Balaton In Hungary
- 25 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The shortage of skilled workers at Lake Balaton has risen to dramatic levels this summer, local website sonline.hu reports. Restaurants and hotels are finding it increasingly difficult to keep staff, due to emigration, the report says, citing the example of one restaurant where the entire staff quit overnight, leaving the message: “We have gone to Austria”.
Lázár: Migrants Rejected By EU Have No Place In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Asylum-seekers returned to Hungary from other European Union states “cannot stay” in the country, János Lázár, the minister heading the cabinet, said at his regular Thursday press conference. “We are working to expel them,” Lázár said, answering a question concerning migrants who entered Hungary and went on to other EU countries before being rejected by them and sent back to Hungary.
'Carmina Burana', Festival Theatre, Budapest, 14 May
- 13 May 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
"Glimpsing into the ritualistic lives of a barbarian humanoid community scraping and struggling for survival in the ruins of civilization, we observe how its members battle their fears and follow their instincts in an attempt to overcome what Fate has thrown at them. Fate is sometimes benevolent, bringing joy and love, but sometimes it brings them sorrow and death.
Video: Hungarian History Comes Alive In 3D Animation Documentary
- 28 Apr 2015 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Wondering how Buda castle looked like 500 years ago? Struggling to recognise the historic statues of Budapest? Would you like to know better Hungary’s history but you have only fifteen minutes to spend in the Buda castle? Well, Budapest’s new 3D past cinema may have been opened for you.
Govt Signs Development Cooperation Agreement With Sopron
- 26 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has launched an urban development programme, under which Prime Minister Viktor Orbán signed a cooperation agreement with northwestern Hungary’s Sopron. Improving cities is crucial for Hungary’s rural development, the prime minister told a press conference. He added that similar cooperation agreements would be negotiated with all major cities of the 23 counties of Hungary.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Eleni Kounalakis: Hungary’s Xenophobic Response
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Op-ed piece written by former US ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis published by the New York Times on September 6th, 2015.
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
Hungary Births On The Rise
- 13 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of live births in Hungary has been on the up for the past two years, a human resources ministry state secretary said. Citing statistical data, Katalin Novák said the fertility rate was at a 20-year high as a result of the government’s policies aimed at encouraging couples to have children.
Catulli Carmina & Carmina Burana @ Margaret Island Open-Air Stage, 10 & 12 July
- 9 Jul 2015 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Performed by the Szeged Contemporary Ballet and the Dohnányi Orchestra of Budafok. Carl Orff, German composer, music teacher, and director is one of the most extraordinary figures of 20th-century music history. Dance and music are inseparable in his pedagogical work, his on-stage creations and his compositions. A large part of his work is complex, multidisciplinary creations, in which rhythm and ...
Growing Labour Shortage At Lake Balaton In Hungary
- 25 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The shortage of skilled workers at Lake Balaton has risen to dramatic levels this summer, local website sonline.hu reports. Restaurants and hotels are finding it increasingly difficult to keep staff, due to emigration, the report says, citing the example of one restaurant where the entire staff quit overnight, leaving the message: “We have gone to Austria”.
Lázár: Migrants Rejected By EU Have No Place In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Asylum-seekers returned to Hungary from other European Union states “cannot stay” in the country, János Lázár, the minister heading the cabinet, said at his regular Thursday press conference. “We are working to expel them,” Lázár said, answering a question concerning migrants who entered Hungary and went on to other EU countries before being rejected by them and sent back to Hungary.
'Carmina Burana', Festival Theatre, Budapest, 14 May
- 13 May 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
"Glimpsing into the ritualistic lives of a barbarian humanoid community scraping and struggling for survival in the ruins of civilization, we observe how its members battle their fears and follow their instincts in an attempt to overcome what Fate has thrown at them. Fate is sometimes benevolent, bringing joy and love, but sometimes it brings them sorrow and death.
Video: Hungarian History Comes Alive In 3D Animation Documentary
- 28 Apr 2015 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Wondering how Buda castle looked like 500 years ago? Struggling to recognise the historic statues of Budapest? Would you like to know better Hungary’s history but you have only fifteen minutes to spend in the Buda castle? Well, Budapest’s new 3D past cinema may have been opened for you.
Govt Signs Development Cooperation Agreement With Sopron
- 26 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has launched an urban development programme, under which Prime Minister Viktor Orbán signed a cooperation agreement with northwestern Hungary’s Sopron. Improving cities is crucial for Hungary’s rural development, the prime minister told a press conference. He added that similar cooperation agreements would be negotiated with all major cities of the 23 counties of Hungary.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]