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Kids To Visit The Budapest Zoo For Free Until 6 November
- 4 Nov 2016 8:04 AM
- entertainment
Travelo.hu reports that the Budapest Zoo is busy preparing all sorts of family activities for these upcoming days: there will be trainings, a memory game, pumpkin carving and more. Visitors are welcomed with great discounts during the long-weekend and the autumn break.
Hungary Elected To Serve Three-Year Term On UN Human Rights Council
- 3 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A vote during the General Assembly of the United Nations last week elected 14 countries to the Human Rights Council, the UN body responsible for promoting and protecting all human rights around the globe. Those elected were Brazil, China, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, Hungary, Iraq, Japan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tunisia, United Kingdom and the United States. All will serve three-year terms ...
Orbán’s Miniature Railway Runs Into Opposition In Etyek
- 3 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Protests from residents of the village of Etyek in Fejér county have caused the temporary suspension of plans to connect the community to the town of Bicske with a miniature railway line, a pet project of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, reports Magyar Nemzet. According to the plans, rail would be run on the land and near the homes of Etyek residents, and in some cases train stops would be ...
The Capital With The Eye Of An Expat: Buffalo Reservation
- 3 Nov 2016 3:40 AM
- getting around
By Mary Murphy: One of the many joys of living in Budapest is the huge amount of activity. There’s always something going on. Places to visit. Exhibitions to see. Concerts to attend. So much so that there is a danger that life in Hungary revolves around the capital and we don’t take or make the time to venture further afield.
Budapest Zoo Is 150 Years Old
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
It’s been 150 years since Hungary’s very first zoo, the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden in the heart of the capital opened its gates to the public on August 9, 1866, writes hvg.hu. It was back at the end of the 18th century that the first public zoos were opened in Western Europe, the zoo in Vienna, for instance, began welcoming visitors in 1780.
Civilian Jet Intercepted By Hungarian Gripens
- 28 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A civilian aircraft travelling from Abu Dhabi to London was intercepted by Hungarian Gripen fighter planes early on Thursday after it entered Hungary’s airspace unannounced. The Falcon 2000 jet was intercepted at 5:40am. The Gripens successfully established contact with the plane and then escorted it out of Hungarian airspace just after 6am, the defence ministry said.
Seeing Success, Taxify Plans Expansion In Hungary
- 25 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Following almost two months of operations in Budapest, Estonia-based transportation company Taxify has requested that the Hungarian National Transport Authority greenlight the company’s plans to double the number of cars it operates in the capital, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal yesterday.
Grand Master Of Order Of The Holy Sepulchre Of Jerusalem Arrives In Hungary
- 24 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Edwin Frederick O’Brien, Cardinal-Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, is on a visit to Hungary to knight six candidates of the Hungarian Lieutenancy in Budapest’s Matthias Church, the Esztergom-Budapest Archdiocese told MTI.
Hungary Wants ‘Flexible’ EU - UK Ties
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Speaking on the topic of Britain’s exit from the EU, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told public television in an interview that Hungary is insistent that economic, trade and investment ties between the EU and Britain should remain as flexible as possible and the over three million EU citizens working in Britain should have their rights protected.
Kids To Visit The Budapest Zoo For Free Until 6 November
- 4 Nov 2016 8:04 AM
- entertainment
Travelo.hu reports that the Budapest Zoo is busy preparing all sorts of family activities for these upcoming days: there will be trainings, a memory game, pumpkin carving and more. Visitors are welcomed with great discounts during the long-weekend and the autumn break.
Hungary Elected To Serve Three-Year Term On UN Human Rights Council
- 3 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A vote during the General Assembly of the United Nations last week elected 14 countries to the Human Rights Council, the UN body responsible for promoting and protecting all human rights around the globe. Those elected were Brazil, China, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, Hungary, Iraq, Japan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tunisia, United Kingdom and the United States. All will serve three-year terms ...
Orbán’s Miniature Railway Runs Into Opposition In Etyek
- 3 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Protests from residents of the village of Etyek in Fejér county have caused the temporary suspension of plans to connect the community to the town of Bicske with a miniature railway line, a pet project of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, reports Magyar Nemzet. According to the plans, rail would be run on the land and near the homes of Etyek residents, and in some cases train stops would be ...
The Capital With The Eye Of An Expat: Buffalo Reservation
- 3 Nov 2016 3:40 AM
- getting around
By Mary Murphy: One of the many joys of living in Budapest is the huge amount of activity. There’s always something going on. Places to visit. Exhibitions to see. Concerts to attend. So much so that there is a danger that life in Hungary revolves around the capital and we don’t take or make the time to venture further afield.
Budapest Zoo Is 150 Years Old
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- entertainment
It’s been 150 years since Hungary’s very first zoo, the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden in the heart of the capital opened its gates to the public on August 9, 1866, writes hvg.hu. It was back at the end of the 18th century that the first public zoos were opened in Western Europe, the zoo in Vienna, for instance, began welcoming visitors in 1780.
Civilian Jet Intercepted By Hungarian Gripens
- 28 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A civilian aircraft travelling from Abu Dhabi to London was intercepted by Hungarian Gripen fighter planes early on Thursday after it entered Hungary’s airspace unannounced. The Falcon 2000 jet was intercepted at 5:40am. The Gripens successfully established contact with the plane and then escorted it out of Hungarian airspace just after 6am, the defence ministry said.
Seeing Success, Taxify Plans Expansion In Hungary
- 25 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Following almost two months of operations in Budapest, Estonia-based transportation company Taxify has requested that the Hungarian National Transport Authority greenlight the company’s plans to double the number of cars it operates in the capital, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal yesterday.
Grand Master Of Order Of The Holy Sepulchre Of Jerusalem Arrives In Hungary
- 24 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Edwin Frederick O’Brien, Cardinal-Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, is on a visit to Hungary to knight six candidates of the Hungarian Lieutenancy in Budapest’s Matthias Church, the Esztergom-Budapest Archdiocese told MTI.
Hungary Wants ‘Flexible’ EU - UK Ties
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Speaking on the topic of Britain’s exit from the EU, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told public television in an interview that Hungary is insistent that economic, trade and investment ties between the EU and Britain should remain as flexible as possible and the over three million EU citizens working in Britain should have their rights protected.