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Hungary Has Taken Over Airspace Defence Of Baltic Countries
- 4 Sep 2015 9:14 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will be in charge of the protection of the airspace of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for a period of four months as of 1 September as part of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission. At the official rotation ceremony, which was attended by Defence Minister Csaba Hende, Hungary took over the mission at the Siauliai Air Base in Lithuania from Norway and Italy.
Obama, Kerry Send August 20 Greetigs To Hungary
- 19 Aug 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
US President Barack Obama has sent his congratulations in a letter to János Áder, his Hungarian counterpart, on the occasion of Hungary’s national holiday. “St. Stephen’s success in anchoring Hungary in Europe more than 1,000 years ago remains a historic achievement,” he said, in reference to Hungarians celebrating the birth of their first state led by King Stephen I. “On this day, we celebrate ...
Gogol Bordello (USA) @ Sziget Budapest, 12 August 4pm
- 12 Aug 2015 1:00 AM
- entertainment
“I’ve come full circle and I’m comfortable being a total outsider,” says Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hutz, explaining the philosophy behind the band’s new album, Pura Vida Conspiracy. Like everything they’ve ever done, this outing is an uncategorizable blend of international influences, anchored by the gypsy rhythms Hutz grew up with in Ukraine. “Most people are looking for a box to put stuff in,” he ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Spies Are Everywhere
- 6 Aug 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
As the minister of the prime minister’s office responsible for, among other things, Hungarian intelligence, János Lázár has very little sense of what should remain secret. I found the minutes of his speech at the meeting of the parliamentary committee on national security on June 23 shocking. He outlined several ongoing Hungarian intelligence projects, endangering not only the work of the ...
Ivan & The Parazol, Budapest Park, 6 August
- 3 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Selling out high profile venues, having a Main Stage slot at Sziget Festival 2014 foreshadows a rising of a new beat generation. Ivan & The Parazol, the five piece rock and roll band’s career started in 2010, when they met at a private music school in Budapest. Their groovy rock tunes quickly gained a very engaged and rife audience.
The Hong Kong Children’s Choir, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, 31 July
- 30 Jul 2015 10:40 AM
- community & culture
All Nations Lions Club Budapest: We have the pleasure to invite you to the Concert of The Hong Kong Children’s Choir at Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest Building C, 1st floor, Kupolacsarnok on 31st July (Friday) 2015, at 11.00 am
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s Speech At Tusnádfürdő
- 28 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators find PM Orbán’s speech focusing on illegal migration at Fidesz’s annual summer university more moderate and cautious than his addresses in previous years. In his address at the Youth Free University at the Carpathian resort town of Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő), in Romania, Viktor Orbán talked about the challenges facing Europe and Hungary. He underlined that the European Union has been ...
Refugee Camp In Vámosszabadi, Hungary Dangerously Overcrowded
- 28 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Vámosszabadi refugee camp in southern Hungary is dangerously overcrowded. There refugees can choose between sleeping side by side on cots indoors or sleeping in tents where temperatures reach 110 degrees. Others opt to sleep in a small wood nearby. There are not enough toilets. Garbage is everywhere.
Two Types Of Border Fence To Be Built On Serbian-Hungarian Border
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government decided on the construction of two types of border fence at its Tuesday meeting; the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Defence will build an almost four-metre-tall fence on the sections of the border which can be easily penetrated, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office informed the press at a press conference held during the break of the cabinet meeting.
Hungary Has Taken Over Airspace Defence Of Baltic Countries
- 4 Sep 2015 9:14 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will be in charge of the protection of the airspace of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for a period of four months as of 1 September as part of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission. At the official rotation ceremony, which was attended by Defence Minister Csaba Hende, Hungary took over the mission at the Siauliai Air Base in Lithuania from Norway and Italy.
Obama, Kerry Send August 20 Greetigs To Hungary
- 19 Aug 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
US President Barack Obama has sent his congratulations in a letter to János Áder, his Hungarian counterpart, on the occasion of Hungary’s national holiday. “St. Stephen’s success in anchoring Hungary in Europe more than 1,000 years ago remains a historic achievement,” he said, in reference to Hungarians celebrating the birth of their first state led by King Stephen I. “On this day, we celebrate ...
Gogol Bordello (USA) @ Sziget Budapest, 12 August 4pm
- 12 Aug 2015 1:00 AM
- entertainment
“I’ve come full circle and I’m comfortable being a total outsider,” says Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hutz, explaining the philosophy behind the band’s new album, Pura Vida Conspiracy. Like everything they’ve ever done, this outing is an uncategorizable blend of international influences, anchored by the gypsy rhythms Hutz grew up with in Ukraine. “Most people are looking for a box to put stuff in,” he ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Spies Are Everywhere
- 6 Aug 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
As the minister of the prime minister’s office responsible for, among other things, Hungarian intelligence, János Lázár has very little sense of what should remain secret. I found the minutes of his speech at the meeting of the parliamentary committee on national security on June 23 shocking. He outlined several ongoing Hungarian intelligence projects, endangering not only the work of the ...
Ivan & The Parazol, Budapest Park, 6 August
- 3 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Selling out high profile venues, having a Main Stage slot at Sziget Festival 2014 foreshadows a rising of a new beat generation. Ivan & The Parazol, the five piece rock and roll band’s career started in 2010, when they met at a private music school in Budapest. Their groovy rock tunes quickly gained a very engaged and rife audience.
The Hong Kong Children’s Choir, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, 31 July
- 30 Jul 2015 10:40 AM
- community & culture
All Nations Lions Club Budapest: We have the pleasure to invite you to the Concert of The Hong Kong Children’s Choir at Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest Building C, 1st floor, Kupolacsarnok on 31st July (Friday) 2015, at 11.00 am
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s Speech At Tusnádfürdő
- 28 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators find PM Orbán’s speech focusing on illegal migration at Fidesz’s annual summer university more moderate and cautious than his addresses in previous years. In his address at the Youth Free University at the Carpathian resort town of Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő), in Romania, Viktor Orbán talked about the challenges facing Europe and Hungary. He underlined that the European Union has been ...
Refugee Camp In Vámosszabadi, Hungary Dangerously Overcrowded
- 28 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Vámosszabadi refugee camp in southern Hungary is dangerously overcrowded. There refugees can choose between sleeping side by side on cots indoors or sleeping in tents where temperatures reach 110 degrees. Others opt to sleep in a small wood nearby. There are not enough toilets. Garbage is everywhere.
Two Types Of Border Fence To Be Built On Serbian-Hungarian Border
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government decided on the construction of two types of border fence at its Tuesday meeting; the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Defence will build an almost four-metre-tall fence on the sections of the border which can be easily penetrated, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office informed the press at a press conference held during the break of the cabinet meeting.