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State Medal Auction Yields 500 Pairs Of Shoes For Impoverished Children
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Sixteen Hungarian state medals were auctioned off Monday evening for a total of HUF 2.5 million (USD 9,300). The medals were donated to the Protective Charitative Association (Oltalom Karitatív Egyesület) for auction by various Hungarian notables after the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary was bestowed on Fidesz publicist Zsolt Bayer, an outspoken antisemite. The ...
Hungarian Foreign Minister Slams Zeid Over Speech Against European ‘Populists’
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The high commissioner of the UN’s Human Rights Council is unfit for his post or any other post in the United Nations, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said, commenting on Zeid Raad Al Hussein’s recent remarks on “populism” in Europe.
LMP Urges Consultations On Election Rules
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has called for talks with other opposition parties to discuss changing the election rules with a view to allowing Hungarians staying abroad to vote by mail. Ákos Hadházy, LMP’s co-leader, told a press conference that his party would also discuss ways to eliminate discrepancies in the election system as well as opportunities for election fraud.
Free Jazz Concert, Mupa, 20 August
- 18 Aug 2016 11:50 AM
- entertainment
The now traditional season-opening concert cavalcade of Jazz 0820 promises a richer musical experience than ever before. On the anniversary of the foundation of the Hungarian state, performers embracing the most noble and popular jazz traditions appear as usual before audiences from 5 pm onwards on both the Open-Air Main Stage and inside in the Banner Square and Glass Hall.
Fungarian: The Budapest Animal Garden
- 15 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
No, no, this photo is not from India, it’s a decorative piece of the Elephant House in the Budapest Zoo, called ÁLLATKERT (lit. ÁLLAT=animal KERT=garden) in Hungarian. The Budapesti Állatkert is worthy of the name garden. As fans of the Budapest Zoo claim, it’s like a five-star hotel for the animals who live in Art Nouveau buildings, bathing in thermal waters, pampered daily by a most ...
Áder To Open Hungarian Cultural Conference In Brazil
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder will open a conference on Hungarian culture and language held at the Universidade de São Paulo (USP) in Brazil, the Pallas Athene Domus Animae Foundation (PADA) said. A Hungarian course launched by the university in cooperation with the University of Pécs in Hungary and with support from PADA has been attended by over 100 students in the past year and a half.
MNB Foundations Spend HUF 15 Billion On Yet Another Luxury Office Building
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- property
The old Post Service building at Budapest’s Moscow Square will be converted into a luxury office building at a cost of some HUF 7 billion (USD 25.5 million), reports Hungarian daily Magyar Nemzet. The buyer is reported to be none other than the National Bank of Hungary’s (MNB) scandal-ridden Pallas Athéné foundations.
Korea-Hungary Classical Music Festival, MOM Cultural Center, Now On Until 22 September
- 2 Aug 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Two Korean opera singers open the 1st Korea-Hungary Classical Music Festival with famous opera arias and Korean songs. Yunah Lee, performing frequently at the US opera houses, is broadening her stage to Europe. She is thrilling the audience with “handsomely colored full lyric sound”. Jaeheui Kwon, a young tenor based in Italy, is performing at Teatro alla Scala and the Korean National Opera. T
Xpat Opinion: Terrorism In Europe – A Clash Of Civilizations?
- 1 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conservative papers interpret the recent terror attacks as harbingers of a clash of civilizations in Europe. Left-wing commentators, on the other hand, fear that the civilizational war rhetoric is used by authoritarian governments to justify their methods.
State Medal Auction Yields 500 Pairs Of Shoes For Impoverished Children
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Sixteen Hungarian state medals were auctioned off Monday evening for a total of HUF 2.5 million (USD 9,300). The medals were donated to the Protective Charitative Association (Oltalom Karitatív Egyesület) for auction by various Hungarian notables after the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary was bestowed on Fidesz publicist Zsolt Bayer, an outspoken antisemite. The ...
Hungarian Foreign Minister Slams Zeid Over Speech Against European ‘Populists’
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The high commissioner of the UN’s Human Rights Council is unfit for his post or any other post in the United Nations, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said, commenting on Zeid Raad Al Hussein’s recent remarks on “populism” in Europe.
LMP Urges Consultations On Election Rules
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has called for talks with other opposition parties to discuss changing the election rules with a view to allowing Hungarians staying abroad to vote by mail. Ákos Hadházy, LMP’s co-leader, told a press conference that his party would also discuss ways to eliminate discrepancies in the election system as well as opportunities for election fraud.
Free Jazz Concert, Mupa, 20 August
- 18 Aug 2016 11:50 AM
- entertainment
The now traditional season-opening concert cavalcade of Jazz 0820 promises a richer musical experience than ever before. On the anniversary of the foundation of the Hungarian state, performers embracing the most noble and popular jazz traditions appear as usual before audiences from 5 pm onwards on both the Open-Air Main Stage and inside in the Banner Square and Glass Hall.
Fungarian: The Budapest Animal Garden
- 15 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
No, no, this photo is not from India, it’s a decorative piece of the Elephant House in the Budapest Zoo, called ÁLLATKERT (lit. ÁLLAT=animal KERT=garden) in Hungarian. The Budapesti Állatkert is worthy of the name garden. As fans of the Budapest Zoo claim, it’s like a five-star hotel for the animals who live in Art Nouveau buildings, bathing in thermal waters, pampered daily by a most ...
Áder To Open Hungarian Cultural Conference In Brazil
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder will open a conference on Hungarian culture and language held at the Universidade de São Paulo (USP) in Brazil, the Pallas Athene Domus Animae Foundation (PADA) said. A Hungarian course launched by the university in cooperation with the University of Pécs in Hungary and with support from PADA has been attended by over 100 students in the past year and a half.
MNB Foundations Spend HUF 15 Billion On Yet Another Luxury Office Building
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- property
The old Post Service building at Budapest’s Moscow Square will be converted into a luxury office building at a cost of some HUF 7 billion (USD 25.5 million), reports Hungarian daily Magyar Nemzet. The buyer is reported to be none other than the National Bank of Hungary’s (MNB) scandal-ridden Pallas Athéné foundations.
Korea-Hungary Classical Music Festival, MOM Cultural Center, Now On Until 22 September
- 2 Aug 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Two Korean opera singers open the 1st Korea-Hungary Classical Music Festival with famous opera arias and Korean songs. Yunah Lee, performing frequently at the US opera houses, is broadening her stage to Europe. She is thrilling the audience with “handsomely colored full lyric sound”. Jaeheui Kwon, a young tenor based in Italy, is performing at Teatro alla Scala and the Korean National Opera. T
Xpat Opinion: Terrorism In Europe – A Clash Of Civilizations?
- 1 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conservative papers interpret the recent terror attacks as harbingers of a clash of civilizations in Europe. Left-wing commentators, on the other hand, fear that the civilizational war rhetoric is used by authoritarian governments to justify their methods.