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Hungarian And Foreigner Policemen At The 20th Sziget Festival In Budapest
- 13 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Antal Horváth, lieutenant colonel and head of Budapest District III Police Departement, Ms. Theresa Bubbear, executive of British Embassy in Hungary and Károly Gerendai, managing director of Sziget held a press conference about the achievements of the police station at the 20th Sziget festival.
U.S. Embassy Report: Remembering The Roma Holocaust
- 6 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On August 2, commemoration events were held around Hungary in memory of the Roma victims of the Holocaust. Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis lit a candle at the Holocaust Memorial Center at an event co-organized by the Tom Lantos Institute. Award winning author and Holocaust survivor Aranka Siegal also participated in this event. Mrs. Siegal’s visit to Hungary, where she is meeting with ...
Cops Eye Club Guards In Death Of 21-Year-Old Fished From Danube In Hungary
- 30 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest police have begun an investigation into an incident of December 3, 2011, suspecting that two security guards of the Dokk Club on Hajógyári Sziget in Budapest killed 21-year-old Géza Haraszti. The club was one of several run by László Vizoviczki that allegedly received protection from police while drugs were reportedly sold and other illegal activities conducted on the premises.
Xpat Opinion: The Ethnicity Of Kata Bándy’s Rape-Killer On The Agenda In Hungary
- 21 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By BudaPost: In the wake of the murder of a young woman by a Roma man, the internet is swarming with comments urging the reintroduction of the death penalty and with racist comments. A right-wing commentator believes “the Gypsies” should find a solution. Liberal commentators condemn what they see as racist reactions to the tragedy.
Coming To Budapest, Bryan Adams, Sportaréna, 29 July
- 3 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Bryan Adams is one of the world’s most highly acclaimed singer/songwriters and Canada’s #1 ambassador. In a career that has spanned more than three decades Adam’s signature voice and sound has sold over 65 million records; he has toured 6 continents and continues to push those boundaries, becoming the first westerner to play in both Pakistan and Vietnam. He has achieved #1 status in over 40 ...
Hungarian Parliament Has Passed The New Penal Code
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The New Penal Code will enter into force on 1 July 2013; it was passed by the Hungarian Parliament on 25 June 2012 after several months of wide-ranging social and professional consultations and political debates. The new Penal Code also offers an effective response to the changes in crime patterns that have occurred in the past thirty years, since the entry into force of the Criminal Code ...
Hungarian TV Reporter Falsified Jewish Story, Quits
- 14 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
RTL Klub presented the wrong man as the victim of an anti-Semitic attack on Tuesday. RTL Klub reported that a man around 70 was beaten by young people last Friday because he is Jewish. The report, made by András Novák, failed to state accurately that it was a 58-year-old man attacked, not last Friday but about 45 days ago on Kertész utca.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary, A Nation At War Within
- 6 Jun 2012 8:56 AM
- current affairs
"Only this morning I heard a short interview with one of the political scientists of Méltányosság Intézet. “Méltányosság” can be translated as fairness, fair-mindedness, or even impartiality. In any case, this particular associate of the institute was studying the seemingly entrenched inability of Hungarians to conduct civilized and rational dialogue with people who hold opposing views. Not only ...
Budapest Summer Festival 2012
- 14 May 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
More than theatre: Experience it in from June till August on Margaret Island and Városmajor Open-Air Theatres and also at Margaret Island Water Tower. World Sensation, World premieres and premiers. This is the greatest festival of the Year 2012 in Budapest. The festival, including the greatest variety of programs during the summer, which offers all kind of programs to both domestic and foreign ...
Hungarian And Foreigner Policemen At The 20th Sziget Festival In Budapest
- 13 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Antal Horváth, lieutenant colonel and head of Budapest District III Police Departement, Ms. Theresa Bubbear, executive of British Embassy in Hungary and Károly Gerendai, managing director of Sziget held a press conference about the achievements of the police station at the 20th Sziget festival.
U.S. Embassy Report: Remembering The Roma Holocaust
- 6 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On August 2, commemoration events were held around Hungary in memory of the Roma victims of the Holocaust. Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis lit a candle at the Holocaust Memorial Center at an event co-organized by the Tom Lantos Institute. Award winning author and Holocaust survivor Aranka Siegal also participated in this event. Mrs. Siegal’s visit to Hungary, where she is meeting with ...
Cops Eye Club Guards In Death Of 21-Year-Old Fished From Danube In Hungary
- 30 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest police have begun an investigation into an incident of December 3, 2011, suspecting that two security guards of the Dokk Club on Hajógyári Sziget in Budapest killed 21-year-old Géza Haraszti. The club was one of several run by László Vizoviczki that allegedly received protection from police while drugs were reportedly sold and other illegal activities conducted on the premises.
Xpat Opinion: The Ethnicity Of Kata Bándy’s Rape-Killer On The Agenda In Hungary
- 21 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By BudaPost: In the wake of the murder of a young woman by a Roma man, the internet is swarming with comments urging the reintroduction of the death penalty and with racist comments. A right-wing commentator believes “the Gypsies” should find a solution. Liberal commentators condemn what they see as racist reactions to the tragedy.
Coming To Budapest, Bryan Adams, Sportaréna, 29 July
- 3 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Bryan Adams is one of the world’s most highly acclaimed singer/songwriters and Canada’s #1 ambassador. In a career that has spanned more than three decades Adam’s signature voice and sound has sold over 65 million records; he has toured 6 continents and continues to push those boundaries, becoming the first westerner to play in both Pakistan and Vietnam. He has achieved #1 status in over 40 ...
Hungarian Parliament Has Passed The New Penal Code
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The New Penal Code will enter into force on 1 July 2013; it was passed by the Hungarian Parliament on 25 June 2012 after several months of wide-ranging social and professional consultations and political debates. The new Penal Code also offers an effective response to the changes in crime patterns that have occurred in the past thirty years, since the entry into force of the Criminal Code ...
Hungarian TV Reporter Falsified Jewish Story, Quits
- 14 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
RTL Klub presented the wrong man as the victim of an anti-Semitic attack on Tuesday. RTL Klub reported that a man around 70 was beaten by young people last Friday because he is Jewish. The report, made by András Novák, failed to state accurately that it was a 58-year-old man attacked, not last Friday but about 45 days ago on Kertész utca.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary, A Nation At War Within
- 6 Jun 2012 8:56 AM
- current affairs
"Only this morning I heard a short interview with one of the political scientists of Méltányosság Intézet. “Méltányosság” can be translated as fairness, fair-mindedness, or even impartiality. In any case, this particular associate of the institute was studying the seemingly entrenched inability of Hungarians to conduct civilized and rational dialogue with people who hold opposing views. Not only ...
Budapest Summer Festival 2012
- 14 May 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
More than theatre: Experience it in from June till August on Margaret Island and Városmajor Open-Air Theatres and also at Margaret Island Water Tower. World Sensation, World premieres and premiers. This is the greatest festival of the Year 2012 in Budapest. The festival, including the greatest variety of programs during the summer, which offers all kind of programs to both domestic and foreign ...