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Hungarian Opposition: Fence No Solution To Migrant Problem
- 2 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Leftist opposition parties urged the government to find different solutions to migration problems than the ones it has been advocating. Commenting on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s press conference after a Serbia-Hungary intergovernmental meeting, opposition parties with the exception of Jobbik, expressed dislike for the plans to build a fence on Hungary’s southern border with Serbia.
Video: New Luxury Rail Journey Between Budapest & Venice
- 2 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
Golden Eagle Luxury Trains, a UK-based company, specializes in long-distance rail tours such as its flagship Trans-Siberian Express. They are known for their journeys that take passengers to places that are less explored and also more difficult to access for individual travelers. In the fall of 2014, a new era started when Golden Eagle launched its first rail journey between Budapest and Tehran. ...
VOLT Festival Kicks Off Successfully In Sopron
- 2 Jul 2015 1:00 AM
- entertainment
Sopron’s popular Volt Festival began earlier this week with the traditional “0th day” warm-up programme. This is one of the most multicultural festivals in Central Europe, welcoming guests to party in the middle of a fabulous forest every June. Now on for a total of five days long, visitors will enjoy 15 stages and approximately 200 programs: concerts, DJs, theater shows and performances. Read on ...
Hungarian Parliament Passes Bill In Asylum Law
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers approved a decree which mandates the government to identify “safe” countries from where asylum requests would be rejected. The ruling Fidesz decree passed with 140 MPs in favour and 14 against and 27 abstentions. Governing parties and radical nationalist Jobbik party voted in favour, LMP and independents against and Socialist lawmakers abstained.
Hungarian Policeman Detained For Armed Robbery
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest police sergeant has been arrested on suspicion of committing armed robbery with a civilian associate. The police sergeant is suspected of taking Ft 3,500 from a woman at gunpoint last weekend, Budapest Prosecutor Tibor Ibolya said on Tuesday. The sergeant and his associate appeared at a 16th District house early Sunday morning and, feigning official proceedings, ordered the woman to ...
VinCE Balaton, Balatonfüred, Hungary, 2 - 5 July
- 30 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
This festival is organized in the most beautiful city of Balaton region, only 90 minutes drive from the capital, it is held in the middle of the summer, along with the spectacular Kékszalag (‘Blue Ribbon’) sailing contest. The side programs – stage programs, kids’ programs – are also free.
Religious Conflict Behind Debrecen Refugee Camp Fracas In Hungary
- 30 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conflict of a religious nature between two refugees at the Debrecen camp was allegedly behind the altercation that happened on a nearby road on Monday afternoon. About 100 migrants staying at the refugee camp in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, started throwing stones at cars passing by on road 471 and beating the vehicles with sticks, according to eye-witnesses. There have been no reports of any ...
13 Budapest Delicatessens With Specialties From Near & Far
- 29 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
By We Love Budapest: Budapest’s increasingly sophisticated gastronomical scene can provide every ingredient necessary for world-spanning culinary cravings, whether you desire Italian olive oil, Russian caviar, English tea, Indian curry, Chinese noodles, or a Turkish dessert – and naturally, the delicatessens of the Magyar metropolis ...
Refugees Should Not Be Sent Back To Hungary
- 29 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has written to the presidents of the European Commission and the European Parliament asking that migrants scheduled to be returned to Hungary should be sent back to Greece, PMO Minister János Lázár told his regular Thursday press briefing.
Hungarian Opposition: Fence No Solution To Migrant Problem
- 2 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Leftist opposition parties urged the government to find different solutions to migration problems than the ones it has been advocating. Commenting on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s press conference after a Serbia-Hungary intergovernmental meeting, opposition parties with the exception of Jobbik, expressed dislike for the plans to build a fence on Hungary’s southern border with Serbia.
Video: New Luxury Rail Journey Between Budapest & Venice
- 2 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
Golden Eagle Luxury Trains, a UK-based company, specializes in long-distance rail tours such as its flagship Trans-Siberian Express. They are known for their journeys that take passengers to places that are less explored and also more difficult to access for individual travelers. In the fall of 2014, a new era started when Golden Eagle launched its first rail journey between Budapest and Tehran. ...
VOLT Festival Kicks Off Successfully In Sopron
- 2 Jul 2015 1:00 AM
- entertainment
Sopron’s popular Volt Festival began earlier this week with the traditional “0th day” warm-up programme. This is one of the most multicultural festivals in Central Europe, welcoming guests to party in the middle of a fabulous forest every June. Now on for a total of five days long, visitors will enjoy 15 stages and approximately 200 programs: concerts, DJs, theater shows and performances. Read on ...
Hungarian Parliament Passes Bill In Asylum Law
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers approved a decree which mandates the government to identify “safe” countries from where asylum requests would be rejected. The ruling Fidesz decree passed with 140 MPs in favour and 14 against and 27 abstentions. Governing parties and radical nationalist Jobbik party voted in favour, LMP and independents against and Socialist lawmakers abstained.
Hungarian Policeman Detained For Armed Robbery
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest police sergeant has been arrested on suspicion of committing armed robbery with a civilian associate. The police sergeant is suspected of taking Ft 3,500 from a woman at gunpoint last weekend, Budapest Prosecutor Tibor Ibolya said on Tuesday. The sergeant and his associate appeared at a 16th District house early Sunday morning and, feigning official proceedings, ordered the woman to ...
VinCE Balaton, Balatonfüred, Hungary, 2 - 5 July
- 30 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
This festival is organized in the most beautiful city of Balaton region, only 90 minutes drive from the capital, it is held in the middle of the summer, along with the spectacular Kékszalag (‘Blue Ribbon’) sailing contest. The side programs – stage programs, kids’ programs – are also free.
Religious Conflict Behind Debrecen Refugee Camp Fracas In Hungary
- 30 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conflict of a religious nature between two refugees at the Debrecen camp was allegedly behind the altercation that happened on a nearby road on Monday afternoon. About 100 migrants staying at the refugee camp in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, started throwing stones at cars passing by on road 471 and beating the vehicles with sticks, according to eye-witnesses. There have been no reports of any ...
13 Budapest Delicatessens With Specialties From Near & Far
- 29 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
By We Love Budapest: Budapest’s increasingly sophisticated gastronomical scene can provide every ingredient necessary for world-spanning culinary cravings, whether you desire Italian olive oil, Russian caviar, English tea, Indian curry, Chinese noodles, or a Turkish dessert – and naturally, the delicatessens of the Magyar metropolis ...
Refugees Should Not Be Sent Back To Hungary
- 29 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has written to the presidents of the European Commission and the European Parliament asking that migrants scheduled to be returned to Hungary should be sent back to Greece, PMO Minister János Lázár told his regular Thursday press briefing.