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Xpat Guide: 2018 Burns Celebrations
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Tonight many expats around the world will sing a Scottish song, probably after a wee dram of whiskey, and perhaps some haggis, to celebrate the birthday of Robert Burns. In Budapest there are a whole host of Burns Night events taking place this year, not all on January 25th, here’s your guide to what’s on here in honour of the man Hungarians call the Scottish Petőfi.
Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 26 January
- 25 Jan 2018 5:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday, 26th January 2018 proudly presents the János Nagy Trio.
Kendrick Lamar, Kygo And Mumford & Sons To Headline Sziget Festival 2018
- 24 Jan 2018 9:50 AM
- entertainment
Tipped as the continent’s answer to Glastonbury, the award-winning, globally renowned seven-day music & arts experience will bring together 450,000 people for Europe's largest cultural encounter of its kind.
Gyurcsány’s Hard-Hitting Video On Ukrainian Pensioners In Hungary
- 24 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former prime minister and Democratic Coalition chairman Ferenc Gyurcsány published a video on Monday that has since had over 1.3 million views on Facebook. In it, Gyurcsány drives to Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county in northeastern Hungary to investigate the strange phenomenon of Ukrainian nationals who receive a pension in Hungary.
DK Files Complaint Over Ukrainians Receiving Hungarian Pensions
- 23 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has filed a criminal complaint over “the organisation of Ukrainian pension migration”, the deputy leader of the party said.
Local Opinion: Left Still Fragmented, 70 Days Before The Elections
- 23 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the chances of the left are meagre, as its rather weak and scattered forces seem unable to coalesce, although over half the parliamentary seats (106 of 199) can be won in individual constituencies in a ‘first past the post’ system.
Liberals Urge Compromise Over ‘Party District’ Opening Hours
- 22 Jan 2018 11:00 AM
- entertainment
The Liberal Party has proposed a compromise between local residents, catering businesses in Budapest’s 7th district and the municipality, concerning the opening hours of bars and pubs in the district’s contested “party zone”. Viktor Szabadai, the head of the Liberals’ Budapest board, urged locals to vote in an upcoming referendum against rules under which bars would be closed after midnight, in ...
NGOs Call ‘Stop Soros’ Bill ‘Deceptive And Harmful’
- 22 Jan 2018 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Two dozen Hungarian NGOs have qualified the “Stop Soros” draft package published in full on Thursday as “deceptive, arbitrary and harmful”. Veronika Móra, director of Ökotárs Foundation, told a press conference that the package, which she dubbed “Stop Civil”, should be withdrawn.
Opinion: Debate About Boycotting General Election
- 18 Jan 2018 11:45 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators agree that the opposition has little chance to defeat Fidesz in the next election, and wonder whether the Left should boycott the ballot. In Népszava, Miklós Hargitai contends that the political playing field is so uneven that the opposition has no chance to challenge Fidesz. He wonders if it makes any sense for them to run in the April election at all.
Xpat Guide: 2018 Burns Celebrations
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Tonight many expats around the world will sing a Scottish song, probably after a wee dram of whiskey, and perhaps some haggis, to celebrate the birthday of Robert Burns. In Budapest there are a whole host of Burns Night events taking place this year, not all on January 25th, here’s your guide to what’s on here in honour of the man Hungarians call the Scottish Petőfi.
Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 26 January
- 25 Jan 2018 5:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday, 26th January 2018 proudly presents the János Nagy Trio.
Kendrick Lamar, Kygo And Mumford & Sons To Headline Sziget Festival 2018
- 24 Jan 2018 9:50 AM
- entertainment
Tipped as the continent’s answer to Glastonbury, the award-winning, globally renowned seven-day music & arts experience will bring together 450,000 people for Europe's largest cultural encounter of its kind.
Gyurcsány’s Hard-Hitting Video On Ukrainian Pensioners In Hungary
- 24 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former prime minister and Democratic Coalition chairman Ferenc Gyurcsány published a video on Monday that has since had over 1.3 million views on Facebook. In it, Gyurcsány drives to Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county in northeastern Hungary to investigate the strange phenomenon of Ukrainian nationals who receive a pension in Hungary.
DK Files Complaint Over Ukrainians Receiving Hungarian Pensions
- 23 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has filed a criminal complaint over “the organisation of Ukrainian pension migration”, the deputy leader of the party said.
Local Opinion: Left Still Fragmented, 70 Days Before The Elections
- 23 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the chances of the left are meagre, as its rather weak and scattered forces seem unable to coalesce, although over half the parliamentary seats (106 of 199) can be won in individual constituencies in a ‘first past the post’ system.
Liberals Urge Compromise Over ‘Party District’ Opening Hours
- 22 Jan 2018 11:00 AM
- entertainment
The Liberal Party has proposed a compromise between local residents, catering businesses in Budapest’s 7th district and the municipality, concerning the opening hours of bars and pubs in the district’s contested “party zone”. Viktor Szabadai, the head of the Liberals’ Budapest board, urged locals to vote in an upcoming referendum against rules under which bars would be closed after midnight, in ...
NGOs Call ‘Stop Soros’ Bill ‘Deceptive And Harmful’
- 22 Jan 2018 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Two dozen Hungarian NGOs have qualified the “Stop Soros” draft package published in full on Thursday as “deceptive, arbitrary and harmful”. Veronika Móra, director of Ökotárs Foundation, told a press conference that the package, which she dubbed “Stop Civil”, should be withdrawn.
Opinion: Debate About Boycotting General Election
- 18 Jan 2018 11:45 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators agree that the opposition has little chance to defeat Fidesz in the next election, and wonder whether the Left should boycott the ballot. In Népszava, Miklós Hargitai contends that the political playing field is so uneven that the opposition has no chance to challenge Fidesz. He wonders if it makes any sense for them to run in the April election at all.