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EU Condemns Hungary’s Gov Over PM’s Remarks On Death Penalty & Immigration
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament (EP) has asked the European Commission (EC) to assess the situation in Hungary and to establish a new mechanism to monitor democracy, the rule of law and human rights annually across the European Union, in a resolution voted on Wednesday.
Best Festival In Europe Ready To Rock Budapest Again
- 19 May 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
More than 1,000 performances and activities are lined up for visitors to the annual Sziget Festival on Óbuda Island in 2015, chief organiser Károly Gerendai told us recently. Interest continues to grow in the festival after a new attendance record was set last year with more than 400,000 visitors. This year’s event will run from August 11-17, with a concert by Robbie Williams on August 10, the ...
Normafa Development To Go Ahead In Budapest
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A tourism development project is likely to go ahead in the Buda hills, as a result of a 12th District referendum on Sunday in which 28% of eligible voters turned out. Of those, 81% voted in favour of the plan to build skiing and other winter sports facilities in the forested Normafa area.
Craig David Gets Symphonic In Budapest On 3 May
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Craig David + Caramel's concert on May 3rd promises to be really be a 'super concert' of sound pleasure, showing the British singer in an extraordinary format, unique in Europe, and in the world. The career of Craig David started as a radio and club DJ. Thanks to his talent he soon became a superstar with 13 hit singles, 13 million records sold, and many sold out concerts.
Opposition Parties Divided Over Hungary Anti-IS Mission
- 15 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists and radical nationalist Jobbik rejected Hungary’s military participation in the international coalition while smaller opposition parties were largely in favour.
Swimming Complex For 2017 Aquatics Championships To Be Built In Budapest
- 1 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Parliament voted with 164 votes in favour, four against and two abstentions to adopt the government’s proposal of building a new state-of-the-art swimming pool adjacent to Budapest’s Dagály baths for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.
Justice CTTEE Decides Against Parliamentary Probe Of VAT Fraud
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Parliament’s justice committee voted against a proposal by opposition LMP to form an investigative committee to examine VAT fraud over the last eight years. LMP’s co-leader András Schiffer had wanted the investigation to focus on whether personnel changes within the tax authority since 2007 had meant VAT fraud had gone undetected.
Buda-Cash Investigation Should Target Role Of Central Bank
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
An investigation into the Buda-Cash brokerage scandal should also examine the role of the central bank, former finance minister János Veres said. “Deficient” regulatory oversight by the central bank under the governing Fidesz party and the bank’s governor György Matolcsy had allowed funds of more than 100,000 clients to disappear.
Vijay Iyer Trio, Liszt Academy Budapest, 19 March
- 9 Mar 2015 8:02 AM
- entertainment
Vijay Iyer has been described by The New Yorker as one of “today’s most important pianists”, adding that he is “extravagantly gifted and brilliantly eclectic”. In 2010 the American Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) voted him Musician of the Year, and in the same year his triple album Historicity received a Grammy nomination.
EU Condemns Hungary’s Gov Over PM’s Remarks On Death Penalty & Immigration
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament (EP) has asked the European Commission (EC) to assess the situation in Hungary and to establish a new mechanism to monitor democracy, the rule of law and human rights annually across the European Union, in a resolution voted on Wednesday.
Best Festival In Europe Ready To Rock Budapest Again
- 19 May 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
More than 1,000 performances and activities are lined up for visitors to the annual Sziget Festival on Óbuda Island in 2015, chief organiser Károly Gerendai told us recently. Interest continues to grow in the festival after a new attendance record was set last year with more than 400,000 visitors. This year’s event will run from August 11-17, with a concert by Robbie Williams on August 10, the ...
Normafa Development To Go Ahead In Budapest
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A tourism development project is likely to go ahead in the Buda hills, as a result of a 12th District referendum on Sunday in which 28% of eligible voters turned out. Of those, 81% voted in favour of the plan to build skiing and other winter sports facilities in the forested Normafa area.
Craig David Gets Symphonic In Budapest On 3 May
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Craig David + Caramel's concert on May 3rd promises to be really be a 'super concert' of sound pleasure, showing the British singer in an extraordinary format, unique in Europe, and in the world. The career of Craig David started as a radio and club DJ. Thanks to his talent he soon became a superstar with 13 hit singles, 13 million records sold, and many sold out concerts.
Opposition Parties Divided Over Hungary Anti-IS Mission
- 15 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists and radical nationalist Jobbik rejected Hungary’s military participation in the international coalition while smaller opposition parties were largely in favour.
Swimming Complex For 2017 Aquatics Championships To Be Built In Budapest
- 1 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Parliament voted with 164 votes in favour, four against and two abstentions to adopt the government’s proposal of building a new state-of-the-art swimming pool adjacent to Budapest’s Dagály baths for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.
Justice CTTEE Decides Against Parliamentary Probe Of VAT Fraud
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Parliament’s justice committee voted against a proposal by opposition LMP to form an investigative committee to examine VAT fraud over the last eight years. LMP’s co-leader András Schiffer had wanted the investigation to focus on whether personnel changes within the tax authority since 2007 had meant VAT fraud had gone undetected.
Buda-Cash Investigation Should Target Role Of Central Bank
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
An investigation into the Buda-Cash brokerage scandal should also examine the role of the central bank, former finance minister János Veres said. “Deficient” regulatory oversight by the central bank under the governing Fidesz party and the bank’s governor György Matolcsy had allowed funds of more than 100,000 clients to disappear.
Vijay Iyer Trio, Liszt Academy Budapest, 19 March
- 9 Mar 2015 8:02 AM
- entertainment
Vijay Iyer has been described by The New Yorker as one of “today’s most important pianists”, adding that he is “extravagantly gifted and brilliantly eclectic”. In 2010 the American Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) voted him Musician of the Year, and in the same year his triple album Historicity received a Grammy nomination.