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Tram Line 1 Track Refurbishment Starts In Budapest
- 2 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
Track refurbishment on tram line 1 begins on Saturday, 28 September 2013. The first phase of the more than two-year-long development project concerns the section of the tram route between Bécsi út and Lehel utca, and involves the modernisation of stops and the upgrade of the power supply and signalling systems.
Xpat Opinion: A Surprising Verdict: The Gypsies Are The Racists, Not The Members Of The Hungarian Guard
- 2 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Sajóbábony, a small town of 2,000 inhabitants 13 km from the city of Miskolc, has been in the news off and on since 2009, shortly after the random murders of Gypsies in several towns and villages. In the aftermath of these murders the Hungarian Roma population was not surprisingly jumpy and fearful. Intensifying their fear was the activity of Jobbik and the Hungarian Guard, its paramilitary unit. ...
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of The Homeless In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Perhaps I haven’t spent enough time on the plight of the homeless in Hungary. The United Nations estimates the number of homeless people in Hungary at 30-35,000, of whom about 8,000 are in Budapest. Some of them live in homeless shelters; others, afraid of being robbed, refuse to go there. In any case, there are only about 5,500 places, which is not enough. Some of those counted as homeless ...
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian “Language Strategies”
- 28 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to talk again about one of my hobby horses, foreign language teaching in Hungary. Faithful readers of this blog will undoubtedly recall how often we talked about the shortcomings of the system. Everybody has horror stories about learning a foreign language in Hungary. Although there are some schools that excel in teaching foreign languages, most students leave grade 12 without a working ...
“Expat Love & Apartment-Theatre” At PLACCC Festival In Budapest
- 27 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
What do get when an Italian actor and a Dutch sound designer come together? Chaos! ;) This is Malu who is Dutch and David who is Italian. They are in love. They are living in a city they know nothing about. They are living together for the first time since knowing each other. And have around 30 people visiting them every day. It is like a walk in-walk out ‘Big Brother’ show.
Autism-Europe International Congress In Budapest
- 27 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog addressed the opening ceremony of the 10th Autism-Europe International Congress in Budapest on Wednesday, where he spoke about the state’s task to create appropriate conditions for treating autism and enabling people with autism to live a full life in society.
Design Tours Exploring Treasures Of Budapest, 27 September - 6 October
- 26 Sep 2013 10:45 AM
- getting around
Design Tours are traditionally very popular features of Budapest Design Week, so organised between 27th September and 6th October, the festival asked some renowned city tour organisers to join the jubilee program series. The Hungarian, English and Italian language tours help us experience the amazingly colourful, exciting world of Budapest, and how the inhabitants of the city strive to preserve ...
Central Europe’s Longest Pedestrian Bridge Opens In Szolnok, Hungary
- 26 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
Central Europe’s longest (444m) pedestrian and cyclist bridge has been opened in the Eastern Hungarian city of Szolnok, marking a shift in priorities: instead of building yet another car-bridge the decision was made to create a crossing entirely dedicated to "soft" mobility (such as walking and cycling) – significantly improving the short-distance mobility situation and the social, cultural and ...
A Significant Share Of EU Funding To Benefit Small Enterprises In Hungary
- 26 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- business
As Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay said at the conference entitled Competitive Enterprise=Competitive Economy organized by business daily Világgazdaság in Budapest, a large proportion of EU funding will be channelled to small and medium-sized enterprises in the upcoming EU fiscal period.
Tram Line 1 Track Refurbishment Starts In Budapest
- 2 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
Track refurbishment on tram line 1 begins on Saturday, 28 September 2013. The first phase of the more than two-year-long development project concerns the section of the tram route between Bécsi út and Lehel utca, and involves the modernisation of stops and the upgrade of the power supply and signalling systems.
Xpat Opinion: A Surprising Verdict: The Gypsies Are The Racists, Not The Members Of The Hungarian Guard
- 2 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Sajóbábony, a small town of 2,000 inhabitants 13 km from the city of Miskolc, has been in the news off and on since 2009, shortly after the random murders of Gypsies in several towns and villages. In the aftermath of these murders the Hungarian Roma population was not surprisingly jumpy and fearful. Intensifying their fear was the activity of Jobbik and the Hungarian Guard, its paramilitary unit. ...
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of The Homeless In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Perhaps I haven’t spent enough time on the plight of the homeless in Hungary. The United Nations estimates the number of homeless people in Hungary at 30-35,000, of whom about 8,000 are in Budapest. Some of them live in homeless shelters; others, afraid of being robbed, refuse to go there. In any case, there are only about 5,500 places, which is not enough. Some of those counted as homeless ...
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian “Language Strategies”
- 28 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to talk again about one of my hobby horses, foreign language teaching in Hungary. Faithful readers of this blog will undoubtedly recall how often we talked about the shortcomings of the system. Everybody has horror stories about learning a foreign language in Hungary. Although there are some schools that excel in teaching foreign languages, most students leave grade 12 without a working ...
“Expat Love & Apartment-Theatre” At PLACCC Festival In Budapest
- 27 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
What do get when an Italian actor and a Dutch sound designer come together? Chaos! ;) This is Malu who is Dutch and David who is Italian. They are in love. They are living in a city they know nothing about. They are living together for the first time since knowing each other. And have around 30 people visiting them every day. It is like a walk in-walk out ‘Big Brother’ show.
Autism-Europe International Congress In Budapest
- 27 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog addressed the opening ceremony of the 10th Autism-Europe International Congress in Budapest on Wednesday, where he spoke about the state’s task to create appropriate conditions for treating autism and enabling people with autism to live a full life in society.
Design Tours Exploring Treasures Of Budapest, 27 September - 6 October
- 26 Sep 2013 10:45 AM
- getting around
Design Tours are traditionally very popular features of Budapest Design Week, so organised between 27th September and 6th October, the festival asked some renowned city tour organisers to join the jubilee program series. The Hungarian, English and Italian language tours help us experience the amazingly colourful, exciting world of Budapest, and how the inhabitants of the city strive to preserve ...
Central Europe’s Longest Pedestrian Bridge Opens In Szolnok, Hungary
- 26 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
Central Europe’s longest (444m) pedestrian and cyclist bridge has been opened in the Eastern Hungarian city of Szolnok, marking a shift in priorities: instead of building yet another car-bridge the decision was made to create a crossing entirely dedicated to "soft" mobility (such as walking and cycling) – significantly improving the short-distance mobility situation and the social, cultural and ...
A Significant Share Of EU Funding To Benefit Small Enterprises In Hungary
- 26 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- business
As Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay said at the conference entitled Competitive Enterprise=Competitive Economy organized by business daily Világgazdaság in Budapest, a large proportion of EU funding will be channelled to small and medium-sized enterprises in the upcoming EU fiscal period.