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Guide to Public Holidays In Hungary in 2024
- 15 May 2024 4:22 PM
- community & culture
There are many bank holidays, and some extra ‘rest days’ in Hungary this year. As you can see from the easy to read lists below, instead of having one free day in the middle of the work week, Hungarians usually prefer to have long weekends in exchange for a Saturday that would otherwise be a ‘rest day’.
Hungarian Weeklies on the Anniversary of the 1848 Revolution & Ukraine
- 19 Mar 2024 5:22 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As every year, commentators mark 15 March with attempts to apply the lessons of the 1848 revolution to the present era.
Western Ambassadors Put Pressure on Hungary to Ratify Sweden’s NATO Membership
- 15 Feb 2024 5:30 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator compares the US ambassador to erstwhile Soviet oppressors because of his presence at Mondays’ extraordinary session of Parliament which was convened at the initiative of the opposition to vote on Sweden’s accession to NATO but boycotted by the governing majority. A liberal author dismisses such comparison as absurd.
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
Opinion: EU Pressure Mounting on Hungary, Bureaucrats Accused of Blackmail
- 10 Feb 2024 9:14 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator rejects as ‘worse than a mafia hit’ the alleged plans to punish Hungary if it doesn’t agree to commit to a 50 billion Euro aid package to Ukraine for the forthcoming four years.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 3.
- 30 Jan 2024 2:32 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
The Ultimate Expat Guide to Budapest: Part 4 - Language & Customs
- 21 Dec 2023 7:11 AM
- community & culture
In the fourth part in our series aimed to help expats and potential expats orientate themselves, we focus on the key to a more enjoyable experience while you’re here: learning Hungarian and understanding local customs.
Opinion: Former Hungarian Foreign Minister Bids Farewell to Kissinger
- 7 Dec 2023 7:27 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
The Foreign Minister of the first democratically elected government in modern Hungarian history sees the deceased former US Secretary of State and national security adviser as one of the rare architects of world politics and someone who was deeply interested in Hungarian history.
Watch: Leaders Mark Budapest's 150th
- 20 Nov 2023 3:49 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Marking Budapest’s 150th anniversary, President Katalin Novák said on Friday that with the unification of the historical parts of the city 150 years ago not only a city was born, but “the Hungarian nation’s heart made its first beat”.
Guide to Public Holidays In Hungary in 2024
- 15 May 2024 4:22 PM
- community & culture
There are many bank holidays, and some extra ‘rest days’ in Hungary this year. As you can see from the easy to read lists below, instead of having one free day in the middle of the work week, Hungarians usually prefer to have long weekends in exchange for a Saturday that would otherwise be a ‘rest day’.
Hungarian Weeklies on the Anniversary of the 1848 Revolution & Ukraine
- 19 Mar 2024 5:22 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As every year, commentators mark 15 March with attempts to apply the lessons of the 1848 revolution to the present era.
Western Ambassadors Put Pressure on Hungary to Ratify Sweden’s NATO Membership
- 15 Feb 2024 5:30 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator compares the US ambassador to erstwhile Soviet oppressors because of his presence at Mondays’ extraordinary session of Parliament which was convened at the initiative of the opposition to vote on Sweden’s accession to NATO but boycotted by the governing majority. A liberal author dismisses such comparison as absurd.
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
Opinion: EU Pressure Mounting on Hungary, Bureaucrats Accused of Blackmail
- 10 Feb 2024 9:14 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator rejects as ‘worse than a mafia hit’ the alleged plans to punish Hungary if it doesn’t agree to commit to a 50 billion Euro aid package to Ukraine for the forthcoming four years.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 3.
- 30 Jan 2024 2:32 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
The Ultimate Expat Guide to Budapest: Part 4 - Language & Customs
- 21 Dec 2023 7:11 AM
- community & culture
In the fourth part in our series aimed to help expats and potential expats orientate themselves, we focus on the key to a more enjoyable experience while you’re here: learning Hungarian and understanding local customs.
Opinion: Former Hungarian Foreign Minister Bids Farewell to Kissinger
- 7 Dec 2023 7:27 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
The Foreign Minister of the first democratically elected government in modern Hungarian history sees the deceased former US Secretary of State and national security adviser as one of the rare architects of world politics and someone who was deeply interested in Hungarian history.
Watch: Leaders Mark Budapest's 150th
- 20 Nov 2023 3:49 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Marking Budapest’s 150th anniversary, President Katalin Novák said on Friday that with the unification of the historical parts of the city 150 years ago not only a city was born, but “the Hungarian nation’s heart made its first beat”.