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Robert Capa Gets Centenary Stamp, Medal, Film In Hungary
- 17 Oct 2013 10:02 AM
- community & culture
The National Bank has issued a gold memorial medal and a stamp to mark the hundredth anniversary of the birth of the legendary Hungarian photo-journalist Robert Capa. The medal was jointly designed by Antal Illyés and György Szabó and the stamp by graphic artist Imre Benedek.
Xpat Opinion: Outrageous Police Reaction To Crimes Against The Hungarian Roma
- 7 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic is the Hungarian police’s decision not to investigate the attack on a Roma family in Devecser, one of the villages that earlier fell victim to the red sludge that covered acres and acres of land around a factory producing aluminum. I didn’t deal with this specific incident except as one in a series of anti-Roma attacks by far-right groups during the summer of 2012.
Due To Refurbishment Works, Tram Line 61 In Budapest Runs On A Shortened Route
- 2 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
Tram line 61 runs on a shortened route between Móricz Zsigmond körtér and Zuhatag sor from 28 September 2013 (Saturday) to 31 October 2013 (Thursday) due to the entire renovation of the bridge’s retaining walls situated at Zsemlye utca-Nagyhíd stop as well as the refurbishment of the 700 metre-long tracks between Vadaskerti út and Nyéki út in Völgy utca which are currently in an extremely bad ...
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: Hungarian Parliament Speaker Kövér’s ‘Rule By Decree’ Case
- 16 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the Speaker of Parliament’s recent radio interview, left-wing columnists accuse Mr. Kövér of proposing the revival of a rule by decree system. Conservative pundits as well as a group of left- liberal constitutional lawyers say that Mr. Kövér had no undemocratic intentions, and agree that the current legislative practice is far too bureaucratic.
Xpat Opinion: Sexism In The Hungarian Parliament
- 12 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I have written a number of times about female members of the Hungarian parliament and their treatment by male colleagues. I’ve also written about the attitude, especially of Fidesz MPs, toward women in general.
Invitation: Skampida (CO) Concert, Bakelit Center, Budapest, 28 June
- 25 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Skampida was formed in Bogota, Colombia in 1998. Skampida is as Skampida sounds: a stampede of positive Colombian ska that tramples right over you with energetic horns, rap solos, and pounding punky drums, all salted with traditional Colombian genres like cumbia and champeta. By combining elements of Colombian reggae, folkloric rhythms and urban sounds (hip hop, punk cumbia and champeta) along ...
Right-Of-Centre Hungarian Opinion On The NSA Scandal
- 20 Jun 2013 12:30 PM
- current affairs
Two leading columnists of pro-government dailies find it absurd that the US should take the high ground and lecture Hungary on human rights and the rule of law, while it spies on its own citizens. In Magyar Hírlap Zsolt Bayer starts his open letter to US Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis with a description of a full body search performed by the military under Socialism when military service ...
Dutch Singer: Transylvanian Aristocrats Exhibition. Brody Studios Budapest, 4 May
- 3 May 2013 9:10 AM
- community & culture
Janne Schra, a well-known singer, songwriter and artist from The Netherlands made a series of paintings of Transylvanian aristocrats which will be exhibited for one night at Brody Studios in Budapest Saturday May 4th.
Robert Capa Gets Centenary Stamp, Medal, Film In Hungary
- 17 Oct 2013 10:02 AM
- community & culture
The National Bank has issued a gold memorial medal and a stamp to mark the hundredth anniversary of the birth of the legendary Hungarian photo-journalist Robert Capa. The medal was jointly designed by Antal Illyés and György Szabó and the stamp by graphic artist Imre Benedek.
Xpat Opinion: Outrageous Police Reaction To Crimes Against The Hungarian Roma
- 7 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic is the Hungarian police’s decision not to investigate the attack on a Roma family in Devecser, one of the villages that earlier fell victim to the red sludge that covered acres and acres of land around a factory producing aluminum. I didn’t deal with this specific incident except as one in a series of anti-Roma attacks by far-right groups during the summer of 2012.
Due To Refurbishment Works, Tram Line 61 In Budapest Runs On A Shortened Route
- 2 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
Tram line 61 runs on a shortened route between Móricz Zsigmond körtér and Zuhatag sor from 28 September 2013 (Saturday) to 31 October 2013 (Thursday) due to the entire renovation of the bridge’s retaining walls situated at Zsemlye utca-Nagyhíd stop as well as the refurbishment of the 700 metre-long tracks between Vadaskerti út and Nyéki út in Völgy utca which are currently in an extremely bad ...
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: Hungarian Parliament Speaker Kövér’s ‘Rule By Decree’ Case
- 16 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the Speaker of Parliament’s recent radio interview, left-wing columnists accuse Mr. Kövér of proposing the revival of a rule by decree system. Conservative pundits as well as a group of left- liberal constitutional lawyers say that Mr. Kövér had no undemocratic intentions, and agree that the current legislative practice is far too bureaucratic.
Xpat Opinion: Sexism In The Hungarian Parliament
- 12 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I have written a number of times about female members of the Hungarian parliament and their treatment by male colleagues. I’ve also written about the attitude, especially of Fidesz MPs, toward women in general.
Invitation: Skampida (CO) Concert, Bakelit Center, Budapest, 28 June
- 25 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Skampida was formed in Bogota, Colombia in 1998. Skampida is as Skampida sounds: a stampede of positive Colombian ska that tramples right over you with energetic horns, rap solos, and pounding punky drums, all salted with traditional Colombian genres like cumbia and champeta. By combining elements of Colombian reggae, folkloric rhythms and urban sounds (hip hop, punk cumbia and champeta) along ...
Right-Of-Centre Hungarian Opinion On The NSA Scandal
- 20 Jun 2013 12:30 PM
- current affairs
Two leading columnists of pro-government dailies find it absurd that the US should take the high ground and lecture Hungary on human rights and the rule of law, while it spies on its own citizens. In Magyar Hírlap Zsolt Bayer starts his open letter to US Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis with a description of a full body search performed by the military under Socialism when military service ...
Dutch Singer: Transylvanian Aristocrats Exhibition. Brody Studios Budapest, 4 May
- 3 May 2013 9:10 AM
- community & culture
Janne Schra, a well-known singer, songwriter and artist from The Netherlands made a series of paintings of Transylvanian aristocrats which will be exhibited for one night at Brody Studios in Budapest Saturday May 4th.