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Budapest then and now in video
According to index.hu, in addition to the national pioneer, Zoltan Kerenyi, who makes Window to the past by using the excellent Fortepan collection, there are several PS masters who put past into present. The students of BME (Budapest University of…
Budapest became a popular filming location
Hungary has become increasingly popular in the eyes of foreigners: according to Film Fund, Budapest is the most-sought filming location after London in Europe and the proportion of the foreigners’ real estate acquisition is also growing. The Budapest Government Office…
Patient group to mark World Parkinson’s Day with walk
Budapest, April 6 (MTI) – A patients’ association will organise a walk across Chain Bridge in Budapest to mark World Parkinson’s Day on April 11. Participants will walk across the bridge in the morning of April 11 to the Buda…
Easter watering with drone
Lendvajakabfalva, April 6 (MTI) – There is a drone with a bucket for Easter watering in Lendvajakabfalva, Zala County on Easter Monday. The Hungarian Telekom chose the settlement next to the Slovenian border for the site of its action because…
Socialists submitted draft resolution on poverty to the Parliament
Budapest, April 6 (MTI) – MSZP submitted a draft resolution because of growing poverty to the Parliament – the party told MTI on Monday. The proposal would oblige the government to provide money for an at least 30% raise of…
Lutheran Church head sends Easter message
Budapest, April 5 (MTI) – Peter Gancs, the head of the Lutheran Church of Hungary, celebrated Easter mass at the Deak Square Lutheran Church in Budapest on Sunday. In his Easter message, Gancs said “God decided that the impossible is…
PREVIEW – Lawmakers to address developments, Quaestor in parliament on Tuesday
Budapest, April 5 (MTI) – The last day of parliament’s current two-week session has been postponed to Tuesday due to the Easter Holidays. On Tuesday lawmakers will be invited to pose questions to the government. Two lawmakers of the ruling…
Socialists criticise govt for paying clerks Easter bonuses
Budapest, April 5 (MTI) – The Socialist opposition has criticised the government for handing out Easter bonuses to government clerks in appreciation of last year’s administrative reforms. The payment of these bonuses costing a total of 700 million forints (EUR…
Demonstration for citizens’ rights in Budapest
A few dozen people protested for citizens’ rights in Budapest on Friday. The demonstrators marched from the 5th district Jozsef Nandor ter, touching two bridges, to the Parliament, origo.hu said. Zoltan Buki, leader of the Civil Society for the Democratic…
Pillow fight on Heroes’ Square
According to origo.hu, hundreds of people gathered on Heroes’ Square to celebrate the International Pillow Fight Day and cover the square with feathers. The organizers presented the usual rules in advance: you can hit only people who also have pillows,…