Alexandra Béni
Coco Jambo welcomed the 10-years-old AHU at the Oktoberfest
Globoport.hu writes that Oktoberfest’s Paulaner tent was all about cold beer and the African feeling. Everyone celebrated the African-Hungarian Union’s (AHU) 10th birthday. Bavarian folk wear and African drums – they don’t have a lot in common, do they? The…
Referendum – Analysts: Opposition deceiving themselves by equating result with own support
Budapest (MTI) – The opposition parties are deceiving themselves if they regard those who did not turn out to vote in Sunday’s referendum on migrant quotas as their own supporters, a Nézőpont Institute analyst told public television M1. Sámuel Mráz…
Referendum – Orbán hails referendum result as ‘outstanding’
Budapest (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán hailed the result of Hungary’s referendum on European migrant quotas as “outstanding”, arguing that the number of votes cast for the “no” side had exceeded the number of votes cast in favour of…
Referendum – Officially invalid even though overwhelming majority of Hungarians rejects migrant quotas
Budapest (MTI) – A massive majority of Hungarians rejected the European Union’s binding migrant quotas in Sunday’s referendum, but as polls closed turnout was below the 50 percent-plus-one vote required for the vote to be valid. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán,…
Referendum invalid, election office rules
Budapest (MTI) – The National Election Office (NVI) officially declared Hungary’s migrant quota referendum invalid, as the number of valid votes cast did not reach the 50-percent-plus-one threshold. NVI chief Ilona Pálffy said after 98.82 percent of the votes had…
Hungarian success at the world final of confectioners
According to origo.hu, Hungarian confectioner Dávid Domonkos finished in the sixth place at the world final of World Association of Chefs’ Societies (WACS) competition in Thessaloniki. Dávid Domonkos took part in the final of the top ten with a small helper…
Game of Thrones at Lake Balaton: must-see castles
Did you know that there was once a chatelaine who threw her husband off a tower? And that many of our border forts were never occupied by the enemy? Travelo.hu collected forts and castles around Lake Balaton, where Game of…
The all-time best concerts in Budapest
After the news about the Rihanna concert being disappointing at Sziget Festival and Red Hot Chili Peppers being incredible in the beginning of September, lobu.hu looked through the all-time best concerts of the past in Budapest. We added a few…
When 3D animation meets opera – fantastic video
According to origo.hu, mezzo-soprano opera singer Mónika Kertész’s and video clip director Dezső Gyarmati’s fantastic video came to life from the marriage of classical music and digital solutions. The famous Dido’s Lament aria in the video is dramatized with 3D…
The peculiar Downtown Parish-Church which was built in 14 styles
Szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu writes that Budapest’s oldest church, the Downtown Parish-Church, is now open to visitors again. The church reopened its gates for tourists and believers on the 27th of September, UN’s Touristic World Day after two years of reconstruction. Besides the…