January 2012
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100,000 march in Hungary pro-government rally... →
December 2011
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Interview: Pál Schmitt →
Hungary’s president on his country’s recent economic turmoil and why he still believes in the euro.
October 2011
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Most Important Hungarians - Photo Gallery - LIFE →
Though the real Dracula, Vlad the Impaler, was from what is now part of Romania, the Count Dracula of popular imagination was portrayed by Hungarian actor Bela Lugosi, who kept his trademark native accent in potraying the bloodsucking aristocrat. And Lugosi’s only one of a veritable army of people from the rich culture of the Central European nation who have made their mark on history....
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The 10 Most Beautiful Cities in the World |... →
Budapest is No. 9 on their list!
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Hugo Boss - Dress me for the final in Sao Paulo →
Vote for the hungarian candidate in the Hugo Boss - Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes contest, to dress McLaren’s two Formula 1 world champions, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton again in traditional hungarian motives at the final race in Brazil.
Voting ends: 2011.10.15.
Update (10.21): Hugo Boss think that the more than 100.000 votes for the hungarian overall were made unfairly - if you think...
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Political Economy Is Back With a Vengeance: Gordon... →
The former hungarian PM’s guest blog entry on cnbc.com about the current financial problems in the Euro-zone. A very well written article!
September 2011
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Kopecky takes win after Mikkelsen crash - Yahoo!... →
After a long-long time, Hungary hosted a major rally event in the mountains of Mecsek..
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Genk's "Footballing God" Dániel Tőzsér in Sky... →
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Hungary Introduces 'Fat Tax'--Don't Laugh - Yahoo!... →
August 2011
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36 Hours in Budapest →
A perfect travel guide for a 1,5 day long tour….
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Formula 1: Hungarian GP - Budapest
gridofsports:
Budapest Circuit
Race Results
Jenson Button: Hungarian GP Winner
Championship Standings
Constructors Standings
July 2011
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Breivik and Hungary
Anders Behring Breivik, who killed at least 76 in Norway last week, mentions Hungary several times in his 1500 page long manifesto:
History: János Hunyadi led several successful battles against the invading Ottomans in the 15th century and secured christian Hungary for another century. Breivik founds similarities between Hunyadi’s and his campaign. Later another rebel, Imre Thököly’s...
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Hungary Gives Monsanto a Smack Down →
Comment: This is a decision for the future, even in the present not everyone will like it. Or you like being fooled with manipulated food?
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Presidency review
Hungary was the president of the council in the European Union for the last 6 months - a quite small country led one of the biggest and most prestigious international corporation for a short while. Like every story, this presidency reached highs and lows as well.
Let’s see the highlights first:
Green light for Croatia: we have a long common history, and now - as an example for our great...
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BBC News - Habsburg: Last heir to Austro-Hungarian... →
The eldest son of the last ruler of the Austro-Hungarian empire has died in Germany at the age of 98.
June 2011
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Spurs Select Joseph And Hanga In 2011 NBA Draft →
Again a hungarian near to the NBA, Ádám Hanga…
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What Hungary can offer Europe and the world -... →
Hungary’s Deputy Prime Minister, Tibor Navracsics, looks back on a year in government.
May 2011
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Kassai to referee UEFA Champions League final –... →
Hungarian match official Viktor Kassai has been appointed to referee Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final between FC Barcelona and Manchester United FC.
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Hungary’s Gyurcsany May Form New Party If... →
.. and he confirmed his plans on Facebook (in hungarian).
April 2011
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Hungary: Parliament votes for new constitution →
.. by BBC correspondent Nick Thorpe
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A hungarian in the Gadhafi-palace →
The Libyan leader’s wife has hungarian origins as well - one of her grandfather (János Farkas) was a hungarian teacher. She used the name ‘Farkas’ till she married the Muammar al-Gadhafi in 1969 (or 1971).
Isn’t the world small?
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FIFA.com - Orban: We need to work more closely... →
Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary, currently holding The presidency of the Council of theEuropean Union, paid a visit to FIFA on 5 April, where he met FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter.
March 2011
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December 2010
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EU2011HU →
The official site of hungarian presidency of the council of the European Union
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Hungarian politics: Hungry for power | The... →
Hungary and hungry again in one sentence. Luckily this article has a bit more in than this joke..
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Hungary sees blank page protest over media bill →
Several Hungarian newspapers have published blank front pages or cartoons in protest at a bill which they say would restrict media freedom…..
November 2010
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Nueva Hungría
After reading Bloomberg’s reflection on the new policy of the government, we must make a few things clear:
Yes, the hungarian politicians are often the same crazy as the argentinian colleagues. Maybe our temperament makes it..
Nobody can do these kind of things with a big smile on their face, neither György Matolcsy, this was only the B or C-plan from the government…
Long term plans...
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What are we?
A Bulgarian graphic artists, Yanko Tsvetkov has made several maps according to European stereotypes. Let’s see how peope think about us, hungarians:
USA:
For the population of the world’s leading nation we are just a big buffer zone. But we still ain’t speak french guys…
Great Britain
As a member of the pink evil monster we shall be grateful to get the tag...
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International Human Development Indicators - UNDP →
Hungary’s profile
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Statistics | Human Development Reports (HDR) |... →
We are in the 36th place, just between Cyprus and Brunei (2010 statistics)
October 2010
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Forgotten revolution
Not so popular, maybe not so successful but it’s a part of Hungary’s path to independence. In late 1918, where everyone was tired with the war and already accepted the upcoming loss of World War I, the returning soldiers and the people of the heartland made several demonstrations in the capital, Buadpest between 28-31 of October. Their symbol was Aster flower, that’s why we call...
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WatchBudapest again in the spotlight - full version
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Collectors
Zoltán: Hey Miki, where did you hide yourself in the last weeks? A new job?
Miki: Job? I just read the reviews about our retirement - none knows things for sure .
Zoltán: Like in 1997 when those private retirement founds was made by the politicians
Miki: But in that time, it was about to gain more money - now it's about loosing the saved money
Zoltán: If that money really exists in your account. You know, stock exchange is a rollercoaster and you can loose big there.
Miki: So the government thinks, that they lost everything, right?
Zoltán: Not everything, but a lot. Especially since the crisis, nothing went well in banking and this is closer to baking than safe collecting...
Miki: .. and the government now prefers to collect our money as several says.
Zoltán: Time will tell who this will end, but your or my retirement is too far away to predict anything. Worrying is the worse we can do now.
Miki: I agree
Zoltán. Oh and Miki, I lend you 3000 forints a month ago. Can I collect this from you now?
Miki: Here is your money... ah, another collector.
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Zoltan Bakonyi ARRESTED Over Danube Pollution In... →
Hungary’s prime minister says police have detained the director of the company that owns the metals plant where a reservoir flooded several towns with toxic red sludge.
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Official website of the red sludge tragedy.. →
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Under the sludge
Finally Hungary is on the news again (and again not with good news): BBC, CNN, Le Figaro and Bild along with almost every media in Europe or full with the story of Monday’s disaster in Kolontar. How deeply will this treat affect the river Danube? Experts will find out sooner or later..
Everybody knows the main reason of this disaster but there are only questions about the...
Deadly sludge escape kills four in western Hungary →
September 2010
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Not far away...
.. only a few days and the local elections are here. Hungarian political parties are on fire again. But what can they win or loose this Sunday?
Fidesz: they have the best chances as a governing party, no really changes in popularity since general elections. The only big question is the capital, Budapest - can they copy their power into results here as well and to take a (practically) total...
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