Hungary

PANORAMA hungary : London, Paris, Ghent, Transylvania: cross Europe by bike

London, Paris, Ghent, Transylvania: cross Europe by bike

An Italian government eco-initiative offering big discounts on bicycles, a London cafe where you can repair your bike and bike film festivals across the continent - an overview of two-wheeled fun to spin your summer

by Ugo Leo @ // 13/08/09

hungary, italy, paris, environmental protection, festivals, london, europe

PRESS REVIEW hungary : Europe has voted: so what's the trend?

Europe has voted: so what's the trend?

From 4 - 7 June 2009 the citizens of the 27 EU member states cast their votes for a new European parliament. The voter turnout was relatively low, but the trends are clear to see. In many countries right-wing parties gained a larger share of the vote while national governments were punished. The press in Holland, Poland, Italy, Finland, Austria and Hungary speak

by eurotopics @ // 08/06/09

hungary, italy, netherlands, poland, european elections 2009, geert wilders, austria

INTERVIEW hungary : Lívia Járóka: female, Roma and Euro MP

Lívia Járóka: female, Roma and Euro MP

The first female Roma member of the European parliament takes stock of her first term in office and announces that she will run in this year’s European elections in June. We talk women, Roma statistics and the EU institutions

by Fernando Navarro Sordo @ // 02/06/09

hungary, right-wing, politics, feminism, men and women, society, eudebate2009

Budapest's tracks of progress

Budapest's tracks of progress

The economic crisis, nationalism and a troubled political past is hindering Hungary's progress. The rightful road back to tradition - such as young creativity - constitutes the best passport for the central European country's future. Four journalists and one photographer from the cafebabel.com network feature in this month's 'cities' mission, named 'EUdebate on the Ground'

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European Council summit LIVE

Thursday June 23 and Friday 24 will see the heads of 27 EU countries gather in Brussels to dine, discuss and perhaps make decisions. This will be an important summit of the year and the second of the Hungarian presidency of the EU. The agenda, purpoted to focus on Economic ...

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Nine Fantastical and Fascinating Things about Budapest

Written by Emma Baker When my mother visited Budapest, without any idea what to expect, she resorted to Lewis Caroll for a suitable analogy, "I feel like Alice, and I’ve fallen through the rabbit hole.’ The next evening we went to a Ligeti concert in the Palace of the ...

jj by jj on budapest

My Berlin Wall

It has been 20 year ago when the Berlin Wall has fallen down, but still, there are some places all around Europe where we might witness that classes of society, buildings or some parts of the city are separated from each other. They are rather symbolic walls, but to break ...

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Opening of the borders, 1989

By Ádám Terjék Translated by Judit Révész The picture of the opening of the Hungarian-Austrian border in 1989 is living vividly in my memory: in the television news of 10 September 1989 a group of East German tourists exult and rejoice at the announcement of Gyula Horn, Hungarian foreign minister ...

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Go behind the scenes...

Have you ever dreamed of crossing the threshold of the oh-so-mysterious and so-hard-to-enter world of film-makers? Aye, so have we. That’s why we decided to bring you a ground-breaking debut, lovely FUNZINE friends: the FUNZINE CineFest Trip, at The CineFest International Festival of Young Filmmakers, Miskolc, between September 18th ...

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