Tag: Budapest
Scratcher’s vocabulary: A dog for Heidi Klum – Bavaria
The fine country castle Gödöllö rises near Budapest. When you enter the former chambers of Empress Sisi, your gaze inevitably falls on the purple wallpaper on the walls, the color…
Hungary: Mass protest in Budapest against Orban
Hungary Mass protest in Budapest against Orban The former insider of the Hungarian ruling party Fidesz, Peter Magyar (M.), leads a demonstration against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest.…
Budapest: Tens of thousands are protesting against Orban again
As of: April 6, 2024 5:57 p.m Tens of thousands of people protested against the government again in downtown Budapest. Led by hopeful Magyar, they demanded Prime Minister Orban’s resignation.…
Protest in Budapest: Thousands of Hungarians demonstrated against Orban
Protest in Budapest Thousands of Hungarians demonstrated against Orban Calls Viktor Orban the “head of the mafia state”: Peter Magyar. photo © Denes Erdos/AP/dpa At a mass protest in the…
The Hungarian director István Szábo talks about his career – Munich
István Szabó can look back on an eventful life: he is an Oscar winner and has filmed with world stars, but later he was treated with hostility by his own…
Abuse scandal in Hungary: Viktor Orbán comes under pressure – politics
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been unusually quiet in the past few days, instead sending an armada of Fidesz politicians to flood the country with all sorts of banal news.…
After PiS was voted out: Orbán senses a new ally in the EU
For many years, Hungary and Poland used vetoes to protect each other in the EU. Since the PiS government was replaced in Warsaw, Viktor Orbán has been alone with his…
Hungary: Museum director Simon fired – Government unhappy about queer photographs – Culture
László L. Simon was a loyal, if not always appreciated, companion of Viktor Orbán, a Fidesz man not of the first, but certainly of the second hour. He was not…
Hungary: Museum director Simon fired because of objection – Culture
László L. Simon was a loyal, if not always appreciated, companion of Viktor Orbán, a Fidesz man not of the first, but certainly of the second hour. He was not…
Hungary: Five years in prison for captain after Danube ship accident
As of: September 26, 2023 12:01 p.m It was the worst shipping accident in Hungary’s post-war history: a cruise ship collided with a smaller boat in Budapest – 27 people…