News tagged "budapest"

Hungary Hosts Europe?s First Wheelchair Beauty Pageant (PHOTOS)

on Feb 27, 2012 via YahooNews

Hungary hosted what the organizers claimed to be Europe's first ever beauty pageant - Miss Colours Hungary - for the differently-abled contestants in Budapest Saturday.

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Two more Britons 'treated like dogs' to be deported in extradition row after Hungarian business venture failed

on Feb 26, 2012 via YahooNews

Michael Turner and Jason McGoldrick will fly to Budapest where they will be handed over to the Hungarian authorities on charges relating to a failed business venture there seven years ago.

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The Allure of Lakeside Hungary

on Feb 24, 2012 via YahooNews

CS?KBER?NY, HUNGARY -- Driving west from Budapest, the city's outlying suburbs give way to plowed fields of black earth, then a short section of moorland before descending -- about 70 kilometers from the city -- to the foot of a limestone outcrop.

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Hungary feels wrath of Rehn as new economic order takes hold

on Feb 23, 2012 via YahooNews

EUROPEAN DIARY: The EU?s economics commissioner has stepped up action against Budapest, proposing to suspend ?495 million in funding

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Hungary feels wrath of Rehn as new economic order takes hold

on Feb 23, 2012 via YahooNews

EUROPEAN DIARY: The EU?s economics commissioner has stepped up action against Budapest, proposing to suspend ?495 million in funding

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EU is to freeze development funds for Hungary

on Feb 22, 2012 via YahooNews

The European Commission has decided to withhold development funds for Hungary in a bid to make the country comply with the European Union's deficit rules. Budapest has frequently failed to meet requirements.

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Hungary parliament approves EU budget pact

on Feb 21, 2012 via YahooNews

(BUDAPEST ) - The Hungarian parliament on Monday easily passed a resolution which will allow Budapest to sign up to a new European Union budget pact, agreed by most of the bloc's 27 members.

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Hungary airline's shut down won't end flights

on Feb 19, 2012 via YahooNews

Airlines Budapest: Hoping to fly to Hungary's capital? The shutdown of Malev Hungarian Airlines last month meant the end of 329 flights a week to Liszt Ferenc International, but discount carriers Ryanair and Wizz Air...

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US producer Vajna seeks 'transparent' Hungarian cinema

on Feb 18, 2012 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST (AFP) - Despite strong criticism even from abroad, US producer Andrew Vajna, who has been tasked with reforming Hungarian cinema, insists a more modern, transparent and professional film industry is coming.

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Hungary sees debate with E.U., aid talks in limbo

on Feb 17, 2012 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary expects further debate with the European Union about some points of its disputed central bank law, which could delay the start of formal talks about vital international aid, and indicated the EU would not get every concession it wanted. A row over the law, which Brussels says curbs the central bank's independence, derailed informal talks with the IMF and the EU late ...

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EU Parliament places Hungary under scrutiny (News)

on Feb 17, 2012 via YahooNews

The European Parliament has decided to draw up a report on whether EU laws and values are respected in Hungary, after Budapest passed controversial state reforms that are widely seen as undemocratic. MEPs will later decide whether to activate Article 7 of the EU Treaty, which is used to investigate breaches of EU values.? More ?

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Hungary airline's shut down won't end flights

on Feb 17, 2012 via YahooNews

Airlines Budapest: Hoping to fly to Hungary's capital? The shutdown of Malev Hungarian Airlines last month meant the end of 329 flights a week to Liszt Ferenc International, but discount carriers Ryanair and Wizz Air...

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US producer Vajna seeks 'transparent' Hungarian cinema

on Feb 16, 2012 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST (AFP) - Despite strong criticism even from abroad, US producer Andrew Vajna, who has been tasked with reforming Hungarian cinema, insists a more modern, transparent and professional film industry is coming.

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US producer Vajna seeks 'transparent' Hungarian cinema

on Feb 16, 2012 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST, February 16, 2012 (AFP) - Despite strong criticism even from abroad, US producer Andrew Vajna, who has been tasked with reforming Hungarian cinema, insists a more modern, transparent and professional film industry is coming.

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Istvan Csurka, Hungarian Playwright and Political Extremist, Dies at 77

on Feb 14, 2012 via YahooNews

Istvan Csurka, a Hungarian playwright whose achievements on the stage were overshadowed and undermined by his vocal advocacy of nationalistic and bigoted politics, died Feb. 4 in Budapest. He was 77.

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Istvan Csurka, Hungarian Playwright and Political Extremist, Dies at 77

on Feb 13, 2012 via YahooNews

Istvan Csurka, a Hungarian playwright whose achievements on the stage were overshadowed and undermined by his vocal advocacy of nationalistic and bigoted politics, died Feb. 4 in Budapest. He was 77.

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Hungary's Orban aiming for IMF/EU deal

on Feb 13, 2012 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday he would iron out differences with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund over disputed legislation to secure an aid deal and avoid being shut out of markets. Orban's government has until Friday to explain how it plans to change its laws on the central bank, the judiciary and a data protection authority ...

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Hungary faces EU deadline to change laws, unlock aid talks

on Feb 13, 2012 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - EU maverick Hungary will offer to tweak most of the laws at the heart of a dispute with Brussels when it responds formally to demands for change this week in a bid to unlock talks on vital aid. The government's proposals are unlikely to differ from what it has been saying publicly for the best part of a month, but they should represent an effort to compromise that will push ...

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Hungarian music focus on Nicholls concert

on Feb 12, 2012 via YahooNews

The Nicholls State University music department is offering a free concert on Saturday night. Cellist Martin Merker and pianist Anna Adamik will perform Hungarian music, including compositions by Franz Liszt. The duo performed in Budapest last year in commemoration of Liszt's 200th birthday.

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The Record on the Road: Budapest, Prague and Berlin

on Feb 12, 2012 via YahooNews

In July, 50 friends from New York City and Philadelphia traveled to Budapest, Prague and Berlin to inline skate with local clubs. Budapest was very skater friendly. We are pictured at the Hungarian Parliament Building in Budapest. Tip: When taking an audio tour at a museum, do not leave a current credit card with security. Pictured: Mike Tillman and friends.

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