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| The blog of Hungary |
| English-Hungary is a blog about Hungary for those who would like to know what's going on in our country but don't speak the language. We select random news about politics and about anything else that could interest people from Europe and from the rest of the world. |
| Language: English |
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| BBC Up All Night interview with English Hungary Blog |
| 2009-04-13 08:28:00 |
As you may have noticed we have stopped blogging a year ago, due to the lack of our free time. Today a producer from BBC found our blog and asked for an interview about the current political situation and about the new government in Hungary. So we decided to write this very last post to inform you about this even (interview linked as soon as aired) and ask about your opinion....
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| S&M police woman got fired from the corps |
| 2008-02-27 08:27:00 |
The plot of the film is nothing special: a police woman is sent to the house because of breach of peace caused by an S&M gang bang. Shortly after the arrival she joins the party and finds herself in the "servant position".The problem is that she is an actual police woman working for the police station in Zugló as Bors reported. LÃvia -as she is reffered to in the media- got fired after one of her collegaues had the film on the internet and reported it to the her superiors. When she undertook the job she believed that the film was going to be released only in the USA. The woman has two children and was expelled after 20 years of service.See a short video about the film (part from 0:22):...
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| Belgian perspective: Hungary the "gipsyland" |
| 2008-02-25 16:36:00 |
It happened once that a Bartók and Ligeti György concert needed promotion in Belgium, Brussels . The PR head of the event assigned a photographer to make some captures for the flyers, program books and billboards. The photographer went into the park and saw a gipsy family and took some shoots. Why not? -she wondered- They have a kind of Eastern look and besides they are happy. During the campaign of the concert the leader of the Belgian Hungarian Association saw these pictures and almost got a nervous break down. Why?These people are not HungarianThey have nothing to do with the musicAnd besides the picture suggests that Hungary is a "socially developing" country Kállay Oszkár the leader of the Association said that it was outrageous that somebody was mixing up Hungary with a ...
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| Public "performance" gone wrong |
| 2008-02-23 19:02:00 |
There is this site ashole.hu which delivers home made "public urinating videos" on the streets of Budapest to the hardcore fans. We tried to avoid these masterpieces but this one is awesome in its bizzare way. I can only tell you that there is an interaction in it and of course it is strictly rated 18+! GG old man!...
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| Dwa bratanki: the same shit everywhere |
| 2008-02-23 07:04:00 |
Have you ever thought about why these series are independent of time and space? Why they have nothing to do with life in the place where it is aired? The truth after the click. Warning the authors are higly addicted to the series!Barátok közt (Among Friends) is a Hungarian daily soap, since 1998 every episode is followed by 1-1,4 million people (Hungary's population is 10 million). For a long time we didn't have a clue why the "life situations" appearing in the show seemed so alien, why they only connection with the country (more or less) was the language the characters are speaking.So the revealing truth: the show origins from Grundy UFA TV Produktions GmbH which created the main concept and sold it to RTL. The RTL group launched several series based on the idea at its local partner...
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| They did it! |
| 2008-02-19 16:12:00 |
This picture is from Nemzeti Sport (National Sport). Touching, it is!...
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| Pictures of the week |
| 2008-02-17 07:47:00 |
In our new heading we attempt to summarise political events by pasting the best pictures made this week. If it works out well, we will return with it every Sunday.The top part of the picture is from Barack Obama's, the bottom part is from FIDESZ's "social referendum 2008" campaign. No doubt about which one is the original version. It seems that the democrat candidate's staff bought the license of the "árpád- stripe" logo from the Hungarian party. (from: Pufajkás Turul)Demonstration against the new health reform act. (from: index.hu)Later on the protesters "open" the fences and clash with the police. (from: mti)Skinheads marching on the Day of Honor in Budapest. (from: hvg.hu)KÓKA János leader of SZDSZ and HORVÃTH Ãgnes Health Minister cheering after the Parliament acc...
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| Off:Spenót! |
| 2008-02-12 14:43:00 |
Spenót (Spinach) is a bizzare YouTube cartoon series, there is no need to know Hungarian to enjoy the music and the voices. Just for the record, it is highly addictive....
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| Private insurance companies in da house: New Health Insurance Act |
| 2008-02-12 11:03:00 |
The Parliament accepted a new health insurance act yesterday which will result the total alteration of the Hungarian health system. More information about the reform and video about the demonstrations after the click.What is the health reform about? Regional funds: 51% state 49% private interestThe concept in brief: The National Health Insurance Fund will be divided into regional funds where private insurance companies can gain percentage until 49%. The government (MSZP-SZDSZ) argues that the "professional" private companies are capable to manage their funds in a more economic way unlikely to the current system where the single national fund is squanderer. The private companies can only use the money saved this way to gain profit, so they are not allowed to withraw money from the "patients...
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| Szávay Ãgnes 2nd in Paris |
| 2008-02-10 11:13:00 |
Even though we were really cheering for Ãgi, she was defeated in the end by Anna Chakvetadze in the final of the Paris WTA tournament to 3:6, 6:2, 2:6. Anyways we haven't lost our hope in her, and are really proud and fond of Ãgi, even if this love is not requited......
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