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Hundreds of Hungarian anti-Semites gathered in Budapest yesterday to protest at a major international meeting for Jews set for Sunday.
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Oslo -
Per Sandberg, a Norwegian member of parliament has caused a stir in France by calling for his country’s borders to be closed to what he termed ‘organised groups’ of Roma, Bulgarians and French who, Sandberg considers, are ‘notoriously criminal’.
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If cycling forms part of your vacation plans this year or if you’re considering a move to a different city and are keen on cycling, you might want to check out the newly released Copenhagenize Index of the world’s most bicycle friendly cities.
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In response to the March 2013 decision to postpone Romania and Bulgaria entry in the visa-free Schengen zone under the threat of a German veto, a young group of people has decided to launch a solidarity initiative with Romanian and Bulgarian citizens.
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Budapest -
Responding to a question in parliament, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has asked the minister of police to prevent the “Step on the Gas” demonstration of the Bikers with National Feelings.
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Novi Sad -
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) has responded to reports that it is ignoring the rights of ethnic Hungarians in Serbia, where a rising tide of ethnically-based attacks have been reported against this minority.
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Budapest -
The youth wing of the current ruling party in Hungary, FIDESZ, called Fidelitas, has called on Amnesty International to respond to its frequent requests to ensure Serbs stop beating ethnic Hungarians in ethnically-mixed Vojvodina Province.
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On Monday, a full ban on the testing of cosmetic products on animals came into force in the European Union. The complete ban was welcomed by animal rights groups but some in the cosmetics industry remain unconvinced.
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A new initiative aiming to tackle the multifarious problems regarding educational provisions for Roma minority and to promote Roma school desegregation in several European countries was recently launched.
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Budapest -
Nations in the former East Bloc, now part of the EU, commemorated a day for the victims of Communism, which Hungarian President János Áder described as being ”conceived in crime”, while candlelight vigils are being held in the capital, Budapest.
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Lost amongst the Europe-wide furore concerning the discovery of horsemeat in processed foods, on February 14 the European Union quietly announced a partial lifting of the ban on animal proteins in feedstuffs.
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Budapest -
Last Sunday, February 1, the foundation stone for the first new synagogue in Hungary in 80 years was laid in the Csepel district of the Hungarian capital, Budapest against a background of rising anti-Semitism.
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Vienna -
Ceija Stojka, a Romani Holocaust survivor, writer, and artist died Monday in a Vienna hospital at the age of 79. Through her writing and art, she raised awareness of Nazi persecution against her people during World War II.
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Budapest -
At a ceremony held in protest against an April decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that the Communist red star was not a symbol of tyranny, relatives and survivors of Hungary’s 1956 freedom fight stressed the reality of that tyranny.
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Veszpr -
A new dinosaur find from 85 million years ago, in the late Cretaceous Period, Pannoniasaurus inexpectatus, has been discovered in western Hungary.
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On Friday, independent parliamentarian Balazs Lenhardt was arrested by Budapest police for burning an Israeli flag at an anti-Zionist demonstration taking place in the Hungarian capital.
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Prague -
Anastasia Grishay claims she was persecuted in Ukraine over porn roles, the mother of three is requesting asylum from the European Union, after Czech authorities rejected her asylum application.
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On Sunday, around 10,000 Hungarians demonstrated on the streets of Budapest against the far-right opposition party, Jobbik, after one of its representatives called for a list of Jews to be drawn up, thus sparking public outrage.
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Budapest -
A far-right member of the Hungarian parliament is demanding that his government draw up a list of Jews who threaten the nation's security.
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Budapest -
Watch a guy steal a smartphone on a train in Budapest. He does not rely on the traditional butterfly-finger methods of stealthy pickpockets but on brazen snatch-and-run chutzpah.
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