#Viktor Horvath

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All You Need to Know About Matchups!

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Hi y'all!

This account is solely for matchups for several different fandoms. That means requests for imagines, oneshots, headcanons, etc. will NOT be taken.

Here are some basic things to know about requesting a matchup!

Unless otherwise specified for a certain fandom, a request yields one romantic pairing AND one friendship pairing as well as information on why I think you work well with the individuals I choose. Of course, if you only wish to receive either just the romantic matchup or just the friendship matchup, just let me know!

You can request matchups for several different fandoms at once! For each fandom you request, I will match you up with one romantic partner and one friend unless you request differently.

You can ask to exclude any character(s)!

Where can I request a matchup?

Requests can be made in the MATCHUP REQUESTS/ASK ME ANYTHING tab.

What do I need to include in my request?

Required

Fandom(s)

Your gender and/or pronouns

Your sexual orientation and/or preferences

Description of personality

Optional (but definitely helps me out!)

Description of appearance

Hobbies

Personality alignment (Myers-Briggs, Enneagram, Hogwarts House, etc.)

What you would look for in a partner and/or friend

Any other information you think would be helpful – the more you provide, the more I can work with!

Now with that out of the way, onto the fandoms!

Listed directly below is a shortlist of all the fandoms I take requests for as well as some extra information as needed.

Disclaimers

If a title is in italics, it means that while I feel comfortable providing matchups for this show, I have not watched every season. If a character drastically changes after a certain point, I may not be aware. The last season I watched of these shows will be included in parentheses.

All movies/shows based on novels will most likely focus on the on-screen adaptations of characters.

SHOWS

The 100 (6)

Good Omens

The Good Place (3)

Lucifer (4)

On My Block

Parks and Recreation (4)

Prodigal Son (1)

Sherlock

Space Force

Supernatural (14)

The Walking Dead (8)

MOVIES

Clueless

The Greatest Showman

Harry Potter -- Unless specified in request, will entail 2 sets of matchups as a student (Golden Trio and Marauders eras respectively)

The Hunger Games

Marvel Cinematic Universe -- Unless age is specified, underage characters will NOT be available for romantic matchups

BROADWAY

Anastasia

Beetlejuice

Carrie (2012 Off-Broadway)

Hadestown

Hamilton

Les Misérables

The Phantom of the Opera

Six

VIDEO GAMES

Detroit: Become Human

Red Dead Redemption 2

What’s below the cut?

A masterlist of characters in each fandom that will be considered for each request (unless marked with an asterisk (*), all characters are assumed to be available for both romantic AND friendly matchups while names marked with an asterisk are only available for friendly matchups). Listed alphabetically by first name.

Don’t be afraid to tell me about a typo!

Any questions? Just want to talk? You can also use the  MATCHUP REQUESTS/ASK ME ANYTHING tab to get ahold of me!

SHOWS

Bellamy Blake

Clarke Griffin

Echo

Finn Collins

Harper McIntyre

Jasper Jordan

Johnathan “John” Murphy

Jordan Green

Lexa

Lincoln

Marcus Kane

Monty Green

Octavia Blake

Raven Reyes

Roan

Wells Jaha

Aziraphale

Anathema Device

Crowley

Newton Pulsifer

Mme. Tracy*

Witchfinder Sgt. Shadwell*

Chidi Anagonye

Eleanor Shellstrop

Jason Mendoza

Michael*

Tahani Al-Jamil

Amenadiel

Det. Chloe Decker

Det. Daniel “Dan” Espinoza

Ella Lopez

Eve

Dr. Linda Martin*

Lucifer Morningstar

Mazikeen “Maze”

Cesar Diaz

Jamal Turner

Jasmine Flores

Monsé Finnie

Oscar “Spooky” Diaz

Ruben “Ruby” Martinez Jr.

Andrew “Andy” Dwyer

Ann Perkins

April Ludgate

Benjamin “Ben” Wyatt

Christopher “Chris” Traeger

Donna Meagle*

Gerald “Jerry” Gergich*

Jean-Ralphio Saperstein*

Leslie Knope

Ronald “Ron” Swanson*

Ainsley Whitly

Det. Dani Powell

Edrisa Tanaka

Lt. Gil Arroyo

Det. James “JT” Tarmel

Jessica Whitly

Malcolm Bright

DI Greg Lestrade

Mrs. Hudson*

James “Jim” Moriarty

Dr. John Watson

Mary Morstan*

Molly Hooper

Mycroft Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Dr. Adrian Mallory*

Capt. Angela Ali

Brig. Gen. Bradley Gregory*

Dr. Chan Kaifang

Duncan Tabner

Erin Naird

F. Tony Scarapiducci

Kelly King

Maggie Naird*

Gen. Mark Naird*

Abbie “Bela” Talbot*

Adam Milligan

Alex Jones

Balthazar

Benjamin “Benny” Lafitte

Castiel

Charlene “Charlie” Bradbury

Claire Novak

Crowley

Dean Winchester

Sheriff Donna Hanscum

Eileen Leahy

Ellen Harvelle*

Gabriel

Garth Fitzgerald IV

Jack Kline

Jessica “Jess” Moore*

Joanna “Jo” Harvelle

Sheriff Jody Mills*

John Winchester

Kaia Nieves

Kevin Tran

Lucifer

Meg Masters

Michael “Mick” Davies

Patience Turner

Robert “Bobby” Singer*

Rowena MacLeod

Rufus Turner*

Samuel “Sam” Winchester

Aaron

Abraham Ford

Andrea*

Beth Greene

Carl Grimes*

Carol Peletier*

Dale Horvath*

Daryl Dixon

Dwight

Enid*

Eugene Porter*

King Ezekiel*

Father Gabriel Stokes

Glenn Rhee

Hershel Greene*

Maggie Greene

Michonne

Morgan Jones*

Negan Smith

Paul “Jesus” Rovia

Rick Grimes

Rosita Espinosa

Sasha Williams

Tara Chambler

Tyreese Williams

MOVIES

Cher Horowitz

Dionne Davenport

Josh Lucas

Tai Frasier

Travis Birkenstock

Anne Wheeler

Charity Barnum

Jenny Lind

Lettie Lutz*

Phillip Carlyle

Phineas “P.T.” Barnum

W.D. Wheeler

Alastor “Mad-Eye” Moody*

Albus Dumbledore*

Arthur Weasley*

Cedric Diggory

Cho Chang

Draco Malfoy

Fleur Delacour

Fred Weasley

George Weasley

Ginevra “Ginny” Weasley

Harry Potter

Hermione Granger

James Potter

Lily Evans

Luna Lovegood

Minerva McGonagall*

Molly Weasley*

Neville Longbottom

Nymphadora Tonks*

Oliver Wood

Remus Lupin

Ronald “Ron” Weasley

Rubeus Hagrid*

Severus Snape

Sirius Black

Viktor Krum

Cinna

Effie Trinket*

Finnick Odair

Gale Hawthorne

Haymitch Abernathy*

Johanna Mason

Katniss Everdeen

Peeta Mellark

Anthony “Tony” Stark -- Iron Man

Dr. Bruce Banner -- Hulk

Carol Danvers -- Captain Marvel

Dr. Christine Palmer*

Clint Barton -- Hawkeye

Drax the Destroyer*

Edward “Ned” Leeds

Gamora

Groot*

Harold “Happy” Hogan*

Dr. Henry “Hank” Pym*\

Hope van Dyne -- Wasp

Sgt. James “Bucky” Barnes -- Winter Soldier

Col. James “Rhodey” Rhodes -- War Machine

Loki Laufeyson

Luis*

Mantis*

Dr. Margaret “Peggy” Carter*

Cdr. Maria Hill*

May Parker*

Lord M’Baku

Michelle “MJ” Jones

Nakia

Natasha Romanoff -- Black Widow

Nebula*

Col. Nicholas “Nick” Fury*

Okoye

Peter Parker -- Spider-Man

Peter Quill -- Star-Lord

Agt. Phillip “Phil” Coulson*

Pietro Maximoff -- Quicksilver

Rocket*

Samuel “Sam” Wilson -- Falcon

Scott Lang -- Ant-Man

Shuri

Dr. Stephen Strange

Steven “Steve” Rogers -- Captain America

King T’Challa -- Black Panther

Thor Odinson

Valkyrie

Virginia “Pepper” Potts

Vision

Wanda Maximoff -- Scarlet Witch

W’Kabi

Wong*

Yelena Belova

Yondu Udonta*

BROADWAY

Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov

Dimitri Sudayev

Gleb Vaganov

Countess Lily Malevsky-Malevitch*

Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna*

Vladimir “Vlad” Popov*

Adam Maitland

Barbara Maitland

Beetlejuice*

Delia Schlimmer

Lydia Deetz*

Carrie White

Christine “Chris” Hargensen

Susan “Sue” Snell

Thomas “Tommy” Ross

Eurydice

Hades

Hermes*

Orpheus

Persephone

Aaron Burr

Alexander Hamilton

Angelica Schuyler

Elizabeth “Eliza” Schuyler

George Washington

Hercules Mulligan

James Madison

John Laurens

Margarita “Peggy” Schuyler

Maria Reynolds

Marquis de Lafayette

Philip Hamilton

Thomas Jefferson

Cosette

Enjolras

Éponine Thénardier

Fantine

Insp. Javert

Jean Valjean

Marius Pontmercy

Carlotta Giudicelli*

Christine Daaé

Erik “The Phantom”

Mme. Giry*

Meg Giry

Raoul de Chagny

Anna of Cleves

Anne Boleyn

Catherine of Aragon

Catherine Parr

Jane Seymour

Katherine Howard

VIDEO GAMES

Carl Manfred*

Chloe

Det. Chris Miller*

Connor

Elijah Kamski

Lt. Hank Anderson*

Capt. Jeffrey Fowler*

Josh

Kara

Leo Manfred

Lucy*

Luther

Markus

North

Rose Chapman*

Simon

Abigail Roberts

Arthur Morgan

Beau Gray*

Charles Smith

Daniël “Dutch” Van der Linde

Eagle Flies

Hosea Matthews*

Javier Escuella

Johnathan “John” Marston Sr.

Josiah Trelawny

Karen Jones

Kieran Duffy

Leonard “Lenny” Summers

Marion “Bill” Williamson

Mary-Beth Gaskill

Micah Bell

Molly O’Shea

Penelope Braithwaite*

Rev. Orville Swanson*

Sadie Adler

Sean MacGuire

Simon Pearson*

Tilly Jackson

[glovepaint]

Hey! I’m late, but here are some pride pics of my ocs! Enjoy them (or not - I can’t tell you what to do)!

Left to right & upper row first:

Gay: Luis & Allistar, Anton, Merlin, Konstantin & Darius, Max, Francis & Tyler, North l.(holding the big flag), Larry & Jerome, Liam

Bi: Lizzy (Elizabeth), Vadim, Zek, Orph, Viktor, Balthasar (holding the big flag), Callis, Horvath

Pan: Seb(astian), Evelyn, Ernest, North (holding the big flag), *cough* that’s me *cough*, Enoch

Ace: William, Anastasia, Hedwig (holding the big flag), Petra

Trans: Hayley (mtf) & Charlie (ftm)

Lesbian: Misty & Abigail

If there’s an “&” between characters, they’re a couple

[political-fluffle]

As the United States tries to blunt Russian influence, Hungary’s far-right leader is increasingly building bridges to Moscow.

The International Investment Bank, an obscure Russian financial institution with a small-time balance sheet, is an unlikely source of global intrigue. In more normal times, its plans to open a new headquarters in Budapest would pass unnoticed.

But the bank’s chairman has longstanding ties to Russian intelligence agencies. And the Hungarian Parliament has effectively granted the bank diplomatic immunity from any scrutiny by police or financial regulators — leaving Western security officials concerned that Russian spies could use it as a base to conduct European intelligence operations.

Several European nations have expelled Russian agents and cracked down on Kremlin finances in an effort to present a united front as Moscow is accused of meddling in the American election, poisoning a former spy in Britain and targeting European think tanks with hacking attacks.

And if the Europeans are now concerned about the Russian bank, so are the Americans, especially since the Trump administration has cultivated Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orban, as an ally. Days before Parliament granted immunity to the Russian bank, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Mr. Orban in Budapest and warned against allowing Russia to drive a wedge between friends. (…)

An anti-immigrant, far-right leader who has systematically weakened Hungary’s democratic institutions, Mr. Orban has pointed to Russia as a beacon of his model of so-called illiberal democracy. He has worked to keep Ukraine from joining NATO and routinely lashes out at European Union leaders in Brussels, accusing them of endangering national security through immigration. (…)

Mr. Orban has awarded a Kremlin-owned company a no-bid contract worth billions of dollars to upgrade Hungary’s nuclear power plant and has criticized Western sanctions against Russia. (…)

“It’s very difficult to say why this bank is coming to Hungary now,” said Julius Horvath, an economics professor at Central European University in Budapest. “It doesn’t appear to be based on economic considerations, rather political.”

One European security official said the banking arrangement presented an opportunity for Mr. Putin to replenish his spy corps after the expulsion of scores of Russian officials from Europe and the United States. The expulsions were in retaliation for the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain.

By now you guys know how Russian mafia banks work, so this is no surprise. Orban is another Russian compromised puppet.

[uneminuteparseconde]

Des concerts à Paris et alentour

Novembre 28. Anne-James Chaton – Auditorium|Cité de l'architecture (gratuit) 28. Boubakar Cissokho – Chair de poule (gratuit) 28. Adult. + KatzKab – Petit Bain 28. Borja Fames + Eloïse Decazes + Èlg – Instants chavirés (Montreuil) 28. Ensemble IRE joue "Nexus Entropy" d'Ulrich Krieger + Marc Baron + Lionel Marchetti (fest. Bruits blancs) – Anis gras (Arcueil) 29. SK/LR – Chair de poule (gratuit) 29. Émilie Pitoiset, Shantidas Riedacker & Matthieu Canaguier – Petite salle|Centre Pompidou (gratuit) 29. Esben & The Witch + Ingrina – Point FMR 29. Jessica Moss + Tomoe – Gambetta Club 29. Confusional Quartet + René Couteau + Tumulus + Samon Takahashi + Bernard Filipetti vs Ravi Shardja – Le Cirque électrique 29. Maud Geffray (dj) + Fishbach (dj) + Brigitte Fontaine + Musique chienne – Trabendo 29. CHDH + Mariachi + Lårs Akerlund & Sten Backman (fest. Bruits blancs) – Le Cube (Issy-lès-Moulineaux) 29. Rakta + Marée noire + Trashley – Instants chavirés (Montreuil) 29. Interpol + Nilüfer Yanya – Salle Pleyel ||COMPLET|| 30. Mick Harvey + Brisa Roché – Petit Bain 30. Artus + Fleuves noirs + Hex – Le cirque électrique 30. Spit Mask + Poison Point + Lunacy + Some Ember + Offermose + Kaukolampi – La Station 30. Deeat Palace + Tamara Goukassova + Tryphème – L'International 30. Machine sauvage + Léon Denise (fest. Vision'R & Cookie Demoparty) – Folie numérique N5|Parc de La Villette 30. Trevor Jackson + Violent quand on aime – La Java 30. John Chatler + Samuel Sighicelli + Shapednoise (fest. Bruits blancs) – Anis gras (Arcueil)

Décembre 01. Dominique Petitgand (diff.) – Théâtre de Gennevilliers (gratuit) 01. Mamiedaragon + Jogging – Le Zorba (gratuit) 01. NAO (fest. Vision'R & Cookie Demoparty) – Folie numérique N5|Parc de La Villette 01. Nadia Ratsimandresy + Bruno Chevillon + Uriel Barthélémi + Marc Sens + Annabelle Playe (fest. Bruits blancs) – Anis gras (Arcueil) 01. Deux boules vanille + Jeff Mills + Molécule + Renart + Nicolas Horvath joue P. Glass, T. Riley et J. Adams + Ensemble Links : "Music for 18 Musicians" de S. Reich (fest. Marathon!) – La Gaîté lyrique ||COMPLET|| 02. Beak> + Le Comte – Café de la danse ||COMPLET|| 03. Pardans – Olympic café 03. Tanz Mein Herz + Dragon du Poitou + Mega Bass – La Java 03. Idles + John – Bataclan ||COMPLET|| 05. Dick Annegard – BNF (gratuit) 05. Julia Holter – Petit Bain 05. Sudden Infant + Massicot – Centre culturel suisse 06. Harry Merry – Chair de poule (gratuit) 06. La Tène avec Jacques Puech, Louis Jacques, Guilhem Lacroux & Jérémie Sauvage – Centre culturel suisse 06. The KVB + M!R!M – Badaboum 07. Kink Gong – Médiathèque musicale (gratuit) 07. Antoine Chessex + Nina Garcia + Francisco Meirino – Centre culturel suisse 07. Heimat + Bordigaga + Bruno Billaudeau, Xavier Mussat & Black Sifichi (Semaine du bizarre) – Instants chavirés (Montreuil) 07. Nosfell – Espace 1789 (Saint-Ouen) 07. Aubadja + chdh (fest. Vision'R) – Le Générateur (Gentilly) 07. Shxcxchcxsh + W.LV.S + Wlderz – Rex Club 08. The Horrorist + Federico Amoroso – L'Officine 08. Jean Benoît Dunckel + NSDOS + CloZee + Kiddy Smile (Inasound fest.) – Palais Brongniart 08. Blawan + The Advent + AWB + Yogg & Pharaoh + Netsh – Concrete 08. Tim Tama + Gijensu + Makornik + K – Glazart 08. Père Ubu (Semaine du bizarre) – Théâtre Berthelot (Montreuil) ||COMPLET|| 09. Panteros666 + Matt Black + Erol Alkan + Kiasmos (Inasound fest.) – Palais Brongniart 09. The Fleshtones – Supersonic 09/10. Moriarty – Cité de la musique|Philharmonie 11. Joanna + October Lieber – Badaboum 12. Nova Materia – La Maroquinerie 12. Le Réveil des tropiques + France + Helio Polar Thing – Petit Bain 12. Mange Ferraille + Boolvar + So-lo-lo – Le Cirque électrique 13. Qonicho B + Johann Mazé – Le Zorba (gratuit) 13. The Callas + Selofan + Hørd (fest. Magnétique Nord) – La Station 13. Villejuif Undergound + Bryan's Magic Tears + Free Love – La Bellevilloise 14. New Model Army – Trabendo 14. Carol Robinson, Bertrand Gauguet, Julia Eckhardt & Yannick Guedon : "Sequel to Occam Ocean" (2018) d’Éliane Radigue – Palais de Tokyo 14. Sida + Broken English Club + Toresch + Moderna + Wr2old + Shazzula (fest. Magnétique Nord) – La Station 14. Hangman's Chair + Jessica93 + Revok – Les Cuizines (Chelles) 14. Succhiamo + Air LQD + Rraouhhh + Christophe Clébard – Le Chinois (Montreuil) 14. Rebekah + Paula Temple + Anetha + Hannah b2b Charlene – Concrete 14. Mr Oizo – NF-34 15. Gaspar Claus – Cité de la musique|Philharmonie 15. Ata + Oliver Hafenbauer + Chinaski + Last Love Pilgrim + Kilian Paterson + Slyngshot + DJ Neewt (fest. Magnétique Nord) – La Station 15. Job Sifre + Fatma Pneumonia + X1000 + Spunoff (fest. Magnétique Nord) – La Station 15. AZF + Clouds + Aleksi Perälä + Barker – Rex Club 15. Derrick May + Helena Hauff + I Hate Models + Rrose + Noncompliant + Voiron + Galaxian + Sentimental Rave + Sama' + Amarou + Crystallmess – Concrete 15. Mount Kimbie + Marcel Dettman + Dixon + Rødhåd + Hot Chip + Rone + Roman Flügel + Lorenzo Senni + Lena Willikens + Epsilove... – Paris Event Center 16. Tomoko Sauvage – Lafayette Anticipations 18. Drab Majesty – Point FMR 18. Vox Low + Zombie Zombie (fest. Les Aventuriers) – Espace Gérard-Philipe (Fontenay-sous-Bois) 19. Belmont Witch + Zad Kokar + Petra Pied de biche – Instants chavirés (Montreuil) 21. Peter Van Hoesen + Clo d'or + Neel – Rex Club 21. Cleric + Jacidorex + Matrixxman + Parfait + SNTS – tba 22. Yan Wagner + Il est vilaine + Magnüm + Mayerling – La Maroquinerie 22. 2manydjs – NF-34

2019

Janvier 02. Les Hôpitaux + CIA débutante – Supersonic (gratuit) 09. Ayarcana b2b Ossian + Endlec + 1ndica – Rex Club 10. Jemek Jemowit + Infecticide + Cachette à branlette – L'International 11. The Choolers Division – La Station 12. Art & Technique + A_R_C_C + Bleno Die Wurstbrücke – Le Cirque électrique 18. Francis Dhomont (fest. Akousma) – MPAA Saint-Germain (gratuit sur résa) 19. Armando Balice + Ingrid Drese + Jérôme Noetinger + Loïse Bulot + Robert Hampson (fest. Akousma) – MPAA Saint-Germain (gratuit sur résa) 20.  Catherine Bir + Raphaël Mouterde + Francisco Meirino + Roland Cahen + Yoko Higashi & Lionel Marchetti (fest. Akousma) – MPAA Saint-Germain (gratuit sur résa) 22. Emmanuelle Parrenin & Dominique Regref – La Ferme du Buisson (Noisiel) 24. Rouge Gorge – Le Chair de poule 25. La Secte du futur + Shiny Darkly – Supersonic 25. Léonie Pernet – Gaîté lyrique 26. Chloé – Elysée-Montmartre 29. Dominique a – Salle Pleyel 31. Deena Abdelwahed – Gaîté lyrique

Février 02. Tempers – Supersonic (gratuit) 02. The Residents – Gaîté lyrique 02. Shabazz Palaces + Dälek (fest. Sons d'hiver) – théâtre de la Cité internationale 06. Brendan Perry – Petit Bain 07. VNV Nation – Le Trabendo 09. The Ex : "Ethiopian Night" (fest. Sons d'hiver) – salle Jacques-Brel (Fontenay-sous-Bois) 10. Therapy? – La Maroquinerie 11. Massive Attack feat. Liz Fraser jouent « Mezzanine » – Zénith 16. Anthony Braxton + Dave Douglas & Bill Laswell (fest. Sons d'hiver) – théâtre Jacques-Carat (Cachan) 21. Mlada Fronta + Absolute Valentine + Neoslave – Petit Bain 21. Collection d'Arnell Andrea + Katzkab – Bus Palladium 22. Nils Frahm – Le Trianon ||COMPLET|| 23. Nils Frahm – Le Trianon

Mars 02. Boy Harsher + Kontravoid – Badaboum 02. Lydia Lunch & Marc Hurtado jouent Alan Vega et Suicide – Silencio 07. Scratch Massive – Gaîté lyrique 10. James Chance & Die Contortions – Supersonic 12. Yann Tiersen – Salle Pleyel 20. Oomph! – La Machine 22. Delia Derbyshire (diff.) + Lettera 22 + Evil Moisture + Caterina Barbieri + Drew McDowall : "Coil's Time Machines" (fest. Présences électronique) – Studio 104|Maison de la Radio 22. The Young Gods – La Maroquinerie 23. Pierre Boeswillwald (diff.) + Max Eilbacher + Andrea Belfi + Sarah Davachi + William Basinski & Lawrence English (fest. Présences électronique) – Studio 104|Maison de la Radio 24. Warren Burt (diff.) + Mats Erlandsson + Okkyung Lee + Low Jack + BJ Nielsen (fest. Présences électronique) – Studio 104|Maison de la Radio 29. Perturbator – Le Trianon 30. Marc Almond – Le Trianon

Avril 05. Beirut – Le Grand Rex 08. The Specials – La Cigale 10. Daughters – Point FMR 14. Arnaud Rebotini joue la BO de "120 Battements par minute" – Cité de la musique|Philharmonie 17. Teenage Fan Club – Trabendo 17. Soap&Skin – Le Trianon 17. Apparat – Gaîté lyrique 21. The Parrots + Johnny Mafia + Halo Maud + Grand Blanc + Marietta + Robbing Millions + Oktober Lieber (fest. MOFO) – Mains d'oeuvre (Saint-Ouen) 22. Fontaines D.C. – Point FMR 22. Faire + Buvette + Oko Ebombo + Black Devil Disco Club + Fujiya & Miyagi + Rendez-Vous (fest. MOFO) – Mains d'oeuvre (Saint-Ouen) 23. The Luyas + Barbagallo + Human Teorema + Arnaud Rebotini + Aquaserge + Il est vilaine + Onze Onze (fest. MOFO) – Mains d'oeuvre (Saint-Ouen) 27. She Past Away – La Machine 27. Chloé : Lumières noires – Le 104

Mai 07. dEUS – La Cigale 10/11. Dead Can Dance – Grand Rex ||COMPLET|| 11. Christina Vantzou + Eiko Ishibashi + Jan Jelinek + NPVR (Nik Void & Peter Rehberg) – Le 104 12. Massimo Toniutti + François Bayle – Le 104 17. Philip Glass : Études pour piano – Salle Pierre-Boulez|Philharmonie 18. Bruce Brubaker & Max Cooper : Glasstronica – Cité de la musique|Philharmonie 28. Alice in Chains + Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Olympia 31. François Bonnet + Knud Viktor + Jim O'Rourke + Florian Hecker (fest. Akousma) – Studio 104|Maison de la Radio

Juin 01. Eryck Abecassis & Reinhold Friedl + Hilde Marie Holsen + Anthony Pateras + Lucy Railton (fest. Akousma) – Studio 104|Maison de la Radio 02. Bernard Parmegiani + Jean Schwarz (fest. Akousma) – Studio 104|Maison de la Radio 19. Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – La Gaîté lyrique 26. Magma – Salle Pierre-Boulez|Philharmonie

Juillet 11. Masada + Sylvie Courvoisier & Mark Feldman + Mary Halvorson quartet + Craig Taborn + Trigger + Erik Friedlander & Mike Nicolas + John Medeski trio + Nova quartet + Gyan Riley & Julian Lage + Brian Marsella trio + Ikue Mori + Kris Davis + Peter Evans + Asmodeus : John Zorn's Marathon Bagatelles – Salle Pleyel

Août 23>25. The Cure (fest. Rock en scène) – parc de Saint-Cloud

Septembre 13. Rammstein – La Défense Arena (Nanterre) ||COMPLET||

en gras : les derniers ajouts / in bold: the last news

[vm4vm0]

Want The World 1.5 (Director's Cut) from Viktor Horvath on Vimeo.

Directed as Kinopravda kinopravda.tv D.O.P: Christopher Ripley christopherripley.com Client: The Venetian Resort, Las Vegas venetian.com Agency: Fallon fallon.com Production: Imposter imposter.tv

Executive Creative Director: Nikki Baker 
Account Director: Marion Roussel
 Senior Producer: Erik Iversen
 Senior Art Director: Difan Wu
 Art Director: Lauren Wilson

Executive Producer: Avtar Khalsa 
Producer: Petra Ahmann
 Production Manager: Miya Sagara 
Production Coordinator: Craig Johnson 
2nd Unit Producer: Alanna Dillon


1st AD: Giovanni Cotto-Ortiz
 2nd Unit 1st AD: Samson Flashman 
Head of Art: Áron Filkey (Kinopravda)
 Production Designer: Olivia McManus
 2nd Camera: David Jacobson
 Edited by William Town
 1st Unit 1st AC: Kyle Frank 2nd Unit 1st AC: Anthony Goodman 1st Unit 2nd AC: Torin Bradshaw 2nd Unit 2nd AC: Theo Sturz Gaffer: Eric Pool Key Grip: Hunter Langley Art director: Claire Boutwell
 Set Decorator: Jake Tremblay
 Prop Master: Bryian Montgomery 
Lead: Esteban Matinata
 Set Dressers: Logan Blue + Hensel Martinez 
Art Coordinator: Meghan Mantia
 Post Producer: Andrew Illson (Modern Post) 
Production Assistant: Charlyn Derrick (Modern Post)
 Stylist: Emma Pritchard

2020

[anotherescsite]

The Hungarians

Hungary is another country that has many weeks of deliberation before they choose a selection of songs to conduct a final. And from these deliberations, the people of Hungary have selected on all male final. How can that be?

I have not seen the semi finals so I’m watching and listening to these songs with a fresh ear. 

“GOOD VIBEZ” -  Gabor Heincz Biga Curious number that has balloons on stage. Catchy, Gabor has a strange scratchy voice that I kind of like. I don’t expect it to win.

“VISZLÁT NYÁR” -  AWS A fantastic heavy metal opening  Clearly not knowing the language, but the entry has great power, force and energy. They really throw everything into it.

“AZT MONDTAD” -  Gergely Danielfy Acoustic guitar and violin accompaniment gives a feeling of simplicity. Gergely gives a good emotional performance. 

“NEM SZÓL HARANG” -  Leander Kills Starts out acoustic with another violin and Leander at a piano. Moves on to electric guitars and the song becomes more aggressive. I’m not a fan of this one.

“MEGGYFA” -  Tamas Horvath Double bass and a gentleman in a frame. An interesting, fun bouncy melody, suddenly there are dancers and Tamas plays the spoons. I like this. 

“BUDAPEST GIRL” -  Viktor Kirary Modern jazz? Viktor has a velvety deep voice that reminds me of Guy Sebastian, and the song is decent enough.

“ZÖLD A MÁJUS” -  Zsolt Sule A pleasant song that is sung well, and looks good on stage. It’s problem is that it is going to be over-run by louder angrier songs.

“I LET YOU RUN AWAY” -  Yesyes When I spotted the accordion on stage, I thought I was in danger of seeing a disaster. Song is okay, it’s English, and vocals are okay. The accordion bit was cool too.

Conclusion: Tough field of songs. I think that AWS will do well and Yesyes as well. I have a sneaking regard for Tamas Horvath and Viktor Kirary too. It could go any way.

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Hungary transgender law throws community into limbo

Ivett Ordog, 39, is one of those affected by the new law banning legal gender changes. “While I would never go back to living the life of a male — that weird alien I used to see in the mirror — I’m also living in fear because I have no idea what’s next,” she says.

The coronavirus pandemic presents a major threat to countries’ health systems, economies and most vulnerable people.

But advocates for the transgender community say Hungary has chosen this moment to bring in a law that hurts transgender people, one of its most marginalized groups. While Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was ruling by decree, the government brought in a new law banning legal gender changes — although it did not take advantage of its emergency powers to pass the law.

The bill, passed by parliament on May 19 and signed into law a week later, states that “sex at birth” will be recorded in Hungary’s civil registry — and may not be changed later on identification documents such as driving licenses and passports.

Hungarians are only permitted to choose from a registry of specifically “male” or “female” names in accordance with their ascribed sex marker. They aren’t allowed to use a name from the other sex category on their legal documents, and there are no gender-neutral names — so many intersex, transgender and non-binary people will be forced to be legally tied to a name that, they say, does not reflect them.

Iceland, Sweden and Finland had similar rules allowing names only from set lists until they were changed in recent years.

“When I first heard about this new law, I got very angry. Angry because this country, which is very much part of my identity — and I am very proud that I am Hungarian — says to me that it doesn’t want me to be who I am. It is very dehumanizing,” says Daniel Gyarmati, 20. He realized he was transgender four years ago, at around the time the government first suspended legal gender recognition, making him “despair.” Gyarmati wanted to go to university but feared people seeing his old name in the system. When the suspension was lifted for a few months before the April 2018 election, Gyarmati was able to change his name and start university “with a calm heart.” The change will stand despite the new law.

“My claim for name and gender change has not been approved yet, so I am one of the great victims of this law,” says Laura Andrassy, 28. “I am outraged. … I am upset, but I am not surprised, sadly. I will fight for my right because I want to have a family later on, but this law hinders me from that. If I can not do it here, I will do so in another place in this world.” Andrassy says she began to accept who she was after she got to know the trans community while living in France and the US. “In Paris, acceptance was never a question. Even in Utah, one of the most conservative places in the US, there is more acceptance than in Hungary,” she says.

Transgender rights groups say this change will mean trans, non-binary and intersex people are exposed to potential discrimination every time they use a bank, rent property or apply for jobs.

Photographer Akos Stiller, who is based in Budapest, wanted to capture portraits of the people who may lose the chance to determine their own identities under the new law.

“I knew that they must take a very hard road, as well emotionally, physically, to become the gender they wish to be — and this made me believe, these persons are facing really tough challenges.”

After the legislation was proposed, he said, “I started to feel that to share their stories is a necessity.”

“Society sometimes can be judged really by how it deals with its minorities, or deals with the most vulnerable members. I think it’s very important to know these people’s stories.”

Noé Horvath, 30, realized he was transgender when he was 18. “I was afraid of what would be if I told my parents about my identity — would I be kicked out of the family?” When he was 26, he decided “that if I want to live a happy life, I have to do something about this.” He began his transition on March 8, 2017, International Women’s Day. After two months of taking hormones, he says, “nobody could have seen that I was born as a woman, but my papers still showed that I was a woman.” He says he had some embarrassing situations where people didn’t know his bank card belonged to him. Horvath was one of a group of transgender applicants who filed a successful lawsuit through the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to change gender while the process was suspended.

Hungary is a member of the EU, but Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been forging his own path. He has introduced a series of laws tightening regulations on the media, central bank, constitutional court and non-governmental organizations, moves that EU leaders have warned would undermine Hungary’s democracy. In 2012, Hungary’s new constitution defined life as beginning at conception and marriage as being between a man and a woman, and failed to forbid discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. In 2016, the legal route to changing gender was suspended, and was only briefly lifted in the months before the 2018 election.

LGBTQ rights group Háttér Society tells CNN there are concerns the new law could be expanded to people who have already legally changed gender. Board member Tamás Dombos says the association has already had calls from trans people considering leaving the country — or even suicide.

While many countries have legal routes to change gender, how easy it is varies from country to country, and discrimination against trans people is common worldwide. The Trans Murder Monitoring project recorded 2,982 murders of trans and gender-diverse people globally between January 1, 2008, and September 30, 2018.

Ivett Ordog, left, says that as someone who is not visibly transgender, she faces “awkward and sometimes dangerous situations” whenever she shows her ID because she has to come out every time. Ordog had transitioned when she met her partner Atanaz Talos, 30. Talos was still living as a woman but wanted to transition, and has now done so. Ordog considered herself a lesbian at the time and says she had to consider how she felt about that. “I have come to a conclusion that it’s not his gender I am loving, and I can love him as a man.”

Anna Hídvégi, 28, took a long time to accept that she was transgender after she was called names as a child. “Elementary school was terrible for me. I was bullied a lot,” she said. She changed her name when she was 24. “When I first heard about this new law I got very mad for one day, very depressed for the next, but on the third, I thought, let’s do something about it. As an activist I am trying to talk as much about it as possible. They can try to change back my gender, but I will not cooperate with them in any way. I will go to jail if needed.”

The Hungarian government defended the law, telling CNN in an emailed statement that it “does not affect men’s and women’s right to freely experience and exercise their identities as they wish.”

“In no way does the relevant section of the bill that some people criticize prevent any person from exercising their fundamental rights arising from their human dignity or from living according their identity,” the statement continued.

Since coming to power in 2010, Orbán has been chipping away at LGBTQ rights in Hungary.

Hungary recognizes legal unions for same-sex couples, but the ruling Fidesz party, which has become increasingly populist under Orbán, opposes the legalization of same-sex marriage. There have also been proposals in recent years to strip away rights from same-sex couples, warns Dombas, although these were not passed by the parliament.

In 2018, Orbán angered universities by banning gender studies programs and government lawmakers attacked Coca-Cola for running ads that included images of same-sex couples kissing. One government lawmaker called for a ban on the Budapest Pride Parade and the Speaker of the National Assembly called gay men and lesbians second-class citizens, and likened same-sex adoption to pedophilia.

Eszter Berencsi, 29, believes it is ”unethical” that the government brought in this law during the coronavirus crisis “as anybody against it doesn’t have the democratic right to oppose that — you cannot demonstrate against it, you cannot organize in person against it, because of the restrictions.” Berencsi says she knew since kindergarten “that something was not all right with me” but buried the feelings. At around 9 years old, she realized that she didn’t “have to live in this body forever” and found it “comforting” during puberty to know she could change later. In 2016, she began her transition. “I don’t receive anything negative in my everyday life, although they say I am quite ‘passing,’ meaning you wouldn’t say I have not been born as a woman,” she says.

A 2019 poll by Median research group cited by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) found that 70% of Hungarians believed that trans people should have access to legal gender recognition.

Katrin Hugendubel, advocacy director for ILGA-Europe, said in a statement that legal gender recognition was “the bedrock of access to equality and non-discrimination for trans and intersex people,” and without it, they would be “subject to immense stigma, discrimination, harassment, and violence” when performing simple tasks such as visiting the doctor or applying for a cellphone.

Rights groups including Háttér Society are now requesting the law be sent for review to the Constitutional Court, the principal organization protecting the Hungarian democratic state, which decides on the constitutionality of acts of parliament.

“In this case, this would be such a direct conflict with the government, and we are a bit afraid that they might not be brave enough to do that,” said Dombos.

Erik Erdős, 23, is a trans activist who spent years accepting who he was but now cannot legally change gender. “I am afraid to file my papers. I wouldn’t know in how many years they would be evaluated. There is such an uncertainty. I am afraid to get denied. It was a very long journey for me to realize I am transgender. I was around 20, and I had four suicide attempts before that. When I admitted to myself I am transgender, that was a huge relief for me. Finally I have realized what was the ‘problem’ with me all along.” When gender recognition was suspended in Hungary in 2016, he says, “I felt hopeless. I was alone then.”

Adam Csikós, 23, received his documents two years ago but says he has always dreaded that a law would take away his happiness. He says that in middle school, he tried to fit in as a girl but still cut his hair short because that reflected who he was. He felt that how he experienced things internally differed from what people around him expected from him. “I never had illusions that I can live happily ever after in peace. I have expected that after years, because of some law, my past will return. The many bad feelings will return because legally I couldn’t use the name and gender I lived my everyday life with,” he says.

Háttér says it has been approached by thousands of transgender people seeking legal support, and plans to help some to challenge the law in the country’s lower courts. Meanwhile, 23 applicants have taken their case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) with the help of Transvanilla Transgender Association. But the court process could take years, according to Dombos.

Photographer Stiller says Hungary’s new law looks like a plan to create “misery” for people who are often already dealing with self-doubt over their identity.

“This is really an effort for them to realize, actually, that’s how they should be, how they should live their life,” he said. “I think it’s really hard, and it should be respected.”

He hopes his photographs will make people in Hungary and around the world think more about transgender people and be “more sympathetic to their struggles, to their feelings, to how they want to live their life.”

As the world battles huge challenges, including a deadly virus, the simple wish to choose a legal identity now seems increasingly out of reach for Hungary’s transgender people.

Zsanett Séra, 28, began trying to change gender in August 2018 and recently had it certified after several lawsuits and back-and-forth processes through the system. “Even though I have received this change, I am afraid that this new law will withdraw this,” says Séra. “I find it outrageous that I fought for this name change for one-and-a-half years … and with just a stroke of a pen they take it back.” She believes only a small percentage of society sees trans people in a negative light. “This minority is very loud on the internet and very quiet in reality,” she says.

Akos Stiller is a photographer based in Budapest, Hungary. He is represented by Redux Pictures. Follow him on Facebook and Instagram.

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Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | Tragedy | Audiobook full unabridged | German | 1/3 Content of the video and Sections beginning time (clickable) - Chapters of the audiobook: please see First comments under this video. Der erste Teil der Tragödie Faust, erstmals erschienen 1808, gilt als das bedeutendste und meistzitierte Werk der deutschen Literatur. Die Handlung spielt in Deutschland zur Wende des 16. Jahrhunderts, und bringt viele grundsätzliche gesellschaftliche Fragen und Themen zur Sprache, die auch heute noch modern sind.Heinrich Faust, ein nicht mehr junger, angesehener Forscher und Lehrer, zieht eine selbstkritische Lebensbilanz. Er ist beruflich und privat unzufrieden. Tief deprimiert und lebensmüde geworden, verspricht Faust dem Teufel Mephisto seine Seele, wenn es diesem gelingen sollte, ihn von seiner Unzufriedenheit zu befreien und für stetige Abwechslung zu sorgen. Mephisto ist bestrebt, Faust vom rechten Wege abzubringen, verwandelt ihn zurück in einen jungen Mann und nimmt ihn mit auf eine Reise durch die Welt. Er hilft ihm, eine Liebschaft mit der jungen Margarete (Gretchen) einzufädeln, einer naiven, sehr jungen Frau, in die sich Faust sofort verliebt. Faust jedoch richtet die junge Frau zugrunde, indem er sie verführt und schwängert und indem er den Tod von Gretchens Mutter und Bruder herbeiführt. Gretchen bringt ein uneheliches Kind zur Welt, tötet es halb wahnsinnig geworden, und wird daraufhin verhaftet. Faust will sie mit Mephistos Hilfe vor der Hinrichtung retten; er versucht vergeblich, sie zur Flucht zu überreden, kann sie aber nicht vom Wahnsinn befreien. Er muss sie schließlich ihrem Schicksal und der Gnade Gottes überlassen. Die Rollen: Erzähler: Gesine Mephistopheles: Herman Roskams Faust: redaer Gretchen (Margarete): Sonja Marthe: Availle Wagner, Geister: Herr_Klugbeisser Valentin: ekyale Geist, Proktophantasmist, Oberon, Nordischer Künstler, Realist, Bettler, Orthodox, Windfahne, Die Unbehilflichen, Hennings, Ci-Dervant, Die Massiven, Orchester: Lars Rolander Hexe, Halbhexe, Chor der Hexen, Trödelhexe, Junge Hexe, Chor der Weiber: Hokuspokus Schüler: DerHoepp Bürgermädchen, Dienstmädchen: Jc Guan Direktor, Böser Geist, Sternschnuppe: Stephanie König Alte Frau, Xenien: Rapunzelina Frosch, Raphael, Michael: Dirk Weber Gabriel: Claudia Weber Die Tiere. Der Kater. Kätzin: Jennifer Takhar, Viktor Horvath und Katia Postnikova Der Herr, Geisterchor, Bürger, Tänzer, Tanzmeister, Fiedler, Dogmatiker, General, Minister, Parvenü, Autor: Bastian Hepp Bauern: ToddHW Theaterdichter: Ernst Pattynama Lustige Person, Skeptiker, Irrlicht: Robert Steiner Handwerksbursche, Alter Bauer, Brandner, Siebel, Altmayer: Markus Wachenheim Lieschen, die Alte, Titania: Katieamp Purist, Ariel, Musaget, Herold, Ein Pärchen: Neeru Iyer Chor der Engel: Christa Puck, Neugieriger Reisender, Hexenmeister, Soldaten, Bauern, Gewandten, halber Chor: Elli Irrlichter: Laurie Anne Walden Stimme 1, 2: wilwarin Idealist, Matrone, Weltkind: Nadine Eckert-Boulet Servibilis, Supernaturalist, Die Schöne: Anna Simon Chor der Jünger, Volk, Theatermeister: Christian Al-Kadi Kapellmeister: jgoebel9 Kranich: Jessi Audioschnitt: Rapunzelina This is a Librivox recording. If you want to volunteer please visit https://librivox.org/ by Priceless Audiobooks

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ORBÁN WON THE REVOLUTION?

Heni Horvath / International Relations

Hungary

The 23rd October is the national holiday of Hungary, when Hungarians remember the 1956 Revolution and War of Independence. However, most of us at CEU only know 23rd October as the day we don’t have to do our readings, don’t have to leave our cozy rooms, and finally get to have a well-deserved day off to sleep. 

And what do the Hungarians do on this noble day? One would assume that they watch as their prime minister and president place a wreath onto Imre Nagy’s grave, and then do the same. Which many did this year. This actually comes as a surprise, not simply because it was a particularly rainy day, but because for the last decade, we spent every national holiday gathering together and protesting something. The issue was always different, though essentially the same: that we should fight against some enemy (be it migrants, Brussels, Soros or the government itself, sometimes even against the parties too). 

This year, we had a number of events organised by different parties. First, the government held its official commemoration at the House of Terror. Even though Prime Minister Viktor Orbán talked about the ’56 Revolution, his speech was mainly about the upcoming elections. He claimed that Western Europeans never understood the stamina the Hungarians had against the Soviet oppression - and today they still don’t get it, especially in “Brussels.” During the Soviet era, the Hungarians were to fall in line with the Soviet sphere, and today “the forces of globalisation are aiming to knead the Magyars into homo brüsszelicus.” Additionally, he claimed that it is time to go back to the pre-multicultural Europe. The he added that they can stop the plan of the “financial speculator” (to be understood - George Soros), but one cannot underestimate the power of the “dark side,” and invited those present to vote for Fidesz in April. 

Jobbik’s leader Gábor Vona gave an election campaign speech at Corvin Köz. He claimed that Viktor Orbán is “afraid,” and that if the Soros-plan is the symbol of immigration, then the “Orbánplan” is the symbol of emigration. He went on to introduce the “Vona-plan,” which is basically about stopping the other two, and winning the elections in April. Momentum Movement (MoMo) held a protest at Szabadság Square later on the day. The party was formed last year and became famous for the NOlimpia campaign. Three of their leaders, Tamás Soproni, Anna Orosz, and András GyőrFekete gave speeches about the corruption of the previous generations of politicians, the patriarchal oppression and low numbers of young voters. Fekete-Győr announced that MoMo would start an active campaign encouraging people, especially young voters living abroad, to vote in the next elections. 

Since early October, there was another protest to be held on the 23rd. It was organised by Country for All Movement (KOM) civil political movement, but would have included 8 opposition parties (MSZP, DK, MoMo, LMP, Együtt, PM, MMM, and the Liberals) - basically including everyone but Jobbik. KOM had set its goal to change the un-proportional, unfair electoral system that favours FIDESZ. The aforementioned 8 parties and KOM drafted an electoral system reform and submitted it to the National Assembly for a review. This reform included a call for more equal gender representation, for the re-drawing of electoral districts, for the lowering of the threshold for getting into parliament from 5 to 4% of votes, and for proportionality between the percentage of total votes a party receives and the number of seats it receives in the parliament. The last one is probably the most important change, as in 2014, FIDESZ won 67% of the seats even though they only received 45% of the total votes. 

Although all 8 parties signed the proposal, they backed out from the protest one by one: first LMP, then MoMo and eventually Együtt too. Technically this already demonstrates that there is not a common agreement between the opposition parties that would unite the voters. Additionally, on the protest’s Facebook event page, less than a thousand people clicked “going.” These are probably the reasons why the weather forecast came in handy as an excuse for KOM to cancel the whole event. The National Meteorological Service gave a 3rd degree red warning for the holiday, which would only mean a lot of rain. However, many media published this as “red alarm” which has a much more serious meaning that should be taken seriously. Based on the “red alarm,” KOM called off the protest because they did not want to “risk the physical integrity of their sympathisers.” Many subscribed to the conspiracy theories that FIDESZ is behind the forecast-misunderstanding, others called out KOM for using it as an excuse. My friend, who is a KOM activist, told me that the movement truly believed that there would be a storm that day, however, it is true that they also wanted to avoid looking small because of the lack people’s interest. 

Overall, the events of the 23rd October are very demonstrative, since they are about the upcoming elections rather the commemoration of ’56. And what can we see? There were around 2000 people at the official state ceremony, and there were around 200 at both Jobbik’s and MoMo’s events. The common oppositional protest did not happen. The rest of the parties did not even attract a hundred people each with their last-minute gatherings. I think everyone can derive their own conclusions from here on…

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🇷🇺 🇭🇺 Putin's Trojan horse? Russian bank move to Hungary triggers alarm | Counting the Cost by Al Jazeera English Money looking for a route out of Russia and into the European Union appears to have found a crack in the banking system. Tens of billions of dollars have been laundered through mostly Baltic nations, swamping the outposts of Nordic banks. It's been an ongoing headache for European authorities and regulators. Now, a different issue entirely has raised the anxiety levels in European capitals. Russia plans to move the headquarters of its development bank to Hungary. All told European authorities don't know the extent of the money-laundering problem. But a picture is emerging. Around one trillion dollars has been moved out of Russia over the last 25 years by individuals and companies. This is not all illicit money. But that's money that has not returned to the country. Other sources of the money caught up in alleged money laundering include Moldova and Azerbaijan. The money has been moved via Malta, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. In the biggest alleged money-laundering case, $230bn was transferred through the Danske Bank's Estonian branch between 2007 and 2015. Some of this money has been parked Into London's property market, Britain's offshore tax havens and villas in the south of France and Spain. As the investigation has continued, it's drawn in banks across Europe, including Danske Bank, Swedbank, Nordea Bank, Deutsche Bank, Credit Agricole, Ing Groep, Raiffeisen Bank International, ABN AMRO, Rabobank, Citigroup, and the Royal Bank of Scotland. Having failed to stem money laundering, Europe faces another dilemma: How does it respond to Viktor Orban's decision to allow Moscow to move its development bank to Budapest? While the bank is in its infancy and Hungary has a minority stake, it has no say in the way the bank is run. It would effectively have diplomatic immunity, so regulators would not be able to monitor it. Julius Horvath, economics professor at the Central European University, says Orban wants this bank in his country because, "it really reflects changes in central European countries' strategical thinking ... Hungary in the last three to four years is emphasising the weakness of Western Europe, of opening towards the East, improving relations with the more dynamic part of the world. So this is one of those, so it's improving relations with Russia." The purpose of this bank is to "have a good relations with Russia, to help Russians ease some of the sanctions ... so this type of gesture is political more than economic." - Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/291RaQr - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1iHo6G4 - Check our website: http://bit.ly/2lOp4tL

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Bajai roma vezető: A migránsok törvénye nem bünteti, hogy megerőszakolják a gyerekeinket, akár tízen http://hirzilla.hu/hirek/online-hirek/belfold/2019/04/09/bajai-roma-vezeto-a-migransok-torvenye-nem-bunteti-hogy-megeroszakoljak-a-gyerekeinket-akar-tizen/?feed_id=27964&_unique_id=5cac4f05696f6 ABács-Kiskun Megyei Roma Nemzetiségi Önkormányzatának elnöke, Horváth Szilveszter Facebook-oldalán osztott meg egy vide��t beszédéről, amit a hétvégi szabadszállási kampányrendezvényen mondott el, szúrta ki a 444.hu. Horváth a videóban arról beszél, hogy a Fideszre kell szavazni május 26-án, ha nem akarja valaki, hogy megkéseljék, vagy „nem ad cigarettát egy utcájába tévedő migránsnak”. Mint mondta, nekünk cigányoknak van kultúránk, hagyományaink, nyelvünk, kereszténységünk. Ezeket el akarják venni idegen hatalmak: az Unió. Be akarják engedni ide hazánkba azokat az embereket, akikről ti is tudjátok, hallottatok már róluk a televízióban, kimondom, migránsokat. A migránsok 90 százaléka terrorista, a terroristák tudjátok, hogy mit csinálnak.Van egy miniszterelnökünk, aki ettől minket megvéd. A neve Orbán Viktor. A roma vezető úgy fogalmazott, hogy senki nem szeretné, ha a családja félelemben menne el a boltba vagy az iskolába a gyerekéért, de „amigránskultúra megengedi, hogy ha nem adsz cigit az utcán, akkor késsel vegyék el tőled”. Az ő törvényük ezt nem bünteti, ahogy azt sem, hogy megerőszakolják a gyerekeinket, akár tízen – közölte Horváth, aki ezért arra kér mindenkit, hogy fogjon meg legalább három embert május 26-án, és vigye el őket szavazni a Fideszre. https://24.hu/belfold/2019/04/09/horvath-szilveszter-video-fidesz-ep-valasztas/

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Come vivono i giovani gay ungheresi? A raccontare le loro storie, i loro scontri e persino i loro amori è un dottorando americano di ventiquattro anni di origini ungheresi. [Radio Budapest][Robert V. Horvath]

Budapest, gennaio 2019. Il Danubio scorre lento sotto il Ponte delle Catene, i locali di Pest brulicano di giovani e scintillano le vetrine dei negozi alla moda di Váci utca. Eppure nella capitale è in corso una guerra, spesso dichiarata, a tratti sotterranea: è la guerra del primo ministro Viktor Orbán, e del suo partito Fidesz, contro la comunità LGBT ungherese. E in tempi di ‘guerra’ come…

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‘Billy Elliot’ Musical Branded Gay Propaganda in Hungary; Cancellations Follow

The Hungarian State Opera on Thursday canceled over a dozen performances of the musical “Billy Elliot,” after a newspaper columnist accused the production of being “gay propaganda.”

The award-winning musical about an English coal miner’s son who discovers a taste for ballet opened at the opera company in 2016 to critical acclaim, and was even credited with inspiring fresh talent to train in the nation’s top ballet school.

But, before a revival of the show began its summer run in Budapest, an article on June 1 in the pro-government daily newspaper Magyar Idok accused the production of corrupting young people.

Zsofia N. Horvath said that the musical’s message of “Dare to be yourself” referred “of course” to being gay.

“How can such an important national institution as the opera go against the objectives of the state and use a performance made for young people around 10, at their most fragile age, for such pointed and unrestrained gay propaganda?” she asked.

“Promoting homosexuality cannot be a national objective in a situation where the population is already aging and decreasing, and our nation is threatened by foreign invasion,” she added.

She said the Hungarian government promoted the family, but that “Billy Elliot” encouraged young people to take a different direction. Perhaps they “wouldn’t have taken this direction on their own,” she added.

Others in the pro-government media followed Ms. Horvath’s lead and condemned the show.

The director of the Hungarian State Opera, Szilveszter Okovacs, replied on June 2 in an article in the same newspaper. “Just because something that is an undeniable part of life appears onstage at the opera, it doesn’t mean we are promoting it,” he wrote in defense of the production.

The Hungarian State Opera announced the cancellation of 15 shows on Thursday. In an email on Friday, Mr. Okovacs said he decided to cancel them because of Ms. Horvath’s attack on the production, which had caused an unprecedented fall in audience numbers. Other performances of the production are to go ahead as planned.

The newspaper Magyar Idok is known as an unofficial organ of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s nationalist government. It routinely accuses and shames public figures who act or speak against the government.

Since its election in 2010, Mr. Orban’s government has worked to reshape Hungary’s culture so that it fits with his signature brand of nationalism and what he calls “illiberal democracy,” which rejects western liberalism and its values.

Mr. Orban is known for his populist ideology, for his staunch stance against migration and for stigmatizing sections of the population, like the homeless or those aiding migrants. He has not criticized homosexuality himself, but homophobic insults go mostly unsanctioned in public speech and conservative, government-friendly personalities have spoken out against what they call the tyranny of political correctness and the promotion of homosexuality.

To Noemi Herczog, a theater critic for Elet es Irodalom, a literary review, the exchange of articles between the columnist and the opera director in Magyar Idok recalled the atmosphere of Hungary’s communist past.

“It summons the same feelings,” she said in a telephone interview. “And people are now talking about censorship and how this column was written on command.”

Ms. Herczog added, however, that it was still possible to present diverse political positions onstage in Hungary’s theaters, even in large ones funded by the state.

Mr. Okovacs said that the media reaction was not limiting his artistic work, nor, he said, did he expect it to do so in the future.

“ ‘Be yourself’ is just as much of a general and widely accepted principle of our culture as ‘Be free’ or ‘Don’t be afraid,’ ” he said. “The latter is from Jesus and was the motto of Pope John Paul II, the Polish pope. These all have their place in every democracy.”

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‘Billy Elliot’ Musical Branded Gay Propaganda in Hungary; Cancellations Follow

The Hungarian State Opera on Thursday canceled over a dozen performances of the musical “Billy Elliot,” after a newspaper columnist accused the production of being “gay propaganda.”

The award-winning musical about an English coal miner’s son who discovers a taste for ballet opened at the opera company in 2016 to critical acclaim, and was even credited with inspiring fresh talent to train in the nation’s top ballet school.

But, before a revival of the show began its summer run in Budapest, an article on June 1 in the pro-government daily newspaper Magyar Idok accused the production of corrupting young people.

Zsofia N. Horvath said that the musical’s message of “Dare to be yourself” referred “of course” to being gay.

“How can such an important national institution as the opera go against the objectives of the state and use a performance made for young people around 10, at their most fragile age, for such pointed and unrestrained gay propaganda?” she asked.

“Promoting homosexuality cannot be a national objective in a situation where the population is already aging and decreasing, and our nation is threatened by foreign invasion,” she added.

She said the Hungarian government promoted the family, but that “Billy Elliot” encouraged young people to take a different direction. Perhaps they “wouldn’t have taken this direction on their own,” she added.

Others in the pro-government media followed Ms. Horvath’s lead and condemned the show.

The director of the Hungarian State Opera, Szilveszter Okovacs, replied on June 2 in an article in the same newspaper. “Just because something that is an undeniable part of life appears onstage at the opera, it doesn’t mean we are promoting it,” he wrote in defense of the production.

The Hungarian State Opera announced the cancellation of 15 shows on Thursday. In an email on Friday, Mr. Okovacs said he decided to cancel them because of Ms. Horvath’s attack on the production, which had caused an unprecedented fall in audience numbers. Other performances of the production are to go ahead as planned.

The newspaper Magyar Idok is known as an unofficial organ of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s nationalist government. It routinely accuses and shames public figures who act or speak against the government.

Since its election in 2010, Mr. Orban’s government has worked to reshape Hungary’s culture so that it fits with his signature brand of nationalism and what he calls “illiberal democracy,” which rejects western liberalism and its values.

Mr. Orban is known for his populist ideology, for his staunch stance against migration and for stigmatizing sections of the population, like the homeless or those aiding migrants. He has not criticized homosexuality himself, but homophobic insults go mostly unsanctioned in public speech and conservative, government-friendly personalities have spoken out against what they call the tyranny of political correctness and the promotion of homosexuality.

To Noemi Herczog, a theater critic for Elet es Irodalom, a literary review, the exchange of articles between the columnist and the opera director in Magyar Idok recalled the atmosphere of Hungary’s communist past.

“It summons the same feelings,” she said in a telephone interview. “And people are now talking about censorship and how this column was written on command.”

Ms. Herczog added, however, that it was still possible to present diverse political positions onstage in Hungary’s theaters, even in large ones funded by the state.

Mr. Okovacs said that the media reaction was not limiting his artistic work, nor, he said, did he expect it to do so in the future.

“ ‘Be yourself’ is just as much of a general and widely accepted principle of our culture as ‘Be free’ or ‘Don’t be afraid,’ ” he said. “The latter is from Jesus and was the motto of Pope John Paul II, the Polish pope. These all have their place in every democracy.”

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‘Billy Elliot’ Musical Branded Gay Propaganda in Hungary; Cancellations Follow

The Hungarian State Opera on Thursday canceled over a dozen performances of the musical “Billy Elliot,” after a newspaper columnist accused the production of being “gay propaganda.”

The award-winning musical about an English coal miner’s son who discovers a taste for ballet opened at the opera company in 2016 to critical acclaim, and was even credited with inspiring fresh talent to train in the nation’s top ballet school.

But, before a revival of the show began its summer run in Budapest, an article on June 1 in the pro-government daily newspaper Magyar Idok accused the production of corrupting young people.

Zsofia N. Horvath said that the musical’s message of “Dare to be yourself” referred “of course” to being gay.

“How can such an important national institution as the opera go against the objectives of the state and use a performance made for young people around 10, at their most fragile age, for such pointed and unrestrained gay propaganda?” she asked.

“Promoting homosexuality cannot be a national objective in a situation where the population is already aging and decreasing, and our nation is threatened by foreign invasion,” she added.

She said the Hungarian government promoted the family, but that “Billy Elliot” encouraged young people to take a different direction. Perhaps they “wouldn’t have taken this direction on their own,” she added.

Others in the pro-government media followed Ms. Horvath’s lead and condemned the show.

The director of the Hungarian State Opera, Szilveszter Okovacs, replied on June 2 in an article in the same newspaper. “Just because something that is an undeniable part of life appears onstage at the opera, it doesn’t mean we are promoting it,” he wrote in defense of the production.

The Hungarian State Opera announced the cancellation of 15 shows on Thursday. In an email on Friday, Mr. Okovacs said he decided to cancel them because of Ms. Horvath’s attack on the production, which had caused an unprecedented fall in audience numbers. Other performances of the production are to go ahead as planned.

The newspaper Magyar Idok is known as an unofficial organ of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s nationalist government. It routinely accuses and shames public figures who act or speak against the government.

Since its election in 2010, Mr. Orban’s government has worked to reshape Hungary’s culture so that it fits with his signature brand of nationalism and what he calls “illiberal democracy,” which rejects western liberalism and its values.

Mr. Orban is known for his populist ideology, for his staunch stance against migration and for stigmatizing sections of the population, like the homeless or those aiding migrants. He has not criticized homosexuality himself, but homophobic insults go mostly unsanctioned in public speech and conservative, government-friendly personalities have spoken out against what they call the tyranny of political correctness and the promotion of homosexuality.

To Noemi Herczog, a theater critic for Elet es Irodalom, a literary review, the exchange of articles between the columnist and the opera director in Magyar Idok recalled the atmosphere of Hungary’s communist past.

“It summons the same feelings,” she said in a telephone interview. “And people are now talking about censorship and how this column was written on command.”

Ms. Herczog added, however, that it was still possible to present diverse political positions onstage in Hungary’s theaters, even in large ones funded by the state.

Mr. Okovacs said that the media reaction was not limiting his artistic work, nor, he said, did he expect it to do so in the future.

“ ‘Be yourself’ is just as much of a general and widely accepted principle of our culture as ‘Be free’ or ‘Don’t be afraid,’ ” he said. “The latter is from Jesus and was the motto of Pope John Paul II, the Polish pope. These all have their place in every democracy.”

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