{"id":348746,"date":"2018-02-18T01:15:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-18T00:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/hungarian-town-cant-be-european-capital-of-culture-because-there-are-too-many-happy-white-people\/"},"modified":"2018-02-18T01:15:34","modified_gmt":"2018-02-18T00:15:34","slug":"hungarian-town-cant-be-european-capital-of-culture-because-there-are-too-many-happy-white-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/hungarian-town-cant-be-european-capital-of-culture-because-there-are-too-many-happy-white-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungarian town can\u2019t be European Capital of Culture because there are \u201ctoo many happy white people\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p>And not enough migrants<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/voiceofeurope.com\/2018\/02\/eu-hungarian-town-cant-be-european-capital-of-culture-because-there-are-too-many-happy-white-people\/\">Voice of Europe<\/a><\/strong><br \/>February 17, 2018 <!-- NO_ADS_IN_ARTICLE --><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/hungary1.jpg\" alt=\"null\"\/><br \/><strong><br \/>The EU jury of the European Capital of Culture contest (EKF 2023), said that one of the participating towns is \u201ctoo white and there are not enough migrants\u201d, Hungarian news website \u201c888.hu\u201d reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With only seven semi-finalists left, the Hungarian town of Sz\u00e9kesfeh\u00e9rv\u00e1r made a promotional film for the jury. The film shows the town\u2019s most beautiful places, a happy couple and some kids playing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cCBUouBU_Oo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But the EU\u2019s jury rejected the submission of Sz\u00e9kesfeh\u00e9rv\u00e1r\u2019s debut film: \u201cThere are too many happy white people and crosses, and not enough migrants,\u201d the jury said.<\/p>\n<p>The film of the town also featured on YouTube and attracted over 3,000 views. One of the European Union\u2019s experts replied with: \u201cThis is the propaganda film for white Christian Europe; everyone is white, happy and dancing in the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The mayor of the Hungarian town, Dr. Andr\u00e1s Cser-Palkovics, gave a press conference about the decision of the jury on Wednesday. He said that in fact no expert hearing was conducted, but the decision was solely based on daily political issues and accusations were directed at Sz\u00e9kesfeh\u00e9rv\u00e1r and the delegation.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor also recalled the criticisms made by the film committee about Sz\u00e9kesfeh\u00e9rv\u00e1r: \u201cThey left the poor and the migrants out of the film, but at the same time, there were too many crosses, churches, and what was even worse, the attitude of the city, because they regarded this as a value.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The jury decided after all to recommend the entries of Gy\u0151r, Debrecen and Veszpr\u00e9m as finalists for the European Capital of Culture.<\/p>\n<p>      <!-- END CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#333; font-size:11px;\">This article was posted: Saturday, February 17, 2018  at  6:23 am<\/p>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/><!-- share and follow --><br \/>\n      <!-- end of share and follow --><\/p>\n<div class=\"print_sub\">\n<h3 class=\"sub_titles\">&#13;<br \/>\n        \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/eu-hungarian-town-cant-be-european-capital-of-culture-because-there-are-too-many-happy-white-people.html\/print\/\" title=\"Print\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/hw.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print\" title=\"Print\" style=\"border: 0px;\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nPrint this page.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<p><!--\n      \n\n<div class=\"nextpage\">\n              <\/div>\n\n \n --    \n        \n    \n    \n\n\n   ...\n<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/eu-hungarian-town-cant-be-european-capital-of-culture-because-there-are-too-many-happy-white-people.html\">Read more<\/a>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And not enough migrants Voice of EuropeFebruary 17, 2018 The EU jury of the European Capital of Culture contest (EKF 2023), said that one of the participating towns is \u201ctoo white and there are not enough migrants\u201d, Hungarian news website \u201c888.hu\u201d reports. 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