362 result(s) for 17 november
Xpat Insights: 1956 Hungarian Revolution, 'Another Hungarian Tragedy'
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
One month from now, sixty years ago on 4 November 1956, a large Soviet force invaded Budapest and other regions of the country. The Hungarian resistance continued until 10 November, during which time 2,500 Hungarians and 700 Soviet troops were killed in the conflict. Below are key insights into what happened on 4 November 1956, over the next few days, and then afterwards as 200,000 Hungarians ...
Gergö Galla, Former Director, Hotel President Budapest
- 3 Oct 2016 12:00 PM
Gergő says he is a natural born hotelier. When he was a kid both his mother and father was working in hotels and since than he always wanted to work for hotel and his target was to become GM of a nice Hotel. In the past more than 15 years Gergő was working in different size and different quality hotels and he always did his job with passion and loyalty, he says.
“We Must Stop Brussels!” Referendum Booklet Warns Hungarians
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“We must stop Brussels! We can send a clear and unequivocal message to Brussels with the referendum. We must achieve that it withdraws the dangerous proposal. For this we must vote no.” – Page 14.
RIP: Iris Zwack - Novelist & Promoter of Hungarian Modern Art
- 2 Aug 2016 12:00 PM
Iris Masters Zwack has spent her entire adult life living out of a suitcase. From the age of 15, when she moved to Italy to be with her Hungarian father and his wife, Anne when all hell broke loose in terms of travel. She has lived in many cities for long periods of time. From Chicago to New York City, to Florence, then Rome, Boston, Seattle and most importantly Budapest, which she started ...
Two-Thirds View Hungarian Government As Corrupt
- 29 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is regarded by the general public as just as corrupt since November 2014 as the Socialists that governed the country up until 2010, a poll conducted jointly by HVG and Medián reveals. Two-thirds of the respondents stated that the financial abuses of the present cabinet are typical to a “great” or “very great” extent.
A Lot Of Long Weekends To Come Next Year In Hungary
- 26 Jul 2016 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Napi.hu writes that there will be seven long weekends in 2017 by the estimations of Officina.hu. The final list of public holidays will be unraveled as soon as the order scheme of the Minister for National Economy becomes public. It seems like work schedule will be different in 2017 compared to the previous years, as workers will be able to enjoy many three-day long weekends and, what’s probably ...
Gregory Porter, VeszpremFest, 14 July
- 13 Jul 2016 1:00 AM
- entertainment
The 45 year-old American jazz-singer visits Hungary for the first time. Even his first album Water, released in 2010, has received a Grammy nomination, and in 2014 his third album Liquid Spirit has won the Grammy Award for "Best Vocal Jazz Album". In the UK the same album became a Gold Record after selling more than 100 000 copies by the end of 2014, and in 2015 Gregory won the International Jazz ...
Hungarian Government To Raise Health-Care Wages In September
- 10 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government has reached an agreement with health-care unions on raising base salaries in the sector starting in September this year, the human resources minister announced on Thursday. The base salary of doctors and pharmacists will increase by gross 107,000 forints (EUR 344) from September 1 this year and by another 100,000 forints from November 1, 2017, Zoltán Balog told a press conference.
Treasures From Saint Martin’s Birth Land Shown In Szombathely
- 3 Jun 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
An archaeological exhibition unique of its kind is to be open within the framework of Saint Martin’s Memorial Year in Pannonhalma and Szombathely. The collection – boasting an array of famous archaeological finds and numerous gold objects, among them one item of the Nagyszentmiklós hoard – presents a period of nearly five centuries of Pannonia, Saint Martin’s land of birth, providing also an ...
Xpat Insights: 1956 Hungarian Revolution, 'Another Hungarian Tragedy'
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
One month from now, sixty years ago on 4 November 1956, a large Soviet force invaded Budapest and other regions of the country. The Hungarian resistance continued until 10 November, during which time 2,500 Hungarians and 700 Soviet troops were killed in the conflict. Below are key insights into what happened on 4 November 1956, over the next few days, and then afterwards as 200,000 Hungarians ...
Gergö Galla, Former Director, Hotel President Budapest
- 3 Oct 2016 12:00 PM
Gergő says he is a natural born hotelier. When he was a kid both his mother and father was working in hotels and since than he always wanted to work for hotel and his target was to become GM of a nice Hotel. In the past more than 15 years Gergő was working in different size and different quality hotels and he always did his job with passion and loyalty, he says.
“We Must Stop Brussels!” Referendum Booklet Warns Hungarians
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“We must stop Brussels! We can send a clear and unequivocal message to Brussels with the referendum. We must achieve that it withdraws the dangerous proposal. For this we must vote no.” – Page 14.
RIP: Iris Zwack - Novelist & Promoter of Hungarian Modern Art
- 2 Aug 2016 12:00 PM
Iris Masters Zwack has spent her entire adult life living out of a suitcase. From the age of 15, when she moved to Italy to be with her Hungarian father and his wife, Anne when all hell broke loose in terms of travel. She has lived in many cities for long periods of time. From Chicago to New York City, to Florence, then Rome, Boston, Seattle and most importantly Budapest, which she started ...
Two-Thirds View Hungarian Government As Corrupt
- 29 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is regarded by the general public as just as corrupt since November 2014 as the Socialists that governed the country up until 2010, a poll conducted jointly by HVG and Medián reveals. Two-thirds of the respondents stated that the financial abuses of the present cabinet are typical to a “great” or “very great” extent.
A Lot Of Long Weekends To Come Next Year In Hungary
- 26 Jul 2016 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Napi.hu writes that there will be seven long weekends in 2017 by the estimations of Officina.hu. The final list of public holidays will be unraveled as soon as the order scheme of the Minister for National Economy becomes public. It seems like work schedule will be different in 2017 compared to the previous years, as workers will be able to enjoy many three-day long weekends and, what’s probably ...
Gregory Porter, VeszpremFest, 14 July
- 13 Jul 2016 1:00 AM
- entertainment
The 45 year-old American jazz-singer visits Hungary for the first time. Even his first album Water, released in 2010, has received a Grammy nomination, and in 2014 his third album Liquid Spirit has won the Grammy Award for "Best Vocal Jazz Album". In the UK the same album became a Gold Record after selling more than 100 000 copies by the end of 2014, and in 2015 Gregory won the International Jazz ...
Hungarian Government To Raise Health-Care Wages In September
- 10 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government has reached an agreement with health-care unions on raising base salaries in the sector starting in September this year, the human resources minister announced on Thursday. The base salary of doctors and pharmacists will increase by gross 107,000 forints (EUR 344) from September 1 this year and by another 100,000 forints from November 1, 2017, Zoltán Balog told a press conference.
Treasures From Saint Martin’s Birth Land Shown In Szombathely
- 3 Jun 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
An archaeological exhibition unique of its kind is to be open within the framework of Saint Martin’s Memorial Year in Pannonhalma and Szombathely. The collection – boasting an array of famous archaeological finds and numerous gold objects, among them one item of the Nagyszentmiklós hoard – presents a period of nearly five centuries of Pannonia, Saint Martin’s land of birth, providing also an ...