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US State Dept Official Praises Budapest ILEA At 20th Anniversary
- 20 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The operation of the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Budapest has been “a success story” over the past 20 years, which was mainly due to support by the Hungarian government, a senior official of the US State Department said in Budapest. William R. Brownfield, Assistant Secretary at the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, said that the United States had ...
Video: Red Bull's Air Race Back In Budapest, 4 - 5 July
- 2 Jul 2015 12:55 PM
- entertainment
The Air Race World Championship, sponsored by Red Bull, makes a welcome return to the Hungarian capital this year. Back in 2009, when the last such event took place in Budapest, over 650,000 spectators lined the banks of the Danube.
Gellért Hotel In Budapest Names Suite After Hungarian-Born Cinematographer
- 29 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
Budapest’s Hotel Gellért has named a suite after American-Hungarian cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, daily Magyar Hírlap said. During the spa hotel’s 97-year history, this was the first time that the person whose name was given to a suite could personally attend the ceremony, the paper said. Suite number 304 has been named after Zsigmond on the occasion that the Academy Awards-winning ...
Hungarian Sciences Academy Denies Existence Of Documents Critical Of Paks Upgrade
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Academy of Sciences (MTA) said it does not have any unpublished documents relating to the Paks nuclear upgrade. On Monday, opposition Dialogue for Hungary MEP Benedek Jávor cited documents from MTA as well as an internal analysis by Hungarian energy company MVM stating that the Paks nuclear upgrade is financially risky and threatens to destabilise the electricity network and cause ...
New Evidence Shows Hungarian Paks Nuclear Plant Poses Serious Risk
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Paks nuclear upgrade is financially risky and a project which threatens to destabilise the electricity network and cause serious environmental problems, Benedek Jávor, an MEP of the opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) party, said, commenting on new documents he had obtained concerning the upgrade. Citing a copy of an internal analysis by the Hungarian Electricity Works (MVM) and other ...
Xpat Report: Jane Goodall At Grandhouse Luncheon In Budapest
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The season’s last Grandhouse luncheon on June 16 hosted Dame Jane Goodall of chimpanzee fame before a blockbuster rapt audience of 85 guests, a roster of ambassadors among them, this time not as usual at the Academy of Science but at Kogart House gallery restaurant along the World Heritage listed Andrássy út.
Hungary’s 2016 Budget “Designed To Boost Economy, Help Families”
- 1 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The government seeks to promote job creation and boost the economy as well as provide assistance to families, a state secretary of the economy ministry said in his introduction to the parliamentary debate on next year’s budget. Béla Glattfelder said the bill would introduce changes to 18 laws, including rules governing efforts to reduce Hungary’s state debt. The current growth and inflation path ...
'Lechner: A Creative Genius' Exhibition, Closes On 31 May
- 28 May 2015 11:45 AM
- community & culture
Museum of Applied Arts: Ödön Lechner (1845–1914), one of the greatest figures in Hungarian architecture, and certainly its most original, deserves a prominent place among the international talents from the turn of the century. According to tradition, the Lechner family, who had their own coat of arms, had migrated to Hungary from Bavaria.
Invitation: Concert Of Hiroko Ishimoto In Budapest, 13 June
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The piano recital will be held on Saturday 13 June, starts at 19:30. in Nador Terem , Ajtosi Dur sor 30 in Budapest. Works by Chopin, Mozart, Liszt and Kodaly.
US State Dept Official Praises Budapest ILEA At 20th Anniversary
- 20 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The operation of the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Budapest has been “a success story” over the past 20 years, which was mainly due to support by the Hungarian government, a senior official of the US State Department said in Budapest. William R. Brownfield, Assistant Secretary at the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, said that the United States had ...
Video: Red Bull's Air Race Back In Budapest, 4 - 5 July
- 2 Jul 2015 12:55 PM
- entertainment
The Air Race World Championship, sponsored by Red Bull, makes a welcome return to the Hungarian capital this year. Back in 2009, when the last such event took place in Budapest, over 650,000 spectators lined the banks of the Danube.
Gellért Hotel In Budapest Names Suite After Hungarian-Born Cinematographer
- 29 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
Budapest’s Hotel Gellért has named a suite after American-Hungarian cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, daily Magyar Hírlap said. During the spa hotel’s 97-year history, this was the first time that the person whose name was given to a suite could personally attend the ceremony, the paper said. Suite number 304 has been named after Zsigmond on the occasion that the Academy Awards-winning ...
Hungarian Sciences Academy Denies Existence Of Documents Critical Of Paks Upgrade
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Academy of Sciences (MTA) said it does not have any unpublished documents relating to the Paks nuclear upgrade. On Monday, opposition Dialogue for Hungary MEP Benedek Jávor cited documents from MTA as well as an internal analysis by Hungarian energy company MVM stating that the Paks nuclear upgrade is financially risky and threatens to destabilise the electricity network and cause ...
New Evidence Shows Hungarian Paks Nuclear Plant Poses Serious Risk
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Paks nuclear upgrade is financially risky and a project which threatens to destabilise the electricity network and cause serious environmental problems, Benedek Jávor, an MEP of the opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) party, said, commenting on new documents he had obtained concerning the upgrade. Citing a copy of an internal analysis by the Hungarian Electricity Works (MVM) and other ...
Xpat Report: Jane Goodall At Grandhouse Luncheon In Budapest
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The season’s last Grandhouse luncheon on June 16 hosted Dame Jane Goodall of chimpanzee fame before a blockbuster rapt audience of 85 guests, a roster of ambassadors among them, this time not as usual at the Academy of Science but at Kogart House gallery restaurant along the World Heritage listed Andrássy út.
Hungary’s 2016 Budget “Designed To Boost Economy, Help Families”
- 1 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The government seeks to promote job creation and boost the economy as well as provide assistance to families, a state secretary of the economy ministry said in his introduction to the parliamentary debate on next year’s budget. Béla Glattfelder said the bill would introduce changes to 18 laws, including rules governing efforts to reduce Hungary’s state debt. The current growth and inflation path ...
'Lechner: A Creative Genius' Exhibition, Closes On 31 May
- 28 May 2015 11:45 AM
- community & culture
Museum of Applied Arts: Ödön Lechner (1845–1914), one of the greatest figures in Hungarian architecture, and certainly its most original, deserves a prominent place among the international talents from the turn of the century. According to tradition, the Lechner family, who had their own coat of arms, had migrated to Hungary from Bavaria.
Invitation: Concert Of Hiroko Ishimoto In Budapest, 13 June
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The piano recital will be held on Saturday 13 June, starts at 19:30. in Nador Terem , Ajtosi Dur sor 30 in Budapest. Works by Chopin, Mozart, Liszt and Kodaly.