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Xpat Opinion: Procreation And Pensions In Hungary
- 31 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last month or so article after article appeared about the conclusions of a group of economists and demographers who have been discussing possible solutions to the interrelated problems of the low Hungarian birthrate and the eventual depletion of the state pension fund. This group, the Népesedési Kerekasztal (Demographic round table), seems to have the support of the Orbán government. It is ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies On Orbán’s ‘Illiberal Democracy’
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Prime Minister’s speech in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 26th, left-liberal weeklies accuse Viktor Orbán of openly opting for dictatorship instead of western democracy. Pro-government analysts retort that the speech has been distorted by the left.
Xpat Opinion: The PM’s Son Withdraws, Tired Of Media Attention
- 28 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The stepdaughter of a former Socialist Prime Minister lambasts journalists for “ruining a young man’s dream”, as the media buzzes with comments on the younger Orbán’s presence at his father’s side in the VIP box of the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, watching the World Cup final.
Hungarian Contemporary Author Receives American Literary Lifetime Achievement Award
- 24 Jul 2014 4:10 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian contemporary author László Krasznahorkai has been granted the lifetime achievement America Awards for 2014, the US literary portal Green Integer said on Thursday. The author of 16 books has received the honour granted since 1994 for a lifetime contribution to international writing.
’Thai Salad’, Budapest Art Factory, 2 July
- 2 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Budapest Art Factory (BAF) is pleased to present “Thai Salad” a project by Lucie Fontaine. The project will take place in Budapest in May, June and July 2014.
Hungarian Higher Education Institutions To Attract More Foreign Students
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
New “Study in Hungary” project was launched which aims to inform foreigners about education opportunities in Hungary.
Budapest's Best Apartment Restaurants
- 22 May 2014 11:45 AM
- food & drink
By We Love Budapest : Apartment restaurants aren't anything new here, it's been a few years since the appearance of these "underground" gastro sanctuaries. The genre can be led back to Cuba, where after the victory of the revolution, Fidel Castro shut down the "imperialist" restaurants. Locals started to cook for themselves, and with ...
Hungarian Universities Ranked 29 Out Of 50 Countries
- 16 May 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Universitas 21 Ranking is the only one in the world to assess national higher education systems, and meets a longstanding need to shift discussion from the ranking of the world’s best universities, to the best overall systems in each country. It has been developed as a benchmark for governments, education institutions and individuals, and aims to highlight the importance of:
21st International Book Festival Budapest, Millenáris, 24-27 April 2014
- 25 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
On Thursday, 24 April – right between the World Book and Copyright Day on Saint George's Day, 23 April and the World Intellectual Property Day on 25 April –, by evoking the old Catalonian custom of exchanging a gift of flowers and books, Dr Tibor Navracsics, Minister of Public Administration and Justice and deputy prime minister, accompanied by Dr Miklós Bendzsel, president of the Hungarian ...
Xpat Opinion: Procreation And Pensions In Hungary
- 31 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last month or so article after article appeared about the conclusions of a group of economists and demographers who have been discussing possible solutions to the interrelated problems of the low Hungarian birthrate and the eventual depletion of the state pension fund. This group, the Népesedési Kerekasztal (Demographic round table), seems to have the support of the Orbán government. It is ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies On Orbán’s ‘Illiberal Democracy’
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Prime Minister’s speech in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 26th, left-liberal weeklies accuse Viktor Orbán of openly opting for dictatorship instead of western democracy. Pro-government analysts retort that the speech has been distorted by the left.
Xpat Opinion: The PM’s Son Withdraws, Tired Of Media Attention
- 28 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The stepdaughter of a former Socialist Prime Minister lambasts journalists for “ruining a young man’s dream”, as the media buzzes with comments on the younger Orbán’s presence at his father’s side in the VIP box of the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, watching the World Cup final.
Hungarian Contemporary Author Receives American Literary Lifetime Achievement Award
- 24 Jul 2014 4:10 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian contemporary author László Krasznahorkai has been granted the lifetime achievement America Awards for 2014, the US literary portal Green Integer said on Thursday. The author of 16 books has received the honour granted since 1994 for a lifetime contribution to international writing.
’Thai Salad’, Budapest Art Factory, 2 July
- 2 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Budapest Art Factory (BAF) is pleased to present “Thai Salad” a project by Lucie Fontaine. The project will take place in Budapest in May, June and July 2014.
Hungarian Higher Education Institutions To Attract More Foreign Students
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
New “Study in Hungary” project was launched which aims to inform foreigners about education opportunities in Hungary.
Budapest's Best Apartment Restaurants
- 22 May 2014 11:45 AM
- food & drink
By We Love Budapest : Apartment restaurants aren't anything new here, it's been a few years since the appearance of these "underground" gastro sanctuaries. The genre can be led back to Cuba, where after the victory of the revolution, Fidel Castro shut down the "imperialist" restaurants. Locals started to cook for themselves, and with ...
Hungarian Universities Ranked 29 Out Of 50 Countries
- 16 May 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Universitas 21 Ranking is the only one in the world to assess national higher education systems, and meets a longstanding need to shift discussion from the ranking of the world’s best universities, to the best overall systems in each country. It has been developed as a benchmark for governments, education institutions and individuals, and aims to highlight the importance of:
21st International Book Festival Budapest, Millenáris, 24-27 April 2014
- 25 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
On Thursday, 24 April – right between the World Book and Copyright Day on Saint George's Day, 23 April and the World Intellectual Property Day on 25 April –, by evoking the old Catalonian custom of exchanging a gift of flowers and books, Dr Tibor Navracsics, Minister of Public Administration and Justice and deputy prime minister, accompanied by Dr Miklós Bendzsel, president of the Hungarian ...