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Intl Book Fair To Premiere Hungarian Editions Of Four Polish Titles
- 23 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
This year’s Budapest International Book Festival held between April 24 and 27will premiere the Hungarian editions of titles by four eminent Polish authors. The festival will launch the Hungarianlanguage edition of Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944- 1956 by Pulitzer Prize-winning Polish - American author Anne Applebaum, a former editor of The Economist and The Washington Post, who ...
Hungarian Banks Pass On Cost Of Transaction Duty To Clients
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian banks have passed on the entire cost of the financial transaction duty to their clients, according to a study by the National Bank of Hungary published on Monday. NBH department chief Lóránt Varga, one of the authors of the study, said banks had incorporated the cost of the transaction duty for bank card payments into higher annual card fees.
Turkey, Finnish Author Sofi Oksanen Guests Of Honour At 2014 Budapest Book Fair
- 28 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Turkey and Finnish author Sofi Oksanen will be guests of honour at this year’s Budapest International Book Fair taking place next month, the event’s director said on Tuesday. Turkey, to be a guest of honour country at the fair for the first time, will set up a 150-square-metre stand and present works by authors, the Turkish ambassador told a press conference for the fair.
21st Titanic Film Festival Kicks Off On 4th April
- 27 Mar 2014 10:30 AM
- entertainment
This year Titanic brings to the Hungarian capital 52 films of 25 nations divided into 7 sections, of which 10 movies are quite fresh premieres. There will be 9 films in competition for the Breaking Waves Award. In the course of the festival a meeting will be organized for the universities with film education, and a special film selection and presentations will commemorate the late director Miklós ...
Own A Camera? Beware Hungary’s New Civil Code
- 20 Mar 2014 9:40 AM
- community & culture
Extensive changes to Hungary’s civil law code came into law on 15 March 2014. Among the many new rules is one making it illegal to capture photographs and video and audio recordings without the permission of the subject. The rule even affects media prepared outside the purposes of published media – anyone with any kind of audio, photograph, or video capturing device should beware Hungary’s new ...
Hungary’s Central Bank Official Hints Bank’s Profits Could Be Higher
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarian banks’ profits should be neither too high nor too low in the long term, according to a paper published on the National Bank of Hungary’s website. Banking sector ROE (return on equity) of 10-12% would “best serve the development of the Hungarian economy”, NBH managing director Márton Nagy and director Balázs Vonnák wrote in the paper, titled “The 10 Measures of a Well-Functioning ...
120th Anniversary Of New York Palace Budapest
- 12 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- specials
The history of the New York Palace dates back to the 70s of the 19th century when a talented young man from Upper Hungary called Max Aufricht arrived to Budapest with a teacher’s diploma and a silver forint in his pocket. But his poverty was paired with immense ambition; he obtained a doctoral degree in law and learned French.
Xpat Opinion: Zuschlag Accuses Hungary’s Socialists And Gyurcsány
- 11 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the revelations of a former Socialist MP ,who served six years in prison for corruption, are extremely painful for the Left. Left-wing authors add however, that they believe the claims have been fabricated for propaganda purposes.
Literary & Gastronomic Event, Brody Studios Budapest, 26 February
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Starting on Wednesday 26 February 2014, Rosie Apponyi will host a series of international literary dinners with writers including Masha Gessen (Russia), Timur Vermes (Germany) and Philippe Claudel (France); as well as homegrown authors such as Tibor Fischer.
Intl Book Fair To Premiere Hungarian Editions Of Four Polish Titles
- 23 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
This year’s Budapest International Book Festival held between April 24 and 27will premiere the Hungarian editions of titles by four eminent Polish authors. The festival will launch the Hungarianlanguage edition of Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944- 1956 by Pulitzer Prize-winning Polish - American author Anne Applebaum, a former editor of The Economist and The Washington Post, who ...
Hungarian Banks Pass On Cost Of Transaction Duty To Clients
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungarian banks have passed on the entire cost of the financial transaction duty to their clients, according to a study by the National Bank of Hungary published on Monday. NBH department chief Lóránt Varga, one of the authors of the study, said banks had incorporated the cost of the transaction duty for bank card payments into higher annual card fees.
Turkey, Finnish Author Sofi Oksanen Guests Of Honour At 2014 Budapest Book Fair
- 28 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Turkey and Finnish author Sofi Oksanen will be guests of honour at this year’s Budapest International Book Fair taking place next month, the event’s director said on Tuesday. Turkey, to be a guest of honour country at the fair for the first time, will set up a 150-square-metre stand and present works by authors, the Turkish ambassador told a press conference for the fair.
21st Titanic Film Festival Kicks Off On 4th April
- 27 Mar 2014 10:30 AM
- entertainment
This year Titanic brings to the Hungarian capital 52 films of 25 nations divided into 7 sections, of which 10 movies are quite fresh premieres. There will be 9 films in competition for the Breaking Waves Award. In the course of the festival a meeting will be organized for the universities with film education, and a special film selection and presentations will commemorate the late director Miklós ...
Own A Camera? Beware Hungary’s New Civil Code
- 20 Mar 2014 9:40 AM
- community & culture
Extensive changes to Hungary’s civil law code came into law on 15 March 2014. Among the many new rules is one making it illegal to capture photographs and video and audio recordings without the permission of the subject. The rule even affects media prepared outside the purposes of published media – anyone with any kind of audio, photograph, or video capturing device should beware Hungary’s new ...
Hungary’s Central Bank Official Hints Bank’s Profits Could Be Higher
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarian banks’ profits should be neither too high nor too low in the long term, according to a paper published on the National Bank of Hungary’s website. Banking sector ROE (return on equity) of 10-12% would “best serve the development of the Hungarian economy”, NBH managing director Márton Nagy and director Balázs Vonnák wrote in the paper, titled “The 10 Measures of a Well-Functioning ...
120th Anniversary Of New York Palace Budapest
- 12 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- specials
The history of the New York Palace dates back to the 70s of the 19th century when a talented young man from Upper Hungary called Max Aufricht arrived to Budapest with a teacher’s diploma and a silver forint in his pocket. But his poverty was paired with immense ambition; he obtained a doctoral degree in law and learned French.
Xpat Opinion: Zuschlag Accuses Hungary’s Socialists And Gyurcsány
- 11 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the revelations of a former Socialist MP ,who served six years in prison for corruption, are extremely painful for the Left. Left-wing authors add however, that they believe the claims have been fabricated for propaganda purposes.
Literary & Gastronomic Event, Brody Studios Budapest, 26 February
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Starting on Wednesday 26 February 2014, Rosie Apponyi will host a series of international literary dinners with writers including Masha Gessen (Russia), Timur Vermes (Germany) and Philippe Claudel (France); as well as homegrown authors such as Tibor Fischer.