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Mr Iain Lindsay OBE To Become New British Ambassador To Hungary From January 2016
- 4 Jan 2016 10:35 AM
- community & culture
Mr Iain Lindsay OBE has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Hungary in succession to Mr Jonathan Knott, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Lindsay will take up his appointment during January 2016. Mr Lindsay has been Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain since 2011.
International Circus Festival, 7 - 11 January 2016
- 28 Dec 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
The first Budapest Circus Festival was held 20 years ago, in 1996 and as a result of the notion and casting of the professionals of the Hungarian Circus And Variety Non-profit Ltd. (MACIVA) it soon proved to be equal with the great festivals of the circus world: in addition to Monte Carlo, Latina and Moscow also Budapest has become an important meeting place for the circus art.
Popular Hungarian Bandleader Benkó Dies
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Clarinet player Sándor Benkó, founder of the popular Benkó Dixieland Band, died on Tuesday at the age of 75, his family announced. Benkó started the group while a high school student in 1957. Its first album was certified a gold disc. The band toured the world, took part in many music festivals and received numerous awards. The band has no fewer than 1,800 professional recordings.
Award Of CIS Accreditation To Britannica International School, Budapest
- 16 Dec 2015 8:02 AM
- specials
Britannica International School is delighted to announce that following an extensive school self review process Britannica International has been awarded the status of a fully ’Accredited’ school by the Council of International Schools. The final award of Accredited Status from CIS demonstrates that a school is aligned with the demanding CIS Standards for Accreditation. It shows that the school ...
Fidesz: European Commission Openly Interferes With Hungary’s Affairs
- 14 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has openly interfered with Hungary’s internal affairs through contracting a consortium led by Altus, a company belonging to former prime minister and opposition party leader Ferenc Gyurcsány, deputies of ruling Fidesz said in a statement. Authors of the document noted that the consortium has just recently won “another shameless contract” from the EC, and called that body’s ...
Evergreen – Best Of Barbra Streisand, Budapest Congress Centre, 6 December
- 4 Dec 2015 8:02 AM
- entertainment
On December 6, 2015 in the Budapest Congress Center the biggest hits of Barbra Streisand will be performed by ensemble Stúdió 11 and three singers with extraordinary voices - Erika Náray, Lilla Polyák and Andrea Szulák.
China Railway Group Wins $1.6 Bln Hungarian High-Speed Rail Contract
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian government awarded a $1.57 billion contract to a consortium led by China Railway Group (CRG) to build the Hungarian section of a rail line linking Budapest with Belgrade, Serbia, in Chinaʼs first high-speed rail win in the European Union, Reuters reported.
Hungary’s Former Def Min Given Suspended Prison Term For Corruption
- 20 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced former Socialist Defence Minister Ferenc Juhász and his state secretary László Fapál to suspended prison terms for misappropriation of funds. The Budapest Capital Regional Court sentenced the former minister to a suspended prison term of two years for misappropriation of funds in allocating and selling a ministryowned apartment to Fapál in 2005- 2006.
World Luxury Hotel Awards: Hungarian Establishment Named World’s Most Beautiful Forest Hotel
- 20 Nov 2015 2:00 AM
- travel
The four-star Oxigen Hotel & Zen Spa, located at the village of Noszvaj, near Eger, northern Hungary, has been voted the world’s most beautiful forest hotel in the World Luxury Hotel Awards competition. The hotel’s success in winning the “Oscar Prize of the hospitality industry” is spectacular because no Hungarian establishment had previously been awarded the prestigious recognition.
Mr Iain Lindsay OBE To Become New British Ambassador To Hungary From January 2016
- 4 Jan 2016 10:35 AM
- community & culture
Mr Iain Lindsay OBE has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Hungary in succession to Mr Jonathan Knott, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Lindsay will take up his appointment during January 2016. Mr Lindsay has been Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain since 2011.
International Circus Festival, 7 - 11 January 2016
- 28 Dec 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
The first Budapest Circus Festival was held 20 years ago, in 1996 and as a result of the notion and casting of the professionals of the Hungarian Circus And Variety Non-profit Ltd. (MACIVA) it soon proved to be equal with the great festivals of the circus world: in addition to Monte Carlo, Latina and Moscow also Budapest has become an important meeting place for the circus art.
Popular Hungarian Bandleader Benkó Dies
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Clarinet player Sándor Benkó, founder of the popular Benkó Dixieland Band, died on Tuesday at the age of 75, his family announced. Benkó started the group while a high school student in 1957. Its first album was certified a gold disc. The band toured the world, took part in many music festivals and received numerous awards. The band has no fewer than 1,800 professional recordings.
Award Of CIS Accreditation To Britannica International School, Budapest
- 16 Dec 2015 8:02 AM
- specials
Britannica International School is delighted to announce that following an extensive school self review process Britannica International has been awarded the status of a fully ’Accredited’ school by the Council of International Schools. The final award of Accredited Status from CIS demonstrates that a school is aligned with the demanding CIS Standards for Accreditation. It shows that the school ...
Fidesz: European Commission Openly Interferes With Hungary’s Affairs
- 14 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has openly interfered with Hungary’s internal affairs through contracting a consortium led by Altus, a company belonging to former prime minister and opposition party leader Ferenc Gyurcsány, deputies of ruling Fidesz said in a statement. Authors of the document noted that the consortium has just recently won “another shameless contract” from the EC, and called that body’s ...
Evergreen – Best Of Barbra Streisand, Budapest Congress Centre, 6 December
- 4 Dec 2015 8:02 AM
- entertainment
On December 6, 2015 in the Budapest Congress Center the biggest hits of Barbra Streisand will be performed by ensemble Stúdió 11 and three singers with extraordinary voices - Erika Náray, Lilla Polyák and Andrea Szulák.
China Railway Group Wins $1.6 Bln Hungarian High-Speed Rail Contract
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian government awarded a $1.57 billion contract to a consortium led by China Railway Group (CRG) to build the Hungarian section of a rail line linking Budapest with Belgrade, Serbia, in Chinaʼs first high-speed rail win in the European Union, Reuters reported.
Hungary’s Former Def Min Given Suspended Prison Term For Corruption
- 20 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced former Socialist Defence Minister Ferenc Juhász and his state secretary László Fapál to suspended prison terms for misappropriation of funds. The Budapest Capital Regional Court sentenced the former minister to a suspended prison term of two years for misappropriation of funds in allocating and selling a ministryowned apartment to Fapál in 2005- 2006.
World Luxury Hotel Awards: Hungarian Establishment Named World’s Most Beautiful Forest Hotel
- 20 Nov 2015 2:00 AM
- travel
The four-star Oxigen Hotel & Zen Spa, located at the village of Noszvaj, near Eger, northern Hungary, has been voted the world’s most beautiful forest hotel in the World Luxury Hotel Awards competition. The hotel’s success in winning the “Oscar Prize of the hospitality industry” is spectacular because no Hungarian establishment had previously been awarded the prestigious recognition.