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Xpat Opinion: Ukraine And Hungary: The Tymoshenko Affair
- 3 May 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Orbán have more in common than their first name. In February 2010, only a couple of months before Orbán's political triumph, Yanukovych staged a remarkable comeback, recovering from the humiliation and disgrace he suffered in Ukraine's election of 2004. According to yesterday's Economist, since his election to the presidency Yanukovych "has mauled his country's ...
'The Olympic Spirit', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 24 Apr 2012 9:02 AM
- sport
Last week I beat an Olympic champion at tennis. OK, an ex-Olympic champion. A water-polo ex-Olympic champion. And it was Wii tennis (the video game). And he’d never played before. But a win’s a win, right? It was at a fantastic event which the Embassy supported. A competition for able-bodied children and children with disabilities to celebrate 100 days to go to the London Olympics.
Austrian Slain In Balatonfüred Club In Hungary
- 12 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"A 39-year-old Austrian man was beaten to death in the Macho disco in Balatonfüred, on the north shore of Lake Balaton Saturday night. The victim was Stefan Grosseberger, a local resident. Police said a 36-year-old suspect from Balatonfüred was taken into custody and criminal proceedings have been launched against him."
Budapest Airport 2011: All Traffic Records Beaten
- 13 Jan 2012 11:00 AM
- travel
"Budapest Airport registered an amazing 8.9% traffic increase last year and recorded an all-time high of 8,920,653 passengers. Thus the 2007 record of 8.6 million has been surpassed by 320,000 passengers arriving and departing from the terminals of Budapest Airport.
Transylvanian Wanderings - An Old Europe Spring Tour
- 13 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- travel
"In the tradition of the Grand Tour, a journey to far away places off the beaten track, many existing today as they have for generations, places where time has stopped and nature abounds. Explore a collection of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, seasonal pagan, religious and folklore ceremonies unchanged for centuries and a geography straddling rich Orthodox, Ottoman, Roman and Austro-Hungarian ...
Simon Powlett, Managing Director, PHD Hungary
- 6 Mar 2011 11:00 AM
Simon Powlett is the MD of PHD Hungary, a strategically focussed media agency owned by Omnicom (NYSE: OMC). Simon has been in and out of Hungary since 1994 working in media agencies regionally in Central and Eastern Europe as well as in Sydney Australia.
Slovak Minister Apologises To Hungarian Student
- 10 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Slovak deputy Prime Minister for human rights and ethnic minorities Rudolf Chmel on Wednesday apologised to ethnic Hungarian student Hedvig Malina for the way Slovak authorities handled her assault claim in 2006.
Xpat Interview: Roger Swinburn
- 29 Oct 2009 11:00 AM
Roger leads a regional executive search business based in Budapest which he established in 1998. He graduated from Liverpool University and became a management accountant with Unilever in the London HQ. Early work involved supporting and accounting for many of Unilever's subsidiaries outside Europe and the US. In 1985 he was posted to Kenya as Commercial Manager for the joint venture growing ...
Xpat interview: Liam Crow, Former Financial Adviser, CGS
- 7 Aug 2008 12:00 PM
US-born Liam Crow grew up in NJ but spent most of his professional career as an option trader/market maker at the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Board Options Exchange in Chicago.
Xpat Opinion: Ukraine And Hungary: The Tymoshenko Affair
- 3 May 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Orbán have more in common than their first name. In February 2010, only a couple of months before Orbán's political triumph, Yanukovych staged a remarkable comeback, recovering from the humiliation and disgrace he suffered in Ukraine's election of 2004. According to yesterday's Economist, since his election to the presidency Yanukovych "has mauled his country's ...
'The Olympic Spirit', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 24 Apr 2012 9:02 AM
- sport
Last week I beat an Olympic champion at tennis. OK, an ex-Olympic champion. A water-polo ex-Olympic champion. And it was Wii tennis (the video game). And he’d never played before. But a win’s a win, right? It was at a fantastic event which the Embassy supported. A competition for able-bodied children and children with disabilities to celebrate 100 days to go to the London Olympics.
Austrian Slain In Balatonfüred Club In Hungary
- 12 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"A 39-year-old Austrian man was beaten to death in the Macho disco in Balatonfüred, on the north shore of Lake Balaton Saturday night. The victim was Stefan Grosseberger, a local resident. Police said a 36-year-old suspect from Balatonfüred was taken into custody and criminal proceedings have been launched against him."
Budapest Airport 2011: All Traffic Records Beaten
- 13 Jan 2012 11:00 AM
- travel
"Budapest Airport registered an amazing 8.9% traffic increase last year and recorded an all-time high of 8,920,653 passengers. Thus the 2007 record of 8.6 million has been surpassed by 320,000 passengers arriving and departing from the terminals of Budapest Airport.
Transylvanian Wanderings - An Old Europe Spring Tour
- 13 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- travel
"In the tradition of the Grand Tour, a journey to far away places off the beaten track, many existing today as they have for generations, places where time has stopped and nature abounds. Explore a collection of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, seasonal pagan, religious and folklore ceremonies unchanged for centuries and a geography straddling rich Orthodox, Ottoman, Roman and Austro-Hungarian ...
Simon Powlett, Managing Director, PHD Hungary
- 6 Mar 2011 11:00 AM
Simon Powlett is the MD of PHD Hungary, a strategically focussed media agency owned by Omnicom (NYSE: OMC). Simon has been in and out of Hungary since 1994 working in media agencies regionally in Central and Eastern Europe as well as in Sydney Australia.
Slovak Minister Apologises To Hungarian Student
- 10 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Slovak deputy Prime Minister for human rights and ethnic minorities Rudolf Chmel on Wednesday apologised to ethnic Hungarian student Hedvig Malina for the way Slovak authorities handled her assault claim in 2006.
Xpat Interview: Roger Swinburn
- 29 Oct 2009 11:00 AM
Roger leads a regional executive search business based in Budapest which he established in 1998. He graduated from Liverpool University and became a management accountant with Unilever in the London HQ. Early work involved supporting and accounting for many of Unilever's subsidiaries outside Europe and the US. In 1985 he was posted to Kenya as Commercial Manager for the joint venture growing ...
Xpat interview: Liam Crow, Former Financial Adviser, CGS
- 7 Aug 2008 12:00 PM
US-born Liam Crow grew up in NJ but spent most of his professional career as an option trader/market maker at the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Board Options Exchange in Chicago.