226 result(s) for british month
Xpat Review: Notting Hill Carnival In Budapest
- 22 Sep 2010 8:30 AM
- community & culture
As summer finally drew to a close, the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary joined the Corinthia Hotel Budapest in a truly London-style event – the Notting Hill Carnival. On Thursday night over 130 guests shared their holiday memories in the pleasant surroundings of the hotel. After a warm welcome from Mr. Gergely Mikola, BCCH Chairman and Mr. Adrian Ellis, General Manager of the hotel, a live ...
Report: The First Day On Budapest Sziget Festival Main Stage
- 13 Aug 2010 1:00 AM
- entertainment
"Well, now it really is the first day of Sziget, and finallly we found out that it's not just sunshine- and ideology filled ska which can be damn popular, but also cartoon-metal on the verge of surrealism, idiotic punk and a music-filled version of the Monty Python-world.
Embassies In Hungary Going Green And Fair Trade
- 10 May 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"In January, the Dutch Embassy became the first embassy in Hungary to go Fair Trade. The embassy just placed their first order of Treehugger Dan's Fair Trade Kafequo coffee (55% arabica/45% robusta). The beans come from Peru and Tanzania, and are mixed and roasted by Caffe Agust in Italy. This move was quickly followed by the Gambian Embassy.
European Recovery May Choke On Volcanic Ash
- 19 Apr 2010 5:00 AM
- business
"Hungarian airspace remains closed from all traffic until Monday noon local time, the National Transport Authority’s Civil Aviation Directorate announced. This means that all flights are cancelled in Hungary and Budapest Airport has no incoming our outbound flights at all. The airspace closure, implemented all over Europe due to a volcanic eruption in Iceland sending dangerous ash clouds into the ...
Budapest Businesses Backs Sahara Marathon Effort For Charity
- 25 Mar 2010 5:00 AM
- sport
Budapest businesses have begun to throw their weight behind a staggering charity fund-raising challenge that will see two local expats tackle five-and-a-half marathons in six days in the furnace of the Sahara desert.
Vodafone Makes Massive €18,000 Donation To Charity Appeal
- 12 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- tech
Telco Vodafone Hungary has become the biggest single sponsor of the Marathon Effort For SOTE II (a fund-raising exercise which will see two local expats run almost six marathons in six days across the Sahara desert), with a massive donation of €18,000 (HUF4.8 million). This week also saw official notice of what amounts to Royal interest in, if not actual patronage of, the appeal and the ...
Non-Residents Vanish From Budapest's New Home Market
- 19 Feb 2009 1:00 AM
- property
"Budapest's new home market is trembling - hard. New home sales contracted by 40% year on year in 2008, but developers may be in for even worse times in 2009.
Greg John Dorey, Former British Ambassador To Hungary
- 1 Jan 2009 11:00 AM
In December 2007 Greg Dorey became British Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary. Greg took up his appointment on 3 December 2007 and presented his credentials to Hungarian President László Sólyom on 5 December. Before his Xpat Interview here are just a few highlights from his CV.
Xpat Wine Club With Izabella Zwack, Tokaj, 14 October 2006
- 16 Oct 2006 12:00 PM
- Xpatloop
"A good group of Xpats met with Izabella Zwack, and the British Ambassador and his wife, at the Dobogó Winery in Tokaj on Saturday 14 October.
Xpat Review: Notting Hill Carnival In Budapest
- 22 Sep 2010 8:30 AM
- community & culture
As summer finally drew to a close, the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary joined the Corinthia Hotel Budapest in a truly London-style event – the Notting Hill Carnival. On Thursday night over 130 guests shared their holiday memories in the pleasant surroundings of the hotel. After a warm welcome from Mr. Gergely Mikola, BCCH Chairman and Mr. Adrian Ellis, General Manager of the hotel, a live ...
Report: The First Day On Budapest Sziget Festival Main Stage
- 13 Aug 2010 1:00 AM
- entertainment
"Well, now it really is the first day of Sziget, and finallly we found out that it's not just sunshine- and ideology filled ska which can be damn popular, but also cartoon-metal on the verge of surrealism, idiotic punk and a music-filled version of the Monty Python-world.
Embassies In Hungary Going Green And Fair Trade
- 10 May 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"In January, the Dutch Embassy became the first embassy in Hungary to go Fair Trade. The embassy just placed their first order of Treehugger Dan's Fair Trade Kafequo coffee (55% arabica/45% robusta). The beans come from Peru and Tanzania, and are mixed and roasted by Caffe Agust in Italy. This move was quickly followed by the Gambian Embassy.
European Recovery May Choke On Volcanic Ash
- 19 Apr 2010 5:00 AM
- business
"Hungarian airspace remains closed from all traffic until Monday noon local time, the National Transport Authority’s Civil Aviation Directorate announced. This means that all flights are cancelled in Hungary and Budapest Airport has no incoming our outbound flights at all. The airspace closure, implemented all over Europe due to a volcanic eruption in Iceland sending dangerous ash clouds into the ...
Budapest Businesses Backs Sahara Marathon Effort For Charity
- 25 Mar 2010 5:00 AM
- sport
Budapest businesses have begun to throw their weight behind a staggering charity fund-raising challenge that will see two local expats tackle five-and-a-half marathons in six days in the furnace of the Sahara desert.
Vodafone Makes Massive €18,000 Donation To Charity Appeal
- 12 Mar 2010 2:00 AM
- tech
Telco Vodafone Hungary has become the biggest single sponsor of the Marathon Effort For SOTE II (a fund-raising exercise which will see two local expats run almost six marathons in six days across the Sahara desert), with a massive donation of €18,000 (HUF4.8 million). This week also saw official notice of what amounts to Royal interest in, if not actual patronage of, the appeal and the ...
Non-Residents Vanish From Budapest's New Home Market
- 19 Feb 2009 1:00 AM
- property
"Budapest's new home market is trembling - hard. New home sales contracted by 40% year on year in 2008, but developers may be in for even worse times in 2009.
Greg John Dorey, Former British Ambassador To Hungary
- 1 Jan 2009 11:00 AM
In December 2007 Greg Dorey became British Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary. Greg took up his appointment on 3 December 2007 and presented his credentials to Hungarian President László Sólyom on 5 December. Before his Xpat Interview here are just a few highlights from his CV.
Xpat Wine Club With Izabella Zwack, Tokaj, 14 October 2006
- 16 Oct 2006 12:00 PM
- Xpatloop
"A good group of Xpats met with Izabella Zwack, and the British Ambassador and his wife, at the Dobogó Winery in Tokaj on Saturday 14 October.