1,457 result(s) for budapest leaders
Xpat Opinion: Former Hungarian PM's Officials Convicted Of Espionage
- 14 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to one of the definitions, a “show trial” is “a public trial of a political offender conducted chiefly for propagandistic purposes.” In Hungarian there is a similar word for a show trial, “kirakatper” (kirakat = shop window), but more often than not it is called “koncepciós per,” which in my opinion better describes the nature of such trials. The accusers strive during the investigation ...
US Congressman Smith: New Hungarian Constitution & Laws Are ‘Amazing’
- 9 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Concluding a week where international news coverage of Hungary was dominated by a controversial debate in the European Parliament, a visitor to Budapest from another parliament, the U.S. Congress, had a different take on Hungary’s Fundamental Law and new legislation adopted by parliament since 2010.
Expanded Module Takes MBA Participants From Budapest To NYC
- 8 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- business
CEU Business School announced a major enhancement of its full-time MBA program today: Students who start the program this September will have the opportunity to study in New York City for one month.
Xpat Opinion: Historic Hungarian-Serbian Reconciliation
- 2 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian analysts appreciate the efforts made by Serbia’s leaders to relegate nationalist hatreds to the past, as the two presidents paid joint tribute to the victims of World War II massacres.“Sin has no nationality” runs the headline in Népszabadság over a report by István Tanács about a ceremony attended by the two presidents, János Áder of Hungary and Tomislav Nikolić of Serbia in Csúrog ...
Hungarian Conductor Ivan Fischer Became Honorary Member Of Royal Academy Of Music
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ivan Fischer, Music Director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra and the Konzerthaus Berlin, was awarded with an Honorary Membership of the Royal Academy of Music. The Honorary Membership is limited to 300 persons; Mendelssohn, Liszt, Stravinsky and Casals are amongst those who received this honour.
Xpat Event Report: Intact Academy Salon Series Budapest
- 10 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
“Intact” coaching has been alive and kicking in Budapest for some 20 years. This is largely down to the charming and charismatic Sari van Poelje, who has been hopping back and forth between Holland and Hungary. No doubt she has collected a wealth of knowledge and expertise on the way.
Xpat Opinion: Days Of National Solidarity: Preparing For The Flood
- 6 Jun 2013 4:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: One of the wettest springs in a century, combined with a recent weather system that has dumped nearly a foot of rain on central Europe, is unleashing a record-breaking flood in the countries of the Danube River Basin. Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia and, now, Hungary are battling the high waters.
Invitation: Ploutos (Wealth) By Aristophanes, Átrium Budapest, 24 June
- 4 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Ploutos (Wealth) by Aristophanes It is a social political tragic satire that exposes the flows of our societies in regards of Wealth. The play interpret how individualism and personal ambitions create a chain of actions that not always have the outcome that we initial believe, virtue and wealth are still confused. No matter status everyone bows in the name of wealth... Is that a fact or debatable ...
Hungary's PM Orbán Receives FINA Leaders
- 27 May 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Julio Maglione, president of the international swimming federation FINA, and its general director Cornel Marculescu in Parliament on Friday as he promoted Budapest’s bid to host the 2021 World Swimming Championships.
Xpat Opinion: Former Hungarian PM's Officials Convicted Of Espionage
- 14 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to one of the definitions, a “show trial” is “a public trial of a political offender conducted chiefly for propagandistic purposes.” In Hungarian there is a similar word for a show trial, “kirakatper” (kirakat = shop window), but more often than not it is called “koncepciós per,” which in my opinion better describes the nature of such trials. The accusers strive during the investigation ...
US Congressman Smith: New Hungarian Constitution & Laws Are ‘Amazing’
- 9 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Concluding a week where international news coverage of Hungary was dominated by a controversial debate in the European Parliament, a visitor to Budapest from another parliament, the U.S. Congress, had a different take on Hungary’s Fundamental Law and new legislation adopted by parliament since 2010.
Expanded Module Takes MBA Participants From Budapest To NYC
- 8 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- business
CEU Business School announced a major enhancement of its full-time MBA program today: Students who start the program this September will have the opportunity to study in New York City for one month.
Xpat Opinion: Historic Hungarian-Serbian Reconciliation
- 2 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian analysts appreciate the efforts made by Serbia’s leaders to relegate nationalist hatreds to the past, as the two presidents paid joint tribute to the victims of World War II massacres.“Sin has no nationality” runs the headline in Népszabadság over a report by István Tanács about a ceremony attended by the two presidents, János Áder of Hungary and Tomislav Nikolić of Serbia in Csúrog ...
Hungarian Conductor Ivan Fischer Became Honorary Member Of Royal Academy Of Music
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ivan Fischer, Music Director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra and the Konzerthaus Berlin, was awarded with an Honorary Membership of the Royal Academy of Music. The Honorary Membership is limited to 300 persons; Mendelssohn, Liszt, Stravinsky and Casals are amongst those who received this honour.
Xpat Event Report: Intact Academy Salon Series Budapest
- 10 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
“Intact” coaching has been alive and kicking in Budapest for some 20 years. This is largely down to the charming and charismatic Sari van Poelje, who has been hopping back and forth between Holland and Hungary. No doubt she has collected a wealth of knowledge and expertise on the way.
Xpat Opinion: Days Of National Solidarity: Preparing For The Flood
- 6 Jun 2013 4:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: One of the wettest springs in a century, combined with a recent weather system that has dumped nearly a foot of rain on central Europe, is unleashing a record-breaking flood in the countries of the Danube River Basin. Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia and, now, Hungary are battling the high waters.
Invitation: Ploutos (Wealth) By Aristophanes, Átrium Budapest, 24 June
- 4 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Ploutos (Wealth) by Aristophanes It is a social political tragic satire that exposes the flows of our societies in regards of Wealth. The play interpret how individualism and personal ambitions create a chain of actions that not always have the outcome that we initial believe, virtue and wealth are still confused. No matter status everyone bows in the name of wealth... Is that a fact or debatable ...
Hungary's PM Orbán Receives FINA Leaders
- 27 May 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán received Julio Maglione, president of the international swimming federation FINA, and its general director Cornel Marculescu in Parliament on Friday as he promoted Budapest’s bid to host the 2021 World Swimming Championships.