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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.
Cinetrip: Winter Edition - The Light, Széchényi Bath Budapest, 30 December
- 28 Dec 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
The most famous bath house of Budapest, Széchenyi Bath will be transformed into a gigantic sparty space on 30th December. At the enchanting event called Cinetrip, visitors will be able to enjoy the tender thermal water, the special visual effects and the groovy electronic music at once. Inspired by the International Year of Light of the United Nations, the central element of the event will be ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán: EU In Need Of Success
- 28 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If the European Union has more accomplishments than disagreements within the bloc then it has a future, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. If, however, the community is unable to move past its disputes, the EU will require a rethink, the prime minister said in an interview to the Thursday issue of daily Magyar Idők.
Hungary Net External Financing Capacity At 9% Of GDP In Q3
- 24 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Adjusted for seasonal effects, Hungary’s net external financing capacity was 2.502 billion Euros or 9% of quarterly GDP in the third quarter, balance of payment data published by the National Bank of Hungary on Wednesday show. The adjusted Q3 surplus was down from the second quarter when it reached 2.621 billion Euros. It was up 668 million Euros from a year earlier.
Rothschild Offers Upbeat Study On Hungarian Paks Nuclear Power Plant
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant is not being carried out in a way that violates EU competition rules and is an investment that will recover its costs without state subsidy, according to a study by the Rothschild Group, released yesterday by the Prime Minister’s Office. Government commissioner for the expansion project Attila Aszódi said the financial consultant’s analysis will be ...
Hungarian Cabinet Backs Down From Plans To Allow Gigantic Mosque To Be Built In Budapest
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- property
The Hungarian government has backed down from earlier plans to allow a gigantic Turkish-funded mosque to be built in the capital Budapest’s District X. Despite the plan winning over the support of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in May, Bence Rétvári, State Secretary at the Ministry of Human Resources, has now said in a statement that the cabinet will not give the scheme the go-ahead because “the ...
Xpat Opinion: Just When You Thought Things Couldn’t Get Any Stranger In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Beacon would like to inform its readers that absolutely no drugs were consumed in the writing of the article.
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács today announced the Hungarian government was terminating ALL of its contracts with Magyar Telekom after the latter terminated its corporate sponsorship of Hungarian pop star Ákos after the latter made comments on Echo TV generally ...
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács today announced the Hungarian government was terminating ALL of its contracts with Magyar Telekom after the latter terminated its corporate sponsorship of Hungarian pop star Ákos after the latter made comments on Echo TV generally ...
CEO ’s More Optimistic About Hungarian Economy
- 17 Dec 2015 10:50 AM
- business
Four out of five Hungarian CEOs believe the Hungarian economic output will grow or be stable in the future, which is around 20% higher compared with a year ago, consultancy EY said, citing its Capital Confidence Barometer. Fully 45% of respondents said they were planning on hiring more workers in the next 12 months.
Xpat Opinion: Chancellor Merkel & Hungary’s PM Orbán On The International Front Pages
- 17 Dec 2015 10:40 AM
- current affairs
As Angela Merkel is named person of the year by Time magazine, and the Economist features PM Orbán alongside Donald Trump and Marine Le Pen, commentators ruminate on the growing rift between liberal elites and their opponents.
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.
Cinetrip: Winter Edition - The Light, Széchényi Bath Budapest, 30 December
- 28 Dec 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
The most famous bath house of Budapest, Széchenyi Bath will be transformed into a gigantic sparty space on 30th December. At the enchanting event called Cinetrip, visitors will be able to enjoy the tender thermal water, the special visual effects and the groovy electronic music at once. Inspired by the International Year of Light of the United Nations, the central element of the event will be ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán: EU In Need Of Success
- 28 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If the European Union has more accomplishments than disagreements within the bloc then it has a future, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. If, however, the community is unable to move past its disputes, the EU will require a rethink, the prime minister said in an interview to the Thursday issue of daily Magyar Idők.
Hungary Net External Financing Capacity At 9% Of GDP In Q3
- 24 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Adjusted for seasonal effects, Hungary’s net external financing capacity was 2.502 billion Euros or 9% of quarterly GDP in the third quarter, balance of payment data published by the National Bank of Hungary on Wednesday show. The adjusted Q3 surplus was down from the second quarter when it reached 2.621 billion Euros. It was up 668 million Euros from a year earlier.
Rothschild Offers Upbeat Study On Hungarian Paks Nuclear Power Plant
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant is not being carried out in a way that violates EU competition rules and is an investment that will recover its costs without state subsidy, according to a study by the Rothschild Group, released yesterday by the Prime Minister’s Office. Government commissioner for the expansion project Attila Aszódi said the financial consultant’s analysis will be ...
Hungarian Cabinet Backs Down From Plans To Allow Gigantic Mosque To Be Built In Budapest
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- property
The Hungarian government has backed down from earlier plans to allow a gigantic Turkish-funded mosque to be built in the capital Budapest’s District X. Despite the plan winning over the support of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in May, Bence Rétvári, State Secretary at the Ministry of Human Resources, has now said in a statement that the cabinet will not give the scheme the go-ahead because “the ...
Xpat Opinion: Just When You Thought Things Couldn’t Get Any Stranger In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Beacon would like to inform its readers that absolutely no drugs were consumed in the writing of the article.
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács today announced the Hungarian government was terminating ALL of its contracts with Magyar Telekom after the latter terminated its corporate sponsorship of Hungarian pop star Ákos after the latter made comments on Echo TV generally ...
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács today announced the Hungarian government was terminating ALL of its contracts with Magyar Telekom after the latter terminated its corporate sponsorship of Hungarian pop star Ákos after the latter made comments on Echo TV generally ...
CEO ’s More Optimistic About Hungarian Economy
- 17 Dec 2015 10:50 AM
- business
Four out of five Hungarian CEOs believe the Hungarian economic output will grow or be stable in the future, which is around 20% higher compared with a year ago, consultancy EY said, citing its Capital Confidence Barometer. Fully 45% of respondents said they were planning on hiring more workers in the next 12 months.
Xpat Opinion: Chancellor Merkel & Hungary’s PM Orbán On The International Front Pages
- 17 Dec 2015 10:40 AM
- current affairs
As Angela Merkel is named person of the year by Time magazine, and the Economist features PM Orbán alongside Donald Trump and Marine Le Pen, commentators ruminate on the growing rift between liberal elites and their opponents.