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Hungary & France Sign Movie Production Cooperation Deal
- 9 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Hungarian Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog and French ambassador to Budapest Roland Galharague signed a Hungarian-French intergovernmental film production cooperation deal in Budapest at the beginning of the week. “The agreement allows for a higher number of domestic movie productions to be completed in both countries. Based on this agreement, co-productions will enjoy every benefit and ...
Budapest Pride Festival, Until 11 July
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest Pride Festival began on 3 July with the official opening ceremony! This year’s motto "Empowered by 20 years” allows us take a look back at the past two decades of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) tradtions, and refers to the power of the community, its (self) organization and presence, which can be the only way to achieve equal rights and social justice.
Video: Red Bull's Air Race Back In Budapest, 4 - 5 July
- 2 Jul 2015 12:55 PM
- entertainment
The Air Race World Championship, sponsored by Red Bull, makes a welcome return to the Hungarian capital this year. Back in 2009, when the last such event took place in Budapest, over 650,000 spectators lined the banks of the Danube.
Gellért Hotel In Budapest Names Suite After Hungarian-Born Cinematographer
- 29 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
Budapest’s Hotel Gellért has named a suite after American-Hungarian cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, daily Magyar Hírlap said. During the spa hotel’s 97-year history, this was the first time that the person whose name was given to a suite could personally attend the ceremony, the paper said. Suite number 304 has been named after Zsigmond on the occasion that the Academy Awards-winning ...
Privileged Kids Helping Orphans In Hungary
- 24 Jun 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
A high schooler from the elite Budapest district of Rózsadomb spends a weekend at lake Tisza. But it is not time with friends to blow their parents’ money while lazing around in the beach. These students make paper airplanes and play football with the disadvantaged children of the local orphanage.
Agreement Signed On UNICEF Global Services Centre In Budapest
- 17 Jun 2015 9:01 AM
- current affairs
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the government of Hungary signed an agreement in New York to establish a Global Shared Services Centre in Budapest. The document was signed by Hungary’s foreign affairs state secretary István Mikola and UNICEF’s Executive Director Anthony Lake. In line with the agreement, more than 300 staff will provide services including payroll, invoice ...
China Smart Expo Opens In Budapest
- 17 Jun 2015 9:01 AM
- business
The China Smart Expo 2015 trade fair and business forum opened in Budapest. The event is being held for the fourth time between June 16-18 and features 132 exhibitors from China and Europe. At the opening ceremony Vice Chairman of CPPCC Shandong Provincial Committee Zhang Chuanlin said Shandong’s economic relations with Central European countries are intensive and Hungary is an important ...
Gramophone Honours Conductor Of The Budapest Festival Orchestra Fischer
- 12 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Iván Fischer, conductor of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, is one of British classical music periodical Gramophone’s ten nominees for the title of Artist of the Year. The winner will be selected by readers of the magazine and announced at an awards ceremony on September 17. Musicians who were particularly successful in the past 12 years were nominated.
Budapest’s Groupama Arena Named World’s Best Newly-Built Football Stadium
- 12 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Groupama Arena, the Hungarian capital’s new football stadium which is home to the District IX team Ferencváros, has won a prestigious international award. The stadium, which was inaugurated last summer, came first in the category of newly-built stadiums at The Stadium Business Awards, which is the world’s only competition which includes the full spectre of the global stadium scene.
Hungary & France Sign Movie Production Cooperation Deal
- 9 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Hungarian Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog and French ambassador to Budapest Roland Galharague signed a Hungarian-French intergovernmental film production cooperation deal in Budapest at the beginning of the week. “The agreement allows for a higher number of domestic movie productions to be completed in both countries. Based on this agreement, co-productions will enjoy every benefit and ...
Budapest Pride Festival, Until 11 July
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest Pride Festival began on 3 July with the official opening ceremony! This year’s motto "Empowered by 20 years” allows us take a look back at the past two decades of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) tradtions, and refers to the power of the community, its (self) organization and presence, which can be the only way to achieve equal rights and social justice.
Video: Red Bull's Air Race Back In Budapest, 4 - 5 July
- 2 Jul 2015 12:55 PM
- entertainment
The Air Race World Championship, sponsored by Red Bull, makes a welcome return to the Hungarian capital this year. Back in 2009, when the last such event took place in Budapest, over 650,000 spectators lined the banks of the Danube.
Gellért Hotel In Budapest Names Suite After Hungarian-Born Cinematographer
- 29 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
Budapest’s Hotel Gellért has named a suite after American-Hungarian cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, daily Magyar Hírlap said. During the spa hotel’s 97-year history, this was the first time that the person whose name was given to a suite could personally attend the ceremony, the paper said. Suite number 304 has been named after Zsigmond on the occasion that the Academy Awards-winning ...
Privileged Kids Helping Orphans In Hungary
- 24 Jun 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
A high schooler from the elite Budapest district of Rózsadomb spends a weekend at lake Tisza. But it is not time with friends to blow their parents’ money while lazing around in the beach. These students make paper airplanes and play football with the disadvantaged children of the local orphanage.
Agreement Signed On UNICEF Global Services Centre In Budapest
- 17 Jun 2015 9:01 AM
- current affairs
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the government of Hungary signed an agreement in New York to establish a Global Shared Services Centre in Budapest. The document was signed by Hungary’s foreign affairs state secretary István Mikola and UNICEF’s Executive Director Anthony Lake. In line with the agreement, more than 300 staff will provide services including payroll, invoice ...
China Smart Expo Opens In Budapest
- 17 Jun 2015 9:01 AM
- business
The China Smart Expo 2015 trade fair and business forum opened in Budapest. The event is being held for the fourth time between June 16-18 and features 132 exhibitors from China and Europe. At the opening ceremony Vice Chairman of CPPCC Shandong Provincial Committee Zhang Chuanlin said Shandong’s economic relations with Central European countries are intensive and Hungary is an important ...
Gramophone Honours Conductor Of The Budapest Festival Orchestra Fischer
- 12 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Iván Fischer, conductor of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, is one of British classical music periodical Gramophone’s ten nominees for the title of Artist of the Year. The winner will be selected by readers of the magazine and announced at an awards ceremony on September 17. Musicians who were particularly successful in the past 12 years were nominated.
Budapest’s Groupama Arena Named World’s Best Newly-Built Football Stadium
- 12 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Groupama Arena, the Hungarian capital’s new football stadium which is home to the District IX team Ferencváros, has won a prestigious international award. The stadium, which was inaugurated last summer, came first in the category of newly-built stadiums at The Stadium Business Awards, which is the world’s only competition which includes the full spectre of the global stadium scene.