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The Many Faces Of Hungary – Budapest Hosts Jewish & Catholic Festivals
- 5 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s annual Jewish Summer Festival has become one of the most important and most popular cultural events in Hungary. This year the festival was held for the fifteenth time, between 26 August and 4 September, and it provided an amazing range of events, such as klezmer-influenced urban and pop music, classical and jazz performances, concerts and exhibitions.
Top Officials Address School Year Opening In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2012 9:08 AM
- community & culture
Parliamentary Speaker Laszlo Kover, Human Resources Minister Zoltan Balog and Education State Secretary Rozsa Hoffmann addressed school-year opening events in Hungary on Sunday. Speaking in the Reformed Primary School in Liter in western Hungary, Kover stressed the importance of morals and the ability of making a decision between good and bad and true and false as basic guiding principles in ...
'A Day To Remember', Guest Blog By Mónika Farkas
- 3 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
So here we came – a Hungarian family and friends – supporting someone special at the XXX. London Summer Olympic Games Modern Pentathlon event. That morning we hit the road as early as 06.00 as our hotel was around South Croydon and we had to get to Stratford by 7.30 for the first event held in the Olympic Park. Although travelling around London for someone not speaking the language may seem a bit ...
Xpat Opinion: Obuda Gas Factory - A Cool Place To Explore
- 29 Aug 2012 9:04 AM
- getting around
I have been cycling up to Romai Part and Szentendre for years, and have always loved the four water and coal-clock towers at the old gas works. Luckily they have managed to survive (so far) the reconstruction of the old chemical works as an industrial park. In 1908 a municipal decision was made to replace several obsolete gas factories with a single new facility.
Photo Report: Huge Hooters Launch In Budapest
- 29 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Around 250 guests, including notable local celebrities from television, film, and media, attended the "VIP" opening event on August 25th. The event was covered by Hungarian National TV and press. The restaurant opened to the public this Monday, August 27th, with 56 of the ‘world famous’ Hooters Girls in attendance to welcome and serve customers.
PM Orbán Presents Bernhard Vogel With The Grand Cross Of The Order Of Merit Of Hungary
- 29 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary not only respects, but likes Germany, stated Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at a ceremony on Tuesday, where he awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary to Bernhard Vogel, former Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate and Thuringia, and former President of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
Invitation: Genfest Youth Festival In Budapest, Until 2 September
- 28 Aug 2012 12:55 PM
- community & culture
“Let’s bridge” is the title of the 10th edition of the Genfest , the “celebration” of the youth. Thousands of youth from all over the world, from the most various cultures and ethnic groups, will meet together at Budapest, all moved by the same idea - not only an experience of life but also of social action: unity.
Now On: Ai Weiwei Exhibition, Ernst Museum Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ai Weiwei is probably the most influential contemporary artist of our times. Ernst Museum, which is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding this year, organises an exhibition of the Chinese artist’s photos made during his New York years.
New Fares Favour Trains Over Buses In Hungary
- 27 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Inter-city coach fares will be more expensive from September, if train service is available on the same route, in order to make train tickets more attractive, the National Development Ministry announced. The first routes affected are those linking Győr, Szombathely, Nyíregyháza and Szeged to Budapest.
The Many Faces Of Hungary – Budapest Hosts Jewish & Catholic Festivals
- 5 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s annual Jewish Summer Festival has become one of the most important and most popular cultural events in Hungary. This year the festival was held for the fifteenth time, between 26 August and 4 September, and it provided an amazing range of events, such as klezmer-influenced urban and pop music, classical and jazz performances, concerts and exhibitions.
Top Officials Address School Year Opening In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2012 9:08 AM
- community & culture
Parliamentary Speaker Laszlo Kover, Human Resources Minister Zoltan Balog and Education State Secretary Rozsa Hoffmann addressed school-year opening events in Hungary on Sunday. Speaking in the Reformed Primary School in Liter in western Hungary, Kover stressed the importance of morals and the ability of making a decision between good and bad and true and false as basic guiding principles in ...
'A Day To Remember', Guest Blog By Mónika Farkas
- 3 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
So here we came – a Hungarian family and friends – supporting someone special at the XXX. London Summer Olympic Games Modern Pentathlon event. That morning we hit the road as early as 06.00 as our hotel was around South Croydon and we had to get to Stratford by 7.30 for the first event held in the Olympic Park. Although travelling around London for someone not speaking the language may seem a bit ...
Xpat Opinion: Obuda Gas Factory - A Cool Place To Explore
- 29 Aug 2012 9:04 AM
- getting around
I have been cycling up to Romai Part and Szentendre for years, and have always loved the four water and coal-clock towers at the old gas works. Luckily they have managed to survive (so far) the reconstruction of the old chemical works as an industrial park. In 1908 a municipal decision was made to replace several obsolete gas factories with a single new facility.
Photo Report: Huge Hooters Launch In Budapest
- 29 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Around 250 guests, including notable local celebrities from television, film, and media, attended the "VIP" opening event on August 25th. The event was covered by Hungarian National TV and press. The restaurant opened to the public this Monday, August 27th, with 56 of the ‘world famous’ Hooters Girls in attendance to welcome and serve customers.
PM Orbán Presents Bernhard Vogel With The Grand Cross Of The Order Of Merit Of Hungary
- 29 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary not only respects, but likes Germany, stated Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at a ceremony on Tuesday, where he awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary to Bernhard Vogel, former Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate and Thuringia, and former President of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
Invitation: Genfest Youth Festival In Budapest, Until 2 September
- 28 Aug 2012 12:55 PM
- community & culture
“Let’s bridge” is the title of the 10th edition of the Genfest , the “celebration” of the youth. Thousands of youth from all over the world, from the most various cultures and ethnic groups, will meet together at Budapest, all moved by the same idea - not only an experience of life but also of social action: unity.
Now On: Ai Weiwei Exhibition, Ernst Museum Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ai Weiwei is probably the most influential contemporary artist of our times. Ernst Museum, which is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding this year, organises an exhibition of the Chinese artist’s photos made during his New York years.
New Fares Favour Trains Over Buses In Hungary
- 27 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Inter-city coach fares will be more expensive from September, if train service is available on the same route, in order to make train tickets more attractive, the National Development Ministry announced. The first routes affected are those linking Győr, Szombathely, Nyíregyháza and Szeged to Budapest.