113 result(s) for city properties
President Áder Vetoes Law On Erzsébet Square Transfer From Budapest To State
- 3 Dec 2016 12:00 AM
- getting around
President János Áder on Friday returned a law to parliament under which the ownership of central Budapest’s Erzsébet Square should have been transferred from the city to the Hungarian state. In his justification, the president said that a property transfer cannot be completed without consent from the municipality, adding that neither the city council nor the mayor of Budapest had been consulted ...
Fully Booked: Xpat Party For Charity, Marriott Ballroom, Friday 4 November
- 4 Nov 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
250 expats & locals registered to join Iain Lindsay OBE, British Ambassador, and a host of VIP's inc. Adam Goodman, Dennis Diokno, Paul Slocombe, Richard Dyer, and many more friendly folks at this annual event uniting the international community in support of charity.
Liget Project Protesters Occupy Yellow House In City Park
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Activist group Ligetvédők (Park Protectors) occupied a building Tuesday in Budapest’s Városliget (City Park) in protest against the Liget Budapest development plan there. The group had been using the area of the former open-air bar and restaurant Kertem as their camp and base of operations since March.
Citizens Of Arab Countries ‘Buying Up’ Property In Hungary
- 10 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Altogether 16 citizens of Arab countries have bought up property in the small town of Komló, in southern Hungary, the daily Népszabadság reported, adding that no similar purchases were made in previous years. Citing information from the local mayor’s office, the paper said most of the purchases were made by Kuwaiti nationals, while the rest were by people from Egypt, Iran and Syria.
New Integrated SOS Children’s Village Opens In Orosháza
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Government’s childcare policy is focused on providing children with families, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog said on Monday at the official opening of the new SOS Children’s Village in Orosháza. The village was moved there from its previous location in Battonya.
Xpat Opinion: Strategy For The Sharing Economy
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- business
By Yusaf Akbar: Strategic thinking is at a crossroads. For decades, strategy theory and practice and the pursuit of competitive advantage has been centered on three complementary perspectives: external positioning, internal resources and capabilities and dynamic agility.
Jean Pierre Mifsud Appointed As New GM Of Corinthia Hotel Budapest
- 5 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Corinthia Hotels appoint Jean Pierre Mifsud as General Manager of its iconic Grande Dame hotel in Budapest. Moving from his position as General Manager of the Marina Hotel in Malta, and bringing over 20 years’ experience across the tourism and hospitality industry, Jean Pierre Mifsud will oversee Corinthia Budapest as it continues to thrive among the city’s leading hotels. He takes over from ...
Budapest Housing Rents Up 20%
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Housing rents are up 20% in Budapest’s city centre and near the universities compared to the first half of 2014, business daily Világgazdaság said. Outside of the capital, rents are practically unchanged in East Hungary, but prices in the West, particularly in the environs of Győr, Sopron and Szombathely, are now close to those in Budapest, Attila Déry, analyst of real estate broker Otthon ...
'Lechner: A Creative Genius' Exhibition, Closes On 31 May
- 28 May 2015 11:45 AM
- community & culture
Museum of Applied Arts: Ödön Lechner (1845–1914), one of the greatest figures in Hungarian architecture, and certainly its most original, deserves a prominent place among the international talents from the turn of the century. According to tradition, the Lechner family, who had their own coat of arms, had migrated to Hungary from Bavaria.
President Áder Vetoes Law On Erzsébet Square Transfer From Budapest To State
- 3 Dec 2016 12:00 AM
- getting around
President János Áder on Friday returned a law to parliament under which the ownership of central Budapest’s Erzsébet Square should have been transferred from the city to the Hungarian state. In his justification, the president said that a property transfer cannot be completed without consent from the municipality, adding that neither the city council nor the mayor of Budapest had been consulted ...
Fully Booked: Xpat Party For Charity, Marriott Ballroom, Friday 4 November
- 4 Nov 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
250 expats & locals registered to join Iain Lindsay OBE, British Ambassador, and a host of VIP's inc. Adam Goodman, Dennis Diokno, Paul Slocombe, Richard Dyer, and many more friendly folks at this annual event uniting the international community in support of charity.
Liget Project Protesters Occupy Yellow House In City Park
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Activist group Ligetvédők (Park Protectors) occupied a building Tuesday in Budapest’s Városliget (City Park) in protest against the Liget Budapest development plan there. The group had been using the area of the former open-air bar and restaurant Kertem as their camp and base of operations since March.
Citizens Of Arab Countries ‘Buying Up’ Property In Hungary
- 10 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Altogether 16 citizens of Arab countries have bought up property in the small town of Komló, in southern Hungary, the daily Népszabadság reported, adding that no similar purchases were made in previous years. Citing information from the local mayor’s office, the paper said most of the purchases were made by Kuwaiti nationals, while the rest were by people from Egypt, Iran and Syria.
New Integrated SOS Children’s Village Opens In Orosháza
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Government’s childcare policy is focused on providing children with families, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog said on Monday at the official opening of the new SOS Children’s Village in Orosháza. The village was moved there from its previous location in Battonya.
Xpat Opinion: Strategy For The Sharing Economy
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- business
By Yusaf Akbar: Strategic thinking is at a crossroads. For decades, strategy theory and practice and the pursuit of competitive advantage has been centered on three complementary perspectives: external positioning, internal resources and capabilities and dynamic agility.
Jean Pierre Mifsud Appointed As New GM Of Corinthia Hotel Budapest
- 5 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Corinthia Hotels appoint Jean Pierre Mifsud as General Manager of its iconic Grande Dame hotel in Budapest. Moving from his position as General Manager of the Marina Hotel in Malta, and bringing over 20 years’ experience across the tourism and hospitality industry, Jean Pierre Mifsud will oversee Corinthia Budapest as it continues to thrive among the city’s leading hotels. He takes over from ...
Budapest Housing Rents Up 20%
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Housing rents are up 20% in Budapest’s city centre and near the universities compared to the first half of 2014, business daily Világgazdaság said. Outside of the capital, rents are practically unchanged in East Hungary, but prices in the West, particularly in the environs of Győr, Sopron and Szombathely, are now close to those in Budapest, Attila Déry, analyst of real estate broker Otthon ...
'Lechner: A Creative Genius' Exhibition, Closes On 31 May
- 28 May 2015 11:45 AM
- community & culture
Museum of Applied Arts: Ödön Lechner (1845–1914), one of the greatest figures in Hungarian architecture, and certainly its most original, deserves a prominent place among the international talents from the turn of the century. According to tradition, the Lechner family, who had their own coat of arms, had migrated to Hungary from Bavaria.