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Xpat Opinion: A New Chapter In The Tobacco Shop Debate In Hungary
- 15 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
Left-wing and liberal commentators fulminate about the exemption of tobacco shops from the municipal ban on the sale of alcohol after 10 pm. A critical conservative blogger warns against overregulation. A pro-government columnist likens the Democratic Coalition’s initiative to paint the pavement in front of tobacco shops to Nazi practices.
Balaton Sound Daily Recommender – 11 July
- 11 Jul 2013 10:00 AM
- entertainment
If you are interested in seeing a killer opening day for a festival you don’t have to go any farther than Zamárdi! Just one look at the line-up makes it obvious why MasterCard Balaton Sound became one of Europe’s most popular festivals. International stars such as Wu-Tang Clan, Crystal Castles, Justice, Baskerville or the Bloody Beetroots as well as the most popular Hungarian bands will be ...
The Island Of Freedom - Yeni Raki Roma Tent
- 28 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
One of the most vibrant venues at Europe’s most exciting and colourful festival is the home of the international Roma music culture, the Yeni Raki Roma Tent. And this year the venue will be even more attractive! The magnificent line-up includes an Indian circus, Dutch pop-reggae-folk, French guitar music, Italian punk-dub-tarantella and classical hits mixed with authentic czardas, bossa nova, ...
Carl Bernstein At Hay Festival In Budapest About Obama, Watergate & Journalism
- 26 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On Tuesday, May 21 the Hay Festival of Literature in Budapest featured a discussion with iconic American investigative journalist, Carl Bernstein. The event was held on the last day of the Festival, a grand finale for a week which was kicked off with a discussion featuring world-renowned novelist Nicole Krauss. The event was held in the Petofi Museum of Literature and the moderator for the ...
Erzsébet Holiday Camps Relaunched In Hungary In June 2013
- 21 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Erzsébet Programme is Hungary’s most prominent social programme of the past two decades. The initiative launched last year aims to give the opportunity for socially disadvantaged children, pensioners, large families and individuals with disabilities to go on holiday under preferential terms. The programme is implemented from profits derived from the distribution of Erzsébet vouchers that ...
Xpat Review: Four Tigers Chinese Market In Budapest
- 21 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
This is one of the oldest and biggest Chinese Markets in Budapest, remaining its traditional form from the 80’s. Although the founders of the market are Chinese, more and more other Asian communities have joined in at this cheap shopping haven in Hungary, namely Thai; Vietnamese and Chinese dominate.
Budapest Mayor Aims To Shut Down Asian Market
- 20 Jun 2013 12:40 PM
- shopping
Eighth District Fidesz mayor Máté Kocsis and Budapest police chief Tamás Tóth yesterday called on owner state asset manager MNV and state railway company MÁV to cancel the rental contract of the Józsefvárosi market, due to a recent rise in crime there. Kocsis said the Négy Tigris Piac (Four Tigers Market) costs the state Ft 15 billion in lost tax revenue, according to estimates.
Sports Hall To Replace Local Asian Market In Budapest
- 19 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
The Eighth District plans to demolish the local Asian market in order to launch a Ft 4.2 billion construction project to build sports facilities, Népszabadság reports.
Hungary's Minister Of State Enikő Győri Awarded The French Légion D’Honneur
- 14 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It is possible to serve one's country while maintaining friendship with others, and this is an ideal to which I want to remain true; so France may always view me as a friend – declared Enikő Győri, Minister of State in charge of EU Affairs when she made Officer of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour (Légion d’honneur) in Budapest on June 13.
Xpat Opinion: A New Chapter In The Tobacco Shop Debate In Hungary
- 15 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
Left-wing and liberal commentators fulminate about the exemption of tobacco shops from the municipal ban on the sale of alcohol after 10 pm. A critical conservative blogger warns against overregulation. A pro-government columnist likens the Democratic Coalition’s initiative to paint the pavement in front of tobacco shops to Nazi practices.
Balaton Sound Daily Recommender – 11 July
- 11 Jul 2013 10:00 AM
- entertainment
If you are interested in seeing a killer opening day for a festival you don’t have to go any farther than Zamárdi! Just one look at the line-up makes it obvious why MasterCard Balaton Sound became one of Europe’s most popular festivals. International stars such as Wu-Tang Clan, Crystal Castles, Justice, Baskerville or the Bloody Beetroots as well as the most popular Hungarian bands will be ...
The Island Of Freedom - Yeni Raki Roma Tent
- 28 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
One of the most vibrant venues at Europe’s most exciting and colourful festival is the home of the international Roma music culture, the Yeni Raki Roma Tent. And this year the venue will be even more attractive! The magnificent line-up includes an Indian circus, Dutch pop-reggae-folk, French guitar music, Italian punk-dub-tarantella and classical hits mixed with authentic czardas, bossa nova, ...
Carl Bernstein At Hay Festival In Budapest About Obama, Watergate & Journalism
- 26 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On Tuesday, May 21 the Hay Festival of Literature in Budapest featured a discussion with iconic American investigative journalist, Carl Bernstein. The event was held on the last day of the Festival, a grand finale for a week which was kicked off with a discussion featuring world-renowned novelist Nicole Krauss. The event was held in the Petofi Museum of Literature and the moderator for the ...
Erzsébet Holiday Camps Relaunched In Hungary In June 2013
- 21 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Erzsébet Programme is Hungary’s most prominent social programme of the past two decades. The initiative launched last year aims to give the opportunity for socially disadvantaged children, pensioners, large families and individuals with disabilities to go on holiday under preferential terms. The programme is implemented from profits derived from the distribution of Erzsébet vouchers that ...
Xpat Review: Four Tigers Chinese Market In Budapest
- 21 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
This is one of the oldest and biggest Chinese Markets in Budapest, remaining its traditional form from the 80’s. Although the founders of the market are Chinese, more and more other Asian communities have joined in at this cheap shopping haven in Hungary, namely Thai; Vietnamese and Chinese dominate.
Budapest Mayor Aims To Shut Down Asian Market
- 20 Jun 2013 12:40 PM
- shopping
Eighth District Fidesz mayor Máté Kocsis and Budapest police chief Tamás Tóth yesterday called on owner state asset manager MNV and state railway company MÁV to cancel the rental contract of the Józsefvárosi market, due to a recent rise in crime there. Kocsis said the Négy Tigris Piac (Four Tigers Market) costs the state Ft 15 billion in lost tax revenue, according to estimates.
Sports Hall To Replace Local Asian Market In Budapest
- 19 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
The Eighth District plans to demolish the local Asian market in order to launch a Ft 4.2 billion construction project to build sports facilities, Népszabadság reports.
Hungary's Minister Of State Enikő Győri Awarded The French Légion D’Honneur
- 14 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It is possible to serve one's country while maintaining friendship with others, and this is an ideal to which I want to remain true; so France may always view me as a friend – declared Enikő Győri, Minister of State in charge of EU Affairs when she made Officer of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour (Légion d’honneur) in Budapest on June 13.