484 result(s) for community building
Budapest Festival Orchestra To Play Heroes’ Square Again On 10 June
- 28 Apr 2017 7:32 AM
- community & culture
With over a thousand dancing feet, nearly a hundred musicians and one conductor, the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) will once again be giving a free concert on Heroes’ Square on 10 June. The heroes of the event will be the young people, Roma and non-Roma from privileged and less-privileged backgrounds, for whom the preparations have just started all over the country.
The Gamer Inside Us
- 26 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- tech
Six out of ten Internet users in Hungary play video games (including any game played on electronic devices, i.e. computers, smartphones, tablets, consoles, or TVs). This activity extends well beyond hardcore gaming: the most popular video games are Solitaire, Mahjong, Candy Crush Saga and Scrabble. Fifty-six per cent of gamers play on their smartphones (too) – these are the findings of eNET ...
Budapest Art Week, Until 23 April
- 20 Apr 2017 11:50 AM
- community & culture
BudapestArtWeek is a new program series aimed at giving new drive and direction to the local fine art scene, supplementing the Budapest Spring Festival’s classic arts program series. It provides a unique 'orientation point' for a wide range of events for lovers of fine art.
Protesters Throwing Paint At Presidential Palace Sentenced To Community Work
- 13 Apr 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced two activists in a non-final ruling to community work for throwing paint cans at the presidential Sándor Palace during a demonstration earlier this week. The court handed down its verdict in expedited proceedings, finding the defendants guilty of rowdy behaviour and damaging the Sandor Palace at this past Monday’s demonstration.
Heineken, Transylvanian Craft Brewery Near Deal Over Beer Brand
- 27 Mar 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The Romanian unit of Dutch brewer Heineken and microbrewery Lixid Project on Monday said they intend to settle their ongoing dispute over the use of the “Ciuc” and “Csíki” beer brands, just days after Hungarian government representatives interceded on behalf of the Transylvanian craft brewery.
Video: British Extremist Plans Expat Move To Hungary
- 22 Mar 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Nick Griffin, former leader of the far-right British National Party, has said he would be moving to Hungary before “trouble begins in Western Europe,” according to video footage posted by Hungarian online news portal 444.hu, in which the controversial politician praises Hungary.
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
7th District: The Hottest Neighbourhood In Budapest
- 7 Mar 2017 6:04 AM
- getting around
The area, also called Elisabethtown (Erzsébetváros) is an exciting mixture of historic buildings and hipster bars, amalgamating memories of the past with the latest trends in the heart of Budapest. It is becoming home of world famous ruin bars or ruin pubs, a genre uniquely Hungarian.
Jean de la Roullou, Executive Director Budapest Art Foundation & Chair International Festival at AISB
- 1 Mar 2017 11:00 AM
Before moving to Budapest in the summer of 2014, we heard all these amazing stories about it’s architectural and cultural heritage which have proved not to be exaggerated. We immediately fell in love with the countryside and its people.
Budapest Festival Orchestra To Play Heroes’ Square Again On 10 June
- 28 Apr 2017 7:32 AM
- community & culture
With over a thousand dancing feet, nearly a hundred musicians and one conductor, the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) will once again be giving a free concert on Heroes’ Square on 10 June. The heroes of the event will be the young people, Roma and non-Roma from privileged and less-privileged backgrounds, for whom the preparations have just started all over the country.
The Gamer Inside Us
- 26 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- tech
Six out of ten Internet users in Hungary play video games (including any game played on electronic devices, i.e. computers, smartphones, tablets, consoles, or TVs). This activity extends well beyond hardcore gaming: the most popular video games are Solitaire, Mahjong, Candy Crush Saga and Scrabble. Fifty-six per cent of gamers play on their smartphones (too) – these are the findings of eNET ...
Budapest Art Week, Until 23 April
- 20 Apr 2017 11:50 AM
- community & culture
BudapestArtWeek is a new program series aimed at giving new drive and direction to the local fine art scene, supplementing the Budapest Spring Festival’s classic arts program series. It provides a unique 'orientation point' for a wide range of events for lovers of fine art.
Protesters Throwing Paint At Presidential Palace Sentenced To Community Work
- 13 Apr 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced two activists in a non-final ruling to community work for throwing paint cans at the presidential Sándor Palace during a demonstration earlier this week. The court handed down its verdict in expedited proceedings, finding the defendants guilty of rowdy behaviour and damaging the Sandor Palace at this past Monday’s demonstration.
Heineken, Transylvanian Craft Brewery Near Deal Over Beer Brand
- 27 Mar 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The Romanian unit of Dutch brewer Heineken and microbrewery Lixid Project on Monday said they intend to settle their ongoing dispute over the use of the “Ciuc” and “Csíki” beer brands, just days after Hungarian government representatives interceded on behalf of the Transylvanian craft brewery.
Video: British Extremist Plans Expat Move To Hungary
- 22 Mar 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Nick Griffin, former leader of the far-right British National Party, has said he would be moving to Hungary before “trouble begins in Western Europe,” according to video footage posted by Hungarian online news portal 444.hu, in which the controversial politician praises Hungary.
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
7th District: The Hottest Neighbourhood In Budapest
- 7 Mar 2017 6:04 AM
- getting around
The area, also called Elisabethtown (Erzsébetváros) is an exciting mixture of historic buildings and hipster bars, amalgamating memories of the past with the latest trends in the heart of Budapest. It is becoming home of world famous ruin bars or ruin pubs, a genre uniquely Hungarian.
Jean de la Roullou, Executive Director Budapest Art Foundation & Chair International Festival at AISB
- 1 Mar 2017 11:00 AM
Before moving to Budapest in the summer of 2014, we heard all these amazing stories about it’s architectural and cultural heritage which have proved not to be exaggerated. We immediately fell in love with the countryside and its people.