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Xpat Report: 2012 Summer Olympics
- 25 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
With the Summer Olympics in London almost upon us, I have been trying to remember anything from past events. I would like to think that the first Olympics I remember was 1972 when swimmer Mark Spitz won 7 gold medals. However, I am probably confabulating this since I was about 5 years old and do not remember anything about the tragedy in Munich. Olga Korbut, who my dad had a massive crush on, ...
Hungary’s New Civil Code Before Parliament
- 23 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On 11 July, the Government submitted to Parliament Hungary’s first Civil Code created in a democratic environment by a team of highly reputable experts. The Government submitted the text created by the Civil Law Codification Committee to Parliament effectively without change.
Road Developments At Budapest Airport Terminal 2
- 16 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest Airport’s access system at Terminal 2 will be completely renewed in a few weeks’ time, as soon as the reconstruction works have been completed. With the access control system to be installed on the roads in front of the terminal, the airport operator expects greater throughput and enhanced safety. During the first year following the handover of the SkyCourt in 2011, Budapest Airport ...
Hungarian Designer Focus: Fehér Beatrix - Camou
- 10 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
You can feel the urban atmosphere as soon as you take a good look at Beatrix’s collection. Pictures of big cities, monuments appear on her extravagant clothes. She has thousands and thousands of photos that she has taken herself on her trips all around the world. She was there at the very first WAMP, the Museum of Applied Arts has bought five pieces for its own collection, her youngest customer ...
Hungarian Parliament Has Passed Amendments To Judicial Laws
- 6 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In response to the remarks of the Venice Commission, Parliament has passed the amendments of the laws on courts at the beginning of the week. The amendments serve to make the administration of justice and courts more specific, more effective and more transparent, and reinforce the monitoring powers of the National Judicial Council over the President of the National Judicial Office in the area of ...
New Concept Of Automated Fare Collection System In Budapest
- 3 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The foundation of the Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) and the introduction of a new approach in the organization of transport, the time has come for ultimate changing the present fare scheme in Budapest, which is one of the most outdated systems in Europe. According to three decisions passed at its 6 April 2011 session, the General Assembly of the Municipality of Budapest called upon BKK to ...
Hungary Takes On Leading Role On Water-Related Issues
- 3 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary's activities within the field of water management are internationally acknowledged", stressed the Ministry of Rural Development's Deputy State Secretary for Water at the conference organised on International Danube Day. The countries that lie on the river's catchment area have been drawing attention to the Danube's values and diverse wildlife on June 29 of each year since 2004. This ...
Hungarian Parliament Has Passed The New Penal Code
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The New Penal Code will enter into force on 1 July 2013; it was passed by the Hungarian Parliament on 25 June 2012 after several months of wide-ranging social and professional consultations and political debates. The new Penal Code also offers an effective response to the changes in crime patterns that have occurred in the past thirty years, since the entry into force of the Criminal Code ...
'Creative Problem Solving' Competion - Hungarian Winner
- 25 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The winner of the region’s first Global Impact Competition will benefit from a 10-week $30,000 course at the Singularity University and software worth $10,000 from Autodesk, but thinks the most important thing she’ll get from it are contacts.
Xpat Report: 2012 Summer Olympics
- 25 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
With the Summer Olympics in London almost upon us, I have been trying to remember anything from past events. I would like to think that the first Olympics I remember was 1972 when swimmer Mark Spitz won 7 gold medals. However, I am probably confabulating this since I was about 5 years old and do not remember anything about the tragedy in Munich. Olga Korbut, who my dad had a massive crush on, ...
Hungary’s New Civil Code Before Parliament
- 23 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On 11 July, the Government submitted to Parliament Hungary’s first Civil Code created in a democratic environment by a team of highly reputable experts. The Government submitted the text created by the Civil Law Codification Committee to Parliament effectively without change.
Road Developments At Budapest Airport Terminal 2
- 16 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest Airport’s access system at Terminal 2 will be completely renewed in a few weeks’ time, as soon as the reconstruction works have been completed. With the access control system to be installed on the roads in front of the terminal, the airport operator expects greater throughput and enhanced safety. During the first year following the handover of the SkyCourt in 2011, Budapest Airport ...
Hungarian Designer Focus: Fehér Beatrix - Camou
- 10 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
You can feel the urban atmosphere as soon as you take a good look at Beatrix’s collection. Pictures of big cities, monuments appear on her extravagant clothes. She has thousands and thousands of photos that she has taken herself on her trips all around the world. She was there at the very first WAMP, the Museum of Applied Arts has bought five pieces for its own collection, her youngest customer ...
Hungarian Parliament Has Passed Amendments To Judicial Laws
- 6 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In response to the remarks of the Venice Commission, Parliament has passed the amendments of the laws on courts at the beginning of the week. The amendments serve to make the administration of justice and courts more specific, more effective and more transparent, and reinforce the monitoring powers of the National Judicial Council over the President of the National Judicial Office in the area of ...
New Concept Of Automated Fare Collection System In Budapest
- 3 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The foundation of the Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) and the introduction of a new approach in the organization of transport, the time has come for ultimate changing the present fare scheme in Budapest, which is one of the most outdated systems in Europe. According to three decisions passed at its 6 April 2011 session, the General Assembly of the Municipality of Budapest called upon BKK to ...
Hungary Takes On Leading Role On Water-Related Issues
- 3 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary's activities within the field of water management are internationally acknowledged", stressed the Ministry of Rural Development's Deputy State Secretary for Water at the conference organised on International Danube Day. The countries that lie on the river's catchment area have been drawing attention to the Danube's values and diverse wildlife on June 29 of each year since 2004. This ...
Hungarian Parliament Has Passed The New Penal Code
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The New Penal Code will enter into force on 1 July 2013; it was passed by the Hungarian Parliament on 25 June 2012 after several months of wide-ranging social and professional consultations and political debates. The new Penal Code also offers an effective response to the changes in crime patterns that have occurred in the past thirty years, since the entry into force of the Criminal Code ...
'Creative Problem Solving' Competion - Hungarian Winner
- 25 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The winner of the region’s first Global Impact Competition will benefit from a 10-week $30,000 course at the Singularity University and software worth $10,000 from Autodesk, but thinks the most important thing she’ll get from it are contacts.