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’I Love Nepál’ Festival, Fonó Budapest, 31 May
- 28 May 2015 11:55 AM
- community & culture
Press Release: Music festival to aid people living in areas struck by the Nepal earthquakes. Singers, musicians, music bands, supporters, volunteers, private individuals, Buddhist communities have united and wish to make a charity contribution by taking the initiative and organising a music festival in Fonó Budai Zeneház in Budapest, thus joining the worldwide effort that aims to help people ...
See What Happened @ Xpat Wine Club, With Basilicus & Janus
- 28 May 2015 11:40 AM
- community & culture
Words by Liz Frommer: Happy attendees of the most recent Xpat Wine Club, held last Thursday 21 May, received a special treat: a slew of top tastes from two of Hungary’s best wineries, all served amidst a scarcely seen vestige of Budapest’s historic castle district.
Gyurcsány’s Firm To Sue Hungary’s PM For “Malignant” Remarks
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Altus, a company owned by former premier Ferenc Gyurcsány, will file a suit against Viktor Orbán, the incumbent prime minister, for his recent, “false and malignant” remarks concerning a European Commission contract the company has won. Altus chief executive Klára Dobrev, who is Gyurcsány’s wife, said on Tuesday that Orbán had been falsely suggesting that the EU finances Altus under cover of a ...
Hungarian Film “Son Of Saul” Wins Grand Prize At Cannes 2015
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The harrowing Holocaust drama “Son of Saul,” offering unflinching depictions of the gas chambers of Auschwitz, claimed the runner-up Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. Hungarian director László Nemes’s work is the first debut film (Steven Soderbergh’s “Sex, Lies, and Videotape”) to be given the Palme in twenty-six years.
Hungary Stands Up For The European Ideal Of The Freedom Of Expression
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary stands up for the European ideal of the freedom of expression, and wants to decide for itself whether it wants immigrants or not, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated in the debate on the situation in Hungary held at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg last week.
What Is 'OFF' In Budapest? It's On Until 31 May
- 20 May 2015 9:05 AM
- entertainment
OFF-Biennale Budapest is a series of exhibitions and art events in and beyond the city of Budapest. Its concept is different from traditional biennials as we know them. Not affiliated with any institution, it is a voluntary collaborative initiative of artists, groups of artists, curators, art managers, gallerists and collectors. OFF-Biennale Budapest is a civil initiative, whose aim is to bring ...
Govt To Support German Theatre Revamp In SW Hungary
- 20 May 2015 2:06 AM
- property
The Hungarian government will contribute 200 million forints (EUR 650,000) to the refurbishment of the German Theatre in Szekszárd, in southern Hungary. Ottó Heinek, president of the German Minority Councils in Hungary, said the revamp of the Deutsche Bühne Ungarn would cost 230-250 million forints, including buying new machinery and stagecraft.
Budget Chapters In Hungary Set For 2016
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The defence budget will be just below 300 billion forints, up 50 billion forints from 2015. The ministry of defence will contribute 4 billion forints to NATO’s budget and 2.29 billion forints to NATO’s Security Investment Programme. The interior ministry, which includes law enforcement, will have its budget raised from 483.7 billion forints this year to 504.7 billion in 2016. The budget of local ...
VAT On Internet Subscriptions In Hungary May Be Cut To 18%
- 8 May 2015 4:00 AM
- tech
The VAT rate on internet subscriptions may be reduced from 27% to 18% from next January, daily Napi Gazdaság said. Further, one of the main pillars of the public utilities tax may be reduced from 2017. The reduction would be a quid pro quo for telecommunication companies helping to develop a superfast broadband network, to which the government may contribute 150 billion forints (EUR 492m), the ...
’I Love Nepál’ Festival, Fonó Budapest, 31 May
- 28 May 2015 11:55 AM
- community & culture
Press Release: Music festival to aid people living in areas struck by the Nepal earthquakes. Singers, musicians, music bands, supporters, volunteers, private individuals, Buddhist communities have united and wish to make a charity contribution by taking the initiative and organising a music festival in Fonó Budai Zeneház in Budapest, thus joining the worldwide effort that aims to help people ...
See What Happened @ Xpat Wine Club, With Basilicus & Janus
- 28 May 2015 11:40 AM
- community & culture
Words by Liz Frommer: Happy attendees of the most recent Xpat Wine Club, held last Thursday 21 May, received a special treat: a slew of top tastes from two of Hungary’s best wineries, all served amidst a scarcely seen vestige of Budapest’s historic castle district.
Gyurcsány’s Firm To Sue Hungary’s PM For “Malignant” Remarks
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Altus, a company owned by former premier Ferenc Gyurcsány, will file a suit against Viktor Orbán, the incumbent prime minister, for his recent, “false and malignant” remarks concerning a European Commission contract the company has won. Altus chief executive Klára Dobrev, who is Gyurcsány’s wife, said on Tuesday that Orbán had been falsely suggesting that the EU finances Altus under cover of a ...
Hungarian Film “Son Of Saul” Wins Grand Prize At Cannes 2015
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The harrowing Holocaust drama “Son of Saul,” offering unflinching depictions of the gas chambers of Auschwitz, claimed the runner-up Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. Hungarian director László Nemes’s work is the first debut film (Steven Soderbergh’s “Sex, Lies, and Videotape”) to be given the Palme in twenty-six years.
Hungary Stands Up For The European Ideal Of The Freedom Of Expression
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary stands up for the European ideal of the freedom of expression, and wants to decide for itself whether it wants immigrants or not, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated in the debate on the situation in Hungary held at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg last week.
What Is 'OFF' In Budapest? It's On Until 31 May
- 20 May 2015 9:05 AM
- entertainment
OFF-Biennale Budapest is a series of exhibitions and art events in and beyond the city of Budapest. Its concept is different from traditional biennials as we know them. Not affiliated with any institution, it is a voluntary collaborative initiative of artists, groups of artists, curators, art managers, gallerists and collectors. OFF-Biennale Budapest is a civil initiative, whose aim is to bring ...
Govt To Support German Theatre Revamp In SW Hungary
- 20 May 2015 2:06 AM
- property
The Hungarian government will contribute 200 million forints (EUR 650,000) to the refurbishment of the German Theatre in Szekszárd, in southern Hungary. Ottó Heinek, president of the German Minority Councils in Hungary, said the revamp of the Deutsche Bühne Ungarn would cost 230-250 million forints, including buying new machinery and stagecraft.
Budget Chapters In Hungary Set For 2016
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The defence budget will be just below 300 billion forints, up 50 billion forints from 2015. The ministry of defence will contribute 4 billion forints to NATO’s budget and 2.29 billion forints to NATO’s Security Investment Programme. The interior ministry, which includes law enforcement, will have its budget raised from 483.7 billion forints this year to 504.7 billion in 2016. The budget of local ...
VAT On Internet Subscriptions In Hungary May Be Cut To 18%
- 8 May 2015 4:00 AM
- tech
The VAT rate on internet subscriptions may be reduced from 27% to 18% from next January, daily Napi Gazdaság said. Further, one of the main pillars of the public utilities tax may be reduced from 2017. The reduction would be a quid pro quo for telecommunication companies helping to develop a superfast broadband network, to which the government may contribute 150 billion forints (EUR 492m), the ...