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Hungarian Rock Bands Quimby & Tankcsapda To Tour Europe & US
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Two of the country’s best-known rock bands are heading off to conquer the audiences of far-away countries this year. Alternative rock favourites Quimby will take to the stage in clubs in the European cities of London, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg and Vienna between 15 and 29 May, joined by another well-known alternative band, Kispál és a Borz in Amsterdam and Vienna.
Budapest Olympics 2024: Capital Supports Hungarian Bid With Heart And Soul, Mayor Says
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Budapest supports Hungary’s Olympic bid with heart and soul because organising the 2024 Summer Olympics would benefit the country from every aspect, Budapest mayor István Tarlós said at a conference on Wednesday.
What Is The Harvard University Rowing Team’s Message To Hungarian Students?
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Harvard rowing team in Budapest: they came, they saw, they conquered and they encouraged talented students to dare to dream big. This year a unique team entered the famous Danube Regatta rowing competition: the men’s crew of Harvard University rowing team grabbed paddles and kept rowing until they reached the first place and won the race.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Hungary’s PM Would Put EU Proposals On Immigration Up For Parliamentary Debate
- 12 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he would take the European Commission’s draft proposals on immigration to debate in Hungarian parliament. The draft, which he has not yet received, contains proposals on measures responding to illegal migration as well as designing an EU strategy on the whole on immigration, Orbán told a press conference.
There Can Be No Taboos, PM Orbán Tells Top Academics
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politics must deal with real-life problems instead of ideological obsessions and the country must develop its own answers to issue of concern to us, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told over 150 leading academics, businessmen and scientists at the Friends of Hungary Foundation’s second international conference in Budapest on Saturday.
Xpat Opinion: Death Penalty Issue Still In Focus In Hungary
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister proposed a discussion on the death penalty and has got his way: the internet is bursting with comments on the issue. Most object to the idea of re-opening the debate, but some back the Prime Minister’s initiative.
World’s Rarest Type Of Tiger Arrives To Hungarian Zoo
- 8 May 2015 9:01 AM
- entertainment
A two-year-old female tiger belonging to the world’s rarest – and smallest – sub-species has arrived to Nyíregyháza zoo in the northeast of the country from the Dutch city of Arnhem. Sumatran tigers are faced by an immediate threat of extinction, with less than 100 examples living in the wild left.
Hungary Preparing For Huf 100bn Castle Renovation Programme
- 8 May 2015 9:01 AM
- property
Almost 100 billion forints (EUR 332m) are being made available for the renovation of castles and palaces around the country, the head of the Forster Centre, which is coordinating the projects, said. Attila Sághi told public news channel M1 that the government had already approved the renovation programme and allocated funding for preparations.
Hungarian Rock Bands Quimby & Tankcsapda To Tour Europe & US
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Two of the country’s best-known rock bands are heading off to conquer the audiences of far-away countries this year. Alternative rock favourites Quimby will take to the stage in clubs in the European cities of London, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg and Vienna between 15 and 29 May, joined by another well-known alternative band, Kispál és a Borz in Amsterdam and Vienna.
Budapest Olympics 2024: Capital Supports Hungarian Bid With Heart And Soul, Mayor Says
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Budapest supports Hungary’s Olympic bid with heart and soul because organising the 2024 Summer Olympics would benefit the country from every aspect, Budapest mayor István Tarlós said at a conference on Wednesday.
What Is The Harvard University Rowing Team’s Message To Hungarian Students?
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Harvard rowing team in Budapest: they came, they saw, they conquered and they encouraged talented students to dare to dream big. This year a unique team entered the famous Danube Regatta rowing competition: the men’s crew of Harvard University rowing team grabbed paddles and kept rowing until they reached the first place and won the race.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Hungary’s PM Would Put EU Proposals On Immigration Up For Parliamentary Debate
- 12 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he would take the European Commission’s draft proposals on immigration to debate in Hungarian parliament. The draft, which he has not yet received, contains proposals on measures responding to illegal migration as well as designing an EU strategy on the whole on immigration, Orbán told a press conference.
There Can Be No Taboos, PM Orbán Tells Top Academics
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politics must deal with real-life problems instead of ideological obsessions and the country must develop its own answers to issue of concern to us, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told over 150 leading academics, businessmen and scientists at the Friends of Hungary Foundation’s second international conference in Budapest on Saturday.
Xpat Opinion: Death Penalty Issue Still In Focus In Hungary
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister proposed a discussion on the death penalty and has got his way: the internet is bursting with comments on the issue. Most object to the idea of re-opening the debate, but some back the Prime Minister’s initiative.
World’s Rarest Type Of Tiger Arrives To Hungarian Zoo
- 8 May 2015 9:01 AM
- entertainment
A two-year-old female tiger belonging to the world’s rarest – and smallest – sub-species has arrived to Nyíregyháza zoo in the northeast of the country from the Dutch city of Arnhem. Sumatran tigers are faced by an immediate threat of extinction, with less than 100 examples living in the wild left.
Hungary Preparing For Huf 100bn Castle Renovation Programme
- 8 May 2015 9:01 AM
- property
Almost 100 billion forints (EUR 332m) are being made available for the renovation of castles and palaces around the country, the head of the Forster Centre, which is coordinating the projects, said. Attila Sághi told public news channel M1 that the government had already approved the renovation programme and allocated funding for preparations.