1,718 result(s) for cross
13 Injured In Train-Truck Collision In Hungary
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thirteen people were injured when a commuter train collided with a truck carrying corn at a level crossing in Csongrád county shortly after noon Monday. The truck driver was flown by rescue helicopter to a Szeged hospital in critical condition.
A passenger on the train suffered severe injuries and 12 others sustained light injuries, as the train derailed but did not overturn.
Brigitta Markovics, Managing Director of Nouba
- 26 Feb 2014 11:00 AM
After four years in Paris, I recently returned to Budapest to prepare the launch of Nouba, an event staffing firm, in Hungary. Nouba provides hostesses for corporate events, promotional sales campaigns and the hospitality industry.
Budapest Synagogues Reject State Dunds
- 7 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Two Great Synagogue on Dohány utca and the Frankel Leó utca synagogue in Buda as well as the Jewish Tourism and Culture Centre have rejected state subsidies won in tenders for Holocaust Memorial Year events, in protest against the erection, without prior consultations, of the German occupation memorial.
New National Park Visitors' Centre & Nature Trail Opens In Hungary
- 4 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Danube-Ipoly National Park Directorate's new visitors' centre and a new educational nature trail have been inaugurated in Királyrét, 60 kilometres north of Budapest. The ecotourism institution, which has been developed into a visitors' centre out of a forest school, was inaugurated by Deputy State Secretary András Rácz and Government Commissioner Richárd Tarnai.
PM Discusses Situation In Ukraine & US-Hungary Relations With US Senator John McCain
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met John McCain, current Republican Senator of Arizona, leading figure of the Republican party, in Budapest on Friday afternoon. Mr McCain is heading a cross-party congress delegation, including another two senators and six congressmen, to Hungary for a one-day visit. The Hungarian Prime Minister said economic cooperation between the US and Hungary was excellent, as ...
Invitation: Bach Marathon, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 2 February
- 30 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The first marathon at the Palace of Arts in 2008 showcased the works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The series of 11 concerts on a single day covered a cross-section of the great master's ouevre and exceeded all expectations with its unique theme and atmosphere. In the years that followed, the organisers put together marathon programmes of the work of Dvořák, Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart and Bartók.
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble: Stag Song, Festival Theatre, 30 Jan
- 29 Jan 2014 8:01 AM
- community & culture
The stag is an ancient symbol – and its discarded and regrown antlers have come to represent eternal renewal. The stag is at once a demon, a wizard, and a fairy or king of the dead capable of drawing those who hunt it into a new and different world. For us, the hunters of the 21st century, striving to escape subjugation and find freedom, Szarvasének (Stag Song) conjures up a kind of mythical ...
Braham Returns State Award To Hungary
- 27 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
US Holocaust researcher Randolph L Braham has sent back a high state award to Hungary in protest against what he called “a campaign that falsifies history and aims to whitewash the [interwar] Horthy regime.”
Xpat Opinion: Randolph L. Braham’s Open Letter To Holocaust Memorial Center In Budapest
- 27 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Anyone who has ever studied the history of the Hungarian Holocaust is familiar with the name of Randolph L. Braham, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the City College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is the author of over 60 books and co-authored or wrote chapters in 50 others.
13 Injured In Train-Truck Collision In Hungary
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thirteen people were injured when a commuter train collided with a truck carrying corn at a level crossing in Csongrád county shortly after noon Monday. The truck driver was flown by rescue helicopter to a Szeged hospital in critical condition.
A passenger on the train suffered severe injuries and 12 others sustained light injuries, as the train derailed but did not overturn.
Brigitta Markovics, Managing Director of Nouba
- 26 Feb 2014 11:00 AM
After four years in Paris, I recently returned to Budapest to prepare the launch of Nouba, an event staffing firm, in Hungary. Nouba provides hostesses for corporate events, promotional sales campaigns and the hospitality industry.
Budapest Synagogues Reject State Dunds
- 7 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Two Great Synagogue on Dohány utca and the Frankel Leó utca synagogue in Buda as well as the Jewish Tourism and Culture Centre have rejected state subsidies won in tenders for Holocaust Memorial Year events, in protest against the erection, without prior consultations, of the German occupation memorial.
New National Park Visitors' Centre & Nature Trail Opens In Hungary
- 4 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Danube-Ipoly National Park Directorate's new visitors' centre and a new educational nature trail have been inaugurated in Királyrét, 60 kilometres north of Budapest. The ecotourism institution, which has been developed into a visitors' centre out of a forest school, was inaugurated by Deputy State Secretary András Rácz and Government Commissioner Richárd Tarnai.
PM Discusses Situation In Ukraine & US-Hungary Relations With US Senator John McCain
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met John McCain, current Republican Senator of Arizona, leading figure of the Republican party, in Budapest on Friday afternoon. Mr McCain is heading a cross-party congress delegation, including another two senators and six congressmen, to Hungary for a one-day visit. The Hungarian Prime Minister said economic cooperation between the US and Hungary was excellent, as ...
Invitation: Bach Marathon, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 2 February
- 30 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The first marathon at the Palace of Arts in 2008 showcased the works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The series of 11 concerts on a single day covered a cross-section of the great master's ouevre and exceeded all expectations with its unique theme and atmosphere. In the years that followed, the organisers put together marathon programmes of the work of Dvořák, Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart and Bartók.
Hungarian State Folk Ensemble: Stag Song, Festival Theatre, 30 Jan
- 29 Jan 2014 8:01 AM
- community & culture
The stag is an ancient symbol – and its discarded and regrown antlers have come to represent eternal renewal. The stag is at once a demon, a wizard, and a fairy or king of the dead capable of drawing those who hunt it into a new and different world. For us, the hunters of the 21st century, striving to escape subjugation and find freedom, Szarvasének (Stag Song) conjures up a kind of mythical ...
Braham Returns State Award To Hungary
- 27 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
US Holocaust researcher Randolph L Braham has sent back a high state award to Hungary in protest against what he called “a campaign that falsifies history and aims to whitewash the [interwar] Horthy regime.”
Xpat Opinion: Randolph L. Braham’s Open Letter To Holocaust Memorial Center In Budapest
- 27 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Anyone who has ever studied the history of the Hungarian Holocaust is familiar with the name of Randolph L. Braham, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the City College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He is the author of over 60 books and co-authored or wrote chapters in 50 others.