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Avis Group Expands Shared Services Center In Hungary
- 16 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Avis Budget Group has again expanded its Business Support Center (BSC) in Budapest, which will now include operations and sales support services for the Company's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. The initiative, part of the Company's ongoing integration efforts following its acquisition of Avis Europe plc in October 2011, aims to further streamline operations across the region and ...
Hungarian Foreign Minister: Water Should Be A Source Of Cooperation, Not Of Conflict
- 15 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On the last day of the Budapest Water Summit (BWS) on October 11, Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi stated that water should be a source of cooperation, and not of conflict. Wrapping up the Summit, János Martonyi said that it was high time to pay increased attention to the issue of the security of water supplies and also to give due priority to water management in the new UN development ...
Hungary's Agriculture & Regional Development Office Veep Held Over Bogus EU Claims
- 15 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading official at the Agriculture and Regional Development Office (MVH) and three accomplices have been arrested for illegal EU agricultural subsidy applications, deputy prosecutor general Richárd Szoboszlai-Szász told reporters on Monday. Híradó reported that one of the suspects is MVH vice-president Miklós Drajkó.
Chimney Cake Festival In Budapest 2013
- 14 Oct 2013 12:00 PM
- Xpatloop
“Kürtőskalács” or “kürtős kalács” is a Hungarian pastry also known as chimney cake or stove cake. It is baked on a tapered cylindrical spit over an open fire. In the past decades, it became popular to bake it in special gas- and electric ovens.
See What Went On @ Chimney Cake Festival In Budapest
- 14 Oct 2013 9:06 AM
- food & drink
“Kürtőskalács” or “kürtős kalács” is a Hungarian pastry also known as chimney cake or stove cake. The “Kürtőskalács” originates from Transylvania (Erdély) historical region, which is used to be part of Hungary. The name derives from the Hungarian words “kürtő” that refers to chimney or 'wide pipe length', and “kalács” meaning milk loaf. Locals like it so much they held this festival last weekend, ...
Innovation – Hungarian Speech Assistance Software Wins First Prize
- 14 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- tech
At the 22nd Youth Science and Innovation Talent Search Competition Balázs Zsombori of Hungary has been awarded first prize for his speech assistance software PictoVerb, which facilitates the verbal communication of people with speech impairment. He developed the program in an effort to help a teacher who had undergone laryngotomy.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orban In Great Britain: Spreading The Gospel
- 11 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By now, I’m sure, you are fully aware of my disdain for politicians whose speeches display a woeful lack of knowledge. Viktor Orbán certainly had ample opportunity to be properly educated, but he was more interested in football than in learning. He himself admitted that in high school he wasn’t good enough in either the arts or the sciences to get admitted to university. So he decided to go to ...
Hungary's Prime Minister's Official Visit To London
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is operating like a real laboratory, trying to give responses based on traditional values to modern challenges, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday when addressing a forum of 200 guests in Chatham House, in London. He also added that political radicalism however cannot be mentioned among European values.
UN Representative Welcomes Hungary’s Energy & Climate Policy Efforts
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Representative for the UN initiative Sustainable Energy for All, Kandeh K. Yumkella, had discussions with Minister of State for Climate Policy Attila Imre Horváth, Minister of State for Energy Affairs Pál Kovács and Deputy State Secretary for Green Economy Ferenc Hizó in Budapest on October 8, 2013. At the meeting, the parties summarised the action performed and to be performed in the fields of ...
Avis Group Expands Shared Services Center In Hungary
- 16 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Avis Budget Group has again expanded its Business Support Center (BSC) in Budapest, which will now include operations and sales support services for the Company's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. The initiative, part of the Company's ongoing integration efforts following its acquisition of Avis Europe plc in October 2011, aims to further streamline operations across the region and ...
Hungarian Foreign Minister: Water Should Be A Source Of Cooperation, Not Of Conflict
- 15 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On the last day of the Budapest Water Summit (BWS) on October 11, Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi stated that water should be a source of cooperation, and not of conflict. Wrapping up the Summit, János Martonyi said that it was high time to pay increased attention to the issue of the security of water supplies and also to give due priority to water management in the new UN development ...
Hungary's Agriculture & Regional Development Office Veep Held Over Bogus EU Claims
- 15 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading official at the Agriculture and Regional Development Office (MVH) and three accomplices have been arrested for illegal EU agricultural subsidy applications, deputy prosecutor general Richárd Szoboszlai-Szász told reporters on Monday. Híradó reported that one of the suspects is MVH vice-president Miklós Drajkó.
Chimney Cake Festival In Budapest 2013
- 14 Oct 2013 12:00 PM
- Xpatloop
“Kürtőskalács” or “kürtős kalács” is a Hungarian pastry also known as chimney cake or stove cake. It is baked on a tapered cylindrical spit over an open fire. In the past decades, it became popular to bake it in special gas- and electric ovens.
See What Went On @ Chimney Cake Festival In Budapest
- 14 Oct 2013 9:06 AM
- food & drink
“Kürtőskalács” or “kürtős kalács” is a Hungarian pastry also known as chimney cake or stove cake. The “Kürtőskalács” originates from Transylvania (Erdély) historical region, which is used to be part of Hungary. The name derives from the Hungarian words “kürtő” that refers to chimney or 'wide pipe length', and “kalács” meaning milk loaf. Locals like it so much they held this festival last weekend, ...
Innovation – Hungarian Speech Assistance Software Wins First Prize
- 14 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- tech
At the 22nd Youth Science and Innovation Talent Search Competition Balázs Zsombori of Hungary has been awarded first prize for his speech assistance software PictoVerb, which facilitates the verbal communication of people with speech impairment. He developed the program in an effort to help a teacher who had undergone laryngotomy.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orban In Great Britain: Spreading The Gospel
- 11 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By now, I’m sure, you are fully aware of my disdain for politicians whose speeches display a woeful lack of knowledge. Viktor Orbán certainly had ample opportunity to be properly educated, but he was more interested in football than in learning. He himself admitted that in high school he wasn’t good enough in either the arts or the sciences to get admitted to university. So he decided to go to ...
Hungary's Prime Minister's Official Visit To London
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is operating like a real laboratory, trying to give responses based on traditional values to modern challenges, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday when addressing a forum of 200 guests in Chatham House, in London. He also added that political radicalism however cannot be mentioned among European values.
UN Representative Welcomes Hungary’s Energy & Climate Policy Efforts
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Representative for the UN initiative Sustainable Energy for All, Kandeh K. Yumkella, had discussions with Minister of State for Climate Policy Attila Imre Horváth, Minister of State for Energy Affairs Pál Kovács and Deputy State Secretary for Green Economy Ferenc Hizó in Budapest on October 8, 2013. At the meeting, the parties summarised the action performed and to be performed in the fields of ...