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Hungary’s President Áder Appoints New Central Bank Deputy Governor
- 25 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has appointed Márton Nagy deputy governor of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) with effect of September 1, the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny said. His predecessor, Ádám Balog, has become chairman-CEO of state-owned MKB Bank.
New Book By Former Budapest Expat: 'The Accidental Ad-man'
- 24 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Norm Clark spent some 5 years in total in Budapest, whilst working as the Sales Promotion and Direct Marketing arm of Lintas. He first arrived like several of the early expats soon after the arrival of the newly democratic state, in 1992. It wasn't one single stint, but three separate ones in total, over a ten year span, as he was an independent and moved as the work demands appeared. Like the ...
Apocalyptic Scenes In Budapest As Rain Hits Capital
- 19 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Fire crews had been called to over 350 scenes – mostly in the capital and its surroundings – until Tuesday morning after an extraordinary storm showering the country with 1.5 months of rain during a period of a couple of hours hit Hungary yesterday evening.
Preparations For August 20 Fireworks In Budapest On Schedule
- 18 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Preparations for the annual August 20 fireworks over the Danube are on the right track, a senior defence ministry official said. All the rockets are now in place and preparations by the armed forces’ flotilla are progressing as scheduled, Nóra Ivády, head of the ministry directorate organising the event, told a press conference. For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again ...
Foals (UK), Sziget Budapest, 13 August 7.30pm
- 13 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
2013 was the year that Foals broke through the barriers. Relentless touring saw Foals play 155 shows across the world and travelling 135,110 miles, appearing high up the bill at festivals around the world and playing their first ever UK festival headline slot (Latitude), it’s no surprise then, thatBritish media coined Foals as one of the hardest working acts of the year.
World-Famous Hungarian Geneticist Endre Czeizel Dies
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Endre Czeizel, the world-famous Hungarian doctor and geneticist, has died at the age of eighty-one following a long battle with leukaemia in the early hours of Monday, his daughter told the state news agency MTI. Born in Budapest in 1935, Mr. Czeizel graduated at Budapest’s Semmelweis University of Medicine in 1959 and worked as a researcher at the National Institute of Public Health right up to ...
Only One Out Of 24 Asylum-Seekers Stay In Hungary
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of people handing in asylum applications in Hungary has reached 110 000 this year, the director-general of Hungary’s Office of Immigration and Nationality (OIN) has said on public radio. According to Zsuzsanna Végh, 90 per cent of migrants hand in a request for asylum and thus gain the right to remain in Hungary. However, this does not mean that they are obliged to arrive to the ...
Slovenian Paintings On Display At Art Hall In Budapest
- 10 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition of Slovenian paintings from the past nine decades has opened at Budapest’s Art Hall (Műcsarnok), in Heroes’ Square. The exhibition titled “Masters and their masters – Tradition and continuity in Slovenian painting” is part of a Hungarian-Slovenian art exchange programme dubbed “The Slovenian Connection”. Győrgy Szegő, the venue’s art director, noted that a Hungarian exhibition ...
Uber To Remain On Road In Budapest
- 7 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Taxi-hailing service Uber will continue to operate in Budapest, even after a new decree requiring its drivers to be licenced comes into force on Thursday, managing director Zoltán Fekete said in a statement. Fekete complained that the 30-day period the decree allows drivers to become licenced was too short.
Hungary’s President Áder Appoints New Central Bank Deputy Governor
- 25 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has appointed Márton Nagy deputy governor of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) with effect of September 1, the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny said. His predecessor, Ádám Balog, has become chairman-CEO of state-owned MKB Bank.
New Book By Former Budapest Expat: 'The Accidental Ad-man'
- 24 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Norm Clark spent some 5 years in total in Budapest, whilst working as the Sales Promotion and Direct Marketing arm of Lintas. He first arrived like several of the early expats soon after the arrival of the newly democratic state, in 1992. It wasn't one single stint, but three separate ones in total, over a ten year span, as he was an independent and moved as the work demands appeared. Like the ...
Apocalyptic Scenes In Budapest As Rain Hits Capital
- 19 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Fire crews had been called to over 350 scenes – mostly in the capital and its surroundings – until Tuesday morning after an extraordinary storm showering the country with 1.5 months of rain during a period of a couple of hours hit Hungary yesterday evening.
Preparations For August 20 Fireworks In Budapest On Schedule
- 18 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Preparations for the annual August 20 fireworks over the Danube are on the right track, a senior defence ministry official said. All the rockets are now in place and preparations by the armed forces’ flotilla are progressing as scheduled, Nóra Ivády, head of the ministry directorate organising the event, told a press conference. For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again ...
Foals (UK), Sziget Budapest, 13 August 7.30pm
- 13 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
2013 was the year that Foals broke through the barriers. Relentless touring saw Foals play 155 shows across the world and travelling 135,110 miles, appearing high up the bill at festivals around the world and playing their first ever UK festival headline slot (Latitude), it’s no surprise then, thatBritish media coined Foals as one of the hardest working acts of the year.
World-Famous Hungarian Geneticist Endre Czeizel Dies
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Endre Czeizel, the world-famous Hungarian doctor and geneticist, has died at the age of eighty-one following a long battle with leukaemia in the early hours of Monday, his daughter told the state news agency MTI. Born in Budapest in 1935, Mr. Czeizel graduated at Budapest’s Semmelweis University of Medicine in 1959 and worked as a researcher at the National Institute of Public Health right up to ...
Only One Out Of 24 Asylum-Seekers Stay In Hungary
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of people handing in asylum applications in Hungary has reached 110 000 this year, the director-general of Hungary’s Office of Immigration and Nationality (OIN) has said on public radio. According to Zsuzsanna Végh, 90 per cent of migrants hand in a request for asylum and thus gain the right to remain in Hungary. However, this does not mean that they are obliged to arrive to the ...
Slovenian Paintings On Display At Art Hall In Budapest
- 10 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition of Slovenian paintings from the past nine decades has opened at Budapest’s Art Hall (Műcsarnok), in Heroes’ Square. The exhibition titled “Masters and their masters – Tradition and continuity in Slovenian painting” is part of a Hungarian-Slovenian art exchange programme dubbed “The Slovenian Connection”. Győrgy Szegő, the venue’s art director, noted that a Hungarian exhibition ...
Uber To Remain On Road In Budapest
- 7 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Taxi-hailing service Uber will continue to operate in Budapest, even after a new decree requiring its drivers to be licenced comes into force on Thursday, managing director Zoltán Fekete said in a statement. Fekete complained that the 30-day period the decree allows drivers to become licenced was too short.