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Updated: Homeless Hungarian Lottery Millionaire Becomes World Famous
- 23 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
“Homeless Hungarian man hits lottery jackpot with his last few coins”- was the title of The Guardian’s Sunday article about the Hungarian lottery millionaire. The life changing story of the homeless László Andraschek who won the lottery jackpot of HUF 630 million (£1.7 million) has gone viral after his success has been published by such well-known online newspapers as The Guardian, the ...
Csodalampa Foundation Budapest – 1% Tax Declaration
- 20 Feb 2014 1:00 AM
- community & culture
The Csodalampa (Magic Lamp) Wish-Fulfilling Foundation grants wishes to children between the ages of 3 and 18 suffering from life-threatening illnesses. This has seen the foundation touch the lives of children with conditions including tumors, leukemia, muscle dystrophy and chronic kidney and liver illnesses.
Xpat Opinion: Colleen Bell, US Amb Designate To Hungary, Before The Senate
- 24 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On September 26, 2013 I wrote about the likelihood that the next ambassador to Hungary will a political appointee, Colleen Bell, producer of the TV soap “The Bold and the Beautiful.” At the time I expressed my dismay over the appointment. Not because I had anything against Ms Bell but because I consider the political situation so serious in Hungary that I think it would behoove US interests to ...
Number Of Cyclists Tripled In Central Budapest In Three Years
- 13 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
The number of cyclists has tripled in three years, according to a bicycle traffic counting device installed in central Budapest’s Museum Avenue, the Hungarian Cyclists’ Club said.
Now On: Erika Baglyas Exhibition, Park Gallery Budapest, Until 5 January 2014
- 27 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Today almost anywhere where we might take out our wallet – a shoe store, a pharmacy, a bank – we feel a compulsion to stop for a moment and take note of the collection boxes placed there by various charities. Paradoxically this is more frequent in societies where free-market capitalism has had time to take deeper root.
Christmas Fairs In Budapest - From Classic To Design
- 23 Dec 2013 11:40 AM
- shopping
By We Love Budapest : Christmas is a holiday celebrating love and forgiveness, but the preparation period (also known as Advent) is mostly about the present-buying rush and endless panic. We can't guarantee that the fairs collected here are the absolute sources of harmony on Advent weekends, but they are perfect for buying presents, ...
HUF 620 Million In Hungary’s Government Funding For Charity Organisations
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Minister of State for Social and Family Affairs Miklós Soltész announced today that, compared to 2011, the Government will provide more than twice as much funding for charity organisations as well as raising the number of eligible organisations from three to eight.
Hungary’s Fidesz Calls On Bajnai To Disclose Funding Sources
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has called on Gordon Bajnai, leader of the electoral alliance of E14-PM, to give an account of funding he had received from abroad. Bajnai’s foundation Haza és Haladás (Patriotism and Progress) has received nearly half a million dollars from US speculators and another 500 million forints went to civil organisations and websites affiliated with Bajnai, Máté Kocsis, the ...
Budapest Typhoon Haiyan Appeal Concert, Becketts, On Saturday 7pm
- 22 Nov 2013 8:10 AM
- community & culture
A fund-raising event will be held in Budapest at Becketts Irish Bar on Saturday at 7:00 P.M., on the 23rd of November 2013, to support the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in the Philippines. The event is organized by Filipinos and other foreign nationals living in Hungary in cooperation with the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid.
Updated: Homeless Hungarian Lottery Millionaire Becomes World Famous
- 23 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
“Homeless Hungarian man hits lottery jackpot with his last few coins”- was the title of The Guardian’s Sunday article about the Hungarian lottery millionaire. The life changing story of the homeless László Andraschek who won the lottery jackpot of HUF 630 million (£1.7 million) has gone viral after his success has been published by such well-known online newspapers as The Guardian, the ...
Csodalampa Foundation Budapest – 1% Tax Declaration
- 20 Feb 2014 1:00 AM
- community & culture
The Csodalampa (Magic Lamp) Wish-Fulfilling Foundation grants wishes to children between the ages of 3 and 18 suffering from life-threatening illnesses. This has seen the foundation touch the lives of children with conditions including tumors, leukemia, muscle dystrophy and chronic kidney and liver illnesses.
Xpat Opinion: Colleen Bell, US Amb Designate To Hungary, Before The Senate
- 24 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On September 26, 2013 I wrote about the likelihood that the next ambassador to Hungary will a political appointee, Colleen Bell, producer of the TV soap “The Bold and the Beautiful.” At the time I expressed my dismay over the appointment. Not because I had anything against Ms Bell but because I consider the political situation so serious in Hungary that I think it would behoove US interests to ...
Number Of Cyclists Tripled In Central Budapest In Three Years
- 13 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
The number of cyclists has tripled in three years, according to a bicycle traffic counting device installed in central Budapest’s Museum Avenue, the Hungarian Cyclists’ Club said.
Now On: Erika Baglyas Exhibition, Park Gallery Budapest, Until 5 January 2014
- 27 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Today almost anywhere where we might take out our wallet – a shoe store, a pharmacy, a bank – we feel a compulsion to stop for a moment and take note of the collection boxes placed there by various charities. Paradoxically this is more frequent in societies where free-market capitalism has had time to take deeper root.
Christmas Fairs In Budapest - From Classic To Design
- 23 Dec 2013 11:40 AM
- shopping
By We Love Budapest : Christmas is a holiday celebrating love and forgiveness, but the preparation period (also known as Advent) is mostly about the present-buying rush and endless panic. We can't guarantee that the fairs collected here are the absolute sources of harmony on Advent weekends, but they are perfect for buying presents, ...
HUF 620 Million In Hungary’s Government Funding For Charity Organisations
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Minister of State for Social and Family Affairs Miklós Soltész announced today that, compared to 2011, the Government will provide more than twice as much funding for charity organisations as well as raising the number of eligible organisations from three to eight.
Hungary’s Fidesz Calls On Bajnai To Disclose Funding Sources
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has called on Gordon Bajnai, leader of the electoral alliance of E14-PM, to give an account of funding he had received from abroad. Bajnai’s foundation Haza és Haladás (Patriotism and Progress) has received nearly half a million dollars from US speculators and another 500 million forints went to civil organisations and websites affiliated with Bajnai, Máté Kocsis, the ...
Budapest Typhoon Haiyan Appeal Concert, Becketts, On Saturday 7pm
- 22 Nov 2013 8:10 AM
- community & culture
A fund-raising event will be held in Budapest at Becketts Irish Bar on Saturday at 7:00 P.M., on the 23rd of November 2013, to support the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in the Philippines. The event is organized by Filipinos and other foreign nationals living in Hungary in cooperation with the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid.