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Update: Xpat Wine Club @ Hilton Budapest
- 20 May 2015 9:20 AM
- community & culture
Morning after update: it was so good to see so many people braved the rain and came to say cheers, we all enjoyed a great time with fine Hungarian wines, and friendly Xpat company, see you next time! Follow-up article and gallery of snaps to follow next week.
Best Festival In Europe Ready To Rock Budapest Again
- 19 May 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
More than 1,000 performances and activities are lined up for visitors to the annual Sziget Festival on Óbuda Island in 2015, chief organiser Károly Gerendai told us recently. Interest continues to grow in the festival after a new attendance record was set last year with more than 400,000 visitors. This year’s event will run from August 11-17, with a concert by Robbie Williams on August 10, the ...
Normafa Development To Go Ahead In Budapest
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A tourism development project is likely to go ahead in the Buda hills, as a result of a 12th District referendum on Sunday in which 28% of eligible voters turned out. Of those, 81% voted in favour of the plan to build skiing and other winter sports facilities in the forested Normafa area.
Hungary's OTP Challenges Quaestor Law
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
OTP bank plans to go to the Constitutional Court to question the law ordering banks to pay into a fund set up to compensate investors in failed financial group Quaestor, chairman and CEO Sándor Csányi said on Friday. OTP will have to pay Ft 57 billion to the fund, Népszabadság estimates.
Hungarian State Employees Fired, Rehired As Public Workers
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It is a widespread practice in several institutions of the Human Resources Ministry to dismiss employees and then rehire them as public workers, Világgazdaság reports. The problem is most prevalent at the Klebelsberg Centre, which, as the overseer of Hungary’s schools, is Hungary’s second largest public service employer.
EU Sets Hungary Refugee Quota At 300
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary would be asked to take in 307 refugees annually under a proposed EU quota system outlined on Wednesday by the European Commission. Most of the 20,000 refugees to be admitted to the EU would be settled in Germany, France and Italy.
Hungary's M1 Newscast Losing Viewers
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
The number of viewers of the nightly news programme “Híradó” aired on M1 at 7.30 p.m. has dropped from 332,000 when M1 became an all-news channel on March 15 to 151,000 among adults, Népszabadság reports. Ratings for the state-run TV news had been gradually dropping in recent years, but even in February and early March over 300,000 people watched the nightly news.
Upcoming Expat Theatre: 'Pretext', Müszi Budapest, 20 & 21 May
- 14 May 2015 1:35 AM
- entertainment
Pretext is an original comedy from Budapest English Theatre. A light-hearted look at a serious subject: the war of the sexes as they face their mortality. Written and directed by the company’s Artistic Director, Virginia Proud, she also takes to the stage with Beth Spisljak, Esther Holbrook and Madeleine Damasdi. Asked about juggling so many roles, she said “I won’t deny it, it was challenging! ...
Nearly 10,000 Join Health Care Workers Protest In Budapest
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Health care workers protested for higher salaries, a career model and against the “gratitude money” system at two rallies on Tuesday afternoon, eventually converging on Kossuth tér in a crowd of near 10,000 as MPs debated health care policy. As participants gathered on Heroes Square, speakers said health care personnel are committed to patients, but also warned that they must look after their own ...
Update: Xpat Wine Club @ Hilton Budapest
- 20 May 2015 9:20 AM
- community & culture
Morning after update: it was so good to see so many people braved the rain and came to say cheers, we all enjoyed a great time with fine Hungarian wines, and friendly Xpat company, see you next time! Follow-up article and gallery of snaps to follow next week.
Best Festival In Europe Ready To Rock Budapest Again
- 19 May 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
More than 1,000 performances and activities are lined up for visitors to the annual Sziget Festival on Óbuda Island in 2015, chief organiser Károly Gerendai told us recently. Interest continues to grow in the festival after a new attendance record was set last year with more than 400,000 visitors. This year’s event will run from August 11-17, with a concert by Robbie Williams on August 10, the ...
Normafa Development To Go Ahead In Budapest
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A tourism development project is likely to go ahead in the Buda hills, as a result of a 12th District referendum on Sunday in which 28% of eligible voters turned out. Of those, 81% voted in favour of the plan to build skiing and other winter sports facilities in the forested Normafa area.
Hungary's OTP Challenges Quaestor Law
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
OTP bank plans to go to the Constitutional Court to question the law ordering banks to pay into a fund set up to compensate investors in failed financial group Quaestor, chairman and CEO Sándor Csányi said on Friday. OTP will have to pay Ft 57 billion to the fund, Népszabadság estimates.
Hungarian State Employees Fired, Rehired As Public Workers
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It is a widespread practice in several institutions of the Human Resources Ministry to dismiss employees and then rehire them as public workers, Világgazdaság reports. The problem is most prevalent at the Klebelsberg Centre, which, as the overseer of Hungary’s schools, is Hungary’s second largest public service employer.
EU Sets Hungary Refugee Quota At 300
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary would be asked to take in 307 refugees annually under a proposed EU quota system outlined on Wednesday by the European Commission. Most of the 20,000 refugees to be admitted to the EU would be settled in Germany, France and Italy.
Hungary's M1 Newscast Losing Viewers
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
The number of viewers of the nightly news programme “Híradó” aired on M1 at 7.30 p.m. has dropped from 332,000 when M1 became an all-news channel on March 15 to 151,000 among adults, Népszabadság reports. Ratings for the state-run TV news had been gradually dropping in recent years, but even in February and early March over 300,000 people watched the nightly news.
Upcoming Expat Theatre: 'Pretext', Müszi Budapest, 20 & 21 May
- 14 May 2015 1:35 AM
- entertainment
Pretext is an original comedy from Budapest English Theatre. A light-hearted look at a serious subject: the war of the sexes as they face their mortality. Written and directed by the company’s Artistic Director, Virginia Proud, she also takes to the stage with Beth Spisljak, Esther Holbrook and Madeleine Damasdi. Asked about juggling so many roles, she said “I won’t deny it, it was challenging! ...
Nearly 10,000 Join Health Care Workers Protest In Budapest
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Health care workers protested for higher salaries, a career model and against the “gratitude money” system at two rallies on Tuesday afternoon, eventually converging on Kossuth tér in a crowd of near 10,000 as MPs debated health care policy. As participants gathered on Heroes Square, speakers said health care personnel are committed to patients, but also warned that they must look after their own ...