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Fidesz: European Commission Openly Interferes With Hungary’s Affairs
- 14 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has openly interfered with Hungary’s internal affairs through contracting a consortium led by Altus, a company belonging to former prime minister and opposition party leader Ferenc Gyurcsány, deputies of ruling Fidesz said in a statement. Authors of the document noted that the consortium has just recently won “another shameless contract” from the EC, and called that body’s ...
Official: Hungary’s New Public Procurement Law Instrumental In Fighting Graft
- 10 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s new public procurement law, one of Europe’s strictest legislations, is instrumental in fighting graft, a senior official of the prime minister’s office told a conference organised by Transparency International Hungary on Wednesday. The new law provides for a much broader scope of transparency and defines a minimum number of applicants required in certain areas of public procurement ...
See What Happened @ Xpat Wine Club: Tasting, Talking & Networking
- 9 Dec 2015 8:04 AM
- entertainment
Last Thursday, 3 December, XpatLoop.com held its latest wine club event in Akvárium at Erzsébet Square, downtown Budapest. Expats and internationally-minded Hungarians rubbed shoulders and tasted a seclection of 18 wines from a good handful of Hungary’s top producers. Here's a quick tour of the six different regions the wine-makers on show represented, along with a few words of introduction about ...
An Ordinary Day For Koalas In Budapest Zoo
- 9 Dec 2015 8:01 AM
- entertainment
Press release: Koalas have been our biggest attraction in 2015: visitors can been able to view them since March. Our latest short film provides a glimpse into their everyday life, more precisely their early afternoon schedule. At 1 o’clock they are put on the scales to have their current weight measured.
Euronet ATMs Now Dispense Euro Banknotes Across Hungary
- 9 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Euronet announces the addition of euro cash withdrawal service at 200 of its independently deployed ATMs in Hungary. Euronet’s new service is unique in Hungarian market: customers now have the opportunity to withdraw both Hungarian forints and euros. Euro cash withdrawal combines the advantages of currency exchange at competitive rates with the availability and convenience of an ATM transaction.
10 Strong Names Kick Off The 10th Balaton Sound Festival In Hungary
- 8 Dec 2015 11:02 AM
- entertainment
Balaton Sound is celebrating its 10th edition in 2016 with top names of the electro and hip-hop scene. Ticket sales just started and already 10 names have been revealed for the 5 days of non-stop beach party. Armin van Buuren, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, W&W, Oliver Heldens and many more will meet festival fans at Zamardi, Lake Balaton this year. Early bird tickets are available for 72 hours ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán Has International Friends On His Side
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left- and right-wing analysts equally recognise that the Hungarian Prime Minister is not isolated any more with his views on immigration in Europe. They differ however on whether he’s right or wrong and whether his position will ultimately prevail.
Xpat Opinion: Recruiting Terrorists In Budapest Among The Refugees: The Hungarian Version
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Those of you who subscribe to Google Alerts must have noticed that practically all English, German, and French articles on Hungary in the last few days dealt with a trip that Salah Abdeslam, the suspected organizer of the Paris terrorist attacks, made to Budapest. There he picked up two men who later had a role to play in the Paris bloodbath.
Hungarian Foreign Minister: Terrorists Attacking Civilised World
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Attacks in Paris, Ankara, Beirut and Mali and the downing of the Russian plane in Egypt are all proof that a network of the world’s most brutal terrorist organisations has launched a wide ranging operation against the civilised world, the Hungarian foreign minister said in Belgrade. “Without a collective effort and a consensus, the civilised world will not be able to surmount the generational ...
Fidesz: European Commission Openly Interferes With Hungary’s Affairs
- 14 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has openly interfered with Hungary’s internal affairs through contracting a consortium led by Altus, a company belonging to former prime minister and opposition party leader Ferenc Gyurcsány, deputies of ruling Fidesz said in a statement. Authors of the document noted that the consortium has just recently won “another shameless contract” from the EC, and called that body’s ...
Official: Hungary’s New Public Procurement Law Instrumental In Fighting Graft
- 10 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s new public procurement law, one of Europe’s strictest legislations, is instrumental in fighting graft, a senior official of the prime minister’s office told a conference organised by Transparency International Hungary on Wednesday. The new law provides for a much broader scope of transparency and defines a minimum number of applicants required in certain areas of public procurement ...
See What Happened @ Xpat Wine Club: Tasting, Talking & Networking
- 9 Dec 2015 8:04 AM
- entertainment
Last Thursday, 3 December, XpatLoop.com held its latest wine club event in Akvárium at Erzsébet Square, downtown Budapest. Expats and internationally-minded Hungarians rubbed shoulders and tasted a seclection of 18 wines from a good handful of Hungary’s top producers. Here's a quick tour of the six different regions the wine-makers on show represented, along with a few words of introduction about ...
An Ordinary Day For Koalas In Budapest Zoo
- 9 Dec 2015 8:01 AM
- entertainment
Press release: Koalas have been our biggest attraction in 2015: visitors can been able to view them since March. Our latest short film provides a glimpse into their everyday life, more precisely their early afternoon schedule. At 1 o’clock they are put on the scales to have their current weight measured.
Euronet ATMs Now Dispense Euro Banknotes Across Hungary
- 9 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Euronet announces the addition of euro cash withdrawal service at 200 of its independently deployed ATMs in Hungary. Euronet’s new service is unique in Hungarian market: customers now have the opportunity to withdraw both Hungarian forints and euros. Euro cash withdrawal combines the advantages of currency exchange at competitive rates with the availability and convenience of an ATM transaction.
10 Strong Names Kick Off The 10th Balaton Sound Festival In Hungary
- 8 Dec 2015 11:02 AM
- entertainment
Balaton Sound is celebrating its 10th edition in 2016 with top names of the electro and hip-hop scene. Ticket sales just started and already 10 names have been revealed for the 5 days of non-stop beach party. Armin van Buuren, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, W&W, Oliver Heldens and many more will meet festival fans at Zamardi, Lake Balaton this year. Early bird tickets are available for 72 hours ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán Has International Friends On His Side
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left- and right-wing analysts equally recognise that the Hungarian Prime Minister is not isolated any more with his views on immigration in Europe. They differ however on whether he’s right or wrong and whether his position will ultimately prevail.
Xpat Opinion: Recruiting Terrorists In Budapest Among The Refugees: The Hungarian Version
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Those of you who subscribe to Google Alerts must have noticed that practically all English, German, and French articles on Hungary in the last few days dealt with a trip that Salah Abdeslam, the suspected organizer of the Paris terrorist attacks, made to Budapest. There he picked up two men who later had a role to play in the Paris bloodbath.
Hungarian Foreign Minister: Terrorists Attacking Civilised World
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Attacks in Paris, Ankara, Beirut and Mali and the downing of the Russian plane in Egypt are all proof that a network of the world’s most brutal terrorist organisations has launched a wide ranging operation against the civilised world, the Hungarian foreign minister said in Belgrade. “Without a collective effort and a consensus, the civilised world will not be able to surmount the generational ...