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Budapest Transport Centre Dismisses Three In Spa Scandal
- 10 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) has fired three members of its top management, news website Index reported on Thursday. The tabloid Blikk reported that the three men chose to hold an official BKK management meeting at a luxury wellness spa.
Stormy Winds Damage Buildings In Budapest
- 3 Apr 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Storm-force winds in Budapest have damaged roofs and other structures on Friday. In several streets of the Castle District, south-western Buda and on the Pest side of the city rooftiles and plasterwork fell from buildings, while the wind broke branches off trees in the eastern and north-eastern suburbs. A fire-wall collapsed in central Budapest’s Bajcsy-Zsilinszky road, the falling bricks ...
Three Greek Footballers Injured In Fatal Crash On Their Way To Airport
- 31 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Three players of the Greek national team have been mildly injured today morning after the vehicle carrying them to the airport following the team’s match with Hungary on Sunday evening was involved in a collision on the speedway leading to Liszt Ferenc International Airport in the early hours of today.
Palace In Rural Hungary Goes On Sale For The Price Of A Small Apartment
- 26 Mar 2015 1:30 AM
- property
A nobleman’s palace in rural Hungary, built in the early 1900s, has gone on sale for HUF 20 million, the price of a small Budapest apartment, the tabloid newspaper Bors has reported. The Perczel Palace, at the village of Rózsafa near Szigetvár in Baranya County, has a floor area of 589 square metres. Its surroundings – the former palace park – are spread out over around 29 000 square metres.
Former PM Gyurcsány Testifies On 2006 Anti-Government Riots
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister during anti-government riots in 2006, said in a court testimony that the officers accused in connection with the riots were not guilty of the offences they had been charged with. Gyurcsány said he had phoned deputy policy chief Árpád Szabadfi on the night of Sept. 18, 2006, when the attack on the TV headquarters in Budapest took place.
Gemma Ray (UK) @ A38 Ship Budapest, 11 March
- 8 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Two first class singers-songwriters, a charming British girl and a handsome Austrial lad will take you on a great journey from Nick Cave moods to indie, bedroom-pop and far beyond by two charismatic performers.
Wales: Land Of The Red Dragon By Jonathan Knott, UK Ambassador To Hungary
- 27 Feb 2015 8:06 AM
- community & culture
Fans of J.K. Rowling will remember that a Common Welsh Dragon featured in ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’, the fourth book of her immensely popular series. That dragon was green in colour, but the dragon on the flag flying outside the British Embassy today is a vibrant red.
Uniquely Hungary: Meeting Late Martin Munkacsi, By Anne Zwack
- 26 Feb 2015 11:04 AM
- community & culture
Hungary must have more famous photographers per capita than any other country: Capa, Kertesz, Brassai, Moholy-Nagy but Munkacsi was the one who brought movement and joie de vivre to photography. Women laughing as they leapt over puddles, goalkeepers diving for the ball, dancers, divers, wrestlers, children running into the surf, Fred Astaire clicking his heels in mid air.
Xpat Opinion: Stop Using Taxes As A Weapon
- 20 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: It is generally understood that tax cuts are good for business, and can actually increase government revenue by encouraging private-sector activity, which in turn generates more taxable revenue.
Budapest Transport Centre Dismisses Three In Spa Scandal
- 10 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) has fired three members of its top management, news website Index reported on Thursday. The tabloid Blikk reported that the three men chose to hold an official BKK management meeting at a luxury wellness spa.
Stormy Winds Damage Buildings In Budapest
- 3 Apr 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Storm-force winds in Budapest have damaged roofs and other structures on Friday. In several streets of the Castle District, south-western Buda and on the Pest side of the city rooftiles and plasterwork fell from buildings, while the wind broke branches off trees in the eastern and north-eastern suburbs. A fire-wall collapsed in central Budapest’s Bajcsy-Zsilinszky road, the falling bricks ...
Three Greek Footballers Injured In Fatal Crash On Their Way To Airport
- 31 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Three players of the Greek national team have been mildly injured today morning after the vehicle carrying them to the airport following the team’s match with Hungary on Sunday evening was involved in a collision on the speedway leading to Liszt Ferenc International Airport in the early hours of today.
Palace In Rural Hungary Goes On Sale For The Price Of A Small Apartment
- 26 Mar 2015 1:30 AM
- property
A nobleman’s palace in rural Hungary, built in the early 1900s, has gone on sale for HUF 20 million, the price of a small Budapest apartment, the tabloid newspaper Bors has reported. The Perczel Palace, at the village of Rózsafa near Szigetvár in Baranya County, has a floor area of 589 square metres. Its surroundings – the former palace park – are spread out over around 29 000 square metres.
Former PM Gyurcsány Testifies On 2006 Anti-Government Riots
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister during anti-government riots in 2006, said in a court testimony that the officers accused in connection with the riots were not guilty of the offences they had been charged with. Gyurcsány said he had phoned deputy policy chief Árpád Szabadfi on the night of Sept. 18, 2006, when the attack on the TV headquarters in Budapest took place.
Gemma Ray (UK) @ A38 Ship Budapest, 11 March
- 8 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Two first class singers-songwriters, a charming British girl and a handsome Austrial lad will take you on a great journey from Nick Cave moods to indie, bedroom-pop and far beyond by two charismatic performers.
Wales: Land Of The Red Dragon By Jonathan Knott, UK Ambassador To Hungary
- 27 Feb 2015 8:06 AM
- community & culture
Fans of J.K. Rowling will remember that a Common Welsh Dragon featured in ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’, the fourth book of her immensely popular series. That dragon was green in colour, but the dragon on the flag flying outside the British Embassy today is a vibrant red.
Uniquely Hungary: Meeting Late Martin Munkacsi, By Anne Zwack
- 26 Feb 2015 11:04 AM
- community & culture
Hungary must have more famous photographers per capita than any other country: Capa, Kertesz, Brassai, Moholy-Nagy but Munkacsi was the one who brought movement and joie de vivre to photography. Women laughing as they leapt over puddles, goalkeepers diving for the ball, dancers, divers, wrestlers, children running into the surf, Fred Astaire clicking his heels in mid air.
Xpat Opinion: Stop Using Taxes As A Weapon
- 20 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: It is generally understood that tax cuts are good for business, and can actually increase government revenue by encouraging private-sector activity, which in turn generates more taxable revenue.