456 result(s) for foreigners
Xpat Opinion: Bill Clinton Accuses Hungarians Of Opting For Autocracy
- 24 May 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators find Bill Clinton’s remarks on Hungary unfair, but for differing reasons. At a Hillary Clinton campaign rally in New Jersey last Friday, the former President said that although Poland and Hungary owed their freedom to the United States, “they want Putin-like leadership: Just give me an authoritarian dictatorship and keep the foreigners out.”
Fungarian: Heart Sends To Heart Heartily
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Could you guess what the headline stands for? In Hungarian it’s SZÍV KÜLDI SZÍVNEK SZÍVESEN and evokes a popular radio program of the MAGYAR RÁDIÓ which started back in 1951 when family, friends and lovers could send a song to their beloved accompanied with a personal message. The genre became so popular that it is still alive as an important program insert of several radio stations and recently, ...
Xpat Opinion: The Anti-Hungarian Conspiracy: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton And George Soros
- 21 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’m sure that Viktor Orbán harbors ill feelings toward Bill and Hillary Clinton–and that’s probably putting it mildly. Hillary Clinton, when Secretary of State, wrote a letter to him a few days before the parliamentary vote on the new constitution. In it Clinton expressed her regret that her talk with Orbán in June of 2011 and “the constructive comments offered by the U.S. government … have not ...
Residency Bond Sales Booming
- 10 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign citizens bought 119 residency bonds in April, up from 4 in January, 26 in February and 58 in March, the state debt manager ÁKK announced, pointing out the upward jump. In the first four months 207 residency bonds were sold, down from 241 in the same period of last year. A total of 3,565 residency bonds have been sold since they were introduced in 2013.
Fungarian: The Hungarian Cinema
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
In most languages the word for cinema is something similar to the French term cinématographe, originally coined by the Lumière brothers in the 1890s, who borrowed it from the Greek κίνημα (kínēma, “movement”) adding the French suffix -graphe. Not in Hungarian.
Budapest ArtWeek, 19 - 24 April
- 19 Apr 2016 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Starting from 2016, BudapestArtWeek is a new program series aimed to give a new drive and direction for fine art lovers, supplementing the Budapest Spring Festival’s classic arts program series. It provides a unique opportunity to serve as an orientation point for plenty of fine arts events.
World Music Concert Of Kang Eun-Il Haegeumplus, 25 April
- 12 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Kang Eunil is one of the most distinctive Haegeum artists in Korea and is highly praised for her combining of traditional music with various genres. She is a musical pioneer who has established her reputation by her use of the Haegum to create 'crossover music'.
Opposition Parties Press For Measures Against Offshore Business
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties have urged the government to take measures in light of the international offshore scandal dubbed “Panama Papers”. The radical nationalist Jobbik party insisted that lawmakers with ties to offshore companies should be stripped of their mandates. MPs should sign affidavits that they have no ties with offshore companies, Jobbik lawmaker György Szilágyi said.
Video Report: Avenue Of Hungaricums @ Central Market Hall Budapest
- 19 Feb 2016 8:02 AM
- shopping
We are pleased to inform you that the basement of Central Market Hall has been renewed. The primary goal of the program of improvement was the introduction of quality Hungarian products that can be found and bought there. In the Avenue of Hungaricums you can also see the world famous scientific invention of Gabor Domokos and Peter Varkonyi, the Gömböc (Gomboc).
Xpat Opinion: Bill Clinton Accuses Hungarians Of Opting For Autocracy
- 24 May 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators find Bill Clinton’s remarks on Hungary unfair, but for differing reasons. At a Hillary Clinton campaign rally in New Jersey last Friday, the former President said that although Poland and Hungary owed their freedom to the United States, “they want Putin-like leadership: Just give me an authoritarian dictatorship and keep the foreigners out.”
Fungarian: Heart Sends To Heart Heartily
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Could you guess what the headline stands for? In Hungarian it’s SZÍV KÜLDI SZÍVNEK SZÍVESEN and evokes a popular radio program of the MAGYAR RÁDIÓ which started back in 1951 when family, friends and lovers could send a song to their beloved accompanied with a personal message. The genre became so popular that it is still alive as an important program insert of several radio stations and recently, ...
Xpat Opinion: The Anti-Hungarian Conspiracy: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton And George Soros
- 21 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’m sure that Viktor Orbán harbors ill feelings toward Bill and Hillary Clinton–and that’s probably putting it mildly. Hillary Clinton, when Secretary of State, wrote a letter to him a few days before the parliamentary vote on the new constitution. In it Clinton expressed her regret that her talk with Orbán in June of 2011 and “the constructive comments offered by the U.S. government … have not ...
Residency Bond Sales Booming
- 10 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign citizens bought 119 residency bonds in April, up from 4 in January, 26 in February and 58 in March, the state debt manager ÁKK announced, pointing out the upward jump. In the first four months 207 residency bonds were sold, down from 241 in the same period of last year. A total of 3,565 residency bonds have been sold since they were introduced in 2013.
Fungarian: The Hungarian Cinema
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
In most languages the word for cinema is something similar to the French term cinématographe, originally coined by the Lumière brothers in the 1890s, who borrowed it from the Greek κίνημα (kínēma, “movement”) adding the French suffix -graphe. Not in Hungarian.
Budapest ArtWeek, 19 - 24 April
- 19 Apr 2016 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Starting from 2016, BudapestArtWeek is a new program series aimed to give a new drive and direction for fine art lovers, supplementing the Budapest Spring Festival’s classic arts program series. It provides a unique opportunity to serve as an orientation point for plenty of fine arts events.
World Music Concert Of Kang Eun-Il Haegeumplus, 25 April
- 12 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Kang Eunil is one of the most distinctive Haegeum artists in Korea and is highly praised for her combining of traditional music with various genres. She is a musical pioneer who has established her reputation by her use of the Haegum to create 'crossover music'.
Opposition Parties Press For Measures Against Offshore Business
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties have urged the government to take measures in light of the international offshore scandal dubbed “Panama Papers”. The radical nationalist Jobbik party insisted that lawmakers with ties to offshore companies should be stripped of their mandates. MPs should sign affidavits that they have no ties with offshore companies, Jobbik lawmaker György Szilágyi said.
Video Report: Avenue Of Hungaricums @ Central Market Hall Budapest
- 19 Feb 2016 8:02 AM
- shopping
We are pleased to inform you that the basement of Central Market Hall has been renewed. The primary goal of the program of improvement was the introduction of quality Hungarian products that can be found and bought there. In the Avenue of Hungaricums you can also see the world famous scientific invention of Gabor Domokos and Peter Varkonyi, the Gömböc (Gomboc).