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Xpat Opinion: Tavares Report About Hungary Is A Threat To European Union
- 4 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“I have no illusions regarding the voteon Tuesday,” said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a debate on Monday in the European Parliament on the Tavares Report. “I know the Socialist, Liberal and Green MEPs will vote against Hungary and I know that Hungary’s friends will step up for Hungary. I know my words can’t change that.” But the debate and vote on this report, said the prime minister, carry ...
Horn's Death Prompts Cross-Party Tributes In Hungary
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Praise for Gyula Horn came from across the political spectrum yesterday after the government announced the death of the former prime minister at the age of 81. The Fidesz caucus expressed condolences to Socialist leaders and party members, saying Horn was a defining personality of not only Hungary but of the Socialist Party.
Xpat Opinion: Council Of Europe Votes Down Proposal To Monitor Hungary
- 1 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: An otherwise uneventful week at the end of April brought some quite unusual news: the Council of Europe, the 47-member international organization that promotes cooperation on human rights, rule of law and democracy and not to be confused with the European Union, was considering a proposal that would put Hungary under a formal monitoring procedure and it had passed a committee ...
Invitation: 6th China Brands Exhibition, Budapest, 25 - 27 June
- 25 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The exhibition area of China Brand Trade Center is going to be extended by 3000 m² on 25 June, 2013. The extension is the result of the opening of Fujian Brand Trade Center, where products and services of 200 new companies from ten different industrial sectors will be showcased. Meeting and matchmaking with professional assistance and experienced translators will be possible during the 6th China ...
Gyula Horn, Leader In Hungary’s Transition From Communism, Dies At 80
- 21 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Gyula Horn, a former Hungarian prime minister who helped trigger events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall when he symbolically cut the Iron Curtain in 1989, died June 19 at a hospital in Budapest. He was 80. The government announced the death but did not disclose a cause."
British Embassy Budapest Supports Roma Community Programme
- 19 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On 11 June the British Embassy hosted and Deputy Ambassador Theresa Bubbear opened the international press conference on the Hungarian Roma Police Union’s new community programme.
Xpat Opinion: ‘Pulling Hungary Out Of The Pit’ Of Debt & Low Productivity
- 3 Jun 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Without a doubt one of the highlights of last week – after the announcement, of course, from the EU Commission that it would recommend an end to the Excessive Deficit Procedure against Hungary – was a conference organized under the banner “National Interest in Focus – The Hungarian model in a changing Europe.”
Xpat Event Report: Africa Day Celebration Budapest Style
- 27 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The year of 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity. It is also a decade since the formation of the African Union, which seeks to promote “an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena.
Budapest Summer Festival 2013, Performances On Városmajor Open-Air Stage
- 23 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
This year’s Budapest Summer Festival starts 14 June and offers exceptional programs and gifts to you, so that artist and guest can celebrate together.
Xpat Opinion: Tavares Report About Hungary Is A Threat To European Union
- 4 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“I have no illusions regarding the voteon Tuesday,” said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a debate on Monday in the European Parliament on the Tavares Report. “I know the Socialist, Liberal and Green MEPs will vote against Hungary and I know that Hungary’s friends will step up for Hungary. I know my words can’t change that.” But the debate and vote on this report, said the prime minister, carry ...
Horn's Death Prompts Cross-Party Tributes In Hungary
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Praise for Gyula Horn came from across the political spectrum yesterday after the government announced the death of the former prime minister at the age of 81. The Fidesz caucus expressed condolences to Socialist leaders and party members, saying Horn was a defining personality of not only Hungary but of the Socialist Party.
Xpat Opinion: Council Of Europe Votes Down Proposal To Monitor Hungary
- 1 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: An otherwise uneventful week at the end of April brought some quite unusual news: the Council of Europe, the 47-member international organization that promotes cooperation on human rights, rule of law and democracy and not to be confused with the European Union, was considering a proposal that would put Hungary under a formal monitoring procedure and it had passed a committee ...
Invitation: 6th China Brands Exhibition, Budapest, 25 - 27 June
- 25 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The exhibition area of China Brand Trade Center is going to be extended by 3000 m² on 25 June, 2013. The extension is the result of the opening of Fujian Brand Trade Center, where products and services of 200 new companies from ten different industrial sectors will be showcased. Meeting and matchmaking with professional assistance and experienced translators will be possible during the 6th China ...
Gyula Horn, Leader In Hungary’s Transition From Communism, Dies At 80
- 21 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Gyula Horn, a former Hungarian prime minister who helped trigger events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall when he symbolically cut the Iron Curtain in 1989, died June 19 at a hospital in Budapest. He was 80. The government announced the death but did not disclose a cause."
British Embassy Budapest Supports Roma Community Programme
- 19 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On 11 June the British Embassy hosted and Deputy Ambassador Theresa Bubbear opened the international press conference on the Hungarian Roma Police Union’s new community programme.
Xpat Opinion: ‘Pulling Hungary Out Of The Pit’ Of Debt & Low Productivity
- 3 Jun 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Without a doubt one of the highlights of last week – after the announcement, of course, from the EU Commission that it would recommend an end to the Excessive Deficit Procedure against Hungary – was a conference organized under the banner “National Interest in Focus – The Hungarian model in a changing Europe.”
Xpat Event Report: Africa Day Celebration Budapest Style
- 27 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The year of 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity. It is also a decade since the formation of the African Union, which seeks to promote “an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena.
Budapest Summer Festival 2013, Performances On Városmajor Open-Air Stage
- 23 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
This year’s Budapest Summer Festival starts 14 June and offers exceptional programs and gifts to you, so that artist and guest can celebrate together.