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Then & Now, Standing In Judgment In Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
- 31 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
It all began with a whacky advert about pastry, seeking volunteer gallery guides for the Museum of Fine Art (MFA): “Do you think Caravaggio is a trailer, and Canaletto is a kind of pastry? Then we have an IWC activity for you!” I laughed, cried and signed up. Within ten-weeks I found myself standing in the museum desperately trying to keep the attention of visitors from the Museum of Modern Art, ...
Hungary's Ruling Party Fidesz Keen To Fight EU On Energy Rates
- 31 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will most firmly resist EU attempts to attack and impede utility rate cuts, Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár told reporters in Mád, Borsod county on Wednesday. Brussels will not be able to prevent further cuts in energy prices, “although we have no doubts that it will try” he declared.
First Names Announced For Sziget Festival Budapest 2014
- 30 Jan 2014 5:55 AM
- entertainment
The Sziget crew is happy to announce the first names confirmed for the music program of this year’s ’Island of Freedom’ taking place between 11-18 August. Queens of the Stone Age, Calvin Harris, Placebo and many more will definitely be at Óbudai Island in the heart of Budapest this summer.
Xpat Opinion: Scandal Of The Year? Russian-Hungarian Nuclear Pact
- 30 Jan 2014 5:40 AM
- current affairs
The headlines in Hungarian weeklies illustrate a growing controversy over the planned addition of two Russian-made blocks to the existing Paks nuclear power station: “The scandal of the year” (168 óra); “Eastern Block” (Heti Világgazdaság); “The business of the year?” (Figyelő); “Hungary hooked by Putin” (Magyar Narancs); “Change of Roles in Kissidonia” (Demokrata); “Paks Vobiscum” (“Paks be with ...
Hungary’s B.My.Lake Is The Best New Festival
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The European Festival Awards has finished with the success of the Hungarian festival scene. B.my.Lake the newest member in the portfolio of Sziget Cultural Management has won the category of ‘Best New Festival’, while all other nominated festivals: Sziget Festival, VOLT Festival and MasterCard Balaton Sound are among the best festivals of Europe.
Freedom House Ranks Hungary Among “Free” Countries
- 27 Jan 2014 8:06 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is ranked among “free” countries on Freedom House’s democracy survey this year. According to its latest report Freedom in the World 2014, Hungary scored 1, the best score, for political rights and it kept its score of 2 for civil liberties for the third year in a row. Countries with a score of 1-2,5 are ranked as free countries.
Brussles Did Not Indicate Any Problem With Hungary's Paks Nuclear Power Plant’s Extension
- 22 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The extension of the Paks nuclear power plant is important for Hungary’s sovereignty –the Hungarian Government’s spokesman said on news channel HírTV on Saturday. András Giró-Szász highlighted that the current blocks would cease to operate by 2037, which would lead to a 40% reduction in Hungarian electricity production. Without the implementation of this necessary measure by the Government, power ...
Xpat Opinion: Democracy Devours Its Middle Class In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A sociologist believes that populism is on the rise in East Central Europe. In Hungary, he argues, the middle class was weakened during the years of transition to the market economy, and is therefore defenceless against the rising tide of anti-market populism.
Lake Balaton Is Viable As A Tourist Region Together With Bakony And The Balaton Uplands In Hungary
- 13 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- travel
Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics claimed that "as a tourist region, Lake Balaton is viable only with Bakony and the Balaton Uplands, which together is capable to offer a wide variety of programmes throughout the whole year" at the two-day European Destination Marketing Conference this Thursday, organized in Balatonfüred.
Then & Now, Standing In Judgment In Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
- 31 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
It all began with a whacky advert about pastry, seeking volunteer gallery guides for the Museum of Fine Art (MFA): “Do you think Caravaggio is a trailer, and Canaletto is a kind of pastry? Then we have an IWC activity for you!” I laughed, cried and signed up. Within ten-weeks I found myself standing in the museum desperately trying to keep the attention of visitors from the Museum of Modern Art, ...
Hungary's Ruling Party Fidesz Keen To Fight EU On Energy Rates
- 31 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will most firmly resist EU attempts to attack and impede utility rate cuts, Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár told reporters in Mád, Borsod county on Wednesday. Brussels will not be able to prevent further cuts in energy prices, “although we have no doubts that it will try” he declared.
First Names Announced For Sziget Festival Budapest 2014
- 30 Jan 2014 5:55 AM
- entertainment
The Sziget crew is happy to announce the first names confirmed for the music program of this year’s ’Island of Freedom’ taking place between 11-18 August. Queens of the Stone Age, Calvin Harris, Placebo and many more will definitely be at Óbudai Island in the heart of Budapest this summer.
Xpat Opinion: Scandal Of The Year? Russian-Hungarian Nuclear Pact
- 30 Jan 2014 5:40 AM
- current affairs
The headlines in Hungarian weeklies illustrate a growing controversy over the planned addition of two Russian-made blocks to the existing Paks nuclear power station: “The scandal of the year” (168 óra); “Eastern Block” (Heti Világgazdaság); “The business of the year?” (Figyelő); “Hungary hooked by Putin” (Magyar Narancs); “Change of Roles in Kissidonia” (Demokrata); “Paks Vobiscum” (“Paks be with ...
Hungary’s B.My.Lake Is The Best New Festival
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The European Festival Awards has finished with the success of the Hungarian festival scene. B.my.Lake the newest member in the portfolio of Sziget Cultural Management has won the category of ‘Best New Festival’, while all other nominated festivals: Sziget Festival, VOLT Festival and MasterCard Balaton Sound are among the best festivals of Europe.
Freedom House Ranks Hungary Among “Free” Countries
- 27 Jan 2014 8:06 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is ranked among “free” countries on Freedom House’s democracy survey this year. According to its latest report Freedom in the World 2014, Hungary scored 1, the best score, for political rights and it kept its score of 2 for civil liberties for the third year in a row. Countries with a score of 1-2,5 are ranked as free countries.
Brussles Did Not Indicate Any Problem With Hungary's Paks Nuclear Power Plant’s Extension
- 22 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The extension of the Paks nuclear power plant is important for Hungary’s sovereignty –the Hungarian Government’s spokesman said on news channel HírTV on Saturday. András Giró-Szász highlighted that the current blocks would cease to operate by 2037, which would lead to a 40% reduction in Hungarian electricity production. Without the implementation of this necessary measure by the Government, power ...
Xpat Opinion: Democracy Devours Its Middle Class In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A sociologist believes that populism is on the rise in East Central Europe. In Hungary, he argues, the middle class was weakened during the years of transition to the market economy, and is therefore defenceless against the rising tide of anti-market populism.
Lake Balaton Is Viable As A Tourist Region Together With Bakony And The Balaton Uplands In Hungary
- 13 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- travel
Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics claimed that "as a tourist region, Lake Balaton is viable only with Bakony and the Balaton Uplands, which together is capable to offer a wide variety of programmes throughout the whole year" at the two-day European Destination Marketing Conference this Thursday, organized in Balatonfüred.