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Hungary Slips In Freedom House Democracy Rankings
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary slipped in Freedom House’s democracy ratings for last year, according to the US-based human rights watchdog’s Nations in Transit 2015 report. Hungary was ranked among “semi-consolidated democracies”, slipping from being a “consolidated democracy” last year. It scored an overall 3.18 points for various democratic indicators on a scale of 1 to 7, with 1 being the best score. Last year it ...
Sunday Brunch Hungarian Style In Elegant Gundel
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- specials
For more than one hundred years, Gundel, one of the city’s top restaurants, has been the place to go for locals and tourists alike. Word has it that the New York Times once said that the restaurant does more for the country’s reputation than a truckload of tourist brochures. Over the years, it has repeatedly made various lists of the Top Ten restaurants in that world. Both claims are worth ...
Xpat Report: Jane Goodall At Grandhouse Luncheon In Budapest
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The season’s last Grandhouse luncheon on June 16 hosted Dame Jane Goodall of chimpanzee fame before a blockbuster rapt audience of 85 guests, a roster of ambassadors among them, this time not as usual at the Academy of Science but at Kogart House gallery restaurant along the World Heritage listed Andrássy út.
Video Article: Judo Grand Prix Highlights, Budapest 2015
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- video
Word of Introduction by the President of organizing Federation:
Dear Judo Friends,
Let me welcome everyone in the Budapest Grand Prix on behalf of the Hungarian Judo Association.This is the second Grand Prix in Budapest. We was very happy, when we informed, that the first Judo Grand Prix in Budapest was the second best organised event in Judo World Tour in 2014.
Dear Judo Friends,
Let me welcome everyone in the Budapest Grand Prix on behalf of the Hungarian Judo Association.This is the second Grand Prix in Budapest. We was very happy, when we informed, that the first Judo Grand Prix in Budapest was the second best organised event in Judo World Tour in 2014.
Adam Kettle-Williams, Former U.K. Deputy Head of Mission
- 22 Jun 2015 12:00 PM
Adam was born in Portsmouth in the UK and studied languages (Spanish and Italian) at Exeter University after which he worked in translation and language training for 2 years.
Xpat Interview: Stephen Spinder, Award Winning Photographer
- 22 Jun 2015 12:00 PM
Stephen Spinder is an American professional photographer, artist, dancer, originally from Rochester, NY. He graduated from SUNY Oswego in upstate New York and continued his formal education at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Ends 20 Sept: Robert Capa & John G. Morris, Capa Center Budapest
- 22 Jun 2015 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Capa in Color presents the color work of the world-renowned Hungarian-born photographer taken between 1938 and 1954. The show was first exhibited in New York last year. This is the first time that the Capa Center cooperates with the International Center of Photography (ICP), one of the most distinguished photography institutions of the world.
Magic Lamp Foundation Budapest & Magic Bugs
- 20 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
It has been quite awhile since we have written about the Magic Lamp (Csodalámpa) Foundation but be sure that it is still hard at work, brightening the lives of seriously ill children in Hungary. The foundation fulfills the wishes of 3-18 year old children who are suffering from a life threatening illnesses. Since the establishment of the foundation in the fall of 2003, they have fulfilled more ...
Hungary’s PM Claims Anti-Migrant Billboards “Discourage Human Trafficking”
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán thinks the government’s billboard campaign emphasizes Hungary being an open and friendly country, but he also thinks migrants have no business trying to settle in Hungary. He may be right in believing that the government’s xenophobic campaign has succeeded in convincing 6 percent of eligible voters to be worried about migrants arriving in Hungary.
Hungary Slips In Freedom House Democracy Rankings
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary slipped in Freedom House’s democracy ratings for last year, according to the US-based human rights watchdog’s Nations in Transit 2015 report. Hungary was ranked among “semi-consolidated democracies”, slipping from being a “consolidated democracy” last year. It scored an overall 3.18 points for various democratic indicators on a scale of 1 to 7, with 1 being the best score. Last year it ...
Sunday Brunch Hungarian Style In Elegant Gundel
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- specials
For more than one hundred years, Gundel, one of the city’s top restaurants, has been the place to go for locals and tourists alike. Word has it that the New York Times once said that the restaurant does more for the country’s reputation than a truckload of tourist brochures. Over the years, it has repeatedly made various lists of the Top Ten restaurants in that world. Both claims are worth ...
Xpat Report: Jane Goodall At Grandhouse Luncheon In Budapest
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The season’s last Grandhouse luncheon on June 16 hosted Dame Jane Goodall of chimpanzee fame before a blockbuster rapt audience of 85 guests, a roster of ambassadors among them, this time not as usual at the Academy of Science but at Kogart House gallery restaurant along the World Heritage listed Andrássy út.
Video Article: Judo Grand Prix Highlights, Budapest 2015
- 23 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- video
Word of Introduction by the President of organizing Federation:
Dear Judo Friends,
Let me welcome everyone in the Budapest Grand Prix on behalf of the Hungarian Judo Association.This is the second Grand Prix in Budapest. We was very happy, when we informed, that the first Judo Grand Prix in Budapest was the second best organised event in Judo World Tour in 2014.
Dear Judo Friends,
Let me welcome everyone in the Budapest Grand Prix on behalf of the Hungarian Judo Association.This is the second Grand Prix in Budapest. We was very happy, when we informed, that the first Judo Grand Prix in Budapest was the second best organised event in Judo World Tour in 2014.
Adam Kettle-Williams, Former U.K. Deputy Head of Mission
- 22 Jun 2015 12:00 PM
Adam was born in Portsmouth in the UK and studied languages (Spanish and Italian) at Exeter University after which he worked in translation and language training for 2 years.
Xpat Interview: Stephen Spinder, Award Winning Photographer
- 22 Jun 2015 12:00 PM
Stephen Spinder is an American professional photographer, artist, dancer, originally from Rochester, NY. He graduated from SUNY Oswego in upstate New York and continued his formal education at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Ends 20 Sept: Robert Capa & John G. Morris, Capa Center Budapest
- 22 Jun 2015 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Capa in Color presents the color work of the world-renowned Hungarian-born photographer taken between 1938 and 1954. The show was first exhibited in New York last year. This is the first time that the Capa Center cooperates with the International Center of Photography (ICP), one of the most distinguished photography institutions of the world.
Magic Lamp Foundation Budapest & Magic Bugs
- 20 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
It has been quite awhile since we have written about the Magic Lamp (Csodalámpa) Foundation but be sure that it is still hard at work, brightening the lives of seriously ill children in Hungary. The foundation fulfills the wishes of 3-18 year old children who are suffering from a life threatening illnesses. Since the establishment of the foundation in the fall of 2003, they have fulfilled more ...
Hungary’s PM Claims Anti-Migrant Billboards “Discourage Human Trafficking”
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán thinks the government’s billboard campaign emphasizes Hungary being an open and friendly country, but he also thinks migrants have no business trying to settle in Hungary. He may be right in believing that the government’s xenophobic campaign has succeeded in convincing 6 percent of eligible voters to be worried about migrants arriving in Hungary.