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Hungarian Football Punished For Racism
- 9 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
FIFA has fined the Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ) SFr 40,000 and ordered the national team to play March’s World Cup qualification match against Romania behind closed doors, as punishment for racist acts by Hungarian fans.
XpatLoop Interview: Mark Badi, Former International Service Director, Computacenter Services Kft.
- 7 Jan 2013 11:00 AM
Born in Birmingham UK in 1964, father of 3 children. Relocated to Hungary in 1991 and worked in IT industry. As Sales manager and then Managing director for 21 years with a Local Hungarian IT Product and Services company.
Cézanne Exhibition In Budapest Draws 100,000
- 7 Jan 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
The 100,000th visitor to the Cézanne exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts was welcomed on Saturday morning. Tibor Tóth, who arrived with his family from Szombathely, has been named as a “friend of the museum” and can visit exhibitions at the Museum of Fine Arts and the National Gallery for a year free of charge.
Xpat Opinion: Voter Registration Abandoned But The Culture War Heats Up In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government columnists suggest that the government has backed down elegantly, disproving the charges of arrogance and authoritarianism often levelled against it, while according to centrist and left-leaning analysts, the government tested the water of public feeling and realized it had too much to lose on the registration issue.
Ferenc Kumin, Former Duty State Secretary For International Communications
- 5 Jan 2013 11:00 AM
Ferenc Kumin is an economist and political scientist. He holds two MAs from the Corvinus University of Budapest and from CEU, and is a PhD candidate at the former. His fields of interest have been political communication and campaigning, political effect on finances, e-governance and e-democracy, and functioning of the parliamentarian heads of states.
Budapest Secret Theatre Presents: Ancient History By David Ives, 10 January
- 2 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Budapest Secret Theatre’s highly anticipated new production Ancient History by multi-award winning playwright David Ives, is about to hit the stage on 23 November and 5 December 2013 at Átrium Film-Színház.
Winter Activities For Babies & Kids In Budapest
- 21 Dec 2012 10:45 AM
- community & culture
By Andi Lustak: In this post I have collected together expat friendly activities and playgroups that are aimed at toddlers and younger babies.
Advent Fair By The Basilica In Budapest In 2012
- 21 Dec 2012 10:35 AM
- shopping
Christmas markets have a long tradition in Hungary over the weeks of advent and this fair has a lot more to it than just Christmas shopping. It attempts to create community atmosphere, despite the lately popular trends of shopping together, the Advent Fair by the Basilica creates a place where people can spend some time together in the holiday spirit and enjoy a wide range of cultural, ...
Yves Giacometti, Former General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest
- 20 Dec 2012 11:00 AM
Passions come and passions go, so the trick is to keep things percolating. For now, Yves Giacometti is into Budapest. “This is a city that needs to be discovered,” says the General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest, who arrived in “the Paris of Eastern Europe” in late 2010 and plunged into local culture with the aid of erudite guides, an all-Hungarian concierge staff and ...
Hungarian Football Punished For Racism
- 9 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
FIFA has fined the Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ) SFr 40,000 and ordered the national team to play March’s World Cup qualification match against Romania behind closed doors, as punishment for racist acts by Hungarian fans.
XpatLoop Interview: Mark Badi, Former International Service Director, Computacenter Services Kft.
- 7 Jan 2013 11:00 AM
Born in Birmingham UK in 1964, father of 3 children. Relocated to Hungary in 1991 and worked in IT industry. As Sales manager and then Managing director for 21 years with a Local Hungarian IT Product and Services company.
Cézanne Exhibition In Budapest Draws 100,000
- 7 Jan 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
The 100,000th visitor to the Cézanne exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts was welcomed on Saturday morning. Tibor Tóth, who arrived with his family from Szombathely, has been named as a “friend of the museum” and can visit exhibitions at the Museum of Fine Arts and the National Gallery for a year free of charge.
Xpat Opinion: Voter Registration Abandoned But The Culture War Heats Up In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government columnists suggest that the government has backed down elegantly, disproving the charges of arrogance and authoritarianism often levelled against it, while according to centrist and left-leaning analysts, the government tested the water of public feeling and realized it had too much to lose on the registration issue.
Ferenc Kumin, Former Duty State Secretary For International Communications
- 5 Jan 2013 11:00 AM
Ferenc Kumin is an economist and political scientist. He holds two MAs from the Corvinus University of Budapest and from CEU, and is a PhD candidate at the former. His fields of interest have been political communication and campaigning, political effect on finances, e-governance and e-democracy, and functioning of the parliamentarian heads of states.
Budapest Secret Theatre Presents: Ancient History By David Ives, 10 January
- 2 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Budapest Secret Theatre’s highly anticipated new production Ancient History by multi-award winning playwright David Ives, is about to hit the stage on 23 November and 5 December 2013 at Átrium Film-Színház.
Winter Activities For Babies & Kids In Budapest
- 21 Dec 2012 10:45 AM
- community & culture
By Andi Lustak: In this post I have collected together expat friendly activities and playgroups that are aimed at toddlers and younger babies.
Advent Fair By The Basilica In Budapest In 2012
- 21 Dec 2012 10:35 AM
- shopping
Christmas markets have a long tradition in Hungary over the weeks of advent and this fair has a lot more to it than just Christmas shopping. It attempts to create community atmosphere, despite the lately popular trends of shopping together, the Advent Fair by the Basilica creates a place where people can spend some time together in the holiday spirit and enjoy a wide range of cultural, ...
Yves Giacometti, Former General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest
- 20 Dec 2012 11:00 AM
Passions come and passions go, so the trick is to keep things percolating. For now, Yves Giacometti is into Budapest. “This is a city that needs to be discovered,” says the General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest, who arrived in “the Paris of Eastern Europe” in late 2010 and plunged into local culture with the aid of erudite guides, an all-Hungarian concierge staff and ...