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Obama Officially Announces Bell As New U.S. Ambassador To Hungary
- 8 Nov 2013 11:40 AM
- community & culture
President Obama has announced his intent to nominate Colleen Bradley Bell – Ambassador to Hungary, Department of State, which the White House describes as a key Administration post. XpatLoop reported at the end of September that Bell’s vetting process had apparently been concluded, and only formal Hungarian approval was required before her appointment. "She raised more than $500,000 for the Obama ...
Where Has All The Wine Gone In Hungary?
- 8 Nov 2013 11:30 AM
- food & drink
Awash with wine as we are in Hungary, it’s nigh on impossible to imagine that globally, we could be in crisis. If anything, I’m noticing more cellars adding their bottles to the supermarket shelves, which may simply mean that marketing has upped a notch or two. Or perhaps I’m being a little more adventurous and dipping my palette into new waters. My current favourite wine region is Szekszárd; ...
Budapest Bonfire Bash, Party For Charity, 4 Nov 2013
- 6 Nov 2013 11:00 AM
- Russell Skidmore & Marcus Schirrmacher-Gavaller
Thanks to around 200 guests of XpatLoop nearly HUF 1 million was collected to support the Csodalámpa Foundation at this feel-good event on a rainy Monday evening.
Xpat Opinion: Political Controversy Over The Role Of Regent Miklós Horthy (1920-1944)
- 5 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Sunday marked the unveiling of a bronze bust of Admiral Miklós Horthy. The bust is located on the property of a Hungarian Reformed Church in Budapest, but it is visible from the busy Szabadság tér. The minister of the church is Lóránt Hegedüs, whose wife is a Jobbik member of parliament. This is not the first time that Hegedüs has prompted controversy with his extremist political views and ...
Hungarian Pays Romanian Fine With Coins Weighing Over A Ton
- 30 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Romanian police fined an ethnic Hungarians woman for handing out bilingual price cards to vendors in a vegetable market. An unprecedented grassroots campaign followed in which the sum of the fine was collected in penny coins – weighing more than a ton.
Fully Booked: Budapest Bonfire Party
- 30 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Thank you to everyone registered to mix and mingle with fellow Xpats at the InterConti tonight. We look forward to seeing you there to enjoy an international selection of free* drinks and bonfire food; plus live music and plenty of raffle prizes. Our annual party for charity will feature The Music Sommelier, Kasai, and then headliners The Carbonfools - the hottest pop band in Hungary - video ...
Robert Capa Stamps Available In Hungary
- 28 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
At the proposal of the Hungarian National Commission for UNESCO, in 2013 the General Conference of the international organisation adopted the centenary of the birth of Robert Capa as one of the anniversaries UNESCO deemed worthy of celebration. Magyar Posta is issuing a commemorative stamp in honour of the occasion. The stamp design employs Capa’s photograph Woman Gathering a Bundle of Hay on a ...
Budapest Pride LGBTQ Film Festival, 26 October – 3 November
- 25 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Debuting this year as a standalone festival, the Budapest Pride LGBTQ Film Festival will be held October 26 through November 3. For years, the film festival had been an integral part of the Budapest Pride Cultural and Film Festival and has now split off into a separate event series. The expanded festival will feature film showings in not just Budapest but also Pécs and Szeged, and the majority of ...
Xpat Opinion: Being Ferenc Kumin, Hungarian Deputy State Sec For Int Comms
- 25 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications Hungarian Government. Maybe you’ve grown tired of hearing me carry on about how the foreign media and correspondents have got it wrong about Hungary – again – and my mantra about how facts matter. Well, get a load of this.
Obama Officially Announces Bell As New U.S. Ambassador To Hungary
- 8 Nov 2013 11:40 AM
- community & culture
President Obama has announced his intent to nominate Colleen Bradley Bell – Ambassador to Hungary, Department of State, which the White House describes as a key Administration post. XpatLoop reported at the end of September that Bell’s vetting process had apparently been concluded, and only formal Hungarian approval was required before her appointment. "She raised more than $500,000 for the Obama ...
Where Has All The Wine Gone In Hungary?
- 8 Nov 2013 11:30 AM
- food & drink
Awash with wine as we are in Hungary, it’s nigh on impossible to imagine that globally, we could be in crisis. If anything, I’m noticing more cellars adding their bottles to the supermarket shelves, which may simply mean that marketing has upped a notch or two. Or perhaps I’m being a little more adventurous and dipping my palette into new waters. My current favourite wine region is Szekszárd; ...
Budapest Bonfire Bash, Party For Charity, 4 Nov 2013
- 6 Nov 2013 11:00 AM
- Russell Skidmore & Marcus Schirrmacher-Gavaller
Thanks to around 200 guests of XpatLoop nearly HUF 1 million was collected to support the Csodalámpa Foundation at this feel-good event on a rainy Monday evening.
Xpat Opinion: Political Controversy Over The Role Of Regent Miklós Horthy (1920-1944)
- 5 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Sunday marked the unveiling of a bronze bust of Admiral Miklós Horthy. The bust is located on the property of a Hungarian Reformed Church in Budapest, but it is visible from the busy Szabadság tér. The minister of the church is Lóránt Hegedüs, whose wife is a Jobbik member of parliament. This is not the first time that Hegedüs has prompted controversy with his extremist political views and ...
Hungarian Pays Romanian Fine With Coins Weighing Over A Ton
- 30 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Romanian police fined an ethnic Hungarians woman for handing out bilingual price cards to vendors in a vegetable market. An unprecedented grassroots campaign followed in which the sum of the fine was collected in penny coins – weighing more than a ton.
Fully Booked: Budapest Bonfire Party
- 30 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Thank you to everyone registered to mix and mingle with fellow Xpats at the InterConti tonight. We look forward to seeing you there to enjoy an international selection of free* drinks and bonfire food; plus live music and plenty of raffle prizes. Our annual party for charity will feature The Music Sommelier, Kasai, and then headliners The Carbonfools - the hottest pop band in Hungary - video ...
Robert Capa Stamps Available In Hungary
- 28 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
At the proposal of the Hungarian National Commission for UNESCO, in 2013 the General Conference of the international organisation adopted the centenary of the birth of Robert Capa as one of the anniversaries UNESCO deemed worthy of celebration. Magyar Posta is issuing a commemorative stamp in honour of the occasion. The stamp design employs Capa’s photograph Woman Gathering a Bundle of Hay on a ...
Budapest Pride LGBTQ Film Festival, 26 October – 3 November
- 25 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Debuting this year as a standalone festival, the Budapest Pride LGBTQ Film Festival will be held October 26 through November 3. For years, the film festival had been an integral part of the Budapest Pride Cultural and Film Festival and has now split off into a separate event series. The expanded festival will feature film showings in not just Budapest but also Pécs and Szeged, and the majority of ...
Xpat Opinion: Being Ferenc Kumin, Hungarian Deputy State Sec For Int Comms
- 25 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications Hungarian Government. Maybe you’ve grown tired of hearing me carry on about how the foreign media and correspondents have got it wrong about Hungary – again – and my mantra about how facts matter. Well, get a load of this.