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Xpat Opinion: The Risk Of Political Christianity: An Interview With Tamás Fabiny, Lutheran Bishop
- 21 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Gábor Czene of Népszabadság conducted an interview with Tamás Fabiny, bishop of the northern district of the Hungarian Lutheran Church. Fabiny was ordained in Erlangen, Germany in 1982. He also studied in the United States. In addition to his church activities he worked for Duna TV. Since 2010 he has been the vice chairman of the Lutheran World Federation.
Hungary's State Energy Company MVM To Buy German Investor's Stake
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
State energy company MVM will buy German investor RWE’s 49.83% stake in Budapest gas distributor Fõgáz, according to reports. A high ranking RWE representative met state officials and Budapest mayor István Tarlós last week, as the city owns 50% of the company. Retail shareholders have 0.17% of Fõgáz shares.
Euronews Opens Budapest Office
- 27 Nov 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Euronews on Wednesday officially opened its Budapest office, and its head, Attila Kert told the event that the channel would be showing the world to Hungary. Kert emphasised that the international news channel’s Hungarian-language broadcast was not a Hungarian-language channel concerning Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Unintended Consequences Of Expanding Hungarian Citizenship
- 17 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has been actively recruiting new citizens from the neighboring countries, presumably to add to their vote total at the next national election. In order to be eligible for citizenship a person must have at least one ancestor who was a Hungarian citizen. He must also have some knowledge of the Hungarian language.
Xpat Opinion: Foreign Press Under Fire In Hungary
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government weekly carries a long list of baseless allegations about Hungary in the foreign press, while a liberal news outlet criticizes Die Welt for misinterpreting an interview with a Hungarian historian, and failing to provide space for a rebuttal.
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 ...
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 ...
Invitation: Octoberfest In Budapest, 11 - 13 October 2013
- 10 Oct 2013 11:55 AM
- entertainment
After Munich, Paris, Edinburgh, Sydney and Washington the world’s largest beer festival Oktoberfest is finally coming to Budapest this year, for the first time.
This free admission event will be held at Kopaszi gát, a popular family-recreation spot, on the weekend of Friday 11th - Sunday 13th.
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian “Language Strategies”
- 28 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to talk again about one of my hobby horses, foreign language teaching in Hungary. Faithful readers of this blog will undoubtedly recall how often we talked about the shortcomings of the system. Everybody has horror stories about learning a foreign language in Hungary. Although there are some schools that excel in teaching foreign languages, most students leave grade 12 without a working ...
Xpat Opinion: The Risk Of Political Christianity: An Interview With Tamás Fabiny, Lutheran Bishop
- 21 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Gábor Czene of Népszabadság conducted an interview with Tamás Fabiny, bishop of the northern district of the Hungarian Lutheran Church. Fabiny was ordained in Erlangen, Germany in 1982. He also studied in the United States. In addition to his church activities he worked for Duna TV. Since 2010 he has been the vice chairman of the Lutheran World Federation.
Hungary's State Energy Company MVM To Buy German Investor's Stake
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
State energy company MVM will buy German investor RWE’s 49.83% stake in Budapest gas distributor Fõgáz, according to reports. A high ranking RWE representative met state officials and Budapest mayor István Tarlós last week, as the city owns 50% of the company. Retail shareholders have 0.17% of Fõgáz shares.
Euronews Opens Budapest Office
- 27 Nov 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Euronews on Wednesday officially opened its Budapest office, and its head, Attila Kert told the event that the channel would be showing the world to Hungary. Kert emphasised that the international news channel’s Hungarian-language broadcast was not a Hungarian-language channel concerning Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Unintended Consequences Of Expanding Hungarian Citizenship
- 17 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has been actively recruiting new citizens from the neighboring countries, presumably to add to their vote total at the next national election. In order to be eligible for citizenship a person must have at least one ancestor who was a Hungarian citizen. He must also have some knowledge of the Hungarian language.
Xpat Opinion: Foreign Press Under Fire In Hungary
- 13 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government weekly carries a long list of baseless allegations about Hungary in the foreign press, while a liberal news outlet criticizes Die Welt for misinterpreting an interview with a Hungarian historian, and failing to provide space for a rebuttal.
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 ...
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 ...
Invitation: Octoberfest In Budapest, 11 - 13 October 2013
- 10 Oct 2013 11:55 AM
- entertainment
After Munich, Paris, Edinburgh, Sydney and Washington the world’s largest beer festival Oktoberfest is finally coming to Budapest this year, for the first time.
This free admission event will be held at Kopaszi gát, a popular family-recreation spot, on the weekend of Friday 11th - Sunday 13th.
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian “Language Strategies”
- 28 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to talk again about one of my hobby horses, foreign language teaching in Hungary. Faithful readers of this blog will undoubtedly recall how often we talked about the shortcomings of the system. Everybody has horror stories about learning a foreign language in Hungary. Although there are some schools that excel in teaching foreign languages, most students leave grade 12 without a working ...