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Hungary’s Central Bank Sues Board Member For Slander
- 24 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s central bank is suing Péter Róna, a member of its supervisory board, for claiming the bank has been making gratuitous purchases of fine art. The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) has filed a criminal complaint against Róna for publicly alleging that some of the bank’s decisions had been unlawful.
Grandhouse Lunch Budapest - Report Of Wednesday, April 16th
- 24 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Ambassador of Croatia, Gordan Grlic-Radman was the guest speaker at the monthly lunch meeting of the Grandhouse International on Wednesday, April 16th at the Academy Club of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences on Széchenyi István tér in Budapest. Dr. Albert Royaards, President of the Board of Trustees welcomed the dignitaries, the members and their guests. He offered a special welcome to ...
Sweet Enticement – Hungarian Cake Shops
- 18 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- food & drink
Hungarians who travel around the world may marvel at beautiful scenery and splendid cities, but sooner or later they will miss one thing terribly, and in many places not find it – a really good cake shop. These exist in large numbers in Hungary: big and small, elegant and modest, the kind that are recommended in travel guides and awarded many stars, and the kind that are known only to the locals.
Poetry Day At Palace of Arts, Budapest, 11 April
- 10 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The group W. H. was formed at the initiative of cellist and composer Albert Márkos with the goalgoal of placing the sonnets and songs of William Shakespeare in a modern musical context. The name of the project refers to a monogram, the certain Mr. W. H. to whom Shakespeare dedicated his sonnets published in printed form. The identity of this mysterious person – like the content of the sonnets ...
Will e-Books Save Reading In Hungary?
- 10 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
Adult Hungarian Internet users now claim to read fewer books than five years ago. E-books may undoubtedly help stop the decrease in the time spent reading; in fact, they could cause a rebound, states the latest research document in eNET-Telekom’s series titled “Report on the Internet Economy”. This time, the subject is reading and people’s approach to e-books.
The Metropolitan Opera: Live In HD, Festival Theater, 6 April
- 4 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Replay of the live broadcast with English and Hungarian subtitle. The most frequently performed opera in the Metropolitan’s history, the tale of La Bohème, which portrays the life of hedonistic young artists with all its joys and tragedies, is presented here with an excitingly young cast in a classic production by Franco Zeffirelli and with the outstanding Italian conductor Stefano Ranzani at the ...
Hungarians @ The Titanic Film Festival
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
This year’s Titanic Festival – running between 4-12th April – will also present the works of Hungarian film makers too. Erik Novák’s brand-new action-thriller and black comedy mixture Black Soup will have its premiere screening at the festival. Simon Szabó’s short film Wall that won the main award at the Tampere Short Film Festival, and Réka Bucsi’s animation short Symphony no. 42 that competed ...
Xpat Opinion: The “Family Silver” Returns To Hungary
- 28 Mar 2014 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Seven pieces of the Seuso Treasure, an ancient trove of silver objects from the late Roman Empire, have finally come home. At a special press conference yesterday in the Hungarian Parliament, Prime Minister Orbán presented the precious Seuso artifacts, which date from the late fourth or early fifth century AD and are among some of the most important archaeological finds from the period. They will ...
Triumph Of Perfection - Raphael, Fine Arts Museum
- 23 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Now on at Budapest's Museum Of Fine Arts: Renaissance Drawings and Prints from the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest - Along with Leonardo and Michelangelo, Raphael, the youngest of the famous master triad of the High Renaissance, made an exceptionally deep impression on Italian art.
Hungary’s Central Bank Sues Board Member For Slander
- 24 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s central bank is suing Péter Róna, a member of its supervisory board, for claiming the bank has been making gratuitous purchases of fine art. The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) has filed a criminal complaint against Róna for publicly alleging that some of the bank’s decisions had been unlawful.
Grandhouse Lunch Budapest - Report Of Wednesday, April 16th
- 24 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Ambassador of Croatia, Gordan Grlic-Radman was the guest speaker at the monthly lunch meeting of the Grandhouse International on Wednesday, April 16th at the Academy Club of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences on Széchenyi István tér in Budapest. Dr. Albert Royaards, President of the Board of Trustees welcomed the dignitaries, the members and their guests. He offered a special welcome to ...
Sweet Enticement – Hungarian Cake Shops
- 18 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- food & drink
Hungarians who travel around the world may marvel at beautiful scenery and splendid cities, but sooner or later they will miss one thing terribly, and in many places not find it – a really good cake shop. These exist in large numbers in Hungary: big and small, elegant and modest, the kind that are recommended in travel guides and awarded many stars, and the kind that are known only to the locals.
Poetry Day At Palace of Arts, Budapest, 11 April
- 10 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The group W. H. was formed at the initiative of cellist and composer Albert Márkos with the goalgoal of placing the sonnets and songs of William Shakespeare in a modern musical context. The name of the project refers to a monogram, the certain Mr. W. H. to whom Shakespeare dedicated his sonnets published in printed form. The identity of this mysterious person – like the content of the sonnets ...
Will e-Books Save Reading In Hungary?
- 10 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
Adult Hungarian Internet users now claim to read fewer books than five years ago. E-books may undoubtedly help stop the decrease in the time spent reading; in fact, they could cause a rebound, states the latest research document in eNET-Telekom’s series titled “Report on the Internet Economy”. This time, the subject is reading and people’s approach to e-books.
The Metropolitan Opera: Live In HD, Festival Theater, 6 April
- 4 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Replay of the live broadcast with English and Hungarian subtitle. The most frequently performed opera in the Metropolitan’s history, the tale of La Bohème, which portrays the life of hedonistic young artists with all its joys and tragedies, is presented here with an excitingly young cast in a classic production by Franco Zeffirelli and with the outstanding Italian conductor Stefano Ranzani at the ...
Hungarians @ The Titanic Film Festival
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
This year’s Titanic Festival – running between 4-12th April – will also present the works of Hungarian film makers too. Erik Novák’s brand-new action-thriller and black comedy mixture Black Soup will have its premiere screening at the festival. Simon Szabó’s short film Wall that won the main award at the Tampere Short Film Festival, and Réka Bucsi’s animation short Symphony no. 42 that competed ...
Xpat Opinion: The “Family Silver” Returns To Hungary
- 28 Mar 2014 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Seven pieces of the Seuso Treasure, an ancient trove of silver objects from the late Roman Empire, have finally come home. At a special press conference yesterday in the Hungarian Parliament, Prime Minister Orbán presented the precious Seuso artifacts, which date from the late fourth or early fifth century AD and are among some of the most important archaeological finds from the period. They will ...
Triumph Of Perfection - Raphael, Fine Arts Museum
- 23 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Now on at Budapest's Museum Of Fine Arts: Renaissance Drawings and Prints from the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest - Along with Leonardo and Michelangelo, Raphael, the youngest of the famous master triad of the High Renaissance, made an exceptionally deep impression on Italian art.