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Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Utility Price Regulation: ‘Strong But Not Uncommon’
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government of Hungary has introduced price cuts in utility costs, and we had an interesting reaction last week from a major player in the energy market. "What you see in Hungary, the regulatory impact on the market … it is very strong but is not uncommon. Everywhere in Europe the state intervenes in tariffs, in the way a business is structured," said Willem Coppoolse, head of illiquid gas ...
What's Next For Bankrupt Amusement Park In Budapest
- 30 Oct 2013 12:35 AM
- entertainment
Once a crowd-puller and a pride of Budapest, the Amusement Park is now closed. The Zoo acquire most of its area and will use it to display subtropical fauna and flora in a spacious glasshouse. As the Roller Coaster, the carousel, the grotto train are considered historical monuments, they will stay. A theme park dedicated to fairy tales will be established along the borderline of the two by 2017. ...
New Budapest Exhibition Hall At Bálna Builidng In Budapest
- 24 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- property
The new exhibition space of the New Budapest Gallery will become an important and pivotal locale within the capital’s art scene. In accordance with the concept developed specifically for this 760 square meter space, the institution will emerge as a modern representative showplace for exhibitions displaying works by artists living in Budapest, their artistic connections, and their ties to partner ...
Xpat Opinion: Tourism, Employment: Hungary’s Recovery Trends
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
While the government shutdown in the United States and a risk of default send shivers through the global economy, recent figures in Hungary continue to encourage cautious optimism, building on positive indicators I reported last month. Indeed, the government has drawn up budgets for 2014 based on a GDP growth estimate of 2 percent. That is 0.6% lower than what Bank of America Merrill Lynch ...
Development Of Tokaj Wine Region Is A Priority For Hungary’s Gov
- 17 Oct 2013 10:00 AM
- business
The Government will discuss the Tokaj programme before the end of November, Minister of State heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said on Wednesday. Decisions will be made on the further support of Tokaj foothill wineries as well as on the approval of a Tokaj world heritage programme, he said.
Gault&Millau Hungary 2014 – Presentation Of The New Guide
- 11 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- food & drink
”Hungarian gastronomic culture has reached its final stages, if it is not past all chances of improvement.” This statement was issued in the 2007 Culinary Charta, signed by over a hundred public figures of all sorts of ideological beliefs within a week. The statement also declared that: ”if any negative trend can be reversed, it must be reversed”. And that „the signatories will lobby for quality”.
Weekend Escape From Budapest To Naples
- 11 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
First named Neapolis, meaning ‘new city’, the Naples of today is a vibrant and exciting place to visit with plenty of things to see. Italy’s third most populated municipality has one of the largest historical city centres on the globe, with 448 monumental churches - the highest number in the world for a single city.
Cancelled: Budapest's First 'Renaissance & Medieval Festival'
- 10 Oct 2013 12:01 PM
- community & culture
History is set to come alive in the Buda Castle this weekend with a medieval themed festival held around the Royal Palace. It's the first of its kind in this magnificent venue, it promises historical games and challenges, medieval style dresses and tools... As it's a family event there won’t be any beheading, burning and boiling, garroting, flogging or impaling, so don't expect to re-live the ...
Now On: World Press Photo Exhibition In Budapest (See Video Clip)
- 9 Oct 2013 9:02 AM
- entertainment
The World Press Photo Expo is described as "an extensive mirror on the modern world, an event important to both visual culture and historical scholarship". It may also be said, without exaggeration, that the exhibit is one of the most popular cultural events in Budapest at the Museum of Ethnography, until 27 October 2013.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Utility Price Regulation: ‘Strong But Not Uncommon’
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government of Hungary has introduced price cuts in utility costs, and we had an interesting reaction last week from a major player in the energy market. "What you see in Hungary, the regulatory impact on the market … it is very strong but is not uncommon. Everywhere in Europe the state intervenes in tariffs, in the way a business is structured," said Willem Coppoolse, head of illiquid gas ...
What's Next For Bankrupt Amusement Park In Budapest
- 30 Oct 2013 12:35 AM
- entertainment
Once a crowd-puller and a pride of Budapest, the Amusement Park is now closed. The Zoo acquire most of its area and will use it to display subtropical fauna and flora in a spacious glasshouse. As the Roller Coaster, the carousel, the grotto train are considered historical monuments, they will stay. A theme park dedicated to fairy tales will be established along the borderline of the two by 2017. ...
New Budapest Exhibition Hall At Bálna Builidng In Budapest
- 24 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- property
The new exhibition space of the New Budapest Gallery will become an important and pivotal locale within the capital’s art scene. In accordance with the concept developed specifically for this 760 square meter space, the institution will emerge as a modern representative showplace for exhibitions displaying works by artists living in Budapest, their artistic connections, and their ties to partner ...
Xpat Opinion: Tourism, Employment: Hungary’s Recovery Trends
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
While the government shutdown in the United States and a risk of default send shivers through the global economy, recent figures in Hungary continue to encourage cautious optimism, building on positive indicators I reported last month. Indeed, the government has drawn up budgets for 2014 based on a GDP growth estimate of 2 percent. That is 0.6% lower than what Bank of America Merrill Lynch ...
Development Of Tokaj Wine Region Is A Priority For Hungary’s Gov
- 17 Oct 2013 10:00 AM
- business
The Government will discuss the Tokaj programme before the end of November, Minister of State heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said on Wednesday. Decisions will be made on the further support of Tokaj foothill wineries as well as on the approval of a Tokaj world heritage programme, he said.
Gault&Millau Hungary 2014 – Presentation Of The New Guide
- 11 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- food & drink
”Hungarian gastronomic culture has reached its final stages, if it is not past all chances of improvement.” This statement was issued in the 2007 Culinary Charta, signed by over a hundred public figures of all sorts of ideological beliefs within a week. The statement also declared that: ”if any negative trend can be reversed, it must be reversed”. And that „the signatories will lobby for quality”.
Weekend Escape From Budapest To Naples
- 11 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
First named Neapolis, meaning ‘new city’, the Naples of today is a vibrant and exciting place to visit with plenty of things to see. Italy’s third most populated municipality has one of the largest historical city centres on the globe, with 448 monumental churches - the highest number in the world for a single city.
Cancelled: Budapest's First 'Renaissance & Medieval Festival'
- 10 Oct 2013 12:01 PM
- community & culture
History is set to come alive in the Buda Castle this weekend with a medieval themed festival held around the Royal Palace. It's the first of its kind in this magnificent venue, it promises historical games and challenges, medieval style dresses and tools... As it's a family event there won’t be any beheading, burning and boiling, garroting, flogging or impaling, so don't expect to re-live the ...
Now On: World Press Photo Exhibition In Budapest (See Video Clip)
- 9 Oct 2013 9:02 AM
- entertainment
The World Press Photo Expo is described as "an extensive mirror on the modern world, an event important to both visual culture and historical scholarship". It may also be said, without exaggeration, that the exhibit is one of the most popular cultural events in Budapest at the Museum of Ethnography, until 27 October 2013.