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Bristol (FR), A38 Ship Budapest, 28 May
- 25 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Marc Collin founder of Nouvelle Vague after a decade of success started a new project, in which instead of the new wave of the eighties he focuses on the nineties. As it turns out from the name Bristol, he dedicates it to the greatest trip-hop legends, like Massive Attack, Tricky, Portishead and Morcheeba, and gives them a new life mingled with elegant cool jazz and the moods of the films from ...
Head Of Hungarian Catholic Church: Death Penalty Goes Against Catholicism
- 22 May 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The teachings of the Catholic Church dictate that crime prevention and an effective and humane justice system should be pursued rather than restoration of the death penalty, Cardinal Péter Erdő, head of the Hungarian Catholic Church, told Inforádió. The cardinal noted that the Catechism of the Catholic Church had a full chapter devoted to the question of the death penalty, which says that the ...
US Ambassador To Hungary: Important To Confront The Past
- 22 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It is important to confront the past and process the painful periods of history, US Ambassador to Budapest Colleen Bell said at the launch of a publication on the Holocaust. Speaking at the event held at the Central European University to present The Future of Holocaust Memorialization: Confronting Racism, Antisemitism, and Homophobia through Memory Work, the ambassador said it is important to ...
Interview 2: Bruce Marshall, The Music Sommelier
- 21 May 2015 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Együtt, Socialists: Hungary’s PM “Unacceptable” In Europe
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán “did not do well” in either of two debates focusing on Hungary -- in the European Parliament and at a US House subcommittee hearing, the opposition Együtt party said. Orbán was once again forced to defend his policies pursued since 2010, but it is clear that he has become “the lonely leader of Europe”, Nóra Hajdu, the party’s foreign affairs spokesperson, said. Both ...
World’s Leading Thinkers To Gather In Budapest
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
World-famous scientists and thinkers will gather in Budapest to discuss the impacts of technological innovation at the first-ever Brain Bar Budapest Festival on June 4-6. The event aims to explore fascinating questions about the future, with themes such as the future of cities, companies, education, health and innovation.
Croatian Days In The Central Market Hall, 19 - 21 May
- 20 May 2015 8:40 AM
- shopping
Summer season is knocking at the door, which means we are getting closer to Croatia, considered to be the number one foreign destination by Hungarian tourists.On May 19-20-21, that is through three days the prime Croatian touristic offers will be introduced by the representatives of six regions, such as Kvarner Bay, plenteous in common history with Hungary and deservedly popular among Hungarians, ...
Xpat Interview 3: Eleanor Goold, Freelance Writer
- 19 May 2015 12:00 PM
1. What would you have done differently if you knew then what you know now since your last interview?
Budapest’s Refurbished Music Academy Wins Cultural Heritage Award
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The Franz Liszt Music Academy of Budapest has received the Europa Nostra Award in the conservation of cultural heritage category. The two-year renovation of the building was completed in fall 2013. We carry an interview with András Batta, rector of the Academy between 2004 and 2013, who was the unflagging powerhouse of that ambitious project.
Bristol (FR), A38 Ship Budapest, 28 May
- 25 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Marc Collin founder of Nouvelle Vague after a decade of success started a new project, in which instead of the new wave of the eighties he focuses on the nineties. As it turns out from the name Bristol, he dedicates it to the greatest trip-hop legends, like Massive Attack, Tricky, Portishead and Morcheeba, and gives them a new life mingled with elegant cool jazz and the moods of the films from ...
Head Of Hungarian Catholic Church: Death Penalty Goes Against Catholicism
- 22 May 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The teachings of the Catholic Church dictate that crime prevention and an effective and humane justice system should be pursued rather than restoration of the death penalty, Cardinal Péter Erdő, head of the Hungarian Catholic Church, told Inforádió. The cardinal noted that the Catechism of the Catholic Church had a full chapter devoted to the question of the death penalty, which says that the ...
US Ambassador To Hungary: Important To Confront The Past
- 22 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It is important to confront the past and process the painful periods of history, US Ambassador to Budapest Colleen Bell said at the launch of a publication on the Holocaust. Speaking at the event held at the Central European University to present The Future of Holocaust Memorialization: Confronting Racism, Antisemitism, and Homophobia through Memory Work, the ambassador said it is important to ...
Interview 2: Bruce Marshall, The Music Sommelier
- 21 May 2015 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Együtt, Socialists: Hungary’s PM “Unacceptable” In Europe
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán “did not do well” in either of two debates focusing on Hungary -- in the European Parliament and at a US House subcommittee hearing, the opposition Együtt party said. Orbán was once again forced to defend his policies pursued since 2010, but it is clear that he has become “the lonely leader of Europe”, Nóra Hajdu, the party’s foreign affairs spokesperson, said. Both ...
World’s Leading Thinkers To Gather In Budapest
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
World-famous scientists and thinkers will gather in Budapest to discuss the impacts of technological innovation at the first-ever Brain Bar Budapest Festival on June 4-6. The event aims to explore fascinating questions about the future, with themes such as the future of cities, companies, education, health and innovation.
Croatian Days In The Central Market Hall, 19 - 21 May
- 20 May 2015 8:40 AM
- shopping
Summer season is knocking at the door, which means we are getting closer to Croatia, considered to be the number one foreign destination by Hungarian tourists.On May 19-20-21, that is through three days the prime Croatian touristic offers will be introduced by the representatives of six regions, such as Kvarner Bay, plenteous in common history with Hungary and deservedly popular among Hungarians, ...
Xpat Interview 3: Eleanor Goold, Freelance Writer
- 19 May 2015 12:00 PM
1. What would you have done differently if you knew then what you know now since your last interview?
Budapest’s Refurbished Music Academy Wins Cultural Heritage Award
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The Franz Liszt Music Academy of Budapest has received the Europa Nostra Award in the conservation of cultural heritage category. The two-year renovation of the building was completed in fall 2013. We carry an interview with András Batta, rector of the Academy between 2004 and 2013, who was the unflagging powerhouse of that ambitious project.