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Xpat Opinion: Top 5 Fallacies In The ‘Free But Not Fair’ Story In Hungary
- 3 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If you’ve been following Hungary, especially the election campaign, then you have no doubt heard this line from critics and the opposition: The parliamentary elections “will be free, but they won’t be fair.”
Video Article: Left Alliance Supporters Demonstrate In Budapest
- 31 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Leaders of the five parties of the opposition left alliance called on people to cast their votes on April 6 at an election rally on Sunday. The election next weekend will be about choosing between the east and the west, they said. Socialist chairman Attila Mesterházy, the alliance’s candidate for prime minister, promised the demonstrators genuine workplaces, honest wages, an economic policy that ...
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 ...
Elections On April 6 In Hungary - A Description Of The Main Parties
- 27 Mar 2014 10:55 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz–KDNP: This coalition won a two-thirds majority in parliament four years ago. The two parties put themselves under a single roof in 2006 and are keeping it that way in the upcoming elections. FYI: the KDNP is really an extra in this play.
Innovative 'Artists In The Mirror' Exhibit - Take A Smartphone
- 27 Mar 2014 10:40 AM
- entertainment
The launch of the Budapest Spring Festival also saw the grand opening of the 'Artists in the mirror - self-portraits from the Uffizi gallery' exhibit in the Budapest History Museum. “This time it’s not only not forbidden but encouraged to use smartphones” said Vodafone Hungary CEO Diego Massidda at the opening.
Ancient Roman Seuso-Treasure Repatriated To Hungary
- 26 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Government has acquired and repatriated seven pieces of the unique, priceless, ancient Roman silver treasure known as the Seuso-treasure.
Budapest Spring Festival Opens
- 24 Mar 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition entitled Painters in the Mirror, compiled from Hungarian self-portraits taken from the collection of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, kicked off the 34th Budapest Spring Festival at the Museum of History on Friday.
Central European Dance Theatre: Peregrines, Festival Theater Budapest, 2 April
- 23 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Celebrating their 25th anniversary season, the Central European Dance Theatre present a production whose three choreographers were educated in Hungary but reached professional maturity abroad. “Peregrination, studying at foreign universities, is one of the most characteristic and interesting chapters in the history of Hungarian culture.
Grand Budapest Hotel Pre-Premier Screening, Organised By Corinthia Hotel Budapest
- 20 Mar 2014 11:00 AM
- Xpatloop
The Corinthia Hotel Budapest organised a pre-premier screening of the film Grand Budapest Hotel, on Tuesday March 18th. The event took place in the VIP Section of Cinema City at Arena Plaza, where local and international media guests had the pleasure of tasting fine food and drinks before the film commenced.
Xpat Opinion: Top 5 Fallacies In The ‘Free But Not Fair’ Story In Hungary
- 3 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If you’ve been following Hungary, especially the election campaign, then you have no doubt heard this line from critics and the opposition: The parliamentary elections “will be free, but they won’t be fair.”
Video Article: Left Alliance Supporters Demonstrate In Budapest
- 31 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Leaders of the five parties of the opposition left alliance called on people to cast their votes on April 6 at an election rally on Sunday. The election next weekend will be about choosing between the east and the west, they said. Socialist chairman Attila Mesterházy, the alliance’s candidate for prime minister, promised the demonstrators genuine workplaces, honest wages, an economic policy that ...
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 ...
Elections On April 6 In Hungary - A Description Of The Main Parties
- 27 Mar 2014 10:55 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz–KDNP: This coalition won a two-thirds majority in parliament four years ago. The two parties put themselves under a single roof in 2006 and are keeping it that way in the upcoming elections. FYI: the KDNP is really an extra in this play.
Innovative 'Artists In The Mirror' Exhibit - Take A Smartphone
- 27 Mar 2014 10:40 AM
- entertainment
The launch of the Budapest Spring Festival also saw the grand opening of the 'Artists in the mirror - self-portraits from the Uffizi gallery' exhibit in the Budapest History Museum. “This time it’s not only not forbidden but encouraged to use smartphones” said Vodafone Hungary CEO Diego Massidda at the opening.
Ancient Roman Seuso-Treasure Repatriated To Hungary
- 26 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Government has acquired and repatriated seven pieces of the unique, priceless, ancient Roman silver treasure known as the Seuso-treasure.
Budapest Spring Festival Opens
- 24 Mar 2014 8:04 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition entitled Painters in the Mirror, compiled from Hungarian self-portraits taken from the collection of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, kicked off the 34th Budapest Spring Festival at the Museum of History on Friday.
Central European Dance Theatre: Peregrines, Festival Theater Budapest, 2 April
- 23 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Celebrating their 25th anniversary season, the Central European Dance Theatre present a production whose three choreographers were educated in Hungary but reached professional maturity abroad. “Peregrination, studying at foreign universities, is one of the most characteristic and interesting chapters in the history of Hungarian culture.
Grand Budapest Hotel Pre-Premier Screening, Organised By Corinthia Hotel Budapest
- 20 Mar 2014 11:00 AM
- Xpatloop
The Corinthia Hotel Budapest organised a pre-premier screening of the film Grand Budapest Hotel, on Tuesday March 18th. The event took place in the VIP Section of Cinema City at Arena Plaza, where local and international media guests had the pleasure of tasting fine food and drinks before the film commenced.