395 result(s) for housing
SOS Children’s Villages Support Hungarian Families In Crisis
- 10 Nov 2015 12:50 AM
- community & culture
Judit Polgár, chess grandmaster, the strongest female chess player in history, the Hungarian Festival Orchestra and famous Hungarian actors, support families in crises. In short films, Iván Kamarás, Dénes Száraz and Ildikó Csizmadia are presenting situations in which families can fall apart in a moment. SOS Children’s Villages launches its „Handprint” campaign.
Budapest Road Named After Spanish Diplomat Who Saved Jews During Holocaust
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A road in Aquincum, in the third district of Budapest, was named at a ceremony after Angel Sanz Briz, a Spanish diplomat who saved the lives of Jews during the Holocaust. Addressing the ceremony, Gergely Gulyás, deputy speaker of parliament, noted that the diplomat saved over 5,000 Hungarians. As such, he was the embodiment of the Spanish saying “Do good, regardless of whom you do it to,” Gulyás ...
Photo Article: Liebling, Budapest’s New ‘Favourite’ Ruin Pub
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
By Zsuzsa Bakonyi: Have you ever been to Fogasház in Akácfa utca? We bet you have and you might know by now that it is not just one ruinbar (in the unlikely case you don't know what we are talking about, check out the bible RuinPubs.com) but a huge urban jungle complex housing Fogasház garden, Fogasház, an electronic club named LÄRM, and the new hip restaurant/cultural bar Mazel Tov. The list ...
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...
Jobbik, Socialists Each Make Proposals For Hungarian Border Crisis Management
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has proposed amending the constitution so that the armed forces can be mobilised without any legal uncertainties to protect Hungary’s border. The Socialists, on the other hand, called for setting up more reception centres and speeding up asylum procedures on site. “Hungary should make it clear that it does not allow illegal migrants to cross its territory and ...
Xpat Opinion: Tourism Boosts Rents In Hungary
- 25 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
As the number of tourists arriving in Hungary hits record highs and online rental websites become increasingly popular, a columnist calls for stricter tax inspection and better regulation of the privately rented appartments. In June, 474,000 tourists arrived in Budapest, 100,000 more than four years ago. According to various estimates, the share of online rental listings including Airbnb has ...
Hungary’s Immigration Office Expands Staff
- 24 Aug 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s immigration office (BÁH) has started boosting the number of staff who process asylum applications, the daily Magyar Hírlap said. BÁH told the paper that it is in the process of hiring 485 new employees, most of whom will be on fixed-term contracts until next August. New officials will be tasked with managerial duties while public workers will be posted in reception centres, the paper ...
No One Wants To Work Here In Hungary
- 17 Jul 2015 12:35 PM
- current affairs
Hungarian magazine Hetek recently published an article which explored job opportunities, or lack thereof, around Hungary. The magazine looked at job listings, called employers looking to hire, spoke to employees, and looked at studies that sized up work-related stress among employees and managers. Working in Hungary, it turns out, is not that easy.
Budapest Housing Rents Up 20%
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Housing rents are up 20% in Budapest’s city centre and near the universities compared to the first half of 2014, business daily Világgazdaság said. Outside of the capital, rents are practically unchanged in East Hungary, but prices in the West, particularly in the environs of Győr, Sopron and Szombathely, are now close to those in Budapest, Attila Déry, analyst of real estate broker Otthon ...
SOS Children’s Villages Support Hungarian Families In Crisis
- 10 Nov 2015 12:50 AM
- community & culture
Judit Polgár, chess grandmaster, the strongest female chess player in history, the Hungarian Festival Orchestra and famous Hungarian actors, support families in crises. In short films, Iván Kamarás, Dénes Száraz and Ildikó Csizmadia are presenting situations in which families can fall apart in a moment. SOS Children’s Villages launches its „Handprint” campaign.
Budapest Road Named After Spanish Diplomat Who Saved Jews During Holocaust
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A road in Aquincum, in the third district of Budapest, was named at a ceremony after Angel Sanz Briz, a Spanish diplomat who saved the lives of Jews during the Holocaust. Addressing the ceremony, Gergely Gulyás, deputy speaker of parliament, noted that the diplomat saved over 5,000 Hungarians. As such, he was the embodiment of the Spanish saying “Do good, regardless of whom you do it to,” Gulyás ...
Photo Article: Liebling, Budapest’s New ‘Favourite’ Ruin Pub
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
By Zsuzsa Bakonyi: Have you ever been to Fogasház in Akácfa utca? We bet you have and you might know by now that it is not just one ruinbar (in the unlikely case you don't know what we are talking about, check out the bible RuinPubs.com) but a huge urban jungle complex housing Fogasház garden, Fogasház, an electronic club named LÄRM, and the new hip restaurant/cultural bar Mazel Tov. The list ...
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...
Jobbik, Socialists Each Make Proposals For Hungarian Border Crisis Management
- 27 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has proposed amending the constitution so that the armed forces can be mobilised without any legal uncertainties to protect Hungary’s border. The Socialists, on the other hand, called for setting up more reception centres and speeding up asylum procedures on site. “Hungary should make it clear that it does not allow illegal migrants to cross its territory and ...
Xpat Opinion: Tourism Boosts Rents In Hungary
- 25 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
As the number of tourists arriving in Hungary hits record highs and online rental websites become increasingly popular, a columnist calls for stricter tax inspection and better regulation of the privately rented appartments. In June, 474,000 tourists arrived in Budapest, 100,000 more than four years ago. According to various estimates, the share of online rental listings including Airbnb has ...
Hungary’s Immigration Office Expands Staff
- 24 Aug 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s immigration office (BÁH) has started boosting the number of staff who process asylum applications, the daily Magyar Hírlap said. BÁH told the paper that it is in the process of hiring 485 new employees, most of whom will be on fixed-term contracts until next August. New officials will be tasked with managerial duties while public workers will be posted in reception centres, the paper ...
No One Wants To Work Here In Hungary
- 17 Jul 2015 12:35 PM
- current affairs
Hungarian magazine Hetek recently published an article which explored job opportunities, or lack thereof, around Hungary. The magazine looked at job listings, called employers looking to hire, spoke to employees, and looked at studies that sized up work-related stress among employees and managers. Working in Hungary, it turns out, is not that easy.
Budapest Housing Rents Up 20%
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Housing rents are up 20% in Budapest’s city centre and near the universities compared to the first half of 2014, business daily Világgazdaság said. Outside of the capital, rents are practically unchanged in East Hungary, but prices in the West, particularly in the environs of Győr, Sopron and Szombathely, are now close to those in Budapest, Attila Déry, analyst of real estate broker Otthon ...