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Closing Of Australian Embassy In Budapest Will Not Impact Excellent Bilateral Relations
- 15 May 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Australia will close its embassy in Budapest as part of budget cuts for foreign affairs, Australian media reported on Monday, citing the AAP news agency. The reaction of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was that bilateral relations would be maintained at the currently excellent level. The Australian Government is expected to announce austerity measures worth billions of dollars to reduce ...
MasterCard Has Become Main Sponsor Of Balaton Sound Festival In Hungary
- 15 May 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Europe’s best medium-sized festival, which is officially named MasterCard® Balaton Sound from this year, is experiencing an unprecedented attention. Interest has almost doubled in Hungary and abroad as well. As result, there are only 1000 passes available for the public at the moment. The organizers would like to draw everyone’s attention to purchase tickets or passes only from official outlets.
Xpat Opinion: Repercussions Of PM Orbán’s Speech At World Jewish Congress In Budapest
- 14 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist fears that the apology of WJC chairman Ronald S. Lauder for his earlier criticism of PM Orbán’s speech will not be as widely reported in the international media as the original communique blaming Orbán for not being specific enough in distancing his party from the anti-Semitic far-right. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, criticizes PM Orbán’s labelling of the Jews ...
Invitation: 9th Budapest International Comics Festival, Millenáris, 12 May
- 9 May 2013 10:45 AM
- entertainment
The most important comics-related event in Hungary will be held on Sunday, May 12th from 10 am to 6 pm, hosted by the Hungarian Comics Association. Admittance: 500 HUF (free for children under the age of 10 accompanied by adults).
General Assembly Of World Jewish Congress Takes Place In Budapest
- 3 May 2013 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The 14th General Assembly of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) will take place in Budapest between 5-7 May. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed in his letter to President of the World Jewish Congress Ronald S. Lauder that it is an honour for Hungary to host the event. Numerous high-ranking governmental officials will participate and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will address the opening ceremony.
Főzdefeszt Opens Its Base In Budapest On Friday, 26 April
- 26 Apr 2013 8:59 AM
- entertainment
Nice to have a craft-beer revolution in Hungary, but what is a revolution without a cool hide-out? After years of wandering, Főzdefeszt has found a base for the revolution, and named it YEAST (that’s what Élesztő means in Hungarian). We never thought of craft-beer revolution as something that is only about beer, so Élesztő will incorporate quite a few things besides good craft beer. We aim to ...
Russians Are Now Top Foreign Buyers Of Real Estate In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2013 10:45 AM
- property
1,186 foreigners received permits to buy Hungarian property during 2012, say official sources. By far the largest group of new foreign owners, 445, are Russians, the next largest segment are Chinese citizens, comprising 150 buyers, and Ukrainians accounted for 128 of the overall total.
On 16 April We Remember Hungarian Victims Of Holocaust
- 15 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In 2000, the National Assembly designated 16 April as the Day of Remembrance for Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust. The first such memorial event was held in 2001. This year official Remembrance Day events will take place in Budapest at the Holocaust Memorial Center and the Danube Promenade Holocaust Memorial, and also in the cities of Hódmezővásárhely and Pécs. There will also be a memorial ...
Xpat Invitation: Hay Festival Budapest 2013
- 11 Apr 2013 9:55 AM
- community & culture
Among the biggest names appearing this year is Nicole Krauss, trumpeted by the New York Times as “one of the most important novelists in the United States”. Marcus du Sautoy, Professor of Maths at the University of Oxford, will be here to read from his new book about the ‘mysteries of symmetry’. Joumana Haddad, a Lebanese poet, journalist and translator, will also take part, as will Fernando ...
Closing Of Australian Embassy In Budapest Will Not Impact Excellent Bilateral Relations
- 15 May 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Australia will close its embassy in Budapest as part of budget cuts for foreign affairs, Australian media reported on Monday, citing the AAP news agency. The reaction of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was that bilateral relations would be maintained at the currently excellent level. The Australian Government is expected to announce austerity measures worth billions of dollars to reduce ...
MasterCard Has Become Main Sponsor Of Balaton Sound Festival In Hungary
- 15 May 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Europe’s best medium-sized festival, which is officially named MasterCard® Balaton Sound from this year, is experiencing an unprecedented attention. Interest has almost doubled in Hungary and abroad as well. As result, there are only 1000 passes available for the public at the moment. The organizers would like to draw everyone’s attention to purchase tickets or passes only from official outlets.
Xpat Opinion: Repercussions Of PM Orbán’s Speech At World Jewish Congress In Budapest
- 14 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist fears that the apology of WJC chairman Ronald S. Lauder for his earlier criticism of PM Orbán’s speech will not be as widely reported in the international media as the original communique blaming Orbán for not being specific enough in distancing his party from the anti-Semitic far-right. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, criticizes PM Orbán’s labelling of the Jews ...
Invitation: 9th Budapest International Comics Festival, Millenáris, 12 May
- 9 May 2013 10:45 AM
- entertainment
The most important comics-related event in Hungary will be held on Sunday, May 12th from 10 am to 6 pm, hosted by the Hungarian Comics Association. Admittance: 500 HUF (free for children under the age of 10 accompanied by adults).
General Assembly Of World Jewish Congress Takes Place In Budapest
- 3 May 2013 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The 14th General Assembly of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) will take place in Budapest between 5-7 May. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed in his letter to President of the World Jewish Congress Ronald S. Lauder that it is an honour for Hungary to host the event. Numerous high-ranking governmental officials will participate and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will address the opening ceremony.
Főzdefeszt Opens Its Base In Budapest On Friday, 26 April
- 26 Apr 2013 8:59 AM
- entertainment
Nice to have a craft-beer revolution in Hungary, but what is a revolution without a cool hide-out? After years of wandering, Főzdefeszt has found a base for the revolution, and named it YEAST (that’s what Élesztő means in Hungarian). We never thought of craft-beer revolution as something that is only about beer, so Élesztő will incorporate quite a few things besides good craft beer. We aim to ...
Russians Are Now Top Foreign Buyers Of Real Estate In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2013 10:45 AM
- property
1,186 foreigners received permits to buy Hungarian property during 2012, say official sources. By far the largest group of new foreign owners, 445, are Russians, the next largest segment are Chinese citizens, comprising 150 buyers, and Ukrainians accounted for 128 of the overall total.
On 16 April We Remember Hungarian Victims Of Holocaust
- 15 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In 2000, the National Assembly designated 16 April as the Day of Remembrance for Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust. The first such memorial event was held in 2001. This year official Remembrance Day events will take place in Budapest at the Holocaust Memorial Center and the Danube Promenade Holocaust Memorial, and also in the cities of Hódmezővásárhely and Pécs. There will also be a memorial ...
Xpat Invitation: Hay Festival Budapest 2013
- 11 Apr 2013 9:55 AM
- community & culture
Among the biggest names appearing this year is Nicole Krauss, trumpeted by the New York Times as “one of the most important novelists in the United States”. Marcus du Sautoy, Professor of Maths at the University of Oxford, will be here to read from his new book about the ‘mysteries of symmetry’. Joumana Haddad, a Lebanese poet, journalist and translator, will also take part, as will Fernando ...