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Good Friday To Become Non-Working Holiday
- 15 Oct 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Good Friday is to be declared a non-working holiday in Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced at the 1956 memorial meeting of the synod of Hungarian Reformed Churches on Friday. Orbán said next year’s 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation in Europe would be the right time to help believers celebrate Good Friday by declaring it a non-working holiday.
Terry Etheridge, Singer, Songwriter
- 13 Oct 2016 12:00 PM
Hailing From London, local expat Terry has been a singer / songwriter in the UK, Japan and Hungary.
Mobile Internet Connection – Wanted All Year Round
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
With the proliferation of smartphones and tablet computers, the number of mobile Internet users is growing steadily in Hungary, and has by now reached 2.6 million. Even though mobile Internet access may be especially important in the summer holiday season, we cannot do without it in the rest of the year either: people are online always and everywhere. This time, eNET – Telekom’s „Report on the ...
Public Transportation Vs. Car Rental
- 6 Oct 2016 8:01 AM
- specials
So summer has already passed but this September was recalling the summer time with its exceptionally good weather. One week ago even snack bars and plages were open on the southern shore of Lake Balaton so visitors arriving in off-peak season could enjoy the sunshine a little more.
Xpat Insights: 1956 Hungarian Revolution, 'Another Hungarian Tragedy'
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
One month from now, sixty years ago on 4 November 1956, a large Soviet force invaded Budapest and other regions of the country. The Hungarian resistance continued until 10 November, during which time 2,500 Hungarians and 700 Soviet troops were killed in the conflict. Below are key insights into what happened on 4 November 1956, over the next few days, and then afterwards as 200,000 Hungarians ...
Domestic Tourism On The Rise
- 9 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- travel
Domestic tourism continued to increase both in the first half of 2016 and during the peak tourist season, daily Magyar Hírlap said, citing experts. Hungarians increasingly chose to spend their holidays in their home country rather than going abroad. Domestic demand grew by twice as much as the international one, general secretary of the association of Hungarian restaurants and hotels István ...
Richard Dyer, Former Principal, The British International School, Budapest
- 29 Aug 2016 12:00 PM
Richard Dyer joined The British International School, Budapest as Principal in 2015. Before moving to Hungary he started as a mathematics teacher in London, then headed overseas in 1986.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum Urges Rescinding Bayer’s State Award
- 25 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Holocaust Memorial Museum of Washington, DC, condemned Hungary granting a state award to journalist Zsolt Bayer and called for rescinding the award. The USHMM said the award is intended to recognize individuals who demonstrate excellence in service to the country and “the promotion of universal human values”.
Understanding Patriotic Vocabulary On National Holiday
- 25 Aug 2016 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On the memorial day of the founding of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000 AD, a centrist pundit enumerates the nouns used to describe Hungarians and their country in an exercise that may help expats, visitors and foreign observers to understand the public discourse in Hungary on national issues.
Good Friday To Become Non-Working Holiday
- 15 Oct 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Good Friday is to be declared a non-working holiday in Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced at the 1956 memorial meeting of the synod of Hungarian Reformed Churches on Friday. Orbán said next year’s 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation in Europe would be the right time to help believers celebrate Good Friday by declaring it a non-working holiday.
Terry Etheridge, Singer, Songwriter
- 13 Oct 2016 12:00 PM
Hailing From London, local expat Terry has been a singer / songwriter in the UK, Japan and Hungary.
Mobile Internet Connection – Wanted All Year Round
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
With the proliferation of smartphones and tablet computers, the number of mobile Internet users is growing steadily in Hungary, and has by now reached 2.6 million. Even though mobile Internet access may be especially important in the summer holiday season, we cannot do without it in the rest of the year either: people are online always and everywhere. This time, eNET – Telekom’s „Report on the ...
Public Transportation Vs. Car Rental
- 6 Oct 2016 8:01 AM
- specials
So summer has already passed but this September was recalling the summer time with its exceptionally good weather. One week ago even snack bars and plages were open on the southern shore of Lake Balaton so visitors arriving in off-peak season could enjoy the sunshine a little more.
Xpat Insights: 1956 Hungarian Revolution, 'Another Hungarian Tragedy'
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
One month from now, sixty years ago on 4 November 1956, a large Soviet force invaded Budapest and other regions of the country. The Hungarian resistance continued until 10 November, during which time 2,500 Hungarians and 700 Soviet troops were killed in the conflict. Below are key insights into what happened on 4 November 1956, over the next few days, and then afterwards as 200,000 Hungarians ...
Domestic Tourism On The Rise
- 9 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- travel
Domestic tourism continued to increase both in the first half of 2016 and during the peak tourist season, daily Magyar Hírlap said, citing experts. Hungarians increasingly chose to spend their holidays in their home country rather than going abroad. Domestic demand grew by twice as much as the international one, general secretary of the association of Hungarian restaurants and hotels István ...
Richard Dyer, Former Principal, The British International School, Budapest
- 29 Aug 2016 12:00 PM
Richard Dyer joined The British International School, Budapest as Principal in 2015. Before moving to Hungary he started as a mathematics teacher in London, then headed overseas in 1986.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum Urges Rescinding Bayer’s State Award
- 25 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Holocaust Memorial Museum of Washington, DC, condemned Hungary granting a state award to journalist Zsolt Bayer and called for rescinding the award. The USHMM said the award is intended to recognize individuals who demonstrate excellence in service to the country and “the promotion of universal human values”.
Understanding Patriotic Vocabulary On National Holiday
- 25 Aug 2016 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On the memorial day of the founding of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000 AD, a centrist pundit enumerates the nouns used to describe Hungarians and their country in an exercise that may help expats, visitors and foreign observers to understand the public discourse in Hungary on national issues.