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Hungarian Police Officers Beat Romanian To Death
- 11 Apr 2013 8:50 AM
- current affairs
Two police officers have been arrested in Bács county for beating to death a Romanian who had been detained for stealing an electric saw. County prosecutors spokeswoman Csilla Gyugyi confirmed that the victim had died of a beating at the hands of police. HVG reports that the incident happened at the Izsák police station.
Xpat Event Report: NAWA Budapest Event: Organic Budapest, 9 April
- 10 Apr 2013 9:02 AM
- community & culture
When you get invited to a NAWA event you know you are in for something special, and this time it was no different. I always come away from these events with some useful nuggets of information, which broadens my horizons. This time I discovered all things organic in Budapest, presented by Matthew Hayes, a teacher at St. Istvan Agricultural University and long-time Budapest resident, who is helping ...
Hungarian State Opera House In Budapest Presents 15 New Shows In The Autumn
- 10 Apr 2013 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The State Opera will premier 15 new productions next season, music director Domonkos Héja told reporters on Tuesday. The first new production at the reopened Erkel Theatre will be Zoltán Kodály’s János Háry, debuting on October 6.
Hungary's Forint Returns Below Ft 300 Per Euro
- 9 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The forint strengthened to Ft 296.3 per euro on Monday, its highest level in a month, due to poor US economic data, Napi Gazdaság reports. Monetary easing by the Bank of Japan prompted Japanese investors to buy European bonds, pushing down their yields and strengthening local currencies, according to Concorde brokers.
Xpat Event Report: Jazz Star Charms Audience At Bohém Festival In Hungary
- 8 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
New York-based jazz singer Catherine Russell performed to a full-house at the Kecskemét Bohém Jazz & Ragtime Festival on March 24. Daughter of the late Louis Russell, the long-time musical director for Louis Armstrong, Ms. Russell enchanted the audience with her voice, wit, and personal warmth and earned a standing ovation for a performance of a traditional Hungarian jazz song in Hungarian.
More Hungarians Migrating To UK
- 8 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is in tenth place in a new ranking of the native country of recent immigrants to the UK, Magyar Hírlap reports, citing England’s Daily Mail newspaper. Last year 18,110 Hungarians – 0.18% of the population – applied for a UK social security number.
Socialists VAT Petition Drive Approved In Hungary
- 3 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The signature sheets of the Socialist Party’s petition drive to reduce VAT were distributed to constituency officials a few days ago, Népszabadság reports. Deputy caucus leader Zoltán Lukács told the newspaper that as the governing party would not even approve their proposal to lower the VAT on food items from 27% to 5% for debate in Parliament, they will now turn to ordinary people.
Xpat Event Report: Hungary Welcomes Foreign Investors & Producers
- 2 Apr 2013 9:02 AM
- business
The Hungarian banking sector is safe, Foreign Minister János Martonyi said in connection with the Cyprus crisis, speaking at a business forum of the American Chamber of Commerce on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Criticized In German Public Media
- 2 Apr 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators criticize the government’s reaction to German public media reports which claim that undemocratic trends are the order of the day in Hungary. A conservative liberal blogger, on the other hand, believes that the German media habitually paint a distorted and biased picture of Hungary.
Hungarian Police Officers Beat Romanian To Death
- 11 Apr 2013 8:50 AM
- current affairs
Two police officers have been arrested in Bács county for beating to death a Romanian who had been detained for stealing an electric saw. County prosecutors spokeswoman Csilla Gyugyi confirmed that the victim had died of a beating at the hands of police. HVG reports that the incident happened at the Izsák police station.
Xpat Event Report: NAWA Budapest Event: Organic Budapest, 9 April
- 10 Apr 2013 9:02 AM
- community & culture
When you get invited to a NAWA event you know you are in for something special, and this time it was no different. I always come away from these events with some useful nuggets of information, which broadens my horizons. This time I discovered all things organic in Budapest, presented by Matthew Hayes, a teacher at St. Istvan Agricultural University and long-time Budapest resident, who is helping ...
Hungarian State Opera House In Budapest Presents 15 New Shows In The Autumn
- 10 Apr 2013 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The State Opera will premier 15 new productions next season, music director Domonkos Héja told reporters on Tuesday. The first new production at the reopened Erkel Theatre will be Zoltán Kodály’s János Háry, debuting on October 6.
Hungary's Forint Returns Below Ft 300 Per Euro
- 9 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The forint strengthened to Ft 296.3 per euro on Monday, its highest level in a month, due to poor US economic data, Napi Gazdaság reports. Monetary easing by the Bank of Japan prompted Japanese investors to buy European bonds, pushing down their yields and strengthening local currencies, according to Concorde brokers.
Xpat Event Report: Jazz Star Charms Audience At Bohém Festival In Hungary
- 8 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
New York-based jazz singer Catherine Russell performed to a full-house at the Kecskemét Bohém Jazz & Ragtime Festival on March 24. Daughter of the late Louis Russell, the long-time musical director for Louis Armstrong, Ms. Russell enchanted the audience with her voice, wit, and personal warmth and earned a standing ovation for a performance of a traditional Hungarian jazz song in Hungarian.
More Hungarians Migrating To UK
- 8 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is in tenth place in a new ranking of the native country of recent immigrants to the UK, Magyar Hírlap reports, citing England’s Daily Mail newspaper. Last year 18,110 Hungarians – 0.18% of the population – applied for a UK social security number.
Socialists VAT Petition Drive Approved In Hungary
- 3 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The signature sheets of the Socialist Party’s petition drive to reduce VAT were distributed to constituency officials a few days ago, Népszabadság reports. Deputy caucus leader Zoltán Lukács told the newspaper that as the governing party would not even approve their proposal to lower the VAT on food items from 27% to 5% for debate in Parliament, they will now turn to ordinary people.
Xpat Event Report: Hungary Welcomes Foreign Investors & Producers
- 2 Apr 2013 9:02 AM
- business
The Hungarian banking sector is safe, Foreign Minister János Martonyi said in connection with the Cyprus crisis, speaking at a business forum of the American Chamber of Commerce on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Criticized In German Public Media
- 2 Apr 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators criticize the government’s reaction to German public media reports which claim that undemocratic trends are the order of the day in Hungary. A conservative liberal blogger, on the other hand, believes that the German media habitually paint a distorted and biased picture of Hungary.