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Budapest Festival Orchestra To Play Heroes’ Square Again On 10 June
- 28 Apr 2017 7:32 AM
- community & culture
With over a thousand dancing feet, nearly a hundred musicians and one conductor, the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) will once again be giving a free concert on Heroes’ Square on 10 June. The heroes of the event will be the young people, Roma and non-Roma from privileged and less-privileged backgrounds, for whom the preparations have just started all over the country.
Hungary’s Fiscal Council Head Expects GDP Growth To Surpass 4 pc In 2017, 2018
- 28 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s economy is likely to grow by above 4 percent both this year and next, the head of the Fiscal Council told a conference on Thursday. Árpád Kovács said the public debt would continue to fall and budget deficit would be below 3 percent of GDP in both years.
The Gamer Inside Us
- 26 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- tech
Six out of ten Internet users in Hungary play video games (including any game played on electronic devices, i.e. computers, smartphones, tablets, consoles, or TVs). This activity extends well beyond hardcore gaming: the most popular video games are Solitaire, Mahjong, Candy Crush Saga and Scrabble. Fifty-six per cent of gamers play on their smartphones (too) – these are the findings of eNET ...
'Flashing Mona Lisa', House of Photography
- 25 Apr 2017 7:18 AM
- community & culture
Closes 14 May. Over the last four decades, Sándor Kardos cinematographer’s amateur and private photo collection has become the home of almost one and a half million photo-objects: a unique combination of photographs, negatives, glass plates, and various technical images.
February Retail Sales Rose 0.8 Pc In Hungary
- 24 Apr 2017 1:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary climbed 0.8 percent year-on-year in February, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in the second reading of data released on Monday. Retail sales rose by 0.9 percent when adjusted for the calendar year effects. The unadjusted and adjusted figures were revised downwards from those published in the April 4 first reading of the data, from 1.0 percent and 1.2 percent ...
Szijjártó Calls For EU-UK Trade Deal
- 21 Apr 2017 7:08 AM
- business
The EU should negotiate “the broadest possible” free trade agreement with the United Kingdom, while the UK should stay a part of Europe’s security and defence systems, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after meeting David Davis, UK secretary of state for exiting the European Union, in Budapest. Szijjártó also called for a “fair” Brexit agreement, one which enforces both European and British ...
Hungary Signs Contract For Autonomous Vehicle Test Track
- 20 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- business
Economy Minister Mihály Varga on Wednesday signed a contract with companies involved in setting up a track in Zalaegerszeg, in western Hungary, for testing autonomous vehicles. Varga said at the event that the facility would be world-class and would put Hungary at the forefront of the development of self-driving vehicles.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Meets UK Brexit Minister
- 20 Apr 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó met David Davis, the United Kingdom’s secretary of state for exiting the European Union, for talks in Budapest on Thursday. At a press conference after the talks, Szijjártó called for a “fair” Brexit agreement, one which enforces both European and British interests.
Cardinal Erdő Sends Easter Message
- 18 Apr 2017 7:04 AM
- community & culture
“We see the cross as a sign of hope rather than a symbol of death,” Cardinal Péter Erdő, Archbishop of Esztergom- Budapest said. “Suffering in itself is not a message but if it is an expression of love for God and our fellow human beings, it is indeed a reason for us to rejoice,” the head of Hungary’s Catholic Church said in an interview in daily Magyar Hírlap.
Budapest Festival Orchestra To Play Heroes’ Square Again On 10 June
- 28 Apr 2017 7:32 AM
- community & culture
With over a thousand dancing feet, nearly a hundred musicians and one conductor, the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) will once again be giving a free concert on Heroes’ Square on 10 June. The heroes of the event will be the young people, Roma and non-Roma from privileged and less-privileged backgrounds, for whom the preparations have just started all over the country.
Hungary’s Fiscal Council Head Expects GDP Growth To Surpass 4 pc In 2017, 2018
- 28 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s economy is likely to grow by above 4 percent both this year and next, the head of the Fiscal Council told a conference on Thursday. Árpád Kovács said the public debt would continue to fall and budget deficit would be below 3 percent of GDP in both years.
The Gamer Inside Us
- 26 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- tech
Six out of ten Internet users in Hungary play video games (including any game played on electronic devices, i.e. computers, smartphones, tablets, consoles, or TVs). This activity extends well beyond hardcore gaming: the most popular video games are Solitaire, Mahjong, Candy Crush Saga and Scrabble. Fifty-six per cent of gamers play on their smartphones (too) – these are the findings of eNET ...
'Flashing Mona Lisa', House of Photography
- 25 Apr 2017 7:18 AM
- community & culture
Closes 14 May. Over the last four decades, Sándor Kardos cinematographer’s amateur and private photo collection has become the home of almost one and a half million photo-objects: a unique combination of photographs, negatives, glass plates, and various technical images.
February Retail Sales Rose 0.8 Pc In Hungary
- 24 Apr 2017 1:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary climbed 0.8 percent year-on-year in February, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said in the second reading of data released on Monday. Retail sales rose by 0.9 percent when adjusted for the calendar year effects. The unadjusted and adjusted figures were revised downwards from those published in the April 4 first reading of the data, from 1.0 percent and 1.2 percent ...
Szijjártó Calls For EU-UK Trade Deal
- 21 Apr 2017 7:08 AM
- business
The EU should negotiate “the broadest possible” free trade agreement with the United Kingdom, while the UK should stay a part of Europe’s security and defence systems, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after meeting David Davis, UK secretary of state for exiting the European Union, in Budapest. Szijjártó also called for a “fair” Brexit agreement, one which enforces both European and British ...
Hungary Signs Contract For Autonomous Vehicle Test Track
- 20 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- business
Economy Minister Mihály Varga on Wednesday signed a contract with companies involved in setting up a track in Zalaegerszeg, in western Hungary, for testing autonomous vehicles. Varga said at the event that the facility would be world-class and would put Hungary at the forefront of the development of self-driving vehicles.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Meets UK Brexit Minister
- 20 Apr 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó met David Davis, the United Kingdom’s secretary of state for exiting the European Union, for talks in Budapest on Thursday. At a press conference after the talks, Szijjártó called for a “fair” Brexit agreement, one which enforces both European and British interests.
Cardinal Erdő Sends Easter Message
- 18 Apr 2017 7:04 AM
- community & culture
“We see the cross as a sign of hope rather than a symbol of death,” Cardinal Péter Erdő, Archbishop of Esztergom- Budapest said. “Suffering in itself is not a message but if it is an expression of love for God and our fellow human beings, it is indeed a reason for us to rejoice,” the head of Hungary’s Catholic Church said in an interview in daily Magyar Hírlap.