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Living In America At 20th Titanic Festival In Budapest
- 12 Apr 2013 9:02 AM
- entertainment
We are in the middle of the 20th Titanic International Film Festival where we can find a selection of independent American movies again. The section called Living In America includes five features and one of them, How to Follow Strangers is a world premiere. After its screenings the audience can meet the director, Chioke Nassor. In the section the drama of a single mother with two teenage sons ...
Xpat Opinion: Silent Hill – Revelation 3D Review
- 6 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
“In my restless drams, I see that town…Silent hill.” These lines from the Silent Hill 2 computer game were the ones that made the franchise known worldwide. This Halloween Silent Hill comes to the movie theatres again to give viewers some restless dreams.
Xpat Opinion: Health Care Wage Hikes In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A right-wing columnist welcomes efforts by the Hungarian government to fulfil its promise to offer significant salary rises to doctors and nurses. She notes, however, that in the current health care system it is not possible to offer salaries which are competitive at a European level.
Hungary's Tax Office Targets Pubs During Olympics
- 19 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
The tax authority NAV will carry out on-site checks at pubs and restaurants during the Olympic Games, it announced yesterday. Tax officials disguised as football fans carried out raids during the European Championship football tournament last month. The most frequent tax abuses were recorded in the Fourth, Eight and Thirteenth districts.
Xpat Opinion: The Abortion Pill In Hungary
- 28 May 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
It is truly amazing how much power and influence a nonexistent party can assert on its coalition partner. I’m talking about the Christian Democratic People’s Party or KDNP (Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt). This non-party, which is not even considered to be a full-fledged coalition party by Fidesz, has enormous influence, for example, on education.
Invitation: Special Movie Night, Corvinus University Budapest, 22 May
- 15 May 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Last Happy Day, a 37-minute film by Lynne Sachs. Screening followed by film discussion with visiting New York filmmake. The 2009 film by Lynne Sachs is a portrait of a doctor who saw the worst of society and ran. The Last Happy Day is an experimental documentary portrait of Sandor (Alexander) Lenard, a Hungarian medical doctor and a distant cousin of filmmaker Lynne Sachs.
Hungarian Regional Development Ministry To Outlaw “Pocket Contracts”
- 23 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The signing of “pocket contracts” – illegal agreements to circumvent the ban on the sale of land to foreigners – will be classified as a crime, Regional Development Ministry state secretary Gyula Budai said in an interview with Magyar Hírlap at the weekend. Most such contracts have been signed in western Hungary over the past 20 years, often disguised as rental agreements.
Carnival By Szputnyik Shop In Budapest
- 17 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- shopping
"Carnival is just around the corner! It is high time to get prepared and take possession of those party clothes, masks and perhaps a costume or two. Drop by and stroll around at one of the Szputnyik shops. Both boutiques are eclectic time-capsules, offering everything from vintage and retro fashion to brand new design – and above all that quarry of impressive customs and masks.
Overview of 'Le Nozze Di Figaro', Budapest Opera, 9 February
- 8 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Figaro - he has given up his barber's shop to become Almaviva's personal servant, and today he is to marry Susanna, Countess Almaviva's chambermaid. The Count has obligingly given them married quarters in the room connecting his bedroom and the Countess'. Everybody in the castle except Figaro knows that the Count, who has grown tired of Rosina, and of pursuing the village girls for that matter, ...
Living In America At 20th Titanic Festival In Budapest
- 12 Apr 2013 9:02 AM
- entertainment
We are in the middle of the 20th Titanic International Film Festival where we can find a selection of independent American movies again. The section called Living In America includes five features and one of them, How to Follow Strangers is a world premiere. After its screenings the audience can meet the director, Chioke Nassor. In the section the drama of a single mother with two teenage sons ...
Xpat Opinion: Silent Hill – Revelation 3D Review
- 6 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
“In my restless drams, I see that town…Silent hill.” These lines from the Silent Hill 2 computer game were the ones that made the franchise known worldwide. This Halloween Silent Hill comes to the movie theatres again to give viewers some restless dreams.
Xpat Opinion: Health Care Wage Hikes In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A right-wing columnist welcomes efforts by the Hungarian government to fulfil its promise to offer significant salary rises to doctors and nurses. She notes, however, that in the current health care system it is not possible to offer salaries which are competitive at a European level.
Hungary's Tax Office Targets Pubs During Olympics
- 19 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
The tax authority NAV will carry out on-site checks at pubs and restaurants during the Olympic Games, it announced yesterday. Tax officials disguised as football fans carried out raids during the European Championship football tournament last month. The most frequent tax abuses were recorded in the Fourth, Eight and Thirteenth districts.
Xpat Opinion: The Abortion Pill In Hungary
- 28 May 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
It is truly amazing how much power and influence a nonexistent party can assert on its coalition partner. I’m talking about the Christian Democratic People’s Party or KDNP (Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt). This non-party, which is not even considered to be a full-fledged coalition party by Fidesz, has enormous influence, for example, on education.
Invitation: Special Movie Night, Corvinus University Budapest, 22 May
- 15 May 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Last Happy Day, a 37-minute film by Lynne Sachs. Screening followed by film discussion with visiting New York filmmake. The 2009 film by Lynne Sachs is a portrait of a doctor who saw the worst of society and ran. The Last Happy Day is an experimental documentary portrait of Sandor (Alexander) Lenard, a Hungarian medical doctor and a distant cousin of filmmaker Lynne Sachs.
Hungarian Regional Development Ministry To Outlaw “Pocket Contracts”
- 23 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The signing of “pocket contracts” – illegal agreements to circumvent the ban on the sale of land to foreigners – will be classified as a crime, Regional Development Ministry state secretary Gyula Budai said in an interview with Magyar Hírlap at the weekend. Most such contracts have been signed in western Hungary over the past 20 years, often disguised as rental agreements.
Carnival By Szputnyik Shop In Budapest
- 17 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- shopping
"Carnival is just around the corner! It is high time to get prepared and take possession of those party clothes, masks and perhaps a costume or two. Drop by and stroll around at one of the Szputnyik shops. Both boutiques are eclectic time-capsules, offering everything from vintage and retro fashion to brand new design – and above all that quarry of impressive customs and masks.
Overview of 'Le Nozze Di Figaro', Budapest Opera, 9 February
- 8 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
"Figaro - he has given up his barber's shop to become Almaviva's personal servant, and today he is to marry Susanna, Countess Almaviva's chambermaid. The Count has obligingly given them married quarters in the room connecting his bedroom and the Countess'. Everybody in the castle except Figaro knows that the Count, who has grown tired of Rosina, and of pursuing the village girls for that matter, ...