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’Ride Your Bike To Work’ Spring Campaign In Budapest
- 2 May 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Ministry of National Development and the Hungarian Cyclists’ Club have launched their joint campaign again to promote cycling, which runs until 30 May. The number of people joining the campaign has increased year by year: last spring the number of people becoming regular cyclists for the first time was 2,800 of the 8,000 participants, while in the autumn campaign 2,000 cyclists of the 7000 ...
Kurt Rosenwinkel New Quartet (USA), Festival Theatre Budapest, 29 May
- 29 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Perhaps the most significant and ground-breaking guitarist of the new millennium, Kurt Rosenwinkel is now bringing his Star of Jupiter to Hungary. This is the title of the double album of entirely original music released by his newly formed quartet in late 2012. It was greeted only with superlatives from every significant jazz publication, some of which even went as far as to dub it an instant ...
Central European University In Budapest To Launch New Master’s In Business Analytics
- 23 Apr 2014 7:10 AM
- specials
In 2015 CEU Business School and the CEU Department of Economics, in cooperation with IBM, will launch a new one-year Master’s of Science Program in Business Analytics. This program is anchored on knowledge from Economics, Management, Statistics and Technology, which provides the bases for new skills and competencies.
Xpat Opinion: Is The “Orbán Régime” Here To Stay In Hungary Until 2022?
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their analyses on the causes of the defeat of the Left at the elections on 6th April, commentators across the political spectrum believe that there will be no left-wing alternative to the incumbent government until the far reaching lessons of two consecutive electoral catastrophes are learned. Opinions differ, however about what those lessons are.
Inflation In Hungary At 0.1% In March
- 18 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
By David Landry: March 2014 was yet another month of low inflation in Hungary, with the Central Statistics Office (KSH) today reporting consumer prices increasing by 0.1% year-on-year. Decreased prices in utilities, motor fuels, clothing and consumer durable goods were offset by rises in alcohol and tobacco.
A Turn To The Right In Hungary - An Analysis Of The 2010-2014 Period
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conflicts with Brussels, utility cost cuts, symbolic debates. Just about every conflict of the past four years Viktor Orbán's administration went into was because of sovereignty and the shaping of a new framework for its interpretation. When did the cabinet have to retreat and when did the EU acknowledge that the rebellious Hungarian government was right?
No More Masculine Internet In Hungary?
- 9 Apr 2014 1:00 AM
- tech
The „male dominance” of the previous years has almost entirely vanished from the online world as the ratios of the two sexes have equalised. The Internet usage habits of Hungarian men and women are mostly in line with those in the European Union in general. The latest iteration of eNET-Telekom’s “Report on the Internet Economy” focuses on computer and Internet usage by the two sexes.
Computer ...
Hungary’s Analysts Predict Fidesz Economic Policy Of “Consolidation”
- 7 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Economic analysts polled by MTI expect Fidesz, which won a sweeping victory in Sunday’s election, to continue pursuing its economic policies in the new term. Péter Heim, head of Századvég economic research institute, said the new Fidesz government is likely to keep the budget deficit below 3% of the country’s output, and the deficit is likely to come nearer to 2% in 2015.
Hungary’s Former PM Bajnai Warns Of Sudden Appearance Of Bogus Politicians
- 3 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A crowd of bogus politicians and mercenary parties have emerged out of nowhere, Gordon Bajnai, head of the opposition E14-PM alliance, told locals in Szentendre, a town just outside Budapest. Bajnai said there were a number of parties on ballot papers whose appearance would confuse voters, increasing the likelihood of votes going astray.
’Ride Your Bike To Work’ Spring Campaign In Budapest
- 2 May 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Ministry of National Development and the Hungarian Cyclists’ Club have launched their joint campaign again to promote cycling, which runs until 30 May. The number of people joining the campaign has increased year by year: last spring the number of people becoming regular cyclists for the first time was 2,800 of the 8,000 participants, while in the autumn campaign 2,000 cyclists of the 7000 ...
Kurt Rosenwinkel New Quartet (USA), Festival Theatre Budapest, 29 May
- 29 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Perhaps the most significant and ground-breaking guitarist of the new millennium, Kurt Rosenwinkel is now bringing his Star of Jupiter to Hungary. This is the title of the double album of entirely original music released by his newly formed quartet in late 2012. It was greeted only with superlatives from every significant jazz publication, some of which even went as far as to dub it an instant ...
Central European University In Budapest To Launch New Master’s In Business Analytics
- 23 Apr 2014 7:10 AM
- specials
In 2015 CEU Business School and the CEU Department of Economics, in cooperation with IBM, will launch a new one-year Master’s of Science Program in Business Analytics. This program is anchored on knowledge from Economics, Management, Statistics and Technology, which provides the bases for new skills and competencies.
Xpat Opinion: Is The “Orbán Régime” Here To Stay In Hungary Until 2022?
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their analyses on the causes of the defeat of the Left at the elections on 6th April, commentators across the political spectrum believe that there will be no left-wing alternative to the incumbent government until the far reaching lessons of two consecutive electoral catastrophes are learned. Opinions differ, however about what those lessons are.
Inflation In Hungary At 0.1% In March
- 18 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
By David Landry: March 2014 was yet another month of low inflation in Hungary, with the Central Statistics Office (KSH) today reporting consumer prices increasing by 0.1% year-on-year. Decreased prices in utilities, motor fuels, clothing and consumer durable goods were offset by rises in alcohol and tobacco.
A Turn To The Right In Hungary - An Analysis Of The 2010-2014 Period
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conflicts with Brussels, utility cost cuts, symbolic debates. Just about every conflict of the past four years Viktor Orbán's administration went into was because of sovereignty and the shaping of a new framework for its interpretation. When did the cabinet have to retreat and when did the EU acknowledge that the rebellious Hungarian government was right?
No More Masculine Internet In Hungary?
- 9 Apr 2014 1:00 AM
- tech
The „male dominance” of the previous years has almost entirely vanished from the online world as the ratios of the two sexes have equalised. The Internet usage habits of Hungarian men and women are mostly in line with those in the European Union in general. The latest iteration of eNET-Telekom’s “Report on the Internet Economy” focuses on computer and Internet usage by the two sexes.
Computer ...
Hungary’s Analysts Predict Fidesz Economic Policy Of “Consolidation”
- 7 Apr 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Economic analysts polled by MTI expect Fidesz, which won a sweeping victory in Sunday’s election, to continue pursuing its economic policies in the new term. Péter Heim, head of Századvég economic research institute, said the new Fidesz government is likely to keep the budget deficit below 3% of the country’s output, and the deficit is likely to come nearer to 2% in 2015.
Hungary’s Former PM Bajnai Warns Of Sudden Appearance Of Bogus Politicians
- 3 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A crowd of bogus politicians and mercenary parties have emerged out of nowhere, Gordon Bajnai, head of the opposition E14-PM alliance, told locals in Szentendre, a town just outside Budapest. Bajnai said there were a number of parties on ballot papers whose appearance would confuse voters, increasing the likelihood of votes going astray.