1,572 result(s) for international press
Xpat Opinion: Budapest, A Popular Tourist Destination
- 9 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- travel
While Hungary has had a fairly bad press abroad for political reasons over the past years, Budapest has gradually gained a positive international image as a friendly and welcoming city.
Capa Photo Centre Opens In Central Budapest
- 3 Dec 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
The Robert Capa Contemporary Photo Centre opened on Monday evening in Budapest with the exhibition “Capa Project - Projected contemporary images”. The centre dedicated to Robert Capa (1913-1954), the internationally renowned Hungarian-born war photographer and photojournalist, is located in Budapest’s central Nagymező street.
Xpat Opinion: Tax Authority Scandal In Hungary Is Going Nowhere
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Left-wing commentators agree that it is unlikely that the public will ever get to the bottom ofthe alleged tax fraud case. While one commentary writes the alleged misconduct of the Tax Authority does not bother Fidesz voters, the other opposition commentator says the whistleblower botched his revelation and the issue will end in a Parliamentary catfight.
Hungary, China Banks Double Credit Line, Sign To Set Up C-Europe Fund
- 26 Nov 2013 3:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian and the Chinese Eximbanks agreed to double a 100-million-euro interbank credit line and signed the deeds to set up a 500-million-dollar investment fund, the Chinese Central and Eastern European Investment Fund, a government press office said.
Press Release: Drugs Leave Hundreds Of Brits Behind Bars Overseas
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of British nationals are currently locked up in prisons across the globe for drug-related offences, often detained for months without trial and facing distressing living conditions. Now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), in conjunction with the charity Prisoners Abroad, is launching a campaign to highlight the consequences of the use, possession and smuggling of drugs in Hungary ...
Updated: Fridge - The Biggest Snow Festival In Budapest, 21 - 23 Nov
- 21 Nov 2013 12:45 AM
- entertainment
Sziget Cultural Management presents the biggest snow festival of the region at the end of November. Fridge is already known in Hungary, but this year the festival fans can enjoy the event parallel in Vienna as well. The event merges the most spectacular winter sports with all-star music performers.
Hungarian Treasure: The Secret Soda Shop in Budapest
- 21 Nov 2013 12:40 AM
- shopping
You won’t find the place on the first try, or even the second. In fact, when you’re in the neighborhood, you’ll probably have to ask someone for directions like I did. But once you step inside, you’ll feel like you just discovered a hidden treasure. And that’s because you did. Tucked away in a courtyard just off Budapest’s Hunyadi tér stands one of the oldest soda shops in the city. The faded ...
Environment Month At The French Institute In Budapest
- 8 Nov 2013 11:54 AM
- community & culture
"The main objective of Environment Month has for the past 11 years been to address the upcoming generation, who have a key role to play in forming the future", Deputy State Secretary for Parliamentary, Social and International Relations Katalin Tóth said at the opening of the series of events jointly organised by the French Embassy, the French Institute and the Ministry of Rural Development.
Budapest To Become The Region’s Start-Up Capital By 2020
- 7 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The BudapestHUB working group aims to turn Budapest into the start-up capital of the region by the end of the decade and the Government will act as a catalyst and clear hurdles along the way, Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay said.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest, A Popular Tourist Destination
- 9 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- travel
While Hungary has had a fairly bad press abroad for political reasons over the past years, Budapest has gradually gained a positive international image as a friendly and welcoming city.
Capa Photo Centre Opens In Central Budapest
- 3 Dec 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
The Robert Capa Contemporary Photo Centre opened on Monday evening in Budapest with the exhibition “Capa Project - Projected contemporary images”. The centre dedicated to Robert Capa (1913-1954), the internationally renowned Hungarian-born war photographer and photojournalist, is located in Budapest’s central Nagymező street.
Xpat Opinion: Tax Authority Scandal In Hungary Is Going Nowhere
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Left-wing commentators agree that it is unlikely that the public will ever get to the bottom ofthe alleged tax fraud case. While one commentary writes the alleged misconduct of the Tax Authority does not bother Fidesz voters, the other opposition commentator says the whistleblower botched his revelation and the issue will end in a Parliamentary catfight.
Hungary, China Banks Double Credit Line, Sign To Set Up C-Europe Fund
- 26 Nov 2013 3:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian and the Chinese Eximbanks agreed to double a 100-million-euro interbank credit line and signed the deeds to set up a 500-million-dollar investment fund, the Chinese Central and Eastern European Investment Fund, a government press office said.
Press Release: Drugs Leave Hundreds Of Brits Behind Bars Overseas
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of British nationals are currently locked up in prisons across the globe for drug-related offences, often detained for months without trial and facing distressing living conditions. Now the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), in conjunction with the charity Prisoners Abroad, is launching a campaign to highlight the consequences of the use, possession and smuggling of drugs in Hungary ...
Updated: Fridge - The Biggest Snow Festival In Budapest, 21 - 23 Nov
- 21 Nov 2013 12:45 AM
- entertainment
Sziget Cultural Management presents the biggest snow festival of the region at the end of November. Fridge is already known in Hungary, but this year the festival fans can enjoy the event parallel in Vienna as well. The event merges the most spectacular winter sports with all-star music performers.
Hungarian Treasure: The Secret Soda Shop in Budapest
- 21 Nov 2013 12:40 AM
- shopping
You won’t find the place on the first try, or even the second. In fact, when you’re in the neighborhood, you’ll probably have to ask someone for directions like I did. But once you step inside, you’ll feel like you just discovered a hidden treasure. And that’s because you did. Tucked away in a courtyard just off Budapest’s Hunyadi tér stands one of the oldest soda shops in the city. The faded ...
Environment Month At The French Institute In Budapest
- 8 Nov 2013 11:54 AM
- community & culture
"The main objective of Environment Month has for the past 11 years been to address the upcoming generation, who have a key role to play in forming the future", Deputy State Secretary for Parliamentary, Social and International Relations Katalin Tóth said at the opening of the series of events jointly organised by the French Embassy, the French Institute and the Ministry of Rural Development.
Budapest To Become The Region’s Start-Up Capital By 2020
- 7 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The BudapestHUB working group aims to turn Budapest into the start-up capital of the region by the end of the decade and the Government will act as a catalyst and clear hurdles along the way, Minister of State Zoltán Cséfalvay said.