3,108 result(s) for january
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Vanishing Social Welfare System
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
2015 brought many changes to Hungary’s social welfare system. From March 2015 needy families now receive far less social assistance than before. A number of programs were eliminated. In their place, local governments can offer so-called “settlement assistance”, but who receives how much is now entirely left up to the local governments.
More Than Half Of Hungarians Below 40 Pro-Marriage
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
More than half of Hungarians below the age of 40 support marriage, according to a survey by Kód Market, Opinion and Media Research Institute commissioned by online news portal 888.hu. Fully 56% of the survey’s respondents agreed with the statement that “marriage forms the basis of a regular family life”, the website said.
Indian Gourmet Week At Buddha-Bar Budapest, 21 - 30 January
- 14 Jan 2016 12:00 AM
- specials
Continuing last year’s successful food festival series, we start 2016 with bringing India a little closer to you.
Spice up your evenings with us between 21th and 30th January. Besides our all-time favourite a’ la carte dishes this week we will welcome you with a special Indian menu.
A Celebration Of Folk Music, Mupa Budapest, 30 January
- 13 Jan 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
This will be the ninth year we celebrate Hungarian folk music - and the world music that draws from it as a source - in Müpa's concert hall and foyer, with a gala concert, dance house and afternoon children's programmes all part of it. The great elders and young titans of the genre, the orthodox and the experimental, partisans of both acoustic and electronic styles, and the upholders of ...
Hodworks: Grace, MU Theatre, Budapest, 21 – 22 January
- 13 Jan 2016 8:10 AM
- entertainment
"Where are our experiences and sensations legitimate? Many human feelings or states are “forbidden”, not allowed to be shown. Art can be an alibi for all this. On the altar of art you can do things that are forbidden in real life. Thus, art is a game, an alibi of freedom.”
'REMAKE' Stand-Up In English, Hátsó Kapu Budapest, 25 January
- 13 Jan 2016 8:04 AM
- entertainment
REMAKE is a stand-up performance aligning different performing genres dealing with impermanence, loss, transformation and death. It may appear to be grim and sinister at first glance, but it is an utterly positive event. It initiates not only to accept changes in our lives but to embrace and celebrate them. REMAKE steals artistic materials from Hitchcock to Dalai Lama, from John Lennon to David ...
First Hungarian Electronic ID Cards Issued
- 12 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The first new biometric personal identification card was presented by interior ministry state secretary László Tasnádi in Budapest on Monday. The new e-card combines personal identification functions with social insurance and tax information. Interior Ministry state secretary for law enforcement László Tasnádi said the e-card “opens the door to digital processing”.
Hungarian Ambassador Asks New York Times For Correction
- 12 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian ambassador in Washington, DC has asked The New York Times in an official letter to issue a correction in connection with an article which appeared in the US daily, claiming that a Syrian refugee woman was “beaten unconscious in a Hungarian prison,” daily Magyar Idők reported. According to the paper, Réka Szemerkényi’s letter proposes that the paper should issue a correction in order ...
Inversedance: Vuk, Festival Theatre Budapest, 12 January
- 11 Jan 2016 8:01 AM
- entertainment
In this dance theatre version of the story by István Fekete, the familiar figures come to life: Karak, Vahur, Tás, "Smooth-skin” and many other characters, as well as Vuk himself, whose playful and lively nature is something with which all children can identify. The little fox discovers life through crafty escapades and adventures, and with the help of some tender loving care.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Vanishing Social Welfare System
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
2015 brought many changes to Hungary’s social welfare system. From March 2015 needy families now receive far less social assistance than before. A number of programs were eliminated. In their place, local governments can offer so-called “settlement assistance”, but who receives how much is now entirely left up to the local governments.
More Than Half Of Hungarians Below 40 Pro-Marriage
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
More than half of Hungarians below the age of 40 support marriage, according to a survey by Kód Market, Opinion and Media Research Institute commissioned by online news portal 888.hu. Fully 56% of the survey’s respondents agreed with the statement that “marriage forms the basis of a regular family life”, the website said.
Indian Gourmet Week At Buddha-Bar Budapest, 21 - 30 January
- 14 Jan 2016 12:00 AM
- specials
Continuing last year’s successful food festival series, we start 2016 with bringing India a little closer to you.
Spice up your evenings with us between 21th and 30th January. Besides our all-time favourite a’ la carte dishes this week we will welcome you with a special Indian menu.
A Celebration Of Folk Music, Mupa Budapest, 30 January
- 13 Jan 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
This will be the ninth year we celebrate Hungarian folk music - and the world music that draws from it as a source - in Müpa's concert hall and foyer, with a gala concert, dance house and afternoon children's programmes all part of it. The great elders and young titans of the genre, the orthodox and the experimental, partisans of both acoustic and electronic styles, and the upholders of ...
Hodworks: Grace, MU Theatre, Budapest, 21 – 22 January
- 13 Jan 2016 8:10 AM
- entertainment
"Where are our experiences and sensations legitimate? Many human feelings or states are “forbidden”, not allowed to be shown. Art can be an alibi for all this. On the altar of art you can do things that are forbidden in real life. Thus, art is a game, an alibi of freedom.”
'REMAKE' Stand-Up In English, Hátsó Kapu Budapest, 25 January
- 13 Jan 2016 8:04 AM
- entertainment
REMAKE is a stand-up performance aligning different performing genres dealing with impermanence, loss, transformation and death. It may appear to be grim and sinister at first glance, but it is an utterly positive event. It initiates not only to accept changes in our lives but to embrace and celebrate them. REMAKE steals artistic materials from Hitchcock to Dalai Lama, from John Lennon to David ...
First Hungarian Electronic ID Cards Issued
- 12 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The first new biometric personal identification card was presented by interior ministry state secretary László Tasnádi in Budapest on Monday. The new e-card combines personal identification functions with social insurance and tax information. Interior Ministry state secretary for law enforcement László Tasnádi said the e-card “opens the door to digital processing”.
Hungarian Ambassador Asks New York Times For Correction
- 12 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian ambassador in Washington, DC has asked The New York Times in an official letter to issue a correction in connection with an article which appeared in the US daily, claiming that a Syrian refugee woman was “beaten unconscious in a Hungarian prison,” daily Magyar Idők reported. According to the paper, Réka Szemerkényi’s letter proposes that the paper should issue a correction in order ...
Inversedance: Vuk, Festival Theatre Budapest, 12 January
- 11 Jan 2016 8:01 AM
- entertainment
In this dance theatre version of the story by István Fekete, the familiar figures come to life: Karak, Vahur, Tás, "Smooth-skin” and many other characters, as well as Vuk himself, whose playful and lively nature is something with which all children can identify. The little fox discovers life through crafty escapades and adventures, and with the help of some tender loving care.