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Interview 2: Mr. József Kozák, Former GM, Hertz Hungary
- 29 May 2015 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at home and at work since your first XpatLoop interview?
Gourmet Festival Budapest: Chicken Paprikash On The Menu, 21 - 24 May
- 20 May 2015 2:15 AM
- food & drink
The most outstanding event of the Hungarian gastro culture, Gourmet Festival will be held this year during Pentecost weekend, 21-24 May, at Millenáris Park. This year the prominent event will open its gates already on Thursday and the dish of the year is chicken paprikash, that will be presented by the best restaurants of the country. In addition, the most outstanding restaurants, wineries, ...
Lower Utilities Tax For Network Investments In Hungary Possible
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
A reduction in the utilities tax should be considered if internet service providers build new networks or upgrade their existing ones, state secretary for info-communications, Ákos Kara, said. Hungary is back on the path of economic growth, thus the government will weigh the possibility of reducing some tax burdens next year, Kara said.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
VAT On Internet Subscriptions In Hungary May Be Cut To 18%
- 8 May 2015 4:00 AM
- tech
The VAT rate on internet subscriptions may be reduced from 27% to 18% from next January, daily Napi Gazdaság said. Further, one of the main pillars of the public utilities tax may be reduced from 2017. The reduction would be a quid pro quo for telecommunication companies helping to develop a superfast broadband network, to which the government may contribute 150 billion forints (EUR 492m), the ...
Program Shaping Up For Hungary’s Balaton Sound Festival
- 7 May 2015 12:00 PM
- entertainment
Press Release: The prominent beach party by Lake Balaton, MasterCard Balaton Sound, will open its gates just in 2 months. A 2 kilometer beach right on the festival area, the biggest names of electronic music and 4+1 days of non-stop party are guaranteed features for those, who want to get the most out of their summer. All this happening in the Hungarian town of Zamárdi between 8-12 July.
Wild Boar Adapt To Urban Living In Hungary
- 6 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A report has been prepared by Pilisi Parkerdő Zrt., a forest holding near Budapest, to address the problem of the increasing number of wild boar roaming Hungarian towns. Recent years have seen an upsurge in the number of wild boar globally, which means that they are spread out over increasingly large areas.
Child Poverty Is An Undeniable Fact In Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Our compilation of excerpts from press articles offers conflicting statements about child poverty in Hungary. Even the pro-government media admit the problem but they stress improvement in recent years.
Hungary To Open Embassy In Tashkent In Late 2015
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will open an embassy in the capital city of Uzbekistan in the fourth quarter of 2015, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry confirmed the information by its Uzbek counterpart’s press service about the embassy opening.
Interview 2: Mr. József Kozák, Former GM, Hertz Hungary
- 29 May 2015 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at home and at work since your first XpatLoop interview?
Gourmet Festival Budapest: Chicken Paprikash On The Menu, 21 - 24 May
- 20 May 2015 2:15 AM
- food & drink
The most outstanding event of the Hungarian gastro culture, Gourmet Festival will be held this year during Pentecost weekend, 21-24 May, at Millenáris Park. This year the prominent event will open its gates already on Thursday and the dish of the year is chicken paprikash, that will be presented by the best restaurants of the country. In addition, the most outstanding restaurants, wineries, ...
Lower Utilities Tax For Network Investments In Hungary Possible
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
A reduction in the utilities tax should be considered if internet service providers build new networks or upgrade their existing ones, state secretary for info-communications, Ákos Kara, said. Hungary is back on the path of economic growth, thus the government will weigh the possibility of reducing some tax burdens next year, Kara said.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
VAT On Internet Subscriptions In Hungary May Be Cut To 18%
- 8 May 2015 4:00 AM
- tech
The VAT rate on internet subscriptions may be reduced from 27% to 18% from next January, daily Napi Gazdaság said. Further, one of the main pillars of the public utilities tax may be reduced from 2017. The reduction would be a quid pro quo for telecommunication companies helping to develop a superfast broadband network, to which the government may contribute 150 billion forints (EUR 492m), the ...
Program Shaping Up For Hungary’s Balaton Sound Festival
- 7 May 2015 12:00 PM
- entertainment
Press Release: The prominent beach party by Lake Balaton, MasterCard Balaton Sound, will open its gates just in 2 months. A 2 kilometer beach right on the festival area, the biggest names of electronic music and 4+1 days of non-stop party are guaranteed features for those, who want to get the most out of their summer. All this happening in the Hungarian town of Zamárdi between 8-12 July.
Wild Boar Adapt To Urban Living In Hungary
- 6 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A report has been prepared by Pilisi Parkerdő Zrt., a forest holding near Budapest, to address the problem of the increasing number of wild boar roaming Hungarian towns. Recent years have seen an upsurge in the number of wild boar globally, which means that they are spread out over increasingly large areas.
Child Poverty Is An Undeniable Fact In Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Our compilation of excerpts from press articles offers conflicting statements about child poverty in Hungary. Even the pro-government media admit the problem but they stress improvement in recent years.
Hungary To Open Embassy In Tashkent In Late 2015
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will open an embassy in the capital city of Uzbekistan in the fourth quarter of 2015, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry confirmed the information by its Uzbek counterpart’s press service about the embassy opening.