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Hungarian Contractors Could Get Two-Thirds Of Paks Construction
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Two-thirds of the construction work involved with the upgrade of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant could be done by local companies, Valeriy Limarenko, president of general contractor NIAEP, a unit of Russia’s state-owned nuclear company Rosatom, told journalists in Minsk.
Video: Former U.S. Ambassador To Hungary Launches Book About Her Experiences
- 23 Apr 2015 1:35 AM
- community & culture
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a U.S. Ambassador? Find out first hand at a party on 6 May in San Francisco, CA, to celebrate Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis' memoir called 'Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest'. You can also learn details in the video below, and read all about it in a new book, by the first Greek-American woman ever to ...
St. Margaret’s Spring Fundraising Dinner, Budapest, 24 April
- 22 Apr 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
St. Margaret’s Anglican Episcopal Church is holding its annual Spring Fundraising Dinner at the Karpatia Restaurant, Ferenciek tere 7-8 1053 Budapest, at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 24, 2015. Our guest speaker is journalist Kester Eddy. The suggested donation for the dinner is 10,000 HUF per person. The funds raised help support St. Margaret’s, its ministries and Budapest community outreach ...
Hungary’s PM Comments On Vajna Casinos, Alleged Habony Ties
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told journalists that a contested casino concession, won by the government’s film commissioner Andrew Vajna, was good for the budget, saying he wished all casino operators “huge profits so they can pay more taxes”. In reply to journalists’ questions, Orbán also denied having any official ties with Árpád Habony, who is reported to be an informal political advisor to the ...
Anti Corruption Protests Held Across Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-corruption protests took place across Hungary today. In Budapest the demonstration started in front of the Eiffel Palace Office Building near the Nyugati (western) train station. A few minutes before the scheduled start of the protest it seemed as though police and members of the press would outnumber the protesters.
Hungary’s Public TV News Anchor Assaulted
- 15 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A news anchor of public news channel M1 was attacked and beaten up at the lakeside resort of Balatonfüred, in western Hungary, public news channel M1 reported on Tuesday. The attackers first asked Miklós Borsa if he was a news reader, then assaulted him, shouting “you can lie now!” Borsa is “relatively well”, but is not fit to work, M1 said.
Exhibition In Budapest Honours World Famous Jews
- 14 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mazsihisz opened a temporary exhibition of statues of world-renowned Hungarian Jewish scientists, artists and public personalities outside the Dohány utca synagogue in Budapest on Monday. The figures include Makó-born journalist and publisher József Pulitzer, poet Miklós Radnóti, writer and literary historian Antal Szerb, writer Jen Rejtõ, pharmacist Gedeon Richter, industrialist Manfréd Weisz, ...
British School Pupils In Budapest Interview Vác Football Chairman
- 26 Mar 2015 8:02 AM
- specials
As part of their newspaper project some Year 6 pupils at BISB kindly requested to interview Mr John Marshall the Chairman of Vác FC last week as they searched for stories to feature in their international sports section. The club were happy to accept and in line with their social initiative ‘Vác FC in the Community’ the Vác FC Owner was more than delighted to participate.
Professional Women’s Association Event, Budapest, 26 March
- 25 Mar 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Professional Women’s Association: Invitation to the conference „Knowledge Transfer – Practical Intelligence” and the gala evening following the event on 26 March 2015, Thursday The conference is organised by the Professional Women’s Association and the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary Corinthia Hotel Budapest (1073 Budapest, Erzsébet körút 43-49.)
Hungarian Contractors Could Get Two-Thirds Of Paks Construction
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Two-thirds of the construction work involved with the upgrade of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant could be done by local companies, Valeriy Limarenko, president of general contractor NIAEP, a unit of Russia’s state-owned nuclear company Rosatom, told journalists in Minsk.
Video: Former U.S. Ambassador To Hungary Launches Book About Her Experiences
- 23 Apr 2015 1:35 AM
- community & culture
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a U.S. Ambassador? Find out first hand at a party on 6 May in San Francisco, CA, to celebrate Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis' memoir called 'Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest'. You can also learn details in the video below, and read all about it in a new book, by the first Greek-American woman ever to ...
St. Margaret’s Spring Fundraising Dinner, Budapest, 24 April
- 22 Apr 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
St. Margaret’s Anglican Episcopal Church is holding its annual Spring Fundraising Dinner at the Karpatia Restaurant, Ferenciek tere 7-8 1053 Budapest, at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 24, 2015. Our guest speaker is journalist Kester Eddy. The suggested donation for the dinner is 10,000 HUF per person. The funds raised help support St. Margaret’s, its ministries and Budapest community outreach ...
Hungary’s PM Comments On Vajna Casinos, Alleged Habony Ties
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told journalists that a contested casino concession, won by the government’s film commissioner Andrew Vajna, was good for the budget, saying he wished all casino operators “huge profits so they can pay more taxes”. In reply to journalists’ questions, Orbán also denied having any official ties with Árpád Habony, who is reported to be an informal political advisor to the ...
Anti Corruption Protests Held Across Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-corruption protests took place across Hungary today. In Budapest the demonstration started in front of the Eiffel Palace Office Building near the Nyugati (western) train station. A few minutes before the scheduled start of the protest it seemed as though police and members of the press would outnumber the protesters.
Hungary’s Public TV News Anchor Assaulted
- 15 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A news anchor of public news channel M1 was attacked and beaten up at the lakeside resort of Balatonfüred, in western Hungary, public news channel M1 reported on Tuesday. The attackers first asked Miklós Borsa if he was a news reader, then assaulted him, shouting “you can lie now!” Borsa is “relatively well”, but is not fit to work, M1 said.
Exhibition In Budapest Honours World Famous Jews
- 14 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mazsihisz opened a temporary exhibition of statues of world-renowned Hungarian Jewish scientists, artists and public personalities outside the Dohány utca synagogue in Budapest on Monday. The figures include Makó-born journalist and publisher József Pulitzer, poet Miklós Radnóti, writer and literary historian Antal Szerb, writer Jen Rejtõ, pharmacist Gedeon Richter, industrialist Manfréd Weisz, ...
British School Pupils In Budapest Interview Vác Football Chairman
- 26 Mar 2015 8:02 AM
- specials
As part of their newspaper project some Year 6 pupils at BISB kindly requested to interview Mr John Marshall the Chairman of Vác FC last week as they searched for stories to feature in their international sports section. The club were happy to accept and in line with their social initiative ‘Vác FC in the Community’ the Vác FC Owner was more than delighted to participate.
Professional Women’s Association Event, Budapest, 26 March
- 25 Mar 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Professional Women’s Association: Invitation to the conference „Knowledge Transfer – Practical Intelligence” and the gala evening following the event on 26 March 2015, Thursday The conference is organised by the Professional Women’s Association and the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary Corinthia Hotel Budapest (1073 Budapest, Erzsébet körút 43-49.)