548 result(s) for judge
Miklós Tamás, Former Chairman, City Taxi
- 31 Mar 2015 12:00 PM
Since 2005, I have been the Company Chairman of City Taxi, one of the most well known and popular taxi companies in Budapest. City Taxi operates as a cooperative with more than 400 taxi owners, in addition to which we work with more than 400 subcontract taxi drivers.
Xpat Report: Annual Poetry Competition In Budapest
- 19 Mar 2015 11:30 AM
- community & culture
Recently the Ninth Poetry Festival hosted by Britannica International School took place in the elaborately decorated Auditorium, festooned with Memory Jars, on the theme of ‘Remembrance’. This year, three other prestigious International Schools from Budapest attended, including The American International School, The British International School of Budapest and the International Christian School ...
Xpats Double Charity Funds At GOTG Final
- 16 Mar 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
By Mary Murphy (who deserves so much credit for this whole GOTG thing - ed). A stellar performance last Thursday night was witnessed by hundreds of Xpats (expats and internationally minded Hungarians). The final of the 2015 Gift of the Gab, and the final in the five-year series, brought a new standard to the stage. The five finallists, having made their way through their qualifying rounds, gave ...
Former PM Gyurcsány Testifies On 2006 Anti-Government Riots
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister during anti-government riots in 2006, said in a court testimony that the officers accused in connection with the riots were not guilty of the offences they had been charged with. Gyurcsány said he had phoned deputy policy chief Árpád Szabadfi on the night of Sept. 18, 2006, when the attack on the TV headquarters in Budapest took place.
Trust In Hungary’s Justice System “Strengthens”
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The fresh analysis published by the European Commission justifies the view that confidence towards the independence of Hungary’s justice system has improved, the justice ministry’s parliamentary state secretary said.
Gift Of The Gab Final, New Orleans Pub, 12 March
- 5 Mar 2015 2:00 AM
- entertainment
Five hopefuls will compete for the title of Gift of the Gab 2015. Come see Miklós Morandini (HUN), Jennifer Walker (UK), Donal O'Neill (IRL), Stephen Collison (UK), and Gerard Lucey (IRL) give their all to raise funds for the IHBC's Give a Little campaign. Speakers will give a five-minute prepared speech on a topic of their choice and a three-minute impromptu on a topic chosen by the audience. A ...
Hungarian Court Rejects Áder Claim Against Index
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court on Friday rejected a libel claim filed by President János Áder in which he demanded Ft 1 million from Index. The news website had published a piece by writer and film director András B. Vágvölgyi who remembered that while in the army in Kalocsa in 1978 Áder and a few associates “had access somehow to alcohol”, and that later Áder’s weapon went off, “not pointed at anyone, but ...
HRW Slams EU Over Hungary's Situation
- 19 Feb 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has done “virtually nothing” to tackle problems concerning human rights laws and practices in Hungary, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report. The New York-based HRW called on the EU to take appropriate action and raised concern about the Hungary’s human rights record, stemming from “a raft of problematic laws and policies” initiated by the government.
Xpat Event Review: Paving Stones & A New Holy Trinity
- 19 Feb 2015 3:40 AM
- entertainment
The last qualifying round of the 2015 Gift of the Gab was one not to be missed and might well rank up there with the best of the best of the five-year quest to see who in Budapest has that innate ability to speak about anything to anyone, anytime. With the spirit of the Blitz invoked by the inimitable Jeremy Wheeler from the outset, our one-time venue at Mozsár Kávéhaz provided a new stage for ...
Miklós Tamás, Former Chairman, City Taxi
- 31 Mar 2015 12:00 PM
Since 2005, I have been the Company Chairman of City Taxi, one of the most well known and popular taxi companies in Budapest. City Taxi operates as a cooperative with more than 400 taxi owners, in addition to which we work with more than 400 subcontract taxi drivers.
Xpat Report: Annual Poetry Competition In Budapest
- 19 Mar 2015 11:30 AM
- community & culture
Recently the Ninth Poetry Festival hosted by Britannica International School took place in the elaborately decorated Auditorium, festooned with Memory Jars, on the theme of ‘Remembrance’. This year, three other prestigious International Schools from Budapest attended, including The American International School, The British International School of Budapest and the International Christian School ...
Xpats Double Charity Funds At GOTG Final
- 16 Mar 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
By Mary Murphy (who deserves so much credit for this whole GOTG thing - ed). A stellar performance last Thursday night was witnessed by hundreds of Xpats (expats and internationally minded Hungarians). The final of the 2015 Gift of the Gab, and the final in the five-year series, brought a new standard to the stage. The five finallists, having made their way through their qualifying rounds, gave ...
Former PM Gyurcsány Testifies On 2006 Anti-Government Riots
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister during anti-government riots in 2006, said in a court testimony that the officers accused in connection with the riots were not guilty of the offences they had been charged with. Gyurcsány said he had phoned deputy policy chief Árpád Szabadfi on the night of Sept. 18, 2006, when the attack on the TV headquarters in Budapest took place.
Trust In Hungary’s Justice System “Strengthens”
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The fresh analysis published by the European Commission justifies the view that confidence towards the independence of Hungary’s justice system has improved, the justice ministry’s parliamentary state secretary said.
Gift Of The Gab Final, New Orleans Pub, 12 March
- 5 Mar 2015 2:00 AM
- entertainment
Five hopefuls will compete for the title of Gift of the Gab 2015. Come see Miklós Morandini (HUN), Jennifer Walker (UK), Donal O'Neill (IRL), Stephen Collison (UK), and Gerard Lucey (IRL) give their all to raise funds for the IHBC's Give a Little campaign. Speakers will give a five-minute prepared speech on a topic of their choice and a three-minute impromptu on a topic chosen by the audience. A ...
Hungarian Court Rejects Áder Claim Against Index
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court on Friday rejected a libel claim filed by President János Áder in which he demanded Ft 1 million from Index. The news website had published a piece by writer and film director András B. Vágvölgyi who remembered that while in the army in Kalocsa in 1978 Áder and a few associates “had access somehow to alcohol”, and that later Áder’s weapon went off, “not pointed at anyone, but ...
HRW Slams EU Over Hungary's Situation
- 19 Feb 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has done “virtually nothing” to tackle problems concerning human rights laws and practices in Hungary, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report. The New York-based HRW called on the EU to take appropriate action and raised concern about the Hungary’s human rights record, stemming from “a raft of problematic laws and policies” initiated by the government.
Xpat Event Review: Paving Stones & A New Holy Trinity
- 19 Feb 2015 3:40 AM
- entertainment
The last qualifying round of the 2015 Gift of the Gab was one not to be missed and might well rank up there with the best of the best of the five-year quest to see who in Budapest has that innate ability to speak about anything to anyone, anytime. With the spirit of the Blitz invoked by the inimitable Jeremy Wheeler from the outset, our one-time venue at Mozsár Kávéhaz provided a new stage for ...