2,717 result(s) for july
Hungary Destroys 1,500 Hectare GMO Corn Crop
- 13 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In June 1,500 hectares of GMO corn crop were destroyed by orders of authorities, Népszabadság has learnt. The Montoni type corn imported from Romania by German company Saaten Union was GMO infected. The Rural development Ministry informed all farmers concerned to destroy the crops within three days, by July 1.
Wizz Air Improves Boarding Experience
- 13 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
Wizz Air, the largest low-cost, low-fare airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announced it will start testing a new cabin baggage policy from August 1, 2012 to enhance on-time performance and improve customer experience during aircraft boarding. The test, which will run from next month on all flights from London Luton to Katowice (and return), responds to a growing problem for the short-haul ...
Qatar Airways Named Best Airline In The World For Second Consecutive Year
- 13 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
Qatar Airways has once again triumphed at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards, winning three top accolades including the main award World’s Best Airline for the second year running. The Doha-based carrier retained the coveted title of Airline of the Year 2012 and notched up two further awards – Best Airline in the Middle East for the seventh consecutive year and the Best Airline Staff Service ...
International Bartók Seminar & Festival In Szombathely, Hungary
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- community & culture
The International Bartók Seminar and Festival opens on 13 July in Szombathely. The programme of the opening concert, as the festival itself, begins with The Miraculous Mandarin suite, followed by La Giro, a composition by Louis Andriessen, featuring Monica Germino violin solo artist. The opening concert will also include a premiere. "I Got Riff", a work by Balázs Horváth will be performed for the ...
Invitation: Shakespeare Festival, Gyula, Hungary, Until 17 July
- 12 Jul 2012 12:50 PM
- community & culture
This, the 7th Shakespeare Festival in Gyula, welcomes two critically acclaimed productions: A Midsummer Night’s Dream of the South Korean Yohangza Theatre Company and Twelfth Night, or What You Will of the Georgian Rustavelli National Theatre directed by R. Sturua. On the Shakespeare Festival, you can see the play Troilus and Cressida as first night in the direction of Csaba Horváth.
U.S. Ambassador Participates In Budapest Pride
- 12 Jul 2012 12:35 PM
- community & culture
Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis and U.S. Embassy Budapest staff participated in the Budapest Pride March on July 7, to demonstrate Embassy support for the Hungarian LGBT community as part of Secretary of State Clinton’s initiative to promote human/minority rights issues throughout the world. In the United States, President Obama declared June to be Pride Month to highlight the ...
Hungarian Film Honored At Paris Cinema Festival
- 12 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Bence Fliegauf’s Csak a szél (Just the Wind) has been awarded the main prize by the jury panel at the Paris Cinema film festival. This is the first time that a Hungarian production has been honoured at the film festival organised by the Paris municipal council, now in its tenth year.
Report: 7th Budapest Pride Event In Budapest
- 11 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The 7th Budapest Pride March, an event which boasts a long history, took place in Budapest in early July. The first organized LGBTI film festival (1993) was preceeded by a picnic in 1992. The significant traditions of the Pride Festival have gradually intertwined with film and other artistic programmes.
Hybris & Talking heArts Concert, Toldi Club Budapest, 16 July
- 10 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The "Hybris" was recently born with the collaboration of international artists, putting together a show based on improvisation. It is an open invitation to a journey full of surprises. Their music is a blend of classical, digital, experimental and many more other genres. Jerome Li Thiao Te had the basic idea and he invites new and new artists: musicians, video artists, contemporary dancers, ...
Hungary Destroys 1,500 Hectare GMO Corn Crop
- 13 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In June 1,500 hectares of GMO corn crop were destroyed by orders of authorities, Népszabadság has learnt. The Montoni type corn imported from Romania by German company Saaten Union was GMO infected. The Rural development Ministry informed all farmers concerned to destroy the crops within three days, by July 1.
Wizz Air Improves Boarding Experience
- 13 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
Wizz Air, the largest low-cost, low-fare airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announced it will start testing a new cabin baggage policy from August 1, 2012 to enhance on-time performance and improve customer experience during aircraft boarding. The test, which will run from next month on all flights from London Luton to Katowice (and return), responds to a growing problem for the short-haul ...
Qatar Airways Named Best Airline In The World For Second Consecutive Year
- 13 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
Qatar Airways has once again triumphed at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards, winning three top accolades including the main award World’s Best Airline for the second year running. The Doha-based carrier retained the coveted title of Airline of the Year 2012 and notched up two further awards – Best Airline in the Middle East for the seventh consecutive year and the Best Airline Staff Service ...
International Bartók Seminar & Festival In Szombathely, Hungary
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- community & culture
The International Bartók Seminar and Festival opens on 13 July in Szombathely. The programme of the opening concert, as the festival itself, begins with The Miraculous Mandarin suite, followed by La Giro, a composition by Louis Andriessen, featuring Monica Germino violin solo artist. The opening concert will also include a premiere. "I Got Riff", a work by Balázs Horváth will be performed for the ...
Invitation: Shakespeare Festival, Gyula, Hungary, Until 17 July
- 12 Jul 2012 12:50 PM
- community & culture
This, the 7th Shakespeare Festival in Gyula, welcomes two critically acclaimed productions: A Midsummer Night’s Dream of the South Korean Yohangza Theatre Company and Twelfth Night, or What You Will of the Georgian Rustavelli National Theatre directed by R. Sturua. On the Shakespeare Festival, you can see the play Troilus and Cressida as first night in the direction of Csaba Horváth.
U.S. Ambassador Participates In Budapest Pride
- 12 Jul 2012 12:35 PM
- community & culture
Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis and U.S. Embassy Budapest staff participated in the Budapest Pride March on July 7, to demonstrate Embassy support for the Hungarian LGBT community as part of Secretary of State Clinton’s initiative to promote human/minority rights issues throughout the world. In the United States, President Obama declared June to be Pride Month to highlight the ...
Hungarian Film Honored At Paris Cinema Festival
- 12 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Bence Fliegauf’s Csak a szél (Just the Wind) has been awarded the main prize by the jury panel at the Paris Cinema film festival. This is the first time that a Hungarian production has been honoured at the film festival organised by the Paris municipal council, now in its tenth year.
Report: 7th Budapest Pride Event In Budapest
- 11 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The 7th Budapest Pride March, an event which boasts a long history, took place in Budapest in early July. The first organized LGBTI film festival (1993) was preceeded by a picnic in 1992. The significant traditions of the Pride Festival have gradually intertwined with film and other artistic programmes.
Hybris & Talking heArts Concert, Toldi Club Budapest, 16 July
- 10 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The "Hybris" was recently born with the collaboration of international artists, putting together a show based on improvisation. It is an open invitation to a journey full of surprises. Their music is a blend of classical, digital, experimental and many more other genres. Jerome Li Thiao Te had the basic idea and he invites new and new artists: musicians, video artists, contemporary dancers, ...