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Áder Elected As New President Of Hungary
- 3 May 2012 11:04 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday the Hungarian parliament elected János Áder, 52, to be the 5th president of the Republic since the change of political system in 1989/90. He called upon Hungarians in his acceptance speech to show one another respect even if they disagree. Áder said he would reach out to all sections of society and to Hungarians around the world. "Let me reach out to believers and to non-believers ...
Getaway From Budapest To Pisa With Ryanair
- 3 May 2012 10:35 AM
- travel
Pisa is strategically located in the central part of Italy. It is only 12 km from the Ligurian Sea, 20 km from the harbour of Livorno and the ferries heading to the Elba Island, Sardinia and Corsica, 80 km from Florence. This city is closely associated with the Leaning Tower. But Pisa also preserves, with the whole complex of Piazza dei Miracoli - cultural patrimony of all humanity - and its ...
Xpat Opinion: Ukraine And Hungary: The Tymoshenko Affair
- 3 May 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Orbán have more in common than their first name. In February 2010, only a couple of months before Orbán's political triumph, Yanukovych staged a remarkable comeback, recovering from the humiliation and disgrace he suffered in Ukraine's election of 2004. According to yesterday's Economist, since his election to the presidency Yanukovych "has mauled his country's ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán Didn't Give Up On Chinese Hungarian Alliance
- 2 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As I'm looking through my files it seems as if almost nothing has happened in Chinese-Hungarian relations in the last six months or so. It was in mid-November 2011 that Tamás Fellegi made his last trip to China where he negotiated with Chinese businessmen and bank presidents. After that not much could be heard about major Chinese investments in Hungary. The only things I can recall are the ...
Afghan Civil Society Leaders Visit Hungary
- 2 May 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
From April 18-21 Embassy Budapest hosted four Afghan civil society leaders who are experts in judicial reform, health sector reform, education policy and the rights of women and the disabled. The Afghan visitors shared their successes and explained the challenges they still face moving forward.
New Travel Website ‘Guarantees’ Lowest Hotel Prices
- 1 May 2012 1:00 AM
- travel
Ryanair, Europe’s leading low cost airline, says it now guarantees its passengers the lowest hotel prices via RyanairHotels.com The company describes the new service as the ultimate hotel price comparison website - searching over 300,000 hotels across Europe. Ryanair and HotelsCombined - the world’s leading hotel comparison engine - developed RyanairHotels.com to search and deliver honest, ...
Invitation: Brilliant Corners, Trafó Budapest, 28 -29 April
- 28 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"Brilliant Corners" is a new piece for 10 dancers to an original score by Emanuel. The work explores the forces, both mechanical and human, which generate the choreographic substance. The ever evolving structures are a direct manifestation of these forces and as such, hold revealing qualities and possible insights.
International Women Are Having A Ball In Budapest
- 27 Apr 2012 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Tickets are now on sale for 'Saturday Night Fever' on 5 May, this year's International Women's Club of Budapest Charity Ball. Funds raised at this event will go their “Lift a Life” project which helps destitute Hungarian Families. IWC intends to help these families restart their lives in a small way, for example by providing the children with staple foods so they do not go hungry every day.
New Stars Announced For The Balaton Sound Festival In Hungary
- 27 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Heineken Balaton Sound is happy to present new names for this year’s line-up, including Knife Party, the electro-house project of Pendulum’s founding members, two-times Brit Awards and one-time Ivor Novello Awards winner Tinie Tempah and one of the most important representatives of the German e-music scene, Sven Väth. And for all of those who don’t know: in 2012 The Sound is a day longer, already ...
Áder Elected As New President Of Hungary
- 3 May 2012 11:04 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday the Hungarian parliament elected János Áder, 52, to be the 5th president of the Republic since the change of political system in 1989/90. He called upon Hungarians in his acceptance speech to show one another respect even if they disagree. Áder said he would reach out to all sections of society and to Hungarians around the world. "Let me reach out to believers and to non-believers ...
Getaway From Budapest To Pisa With Ryanair
- 3 May 2012 10:35 AM
- travel
Pisa is strategically located in the central part of Italy. It is only 12 km from the Ligurian Sea, 20 km from the harbour of Livorno and the ferries heading to the Elba Island, Sardinia and Corsica, 80 km from Florence. This city is closely associated with the Leaning Tower. But Pisa also preserves, with the whole complex of Piazza dei Miracoli - cultural patrimony of all humanity - and its ...
Xpat Opinion: Ukraine And Hungary: The Tymoshenko Affair
- 3 May 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Orbán have more in common than their first name. In February 2010, only a couple of months before Orbán's political triumph, Yanukovych staged a remarkable comeback, recovering from the humiliation and disgrace he suffered in Ukraine's election of 2004. According to yesterday's Economist, since his election to the presidency Yanukovych "has mauled his country's ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán Didn't Give Up On Chinese Hungarian Alliance
- 2 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As I'm looking through my files it seems as if almost nothing has happened in Chinese-Hungarian relations in the last six months or so. It was in mid-November 2011 that Tamás Fellegi made his last trip to China where he negotiated with Chinese businessmen and bank presidents. After that not much could be heard about major Chinese investments in Hungary. The only things I can recall are the ...
Afghan Civil Society Leaders Visit Hungary
- 2 May 2012 8:59 AM
- current affairs
From April 18-21 Embassy Budapest hosted four Afghan civil society leaders who are experts in judicial reform, health sector reform, education policy and the rights of women and the disabled. The Afghan visitors shared their successes and explained the challenges they still face moving forward.
New Travel Website ‘Guarantees’ Lowest Hotel Prices
- 1 May 2012 1:00 AM
- travel
Ryanair, Europe’s leading low cost airline, says it now guarantees its passengers the lowest hotel prices via RyanairHotels.com The company describes the new service as the ultimate hotel price comparison website - searching over 300,000 hotels across Europe. Ryanair and HotelsCombined - the world’s leading hotel comparison engine - developed RyanairHotels.com to search and deliver honest, ...
Invitation: Brilliant Corners, Trafó Budapest, 28 -29 April
- 28 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"Brilliant Corners" is a new piece for 10 dancers to an original score by Emanuel. The work explores the forces, both mechanical and human, which generate the choreographic substance. The ever evolving structures are a direct manifestation of these forces and as such, hold revealing qualities and possible insights.
International Women Are Having A Ball In Budapest
- 27 Apr 2012 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Tickets are now on sale for 'Saturday Night Fever' on 5 May, this year's International Women's Club of Budapest Charity Ball. Funds raised at this event will go their “Lift a Life” project which helps destitute Hungarian Families. IWC intends to help these families restart their lives in a small way, for example by providing the children with staple foods so they do not go hungry every day.
New Stars Announced For The Balaton Sound Festival In Hungary
- 27 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Heineken Balaton Sound is happy to present new names for this year’s line-up, including Knife Party, the electro-house project of Pendulum’s founding members, two-times Brit Awards and one-time Ivor Novello Awards winner Tinie Tempah and one of the most important representatives of the German e-music scene, Sven Väth. And for all of those who don’t know: in 2012 The Sound is a day longer, already ...