598 result(s) for marked
Video: Message From Ambassador Lindsay
- 11 Apr 2016 1:00 AM
- video
To mark National Poetry Day, Ambassador Lindsay recorded a video message for our Facebook followers. The Ambassador reads a poem by Hungarian poet Attila József entitled "Tavasz Van! Gyönyörű!" (Spring has come! Beautiful!). National Poetry Day in Hungary is marked each year on 11 April, the birthday of poet Attila József (1905-1937).
Hungarian Restaurant Week Marks 10th Anniversary With Charity Initiative
- 3 Mar 2016 10:30 AM
- food & drink
This March the tenth Restaurant Week will take place around Hungary between the 21st and 27th. This time Restaurant Week sees a record number of venues joining the event, with many Michelin recommended restaurants among the participants, all offering special prices on fixed menus. Guests can already book their tables via www.etteremhet.hu. Organizers and participating restaurants will donate a ...
EC Clears Mark For Operation
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The European Commission has authorised the operation of the Hungarian Reorganisation and Receivables Management Company (MARK), established by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) last November to buy bad commercial real estate loans and properties from banks, the central bank said.
Budapest Promenade Named After Former US Congressman Lantos
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
A promenade was named after Hungarian-born former US Congressman Tom Lantos in Budapest on Monday in a ceremony marking the politician’s birthday. The promenade named after Lantos connects Viza and Révész streets. Addressing the event in the 13th district where Lantos used to live, US Ambassador Colleen Bell said Lantos had done much to benefit Hungary and had been proud of being Hungarian.
Hungary’s Central Bank Keeps Key Rate On Hold
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarian rate setters kept the base rate on hold at 1.35% on Tuesday. The decision was in line with the expectations of analysts. The Monetary Council has kept the base rate on hold since signalling an end to an easing cycle at a policy meeting in July 2015. In a statement released shortly after the rate-setting meeting the Council said the annual inflation rate increased, while core inflation ...
Now On: Nude Sculptures, National Gallery
- 30 Dec 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The word nude entered the English language from Latin, originally in the sense of "plain, explicit". In art, the term first denoted representations of clothed or half-naked models with the intention of studying their figures, postures and gestures, before it started to refer to the naked human body. Before the Renaissance, nude representation was usually reserved for symbolic messages.
The Survivor's Shadow, Hungarian National Gallery
- 24 Dec 2015 8:15 AM
- community & culture
El Kazovsky (1948-2008) was one of the most original and potent Hungarian artists of the late twentieth century and the turn of the millennium. As a painter, a performance artist, a stage designer and - as we now know - a poet, he left an enormous legacy of works, whose immense vivaciousness and profundity were immediately clear to his contemporaries. This exhibition of close to 400 of his works ...
Kazakhstan National Day Celebrated In Budapest, 16 December 2015
- 16 Dec 2015 11:00 AM
- Xpatloop
Kazakhstan marked its National Day with the reception and traditional Kazakh folk dances and music.
110 Year Search For Sultan Suleiman In Hungary Seems Fruitful
- 10 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Professor Norbert Pap, who led the discovery of what is thought to be the tomb of Ottoman Grand Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, said in an interview with MTI that in 2013 his team of geographers, historians and archaeologists, using new methodologies in their respective fields, discovered the ruins of the Ottoman settlement known as Turbék, a name derived from the Turkish word “turbeh” meaning ...
Video: Message From Ambassador Lindsay
- 11 Apr 2016 1:00 AM
- video
To mark National Poetry Day, Ambassador Lindsay recorded a video message for our Facebook followers. The Ambassador reads a poem by Hungarian poet Attila József entitled "Tavasz Van! Gyönyörű!" (Spring has come! Beautiful!). National Poetry Day in Hungary is marked each year on 11 April, the birthday of poet Attila József (1905-1937).
Hungarian Restaurant Week Marks 10th Anniversary With Charity Initiative
- 3 Mar 2016 10:30 AM
- food & drink
This March the tenth Restaurant Week will take place around Hungary between the 21st and 27th. This time Restaurant Week sees a record number of venues joining the event, with many Michelin recommended restaurants among the participants, all offering special prices on fixed menus. Guests can already book their tables via www.etteremhet.hu. Organizers and participating restaurants will donate a ...
EC Clears Mark For Operation
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The European Commission has authorised the operation of the Hungarian Reorganisation and Receivables Management Company (MARK), established by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) last November to buy bad commercial real estate loans and properties from banks, the central bank said.
Budapest Promenade Named After Former US Congressman Lantos
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
A promenade was named after Hungarian-born former US Congressman Tom Lantos in Budapest on Monday in a ceremony marking the politician’s birthday. The promenade named after Lantos connects Viza and Révész streets. Addressing the event in the 13th district where Lantos used to live, US Ambassador Colleen Bell said Lantos had done much to benefit Hungary and had been proud of being Hungarian.
Hungary’s Central Bank Keeps Key Rate On Hold
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarian rate setters kept the base rate on hold at 1.35% on Tuesday. The decision was in line with the expectations of analysts. The Monetary Council has kept the base rate on hold since signalling an end to an easing cycle at a policy meeting in July 2015. In a statement released shortly after the rate-setting meeting the Council said the annual inflation rate increased, while core inflation ...
Now On: Nude Sculptures, National Gallery
- 30 Dec 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The word nude entered the English language from Latin, originally in the sense of "plain, explicit". In art, the term first denoted representations of clothed or half-naked models with the intention of studying their figures, postures and gestures, before it started to refer to the naked human body. Before the Renaissance, nude representation was usually reserved for symbolic messages.
The Survivor's Shadow, Hungarian National Gallery
- 24 Dec 2015 8:15 AM
- community & culture
El Kazovsky (1948-2008) was one of the most original and potent Hungarian artists of the late twentieth century and the turn of the millennium. As a painter, a performance artist, a stage designer and - as we now know - a poet, he left an enormous legacy of works, whose immense vivaciousness and profundity were immediately clear to his contemporaries. This exhibition of close to 400 of his works ...
Kazakhstan National Day Celebrated In Budapest, 16 December 2015
- 16 Dec 2015 11:00 AM
- Xpatloop
Kazakhstan marked its National Day with the reception and traditional Kazakh folk dances and music.
110 Year Search For Sultan Suleiman In Hungary Seems Fruitful
- 10 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Professor Norbert Pap, who led the discovery of what is thought to be the tomb of Ottoman Grand Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, said in an interview with MTI that in 2013 his team of geographers, historians and archaeologists, using new methodologies in their respective fields, discovered the ruins of the Ottoman settlement known as Turbék, a name derived from the Turkish word “turbeh” meaning ...