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Budapest Nightlife Guide, September 2014
- 4 Sep 2014 11:00 AM
- entertainment
You'll be pleased to know that September in Budapest is packed with a wide variety of concerts and parties at various clubs, bars, and other venues. Here is a selection of some of the best nightlife happenings in Hungary, courtesy of XpatLoop's media partner Where Budapest Magazine.
Hungarian Motorway M0 Reconstruction Project Halted
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government has suspended further reconstruction of Budapest’s ring-road motorway M0, explaining that it has already spent the HUF 30-35 billion (USD 125-147 million) earmarked for the project on an emergency basis, leaving no funds for this year, according to an official government statement today.
One In Five Internet Users In Hungary Has A Tablet
- 3 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
In Hungary 21% of adult Internet users have tablets, and half of them use their devices to watch videos. Those users also appeared who watch live streaming television programs on tablets. But few are willing to pay for applications yet; the majority keeps only free apps installed on their smart devices. The latest research in eNET’s and Telekom’s “Report on the Internet Economy” series focuses on ...
Hungary’s MOL & INA End Media Dispute
- 2 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- business
MOL and the Croatian government issued a joint announcement yesterday, ending their recent public dispute over an interim ruling by an international court of arbitration in Switzerland.
Xpat Opinion: Procreation And Pensions In Hungary
- 31 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last month or so article after article appeared about the conclusions of a group of economists and demographers who have been discussing possible solutions to the interrelated problems of the low Hungarian birthrate and the eventual depletion of the state pension fund. This group, the Népesedési Kerekasztal (Demographic round table), seems to have the support of the Orbán government. It is ...
Special Award For 'Judgment in Hungary' At Sarajevo Film Festival
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Judgment in Hungary, a documentary about the trial of the serial murderers of Roma in Hungary from 2008-09, has received two awards at the Sarajevo film festival, writes vs.hu. Besides the award granted by the festival’s jury (chaired this year by the retired Hungarian director Béla Tarr) the film also received the Human Rights Award.
National Bank Of Hungary Paid HUF 17.8 Billion Not HUF 12 Billion For Eiffel Palace?
- 29 Aug 2014 1:00 AM
- property
The recent purchase of the luxurious Eiffel Palota office building (pictured) by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) appears to have cost HUF 17.8 billion (USD 60 million) instead of the HUF 11-12 billion (USD 45 million) reported previously by online economical daily napi.hu.
Hungary To Replace 24 Ambassadors
- 26 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s consul general to Shanghai Pál Péter Schmitt has been recalled after less than a year in the role, as part of a huge shake-up of the diplomatic corps that includes 24 ambassadorial changes, origo.hu learned. The nephew of the disgraced former president Pál Schmitt took the role in September 2013. Pál Schmitt was forced to relinquish his doctorate in 2013, after the plagiarism scandal ...
Former MNB Vice-Governor: Hungary Needs A Miracle
- 25 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s national debt of 85.1% of GDP is so high that it will take a miracle for the government to avoid breaking its own constitutional stipulation that it set out in the Basic Law, former National Bank of Hungary (MNB) vice-governor Zoltán Bodnár said this week.
Budapest Nightlife Guide, September 2014
- 4 Sep 2014 11:00 AM
- entertainment
You'll be pleased to know that September in Budapest is packed with a wide variety of concerts and parties at various clubs, bars, and other venues. Here is a selection of some of the best nightlife happenings in Hungary, courtesy of XpatLoop's media partner Where Budapest Magazine.
Hungarian Motorway M0 Reconstruction Project Halted
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government has suspended further reconstruction of Budapest’s ring-road motorway M0, explaining that it has already spent the HUF 30-35 billion (USD 125-147 million) earmarked for the project on an emergency basis, leaving no funds for this year, according to an official government statement today.
One In Five Internet Users In Hungary Has A Tablet
- 3 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
In Hungary 21% of adult Internet users have tablets, and half of them use their devices to watch videos. Those users also appeared who watch live streaming television programs on tablets. But few are willing to pay for applications yet; the majority keeps only free apps installed on their smart devices. The latest research in eNET’s and Telekom’s “Report on the Internet Economy” series focuses on ...
Hungary’s MOL & INA End Media Dispute
- 2 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- business
MOL and the Croatian government issued a joint announcement yesterday, ending their recent public dispute over an interim ruling by an international court of arbitration in Switzerland.
Xpat Opinion: Procreation And Pensions In Hungary
- 31 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last month or so article after article appeared about the conclusions of a group of economists and demographers who have been discussing possible solutions to the interrelated problems of the low Hungarian birthrate and the eventual depletion of the state pension fund. This group, the Népesedési Kerekasztal (Demographic round table), seems to have the support of the Orbán government. It is ...
Special Award For 'Judgment in Hungary' At Sarajevo Film Festival
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Judgment in Hungary, a documentary about the trial of the serial murderers of Roma in Hungary from 2008-09, has received two awards at the Sarajevo film festival, writes vs.hu. Besides the award granted by the festival’s jury (chaired this year by the retired Hungarian director Béla Tarr) the film also received the Human Rights Award.
National Bank Of Hungary Paid HUF 17.8 Billion Not HUF 12 Billion For Eiffel Palace?
- 29 Aug 2014 1:00 AM
- property
The recent purchase of the luxurious Eiffel Palota office building (pictured) by the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) appears to have cost HUF 17.8 billion (USD 60 million) instead of the HUF 11-12 billion (USD 45 million) reported previously by online economical daily napi.hu.
Hungary To Replace 24 Ambassadors
- 26 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s consul general to Shanghai Pál Péter Schmitt has been recalled after less than a year in the role, as part of a huge shake-up of the diplomatic corps that includes 24 ambassadorial changes, origo.hu learned. The nephew of the disgraced former president Pál Schmitt took the role in September 2013. Pál Schmitt was forced to relinquish his doctorate in 2013, after the plagiarism scandal ...
Former MNB Vice-Governor: Hungary Needs A Miracle
- 25 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s national debt of 85.1% of GDP is so high that it will take a miracle for the government to avoid breaking its own constitutional stipulation that it set out in the Basic Law, former National Bank of Hungary (MNB) vice-governor Zoltán Bodnár said this week.