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Water Summit To Be Held In Budapest In December 2016
- 15 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Another global summit on water will be held in Budapest late in November or in early December, President János Áder announced on public news television M1 on Sunday evening. Áder referred to the United Nations’ objectives of sustainable development and noted water management as a crucial area.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Austria’s Decision To Restrict Migrants “Victory For Reason”
- 24 Jan 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Austria’s decision to restrict migrants is a “victory for reason” , Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a regular radio interview, adding that “dogmatic thinking has capitulated to reality and common sense.” Europe cannot receive a huge mass of foreign humanity without restrictions or checks. Hungary’s standpoint is that it would be better were no migrants to arrive in Europe.
Escape From Budapest To Thailand’s Leading Family Resort: Angsana Phuket
- 14 Jan 2016 11:00 AM
- travel
The 2015 World Travel Awards accolade of “Thailand’s Leading Family Resort” was voted for by travel agents worldwide. The winner is an island resort in Southern Thailand which beckons with open arms. Located on the sun-splashed island of Phuket, and nestled in scenic Bang Tao Bay, Angsana Laguna is a fun-filled destination that offers the best in sun, sand and sea. Just 20 minutes drive from ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Vanishing Social Welfare System
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
2015 brought many changes to Hungary’s social welfare system. From March 2015 needy families now receive far less social assistance than before. A number of programs were eliminated. In their place, local governments can offer so-called “settlement assistance”, but who receives how much is now entirely left up to the local governments.
Xpat Opinion: Calling Someone A Homosexual Is Defamation In Hungary
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In a landmark case, a Budapest court ruled that calling someone a homosexual in public can be seen as defamation of good character. The decision is astounding, even if the justice argued –somewhat strangely–that it has nothing to do with the court passing moral judgment on sexual attraction, as such.
Scorpions Concert, Budapest Aréna, 29 February
- 11 Jan 2016 3:10 AM
- entertainment
Celebrating a half-century of rock with the release of their 19th studio album, 'Return To Forever' and a global 50th anniversary tour which kicked off in China on 1st May and runs through spring 2016. The tour stops at Budapest on February 29th in BudapestAréna from 8 p.m.
Hungarian Christian Dems Hail New Family Support System
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has made a “huge step forward” through its recent introduction of a system of increased support for families, Péter Harrach, parliamentary group leader of the coruling Christian Democrats, said. Harrach said that ensuring a 10-million forint subsidy and a loan of the same total to families with three children were serving the governmental objectives of increasing support for ...
Xpat Insights: How Hungarians Evaluated 2015
- 7 Jan 2016 12:55 AM
- current affairs
Most people said last year had yielded positive results in general for their families but saw developments at a national level in a negative light, according to a survey by Ipsos - ZRI Závecz. Pollster Nézőpont reported that of the people asked in a December survey, 48% had optimistic expectations concerning the year ahead, as opposed to 34% at the end of 2014. They added that 32% voiced a ...
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.
Water Summit To Be Held In Budapest In December 2016
- 15 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Another global summit on water will be held in Budapest late in November or in early December, President János Áder announced on public news television M1 on Sunday evening. Áder referred to the United Nations’ objectives of sustainable development and noted water management as a crucial area.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Austria’s Decision To Restrict Migrants “Victory For Reason”
- 24 Jan 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Austria’s decision to restrict migrants is a “victory for reason” , Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a regular radio interview, adding that “dogmatic thinking has capitulated to reality and common sense.” Europe cannot receive a huge mass of foreign humanity without restrictions or checks. Hungary’s standpoint is that it would be better were no migrants to arrive in Europe.
Escape From Budapest To Thailand’s Leading Family Resort: Angsana Phuket
- 14 Jan 2016 11:00 AM
- travel
The 2015 World Travel Awards accolade of “Thailand’s Leading Family Resort” was voted for by travel agents worldwide. The winner is an island resort in Southern Thailand which beckons with open arms. Located on the sun-splashed island of Phuket, and nestled in scenic Bang Tao Bay, Angsana Laguna is a fun-filled destination that offers the best in sun, sand and sea. Just 20 minutes drive from ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Vanishing Social Welfare System
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
2015 brought many changes to Hungary’s social welfare system. From March 2015 needy families now receive far less social assistance than before. A number of programs were eliminated. In their place, local governments can offer so-called “settlement assistance”, but who receives how much is now entirely left up to the local governments.
Xpat Opinion: Calling Someone A Homosexual Is Defamation In Hungary
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In a landmark case, a Budapest court ruled that calling someone a homosexual in public can be seen as defamation of good character. The decision is astounding, even if the justice argued –somewhat strangely–that it has nothing to do with the court passing moral judgment on sexual attraction, as such.
Scorpions Concert, Budapest Aréna, 29 February
- 11 Jan 2016 3:10 AM
- entertainment
Celebrating a half-century of rock with the release of their 19th studio album, 'Return To Forever' and a global 50th anniversary tour which kicked off in China on 1st May and runs through spring 2016. The tour stops at Budapest on February 29th in BudapestAréna from 8 p.m.
Hungarian Christian Dems Hail New Family Support System
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has made a “huge step forward” through its recent introduction of a system of increased support for families, Péter Harrach, parliamentary group leader of the coruling Christian Democrats, said. Harrach said that ensuring a 10-million forint subsidy and a loan of the same total to families with three children were serving the governmental objectives of increasing support for ...
Xpat Insights: How Hungarians Evaluated 2015
- 7 Jan 2016 12:55 AM
- current affairs
Most people said last year had yielded positive results in general for their families but saw developments at a national level in a negative light, according to a survey by Ipsos - ZRI Závecz. Pollster Nézőpont reported that of the people asked in a December survey, 48% had optimistic expectations concerning the year ahead, as opposed to 34% at the end of 2014. They added that 32% voiced a ...
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.