709 result(s) for names
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Butcher’s Fabulous Art Collection
- 9 Dec 2013 7:00 AM
- community & culture
Today’s theme, art, is not the common fare of this blog. But, fret not, the post will also deal with life in Hungary in the 1960s and 1970s. It will even touch on economics. Specifically, how the closed socialist regime in Hungary distorted the prices of art works and barred twentieth-century Hungarian artists from becoming known outside of the country.
Xpat Opinion: The LEN Awards Recognize Hungary’s Great Aquatic Athletes
- 7 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
I’ve written a number of times about Hungary’s considerable achievements in aquatic sports. In the water, our athletes have excelled for decades. And after Hungary’s stunning performances in the 2013 Barcelona World Aquatics Championships, a list released just recently by the European Swimming Federation (LEN) naming the best European water sports athletes of 2013 is full of Hungarian names
Metro Carriages Named In Budapest After Two Legendary Soccer Players
- 26 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
Two metro carriages were named in Budapest on Monday after two surviving legendary soccer players who played in Hungary’s Golden Team in 1953. Plaques on the front and back of the carriages bearing the names of Jenő Buzánszky and Gyula Grosics were unveiled by Budapest mayor István Tarlós and Alstom CEE deputy CEO Alf Henryk Wulf.
Invitation: AmCham Annual Family Thanksgiving Dinner, Budapest, 26 November
- 21 Nov 2013 12:50 AM
- community & culture
Celebrate Thanksgiving with AmCham Budapest on 26 November at Marriott Hotel in Budapest. Invite your family, friends, colleagues and business partners to enjoy a festive buffet dinner.
Updated: Fridge - The Biggest Snow Festival In Budapest, 21 - 23 Nov
- 21 Nov 2013 12:45 AM
- entertainment
Sziget Cultural Management presents the biggest snow festival of the region at the end of November. Fridge is already known in Hungary, but this year the festival fans can enjoy the event parallel in Vienna as well. The event merges the most spectacular winter sports with all-star music performers.
Happy Birthday Budapest - 140 Years Old Today
- 18 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- community & culture
The name "Budapest" is the composition of the city names "Buda" and "Pest", since they were united (together with Óbuda) to become a single city in 1873. One of the first occurrences of the combined name "Buda-Pest" was in 1831 in the book "Világ" ("World" / "Light"), written by Count István Széchenyi.
Charge-Free Cash Withdrawal Enacted In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2013 10:50 AM
- business
Over the past one year, the costs of banking services have increased significantly and in order to decrease them the National Assembly today adopted an amendment which stipulates the free withdrawal of cash. The amendment on the cutting of financial service fees aims to secure as part of consumer rights the charge-free access to cash withdrawal for up to HUF 150 000 as another measure for easing ...
Xpat Opinion: Feminism In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central Statistical Office made a surprising announcement today. As a result of car production, a good harvest, and an uptick in the construction industry the Hungarian GDP grew by 1.7% in the third quarter of the year. On the basis of this data the government predicts continuous, sustained growth; a few others expressed fear that the upsurge signals only a short-term improvement. Since I ...
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Butcher’s Fabulous Art Collection
- 9 Dec 2013 7:00 AM
- community & culture
Today’s theme, art, is not the common fare of this blog. But, fret not, the post will also deal with life in Hungary in the 1960s and 1970s. It will even touch on economics. Specifically, how the closed socialist regime in Hungary distorted the prices of art works and barred twentieth-century Hungarian artists from becoming known outside of the country.
Xpat Opinion: The LEN Awards Recognize Hungary’s Great Aquatic Athletes
- 7 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
I’ve written a number of times about Hungary’s considerable achievements in aquatic sports. In the water, our athletes have excelled for decades. And after Hungary’s stunning performances in the 2013 Barcelona World Aquatics Championships, a list released just recently by the European Swimming Federation (LEN) naming the best European water sports athletes of 2013 is full of Hungarian names
Metro Carriages Named In Budapest After Two Legendary Soccer Players
- 26 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
Two metro carriages were named in Budapest on Monday after two surviving legendary soccer players who played in Hungary’s Golden Team in 1953. Plaques on the front and back of the carriages bearing the names of Jenő Buzánszky and Gyula Grosics were unveiled by Budapest mayor István Tarlós and Alstom CEE deputy CEO Alf Henryk Wulf.
Invitation: AmCham Annual Family Thanksgiving Dinner, Budapest, 26 November
- 21 Nov 2013 12:50 AM
- community & culture
Celebrate Thanksgiving with AmCham Budapest on 26 November at Marriott Hotel in Budapest. Invite your family, friends, colleagues and business partners to enjoy a festive buffet dinner.
Updated: Fridge - The Biggest Snow Festival In Budapest, 21 - 23 Nov
- 21 Nov 2013 12:45 AM
- entertainment
Sziget Cultural Management presents the biggest snow festival of the region at the end of November. Fridge is already known in Hungary, but this year the festival fans can enjoy the event parallel in Vienna as well. The event merges the most spectacular winter sports with all-star music performers.
Happy Birthday Budapest - 140 Years Old Today
- 18 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- community & culture
The name "Budapest" is the composition of the city names "Buda" and "Pest", since they were united (together with Óbuda) to become a single city in 1873. One of the first occurrences of the combined name "Buda-Pest" was in 1831 in the book "Világ" ("World" / "Light"), written by Count István Széchenyi.
Charge-Free Cash Withdrawal Enacted In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2013 10:50 AM
- business
Over the past one year, the costs of banking services have increased significantly and in order to decrease them the National Assembly today adopted an amendment which stipulates the free withdrawal of cash. The amendment on the cutting of financial service fees aims to secure as part of consumer rights the charge-free access to cash withdrawal for up to HUF 150 000 as another measure for easing ...
Xpat Opinion: Feminism In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central Statistical Office made a surprising announcement today. As a result of car production, a good harvest, and an uptick in the construction industry the Hungarian GDP grew by 1.7% in the third quarter of the year. On the basis of this data the government predicts continuous, sustained growth; a few others expressed fear that the upsurge signals only a short-term improvement. Since I ...