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Carl Bernstein At Hay Festival In Budapest About Obama, Watergate & Journalism
- 26 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On Tuesday, May 21 the Hay Festival of Literature in Budapest featured a discussion with iconic American investigative journalist, Carl Bernstein. The event was held on the last day of the Festival, a grand finale for a week which was kicked off with a discussion featuring world-renowned novelist Nicole Krauss. The event was held in the Petofi Museum of Literature and the moderator for the ...
Fewer Employees Going On Sick Leave In Hungary
- 25 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Austerity measures introduced in recent years and rising fears for job security have lowered the amount paid to employees on sick leave by the Health Fund from Ft 97 billion in 2005 to Ft 56 billion in 2012, Világgazdaság reports.
New Bills Passed On Bars, Courts & TV Switch In Hungary
- 24 Jun 2013 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Parliament voted for a tax on “ruin bars” and lowered the fees charged for removing sewage by 10% among a number of bills passed on Friday. The bill on “ruin pubs”, submitted by Fifth District mayor Antal Rogán, states that local councils may charge Ft 20 per day per customer from August 1 to businesses selling alcoholic beverages in World Heritage sites. Local councils must devote those revenues ...
Escape From Budapest To Samui: Bhundhari Spa Resort & Villas
- 22 Jun 2013 8:00 AM
- travel
This luxury resort is a unique blend of classic Thai architecture and hospitality, smart design and contemporary elegance. As part of a warm welcome, full of smiles, I was informed Bhundhari means lotus or water-lily in Sanskrit. It’s the spiritual flower of Buddhism, and like a lotus flower the hotels’ holistic beauty lifts the spirits and provides positive inspiration. The resort is idyllically ...
Xpat Review: Four Tigers Chinese Market In Budapest
- 21 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
This is one of the oldest and biggest Chinese Markets in Budapest, remaining its traditional form from the 80’s. Although the founders of the market are Chinese, more and more other Asian communities have joined in at this cheap shopping haven in Hungary, namely Thai; Vietnamese and Chinese dominate.
Traffic Changes In Budapest Due To Danube Flooding
- 21 Jun 2013 6:30 AM
- getting around
The sections of the lower Pest embankment between Lánchíd (Chain Bridge) and Közraktár utca as well as between Dráva utca and Jászai Mari tér are reopened from 22:00 on 17 June 2013, thus only the section between Jászai Mari tér and Lánchíd remains closed during the construction carried out at the underground car park of the Parliament.
Xpat Opinion: More Signs Of A Recovering Economy In Hungary
- 20 Jun 2013 12:50 PM
- business
By Ferenc Kumin: Late last month, the European Commission announced that it would recommend that Hungary, after nine long years, exit the Excessive Deficit Procedure. The good news , as I wrote at the time, came on the heels of other encouraging reports of promising FDI and consumer skepticism data. Now, yet more hopeful signs that back Prime Minister Orbán’s cautious optimism about a slowly, but ...
Budapest Flood Damage Estimated At Ft 3bn
- 20 Jun 2013 12:45 PM
- current affairs
The lower riverside road in Buda has been re-opened to traffic, but work on cleaning the riverside road outside Parliament will continue for a few more days, Budapest mayor István Tarlós told Inforádió on Sunday. The Chain Bridge underpass on the Pest side is still under water, covering the tracks of the No. 2 tram.
Wizz Air Opens Budapest - Istanbul Route In August
- 19 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- specials
Wizz Air, the largest low-fare, low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announced today a new service from Budapest to Istanbul commencing on 2 August. The route will operate four times per week initially and gradually grow over the following months to a daily operation by March 2014.
Carl Bernstein At Hay Festival In Budapest About Obama, Watergate & Journalism
- 26 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On Tuesday, May 21 the Hay Festival of Literature in Budapest featured a discussion with iconic American investigative journalist, Carl Bernstein. The event was held on the last day of the Festival, a grand finale for a week which was kicked off with a discussion featuring world-renowned novelist Nicole Krauss. The event was held in the Petofi Museum of Literature and the moderator for the ...
Fewer Employees Going On Sick Leave In Hungary
- 25 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Austerity measures introduced in recent years and rising fears for job security have lowered the amount paid to employees on sick leave by the Health Fund from Ft 97 billion in 2005 to Ft 56 billion in 2012, Világgazdaság reports.
New Bills Passed On Bars, Courts & TV Switch In Hungary
- 24 Jun 2013 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Parliament voted for a tax on “ruin bars” and lowered the fees charged for removing sewage by 10% among a number of bills passed on Friday. The bill on “ruin pubs”, submitted by Fifth District mayor Antal Rogán, states that local councils may charge Ft 20 per day per customer from August 1 to businesses selling alcoholic beverages in World Heritage sites. Local councils must devote those revenues ...
Escape From Budapest To Samui: Bhundhari Spa Resort & Villas
- 22 Jun 2013 8:00 AM
- travel
This luxury resort is a unique blend of classic Thai architecture and hospitality, smart design and contemporary elegance. As part of a warm welcome, full of smiles, I was informed Bhundhari means lotus or water-lily in Sanskrit. It’s the spiritual flower of Buddhism, and like a lotus flower the hotels’ holistic beauty lifts the spirits and provides positive inspiration. The resort is idyllically ...
Xpat Review: Four Tigers Chinese Market In Budapest
- 21 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
This is one of the oldest and biggest Chinese Markets in Budapest, remaining its traditional form from the 80’s. Although the founders of the market are Chinese, more and more other Asian communities have joined in at this cheap shopping haven in Hungary, namely Thai; Vietnamese and Chinese dominate.
Traffic Changes In Budapest Due To Danube Flooding
- 21 Jun 2013 6:30 AM
- getting around
The sections of the lower Pest embankment between Lánchíd (Chain Bridge) and Közraktár utca as well as between Dráva utca and Jászai Mari tér are reopened from 22:00 on 17 June 2013, thus only the section between Jászai Mari tér and Lánchíd remains closed during the construction carried out at the underground car park of the Parliament.
Xpat Opinion: More Signs Of A Recovering Economy In Hungary
- 20 Jun 2013 12:50 PM
- business
By Ferenc Kumin: Late last month, the European Commission announced that it would recommend that Hungary, after nine long years, exit the Excessive Deficit Procedure. The good news , as I wrote at the time, came on the heels of other encouraging reports of promising FDI and consumer skepticism data. Now, yet more hopeful signs that back Prime Minister Orbán’s cautious optimism about a slowly, but ...
Budapest Flood Damage Estimated At Ft 3bn
- 20 Jun 2013 12:45 PM
- current affairs
The lower riverside road in Buda has been re-opened to traffic, but work on cleaning the riverside road outside Parliament will continue for a few more days, Budapest mayor István Tarlós told Inforádió on Sunday. The Chain Bridge underpass on the Pest side is still under water, covering the tracks of the No. 2 tram.
Wizz Air Opens Budapest - Istanbul Route In August
- 19 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- specials
Wizz Air, the largest low-fare, low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, announced today a new service from Budapest to Istanbul commencing on 2 August. The route will operate four times per week initially and gradually grow over the following months to a daily operation by March 2014.