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Now On: Antal Lakner: Workstation Exhibition, Ludwig Museum Budapest
- 27 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Antal Lakner is one of the Hungarian artists emerging in the 1990s, who have achieved international recognition. Working at the border between reality and fiction, he creates works of a subversive nature, integrating visual arts into quotidian reality, or querying the traditional approach to art objects and the monotonous rituals of audience behaviour by transforming the institutional environment.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Transport Company Trial: Miklós Hagyó Claims His Indictment Is Rubbish
- 18 Oct 2012 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The trial of the Budapest Public Transport Company (BKV) continued on Tuesday, October 16th which included statements from Miklós Hagyó, the former socialist MP and deputy mayor of Budapest who was responsible for the oversight of BKV from 2006 until 2010.
Now On: 'Faster, Higher, Stronger', Exhibition In Hungarian National Gallery
- 16 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"Faster, higher, stronger!" Attributed to Pierre de Coubertin, one of the founders of the modern Olympics, this slogan formulated the notion of a noble competition between nations at the end of the 19th century. Sports, which stand for the harmony of the soul and the body, and also the desire to achieve better results, have been linked in many ways to a strive for renewal in the arts since the ...
Now On: 'Casa Mare', Photos By Frank Gaudlitz, Museum Of Ethnography Budapest
- 16 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Frank Gaudlitz visited various multi-ethnic regions of Eastern and South Eastern Europe, including Transylvania, Maramureş and Dobrudja in Romania, Southern Hungary, the Republic of Moldova as well as Vojvodina in Serbia. He photographed the people belonging to the immensely diverse ethnic minorities of these regions - Germans, Hungarians, Romanians, Roma and Muslim Roma, Turks, Tartars, ...
Xpat Opinion: Will October 23rd Demonstrations Be A Showdown Between Pro- And Anti-Government Forces In Hungary?
- 16 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist argues that with former Prime Minister Bajnai on the stage, anti-government demonstrators may draw the crowds, but pure hatred does not equal a political alternative. A left-of-centre journalist celebrates an occasion on which anti-Fidesz forces start to coalesce around a single candidate.
Budapest Airport: Terminal 1 Converted Into An Event Center
- 16 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Terminal 1 at Budapest Airport has reopened, four months after its closure, after an event center has been established in the empty passenger terminal. As previously envisaged, Budapest Airport decided to maintain the condition of the valuable building, which will thus be put to use once again. The Terminal 1 Airport Event Center will host corporate and private events as of 1 October.
BKV Ticket Inspector Shot In Budapest
- 15 Oct 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
A man fired a gas alarm pistol at a BKV ticket inspector in Budapest on Sunday afternoon, police announced. The 23-year-old inspector suffered light injuries. The 52-year-old culprit was detained on the spot.
Video Report: Increased Speeding Fines In Hungary
- 11 Oct 2012 12:55 PM
- getting around
Each and every year the leading cause of traffic accidents in Hungary is speeding, according to a survey by the National Police Headquarters (ORFK). For this reason, regulations concerning the fines for speeding have been increased, with the Hungarian police now bearing down on drivers harder than ever.
Slot Machines Now Banned In Hungary
- 11 Oct 2012 12:30 PM
- current affairs
The new law banning slot machines outside of casinos is now in effect, as the law was published in official gazette Magyar Közlöny on Tuesday. The legislation was passed with one day’s notice on October 2.
Now On: Antal Lakner: Workstation Exhibition, Ludwig Museum Budapest
- 27 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Antal Lakner is one of the Hungarian artists emerging in the 1990s, who have achieved international recognition. Working at the border between reality and fiction, he creates works of a subversive nature, integrating visual arts into quotidian reality, or querying the traditional approach to art objects and the monotonous rituals of audience behaviour by transforming the institutional environment.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Transport Company Trial: Miklós Hagyó Claims His Indictment Is Rubbish
- 18 Oct 2012 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The trial of the Budapest Public Transport Company (BKV) continued on Tuesday, October 16th which included statements from Miklós Hagyó, the former socialist MP and deputy mayor of Budapest who was responsible for the oversight of BKV from 2006 until 2010.
Now On: 'Faster, Higher, Stronger', Exhibition In Hungarian National Gallery
- 16 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"Faster, higher, stronger!" Attributed to Pierre de Coubertin, one of the founders of the modern Olympics, this slogan formulated the notion of a noble competition between nations at the end of the 19th century. Sports, which stand for the harmony of the soul and the body, and also the desire to achieve better results, have been linked in many ways to a strive for renewal in the arts since the ...
Now On: 'Casa Mare', Photos By Frank Gaudlitz, Museum Of Ethnography Budapest
- 16 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Frank Gaudlitz visited various multi-ethnic regions of Eastern and South Eastern Europe, including Transylvania, Maramureş and Dobrudja in Romania, Southern Hungary, the Republic of Moldova as well as Vojvodina in Serbia. He photographed the people belonging to the immensely diverse ethnic minorities of these regions - Germans, Hungarians, Romanians, Roma and Muslim Roma, Turks, Tartars, ...
Xpat Opinion: Will October 23rd Demonstrations Be A Showdown Between Pro- And Anti-Government Forces In Hungary?
- 16 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist argues that with former Prime Minister Bajnai on the stage, anti-government demonstrators may draw the crowds, but pure hatred does not equal a political alternative. A left-of-centre journalist celebrates an occasion on which anti-Fidesz forces start to coalesce around a single candidate.
Budapest Airport: Terminal 1 Converted Into An Event Center
- 16 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Terminal 1 at Budapest Airport has reopened, four months after its closure, after an event center has been established in the empty passenger terminal. As previously envisaged, Budapest Airport decided to maintain the condition of the valuable building, which will thus be put to use once again. The Terminal 1 Airport Event Center will host corporate and private events as of 1 October.
BKV Ticket Inspector Shot In Budapest
- 15 Oct 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
A man fired a gas alarm pistol at a BKV ticket inspector in Budapest on Sunday afternoon, police announced. The 23-year-old inspector suffered light injuries. The 52-year-old culprit was detained on the spot.
Video Report: Increased Speeding Fines In Hungary
- 11 Oct 2012 12:55 PM
- getting around
Each and every year the leading cause of traffic accidents in Hungary is speeding, according to a survey by the National Police Headquarters (ORFK). For this reason, regulations concerning the fines for speeding have been increased, with the Hungarian police now bearing down on drivers harder than ever.
Slot Machines Now Banned In Hungary
- 11 Oct 2012 12:30 PM
- current affairs
The new law banning slot machines outside of casinos is now in effect, as the law was published in official gazette Magyar Közlöny on Tuesday. The legislation was passed with one day’s notice on October 2.