2,901 result(s) for october
'Sunlegend', Festival Theatre Budapest, 17 November
- 16 Nov 2015 8:03 AM
- entertainment
A long-held dream of the artists of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble was realised when they encountered the fresh, dynamic music of Nikola Parov, a popular but unusual ethnic blend incorporating ancient motifs while utilising saxophone, drums and brass instruments. The music is combined here on stage with the most lively and energetic movements of Hungarian folk dance, creating a veritable ...
Hungarian Election CTTEE Approves Referendum Drive To Keep Shops Closed On Sundays
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
The National Election Committee (NVB) sanctioned a referendum question on Sunday shopping restrictions and a signature drive can now be started in the interest of holding a referendum on the question. The question approved by the NVB was submitted by Gabriella Simon Gercsényi as a private individual on October 20, and then again on October 30 with some required changes.
Xpat Interview: Andrew Leckonby, Former Leader, Active8 Budapest
- 13 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
Andrew Leckonby is Australian and has lived in Budapest since 1999. Throughout this time Andrew has worked with both children and adults in Budapest's thriving international education and sporting scenes, regularly founding or co-founding successful institutions & services along the way.
Claudia Leporatti, Social Media Manager, Economia.hu
- 13 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
I was born in Florence in 1987, I grew up there and in southern Tuscany. I work in Hungary since 2008, when the Italian professional studio ITL Group decided to create Economia.hu, the online magazine in Italian language about Hungarian economy and bilateral relations. Budapest entered in my life and it seems like it got stuck in my heart.
Lázár: List To Show How Much Land Owned In Hungary
- 13 Nov 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Without violating data protection rules, it is in the government’s interest to make a list of foreign landowners available, showing how much land they own, he added. Sections of the land law are still under inquiry in Brussels because the EU wants Hungary to also allow legal entities buy farmland, he said. Budapest Bank has received applications for 10 billion forints of loans to buy land and ...
1956 Memorial Committee Formed In Hungary
- 12 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A committee formed to organise commemorations of the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Uprising next year held its inaugural meeting at the House of Terror Museum. Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog told the committee that the government had desecrated the occasion in 2006, and that this must be made up for.
Hungarian Wine Maker Guilty Of Murdering Thief
- 12 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A man who poured anti-freeze into his homemade sour cherry wine to punish thieves has been sentenced to seven years in prison after one of his victims died. The incident occurred in Vácszentlászló in 2013 when the 37-year-old man saw his wine being stolen and decided to teach the thief a lesson. He bought five litres of anti-freeze at a filling station on October 24, of which he poured one or two ...
Xpat Opinion: What to Eat On A Chilly Evening In Budapest
- 10 Nov 2015 8:01 AM
- food & drink
By Liz Frommer: Rushing back home as darkness fell, the crackling of leaves covering the way under our feet was the only sound we could hear aside from the our heavy breaths. The temperatures had dropped far faster than expected on this late October day, and we yearned for the warmth of home. Finally through the door, quickly slammed, the only thing to think about after settling down in front of ...
New Poll: Over One-Third Of Hungarians Xenophobic
- 10 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
More than one-third of Hungarians are xenophobic, but hostility to outsiders is no greater now than it was in 2014, according to a recent survey by pollsters Tárki. Tárki senior researcher Endre Sik told Népszabadság that xenophobia is high, but was not increased by the government’s anti-refugee national consultation and poster campaign, nor the influx of migrants.
'Sunlegend', Festival Theatre Budapest, 17 November
- 16 Nov 2015 8:03 AM
- entertainment
A long-held dream of the artists of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble was realised when they encountered the fresh, dynamic music of Nikola Parov, a popular but unusual ethnic blend incorporating ancient motifs while utilising saxophone, drums and brass instruments. The music is combined here on stage with the most lively and energetic movements of Hungarian folk dance, creating a veritable ...
Hungarian Election CTTEE Approves Referendum Drive To Keep Shops Closed On Sundays
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
The National Election Committee (NVB) sanctioned a referendum question on Sunday shopping restrictions and a signature drive can now be started in the interest of holding a referendum on the question. The question approved by the NVB was submitted by Gabriella Simon Gercsényi as a private individual on October 20, and then again on October 30 with some required changes.
Xpat Interview: Andrew Leckonby, Former Leader, Active8 Budapest
- 13 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
Andrew Leckonby is Australian and has lived in Budapest since 1999. Throughout this time Andrew has worked with both children and adults in Budapest's thriving international education and sporting scenes, regularly founding or co-founding successful institutions & services along the way.
Claudia Leporatti, Social Media Manager, Economia.hu
- 13 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
I was born in Florence in 1987, I grew up there and in southern Tuscany. I work in Hungary since 2008, when the Italian professional studio ITL Group decided to create Economia.hu, the online magazine in Italian language about Hungarian economy and bilateral relations. Budapest entered in my life and it seems like it got stuck in my heart.
Lázár: List To Show How Much Land Owned In Hungary
- 13 Nov 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Without violating data protection rules, it is in the government’s interest to make a list of foreign landowners available, showing how much land they own, he added. Sections of the land law are still under inquiry in Brussels because the EU wants Hungary to also allow legal entities buy farmland, he said. Budapest Bank has received applications for 10 billion forints of loans to buy land and ...
1956 Memorial Committee Formed In Hungary
- 12 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A committee formed to organise commemorations of the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Uprising next year held its inaugural meeting at the House of Terror Museum. Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog told the committee that the government had desecrated the occasion in 2006, and that this must be made up for.
Hungarian Wine Maker Guilty Of Murdering Thief
- 12 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A man who poured anti-freeze into his homemade sour cherry wine to punish thieves has been sentenced to seven years in prison after one of his victims died. The incident occurred in Vácszentlászló in 2013 when the 37-year-old man saw his wine being stolen and decided to teach the thief a lesson. He bought five litres of anti-freeze at a filling station on October 24, of which he poured one or two ...
Xpat Opinion: What to Eat On A Chilly Evening In Budapest
- 10 Nov 2015 8:01 AM
- food & drink
By Liz Frommer: Rushing back home as darkness fell, the crackling of leaves covering the way under our feet was the only sound we could hear aside from the our heavy breaths. The temperatures had dropped far faster than expected on this late October day, and we yearned for the warmth of home. Finally through the door, quickly slammed, the only thing to think about after settling down in front of ...
New Poll: Over One-Third Of Hungarians Xenophobic
- 10 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
More than one-third of Hungarians are xenophobic, but hostility to outsiders is no greater now than it was in 2014, according to a recent survey by pollsters Tárki. Tárki senior researcher Endre Sik told Népszabadság that xenophobia is high, but was not increased by the government’s anti-refugee national consultation and poster campaign, nor the influx of migrants.