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Mediaworks – The Giant Media Group Sets Up In Hungary
- 2 Oct 2014 9:01 AM
- business
The Austrian Vienna Capital Partners has set up one of Hungary’s largest media companies under the name of Mediaworks Hungary, the new company’s top officials announced. The VPC set up Mediaworks after approval from the Hungarian Competition Office, purchasing most parts of the portfolios the international media companies Ringier and Axel Springer had operated in Hungary, the officials told a ...
Budapest Pálinka & Sausage Festival This Weekend
- 2 Oct 2014 6:00 AM
- food & drink
In line with popular custom, the 2014 Pálinka and Sausage Festival will once again be held in the Buda Castle. The event will exhibit over four hundred different types of pálinka, plus visitors are invited to, "enjoy hand-crafted sausages, cheeses and other meat based delicacies at the 8th Pálinka and Sausage Festival in the Buda Castle". We're told whisky will also be available, read on for ...
Hertz Hungary Partners Coop Rally For The Fifth Successive Year
- 30 Sep 2014 9:01 AM
- specials
A joint partnership was this year renewed between Coop Rally and Hertz in which the car rental company agreed to provide nearly 100 cars of different types for the participants in the event. Some were competitors, others event organizers and also representatives from the media.
Int Security Affairs Derek Chollet Met Hungarian Officials
- 12 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Derek Chollet met yesterday in Budapest with Hungarian officials in the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Prime Minister's Office, and opposition leaders in Parliament.
Hungary’s Jobbik Spy Case Stuck In Brussels
- 10 Sep 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
A novel situation could emerge in the European Parliament in the case of Béla Kovács, the radical nationalist Jobbik European lawmaker who is suspected of spying for Russia, Magyar Nemzet daily said.
MOL Bubi To Be Launched In Budapest Today, 8 September
- 8 Sep 2014 9:02 AM
- getting around
MOL Bubi, the public bike-sharing system that is a new mode of public transport in Budapest will be launched on Monday, 8 September 2014. Tickets will be available for purchase from Monday morning at the touch-screen terminals of major docking-stations and the MOL Bubi website, while passes go on sale at BKK’s customer service centres.
Video Article: Freedom OperaGala, Opera House Budapest, 6 September
- 6 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Exactly 25 years have passed since Hungary opened its borders and allowed tens of thousands of East German tourists to escape to the West. Many people consider this not only to be the first blow in bringing down the Berlin Wall, but as a crucial moment in our shared European identity and a milestone along the path to the pan-European value system and unified continent officially embodied by the ...
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And Russia
- 1 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
There has been a lot of discussion about the Russian sympathies of the extreme right parties in Europe. I have written extensively about Jobbik’s close ties with Russia. I’m sure that many readers remember the strange story of Béla Kovács, Jobbik EP MP, who, by the way, was just barred from the territory of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government. The reason? Most likely Kovács’s participation in the ...
Fireworks In Budapest, 20 August 2014
- 19 Aug 2014 4:00 AM
- entertainment
On 20 August 2014, between 9 – 9.30 pm, fireworks will be launched from four sites (three barges and the Chain Bridge) to create the traditional ceremonial 'play of lights' in the Hungarian capital. The best downtown viewing area is on the Danube bank between Petőfi and Margaret Bridge, said an official spokesperson. Check out a video from last year below...
Mediaworks – The Giant Media Group Sets Up In Hungary
- 2 Oct 2014 9:01 AM
- business
The Austrian Vienna Capital Partners has set up one of Hungary’s largest media companies under the name of Mediaworks Hungary, the new company’s top officials announced. The VPC set up Mediaworks after approval from the Hungarian Competition Office, purchasing most parts of the portfolios the international media companies Ringier and Axel Springer had operated in Hungary, the officials told a ...
Budapest Pálinka & Sausage Festival This Weekend
- 2 Oct 2014 6:00 AM
- food & drink
In line with popular custom, the 2014 Pálinka and Sausage Festival will once again be held in the Buda Castle. The event will exhibit over four hundred different types of pálinka, plus visitors are invited to, "enjoy hand-crafted sausages, cheeses and other meat based delicacies at the 8th Pálinka and Sausage Festival in the Buda Castle". We're told whisky will also be available, read on for ...
Hertz Hungary Partners Coop Rally For The Fifth Successive Year
- 30 Sep 2014 9:01 AM
- specials
A joint partnership was this year renewed between Coop Rally and Hertz in which the car rental company agreed to provide nearly 100 cars of different types for the participants in the event. Some were competitors, others event organizers and also representatives from the media.
Int Security Affairs Derek Chollet Met Hungarian Officials
- 12 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Derek Chollet met yesterday in Budapest with Hungarian officials in the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Prime Minister's Office, and opposition leaders in Parliament.
Hungary’s Jobbik Spy Case Stuck In Brussels
- 10 Sep 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
A novel situation could emerge in the European Parliament in the case of Béla Kovács, the radical nationalist Jobbik European lawmaker who is suspected of spying for Russia, Magyar Nemzet daily said.
MOL Bubi To Be Launched In Budapest Today, 8 September
- 8 Sep 2014 9:02 AM
- getting around
MOL Bubi, the public bike-sharing system that is a new mode of public transport in Budapest will be launched on Monday, 8 September 2014. Tickets will be available for purchase from Monday morning at the touch-screen terminals of major docking-stations and the MOL Bubi website, while passes go on sale at BKK’s customer service centres.
Video Article: Freedom OperaGala, Opera House Budapest, 6 September
- 6 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Exactly 25 years have passed since Hungary opened its borders and allowed tens of thousands of East German tourists to escape to the West. Many people consider this not only to be the first blow in bringing down the Berlin Wall, but as a crucial moment in our shared European identity and a milestone along the path to the pan-European value system and unified continent officially embodied by the ...
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And Russia
- 1 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
There has been a lot of discussion about the Russian sympathies of the extreme right parties in Europe. I have written extensively about Jobbik’s close ties with Russia. I’m sure that many readers remember the strange story of Béla Kovács, Jobbik EP MP, who, by the way, was just barred from the territory of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government. The reason? Most likely Kovács’s participation in the ...
Fireworks In Budapest, 20 August 2014
- 19 Aug 2014 4:00 AM
- entertainment
On 20 August 2014, between 9 – 9.30 pm, fireworks will be launched from four sites (three barges and the Chain Bridge) to create the traditional ceremonial 'play of lights' in the Hungarian capital. The best downtown viewing area is on the Danube bank between Petőfi and Margaret Bridge, said an official spokesperson. Check out a video from last year below...