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Korean Cultural Festival In Budapest, Now On Until 12 October
- 8 Oct 2015 2:45 AM
- entertainment
Welcome to the K-Culture Festival. We would very much like to warmly welcome you all to the Korean Culture Festival. This year’s festival is much bigger than before. Throughout the whole of October, it presents a variety of enjoyable free events such as Korean traditional performances, the Korean fancy product & food booths and K-pop contest in addition to exhibitions in indoor and outdoor venues.
Hungary May Become Central-Europe’s Growth Hub
- 5 Oct 2015 11:00 AM
- business
Hungary has the capacity to become Central-Europe’s growth hub, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the opening ceremony of the Bank of China’s RMB clearing centre in Hungary. Let us believe the Chinese (...), if they chose Budapest as their regional centre, there must plenty of steam, potential and future in this country (...). We are able to increase even our current economic performance, with ...
Jégbüfé Reopens In Petőfi Utca In Budapest
- 30 Sep 2015 12:35 PM
- food & drink
The iconic confectionary Jégbüfé, operating since the 1950s on Ferenciek tere in downtown Budapest, will soon reopen in nearby Petõfi utca, Magyar Idõk has learnt. The shop will be somewhat smaller and will have a café and a VIP section. The walls will be decorated with pictures taken by French photographer Bruno Borel in the Jégbüfé since 1989.
Apparat, Millenáris Budapest, 2 November
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Berlin-based electronic musician Apparat - aka Sascha Ring - presents a selection of his soaring scores for film and theatre. In 2012, Apparat (Sascha Ring) began a new scope of activity with the theater. He composed the music for a production of Tolstoy’s ‘War and Peace’ by Sebastian Hartmann, one of the most influential theater directors in the German speaking area. After the performance at the ...
Hungary’s New Church Law Amendments
- 30 Sep 2015 2:00 AM
- community & culture
In future churches should be registered by courts based on legal provisions, according to a consultation paper on the church law published online on kormany.hu. The law in effect since January 1, 2012 originally recognised only 14 congregations as established churches but allowed other faiths to apply to parliament for recognition, dependent on the vote of a two-thirds majority.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian PM Orbán’s Diplomatic Initiatives On Migration
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators disagree on whether the Prime Minister has been successful in promoting his ideas on solving the migrant crisis among European leaders. Meanwhile the conviction is gaining ground that Europe is late in meeting the migration challenge.
Interest Strong For New Homebuyers’ Subsidy In Hungary
- 28 Sep 2015 5:01 AM
- property
Clients of OTP Bank, Hungary’s biggest commercial lender, have so far submitted more than 2,500 applications for the state’s new home loan subsidy, deputy-CEO Antal Kovács said. More than 800 clients have already been awarded the subsidy, known by its Hungarian acronym “csok”. The government has already raised the csok allocation after interest exceeded the originally targeted 4,000 applications ...
One World, One Humanity: Promoting Empathy
- 26 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- community & culture
"This presentation seeks to promote empathy and understanding between groups in conflict. This is based in part on recent research conducted worldwide.
Empathy is defined as: “the capacity to recognise emotions, thoughts and attitudes that are being experienced by others.” It should lead to greater understanding of others whether individuals or in groups. Two types of empathy are distinguished, ...
Orbán Calls For Setting Up Patrols On Hungary-Croatia Border
- 25 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary should set up patrols on its border with Croatia as it has on the Serbian border to guarantee “European forms” of border crossing. Speaking after talks with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, Orbán said Hungary originally had had two options. The first was to open a migrant corridor toward Austria, as recommended by Croatia. But this was rejected by ...
Korean Cultural Festival In Budapest, Now On Until 12 October
- 8 Oct 2015 2:45 AM
- entertainment
Welcome to the K-Culture Festival. We would very much like to warmly welcome you all to the Korean Culture Festival. This year’s festival is much bigger than before. Throughout the whole of October, it presents a variety of enjoyable free events such as Korean traditional performances, the Korean fancy product & food booths and K-pop contest in addition to exhibitions in indoor and outdoor venues.
Hungary May Become Central-Europe’s Growth Hub
- 5 Oct 2015 11:00 AM
- business
Hungary has the capacity to become Central-Europe’s growth hub, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the opening ceremony of the Bank of China’s RMB clearing centre in Hungary. Let us believe the Chinese (...), if they chose Budapest as their regional centre, there must plenty of steam, potential and future in this country (...). We are able to increase even our current economic performance, with ...
Jégbüfé Reopens In Petőfi Utca In Budapest
- 30 Sep 2015 12:35 PM
- food & drink
The iconic confectionary Jégbüfé, operating since the 1950s on Ferenciek tere in downtown Budapest, will soon reopen in nearby Petõfi utca, Magyar Idõk has learnt. The shop will be somewhat smaller and will have a café and a VIP section. The walls will be decorated with pictures taken by French photographer Bruno Borel in the Jégbüfé since 1989.
Apparat, Millenáris Budapest, 2 November
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Berlin-based electronic musician Apparat - aka Sascha Ring - presents a selection of his soaring scores for film and theatre. In 2012, Apparat (Sascha Ring) began a new scope of activity with the theater. He composed the music for a production of Tolstoy’s ‘War and Peace’ by Sebastian Hartmann, one of the most influential theater directors in the German speaking area. After the performance at the ...
Hungary’s New Church Law Amendments
- 30 Sep 2015 2:00 AM
- community & culture
In future churches should be registered by courts based on legal provisions, according to a consultation paper on the church law published online on kormany.hu. The law in effect since January 1, 2012 originally recognised only 14 congregations as established churches but allowed other faiths to apply to parliament for recognition, dependent on the vote of a two-thirds majority.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian PM Orbán’s Diplomatic Initiatives On Migration
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators disagree on whether the Prime Minister has been successful in promoting his ideas on solving the migrant crisis among European leaders. Meanwhile the conviction is gaining ground that Europe is late in meeting the migration challenge.
Interest Strong For New Homebuyers’ Subsidy In Hungary
- 28 Sep 2015 5:01 AM
- property
Clients of OTP Bank, Hungary’s biggest commercial lender, have so far submitted more than 2,500 applications for the state’s new home loan subsidy, deputy-CEO Antal Kovács said. More than 800 clients have already been awarded the subsidy, known by its Hungarian acronym “csok”. The government has already raised the csok allocation after interest exceeded the originally targeted 4,000 applications ...
One World, One Humanity: Promoting Empathy
- 26 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- community & culture
"This presentation seeks to promote empathy and understanding between groups in conflict. This is based in part on recent research conducted worldwide.
Empathy is defined as: “the capacity to recognise emotions, thoughts and attitudes that are being experienced by others.” It should lead to greater understanding of others whether individuals or in groups. Two types of empathy are distinguished, ...
Orbán Calls For Setting Up Patrols On Hungary-Croatia Border
- 25 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary should set up patrols on its border with Croatia as it has on the Serbian border to guarantee “European forms” of border crossing. Speaking after talks with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, Orbán said Hungary originally had had two options. The first was to open a migrant corridor toward Austria, as recommended by Croatia. But this was rejected by ...