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Hungarian Rhapsody Festival Opens In Beijing
- 16 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A month-long Hungarian cultural festival has opened in Beijing, with a spectacle of hussars and folk dancers, and Hungarian food and wine offered. The festival, dubbed Hungarian Rhapsody, was organised by the Hungarian embassy and Hungary’s cultural institute to promote the country’s cuisine and wine culture, but the programme will also include roundtables and symposia to provide an overview of ...
Sunday Shopping Ban Extended To World Heritage Sites
- 14 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
The cabinet has decided to extend the ban on Sunday retail activity, to take effect on 15 March, to world heritage sites, government spokesman András Giró-Szász has said. In addition to large areas in central Budapest, the decision will affect the towns of Sátoraljaújhely, Szerencs, Sárospatak and Tokaj in the Tokaj historical wine region in northeastern Hungary.
Putin May Discuss Sberbank Sale In Hungary
- 17 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
It is possible that a potential purchase of the Hungarian unit of Sberbank by the government will be a subject of today’s talks between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó told Napi Gazdaság without elaborating.
Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts Unveils New Insider Experiences
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- specials
InterContinental Hotels Group® (IHG®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has today launched Secrets of the City ̶ a new marketing campaign for its iconic, luxury InterContinental® brand. Unveiling a new collection of exclusive Insider Experiences, InterContinental® has partnered with carefully-selected artisans and experts across food, culture, art and fashion to provide access to the ...
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Interview With Richard Field, Managing Editor Of The Budapest Beacon
- 20 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
At the end of 2014 he condemned the government in a number of articles appearing in the columns of the Budapest Beacon. The other paper he operates with journalists who used to work for Origo, abcug.hu, brings home the situation with regard to poverty in Hungary. The American businessman and philanthropist, Richard Field, supported Mária Seres’s movement and then LMP.
Simone Dulies, Former General Manager, Le Méridien Budapest
- 5 Jan 2015 11:00 AM
As of August, Simone Dulies has been appointed General Manager of Le Meridien Budapest. She started her career in 1999 within Starwood Hotels & Resorts. After having taken different responsibilities in the Rooms Division at the Westin South Coast Plaza in California, then Director of Operations at the 688 room W New York and Turnberry Hotel in Scotland, in 2011 she was appointed GM of the ...
Hungary’s Opposition Parties Slam Govt Plans
- 16 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition politicians savaged the government’s economic policies ahead of the budget vote. Socialist lawmaker Sándor Burány said that the budget was based on tax rises which had a common theme: the government was taxing everything it possibly could. The Socialist head of parliament’s budget committee said the government’s goal was to safeguard the deficit target while paying for “prestige ...
Tourism Agency Launches Scheme To Popularise Hungarian Foods
- 16 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- food & drink
Hungarian Tourism has launched a scheme to popularise Hungarian quality food at home and abroad. Péter Faragó, the agency’s chief, told a news conference that the aim of the scheme dubbed Pantry Shelf was to get handmade and food-industry products and so-called Hungaricums onto the shelves of tourist service providers.
Hungarian Rhapsody Festival Opens In Beijing
- 16 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A month-long Hungarian cultural festival has opened in Beijing, with a spectacle of hussars and folk dancers, and Hungarian food and wine offered. The festival, dubbed Hungarian Rhapsody, was organised by the Hungarian embassy and Hungary’s cultural institute to promote the country’s cuisine and wine culture, but the programme will also include roundtables and symposia to provide an overview of ...
Sunday Shopping Ban Extended To World Heritage Sites
- 14 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
The cabinet has decided to extend the ban on Sunday retail activity, to take effect on 15 March, to world heritage sites, government spokesman András Giró-Szász has said. In addition to large areas in central Budapest, the decision will affect the towns of Sátoraljaújhely, Szerencs, Sárospatak and Tokaj in the Tokaj historical wine region in northeastern Hungary.
Putin May Discuss Sberbank Sale In Hungary
- 17 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
It is possible that a potential purchase of the Hungarian unit of Sberbank by the government will be a subject of today’s talks between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó told Napi Gazdaság without elaborating.
Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts Unveils New Insider Experiences
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- specials
InterContinental Hotels Group® (IHG®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has today launched Secrets of the City ̶ a new marketing campaign for its iconic, luxury InterContinental® brand. Unveiling a new collection of exclusive Insider Experiences, InterContinental® has partnered with carefully-selected artisans and experts across food, culture, art and fashion to provide access to the ...
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Interview With Richard Field, Managing Editor Of The Budapest Beacon
- 20 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
At the end of 2014 he condemned the government in a number of articles appearing in the columns of the Budapest Beacon. The other paper he operates with journalists who used to work for Origo, abcug.hu, brings home the situation with regard to poverty in Hungary. The American businessman and philanthropist, Richard Field, supported Mária Seres’s movement and then LMP.
Simone Dulies, Former General Manager, Le Méridien Budapest
- 5 Jan 2015 11:00 AM
As of August, Simone Dulies has been appointed General Manager of Le Meridien Budapest. She started her career in 1999 within Starwood Hotels & Resorts. After having taken different responsibilities in the Rooms Division at the Westin South Coast Plaza in California, then Director of Operations at the 688 room W New York and Turnberry Hotel in Scotland, in 2011 she was appointed GM of the ...
Hungary’s Opposition Parties Slam Govt Plans
- 16 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition politicians savaged the government’s economic policies ahead of the budget vote. Socialist lawmaker Sándor Burány said that the budget was based on tax rises which had a common theme: the government was taxing everything it possibly could. The Socialist head of parliament’s budget committee said the government’s goal was to safeguard the deficit target while paying for “prestige ...
Tourism Agency Launches Scheme To Popularise Hungarian Foods
- 16 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- food & drink
Hungarian Tourism has launched a scheme to popularise Hungarian quality food at home and abroad. Péter Faragó, the agency’s chief, told a news conference that the aim of the scheme dubbed Pantry Shelf was to get handmade and food-industry products and so-called Hungaricums onto the shelves of tourist service providers.