377 result(s) for poverty
Hungary Plans To Hold World Conference On Water
- 12 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Water is a priority issue for Hungary, and so the country has undertaken to provide the venue for a World Conference on water in autumn 2013", announced Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Katalin Tóth at the session of the Parliamentary Committee on Sustainable Development.
LMP: Hungarian Minister For National Economy Is Chasing Rainbows
- 4 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The budget numbers are a far cry from reality and the government's economic policies are leading the country into a dead end, LMP MP Gabor Vago said in Parliament as the opposition voiced sharp criticism of the draft 2013 budget.
Report: CEO Of The Singularity University In Budapest
- 26 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The one thing that marks out Silicon Valley is not the number of millionaire entrepreneurs there, nor even the technologies they develop. It is a state of mind, says the CEO of the Singularity University. In Silicon Valley, and you don’t get this anywhere else, the cool kids are the ones who have failed,” Rob Nail, himself a successful start up businessman, explains. Why? Because they are in the ...
Károly Gerendai, Founder Of Sziget Festival
- 21 Jun 2012 12:00 PM
One of post-communist Hungary’s greatest success stories: from roadie to head of the company organising Hungary’s four biggest and Transylvania’s largest cultural festival, including one of Europe’s most popular cultural event, the SZIGET Festival.
Now On: 'Women, Hand-Woven Rugs, Home Industry ', Museum Of Ethnography
- 18 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"In some peasant communities wool carpets were major items in a woman's trousseau. They were spread on the beds for display in the front room, used as table covers, served to emphasise the solemnity of an occasion and placed as a background for family photos. In the last third of the 19th century, together with other creations of folk art, scholars and politicians became aware of woven carpets, ...
Xpat Interview: Ken Baines, Former-Headmaster, Britannica International School Budapest
- 7 May 2012 12:00 PM
Ken is the former Headmaster at Britannica, Budapest and Hungary. This was Ken's fifth international Headship, having headed Schools in Cairo, Lagos, Amman and Port Harcourt before arriving in Hungary.
Invitation: Bob Geldof Concert, Pecsa Budapest, 4 May, 8 pm
- 3 May 2012 4:45 AM
- entertainment
The Hay Festival begins with the concert by the Irish folk-punk-rock legend, who will play pieces from his new album 'How To Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell' (video below), and most probably hits like 'I Don't Like Mondays' and 'Rat Trap'. Geldof is of course not only famous as a singer and songwriter, but also as an author, actor, and political activist. His name became world-famous in the ...
Hay Festival Budapest Highlights: 4 May
- 3 May 2012 2:55 AM
- community & culture
Jung Chang talks to John Kampfner, 18:00-19:00, CEU.
The author, and biographer of Mao, discusses her work and the changes China has seen in the decades since she wrote the global bestseller Wild Swans. Introduced by Markos Kounalakis (CEU), in association with Google. In English.
Programme Launched By Government For People Living In Hungary’s 800 Most Disadvantaged Small Localities
- 14 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The programme launched by the Government today is designed to give a boost to regions and families affected by long-term unemployment. Disadvantaged families and localities are encouraged to submit tenders, to form social cooperatives and to engage in plant cultivation and animal husbandry with aid from the Government.
Hungary Plans To Hold World Conference On Water
- 12 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Water is a priority issue for Hungary, and so the country has undertaken to provide the venue for a World Conference on water in autumn 2013", announced Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Katalin Tóth at the session of the Parliamentary Committee on Sustainable Development.
LMP: Hungarian Minister For National Economy Is Chasing Rainbows
- 4 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The budget numbers are a far cry from reality and the government's economic policies are leading the country into a dead end, LMP MP Gabor Vago said in Parliament as the opposition voiced sharp criticism of the draft 2013 budget.
Report: CEO Of The Singularity University In Budapest
- 26 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The one thing that marks out Silicon Valley is not the number of millionaire entrepreneurs there, nor even the technologies they develop. It is a state of mind, says the CEO of the Singularity University. In Silicon Valley, and you don’t get this anywhere else, the cool kids are the ones who have failed,” Rob Nail, himself a successful start up businessman, explains. Why? Because they are in the ...
Károly Gerendai, Founder Of Sziget Festival
- 21 Jun 2012 12:00 PM
One of post-communist Hungary’s greatest success stories: from roadie to head of the company organising Hungary’s four biggest and Transylvania’s largest cultural festival, including one of Europe’s most popular cultural event, the SZIGET Festival.
Now On: 'Women, Hand-Woven Rugs, Home Industry ', Museum Of Ethnography
- 18 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"In some peasant communities wool carpets were major items in a woman's trousseau. They were spread on the beds for display in the front room, used as table covers, served to emphasise the solemnity of an occasion and placed as a background for family photos. In the last third of the 19th century, together with other creations of folk art, scholars and politicians became aware of woven carpets, ...
Xpat Interview: Ken Baines, Former-Headmaster, Britannica International School Budapest
- 7 May 2012 12:00 PM
Ken is the former Headmaster at Britannica, Budapest and Hungary. This was Ken's fifth international Headship, having headed Schools in Cairo, Lagos, Amman and Port Harcourt before arriving in Hungary.
Invitation: Bob Geldof Concert, Pecsa Budapest, 4 May, 8 pm
- 3 May 2012 4:45 AM
- entertainment
The Hay Festival begins with the concert by the Irish folk-punk-rock legend, who will play pieces from his new album 'How To Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell' (video below), and most probably hits like 'I Don't Like Mondays' and 'Rat Trap'. Geldof is of course not only famous as a singer and songwriter, but also as an author, actor, and political activist. His name became world-famous in the ...
Hay Festival Budapest Highlights: 4 May
- 3 May 2012 2:55 AM
- community & culture
Jung Chang talks to John Kampfner, 18:00-19:00, CEU.
The author, and biographer of Mao, discusses her work and the changes China has seen in the decades since she wrote the global bestseller Wild Swans. Introduced by Markos Kounalakis (CEU), in association with Google. In English.
Programme Launched By Government For People Living In Hungary’s 800 Most Disadvantaged Small Localities
- 14 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The programme launched by the Government today is designed to give a boost to regions and families affected by long-term unemployment. Disadvantaged families and localities are encouraged to submit tenders, to form social cooperatives and to engage in plant cultivation and animal husbandry with aid from the Government.