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U S Ambassador Speaks At Pécs Conference
- 14 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"Remarks at the "Expanding Europe" Conference: Ministers, Rectors Colleagues, distinguished guests, thank you for this opportunity to speak to you today. I am so impressed with our host institution, the University of Pécs, which was founded in 1367 by the Hungarian king Louis Anjou the Great. That’s more than 400 years before the United Stated declared its independence.
Windfall Taxes On Energy, Telecoms And Retail In Hungary
- 14 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- business
"Prime Minister Viktor Orbán yesterday announced new taxes to be imposed on Hungary’s telecoms, energy and large retail companies this year and in the next two years under legislation to be submitted to Parliament on Monday.
Red Sludge: Eight Dead, Will Heads Roll In Hungary?
- 13 Oct 2010 8:55 AM
- current affairs
So far an aluminum toxic sludge spill has claimed the lives of eight people in Hungary, according to authorities reports. The body of the eighth victim of the water poisoning was found near the town of Devecser (Western Hungary). Government officials said that the poison was allegedly caused by neglect at the Hungarian Aluminium Co (MAL), where a sludge reservoir had burst a week earlier, pouring ...
New Photos: Brad Pitt On Moterbike In Budapest
- 13 Oct 2010 8:45 AM
- community & culture
Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt (who played Achilles in the Hollywood bock-buster Troy, and his twins have allegedly joined Angelina Jolie Voight and their other children in Budapest, reports said. The Troy star had reportedly flown all the way from the walking city to the Hungarian capital in their private jet.
Hungarian Rhapsodies, Hungarian National Gallery, Shown Now
- 13 Oct 2010 5:00 AM
- community & culture
"The exhibition of about a hundred works by Félicien Rops (1833-1898), a friend of Baudelaire and Mihály Zichy, a great figure of the Belgian symbolism, and a “graphic artist of the modern Decadent movement”, is presented in the framework of the Walloon-Hungarian cultural agreement, through the cooperation between the Hungarian National Gallery and the Félicien Rops Museum of Namur, Belgium.
Hungarian Health Committee Member Mikola Reports Bribe-Taking Doctor
- 13 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- health & wellness
"Fidesz MP István Mikola chairman of Parliament’s health committee, reported an obstetrician for having accepted “gratitude money” from a pregnant woman before her baby was born. This cannot be regarded as gratitude, Mikola underlined.
Xpat Interview: Berne Weiss
- 11 Oct 2010 12:00 PM
I grew up in New York. Lived in San Francisco for 25 years before I moved to Budapest. I've been a social activist since I was involved in the anti-war movement in the 1960's. I have a son and a daughter and three grandchildren.
Martin Munkácsi: Think While You Shoot, Ludwig Museum Budapest
- 7 Oct 2010 9:50 AM
- community & culture
"Márton Munkácsi or Martin Munkácsi (1896-1963), who was born in Kolozsvár, was the greatest pioneer of modern photographic journalism and the best-paid star photographer of his age, who activated the static medium of photography with his unique perspective.
Palinka Is Now Tax Free In Hungary
- 29 Sep 2010 9:30 AM
- shopping
"Hungary will most likely enter the Guinness Book of Records for making the most moonshine (better known as Palinka in Hungary) after the Smallholdings and private homes have been given the green light to distill their own non-commercial amount of home palinka tax-free, as of Sept 27, 2010.
U S Ambassador Speaks At Pécs Conference
- 14 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"Remarks at the "Expanding Europe" Conference: Ministers, Rectors Colleagues, distinguished guests, thank you for this opportunity to speak to you today. I am so impressed with our host institution, the University of Pécs, which was founded in 1367 by the Hungarian king Louis Anjou the Great. That’s more than 400 years before the United Stated declared its independence.
Windfall Taxes On Energy, Telecoms And Retail In Hungary
- 14 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- business
"Prime Minister Viktor Orbán yesterday announced new taxes to be imposed on Hungary’s telecoms, energy and large retail companies this year and in the next two years under legislation to be submitted to Parliament on Monday.
Red Sludge: Eight Dead, Will Heads Roll In Hungary?
- 13 Oct 2010 8:55 AM
- current affairs
So far an aluminum toxic sludge spill has claimed the lives of eight people in Hungary, according to authorities reports. The body of the eighth victim of the water poisoning was found near the town of Devecser (Western Hungary). Government officials said that the poison was allegedly caused by neglect at the Hungarian Aluminium Co (MAL), where a sludge reservoir had burst a week earlier, pouring ...
New Photos: Brad Pitt On Moterbike In Budapest
- 13 Oct 2010 8:45 AM
- community & culture
Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt (who played Achilles in the Hollywood bock-buster Troy, and his twins have allegedly joined Angelina Jolie Voight and their other children in Budapest, reports said. The Troy star had reportedly flown all the way from the walking city to the Hungarian capital in their private jet.
Hungarian Rhapsodies, Hungarian National Gallery, Shown Now
- 13 Oct 2010 5:00 AM
- community & culture
"The exhibition of about a hundred works by Félicien Rops (1833-1898), a friend of Baudelaire and Mihály Zichy, a great figure of the Belgian symbolism, and a “graphic artist of the modern Decadent movement”, is presented in the framework of the Walloon-Hungarian cultural agreement, through the cooperation between the Hungarian National Gallery and the Félicien Rops Museum of Namur, Belgium.
Hungarian Health Committee Member Mikola Reports Bribe-Taking Doctor
- 13 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- health & wellness
"Fidesz MP István Mikola chairman of Parliament’s health committee, reported an obstetrician for having accepted “gratitude money” from a pregnant woman before her baby was born. This cannot be regarded as gratitude, Mikola underlined.
Xpat Interview: Berne Weiss
- 11 Oct 2010 12:00 PM
I grew up in New York. Lived in San Francisco for 25 years before I moved to Budapest. I've been a social activist since I was involved in the anti-war movement in the 1960's. I have a son and a daughter and three grandchildren.
Martin Munkácsi: Think While You Shoot, Ludwig Museum Budapest
- 7 Oct 2010 9:50 AM
- community & culture
"Márton Munkácsi or Martin Munkácsi (1896-1963), who was born in Kolozsvár, was the greatest pioneer of modern photographic journalism and the best-paid star photographer of his age, who activated the static medium of photography with his unique perspective.
Palinka Is Now Tax Free In Hungary
- 29 Sep 2010 9:30 AM
- shopping
"Hungary will most likely enter the Guinness Book of Records for making the most moonshine (better known as Palinka in Hungary) after the Smallholdings and private homes have been given the green light to distill their own non-commercial amount of home palinka tax-free, as of Sept 27, 2010.