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Fact & Fiction In Foreign Media Reports About Hungary
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán’s regime is Fascist with a human face; the constitution prohibits abortion, and judges of the Constitutional Court are sacked at will – these and other allegations can be read in foreign media reports about Hungary. The sources of those articles tend to be the same “independent” Hungarian intellectuals, says Heti Válasz.
Invitation: Britten100, Opera House Budapest, 22 November
- 22 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
On the birth anniversary of the British composer, Benjamin Britten the Hungarian State Opera welcomes the audience to a ’night of discovery’. The concert performance of The Rape of Lucretia will debut on 22 November with outstanding soloists, conducted by Máté Hámori.
Gov Says Hungary Could Become The Fastest Growing Economy In Central Europe
- 20 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary could become the fastest growing economy in Central Europe by the end of the year, if it succeeds in continuing in the fourth quarter the work it achieved in the third – said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Tuesday in Kaposvár, Hungary.
Obama Officially Announces Bell As New U.S. Ambassador To Hungary
- 8 Nov 2013 11:40 AM
- community & culture
President Obama has announced his intent to nominate Colleen Bradley Bell – Ambassador to Hungary, Department of State, which the White House describes as a key Administration post. XpatLoop reported at the end of September that Bell’s vetting process had apparently been concluded, and only formal Hungarian approval was required before her appointment. "She raised more than $500,000 for the Obama ...
Xpat Opinion: Political Controversy Over The Role Of Regent Miklós Horthy (1920-1944)
- 5 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Sunday marked the unveiling of a bronze bust of Admiral Miklós Horthy. The bust is located on the property of a Hungarian Reformed Church in Budapest, but it is visible from the busy Szabadság tér. The minister of the church is Lóránt Hegedüs, whose wife is a Jobbik member of parliament. This is not the first time that Hegedüs has prompted controversy with his extremist political views and ...
Press Release: Countdown To Great Christmas Shopping Fever In Hungary
- 25 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
As much as 23% of the entire year’s online retail turnover is generated in the Christmas period. Just as last year, tablets will probably be the most popular presents under the Christmas trees in Hungary. The latest iteration of the research series by eNET-Telekom, titled “Report on the Internet Economy”, focuses on the Christmas shopping fever.
Christmas fever in e-commerce
Xpat Opinion: The Failure Of Széll Kálmán Square Budapest Plan Reflected In The Budget 2014
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
In spring, 2011, to demonstrate to the European Union that the country is capable of obviating the excessive deficit procedure, the Hungarian Government announced the Széll Kálmán-Plan, then a year after the Széll Kálmán-Plan 2.0. By scale these represented restrictions amounting to HUF 1,500 billion. In its analysis, the Policy Agenda checked, to what extent the Budget 2014 reflects the ...
Invitation: Crystal Fighters (UK/ES) Concert, A38 Ship, 13 November
- 16 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"We make fast dance music with Basque instruments, synthesizers and our voices..." states about itself very-very simply one of the most wanted European club-bands, which comes with a special set to the Ship within its huge tour for which to get tickets you need to hurry up but its truly worth the effort.
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of The Homeless In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Perhaps I haven’t spent enough time on the plight of the homeless in Hungary. The United Nations estimates the number of homeless people in Hungary at 30-35,000, of whom about 8,000 are in Budapest. Some of them live in homeless shelters; others, afraid of being robbed, refuse to go there. In any case, there are only about 5,500 places, which is not enough. Some of those counted as homeless ...
Fact & Fiction In Foreign Media Reports About Hungary
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán’s regime is Fascist with a human face; the constitution prohibits abortion, and judges of the Constitutional Court are sacked at will – these and other allegations can be read in foreign media reports about Hungary. The sources of those articles tend to be the same “independent” Hungarian intellectuals, says Heti Válasz.
Invitation: Britten100, Opera House Budapest, 22 November
- 22 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
On the birth anniversary of the British composer, Benjamin Britten the Hungarian State Opera welcomes the audience to a ’night of discovery’. The concert performance of The Rape of Lucretia will debut on 22 November with outstanding soloists, conducted by Máté Hámori.
Gov Says Hungary Could Become The Fastest Growing Economy In Central Europe
- 20 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary could become the fastest growing economy in Central Europe by the end of the year, if it succeeds in continuing in the fourth quarter the work it achieved in the third – said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Tuesday in Kaposvár, Hungary.
Obama Officially Announces Bell As New U.S. Ambassador To Hungary
- 8 Nov 2013 11:40 AM
- community & culture
President Obama has announced his intent to nominate Colleen Bradley Bell – Ambassador to Hungary, Department of State, which the White House describes as a key Administration post. XpatLoop reported at the end of September that Bell’s vetting process had apparently been concluded, and only formal Hungarian approval was required before her appointment. "She raised more than $500,000 for the Obama ...
Xpat Opinion: Political Controversy Over The Role Of Regent Miklós Horthy (1920-1944)
- 5 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Sunday marked the unveiling of a bronze bust of Admiral Miklós Horthy. The bust is located on the property of a Hungarian Reformed Church in Budapest, but it is visible from the busy Szabadság tér. The minister of the church is Lóránt Hegedüs, whose wife is a Jobbik member of parliament. This is not the first time that Hegedüs has prompted controversy with his extremist political views and ...
Press Release: Countdown To Great Christmas Shopping Fever In Hungary
- 25 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- shopping
As much as 23% of the entire year’s online retail turnover is generated in the Christmas period. Just as last year, tablets will probably be the most popular presents under the Christmas trees in Hungary. The latest iteration of the research series by eNET-Telekom, titled “Report on the Internet Economy”, focuses on the Christmas shopping fever.
Christmas fever in e-commerce
Xpat Opinion: The Failure Of Széll Kálmán Square Budapest Plan Reflected In The Budget 2014
- 18 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
In spring, 2011, to demonstrate to the European Union that the country is capable of obviating the excessive deficit procedure, the Hungarian Government announced the Széll Kálmán-Plan, then a year after the Széll Kálmán-Plan 2.0. By scale these represented restrictions amounting to HUF 1,500 billion. In its analysis, the Policy Agenda checked, to what extent the Budget 2014 reflects the ...
Invitation: Crystal Fighters (UK/ES) Concert, A38 Ship, 13 November
- 16 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"We make fast dance music with Basque instruments, synthesizers and our voices..." states about itself very-very simply one of the most wanted European club-bands, which comes with a special set to the Ship within its huge tour for which to get tickets you need to hurry up but its truly worth the effort.
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of The Homeless In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Perhaps I haven’t spent enough time on the plight of the homeless in Hungary. The United Nations estimates the number of homeless people in Hungary at 30-35,000, of whom about 8,000 are in Budapest. Some of them live in homeless shelters; others, afraid of being robbed, refuse to go there. In any case, there are only about 5,500 places, which is not enough. Some of those counted as homeless ...