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Hungarian Singer Viktor Király Stuns Superstar-Studded Jury Of US Talent Show
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
New York-born Hungarian singer Viktor Király has stunned the jury at a blind audience of the US talent show Voice yesterday, with the performance of his song “What’s Going On”. Watch the production that left the superstars who sit on the talent show – Gwen Stefani, Adam Levigne, Pharell Williams and Blake Shelton – listen in awe to the 31-year-old singer’s performance:
Chimney Cake Festival In Vajdahunyad Castle, This Weekend
- 8 Oct 2015 6:30 AM
- food & drink
The 3rd Sekler Cake Festival, or the big Hungarian bake-off, will fill the heart of the city with the fragrance of heavenly 'Sekler cakes' once more this weekend. Chimney Cake, or in Hungarian Kürtős Kalács, is a typical Hungarian pastry, which is baked on a tapered cylindrical spit over an open fire. It originates from Transylvania. The name derives from the Hungarian words kürtő, meaning ...
Péter Szijjártó Reopens Hungarian Consulate General in Chicago
- 5 Oct 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
On Thursday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó reopened the Hungarian Consulate General in Chicago, which was closed in 2009. The Minister said that the Consulate General plays a key role with regard to both the economy and national policy because a Hungarian community of 35-40 thousand people lives in the American Midwest, in and around Chicago. Moreover, there are many ...
Retail Sales In Hungary Up 4.7% In Aug
- 5 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary climbed by 4.7% in August from the same month a year earlier, preliminary data released by the Central Statistical Office on Monday show. The increase was the same when adjusted for calendar year effects. The unadjusted rise was down from 6.8% in July. Adjusted food sales climbed by 3.7% in August, non-food sales were up 4.6% and fuel sales increased by 7.4%. In ...
WOMEX Honours & Preserves Multi-Ethnic Heritage Of Budapest
- 1 Oct 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Featured prominently on the World Heritage Site List of UNESCO, Budapest is the fifth most visited capital of Europe (Euromonitor International) and the cultural hub of "CEE" - Central Eastern Europe. The majestic Danube splits the city into Buda and Pest and hosts one of the biggest festivals on the international touring circuit, Sziget (meaning 'island' in Hungarian), every year in August.
Budapest To Host Womex Festival
- 1 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Hungary will host the first East Central European world music expo Womex on October 21-25, it was announced yesterday. Human Resources Ministry state secretary Péter Hoppál told a press briefing at the Palace of Arts that the festival will have an appropriate home in the country of Bartók and Kodály. The government is granting Ft 300-350 million to the event.
Poll Shows Fidesz Gains Popularity Over Summer
- 1 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has increased its support over the summer, gaining four points to finish on 32% from May to September, a poll by Medián showed. The percentage of respondents who rejected Fidesz fell from 45 to 40% in the same period, the poll published on Medián’s website said. At the same time support for the radical nationalist Jobbik party fell from 16% in May to 13% in September, so ...
Video: Hungarian View On Migrant Situation In Hungary
- 29 Sep 2015 10:20 AM
- video
Gergely Dudas, the editor-in-chief of popular online news site, Index, says the number of hits on his site has increased dramatically as the number of migrants entering Europe rises. Record numbers visited the site after Hungary made a controversial decision to build a fence on its border with Serbia to stem the flow of people entering the country. A further barrier across its frontier with ...
Hungary Will Propose Introduction Of Global Migration Quotas In UN
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will propose in the UN that, rather than Europe alone taking its share of the management of the pressure of migration, the key players of world politics – who were parties to the decisions, in the wake of which unstable regions have evolved in the vicinity of our continent – should also take their share of the effort by virtue of the introduction of global quotas, Minister of Foreign ...
Hungarian Singer Viktor Király Stuns Superstar-Studded Jury Of US Talent Show
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
New York-born Hungarian singer Viktor Király has stunned the jury at a blind audience of the US talent show Voice yesterday, with the performance of his song “What’s Going On”. Watch the production that left the superstars who sit on the talent show – Gwen Stefani, Adam Levigne, Pharell Williams and Blake Shelton – listen in awe to the 31-year-old singer’s performance:
Chimney Cake Festival In Vajdahunyad Castle, This Weekend
- 8 Oct 2015 6:30 AM
- food & drink
The 3rd Sekler Cake Festival, or the big Hungarian bake-off, will fill the heart of the city with the fragrance of heavenly 'Sekler cakes' once more this weekend. Chimney Cake, or in Hungarian Kürtős Kalács, is a typical Hungarian pastry, which is baked on a tapered cylindrical spit over an open fire. It originates from Transylvania. The name derives from the Hungarian words kürtő, meaning ...
Péter Szijjártó Reopens Hungarian Consulate General in Chicago
- 5 Oct 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
On Thursday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó reopened the Hungarian Consulate General in Chicago, which was closed in 2009. The Minister said that the Consulate General plays a key role with regard to both the economy and national policy because a Hungarian community of 35-40 thousand people lives in the American Midwest, in and around Chicago. Moreover, there are many ...
Retail Sales In Hungary Up 4.7% In Aug
- 5 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary climbed by 4.7% in August from the same month a year earlier, preliminary data released by the Central Statistical Office on Monday show. The increase was the same when adjusted for calendar year effects. The unadjusted rise was down from 6.8% in July. Adjusted food sales climbed by 3.7% in August, non-food sales were up 4.6% and fuel sales increased by 7.4%. In ...
WOMEX Honours & Preserves Multi-Ethnic Heritage Of Budapest
- 1 Oct 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Featured prominently on the World Heritage Site List of UNESCO, Budapest is the fifth most visited capital of Europe (Euromonitor International) and the cultural hub of "CEE" - Central Eastern Europe. The majestic Danube splits the city into Buda and Pest and hosts one of the biggest festivals on the international touring circuit, Sziget (meaning 'island' in Hungarian), every year in August.
Budapest To Host Womex Festival
- 1 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Hungary will host the first East Central European world music expo Womex on October 21-25, it was announced yesterday. Human Resources Ministry state secretary Péter Hoppál told a press briefing at the Palace of Arts that the festival will have an appropriate home in the country of Bartók and Kodály. The government is granting Ft 300-350 million to the event.
Poll Shows Fidesz Gains Popularity Over Summer
- 1 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has increased its support over the summer, gaining four points to finish on 32% from May to September, a poll by Medián showed. The percentage of respondents who rejected Fidesz fell from 45 to 40% in the same period, the poll published on Medián’s website said. At the same time support for the radical nationalist Jobbik party fell from 16% in May to 13% in September, so ...
Video: Hungarian View On Migrant Situation In Hungary
- 29 Sep 2015 10:20 AM
- video
Gergely Dudas, the editor-in-chief of popular online news site, Index, says the number of hits on his site has increased dramatically as the number of migrants entering Europe rises. Record numbers visited the site after Hungary made a controversial decision to build a fence on its border with Serbia to stem the flow of people entering the country. A further barrier across its frontier with ...
Hungary Will Propose Introduction Of Global Migration Quotas In UN
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will propose in the UN that, rather than Europe alone taking its share of the management of the pressure of migration, the key players of world politics – who were parties to the decisions, in the wake of which unstable regions have evolved in the vicinity of our continent – should also take their share of the effort by virtue of the introduction of global quotas, Minister of Foreign ...