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Bulgaria Air Now Connects Budapest & Sofia
- 22 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- travel
Having already exceeding four million passengers in 2016, Budapest Airport is showing early signs of surpassing latest forecasts predicting 11.1 million passengers by year-end. Continuing to expand its solid route network, the Hungarian gateway has welcomed its latest new airline partner, celebrating the inaugural flight of Bulgaria Air’s four times weekly connection to Sofia.
Olympics & Politics Exhibition, Galeria Centralis, 23 June - 28 August
- 21 Jun 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Berlin Summer Olympics and the Olimpíada Popular, the Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives presents the exhibition Olympics and Politics – Berlin / Barcelona 1936, which examines how these international sporting events became the terrains for ideological and physical battles in the heavily politicised 1930s, and how the two Games acquired ...
Sziget Festival Program Is Now Complete
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Sziget, the week-long festival in the middle of Budapest, has a colorful and exciting program variety that is now considered ready. The more than 1500 programs taking place non-stop on the island can now be checked on the festival website. Less than 5% of the Sziget passes are available at the moment and with the current sales dynamic they will most probably sell out by the end of June.
Finnish Folk Hop Ensemble Tuuletar @ Budapest A Cappella Festival
- 15 Jun 2016 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Finnish award-winning vocal group Tuuletar will perform at the Budapest A Cappella Festival on the 18th of June. Since 2012 this exceptional group has been enchanting audiences of all ages and cultures with their freshly invigorating and self-composed music and heartfelt and tribal spirit. Tuuletar has won acclaim and prizes at several international competitions. As a consequence their calendar ...
Judit Reigl’s Painting Sets New Hungarian Record
- 15 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Judit Reigl’s painting sold for a record price of EUR 411,000 at the Sothesby’s auction in Paris. This is the highest price for which a living Hungarian or Hungarian-born artist’s work has even been sold, nol.hu reports. The 1955 painting is part of her Outburst series. These paintings are her most sought after works because many consider them artistic premonitions for the Hungarian Revolution of ...
Hungarians Spend One In HUF 25 Online
- 14 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
After several years of dynamic growth, Hungary’s online retail trade volume continued to rise in 2015. Surpassing the psychological limit of HUF 300 billion (~EUR 963 million) for the first time, the net turnover reached HUF 319 billion (~ EUR 1024 million). The ratio of the e-tail sector increased to 4.1% of the total retail turnover, meaning that one in every HUF 25 was spent online in 2015. ...
New Record For Budapest Airport
- 9 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- travel
The number of passengers travelling through Budapest’s international airport topped 1 million in May, the highest ever for that month, it was announced yesterday. Traffic was up 13.4% to 1.016 million passengers last month and was 12% higher at 4.17 million for the first five months.
Xpat Opinion: U.S. Undersecretary Sarah Sewall In Hungary
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sarah Sewall, U.S. undersecretary for civilian security, democracy, and human rights, paid a visit to Hungary at the end of May. As one of the Hungarian papers noted, she was the highest-ranking U.S. diplomat to visit Hungary since the summer of 2011, when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a quick trip to Hungary.
Alexander Hacke & Danielle de Picciotto, A38 Ship, 20 May
- 18 May 2016 9:10 AM
- entertainment
Bass guitarist and music director of the Einstürzende Neubauten, Alexander Hacke has been performing lately most with his wife the Berlin-located visual and film artist and designer Danielle de Picciotto. Their latest album titled Perseverantia will be released in May, which they will present on their tour that will bring them back to the A38 Ship. One of the greatest masters of contemporary ...
Bulgaria Air Now Connects Budapest & Sofia
- 22 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- travel
Having already exceeding four million passengers in 2016, Budapest Airport is showing early signs of surpassing latest forecasts predicting 11.1 million passengers by year-end. Continuing to expand its solid route network, the Hungarian gateway has welcomed its latest new airline partner, celebrating the inaugural flight of Bulgaria Air’s four times weekly connection to Sofia.
Olympics & Politics Exhibition, Galeria Centralis, 23 June - 28 August
- 21 Jun 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Berlin Summer Olympics and the Olimpíada Popular, the Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives presents the exhibition Olympics and Politics – Berlin / Barcelona 1936, which examines how these international sporting events became the terrains for ideological and physical battles in the heavily politicised 1930s, and how the two Games acquired ...
Sziget Festival Program Is Now Complete
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Sziget, the week-long festival in the middle of Budapest, has a colorful and exciting program variety that is now considered ready. The more than 1500 programs taking place non-stop on the island can now be checked on the festival website. Less than 5% of the Sziget passes are available at the moment and with the current sales dynamic they will most probably sell out by the end of June.
Finnish Folk Hop Ensemble Tuuletar @ Budapest A Cappella Festival
- 15 Jun 2016 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Finnish award-winning vocal group Tuuletar will perform at the Budapest A Cappella Festival on the 18th of June. Since 2012 this exceptional group has been enchanting audiences of all ages and cultures with their freshly invigorating and self-composed music and heartfelt and tribal spirit. Tuuletar has won acclaim and prizes at several international competitions. As a consequence their calendar ...
Judit Reigl’s Painting Sets New Hungarian Record
- 15 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Judit Reigl’s painting sold for a record price of EUR 411,000 at the Sothesby’s auction in Paris. This is the highest price for which a living Hungarian or Hungarian-born artist’s work has even been sold, nol.hu reports. The 1955 painting is part of her Outburst series. These paintings are her most sought after works because many consider them artistic premonitions for the Hungarian Revolution of ...
Hungarians Spend One In HUF 25 Online
- 14 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
After several years of dynamic growth, Hungary’s online retail trade volume continued to rise in 2015. Surpassing the psychological limit of HUF 300 billion (~EUR 963 million) for the first time, the net turnover reached HUF 319 billion (~ EUR 1024 million). The ratio of the e-tail sector increased to 4.1% of the total retail turnover, meaning that one in every HUF 25 was spent online in 2015. ...
New Record For Budapest Airport
- 9 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- travel
The number of passengers travelling through Budapest’s international airport topped 1 million in May, the highest ever for that month, it was announced yesterday. Traffic was up 13.4% to 1.016 million passengers last month and was 12% higher at 4.17 million for the first five months.
Xpat Opinion: U.S. Undersecretary Sarah Sewall In Hungary
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sarah Sewall, U.S. undersecretary for civilian security, democracy, and human rights, paid a visit to Hungary at the end of May. As one of the Hungarian papers noted, she was the highest-ranking U.S. diplomat to visit Hungary since the summer of 2011, when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a quick trip to Hungary.
Alexander Hacke & Danielle de Picciotto, A38 Ship, 20 May
- 18 May 2016 9:10 AM
- entertainment
Bass guitarist and music director of the Einstürzende Neubauten, Alexander Hacke has been performing lately most with his wife the Berlin-located visual and film artist and designer Danielle de Picciotto. Their latest album titled Perseverantia will be released in May, which they will present on their tour that will bring them back to the A38 Ship. One of the greatest masters of contemporary ...