745 result(s) for record number
Fidesz-Leaning Oligarch And Aide Missing From The Country’s Top 100 Rich-List
- 11 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Similar to Forbes Magazine, the Hungarian financial newspaper Napi Gazdaság compiles a list of the 100 richest Hungarians, some of whom are businessmen often with close ties to government. The two most prominent figures in Hungarian business life (and in conspiracy theories), who are literally unknown to foreign decision-makers, diplomats or investors, Lajos Simicska and Zsolt Nyerges are ...
Invitation: 9th BuSho International Short Film Festival, Budapest, 3 - 8 September
- 7 Sep 2013 6:00 AM
- entertainment
It’s almost unbelievable and even more shocking when written: 9th BuSho International Short Film Festival again in Budapest and many more cities within and beyond the border, with plenty of entries, side events and international spin. For real, on the evening of 3-September this year’s short film harvest will kick off at the Vörösmarty Cinema and will go along all week only to reveal 2013 BuSho’s ...
16th Jewish Summer Festival In Budapest
- 29 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The 16th annual Hungarian Jewish Summer Festival is currently being held in Budapest between 25 August and 2 September and offers various programs introducing Jewish culture. The festival is the largest of its kind in Europe and this year the Prime Minister’s Office is sponsoring the event with 58 million forints.
Hungary’s Economy Makes Positive U-Turn
- 21 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- business
As a result of the Government measures introduced over the past three years Hungary has begun a period of sustainable economic growth. With the early repayment of the IMF loan, Hungary has proven to be an economically independent country which can finance itself from the markets. This achievement is even more remarkable given the fact that during this process Hungary has succeeded in emerging ...
Invitation: Awolnation Rocking Live, Zöld Pardon Budapest, 15 August
- 14 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
American chart-breaking electronic rock band, AWOLNATION is rocking in Budapest on 15 August at Zöld Pardon, one of the most popular open-air venues of the Hungarian capital city. Aaron Bruno and his fellow musicians will play their mega-hits like Sail, Not Your Fault and Kill Your Heroes as well as some new songs of their upcoming album.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary No Longer Off The Beaten Path
- 1 Aug 2013 7:02 AM
- travel
By Ferenc Kumin: Recalling Hungarian tourism back in 1989, the year of the opening of the iron curtain, it was quite a bit different from what we find today. Back then, Hungary, particularly Lake Balaton, was a popular summer destination for tourists from East Germany and other parts of the eastern bloc but a little off the beaten path for most others. How times have changed.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary, Diversity & The Rainbow Map
- 30 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
By Ferenc Kumin: Earlier this month, July 6, the capital was the site of the 18th annual, and biggest ever, Budapest Pride Parade. The event, which started off as an equal rights demonstration for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other sexual minorities, has gradually broadened into a week-long festival of events.
Formula 1, Budapest Hungaroring, 26 - 28 July
- 15 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
The first thing to say about the Hungaroring, is that it can be phenomenally dull; at least it could be up until last year. For most of its 25+ year history on the F1 calendar, the tight and twisting bowl-shaped track on the outskirts of Budapest came with the reputation of regularly hosting complete snoozefests. As for the circuit itself, it’s more like a go-kart track than anything else. ...
The Prodigy, Wu Tang Clan & Many More At Balaton Sound 2013
- 10 Jul 2013 11:40 AM
- entertainment
Balaton Sound has just been freshly crowned as ’Best European Medium-Sized Festival’ at the European Festival Awards. An all-star line-up is once again taking shape for the lakeside party, held this year between 11-14 July 2013 in Zamardi, Hungary.
Fidesz-Leaning Oligarch And Aide Missing From The Country’s Top 100 Rich-List
- 11 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Similar to Forbes Magazine, the Hungarian financial newspaper Napi Gazdaság compiles a list of the 100 richest Hungarians, some of whom are businessmen often with close ties to government. The two most prominent figures in Hungarian business life (and in conspiracy theories), who are literally unknown to foreign decision-makers, diplomats or investors, Lajos Simicska and Zsolt Nyerges are ...
Invitation: 9th BuSho International Short Film Festival, Budapest, 3 - 8 September
- 7 Sep 2013 6:00 AM
- entertainment
It’s almost unbelievable and even more shocking when written: 9th BuSho International Short Film Festival again in Budapest and many more cities within and beyond the border, with plenty of entries, side events and international spin. For real, on the evening of 3-September this year’s short film harvest will kick off at the Vörösmarty Cinema and will go along all week only to reveal 2013 BuSho’s ...
16th Jewish Summer Festival In Budapest
- 29 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The 16th annual Hungarian Jewish Summer Festival is currently being held in Budapest between 25 August and 2 September and offers various programs introducing Jewish culture. The festival is the largest of its kind in Europe and this year the Prime Minister’s Office is sponsoring the event with 58 million forints.
Hungary’s Economy Makes Positive U-Turn
- 21 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- business
As a result of the Government measures introduced over the past three years Hungary has begun a period of sustainable economic growth. With the early repayment of the IMF loan, Hungary has proven to be an economically independent country which can finance itself from the markets. This achievement is even more remarkable given the fact that during this process Hungary has succeeded in emerging ...
Invitation: Awolnation Rocking Live, Zöld Pardon Budapest, 15 August
- 14 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
American chart-breaking electronic rock band, AWOLNATION is rocking in Budapest on 15 August at Zöld Pardon, one of the most popular open-air venues of the Hungarian capital city. Aaron Bruno and his fellow musicians will play their mega-hits like Sail, Not Your Fault and Kill Your Heroes as well as some new songs of their upcoming album.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary No Longer Off The Beaten Path
- 1 Aug 2013 7:02 AM
- travel
By Ferenc Kumin: Recalling Hungarian tourism back in 1989, the year of the opening of the iron curtain, it was quite a bit different from what we find today. Back then, Hungary, particularly Lake Balaton, was a popular summer destination for tourists from East Germany and other parts of the eastern bloc but a little off the beaten path for most others. How times have changed.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary, Diversity & The Rainbow Map
- 30 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
By Ferenc Kumin: Earlier this month, July 6, the capital was the site of the 18th annual, and biggest ever, Budapest Pride Parade. The event, which started off as an equal rights demonstration for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other sexual minorities, has gradually broadened into a week-long festival of events.
Formula 1, Budapest Hungaroring, 26 - 28 July
- 15 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
The first thing to say about the Hungaroring, is that it can be phenomenally dull; at least it could be up until last year. For most of its 25+ year history on the F1 calendar, the tight and twisting bowl-shaped track on the outskirts of Budapest came with the reputation of regularly hosting complete snoozefests. As for the circuit itself, it’s more like a go-kart track than anything else. ...
The Prodigy, Wu Tang Clan & Many More At Balaton Sound 2013
- 10 Jul 2013 11:40 AM
- entertainment
Balaton Sound has just been freshly crowned as ’Best European Medium-Sized Festival’ at the European Festival Awards. An all-star line-up is once again taking shape for the lakeside party, held this year between 11-14 July 2013 in Zamardi, Hungary.