2,004 result(s) for record year
OECD Lowers Hungary Forecast For 2016 GDP Growth
- 2 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The OECD has lowered its growth forecast for Hungary’s economy to 1.6% from 2.4% in the previous Economic Outlook released in November 2015. In its new report, the OECD maintained its 3.1% projection for Hungarian GDP growth next year. The organisation said “growth is projected to moderate in 2016 due to a temporary contraction in public investment as a new cycle of EU structural funds commences, ...
Hungarian Sausage Wins iTQi Superior Taste Award
- 2 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Gyulai Szalámi, a product considered the flagship of Hungarian meat firm Gyulahús, once again won a two-star Superior Taste Award from the International Taste and Quality Institute (iTQi), according to reports published yesterday.
Spaghetti Bridge Building Championship In Budapest
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The RECCS World Championship in Spaghetti Bridge Building took place at the Óbuda University on May 26. The bridge of the winning Romanian team from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca withstood a load of 455.30 kg before breaking.
PMO To Move Into Sándor Palace In Budapest
- 26 May 2016 9:00 AM
- property
The prime minister will be housed in the former Carmelite convent in Buda Castle only provisionally, as he could relocate to the nearby Sándor Palace within two years, Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár said in an off-the-record conversation on Wednesday.
Xpat Opinion: Speculation About President Áder’s Future
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators give credence to rumours that the Prime Minister doesn’t want Mr Áder to be re-elected next year. Opinions diverge, however about the reasons and one source claims that the President took the job four years ago for a single term anyway.
Shakespeare400+ Festival, 17 May - 2 June
- 18 May 2016 8:35 AM
- community & culture
To mark the start of the Shakespeare season, the Hungarian State Opera will host Shakespeare400+ festival in honour the esteemed playwright. This year, 17 adaptations will be presented in four different venues (the Opera House, Erkel Theatre, Music Academy and Müpa), including popular plays like Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Special Pop-Up Kitchen Outside Finnish Embassy, 21 May
- 18 May 2016 8:30 AM
- community & culture
Finnagora invites xpats to a special Finnish Event: The traditional SOPPA* restaurant will take place again at the courtyard of the Embassy of Finland on the Restaurant Day Budapest Saturday 21st of May. The Finnish innovation, Restaurant Day, has become popular around the world and it has also found its own place in the event scenery of Hungary. Team Finland is organizing the SOPPA* restaurant ...
Happy Kids Brings Fundraising Into Fashion
- 12 May 2016 8:00 AM
- specials
One of history’s worst earthquakes and tsunamis devastated the Indian Ocean region on 26 December 2004, killing over 230,000 people in fourteen countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters high. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Indonesia was the hardest-hit country, followed by Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand.
Modem Festival, R33 Club, 28 May
- 11 May 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Modem Festival welcomes you back to the next edition held on 28 May. It’s hard to believe that we have been around for five years already. We certainly didn’t do this all on our own, and we want to celebrate and thank those people who have helped us to get where we are now. Going forward we hope to continue to improve and make MO:DEM the ultimate psychedelic experience.
OECD Lowers Hungary Forecast For 2016 GDP Growth
- 2 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The OECD has lowered its growth forecast for Hungary’s economy to 1.6% from 2.4% in the previous Economic Outlook released in November 2015. In its new report, the OECD maintained its 3.1% projection for Hungarian GDP growth next year. The organisation said “growth is projected to moderate in 2016 due to a temporary contraction in public investment as a new cycle of EU structural funds commences, ...
Hungarian Sausage Wins iTQi Superior Taste Award
- 2 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Gyulai Szalámi, a product considered the flagship of Hungarian meat firm Gyulahús, once again won a two-star Superior Taste Award from the International Taste and Quality Institute (iTQi), according to reports published yesterday.
Spaghetti Bridge Building Championship In Budapest
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The RECCS World Championship in Spaghetti Bridge Building took place at the Óbuda University on May 26. The bridge of the winning Romanian team from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca withstood a load of 455.30 kg before breaking.
PMO To Move Into Sándor Palace In Budapest
- 26 May 2016 9:00 AM
- property
The prime minister will be housed in the former Carmelite convent in Buda Castle only provisionally, as he could relocate to the nearby Sándor Palace within two years, Prime Minister’s Office leader János Lázár said in an off-the-record conversation on Wednesday.
Xpat Opinion: Speculation About President Áder’s Future
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators give credence to rumours that the Prime Minister doesn’t want Mr Áder to be re-elected next year. Opinions diverge, however about the reasons and one source claims that the President took the job four years ago for a single term anyway.
Shakespeare400+ Festival, 17 May - 2 June
- 18 May 2016 8:35 AM
- community & culture
To mark the start of the Shakespeare season, the Hungarian State Opera will host Shakespeare400+ festival in honour the esteemed playwright. This year, 17 adaptations will be presented in four different venues (the Opera House, Erkel Theatre, Music Academy and Müpa), including popular plays like Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Special Pop-Up Kitchen Outside Finnish Embassy, 21 May
- 18 May 2016 8:30 AM
- community & culture
Finnagora invites xpats to a special Finnish Event: The traditional SOPPA* restaurant will take place again at the courtyard of the Embassy of Finland on the Restaurant Day Budapest Saturday 21st of May. The Finnish innovation, Restaurant Day, has become popular around the world and it has also found its own place in the event scenery of Hungary. Team Finland is organizing the SOPPA* restaurant ...
Happy Kids Brings Fundraising Into Fashion
- 12 May 2016 8:00 AM
- specials
One of history’s worst earthquakes and tsunamis devastated the Indian Ocean region on 26 December 2004, killing over 230,000 people in fourteen countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters high. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Indonesia was the hardest-hit country, followed by Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand.
Modem Festival, R33 Club, 28 May
- 11 May 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Modem Festival welcomes you back to the next edition held on 28 May. It’s hard to believe that we have been around for five years already. We certainly didn’t do this all on our own, and we want to celebrate and thank those people who have helped us to get where we are now. Going forward we hope to continue to improve and make MO:DEM the ultimate psychedelic experience.