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Gellért Hill In Budapest Set For Makeover
- 14 Nov 2013 10:35 AM
- property
The current tenants of the Citadella fortress atop Gellért hill are to be evicted, as the 11th District plans a thorough renovation of the hill, a popular tourist spot. The Administration Ministry ruled last month that the tenants’ use of the premises is not consistent with World Heritage requirements, and transferred the operating rights of the facilities to the state asset manager MNV.
Hays Hungary: Global Labour Force Lacks Right Skills To Support Business
- 6 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- specials
The global economy is facing a severe talent mismatch with 18 out of 30 leading economies facing some form of skills shortages while both unemployment levels and numbers of unfilled vacancies are rising. In many markets, the labour available does not meet the skill requirements that employers are looking for.
“Enterpreneurial Skill Can Be Learned” Interview With CEU Rector John Shattuck
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The President and Rector of Central European University (CEU) considers his current post the most important stage of his career. As he told us, CEU has been successful in attracting back to Budapest leading Hungarian academics who had earlier left the country to pursue their careers abroad. Interview published by Figyelő, the Hungarian business and news weekly, with a circulation of 11.200.
Avis Group Expands Shared Services Center In Hungary
- 16 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Avis Budget Group has again expanded its Business Support Center (BSC) in Budapest, which will now include operations and sales support services for the Company's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. The initiative, part of the Company's ongoing integration efforts following its acquisition of Avis Europe plc in October 2011, aims to further streamline operations across the region and ...
Gault&Millau Hungary 2014 – Presentation Of The New Guide
- 11 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- food & drink
”Hungarian gastronomic culture has reached its final stages, if it is not past all chances of improvement.” This statement was issued in the 2007 Culinary Charta, signed by over a hundred public figures of all sorts of ideological beliefs within a week. The statement also declared that: ”if any negative trend can be reversed, it must be reversed”. And that „the signatories will lobby for quality”.
Xpat Opinion: The So-Called ‘Criminalization’ Of Homelessness In Hungary
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international media is abuzz again. This time it’s about the parliament’s new legislation on homelessness. The new law follows through on a provision in the Fundamental Law allowing local governments to prohibit habitual living in certain public areas on the basis of clear and justified criteria such as public order, public security, public health and protection of cultural heritage.
Budapest World Water Summit Begins
- 8 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"We must manage our waters and our natural heritage in such a way that they will also serve the lives of future generations", Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas said at the opening of the board of directors' meeting at the Budapest World Water Summit.
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian “Language Strategies”
- 28 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to talk again about one of my hobby horses, foreign language teaching in Hungary. Faithful readers of this blog will undoubtedly recall how often we talked about the shortcomings of the system. Everybody has horror stories about learning a foreign language in Hungary. Although there are some schools that excel in teaching foreign languages, most students leave grade 12 without a working ...
Hungary Signs Culture, Sport And Healthcare Agreements With Vietnam
- 18 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and Vietnamese Deputy Ministers Le Khanh Hai and Le Quang Cuong concluded inter-ministerial agreements on culture, sport and healthcare on 16 September 2013 in Budapest. The work schedules determined for 2004-2016 will allow future direct cooperation between institutes and the development and realisation of concrete cooperation programmes. Parliamentary ...
Gellért Hill In Budapest Set For Makeover
- 14 Nov 2013 10:35 AM
- property
The current tenants of the Citadella fortress atop Gellért hill are to be evicted, as the 11th District plans a thorough renovation of the hill, a popular tourist spot. The Administration Ministry ruled last month that the tenants’ use of the premises is not consistent with World Heritage requirements, and transferred the operating rights of the facilities to the state asset manager MNV.
Hays Hungary: Global Labour Force Lacks Right Skills To Support Business
- 6 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- specials
The global economy is facing a severe talent mismatch with 18 out of 30 leading economies facing some form of skills shortages while both unemployment levels and numbers of unfilled vacancies are rising. In many markets, the labour available does not meet the skill requirements that employers are looking for.
“Enterpreneurial Skill Can Be Learned” Interview With CEU Rector John Shattuck
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The President and Rector of Central European University (CEU) considers his current post the most important stage of his career. As he told us, CEU has been successful in attracting back to Budapest leading Hungarian academics who had earlier left the country to pursue their careers abroad. Interview published by Figyelő, the Hungarian business and news weekly, with a circulation of 11.200.
Avis Group Expands Shared Services Center In Hungary
- 16 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Avis Budget Group has again expanded its Business Support Center (BSC) in Budapest, which will now include operations and sales support services for the Company's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. The initiative, part of the Company's ongoing integration efforts following its acquisition of Avis Europe plc in October 2011, aims to further streamline operations across the region and ...
Gault&Millau Hungary 2014 – Presentation Of The New Guide
- 11 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- food & drink
”Hungarian gastronomic culture has reached its final stages, if it is not past all chances of improvement.” This statement was issued in the 2007 Culinary Charta, signed by over a hundred public figures of all sorts of ideological beliefs within a week. The statement also declared that: ”if any negative trend can be reversed, it must be reversed”. And that „the signatories will lobby for quality”.
Xpat Opinion: The So-Called ‘Criminalization’ Of Homelessness In Hungary
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international media is abuzz again. This time it’s about the parliament’s new legislation on homelessness. The new law follows through on a provision in the Fundamental Law allowing local governments to prohibit habitual living in certain public areas on the basis of clear and justified criteria such as public order, public security, public health and protection of cultural heritage.
Budapest World Water Summit Begins
- 8 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"We must manage our waters and our natural heritage in such a way that they will also serve the lives of future generations", Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas said at the opening of the board of directors' meeting at the Budapest World Water Summit.
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian “Language Strategies”
- 28 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to talk again about one of my hobby horses, foreign language teaching in Hungary. Faithful readers of this blog will undoubtedly recall how often we talked about the shortcomings of the system. Everybody has horror stories about learning a foreign language in Hungary. Although there are some schools that excel in teaching foreign languages, most students leave grade 12 without a working ...
Hungary Signs Culture, Sport And Healthcare Agreements With Vietnam
- 18 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and Vietnamese Deputy Ministers Le Khanh Hai and Le Quang Cuong concluded inter-ministerial agreements on culture, sport and healthcare on 16 September 2013 in Budapest. The work schedules determined for 2004-2016 will allow future direct cooperation between institutes and the development and realisation of concrete cooperation programmes. Parliamentary ...