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Weekend Escape To Malta From Budapest
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
As WizzAir now provides expats in Hungary with flights timed for a weekend away in Malta, here's an insightful report about the ways locals suggest to enjoy this new 'Wizz destination'. "Two days isn’t enough!” my Maltese friends Michael and Jennifer exclaim when I tell them I’m coming to Malta to experience the island like a local. Their email recommends I stay at least four days, especially ...
Xpat Opinion: Brussels To Lift Excessive Deficit Procedure Brought Against Hungary
- 27 May 2013 9:01 AM
- business
A left wing daily claims that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is bound to win the sympathy of the voters whether Brussels waives the excessive deficit procedure or not. A pro-government daily suggests that the EU has run out of excuses to keep a punitive measure in place, which in any case had more to do with anger with a country that defies orthodoxy yet remains successful. A business daily focuses ...
Hay Festival Budapest: Nicole Strauss & Marcus du Sautoy On Opening Day
- 16 May 2013 10:35 AM
- community & culture
Audience in Hungary have the chance to meet international authors, thinkers, musicians and well-known Hungarian authors, at the local Hay Festival held between 17-21 May. On the opening day Nicole Krauss, one of the most significant American novelists, presents her most recent novel Great House. László Lovász Wolf Prize winner mathematician talks to the renowned academician Marcus du Sautoy. Read ...
Hay Festival In Budapest Again
- 15 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Hay Festival was founded in Hay-on-Wye 25 years ago, and it has grown into one of the most significant cultural series of events in the world, with eleven festivals across five continents. On 17-21 May, the Hungarian audience will have the chance to meet international authors, thinkers, musicians and well-known Hungarian authors, at the Hay Festival, in Petőfi Museum of Literature, the Central ...
Xpat Opinion: Letter To The Financial Times: Your Opinions Should At Least Respect Facts
- 14 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“Obviously you are free to express your opinion or criticism towards Hungary and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, but they should at least resemble facts or reality.”
Hungary's PM: Anti-Semitism Is Unacceptable And Intolerable
- 7 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The World Jewish Congress began its three-day meeting in Budapest on 3 May with nearly 500 delegates from all over the world. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered his opening speech in front of the 14th General Assembly and stated that the Hungarian Government considers it its moral obligation to promote "zero tolerance" against anti-Semitism.
'Facts Gaining Traction In Reporting On Hungary', By Ferenc Kumin
- 2 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As the old saying goes, it’s not news, if the dog bites the postman. News is when the postman bites the dog. Similarly, the good news from Hungary doesn’t always make for catchy news material. When a government of a small central European country, empowered by a rare supermajority mandate provided by voters in democratic elections, embarks on an ambitious program of renewal, reduces the deficit ...
Wizz Air Hungary Takes Delivery Of Its First Airbus Sharklet Equipped A320
- 2 May 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
Wizz Air, the largest low-fare, low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, has taken delivery of its first A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices, becoming the second Eastern European Airline to do so, after the first delivery went to Wizz Air Ukraine in March 2013. Including this delivery, Wizz Air’s in service fleet rises to 41 A320 Family aircraft and will ...
PM Welcomes Delivery Of New Buses In Budapest
- 2 May 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addressed a ceremony on Tuesday, in which the city of Budapest took delivery of new Mercedes Citaro buses, stating that "without a strong and successful capital there isn't a strong and successful Hungary".
Weekend Escape To Malta From Budapest
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
As WizzAir now provides expats in Hungary with flights timed for a weekend away in Malta, here's an insightful report about the ways locals suggest to enjoy this new 'Wizz destination'. "Two days isn’t enough!” my Maltese friends Michael and Jennifer exclaim when I tell them I’m coming to Malta to experience the island like a local. Their email recommends I stay at least four days, especially ...
Xpat Opinion: Brussels To Lift Excessive Deficit Procedure Brought Against Hungary
- 27 May 2013 9:01 AM
- business
A left wing daily claims that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is bound to win the sympathy of the voters whether Brussels waives the excessive deficit procedure or not. A pro-government daily suggests that the EU has run out of excuses to keep a punitive measure in place, which in any case had more to do with anger with a country that defies orthodoxy yet remains successful. A business daily focuses ...
Hay Festival Budapest: Nicole Strauss & Marcus du Sautoy On Opening Day
- 16 May 2013 10:35 AM
- community & culture
Audience in Hungary have the chance to meet international authors, thinkers, musicians and well-known Hungarian authors, at the local Hay Festival held between 17-21 May. On the opening day Nicole Krauss, one of the most significant American novelists, presents her most recent novel Great House. László Lovász Wolf Prize winner mathematician talks to the renowned academician Marcus du Sautoy. Read ...
Hay Festival In Budapest Again
- 15 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Hay Festival was founded in Hay-on-Wye 25 years ago, and it has grown into one of the most significant cultural series of events in the world, with eleven festivals across five continents. On 17-21 May, the Hungarian audience will have the chance to meet international authors, thinkers, musicians and well-known Hungarian authors, at the Hay Festival, in Petőfi Museum of Literature, the Central ...
Xpat Opinion: Letter To The Financial Times: Your Opinions Should At Least Respect Facts
- 14 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“Obviously you are free to express your opinion or criticism towards Hungary and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, but they should at least resemble facts or reality.”
Hungary's PM: Anti-Semitism Is Unacceptable And Intolerable
- 7 May 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The World Jewish Congress began its three-day meeting in Budapest on 3 May with nearly 500 delegates from all over the world. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán delivered his opening speech in front of the 14th General Assembly and stated that the Hungarian Government considers it its moral obligation to promote "zero tolerance" against anti-Semitism.
'Facts Gaining Traction In Reporting On Hungary', By Ferenc Kumin
- 2 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As the old saying goes, it’s not news, if the dog bites the postman. News is when the postman bites the dog. Similarly, the good news from Hungary doesn’t always make for catchy news material. When a government of a small central European country, empowered by a rare supermajority mandate provided by voters in democratic elections, embarks on an ambitious program of renewal, reduces the deficit ...
Wizz Air Hungary Takes Delivery Of Its First Airbus Sharklet Equipped A320
- 2 May 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
Wizz Air, the largest low-fare, low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, has taken delivery of its first A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices, becoming the second Eastern European Airline to do so, after the first delivery went to Wizz Air Ukraine in March 2013. Including this delivery, Wizz Air’s in service fleet rises to 41 A320 Family aircraft and will ...
PM Welcomes Delivery Of New Buses In Budapest
- 2 May 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addressed a ceremony on Tuesday, in which the city of Budapest took delivery of new Mercedes Citaro buses, stating that "without a strong and successful capital there isn't a strong and successful Hungary".