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Xpat Opinion: Is The “Orbán Régime” Here To Stay In Hungary Until 2022?
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their analyses on the causes of the defeat of the Left at the elections on 6th April, commentators across the political spectrum believe that there will be no left-wing alternative to the incumbent government until the far reaching lessons of two consecutive electoral catastrophes are learned. Opinions differ, however about what those lessons are.
Video: Jude Law Intoxicated By Beauty Of Budapest?
- 17 Apr 2014 11:30 AM
- video
Last Tuesday after a long day of filming in Paul Feig’s new comedy, Jude Law headed out to a trendy venue in Gozsdu Udvar, and hooked-up with a Playboy model. Their ‘drunken fling’ was secretly recorded, showing Jude’s attempt to 'French kiss' the 28 year old Hungarian. As the video below shows, Jude and a few Magyar mates seemingly got pretty merry in Kolor, the downtown Budapest bar. As the ...
Sziget Budapest Confirms Fresh Acts, New Venues & Fun Programs
- 17 Apr 2014 11:20 AM
- entertainment
Outkast, Manic Street Preachers and The 1975 were all new acts confirmed to appear in Hungary this summer, Sziget organizers revealed this week at a press event. They join acts announced earlier such as Queens of the Stone Age, The Prodigy, Macklemore, Imagine Dragons, Bastille, Skrillex, Placebo, Lily Allen and The Kooks. The End Show will be presented by Calvin Harris, and now it’s also ...
German President To Pay Official Visit To Hungary
- 16 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
German President Joachim Gauck will pay an official visit to Hungary on June 16, his office told MTI on Tuesday. Gauck will take part in a commemoration of Hungary’s role in the 1989 dismantling of the Iron Curtain in the company of his counterparts of the Visegrad Four countries, a spokesperson for the office said.
Room In Europe An Parliament To Be Named After Former Hungarian PM Gyula Horn
- 16 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A room will be named after former Hungarian Prime Minister Gyula Horn in the European Parliament. Hungarian Socialist Party’s European Parliamentary Delegation, Csaba Tabajdi, said that EP leaders had made a fair decision on their Monday meeting, despite the rightwing majority in the EP.
Douwe Egberts’ Budapest Factory To Close Down
- 14 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
By the end of the year Douwe Egberts Zrt Hungary will cease production in Budapest and will let go 184 employees due to the parent company – DE Master Blenders 1753 – realignment.
MR Symphonics, National Concert Hall Budapest, 15 April
- 14 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The worlds of gods and men are separated by a vast chasm. This was an idea that fascinated Goethe, Wagner and Hölderlin. The latter was particularly pessimistic about man’s role: to him, fate was nothing more than ceaseless drifting, a blind struggle. Brahms encountered Hölderlin’s poem Hyperions Schicksalslied (Hyperion’s Song of Fate) in his mid thirties, immediately recognising the potential ...
Merkel Congratulates Hungary’s PM Orbán On Election Victory
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel has congratulated Hungarian premier Viktor Orbán on his win in Sunday’s election, the head of Orbán’s press office said. The repeat of Fidesz’s large majority carries a special responsibility to use it soberly and sensitively, Merkel said in a letter.
A Turn To The Right In Hungary - An Analysis Of The 2010-2014 Period
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conflicts with Brussels, utility cost cuts, symbolic debates. Just about every conflict of the past four years Viktor Orbán's administration went into was because of sovereignty and the shaping of a new framework for its interpretation. When did the cabinet have to retreat and when did the EU acknowledge that the rebellious Hungarian government was right?
Xpat Opinion: Is The “Orbán Régime” Here To Stay In Hungary Until 2022?
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their analyses on the causes of the defeat of the Left at the elections on 6th April, commentators across the political spectrum believe that there will be no left-wing alternative to the incumbent government until the far reaching lessons of two consecutive electoral catastrophes are learned. Opinions differ, however about what those lessons are.
Video: Jude Law Intoxicated By Beauty Of Budapest?
- 17 Apr 2014 11:30 AM
- video
Last Tuesday after a long day of filming in Paul Feig’s new comedy, Jude Law headed out to a trendy venue in Gozsdu Udvar, and hooked-up with a Playboy model. Their ‘drunken fling’ was secretly recorded, showing Jude’s attempt to 'French kiss' the 28 year old Hungarian. As the video below shows, Jude and a few Magyar mates seemingly got pretty merry in Kolor, the downtown Budapest bar. As the ...
Sziget Budapest Confirms Fresh Acts, New Venues & Fun Programs
- 17 Apr 2014 11:20 AM
- entertainment
Outkast, Manic Street Preachers and The 1975 were all new acts confirmed to appear in Hungary this summer, Sziget organizers revealed this week at a press event. They join acts announced earlier such as Queens of the Stone Age, The Prodigy, Macklemore, Imagine Dragons, Bastille, Skrillex, Placebo, Lily Allen and The Kooks. The End Show will be presented by Calvin Harris, and now it’s also ...
German President To Pay Official Visit To Hungary
- 16 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
German President Joachim Gauck will pay an official visit to Hungary on June 16, his office told MTI on Tuesday. Gauck will take part in a commemoration of Hungary’s role in the 1989 dismantling of the Iron Curtain in the company of his counterparts of the Visegrad Four countries, a spokesperson for the office said.
Room In Europe An Parliament To Be Named After Former Hungarian PM Gyula Horn
- 16 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A room will be named after former Hungarian Prime Minister Gyula Horn in the European Parliament. Hungarian Socialist Party’s European Parliamentary Delegation, Csaba Tabajdi, said that EP leaders had made a fair decision on their Monday meeting, despite the rightwing majority in the EP.
Douwe Egberts’ Budapest Factory To Close Down
- 14 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
By the end of the year Douwe Egberts Zrt Hungary will cease production in Budapest and will let go 184 employees due to the parent company – DE Master Blenders 1753 – realignment.
MR Symphonics, National Concert Hall Budapest, 15 April
- 14 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The worlds of gods and men are separated by a vast chasm. This was an idea that fascinated Goethe, Wagner and Hölderlin. The latter was particularly pessimistic about man’s role: to him, fate was nothing more than ceaseless drifting, a blind struggle. Brahms encountered Hölderlin’s poem Hyperions Schicksalslied (Hyperion’s Song of Fate) in his mid thirties, immediately recognising the potential ...
Merkel Congratulates Hungary’s PM Orbán On Election Victory
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel has congratulated Hungarian premier Viktor Orbán on his win in Sunday’s election, the head of Orbán’s press office said. The repeat of Fidesz’s large majority carries a special responsibility to use it soberly and sensitively, Merkel said in a letter.
A Turn To The Right In Hungary - An Analysis Of The 2010-2014 Period
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conflicts with Brussels, utility cost cuts, symbolic debates. Just about every conflict of the past four years Viktor Orbán's administration went into was because of sovereignty and the shaping of a new framework for its interpretation. When did the cabinet have to retreat and when did the EU acknowledge that the rebellious Hungarian government was right?