484 result(s) for row
Danube Regatta On Saturday, 6 May
- 5 May 2017 9:00 AM
- sport
The annual Danube Regatta, this year held on 6 May, is Hungary’s biggest cultural and sporting event on teh riverfront, featuring international rowing and a dragon boat competition. For the fifth time in 2017 the Regatta will take place at Műegyetem rakpart, and 17 Hungarian university teams will test their strength on a course stretching from the Hungarian Parliament and the Vigadó to the main ...
Municipal Court Fines Protesters Throwing Paint At Soviet Monument
- 19 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The municipal court of Budapest has found two men, who recently threw balloons containing orange paint at a Soviet monument in the city centre, guilty of rowdy behaviour and fined them 30,000 forints each (EUR 96). During the trial on Tuesday, the defendants said their act had been a way of expressing a political opinion.
Construction Sector Output Jumps 15.2% In Feb
- 14 Apr 2017 3:00 AM
- property
Hungary’s construction sector output climbed an annual 15.2% in February, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) show. The sector’s output was up by 18.5% in January after declining for twelve months in a row. The increases both in January and February were from a low base.
Protesters Throwing Paint At Presidential Palace Sentenced To Community Work
- 13 Apr 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced two activists in a non-final ruling to community work for throwing paint cans at the presidential Sándor Palace during a demonstration earlier this week. The court handed down its verdict in expedited proceedings, finding the defendants guilty of rowdy behaviour and damaging the Sandor Palace at this past Monday’s demonstration.
St Ephraim Male Choir, Basilica, 22 April
- 12 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Orthodox Easter concert by the St Ephraim Male Choir on April 22nd at 8 pm in Budapest’s St. Stephen Basilica
Local Opinion: CEU Controversy Seen As A Duel Between David & Goliath
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
In the first pro-government reaction to the row over a freshly tabled bill on foreign-based universities operating in Hungary, a right-wing writer wonders if the government will cave in to pressure from what he regards as ‘powerful forces bent on protecting privileged institutions.’
Local Opinion: US State Department Disagrees With CEU Bill
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A statement by the spokesman of the State Department has added further vigour to the debate over the future of Budapest’s Central European University. One side forthrightly condemns the planned new legislation, while the other dismisses the unfolding protest as mere hysteria.
Construction Sector Output Jumps 18.5% In Jan
- 17 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- property
Hungary’s construction sector output climbed an annual 18.5% in January after falling for twelve months in a row, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) show. Building construction output was up by 32.8% while civil engineering output fell by 3.0%.
Hungary Improves On Bloomberg’s Misery Index
- 10 Mar 2017 11:35 AM
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Hungary is ranked 50th on Bloombergʼs Misery Index, improving compared to last year’s 46th, as the list is a negative one ranked from worst to best, according to Hungarian online news portal hvg.hu. Bloomberg rates 65 countries annually.
Danube Regatta On Saturday, 6 May
- 5 May 2017 9:00 AM
- sport
The annual Danube Regatta, this year held on 6 May, is Hungary’s biggest cultural and sporting event on teh riverfront, featuring international rowing and a dragon boat competition. For the fifth time in 2017 the Regatta will take place at Műegyetem rakpart, and 17 Hungarian university teams will test their strength on a course stretching from the Hungarian Parliament and the Vigadó to the main ...
Municipal Court Fines Protesters Throwing Paint At Soviet Monument
- 19 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The municipal court of Budapest has found two men, who recently threw balloons containing orange paint at a Soviet monument in the city centre, guilty of rowdy behaviour and fined them 30,000 forints each (EUR 96). During the trial on Tuesday, the defendants said their act had been a way of expressing a political opinion.
Construction Sector Output Jumps 15.2% In Feb
- 14 Apr 2017 3:00 AM
- property
Hungary’s construction sector output climbed an annual 15.2% in February, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) show. The sector’s output was up by 18.5% in January after declining for twelve months in a row. The increases both in January and February were from a low base.
Protesters Throwing Paint At Presidential Palace Sentenced To Community Work
- 13 Apr 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced two activists in a non-final ruling to community work for throwing paint cans at the presidential Sándor Palace during a demonstration earlier this week. The court handed down its verdict in expedited proceedings, finding the defendants guilty of rowdy behaviour and damaging the Sandor Palace at this past Monday’s demonstration.
St Ephraim Male Choir, Basilica, 22 April
- 12 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Orthodox Easter concert by the St Ephraim Male Choir on April 22nd at 8 pm in Budapest’s St. Stephen Basilica
Local Opinion: CEU Controversy Seen As A Duel Between David & Goliath
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
In the first pro-government reaction to the row over a freshly tabled bill on foreign-based universities operating in Hungary, a right-wing writer wonders if the government will cave in to pressure from what he regards as ‘powerful forces bent on protecting privileged institutions.’
Local Opinion: US State Department Disagrees With CEU Bill
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A statement by the spokesman of the State Department has added further vigour to the debate over the future of Budapest’s Central European University. One side forthrightly condemns the planned new legislation, while the other dismisses the unfolding protest as mere hysteria.
Construction Sector Output Jumps 18.5% In Jan
- 17 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- property
Hungary’s construction sector output climbed an annual 18.5% in January after falling for twelve months in a row, data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) show. Building construction output was up by 32.8% while civil engineering output fell by 3.0%.
Hungary Improves On Bloomberg’s Misery Index
- 10 Mar 2017 11:35 AM
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Hungary is ranked 50th on Bloombergʼs Misery Index, improving compared to last year’s 46th, as the list is a negative one ranked from worst to best, according to Hungarian online news portal hvg.hu. Bloomberg rates 65 countries annually.