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Hungarian – Italian Cultural Season 2013 Tent At The Sziget Festival
- 9 Aug 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The Government is promoting the Hungarian – Italian Cultural Season 2013 (which starts on 1 January) by setting up a Hungarian – Italian tent at the Sziget Festival. The slogan of the 2013 event series – which aims to strengthen diplomatic and cultural relations between the two nations – is Találkozások/Incontri (‘Meetings’). Visitors to the festival can meet Hungarian and Italian celebrities in ...
Xpat Interview: Alex Hope, Regional Sales Head For Sony Consumer Electronics
- 7 Aug 2012 12:00 PM
Born in 1972 in Nyon, Switzerland, Alex has been living and working in Hungary for 12 years. Currently, Alex is Regional Sales Head for Sony Consumer Electronics covering 9 countries (Former Yugoslavia and the Balkans). While he is based in Hungary, and travels extensively in the region, he has never worked directly on/for the Hungarian market. During his career he has lived & worked in ...
Take BKK’s Public Transport Services To The Sziget Festival In Budapest
- 7 Aug 2012 9:04 AM
- getting around
The 20th Sziget Festival will be held from Sunday 5 August to Monday 13 Sunday on Óbuda Island. Thanks to the agreement between Sziget and BKK Centre for Budapest Transport, special CityPASS wristbands will go on sale entitling holders to public transport and other special services during the event. Furthermore, we are launching special dedicated transport services and provide higher frequency on ...
Sziget Festival Budapest Opens Its Gates
- 6 Aug 2012 9:04 AM
- entertainment
The Sziget festival celebrated the Day of Hungarian Song on Óbuda’s Hajógyár island on Sunday, with nearly 80 groups and solo acts performing 150 songs from noon until 11 p.m. Week-long campers began arriving before the festival proper starts on Wednesday, running until next Sunday.
Xpat Report: 2012 London Olympic Opening
- 3 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
- sport
Guest blog by Olympic Torch Bearer Andrea Snow: After my “moment of shine” experience just a few weeks ago, I had the privilege to be present at the Olympic Stadium on 27 July 2012.
Baths Join Budapest Tourism Campaign
- 2 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
- getting around
BGYH, the company which runs Budapest’s city-owned thermal baths, has reached a strategic agreement with tourism promotion agency Magyar Turizmus. BGYH will be a main sponsor of the Budapest Winter Invitation campaign, which offers guests a free third or fourth night in a Budapest hotel along with free entry to the Széchenyi, Gellért, Rudas and Lukács baths.
Active Citizenship Award To March Of The Living In Hungary
- 30 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ambassador Kounalakis and Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Hannah Rosenthal presented the Embassy’s Active Citizenship Award to Gabor Gordon of March of the Living Hungary on July 20.
Cops Eye Club Guards In Death Of 21-Year-Old Fished From Danube In Hungary
- 30 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest police have begun an investigation into an incident of December 3, 2011, suspecting that two security guards of the Dokk Club on Hajógyári Sziget in Budapest killed 21-year-old Géza Haraszti. The club was one of several run by László Vizoviczki that allegedly received protection from police while drugs were reportedly sold and other illegal activities conducted on the premises.
'Giant Eye' & New Acts At Sziget Festival In Budapest
- 26 Jul 2012 10:50 AM
- entertainment
All Eyes On Sziget Festival In Budapest - One eye definitely, that’s the 42 meters high Sziget Eye, a ferris wheel with enough room for 180 people, right in front of the Sziget Main Stage. Sziget Eye will be a great symbol of a renewed festival, celebrating its 20th edition this year. It will run with a capacity of 1000 people/hour, and at night it will host film projections on a canvas with an ...
Hungarian – Italian Cultural Season 2013 Tent At The Sziget Festival
- 9 Aug 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The Government is promoting the Hungarian – Italian Cultural Season 2013 (which starts on 1 January) by setting up a Hungarian – Italian tent at the Sziget Festival. The slogan of the 2013 event series – which aims to strengthen diplomatic and cultural relations between the two nations – is Találkozások/Incontri (‘Meetings’). Visitors to the festival can meet Hungarian and Italian celebrities in ...
Xpat Interview: Alex Hope, Regional Sales Head For Sony Consumer Electronics
- 7 Aug 2012 12:00 PM
Born in 1972 in Nyon, Switzerland, Alex has been living and working in Hungary for 12 years. Currently, Alex is Regional Sales Head for Sony Consumer Electronics covering 9 countries (Former Yugoslavia and the Balkans). While he is based in Hungary, and travels extensively in the region, he has never worked directly on/for the Hungarian market. During his career he has lived & worked in ...
Take BKK’s Public Transport Services To The Sziget Festival In Budapest
- 7 Aug 2012 9:04 AM
- getting around
The 20th Sziget Festival will be held from Sunday 5 August to Monday 13 Sunday on Óbuda Island. Thanks to the agreement between Sziget and BKK Centre for Budapest Transport, special CityPASS wristbands will go on sale entitling holders to public transport and other special services during the event. Furthermore, we are launching special dedicated transport services and provide higher frequency on ...
Sziget Festival Budapest Opens Its Gates
- 6 Aug 2012 9:04 AM
- entertainment
The Sziget festival celebrated the Day of Hungarian Song on Óbuda’s Hajógyár island on Sunday, with nearly 80 groups and solo acts performing 150 songs from noon until 11 p.m. Week-long campers began arriving before the festival proper starts on Wednesday, running until next Sunday.
Xpat Report: 2012 London Olympic Opening
- 3 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
- sport
Guest blog by Olympic Torch Bearer Andrea Snow: After my “moment of shine” experience just a few weeks ago, I had the privilege to be present at the Olympic Stadium on 27 July 2012.
Baths Join Budapest Tourism Campaign
- 2 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
- getting around
BGYH, the company which runs Budapest’s city-owned thermal baths, has reached a strategic agreement with tourism promotion agency Magyar Turizmus. BGYH will be a main sponsor of the Budapest Winter Invitation campaign, which offers guests a free third or fourth night in a Budapest hotel along with free entry to the Széchenyi, Gellért, Rudas and Lukács baths.
Active Citizenship Award To March Of The Living In Hungary
- 30 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ambassador Kounalakis and Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Hannah Rosenthal presented the Embassy’s Active Citizenship Award to Gabor Gordon of March of the Living Hungary on July 20.
Cops Eye Club Guards In Death Of 21-Year-Old Fished From Danube In Hungary
- 30 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest police have begun an investigation into an incident of December 3, 2011, suspecting that two security guards of the Dokk Club on Hajógyári Sziget in Budapest killed 21-year-old Géza Haraszti. The club was one of several run by László Vizoviczki that allegedly received protection from police while drugs were reportedly sold and other illegal activities conducted on the premises.
'Giant Eye' & New Acts At Sziget Festival In Budapest
- 26 Jul 2012 10:50 AM
- entertainment
All Eyes On Sziget Festival In Budapest - One eye definitely, that’s the 42 meters high Sziget Eye, a ferris wheel with enough room for 180 people, right in front of the Sziget Main Stage. Sziget Eye will be a great symbol of a renewed festival, celebrating its 20th edition this year. It will run with a capacity of 1000 people/hour, and at night it will host film projections on a canvas with an ...