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The Margaret Island Budapest Water Tower Reopens
- 23 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
On May 2nd 2012 the famous landmark reopens to the public with the first Hungarian visual exhibition. The more than a 101-year-old Margaret Island Water Tower is an industrial monument of Budapest, which is situated on Margaret Island, one of the most beautiful islands of the Danube, which runs through whole Europe and flows between Buda and Pest.
Hungarian Regional Development Ministry To Outlaw “Pocket Contracts”
- 23 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The signing of “pocket contracts” – illegal agreements to circumvent the ban on the sale of land to foreigners – will be classified as a crime, Regional Development Ministry state secretary Gyula Budai said in an interview with Magyar Hírlap at the weekend. Most such contracts have been signed in western Hungary over the past 20 years, often disguised as rental agreements.
Xpat Opinion: New President Of Hungary: János Áder
- 23 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Someone could nitpick and say that János Áder has not been confirmed as president yet. He was only nominated by Viktor Orbán and endorsed by the Fidesz-KDNP parliamentary caucuses. Let's just wait for the final vote. But we know, don't we, that there won't be any problem with his election on May 2, the date apparently picked for the glorious event. Áder will be elected after the first round of ...
Hungarian Resources Minister Réthelyi Opens Book Festival In Budapest
- 20 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
National Resources Minister Miklós Réthelyi opened the 19th Budapest International Book Festival at the Millenáris Centre Thursday afternoon. In his speech Réthelyi said a book is a force which carries in itself the promise of truth and eternity.
Invitation: The Virtual Road To London From Budapest
- 18 Apr 2012 9:01 AM
- sport
Wednesday, April 18 will mark 100 days until the start of the Summer Olympics in London, so the Marczibányi tér Sport Center in District II is starting out on the 4,300 kilometer virtual "road to London."
Children's Railway Day, Budapest, 14 April 2012
- 13 Apr 2012 9:01 AM
- entertainment
In the morning of Saturday, 14th March 2012 spectators are going to be welcomed by open air music at Szechenyi-hegy Station. The official programme is going to commence with a flag hoisting ceremony at 10:30 hrs. It will be followed by a short greeting delivered by Janos Gaspar (Mr), president of The Hungarian Foundation for General Education on Transportation.
András Braun’s Exhibition: Ritual Virtuality, NextArt Gallery Budapest, Until 19 May
- 13 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
András Braun uses forms of art that he himself has experimented with, alongside with techniques that have been popular for the past 50 years. There are dripping expressionist ideas, often combined with the Pollock spraying manner Op-art rhythmical recurrences, alongside spiral lines, complemented with different street artistic touches. Pop-art placards employed within the work further enhance the ...
Top 10 Reasons to Love Budapest - Part 3
- 13 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Two more things to love as we head into a four-day weekend (during which I still intend to be posting…) here in Budapest!
Hungarian Artists Worth Watching: Judit Wild, Aka vadjutka
- 12 Apr 2012 9:03 AM
- community & culture
Judit Wild has been making jewelry for a decade. Over those ten years, the first few spent experimenting and not really believing that this artistic pursuit was her destiny, she developed a style that is both respectful of the past and utterly, totally modern.
The Margaret Island Budapest Water Tower Reopens
- 23 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
On May 2nd 2012 the famous landmark reopens to the public with the first Hungarian visual exhibition. The more than a 101-year-old Margaret Island Water Tower is an industrial monument of Budapest, which is situated on Margaret Island, one of the most beautiful islands of the Danube, which runs through whole Europe and flows between Buda and Pest.
Hungarian Regional Development Ministry To Outlaw “Pocket Contracts”
- 23 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The signing of “pocket contracts” – illegal agreements to circumvent the ban on the sale of land to foreigners – will be classified as a crime, Regional Development Ministry state secretary Gyula Budai said in an interview with Magyar Hírlap at the weekend. Most such contracts have been signed in western Hungary over the past 20 years, often disguised as rental agreements.
Xpat Opinion: New President Of Hungary: János Áder
- 23 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Someone could nitpick and say that János Áder has not been confirmed as president yet. He was only nominated by Viktor Orbán and endorsed by the Fidesz-KDNP parliamentary caucuses. Let's just wait for the final vote. But we know, don't we, that there won't be any problem with his election on May 2, the date apparently picked for the glorious event. Áder will be elected after the first round of ...
Hungarian Resources Minister Réthelyi Opens Book Festival In Budapest
- 20 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
National Resources Minister Miklós Réthelyi opened the 19th Budapest International Book Festival at the Millenáris Centre Thursday afternoon. In his speech Réthelyi said a book is a force which carries in itself the promise of truth and eternity.
Invitation: The Virtual Road To London From Budapest
- 18 Apr 2012 9:01 AM
- sport
Wednesday, April 18 will mark 100 days until the start of the Summer Olympics in London, so the Marczibányi tér Sport Center in District II is starting out on the 4,300 kilometer virtual "road to London."
Children's Railway Day, Budapest, 14 April 2012
- 13 Apr 2012 9:01 AM
- entertainment
In the morning of Saturday, 14th March 2012 spectators are going to be welcomed by open air music at Szechenyi-hegy Station. The official programme is going to commence with a flag hoisting ceremony at 10:30 hrs. It will be followed by a short greeting delivered by Janos Gaspar (Mr), president of The Hungarian Foundation for General Education on Transportation.
András Braun’s Exhibition: Ritual Virtuality, NextArt Gallery Budapest, Until 19 May
- 13 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
András Braun uses forms of art that he himself has experimented with, alongside with techniques that have been popular for the past 50 years. There are dripping expressionist ideas, often combined with the Pollock spraying manner Op-art rhythmical recurrences, alongside spiral lines, complemented with different street artistic touches. Pop-art placards employed within the work further enhance the ...
Top 10 Reasons to Love Budapest - Part 3
- 13 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Two more things to love as we head into a four-day weekend (during which I still intend to be posting…) here in Budapest!
Hungarian Artists Worth Watching: Judit Wild, Aka vadjutka
- 12 Apr 2012 9:03 AM
- community & culture
Judit Wild has been making jewelry for a decade. Over those ten years, the first few spent experimenting and not really believing that this artistic pursuit was her destiny, she developed a style that is both respectful of the past and utterly, totally modern.