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Now On: 'Casa Mare', Photos By Frank Gaudlitz, Museum Of Ethnography Budapest
- 16 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Frank Gaudlitz visited various multi-ethnic regions of Eastern and South Eastern Europe, including Transylvania, Maramureş and Dobrudja in Romania, Southern Hungary, the Republic of Moldova as well as Vojvodina in Serbia. He photographed the people belonging to the immensely diverse ethnic minorities of these regions - Germans, Hungarians, Romanians, Roma and Muslim Roma, Turks, Tartars, ...
Xpat Report: 10th Annual CEE Retail Banking, Sofitel Budapest, 4 - 5 October
- 5 Oct 2012 6:00 AM
- business
Already in its tenth year, Fleming Europe‘s 10th Annual CEE Retail Banking conference takes place in the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Over 150 high-profile executive delegates from more than twenty countries have gathered to listen to over 25 speakers presenting case studies and presentations assorted into two streams.
Xpat Opinion: Rolling Into War, Rolling Into Art
- 19 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In the late 1930s, Europe teetered on the verge of what would soon become The 1939-1945 War, or to Americans, the Second World War. Out in Hungary, one newspaper editor was frustrated. He wasted far too much time filling up fountain pens and cleaning up smudged pages. He was annoyed that the sharp tip of his fountain pen often tore the paper.
Report: European Ferrari Challenge In Budapest
- 5 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
More wins in the bag for Alessandro Balzan (Trofeo Pirelli) and Alexey Basov (Coppa Shell) as they dominated both legs of the fourth round of the Ferrari Challenge at the Hungaroring today. Presenting the prizes to the winning drivers was Italy’s Ambassador to Hungary, Maria Assunta Accili, a guest of honour at the event, which drew a crowd of over 22,000 spectators.
Invitation: 'Alexandrov Academic Ensemble', Budapest Sportaréna, 5 June
- 4 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- entertainment
"The Alexandrov Ensemble proves that an unquestionable artistic performance is able to survive the most terrible difficulties and changes in history. The ensemble, which was founded in the one-time Soviet Union, has become one of the most famous characteristisc of Russia.
Xpat Opinion: Ukraine And Hungary: The Tymoshenko Affair
- 3 May 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Orbán have more in common than their first name. In February 2010, only a couple of months before Orbán's political triumph, Yanukovych staged a remarkable comeback, recovering from the humiliation and disgrace he suffered in Ukraine's election of 2004. According to yesterday's Economist, since his election to the presidency Yanukovych "has mauled his country's ...
Speech By Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán At The London School Of Economics
- 17 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Speech made on 10 November 2011 at LSE, UK: "Thank you very much and good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen. My elaboration today is about Central Europe and its future in a wider context, may I say in a European context. Thank you for the invitation, because it is always a joy to explain Central Europe to the Westerners, which is not an easy job anyway. The difficulty of that kind of lecture is ...
Famous Hungarian Battles
- 12 Jul 2011 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“Hungary is the bulwark of Christianity”, people said in the Middle Ages. A handful of enthusiastic castle defenders would often contain tens of thousands of Turkish invaders, preventing the Ottoman Porte from advancing towards Vienna, and the Red Crescent from casting its shadow on Europe.
Special Interview: Botond Melles, Country Manager Hungary, Air France KLM Delta
- 7 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- travel
Mr Melles has been the Country Manager in Hungary for Air France KLM since August 2009. Originally from Székesfehérvár, he was born on 5 January, and attended the Teleki Blanka Gimnazium until 1998. He went on to read Business Studies at the International Business School in Budapest. He then starting his fast-track career with Nestle in the summer of 2002.
Now On: 'Casa Mare', Photos By Frank Gaudlitz, Museum Of Ethnography Budapest
- 16 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Frank Gaudlitz visited various multi-ethnic regions of Eastern and South Eastern Europe, including Transylvania, Maramureş and Dobrudja in Romania, Southern Hungary, the Republic of Moldova as well as Vojvodina in Serbia. He photographed the people belonging to the immensely diverse ethnic minorities of these regions - Germans, Hungarians, Romanians, Roma and Muslim Roma, Turks, Tartars, ...
Xpat Report: 10th Annual CEE Retail Banking, Sofitel Budapest, 4 - 5 October
- 5 Oct 2012 6:00 AM
- business
Already in its tenth year, Fleming Europe‘s 10th Annual CEE Retail Banking conference takes place in the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Over 150 high-profile executive delegates from more than twenty countries have gathered to listen to over 25 speakers presenting case studies and presentations assorted into two streams.
Xpat Opinion: Rolling Into War, Rolling Into Art
- 19 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In the late 1930s, Europe teetered on the verge of what would soon become The 1939-1945 War, or to Americans, the Second World War. Out in Hungary, one newspaper editor was frustrated. He wasted far too much time filling up fountain pens and cleaning up smudged pages. He was annoyed that the sharp tip of his fountain pen often tore the paper.
Report: European Ferrari Challenge In Budapest
- 5 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
More wins in the bag for Alessandro Balzan (Trofeo Pirelli) and Alexey Basov (Coppa Shell) as they dominated both legs of the fourth round of the Ferrari Challenge at the Hungaroring today. Presenting the prizes to the winning drivers was Italy’s Ambassador to Hungary, Maria Assunta Accili, a guest of honour at the event, which drew a crowd of over 22,000 spectators.
Invitation: 'Alexandrov Academic Ensemble', Budapest Sportaréna, 5 June
- 4 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- entertainment
"The Alexandrov Ensemble proves that an unquestionable artistic performance is able to survive the most terrible difficulties and changes in history. The ensemble, which was founded in the one-time Soviet Union, has become one of the most famous characteristisc of Russia.
Xpat Opinion: Ukraine And Hungary: The Tymoshenko Affair
- 3 May 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Orbán have more in common than their first name. In February 2010, only a couple of months before Orbán's political triumph, Yanukovych staged a remarkable comeback, recovering from the humiliation and disgrace he suffered in Ukraine's election of 2004. According to yesterday's Economist, since his election to the presidency Yanukovych "has mauled his country's ...
Speech By Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán At The London School Of Economics
- 17 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Speech made on 10 November 2011 at LSE, UK: "Thank you very much and good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen. My elaboration today is about Central Europe and its future in a wider context, may I say in a European context. Thank you for the invitation, because it is always a joy to explain Central Europe to the Westerners, which is not an easy job anyway. The difficulty of that kind of lecture is ...
Famous Hungarian Battles
- 12 Jul 2011 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“Hungary is the bulwark of Christianity”, people said in the Middle Ages. A handful of enthusiastic castle defenders would often contain tens of thousands of Turkish invaders, preventing the Ottoman Porte from advancing towards Vienna, and the Red Crescent from casting its shadow on Europe.
Special Interview: Botond Melles, Country Manager Hungary, Air France KLM Delta
- 7 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- travel
Mr Melles has been the Country Manager in Hungary for Air France KLM since August 2009. Originally from Székesfehérvár, he was born on 5 January, and attended the Teleki Blanka Gimnazium until 1998. He went on to read Business Studies at the International Business School in Budapest. He then starting his fast-track career with Nestle in the summer of 2002.