332 result(s) for second wave
CEE Roundtable, CEU Business School Budapest, 23 June
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- specials
This Roundtable focuses on the impact of talent migration on economic competitiveness. According to the Vital Events 2014 report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, the pace of emigration from Hungary is accelerating. For example, in 2014 31,500 Hungarian citizens, mostly representing younger age groups, went abroad for at least one year, which was 46% more than the previous year. In ...
Weather Warning: Extreme Heat Expected This Weekend In Hungary
- 12 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Temperatures expected to reach 36 °C. In reaction to the heat wave, the national meteorological service has extended its heat warning issued earlier to several counties and raised its level to second degree. Maximum temperatures on Friday afternoon were expected to be at 30 to 33 °C , which will fall no lower than 19-24 °C late in the evening.
Top Traditional Confectioneries (Cukrászda) In Budapest
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
By We Love Budapest : There are many delicious sweets that come out of the Hungarian kitchen, and Budapest's many "cukrászda" - with their rich history - are the perfect spots to enjoy a decadent slice of cake. We visited Budapest's legendary confectioneries and we tried one particularly famous or popular cake at each one. We have to say ...
Rain Couldn’t Stop Budapest Gourmet Festival
- 2 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Some hadn’t noticed that this year’s Gourmet Festival’s official food was the chicken paprikash and the ćevap. As always, as soon as the Gourmet Festival had started, it’d started to rain. The opening was difficult with the constant raining but in the second day, the gourmands were more prepared: the Wellington boots had appeared as well as the rain coats and the wine glasses, too.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Fidelio, L'Odyssée D'alice Won The 22. Titanic International Film Festival In Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The young French director’s feature debut, Lucie Borleteau’s FIDELIO, L'ODYSSÉE D'ALICE won the Breaking Waves Award at Titanic International Film Festival held between 10-18 April in five different venues in Budapest. The jury lead by Borislav Andjelic gave a Special Jury Mention to the Finnish director, J.-P. Valkepää’s They Have Escaped.
Films In Competition On Titanic International Film Festival
- 31 Mar 2015 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Titanic International Film Festival runs between 10-18 April in five different venues in Budapest. Since 2005 Titanic operates as a Competition Festival: this year 8 films are in competition for the Breaking Waves Award representing 10 nations. Two of the competition films are feature debuts and each of them are extraordinary women stories speaking about contemporary social tensions, motherhood, ...
Regional Survey: Why Do East European Expats Stay In The West?
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Many of the Hungarian expatriates in the West originally meant to work away from home just for a few years but eventually they never return. Most of them remit money to their relatives but, paradoxically, the remittances might have a negative effect on the Hungarian economy.
Photo Article: Best Record Shops In Budapest
- 26 Feb 2015 10:55 AM
- shopping
By: We Love Budapest "A record a day keeps the doctor away” - or that's what health specialists say. If you are looking for that kind of medicine, you won't have to visit a pharmacy...Budapest has some really special record stores. Some of them dedicated to one or two genres, others only sell vinyl and some even clean your purchase ...
CEE Roundtable, CEU Business School Budapest, 23 June
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- specials
This Roundtable focuses on the impact of talent migration on economic competitiveness. According to the Vital Events 2014 report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, the pace of emigration from Hungary is accelerating. For example, in 2014 31,500 Hungarian citizens, mostly representing younger age groups, went abroad for at least one year, which was 46% more than the previous year. In ...
Weather Warning: Extreme Heat Expected This Weekend In Hungary
- 12 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Temperatures expected to reach 36 °C. In reaction to the heat wave, the national meteorological service has extended its heat warning issued earlier to several counties and raised its level to second degree. Maximum temperatures on Friday afternoon were expected to be at 30 to 33 °C , which will fall no lower than 19-24 °C late in the evening.
Top Traditional Confectioneries (Cukrászda) In Budapest
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
By We Love Budapest : There are many delicious sweets that come out of the Hungarian kitchen, and Budapest's many "cukrászda" - with their rich history - are the perfect spots to enjoy a decadent slice of cake. We visited Budapest's legendary confectioneries and we tried one particularly famous or popular cake at each one. We have to say ...
Rain Couldn’t Stop Budapest Gourmet Festival
- 2 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- food & drink
Some hadn’t noticed that this year’s Gourmet Festival’s official food was the chicken paprikash and the ćevap. As always, as soon as the Gourmet Festival had started, it’d started to rain. The opening was difficult with the constant raining but in the second day, the gourmands were more prepared: the Wellington boots had appeared as well as the rain coats and the wine glasses, too.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Fidelio, L'Odyssée D'alice Won The 22. Titanic International Film Festival In Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The young French director’s feature debut, Lucie Borleteau’s FIDELIO, L'ODYSSÉE D'ALICE won the Breaking Waves Award at Titanic International Film Festival held between 10-18 April in five different venues in Budapest. The jury lead by Borislav Andjelic gave a Special Jury Mention to the Finnish director, J.-P. Valkepää’s They Have Escaped.
Films In Competition On Titanic International Film Festival
- 31 Mar 2015 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Titanic International Film Festival runs between 10-18 April in five different venues in Budapest. Since 2005 Titanic operates as a Competition Festival: this year 8 films are in competition for the Breaking Waves Award representing 10 nations. Two of the competition films are feature debuts and each of them are extraordinary women stories speaking about contemporary social tensions, motherhood, ...
Regional Survey: Why Do East European Expats Stay In The West?
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Many of the Hungarian expatriates in the West originally meant to work away from home just for a few years but eventually they never return. Most of them remit money to their relatives but, paradoxically, the remittances might have a negative effect on the Hungarian economy.
Photo Article: Best Record Shops In Budapest
- 26 Feb 2015 10:55 AM
- shopping
By: We Love Budapest "A record a day keeps the doctor away” - or that's what health specialists say. If you are looking for that kind of medicine, you won't have to visit a pharmacy...Budapest has some really special record stores. Some of them dedicated to one or two genres, others only sell vinyl and some even clean your purchase ...