3,218 result(s) for september
Hungarian State Takes Over Textbook Business
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Only state companies will produce and distribute textbooks from January 1, under a bill first introduced on Sunday and passed on Tuesday. Textbook publishers threatened legal action, saying they have received orders even in the past few days that will no longer be valid.
Budapest Airport Signs Historic Agreement With BKK
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
The leaders of Budapest Airport and the Budapest Transport Center (BKK) have signed a historic cooperation agreement that aims to improve all areas of ground transportation services to and from the airport. The document brings ground transportation services in line with the changes that have taken place in recent months in the city of Budapest.
Smartphones To Conquer Online Shopping in Hungary, Too?
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
In Hungary too, some consumers now use nothing but their mobile phones to buy goods online. Although their share is a meager 2%, the figure is expected to grow in the near future as smartphones gain ground. These devices offer varied functions and a pleasant user experience. The majority (70%) prefers computers for shopping but more and more people (7%) use both devices at an equal degree. The ...
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Invitation: Shakespeare Live From London, At Uránia Budapest
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Look out for live theatre shows at the Uránia National Film Theatre as they're screening pieces from London's 2013/14 cultural season, live and direct from the National Theatre in London, and from Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Audiences in Hungary can watch 12 broadcasts from the UK - ten by Shakespeare, one is Danny Boyle’s critically acclaimed Frankenstein adaptation. Both Hungarian and English ...
Hungary Wants Access To Clean Drinking Water As Independent Development Goal
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary, as co-chair of a working group on the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), wants access to drinking water to become an independent development goal, foreign ministry state secretary Péter Wintermantel said after meeting European Union development officials in Brussels.
Construction Companies Tap Funding For Growth Scheme
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
About 21 billion forints in credit from the first phase of the National Bank of Hungary’s Funding for Growth Scheme went to the construction industry, and companies tapped a further 48 billion for real estate projects, NBH managing director Márton Nagy said at a meeting of building association EVOSZ on Thursday.
Organisers Of European Mobility Week In Hungary Awarded
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
It was thanks to the organisers’ outstanding performance among others that a record number of Hungarian local authorities registered on the international website of the one-week campaign this year. There were 129 local authorities altogether to join the series of events in September, whereby Hungary came third among the 47 registering countries, Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner ...
Hungarian Festival Ballet Suspends Operation
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Lack of financing has forced the Hungarian Festival Ballet to suspend operation. An internationally-renowned ballet dancer, the company’s head, Iván Markó expressed thanks to the many hundreds of thousands who attended performances since 1996.
Hungarian State Takes Over Textbook Business
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Only state companies will produce and distribute textbooks from January 1, under a bill first introduced on Sunday and passed on Tuesday. Textbook publishers threatened legal action, saying they have received orders even in the past few days that will no longer be valid.
Budapest Airport Signs Historic Agreement With BKK
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
The leaders of Budapest Airport and the Budapest Transport Center (BKK) have signed a historic cooperation agreement that aims to improve all areas of ground transportation services to and from the airport. The document brings ground transportation services in line with the changes that have taken place in recent months in the city of Budapest.
Smartphones To Conquer Online Shopping in Hungary, Too?
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
In Hungary too, some consumers now use nothing but their mobile phones to buy goods online. Although their share is a meager 2%, the figure is expected to grow in the near future as smartphones gain ground. These devices offer varied functions and a pleasant user experience. The majority (70%) prefers computers for shopping but more and more people (7%) use both devices at an equal degree. The ...
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Invitation: Shakespeare Live From London, At Uránia Budapest
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Look out for live theatre shows at the Uránia National Film Theatre as they're screening pieces from London's 2013/14 cultural season, live and direct from the National Theatre in London, and from Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Audiences in Hungary can watch 12 broadcasts from the UK - ten by Shakespeare, one is Danny Boyle’s critically acclaimed Frankenstein adaptation. Both Hungarian and English ...
Hungary Wants Access To Clean Drinking Water As Independent Development Goal
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary, as co-chair of a working group on the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), wants access to drinking water to become an independent development goal, foreign ministry state secretary Péter Wintermantel said after meeting European Union development officials in Brussels.
Construction Companies Tap Funding For Growth Scheme
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
About 21 billion forints in credit from the first phase of the National Bank of Hungary’s Funding for Growth Scheme went to the construction industry, and companies tapped a further 48 billion for real estate projects, NBH managing director Márton Nagy said at a meeting of building association EVOSZ on Thursday.
Organisers Of European Mobility Week In Hungary Awarded
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
It was thanks to the organisers’ outstanding performance among others that a record number of Hungarian local authorities registered on the international website of the one-week campaign this year. There were 129 local authorities altogether to join the series of events in September, whereby Hungary came third among the 47 registering countries, Minister of State for Infrastructure Pál Völner ...
Hungarian Festival Ballet Suspends Operation
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Lack of financing has forced the Hungarian Festival Ballet to suspend operation. An internationally-renowned ballet dancer, the company’s head, Iván Markó expressed thanks to the many hundreds of thousands who attended performances since 1996.