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Turkey, Finnish Author Sofi Oksanen Guests Of Honour At 2014 Budapest Book Fair
- 28 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Turkey and Finnish author Sofi Oksanen will be guests of honour at this year’s Budapest International Book Fair taking place next month, the event’s director said on Tuesday. Turkey, to be a guest of honour country at the fair for the first time, will set up a 150-square-metre stand and present works by authors, the Turkish ambassador told a press conference for the fair.
Elections On April 6 In Hungary - A Description Of The Main Parties
- 27 Mar 2014 10:55 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz–KDNP: This coalition won a two-thirds majority in parliament four years ago. The two parties put themselves under a single roof in 2006 and are keeping it that way in the upcoming elections. FYI: the KDNP is really an extra in this play.
Hungary’s Opposition Promises Free Tuition To Under Graduates
- 26 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The five-party opposition Unity alliance has promised free tuition to undergraduates from September. István Hiller of the Socialists and Gergely Karácsony of E14-PM told a joint press conference that the measure would help to persuade young people not to leave the country while making higher education accessible to poor students.
Central European Dance Theatre: Peregrines, Festival Theater Budapest, 2 April
- 23 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Celebrating their 25th anniversary season, the Central European Dance Theatre present a production whose three choreographers were educated in Hungary but reached professional maturity abroad. “Peregrination, studying at foreign universities, is one of the most characteristic and interesting chapters in the history of Hungarian culture.
Club Akvárium In Budapest Opens On 30 March
- 21 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
1500- and 700-capacity concert halls, music bar, bistro-restaurant and grand terrace: Club Akvárium is all of this in one, opening to the public on March 30 in Erzsébet square, Budapest. On the opening day, symphonic concerts will be presented by Ghymes at 10 AM and Magashegyi Underground at 9 PM.
Hungary’s Regional Airports Expect Higher Passenger Numbers This Year
- 21 Mar 2014 3:00 AM
- travel
Hungary’s two biggest regional airports expect rising passenger numbers this year, business daily Napi Gazdaság said on Friday. Passenger numbers at the Hévíz- Balaton Airport in the west of the country are set to rise to 35,000-37,000 this year, Hévíz mayor Gábor Papp told the paper.
Transparency International: It May Be A Free Election In Hungary, But It’s Not Fair
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Three non-governmental organizations have teamed up in Hungary to determine how public funds are being used by political parties for the 2014 parliamentary election on April 6. International anti-corruption monitor Transparency International, Hungarian investigative journalism web portal Atlatszo.hu and Hungary’s public funds watchdog K-Monitor announced yesterday that they have launched ...
Former Communist Official On Trial In Hungary
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The trial has begun of a 92-year-old former communist leading official charged with war crimes during the crushing of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising. Béla Biszku has said he does not understand why he has been charged with the murder of nearly fifty people, tabloid Blikk said on Tuesday, when he was due to appear before the court.
Hungary ’s ÁKK Prepares For Dollar Bond Issue
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has mandated four banks to lead-manage a US dollar bond issue, the government debt management agency (ÁKK) told MTI. The banks are BNP Paribas, Citi, Deutsche Bank Securities and JP Morgan Securities. Citing an SEC filing, Reuters reported that the mandate was for the sale of five- and ten-year bonds.
Turkey, Finnish Author Sofi Oksanen Guests Of Honour At 2014 Budapest Book Fair
- 28 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Turkey and Finnish author Sofi Oksanen will be guests of honour at this year’s Budapest International Book Fair taking place next month, the event’s director said on Tuesday. Turkey, to be a guest of honour country at the fair for the first time, will set up a 150-square-metre stand and present works by authors, the Turkish ambassador told a press conference for the fair.
Elections On April 6 In Hungary - A Description Of The Main Parties
- 27 Mar 2014 10:55 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz–KDNP: This coalition won a two-thirds majority in parliament four years ago. The two parties put themselves under a single roof in 2006 and are keeping it that way in the upcoming elections. FYI: the KDNP is really an extra in this play.
Hungary’s Opposition Promises Free Tuition To Under Graduates
- 26 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The five-party opposition Unity alliance has promised free tuition to undergraduates from September. István Hiller of the Socialists and Gergely Karácsony of E14-PM told a joint press conference that the measure would help to persuade young people not to leave the country while making higher education accessible to poor students.
Central European Dance Theatre: Peregrines, Festival Theater Budapest, 2 April
- 23 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Celebrating their 25th anniversary season, the Central European Dance Theatre present a production whose three choreographers were educated in Hungary but reached professional maturity abroad. “Peregrination, studying at foreign universities, is one of the most characteristic and interesting chapters in the history of Hungarian culture.
Club Akvárium In Budapest Opens On 30 March
- 21 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- entertainment
1500- and 700-capacity concert halls, music bar, bistro-restaurant and grand terrace: Club Akvárium is all of this in one, opening to the public on March 30 in Erzsébet square, Budapest. On the opening day, symphonic concerts will be presented by Ghymes at 10 AM and Magashegyi Underground at 9 PM.
Hungary’s Regional Airports Expect Higher Passenger Numbers This Year
- 21 Mar 2014 3:00 AM
- travel
Hungary’s two biggest regional airports expect rising passenger numbers this year, business daily Napi Gazdaság said on Friday. Passenger numbers at the Hévíz- Balaton Airport in the west of the country are set to rise to 35,000-37,000 this year, Hévíz mayor Gábor Papp told the paper.
Transparency International: It May Be A Free Election In Hungary, But It’s Not Fair
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Three non-governmental organizations have teamed up in Hungary to determine how public funds are being used by political parties for the 2014 parliamentary election on April 6. International anti-corruption monitor Transparency International, Hungarian investigative journalism web portal Atlatszo.hu and Hungary’s public funds watchdog K-Monitor announced yesterday that they have launched ...
Former Communist Official On Trial In Hungary
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The trial has begun of a 92-year-old former communist leading official charged with war crimes during the crushing of the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising. Béla Biszku has said he does not understand why he has been charged with the murder of nearly fifty people, tabloid Blikk said on Tuesday, when he was due to appear before the court.
Hungary ’s ÁKK Prepares For Dollar Bond Issue
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has mandated four banks to lead-manage a US dollar bond issue, the government debt management agency (ÁKK) told MTI. The banks are BNP Paribas, Citi, Deutsche Bank Securities and JP Morgan Securities. Citing an SEC filing, Reuters reported that the mandate was for the sale of five- and ten-year bonds.