545 result(s) for special report
Female Directors At Titanic Film Festival In Budapest
- 8 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
One of the specialities of this year’s Titanic International Film Festival – running between 4-12th April – is that it offers the work of 14 female directors. The jury will also have a female member, Santa Lingeviciute, the Art Director of the Vilnius Film Festival.
The Budapest M4 Metro: A Study In Inefficiency And Waste
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Originally conceived in 1972 as a means for transporting commuters between Budafok (south-west Budapest) and downtown Pest, the decision to build the Budapest M4 metro was made in May 1991 during the first Demszky administration. Nol.hu writes that the project was started without permits, without the consent of owners, without the necessary management, and without moneymoney. With the exception ...
Xpat Opinion: The “Family Silver” Returns To Hungary
- 28 Mar 2014 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Seven pieces of the Seuso Treasure, an ancient trove of silver objects from the late Roman Empire, have finally come home. At a special press conference yesterday in the Hungarian Parliament, Prime Minister Orbán presented the precious Seuso artifacts, which date from the late fourth or early fifth century AD and are among some of the most important archaeological finds from the period. They will ...
Paradise Found, In Pattaya, At Sheraton
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- travel
Update: This former Sheraton property is now called InterContinental Pattaya Resort.
You’re a busy expat, in need of some sea; sand; sun and fun. You feel like going somewhere exotic, but can only get away from work for around 10 days max. So where to go? A good answer is the Sheraton Pattaya Resort, it ticks all those boxes, and many more!
Fewer Hungarian Doctors, More Nurses, Dentists Seek Work Abroad
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of Hungarian doctors leaving Hungary to work abroad has dropped; whereas the number of nurses, pharmacists and dentists with similar plans has risen, daily Magyar Hírlap said reports. Last year, a total of 1,950 health sector workers applied for certificates to work abroad, 111 fewer than in 2012, said the paper, citing figures by the health-care public administration office that ...
PM Orban Distances Hungary From Crisis In Ukraine
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary is not part of the conflict", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said yesterday in his first comment on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’s Crimea region.
Hungarian Inventor Wins Copyright Lawsuit
- 13 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Inventor László Oroszi has won a copyright lawsuit after 12 years against German sporting goods manufacturer Adidas over designs for football boots. The Capital Court ruled on January 30 that the Adidas’s Predator Precision and Predator Mania boots illegally relied on Oroszi’s invention.
Number Of Doctors Working After Retirement Down In Hungary
- 4 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of doctors still working after retirement dropped by 37% in the third quarter of last year compared to the same period of 2012, daily Magyar Nemzet said on Monday, citing a report by the Pharmaceuticals and Health Care Quality Control Institute (GYEMSZI).
Hungarian Govt Seeks To Make Public Utilities Non-Profit
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government aims at building a public utilities sector in which all profits are spent on improving the sector’s services, state secretary for economy Zoltán Cséfalvay said on Monday. Cséfalvay, who is also the head of the national OECD council, spoke at a press conference at which OECD’s Hungary report was presented, and said that competition in Europe’s energy market was too low, and the ...
Female Directors At Titanic Film Festival In Budapest
- 8 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
One of the specialities of this year’s Titanic International Film Festival – running between 4-12th April – is that it offers the work of 14 female directors. The jury will also have a female member, Santa Lingeviciute, the Art Director of the Vilnius Film Festival.
The Budapest M4 Metro: A Study In Inefficiency And Waste
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Originally conceived in 1972 as a means for transporting commuters between Budafok (south-west Budapest) and downtown Pest, the decision to build the Budapest M4 metro was made in May 1991 during the first Demszky administration. Nol.hu writes that the project was started without permits, without the consent of owners, without the necessary management, and without moneymoney. With the exception ...
Xpat Opinion: The “Family Silver” Returns To Hungary
- 28 Mar 2014 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Seven pieces of the Seuso Treasure, an ancient trove of silver objects from the late Roman Empire, have finally come home. At a special press conference yesterday in the Hungarian Parliament, Prime Minister Orbán presented the precious Seuso artifacts, which date from the late fourth or early fifth century AD and are among some of the most important archaeological finds from the period. They will ...
Paradise Found, In Pattaya, At Sheraton
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- travel
Update: This former Sheraton property is now called InterContinental Pattaya Resort.
You’re a busy expat, in need of some sea; sand; sun and fun. You feel like going somewhere exotic, but can only get away from work for around 10 days max. So where to go? A good answer is the Sheraton Pattaya Resort, it ticks all those boxes, and many more!
Fewer Hungarian Doctors, More Nurses, Dentists Seek Work Abroad
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of Hungarian doctors leaving Hungary to work abroad has dropped; whereas the number of nurses, pharmacists and dentists with similar plans has risen, daily Magyar Hírlap said reports. Last year, a total of 1,950 health sector workers applied for certificates to work abroad, 111 fewer than in 2012, said the paper, citing figures by the health-care public administration office that ...
PM Orban Distances Hungary From Crisis In Ukraine
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary is not part of the conflict", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said yesterday in his first comment on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine’s Crimea region.
Hungarian Inventor Wins Copyright Lawsuit
- 13 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Inventor László Oroszi has won a copyright lawsuit after 12 years against German sporting goods manufacturer Adidas over designs for football boots. The Capital Court ruled on January 30 that the Adidas’s Predator Precision and Predator Mania boots illegally relied on Oroszi’s invention.
Number Of Doctors Working After Retirement Down In Hungary
- 4 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of doctors still working after retirement dropped by 37% in the third quarter of last year compared to the same period of 2012, daily Magyar Nemzet said on Monday, citing a report by the Pharmaceuticals and Health Care Quality Control Institute (GYEMSZI).
Hungarian Govt Seeks To Make Public Utilities Non-Profit
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government aims at building a public utilities sector in which all profits are spent on improving the sector’s services, state secretary for economy Zoltán Cséfalvay said on Monday. Cséfalvay, who is also the head of the national OECD council, spoke at a press conference at which OECD’s Hungary report was presented, and said that competition in Europe’s energy market was too low, and the ...