545 result(s) for special report
Xpat Report: A Moment To Shine
- 20 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
A great football coach once put it this way: your finest hour is the moment when you’ve worked your heart out for a good cause and lie exhausted and victorious. Last week Seedling Trust’s Andrea Snow enjoyed her finest hour as an Olympic Torchbearer in Weymouth, England. It was her work establishing and building Seedling Trust that got Andrea the honour of bearing the torch – she was one of seven ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian-IMF/EU Negotiations: News Blackout? Not Really
- 20 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On Monday, July 17, Thanos Arvanitis, head of the IMF delegation, and Barbara Kauffman, head of the EU Commission’s delegation, accompanied by Iryna Ivashchenko, the IMF’s Budapest representative, paid a visit to Mihály Varga, the minister without portfolio in charge of the long-awaited negotiations for a stand-by loan for the financially hard-pressed Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.
Xetra To Go Live In Hungary In 2013
- 12 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The surge in Hungary’s capital market at the beginning of 2012 was only temporary and maybe a little too euphoric. Only when the domestic macroeconomic issues are sorted out will the market see a more lasting upturn, market analysts say.
Report: World Meeting Of Hungarian Schools In Budapest
- 10 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The World Meeting of Weekend Hungarian Schools concerned with the language teaching of Hungarians living beyond the borders and the preservation of their cultural identity began in Budapest. Some 100 Hungarian teachers are coming to the one-week event from 4 continents.
Coming To Budapest, Bryan Adams, Sportaréna, 29 July
- 3 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Bryan Adams is one of the world’s most highly acclaimed singer/songwriters and Canada’s #1 ambassador. In a career that has spanned more than three decades Adam’s signature voice and sound has sold over 65 million records; he has toured 6 continents and continues to push those boundaries, becoming the first westerner to play in both Pakistan and Vietnam. He has achieved #1 status in over 40 ...
Budapest Joins The Club Of Metropolises With Public Bike-Sharing Systems
- 3 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest is about to join the club of cities that offer public bike-sharing by adding this new element in the public transport service portfolio. The play is to keep extending the system after it has proven citizens of Budapest.
Report: CEO Of The Singularity University In Budapest
- 26 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The one thing that marks out Silicon Valley is not the number of millionaire entrepreneurs there, nor even the technologies they develop. It is a state of mind, says the CEO of the Singularity University. In Silicon Valley, and you don’t get this anywhere else, the cool kids are the ones who have failed,” Rob Nail, himself a successful start up businessman, explains. Why? Because they are in the ...
VOLT Festival Hungary Caught Up In Red-Tape
- 22 Jun 2012 12:00 PM
- entertainment
Updated: VOLT Festival in Sopron, due to start next Tuesday, will now go ahead for sure say organisers. Yesterday the event still did not have the necessary Hungarian Environmental permits according to Kisalföld, as reported in Népszabadság. Official sources had stated the event is not compatible with, “maintaining the protected Sopron Nature Protection Area”. The application for permits was ...
Xpat Report: A Moment To Shine
- 20 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
A great football coach once put it this way: your finest hour is the moment when you’ve worked your heart out for a good cause and lie exhausted and victorious. Last week Seedling Trust’s Andrea Snow enjoyed her finest hour as an Olympic Torchbearer in Weymouth, England. It was her work establishing and building Seedling Trust that got Andrea the honour of bearing the torch – she was one of seven ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian-IMF/EU Negotiations: News Blackout? Not Really
- 20 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On Monday, July 17, Thanos Arvanitis, head of the IMF delegation, and Barbara Kauffman, head of the EU Commission’s delegation, accompanied by Iryna Ivashchenko, the IMF’s Budapest representative, paid a visit to Mihály Varga, the minister without portfolio in charge of the long-awaited negotiations for a stand-by loan for the financially hard-pressed Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.
Xetra To Go Live In Hungary In 2013
- 12 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The surge in Hungary’s capital market at the beginning of 2012 was only temporary and maybe a little too euphoric. Only when the domestic macroeconomic issues are sorted out will the market see a more lasting upturn, market analysts say.
Report: World Meeting Of Hungarian Schools In Budapest
- 10 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The World Meeting of Weekend Hungarian Schools concerned with the language teaching of Hungarians living beyond the borders and the preservation of their cultural identity began in Budapest. Some 100 Hungarian teachers are coming to the one-week event from 4 continents.
Coming To Budapest, Bryan Adams, Sportaréna, 29 July
- 3 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Bryan Adams is one of the world’s most highly acclaimed singer/songwriters and Canada’s #1 ambassador. In a career that has spanned more than three decades Adam’s signature voice and sound has sold over 65 million records; he has toured 6 continents and continues to push those boundaries, becoming the first westerner to play in both Pakistan and Vietnam. He has achieved #1 status in over 40 ...
Budapest Joins The Club Of Metropolises With Public Bike-Sharing Systems
- 3 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest is about to join the club of cities that offer public bike-sharing by adding this new element in the public transport service portfolio. The play is to keep extending the system after it has proven citizens of Budapest.
Report: CEO Of The Singularity University In Budapest
- 26 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The one thing that marks out Silicon Valley is not the number of millionaire entrepreneurs there, nor even the technologies they develop. It is a state of mind, says the CEO of the Singularity University. In Silicon Valley, and you don’t get this anywhere else, the cool kids are the ones who have failed,” Rob Nail, himself a successful start up businessman, explains. Why? Because they are in the ...
VOLT Festival Hungary Caught Up In Red-Tape
- 22 Jun 2012 12:00 PM
- entertainment
Updated: VOLT Festival in Sopron, due to start next Tuesday, will now go ahead for sure say organisers. Yesterday the event still did not have the necessary Hungarian Environmental permits according to Kisalföld, as reported in Népszabadság. Official sources had stated the event is not compatible with, “maintaining the protected Sopron Nature Protection Area”. The application for permits was ...