226 result(s) for striking
Sweet Enticement – Hungarian Cake Shops
- 18 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- food & drink
Hungarians who travel around the world may marvel at beautiful scenery and splendid cities, but sooner or later they will miss one thing terribly, and in many places not find it – a really good cake shop. These exist in large numbers in Hungary: big and small, elegant and modest, the kind that are recommended in travel guides and awarded many stars, and the kind that are known only to the locals.
Invitation: Recirquel - Night Circus, Festival Theatre Budapest, 18 Feb
- 17 Feb 2014 8:01 AM
- entertainment
The contemporary circus series that began this year at the Palace of Arts continues with a very special production. The brand new performance, which is bringing together a team of the most talented young acrobats in Hungary, is evocatively titled Night Circus and it premiered at the Palace of Arts in April, 2013 at the 33rd annual Budapest Spring Festival.
Xpat Opinion: Scandal Of The Year? Russian-Hungarian Nuclear Pact
- 30 Jan 2014 5:40 AM
- current affairs
The headlines in Hungarian weeklies illustrate a growing controversy over the planned addition of two Russian-made blocks to the existing Paks nuclear power station: “The scandal of the year” (168 óra); “Eastern Block” (Heti Világgazdaság); “The business of the year?” (Figyelő); “Hungary hooked by Putin” (Magyar Narancs); “Change of Roles in Kissidonia” (Demokrata); “Paks Vobiscum” (“Paks be with ...
Paks Nuclear Power Plant: German Industrialist Mediates Between Putin And Hungary’s PM Orbán
- 22 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Staffers of Rosatom visited Budapest day by day; Orbán and Lázár held talks with the EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger, Orbán had consultations with Barroso, the Rothschild Group and Hengeler Mueller German law firm intervened to have Brussels’ fiat for an arrangement in which competitive bids were not invited. Lázár headed a governmental task force to pull off this hush-hush project – ...
Xpat Opinion: Russia To Build Nuclear Power Plant Blocks In Hungary
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government commentators welcome the nuclear deal between Hungary and Russia, and argue that it will serve the Hungarian national interest. Left-wing columnists, on the other hand, criticize the lack of transparency and the increased dependence on the Russian energy infrastructure which the agreement will cause.
Invitation: Christmas Organ Concert, National Concert Hall Budapest, 21 Dec
- 19 Dec 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Balázs Szabó, our guide on an interesting workshop tour through the past of organ music, is still shy of his 30th year and yet has already followed a strikingly diverse career path engaged with both the history of the instrument and organ renovation. In providing a taste of the work of Max Reger and Karl Straube, he illuminates their relationship to the music of the “originator”, Johann Sebastian ...
Juhász Says CBA Is The Company Behind NAV Scandal In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a strong suspicion that “the NAV case is about CBA,” which is an “adamant Fidesz supporter” Together co-president Péter Juhász said yesterday. The retail chain rejected the accusation as “malicious and unsubstantiated” and said it will report the Together-Dialogue alliance for slander.
Hungary's MOL Still Confident Of Striking A Deal With INA
- 28 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It wasn’t after the Croatian–Hungarian talks on November 8 that MOL’s board authorized the management to prepare for selling shares of INA but much earlier than that – this daily has learned.
Long Empty Culture Complex Opens In Budapest
- 13 Nov 2013 6:00 AM
- community & culture
The Pest riverside cultural and commercial complex that has sat empty since it was completed in 2010 was opened on Friday. The building, formerly known as CET, and renamed the Bálna (“Whale”) has been a victim of a dispute between its developer and the city of Budapest.
Sweet Enticement – Hungarian Cake Shops
- 18 Apr 2014 9:02 AM
- food & drink
Hungarians who travel around the world may marvel at beautiful scenery and splendid cities, but sooner or later they will miss one thing terribly, and in many places not find it – a really good cake shop. These exist in large numbers in Hungary: big and small, elegant and modest, the kind that are recommended in travel guides and awarded many stars, and the kind that are known only to the locals.
Invitation: Recirquel - Night Circus, Festival Theatre Budapest, 18 Feb
- 17 Feb 2014 8:01 AM
- entertainment
The contemporary circus series that began this year at the Palace of Arts continues with a very special production. The brand new performance, which is bringing together a team of the most talented young acrobats in Hungary, is evocatively titled Night Circus and it premiered at the Palace of Arts in April, 2013 at the 33rd annual Budapest Spring Festival.
Xpat Opinion: Scandal Of The Year? Russian-Hungarian Nuclear Pact
- 30 Jan 2014 5:40 AM
- current affairs
The headlines in Hungarian weeklies illustrate a growing controversy over the planned addition of two Russian-made blocks to the existing Paks nuclear power station: “The scandal of the year” (168 óra); “Eastern Block” (Heti Világgazdaság); “The business of the year?” (Figyelő); “Hungary hooked by Putin” (Magyar Narancs); “Change of Roles in Kissidonia” (Demokrata); “Paks Vobiscum” (“Paks be with ...
Paks Nuclear Power Plant: German Industrialist Mediates Between Putin And Hungary’s PM Orbán
- 22 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Staffers of Rosatom visited Budapest day by day; Orbán and Lázár held talks with the EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger, Orbán had consultations with Barroso, the Rothschild Group and Hengeler Mueller German law firm intervened to have Brussels’ fiat for an arrangement in which competitive bids were not invited. Lázár headed a governmental task force to pull off this hush-hush project – ...
Xpat Opinion: Russia To Build Nuclear Power Plant Blocks In Hungary
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government commentators welcome the nuclear deal between Hungary and Russia, and argue that it will serve the Hungarian national interest. Left-wing columnists, on the other hand, criticize the lack of transparency and the increased dependence on the Russian energy infrastructure which the agreement will cause.
Invitation: Christmas Organ Concert, National Concert Hall Budapest, 21 Dec
- 19 Dec 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Balázs Szabó, our guide on an interesting workshop tour through the past of organ music, is still shy of his 30th year and yet has already followed a strikingly diverse career path engaged with both the history of the instrument and organ renovation. In providing a taste of the work of Max Reger and Karl Straube, he illuminates their relationship to the music of the “originator”, Johann Sebastian ...
Juhász Says CBA Is The Company Behind NAV Scandal In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a strong suspicion that “the NAV case is about CBA,” which is an “adamant Fidesz supporter” Together co-president Péter Juhász said yesterday. The retail chain rejected the accusation as “malicious and unsubstantiated” and said it will report the Together-Dialogue alliance for slander.
Hungary's MOL Still Confident Of Striking A Deal With INA
- 28 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It wasn’t after the Croatian–Hungarian talks on November 8 that MOL’s board authorized the management to prepare for selling shares of INA but much earlier than that – this daily has learned.
Long Empty Culture Complex Opens In Budapest
- 13 Nov 2013 6:00 AM
- community & culture
The Pest riverside cultural and commercial complex that has sat empty since it was completed in 2010 was opened on Friday. The building, formerly known as CET, and renamed the Bálna (“Whale”) has been a victim of a dispute between its developer and the city of Budapest.