100 result(s) for vajna
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Media Scene Is Still In Flux
- 6 Aug 2015 8:58 AM
- business
Although the Hungarian government’s only concern of late seems to be how to keep asylum seekers out of the country, I don’t want to succumb to the same tunnel vision. And so today I’m turning to the state of the Hungarian media. So-called public (közszolgálati) television and radio are by now mere mouthpieces of government propaganda. Magyar Rádió is still, by default, the station that most ...
Hungary’s PM Comments On Vajna Casinos, Alleged Habony Ties
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told journalists that a contested casino concession, won by the government’s film commissioner Andrew Vajna, was good for the budget, saying he wished all casino operators “huge profits so they can pay more taxes”. In reply to journalists’ questions, Orbán also denied having any official ties with Árpád Habony, who is reported to be an informal political advisor to the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s ’State Of The Nation’ Address
- 2 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Discussing the Prime Minister’s annual speech to his followers, commentators wonder if his exhortation to work and fight harder will be sufficient to reinvigorate the increasingly sluggish Fidesz electorate, which, despite the defeat of a pro-government candidate in last week’s by-election, is still incomparably stronger than its competitors.
Xpat Opinion: Kehli Restaurant Budapest
- 2 Oct 2014 5:30 AM
- food & drink
When I stepped off the plane in Hungary with my guidebook in hand, Kehli was one of the first restaurants I discovered, located in the oldest part of Buda. It first opened in 1899 as a small family-style restaurant, serving hearty, traditional Hungarian food and has developed since then.
White God Submitted By Hungary For Best Foreign Language Film Oscar
- 7 Aug 2014 9:01 AM
- entertainment
Hungary has submitted Kornel Mundruczó’s feature-length film White God for next year’s Academy Award in the best foreign language film category, the Hungarian National Film Fund said. The film was selected by a ninemember committee that included Andrew G. Vajna, the one-time Hollywood producer who is government commissioner for the country’s film industry, and industry professionals, said the ...
Hungary Casino Concessions Given To Well-Connected Businessmen
- 16 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The Minister for National Economy, Mihaly Varga, announced on Tuesday that it had awarded a concession to operate five casinos in Budapest and Pest county to Las Vegas Casino Kft., a company owned by Hungarian-American film producer Andy Vajna.
Jobbik Raises Questions Over Casino Concessions In Hungary Awarded To Vajna
- 14 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to make public the criteria under which it awarded a casino concession to the company of a government commissioner. Jobbik lawmaker Enikő Hegedűs criticized the economy ministry for its recent decision to issue permits to Andrew Vajna’s company, the Las Vegas Casino Ltd, for operating another five casinos in Budapest and in ...
Best Restaurants Voted In Hungary In 2013
- 2 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- food & drink
In 2013, the Restaurant of the Year Award went to Onyx. Onyx restaurant’s two top chefs – Szabina Szulló and Tamás Széll – received the best restaurant award during the Hennessy-Dining Guide Restaurant of the Year ceremony on March 3, 2014.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Film ‘The Notebook’ On Oscar Shortlist, Enters North American Market
- 16 Jan 2014 8:01 AM
- entertainment
“It’s not enough to be Hungarian to make films. One must also have talent.” According to a legend popular among Hungarians, a sign bearing that message was hung in a prominent place at the MGM Studios in the 1930s, a reference to the fact that there were so many with Hungarian origins active in the film industry at the time. We’re understandably proud of the influential role that Hungarians have ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Media Scene Is Still In Flux
- 6 Aug 2015 8:58 AM
- business
Although the Hungarian government’s only concern of late seems to be how to keep asylum seekers out of the country, I don’t want to succumb to the same tunnel vision. And so today I’m turning to the state of the Hungarian media. So-called public (közszolgálati) television and radio are by now mere mouthpieces of government propaganda. Magyar Rádió is still, by default, the station that most ...
Hungary’s PM Comments On Vajna Casinos, Alleged Habony Ties
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told journalists that a contested casino concession, won by the government’s film commissioner Andrew Vajna, was good for the budget, saying he wished all casino operators “huge profits so they can pay more taxes”. In reply to journalists’ questions, Orbán also denied having any official ties with Árpád Habony, who is reported to be an informal political advisor to the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s ’State Of The Nation’ Address
- 2 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Discussing the Prime Minister’s annual speech to his followers, commentators wonder if his exhortation to work and fight harder will be sufficient to reinvigorate the increasingly sluggish Fidesz electorate, which, despite the defeat of a pro-government candidate in last week’s by-election, is still incomparably stronger than its competitors.
Xpat Opinion: Kehli Restaurant Budapest
- 2 Oct 2014 5:30 AM
- food & drink
When I stepped off the plane in Hungary with my guidebook in hand, Kehli was one of the first restaurants I discovered, located in the oldest part of Buda. It first opened in 1899 as a small family-style restaurant, serving hearty, traditional Hungarian food and has developed since then.
White God Submitted By Hungary For Best Foreign Language Film Oscar
- 7 Aug 2014 9:01 AM
- entertainment
Hungary has submitted Kornel Mundruczó’s feature-length film White God for next year’s Academy Award in the best foreign language film category, the Hungarian National Film Fund said. The film was selected by a ninemember committee that included Andrew G. Vajna, the one-time Hollywood producer who is government commissioner for the country’s film industry, and industry professionals, said the ...
Hungary Casino Concessions Given To Well-Connected Businessmen
- 16 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The Minister for National Economy, Mihaly Varga, announced on Tuesday that it had awarded a concession to operate five casinos in Budapest and Pest county to Las Vegas Casino Kft., a company owned by Hungarian-American film producer Andy Vajna.
Jobbik Raises Questions Over Casino Concessions In Hungary Awarded To Vajna
- 14 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to make public the criteria under which it awarded a casino concession to the company of a government commissioner. Jobbik lawmaker Enikő Hegedűs criticized the economy ministry for its recent decision to issue permits to Andrew Vajna’s company, the Las Vegas Casino Ltd, for operating another five casinos in Budapest and in ...
Best Restaurants Voted In Hungary In 2013
- 2 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- food & drink
In 2013, the Restaurant of the Year Award went to Onyx. Onyx restaurant’s two top chefs – Szabina Szulló and Tamás Széll – received the best restaurant award during the Hennessy-Dining Guide Restaurant of the Year ceremony on March 3, 2014.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Film ‘The Notebook’ On Oscar Shortlist, Enters North American Market
- 16 Jan 2014 8:01 AM
- entertainment
“It’s not enough to be Hungarian to make films. One must also have talent.” According to a legend popular among Hungarians, a sign bearing that message was hung in a prominent place at the MGM Studios in the 1930s, a reference to the fact that there were so many with Hungarian origins active in the film industry at the time. We’re understandably proud of the influential role that Hungarians have ...