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President Áder Encourages Conservation On World Water Day
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Addressing an event on World Water Day, President János Áder urged all Hungarians to do their part to preserving the country’s water resources for future generations. Speaking in Héviz, home to one of the largest thermal lakes in the world, Áder said it is a joint responsibility of all Hungarians to conserve the country’s water resources.
Xpat Opinion: Will Simicska Wage His Media War In Hungary On His Own?
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators wonder how far the feud between Prime Minister Orbán and his former friend and treasurer will go, and what impact it will have on the main right-wing media outlets which are ultimately owned by the latter.
Intl Art Exhibition On 20th Century To Open At National Gallery
- 13 Nov 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The history of the 20th century is presented by 26 artists from 16 countries at an exhibition to open at the Hungarian National Gallery.
British Embassy Budapest Calls To Reform “BurEucratia”, The Labyrinth Of EU Regulation
- 6 Nov 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
A symbolic imaginary city, called “BurEUcratia”, was erected at Erzsébet square in Budapest and opened today by British Ambassador Jonathan Knott and State Secretary for Economic Regulation, Béla Glattfelder from the Ministry for National Economy. The installation aims to raise awareness of the need to cut EU red tape that hinders business growth and competitiveness in all EU member states, ...
Hungary Will Be The Special Guest Of Krakow Book Fair
- 27 Oct 2014 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The Krakow Book Fair, organised this year for the eighteenth time and with Hungary as a special guest, starts on 23 October with an opening speech by István Íjgyártó, State Secretary for Cultural Diplomacy.
Táncsics Prison In Budapest To Open For Public For Two Days
- 3 Oct 2014 9:04 AM
- current affairs
The former Táncsics Prison, which held the writer and politician Mihály Táncsics, one of the heroes of the 1848 Hungarian Revolution, will be open to the public after more than six decades on October 5 and 6. The compound in the Buda Castle was returned by the United States, which owned it since 1948, in a formal ceremony in June, László L Simon, cabinet parliamentary state secretary, noted on ...
Marx Statue To Be Removed From Budapest’s Corvinus University
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A statue of Karl Marx will disappear from the entrance hall of Budapest’s Corvinus University formerly the Karl Marx University of Economics, rector Zsolt Rostoványi has announced. The statue will be transferred to a display on the history of the university.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Innovation For A Cleaner Danube
- 5 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It now seems like ages ago, but once upon a time, believe it or not, it was safe to go for a swim in the Danube in downtown Budapest. But the river fell victim to poor communist urban planning, and the “Blue Danube” pre-1990 became nothing more than a terribly polluted north-south highway.
Hungary’s Social Media Site Undone By Facebook
- 16 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian pioneering social media site iwiw will close on June 30 after 12 years of operation, it was announced on Thursday. The networking site was the leading social site in Hungary in 2005-10, with 1.5 million visitors a day at its peak.
President Áder Encourages Conservation On World Water Day
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Addressing an event on World Water Day, President János Áder urged all Hungarians to do their part to preserving the country’s water resources for future generations. Speaking in Héviz, home to one of the largest thermal lakes in the world, Áder said it is a joint responsibility of all Hungarians to conserve the country’s water resources.
Xpat Opinion: Will Simicska Wage His Media War In Hungary On His Own?
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators wonder how far the feud between Prime Minister Orbán and his former friend and treasurer will go, and what impact it will have on the main right-wing media outlets which are ultimately owned by the latter.
Intl Art Exhibition On 20th Century To Open At National Gallery
- 13 Nov 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The history of the 20th century is presented by 26 artists from 16 countries at an exhibition to open at the Hungarian National Gallery.
British Embassy Budapest Calls To Reform “BurEucratia”, The Labyrinth Of EU Regulation
- 6 Nov 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
A symbolic imaginary city, called “BurEUcratia”, was erected at Erzsébet square in Budapest and opened today by British Ambassador Jonathan Knott and State Secretary for Economic Regulation, Béla Glattfelder from the Ministry for National Economy. The installation aims to raise awareness of the need to cut EU red tape that hinders business growth and competitiveness in all EU member states, ...
Hungary Will Be The Special Guest Of Krakow Book Fair
- 27 Oct 2014 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The Krakow Book Fair, organised this year for the eighteenth time and with Hungary as a special guest, starts on 23 October with an opening speech by István Íjgyártó, State Secretary for Cultural Diplomacy.
Táncsics Prison In Budapest To Open For Public For Two Days
- 3 Oct 2014 9:04 AM
- current affairs
The former Táncsics Prison, which held the writer and politician Mihály Táncsics, one of the heroes of the 1848 Hungarian Revolution, will be open to the public after more than six decades on October 5 and 6. The compound in the Buda Castle was returned by the United States, which owned it since 1948, in a formal ceremony in June, László L Simon, cabinet parliamentary state secretary, noted on ...
Marx Statue To Be Removed From Budapest’s Corvinus University
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A statue of Karl Marx will disappear from the entrance hall of Budapest’s Corvinus University formerly the Karl Marx University of Economics, rector Zsolt Rostoványi has announced. The statue will be transferred to a display on the history of the university.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Innovation For A Cleaner Danube
- 5 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It now seems like ages ago, but once upon a time, believe it or not, it was safe to go for a swim in the Danube in downtown Budapest. But the river fell victim to poor communist urban planning, and the “Blue Danube” pre-1990 became nothing more than a terribly polluted north-south highway.
Hungary’s Social Media Site Undone By Facebook
- 16 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian pioneering social media site iwiw will close on June 30 after 12 years of operation, it was announced on Thursday. The networking site was the leading social site in Hungary in 2005-10, with 1.5 million visitors a day at its peak.