3,677 result(s) for war
Hungarian Football Punished For Racism
- 9 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
FIFA has fined the Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ) SFr 40,000 and ordered the national team to play March’s World Cup qualification match against Romania behind closed doors, as punishment for racist acts by Hungarian fans.
Swiss & Hungarian Artists To Decorate Children's Hospital Ward
- 9 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
In April of 2013 Hungarian artists will be painting colourful and cheerful pictures on the walls of the Démétér-house paediatrics department on the territory of Szent László Hospital in Budapest to make children who have to stay at the hospital during their medical treatment happier. This action was announced at a conference today by His Excellency Mr Jean-Francois Paroz, the Ambassador of ...
Xpat Opinion: Voter Registration Abandoned But The Culture War Heats Up In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government columnists suggest that the government has backed down elegantly, disproving the charges of arrogance and authoritarianism often levelled against it, while according to centrist and left-leaning analysts, the government tested the water of public feeling and realized it had too much to lose on the registration issue.
Ferenc Kumin, Former Duty State Secretary For International Communications
- 5 Jan 2013 11:00 AM
Ferenc Kumin is an economist and political scientist. He holds two MAs from the Corvinus University of Budapest and from CEU, and is a PhD candidate at the former. His fields of interest have been political communication and campaigning, political effect on finances, e-governance and e-democracy, and functioning of the parliamentarian heads of states.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Student Unrest Continues Despite Concessions By The Government
- 21 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság believes the tuition issue will leave a lasting stain of shame on the image of the Prime Minister. Magyar Nemzet suggests that continuing demonstrations after the substantial concessions made by the government may backfire on the organisers.I
XpatLoop Interview: Yves Giacometti, General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest
- 20 Dec 2012 11:00 AM
Passions come and passions go, so the trick is to keep things percolating. For now, Yves Giacometti is into Budapest. “This is a city that needs to be discovered,” says the General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest, who arrived in “the Paris of Eastern Europe” in late 2010 and plunged into local culture with the aid of erudite guides, an all-Hungarian concierge staff and ...
Food Inspectors Monitor Markets, Shopping Centres & Warehouses In Hungary
- 20 Dec 2012 8:04 AM
- shopping
"The National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) has performed 3700 inspections and issues HUF 4.3 million in fines during the first phase of winter food monitoring activities. Inspections will continue until the end of December", announced State Secretary for Food Chain Supervision and Agricultural Economy of the Ministry of Rural Development Endre Kardeván on Monday in Budapest.
Hungarian Police End Media Baron Fenyo Murder Inquiry
- 20 Dec 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Police are closing a 14-year-old inquiry into assassination of media baron János Fenyo. Fenyo was assassinated in Budapest on February 11, 1998. The two main suspects were Slovak nationals Jozef Rohac, suspected of killing Fenyo, and Ladislav Trnka, suspected of driving the car with Rohac.
Cezanne Show In Budapest Makes Its Case Well
- 20 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest citizens shivering in the dank cold this winter are lucky enough to be able to enjoy a beakerful of the warm South at the Cezanne show in the Fine Arts Museum. It's wall-to-wall Mont Saint-Victoire and chestnut walks in Aix: toujours Provence. Unlike at the Milan Cezanne exhibition last year, this presentation in Hungary takes a far more workmanlike approach, positioning Cezanne in the ...
Hungarian Football Punished For Racism
- 9 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
FIFA has fined the Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ) SFr 40,000 and ordered the national team to play March’s World Cup qualification match against Romania behind closed doors, as punishment for racist acts by Hungarian fans.
Swiss & Hungarian Artists To Decorate Children's Hospital Ward
- 9 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
In April of 2013 Hungarian artists will be painting colourful and cheerful pictures on the walls of the Démétér-house paediatrics department on the territory of Szent László Hospital in Budapest to make children who have to stay at the hospital during their medical treatment happier. This action was announced at a conference today by His Excellency Mr Jean-Francois Paroz, the Ambassador of ...
Xpat Opinion: Voter Registration Abandoned But The Culture War Heats Up In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government columnists suggest that the government has backed down elegantly, disproving the charges of arrogance and authoritarianism often levelled against it, while according to centrist and left-leaning analysts, the government tested the water of public feeling and realized it had too much to lose on the registration issue.
Ferenc Kumin, Former Duty State Secretary For International Communications
- 5 Jan 2013 11:00 AM
Ferenc Kumin is an economist and political scientist. He holds two MAs from the Corvinus University of Budapest and from CEU, and is a PhD candidate at the former. His fields of interest have been political communication and campaigning, political effect on finances, e-governance and e-democracy, and functioning of the parliamentarian heads of states.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Student Unrest Continues Despite Concessions By The Government
- 21 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság believes the tuition issue will leave a lasting stain of shame on the image of the Prime Minister. Magyar Nemzet suggests that continuing demonstrations after the substantial concessions made by the government may backfire on the organisers.I
XpatLoop Interview: Yves Giacometti, General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest
- 20 Dec 2012 11:00 AM
Passions come and passions go, so the trick is to keep things percolating. For now, Yves Giacometti is into Budapest. “This is a city that needs to be discovered,” says the General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest, who arrived in “the Paris of Eastern Europe” in late 2010 and plunged into local culture with the aid of erudite guides, an all-Hungarian concierge staff and ...
Food Inspectors Monitor Markets, Shopping Centres & Warehouses In Hungary
- 20 Dec 2012 8:04 AM
- shopping
"The National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) has performed 3700 inspections and issues HUF 4.3 million in fines during the first phase of winter food monitoring activities. Inspections will continue until the end of December", announced State Secretary for Food Chain Supervision and Agricultural Economy of the Ministry of Rural Development Endre Kardeván on Monday in Budapest.
Hungarian Police End Media Baron Fenyo Murder Inquiry
- 20 Dec 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Police are closing a 14-year-old inquiry into assassination of media baron János Fenyo. Fenyo was assassinated in Budapest on February 11, 1998. The two main suspects were Slovak nationals Jozef Rohac, suspected of killing Fenyo, and Ladislav Trnka, suspected of driving the car with Rohac.
Cezanne Show In Budapest Makes Its Case Well
- 20 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Budapest citizens shivering in the dank cold this winter are lucky enough to be able to enjoy a beakerful of the warm South at the Cezanne show in the Fine Arts Museum. It's wall-to-wall Mont Saint-Victoire and chestnut walks in Aix: toujours Provence. Unlike at the Milan Cezanne exhibition last year, this presentation in Hungary takes a far more workmanlike approach, positioning Cezanne in the ...