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Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Judge’s Approach To The Vandalisation Of Horthy’s Statue
- 1 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators are appalled by the statement of a judge who convicted but at the same time praised a protester for damaging a statue recently erected to Hungary’s interwar ruler. Left-wing analysts welcome the judge’s position and disagree with the Vice President of the Supreme Court, who scolded his colleague for expressing a personal opinion when issuing his verdict.
Interest Rate Cut Criticised And Praised In Hungary
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- business
According to Népszabadság ‘the air is getting thinner’ around the President of the National Bank – meaning that he is running out of breathing room – and he should consider resigning. Magyar Nemzet welcomes what it calls a break with old dogmas.
'We Care' Program At Hilton Budapest Hotel
- 26 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- specials
What do we mean by "We care"? Exactly what we say! But the thinking behind it encapsulates the aims and endeavours of the Hilton hotels regarding environmental protection. Hilton launched its “we care” program worldwide in 2006. The directors understood that something really had to be done to prevent global warming, with its catastrophic consequences, and to protect the environment, especially in ...
Finnish Design & Gastro Culture At Budapest Design Week
- 20 Sep 2012 12:45 PM
- entertainment
Following the success of our Polish programs last year, the guest of honour at Budapest Design Week organised between 28th September and 7th October this year is Finland, more precisely Fiskars Village that is located about 100 kilometres form Helsinki. In the past two decades a new quality that is attractive and emblematic even for the world at large was created in the small, magical artists' ...
Disputes Flare Up In Malev Committee In Hungary
- 20 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
Socialist MPs yesterday walked out of a committee hearing investigating Malev's bankruptcy and the privatisation of Budapest Airport, claiming the body has no legal basis to continue its work, as its mandate expired last week.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Chinese Market Closing?
- 20 Sep 2012 1:03 AM
- shopping
2014 Update: It was closed down. Hungary is not the most multicultural nation on the planet. 95% Magyar, 2% Roma, and the rest of us. Around 100,000 Chinese live in Hungary, and Budapest has its own Chinatown, well, a sprawling China-shanty-town. It's a real oddity, and if not the most immediate of local attractions, it is a side of the city that's bafflingly interesting, in a grimy kind of way. ...
Shopline Introduces Sales By QR Code In Hungary
- 19 Sep 2012 10:00 AM
- shopping
Online retailer Shopline has introduced QR code shopping to Hungary on Monday, initially making it possible to buy products via smartphone. The technology allows consumers to express a desire to buy products by taking a picture of, for example, a billboard advertising that product.
Qatar Passengers Set To Savour Finest Culinary Delights From Around The World
- 19 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
Qatar Airways today officially introduced an incredible line-up of globally renowned chefs to their unrivalled 5-star service, with the award-winning Chef Ramzi Choueiri, Chef Vineet Bhatia, Chef Tom Aikens and Chef Nobu Matsuhisa inspiring an entirely new inflight dining experience.
Xpat Opinion: Boycott The 2014 Hungarian Elections?
- 17 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There are hundreds of political analysts and commentators in Hungary whose only job is to follow politics as it is unfolding. Admittedly, the information avalanche makes it increasingly difficult to keep up with the entire spectrum.
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Judge’s Approach To The Vandalisation Of Horthy’s Statue
- 1 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators are appalled by the statement of a judge who convicted but at the same time praised a protester for damaging a statue recently erected to Hungary’s interwar ruler. Left-wing analysts welcome the judge’s position and disagree with the Vice President of the Supreme Court, who scolded his colleague for expressing a personal opinion when issuing his verdict.
Interest Rate Cut Criticised And Praised In Hungary
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- business
According to Népszabadság ‘the air is getting thinner’ around the President of the National Bank – meaning that he is running out of breathing room – and he should consider resigning. Magyar Nemzet welcomes what it calls a break with old dogmas.
'We Care' Program At Hilton Budapest Hotel
- 26 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- specials
What do we mean by "We care"? Exactly what we say! But the thinking behind it encapsulates the aims and endeavours of the Hilton hotels regarding environmental protection. Hilton launched its “we care” program worldwide in 2006. The directors understood that something really had to be done to prevent global warming, with its catastrophic consequences, and to protect the environment, especially in ...
Finnish Design & Gastro Culture At Budapest Design Week
- 20 Sep 2012 12:45 PM
- entertainment
Following the success of our Polish programs last year, the guest of honour at Budapest Design Week organised between 28th September and 7th October this year is Finland, more precisely Fiskars Village that is located about 100 kilometres form Helsinki. In the past two decades a new quality that is attractive and emblematic even for the world at large was created in the small, magical artists' ...
Disputes Flare Up In Malev Committee In Hungary
- 20 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
Socialist MPs yesterday walked out of a committee hearing investigating Malev's bankruptcy and the privatisation of Budapest Airport, claiming the body has no legal basis to continue its work, as its mandate expired last week.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Chinese Market Closing?
- 20 Sep 2012 1:03 AM
- shopping
2014 Update: It was closed down. Hungary is not the most multicultural nation on the planet. 95% Magyar, 2% Roma, and the rest of us. Around 100,000 Chinese live in Hungary, and Budapest has its own Chinatown, well, a sprawling China-shanty-town. It's a real oddity, and if not the most immediate of local attractions, it is a side of the city that's bafflingly interesting, in a grimy kind of way. ...
Shopline Introduces Sales By QR Code In Hungary
- 19 Sep 2012 10:00 AM
- shopping
Online retailer Shopline has introduced QR code shopping to Hungary on Monday, initially making it possible to buy products via smartphone. The technology allows consumers to express a desire to buy products by taking a picture of, for example, a billboard advertising that product.
Qatar Passengers Set To Savour Finest Culinary Delights From Around The World
- 19 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
Qatar Airways today officially introduced an incredible line-up of globally renowned chefs to their unrivalled 5-star service, with the award-winning Chef Ramzi Choueiri, Chef Vineet Bhatia, Chef Tom Aikens and Chef Nobu Matsuhisa inspiring an entirely new inflight dining experience.
Xpat Opinion: Boycott The 2014 Hungarian Elections?
- 17 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There are hundreds of political analysts and commentators in Hungary whose only job is to follow politics as it is unfolding. Admittedly, the information avalanche makes it increasingly difficult to keep up with the entire spectrum.