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Orbán: Debate About Hungary Is A Debate About The Directions Of European Social Progress
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Questions facing Europe are at the core of recent disputes about Hungary in European media and party politics, and Hungary is just a pretext for discussing those issues, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Thursday in a lecture to the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Berlin. The discourse on the new Hungarian constitution is not about its text or provisions but about “the directions of European social ...
Markus Marquardt, Former Director Of F&B, Budapest Marriott Hotel
- 9 Oct 2012 12:00 PM
Markus Marquardt is a well-known expat foodie, based at the Budapest Marriott since 2005.. Prior to living in Hungary he gathered a wide range of experience working in Germany, and as an expat in Switzerland, Israel, Norway, Panama and Spain.
Brit Foreign Sec William Hague In Budapest For Cyberspace Talks
- 4 Oct 2012 1:01 AM
- current affairs
British Foreign Secretary Hague is participating in the Budapest Conference on Cyberspace, and will have bilateral meetings with Hungarian PM Orbán and Foreign Minister János Martonyi. The Foreign Secretary said: “I am delighted to be back in Budapest to strengthen our already strong bilateral relationship with Hungary. We co-operate closely as EU partners and NATO allies, and together we are ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Immigrants In Great Britain
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
You may recall György Matolcsy’s infamous CNN interview in which he extolled the economic achievements of the Orbán government, which adopted his “unorthodox” policies. Matolcsy’s English is somewhat halting and while he was madly looking for words to describe the glorious Hungarian situation, he stumbled upon the phrase “fairy tale.” Well, the description of Hungary as a country that lives in ...
Travelling In Hungary Became Cheap, Ecological And Fun
- 21 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Everybody knows that we are facing in this moment an important economic crisis, which is reaching all the population in many ways, like the continuous fuel price increases for example. But did you know that you can save money, help the environment and meet new people while travelling? The answer is well-known (and used) for a long time now in North America and Western Europe so it is naturally ...
Invitation: Sweet Days, Budapest, 20 - 23 September
- 20 Sep 2012 12:55 PM
- food & drink
"In the Mayan records the year 2012 is the last one to be mentioned. This has led people to draw the conclusion that this year will see the end of the world. While we respect the opinion held by many people, instead we are happy that these Mayas discovered cocoa nearly 3,000 years ago and the manufacturing of chocolate. At the beginning only highly ranked priests, monarchs and generals could ...
Xpat Opinion: A Sinking Ship? Is It Time For Orbán’s Hungary To Turn Westward?
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as I feared, we will have to return to Azerbaijan, not so much as a diplomatic issue but as a part of the financial plans that may have been behind the decision to release a convicted murderer to Baku. Because surely no one will believe the story the Hungarian Foreign Ministry came up with yesterday, that Hungary was conned by the Azeris. The current claim is that the Hungarians believed in ...
Invitation: Genfest Youth Festival In Budapest, Until 2 September
- 28 Aug 2012 12:55 PM
- community & culture
“Let’s bridge” is the title of the 10th edition of the Genfest , the “celebration” of the youth. Thousands of youth from all over the world, from the most various cultures and ethnic groups, will meet together at Budapest, all moved by the same idea - not only an experience of life but also of social action: unity.
Commemoration Of The Foundation Of The Hungarian State Abroad
- 22 Aug 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Commemorative events related to the foundation of the Hungarian state proved extremely popular, both across the country and among Hungarian communities abroad.
Orbán: Debate About Hungary Is A Debate About The Directions Of European Social Progress
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Questions facing Europe are at the core of recent disputes about Hungary in European media and party politics, and Hungary is just a pretext for discussing those issues, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Thursday in a lecture to the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Berlin. The discourse on the new Hungarian constitution is not about its text or provisions but about “the directions of European social ...
Markus Marquardt, Former Director Of F&B, Budapest Marriott Hotel
- 9 Oct 2012 12:00 PM
Markus Marquardt is a well-known expat foodie, based at the Budapest Marriott since 2005.. Prior to living in Hungary he gathered a wide range of experience working in Germany, and as an expat in Switzerland, Israel, Norway, Panama and Spain.
Brit Foreign Sec William Hague In Budapest For Cyberspace Talks
- 4 Oct 2012 1:01 AM
- current affairs
British Foreign Secretary Hague is participating in the Budapest Conference on Cyberspace, and will have bilateral meetings with Hungarian PM Orbán and Foreign Minister János Martonyi. The Foreign Secretary said: “I am delighted to be back in Budapest to strengthen our already strong bilateral relationship with Hungary. We co-operate closely as EU partners and NATO allies, and together we are ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Immigrants In Great Britain
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
You may recall György Matolcsy’s infamous CNN interview in which he extolled the economic achievements of the Orbán government, which adopted his “unorthodox” policies. Matolcsy’s English is somewhat halting and while he was madly looking for words to describe the glorious Hungarian situation, he stumbled upon the phrase “fairy tale.” Well, the description of Hungary as a country that lives in ...
Travelling In Hungary Became Cheap, Ecological And Fun
- 21 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Everybody knows that we are facing in this moment an important economic crisis, which is reaching all the population in many ways, like the continuous fuel price increases for example. But did you know that you can save money, help the environment and meet new people while travelling? The answer is well-known (and used) for a long time now in North America and Western Europe so it is naturally ...
Invitation: Sweet Days, Budapest, 20 - 23 September
- 20 Sep 2012 12:55 PM
- food & drink
"In the Mayan records the year 2012 is the last one to be mentioned. This has led people to draw the conclusion that this year will see the end of the world. While we respect the opinion held by many people, instead we are happy that these Mayas discovered cocoa nearly 3,000 years ago and the manufacturing of chocolate. At the beginning only highly ranked priests, monarchs and generals could ...
Xpat Opinion: A Sinking Ship? Is It Time For Orbán’s Hungary To Turn Westward?
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as I feared, we will have to return to Azerbaijan, not so much as a diplomatic issue but as a part of the financial plans that may have been behind the decision to release a convicted murderer to Baku. Because surely no one will believe the story the Hungarian Foreign Ministry came up with yesterday, that Hungary was conned by the Azeris. The current claim is that the Hungarians believed in ...
Invitation: Genfest Youth Festival In Budapest, Until 2 September
- 28 Aug 2012 12:55 PM
- community & culture
“Let’s bridge” is the title of the 10th edition of the Genfest , the “celebration” of the youth. Thousands of youth from all over the world, from the most various cultures and ethnic groups, will meet together at Budapest, all moved by the same idea - not only an experience of life but also of social action: unity.
Commemoration Of The Foundation Of The Hungarian State Abroad
- 22 Aug 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Commemorative events related to the foundation of the Hungarian state proved extremely popular, both across the country and among Hungarian communities abroad.