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Xpat Opinion: US - Hungarian Friction
- 5 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator believes that the Hungarian government criticizes the US in order to strengthen its anti-Western image before the April elections. Right-wing columnists are displeased with Senator McCain’s comments on Hungarian affairs.
Vodafone Hungary's 98.3% 3G Coverage Paves Way For The Internet Of Machines
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- specials
“Vodafone Hungary has increased its 3G mobile internet coverage to 98.3%, reaffirming its leading role in mobile internet services,” the company’s chief executive Diego Massidda Announced Monday. He added that Vodafone’s broadband coverage was already exceptionally large in comparison to both Europe as well as the entirety of the Vodafone Group.
US Congressman Commends Hungary’s PM For Actions Against Anti-Semitism
- 31 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Mario Diaz-Balart, a Republican US House Representative for Florida, has commended Hungarian premier Viktor Orbán and his government for actions taken to combat anti-Semitism.
First Names Announced For Sziget Festival Budapest 2014
- 30 Jan 2014 5:55 AM
- entertainment
The Sziget crew is happy to announce the first names confirmed for the music program of this year’s ’Island of Freedom’ taking place between 11-18 August. Queens of the Stone Age, Calvin Harris, Placebo and many more will definitely be at Óbudai Island in the heart of Budapest this summer.
Hungary Begins Preparations For Reformation Anniversary
- 27 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Government set up a committee on Thursday to oversee celebrations of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. The inaugural meeting was attended by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér, Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog and leaders of Hungary’s main Protestant churches.
Invitation: Jazz Showcase, National Concert Hall Budapest, 11 January
- 9 Jan 2014 8:12 AM
- entertainment
The gala concert of the three-day Jazz Talent Exchange promises to be one of the grandest occasions not only of the Jazz Showcase, but of the season as a whole. The first half of the two-part evening, in keeping with the message of the Showcase, will feature a concert of a master and his pupils, as Károly Binder, head of the jazz department of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music and an “old hand” ...
Charles Gati: Hungary Before The Election – Interview
- 8 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An Interview with Charles Gati of the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
[The interview, published in the January 2, 2014 issue of the weekly 168 Óra (168 Hours) and conducted by József Barát, was translated by Professor Gati for Hungarian Spectrum.]
[The interview, published in the January 2, 2014 issue of the weekly 168 Óra (168 Hours) and conducted by József Barát, was translated by Professor Gati for Hungarian Spectrum.]
Xpat Opinion: The Risk Of Political Christianity: An Interview With Tamás Fabiny, Lutheran Bishop
- 21 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Gábor Czene of Népszabadság conducted an interview with Tamás Fabiny, bishop of the northern district of the Hungarian Lutheran Church. Fabiny was ordained in Erlangen, Germany in 1982. He also studied in the United States. In addition to his church activities he worked for Duna TV. Since 2010 he has been the vice chairman of the Lutheran World Federation.
Xpat Opinion: Remembering PM József Antall: A Hero Of Hungary’s Democracy
- 18 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the burial of József Antall, the first democratically elected prime minister of Hungary after the fall of communism. I remember well the day of his funeral, arriving as it did just a few days before Christmas. Hungary was a nation in mourning.
Xpat Opinion: US - Hungarian Friction
- 5 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator believes that the Hungarian government criticizes the US in order to strengthen its anti-Western image before the April elections. Right-wing columnists are displeased with Senator McCain’s comments on Hungarian affairs.
Vodafone Hungary's 98.3% 3G Coverage Paves Way For The Internet Of Machines
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- specials
“Vodafone Hungary has increased its 3G mobile internet coverage to 98.3%, reaffirming its leading role in mobile internet services,” the company’s chief executive Diego Massidda Announced Monday. He added that Vodafone’s broadband coverage was already exceptionally large in comparison to both Europe as well as the entirety of the Vodafone Group.
US Congressman Commends Hungary’s PM For Actions Against Anti-Semitism
- 31 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Mario Diaz-Balart, a Republican US House Representative for Florida, has commended Hungarian premier Viktor Orbán and his government for actions taken to combat anti-Semitism.
First Names Announced For Sziget Festival Budapest 2014
- 30 Jan 2014 5:55 AM
- entertainment
The Sziget crew is happy to announce the first names confirmed for the music program of this year’s ’Island of Freedom’ taking place between 11-18 August. Queens of the Stone Age, Calvin Harris, Placebo and many more will definitely be at Óbudai Island in the heart of Budapest this summer.
Hungary Begins Preparations For Reformation Anniversary
- 27 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Government set up a committee on Thursday to oversee celebrations of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. The inaugural meeting was attended by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér, Minister for Human Resources Zoltán Balog and leaders of Hungary’s main Protestant churches.
Invitation: Jazz Showcase, National Concert Hall Budapest, 11 January
- 9 Jan 2014 8:12 AM
- entertainment
The gala concert of the three-day Jazz Talent Exchange promises to be one of the grandest occasions not only of the Jazz Showcase, but of the season as a whole. The first half of the two-part evening, in keeping with the message of the Showcase, will feature a concert of a master and his pupils, as Károly Binder, head of the jazz department of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music and an “old hand” ...
Charles Gati: Hungary Before The Election – Interview
- 8 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An Interview with Charles Gati of the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
[The interview, published in the January 2, 2014 issue of the weekly 168 Óra (168 Hours) and conducted by József Barát, was translated by Professor Gati for Hungarian Spectrum.]
[The interview, published in the January 2, 2014 issue of the weekly 168 Óra (168 Hours) and conducted by József Barát, was translated by Professor Gati for Hungarian Spectrum.]
Xpat Opinion: The Risk Of Political Christianity: An Interview With Tamás Fabiny, Lutheran Bishop
- 21 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Gábor Czene of Népszabadság conducted an interview with Tamás Fabiny, bishop of the northern district of the Hungarian Lutheran Church. Fabiny was ordained in Erlangen, Germany in 1982. He also studied in the United States. In addition to his church activities he worked for Duna TV. Since 2010 he has been the vice chairman of the Lutheran World Federation.
Xpat Opinion: Remembering PM József Antall: A Hero Of Hungary’s Democracy
- 18 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the burial of József Antall, the first democratically elected prime minister of Hungary after the fall of communism. I remember well the day of his funeral, arriving as it did just a few days before Christmas. Hungary was a nation in mourning.