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Xpat Report: Art Integrates Us Event In Budapest
- 7 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Under this emblematic title, DOWN Association has auctioned a collection of 30 paintings in KOGART House, on 21st November, 2012. It was a contemporary painting auction and gala dinner for charity, to support early intervention for children with Down Syndrome. One of the most important missions of the Association is the early integration of all disabled children among their healthy fellows.
Xpat Report: British Embassy Event 'Fashion Is Great With Glamour Magazine'
- 5 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The British Embassy in Budapest promoted British fashion at GLAMOUR Gardróbfrissítés (GLAMOUR Refresh Your Wardrobe) event in Arena Plaza on 1 December. Hundreds of fashion fanatics – mostly ladies – were standing through the long queues between 10:00 and 18:00 to get in to the GLAMOUR pop up strore. People were able to purchase the assorted clothes garnered up in November at a standard price of ...
Xpat Opinion: One Day Of Unity Against Anti-Semitism In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists commenting on Sunday’s anti-Nazi demonstration wonder if the presence of both left and rightwing politicians is a harbinger of a new consensus to reject anti-Semitism. Both pro-government and left-wing pundits are skeptical about the possibility and the desirability of finding such common ground.
Xpat Report: CEU Business School Roundtable About What Venture Capitalists Really Do
- 29 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- business
Between the two notions of venture capitalists as either rainmakers who change the fate of a startup the instant they sign a check or as investors whose funding comes at the cost of founders losing control of their company lies a much more nuanced reality. Entrepreneurs and MBA students glimpsed this reality at a roundtable developed by the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Central ...
Xpat Report: Vienna Economic Forum 2012 With CEE Prime Ministers
- 26 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- business
EuCham participated in the Vienna Economic Forum 2012, focused on South-East Europe and gathering top business and government officials from 35 countries. The final Ministerial Session, led by the Federal Chancellor of Austria Mr Werner Faymann, hosted the Prime Minister of Montenegro Mr Igor Luksic and the Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Ms Mimoza Kusari-Lila.
Restaurant Review: Indulging In Hooters Budapest
- 22 Nov 2012 9:35 AM
- food & drink
This week a small group of guys – a couple of expats (our Hungarian wives said we could go) and a local bloke – checked-out the Hooters restaurant at Liszt Ferenc tér. We weren't quite sure what to expect, as it turned out we had a very decent time. The place was packed on Wednesday night with a mostly male crowd, mainly respectable looking chaps in their 30's and 40's, watching football on all ...
Xpat Opinion: Moral And Political Confusion In Hungary
- 21 Nov 2012 7:59 AM
- current affairs
"I decided to update three recent posts. On Saturday and Sunday I wrote about LMP’s decision not to begin negotiations with the “Together 2014″ group. Yesterday I reported on the latest plagiarism case involving Zsolt Semjén, chairman of the Christian Democratic People’s Party (KDNP) and deputy to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Xpat Report: The Prime Minister Of Macedonia At EuCham In Budapest
- 20 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- business
The Prime Minister of Macedonia Mr Nikola Gruevski met the CEE business community of EuCham - European Chamber in Budapest on 13 Nov 2012 at the Bank Center. The President of EuCham Mr Michele Orzan opened the Investment Forum with the announcements of the recent projects, then stressed Macedonia’s growth and achievements, in front of 60 carefully selected participants.
French Bricostore To Close In Hungary
- 20 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- shopping
French owned company Bricostore just made a 'strategic decision' to withdraw from the Hungarian market, due to recent poor sales and negative forecasts for the future. This pullout will potentially result in around 650+ employees losing their jobs at the Budapest HQ and at nine stores nationwide, including at least one Bricostore manager who told XpatLoop this news. Bricostore successfully ...
Xpat Report: Art Integrates Us Event In Budapest
- 7 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Under this emblematic title, DOWN Association has auctioned a collection of 30 paintings in KOGART House, on 21st November, 2012. It was a contemporary painting auction and gala dinner for charity, to support early intervention for children with Down Syndrome. One of the most important missions of the Association is the early integration of all disabled children among their healthy fellows.
Xpat Report: British Embassy Event 'Fashion Is Great With Glamour Magazine'
- 5 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The British Embassy in Budapest promoted British fashion at GLAMOUR Gardróbfrissítés (GLAMOUR Refresh Your Wardrobe) event in Arena Plaza on 1 December. Hundreds of fashion fanatics – mostly ladies – were standing through the long queues between 10:00 and 18:00 to get in to the GLAMOUR pop up strore. People were able to purchase the assorted clothes garnered up in November at a standard price of ...
Xpat Opinion: One Day Of Unity Against Anti-Semitism In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists commenting on Sunday’s anti-Nazi demonstration wonder if the presence of both left and rightwing politicians is a harbinger of a new consensus to reject anti-Semitism. Both pro-government and left-wing pundits are skeptical about the possibility and the desirability of finding such common ground.
Xpat Report: CEU Business School Roundtable About What Venture Capitalists Really Do
- 29 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- business
Between the two notions of venture capitalists as either rainmakers who change the fate of a startup the instant they sign a check or as investors whose funding comes at the cost of founders losing control of their company lies a much more nuanced reality. Entrepreneurs and MBA students glimpsed this reality at a roundtable developed by the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Central ...
Xpat Report: Vienna Economic Forum 2012 With CEE Prime Ministers
- 26 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- business
EuCham participated in the Vienna Economic Forum 2012, focused on South-East Europe and gathering top business and government officials from 35 countries. The final Ministerial Session, led by the Federal Chancellor of Austria Mr Werner Faymann, hosted the Prime Minister of Montenegro Mr Igor Luksic and the Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Ms Mimoza Kusari-Lila.
Restaurant Review: Indulging In Hooters Budapest
- 22 Nov 2012 9:35 AM
- food & drink
This week a small group of guys – a couple of expats (our Hungarian wives said we could go) and a local bloke – checked-out the Hooters restaurant at Liszt Ferenc tér. We weren't quite sure what to expect, as it turned out we had a very decent time. The place was packed on Wednesday night with a mostly male crowd, mainly respectable looking chaps in their 30's and 40's, watching football on all ...
Xpat Opinion: Moral And Political Confusion In Hungary
- 21 Nov 2012 7:59 AM
- current affairs
"I decided to update three recent posts. On Saturday and Sunday I wrote about LMP’s decision not to begin negotiations with the “Together 2014″ group. Yesterday I reported on the latest plagiarism case involving Zsolt Semjén, chairman of the Christian Democratic People’s Party (KDNP) and deputy to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Xpat Report: The Prime Minister Of Macedonia At EuCham In Budapest
- 20 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- business
The Prime Minister of Macedonia Mr Nikola Gruevski met the CEE business community of EuCham - European Chamber in Budapest on 13 Nov 2012 at the Bank Center. The President of EuCham Mr Michele Orzan opened the Investment Forum with the announcements of the recent projects, then stressed Macedonia’s growth and achievements, in front of 60 carefully selected participants.
French Bricostore To Close In Hungary
- 20 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- shopping
French owned company Bricostore just made a 'strategic decision' to withdraw from the Hungarian market, due to recent poor sales and negative forecasts for the future. This pullout will potentially result in around 650+ employees losing their jobs at the Budapest HQ and at nine stores nationwide, including at least one Bricostore manager who told XpatLoop this news. Bricostore successfully ...