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Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Just Announced His Government’s Motto: Glory To God Alone
- 18 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
We all know about Viktor Orbán’s infatuation with the spiritual in the last few years. Maybe I just don’t remember properly, but I can’t recall much piety in his speeches during his first premiership between 1998 and 2002. Today, by contrast, his speeches are teeming with Biblical quotations and Latin religious phrases. And his generosity toward the “established” churches, especially the Catholic ...
Invitation: Handmade Hungarian Flavors Festival, Millenáris Budapest, 8 - 10 Nov
- 9 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- food & drink
Handmade Hungarian Flavors Festival is a food fair and festival with lots of good, handmade foods and drinks, and nice concerts. The festival takes place in the Millenaris Park cultural complex on the Buda side of Budapest, between 16 - 18 November.
Four Nations Hockey Tournament At Ice Palace in Budapest
- 8 Nov 2013 11:58 AM
- sport
For the first time since the World Championships this past April the national team will be back on the ice. Team Hungary will be playing the national teams of Poland on Friday, Romania on Saturday, and Ukraine on Sunday on the weekend of November 8-10 at the Ice Palace in Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Growing Troubles In Opposition Circles In Hungary
- 29 Oct 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
It was only a few days ago that the democratic opposition’s mass rally ended with a protest from the crowd itself–a demand for unity and the resultant quasi demonstration against Attila Mesterházy, chairman of MSZP.
Having Children Makes Life Easier & Cheaper In Hungary
- 17 Oct 2013 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Despite the reduced overheads, life in Hungary is more expensive now than it was three years ago, when we factor in food, transport, and energy prices. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) figures show that since 2010, when the government decided to support families with children, income among households with kids rose more than the rate of inflation, while childless households are left ...
Interview 2: Ken Baines, Former Headmaster, Britannica International School
- 15 Oct 2013 12:00 PM
What’s been happening at work and at home since your first XpatLoop Interview ?
Why Are So Many Hungarians Working In London?
- 17 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
For long the number one destination for Hungarian emigrants, London is said to be Hungary’s fifth biggest city. But does success come easier in the UK? Will those who didn’t find prosperity in Hungary ever return to the home country? Hungarian places, faces, and stories from the British capital – from first-hand accounts.
NATO Military Committee Conference, Budapest, 3-15 September
- 10 Sep 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The Military Committee, NATO’s highest military authority, will meet in Chiefs of Defence session from 13-15 September, in Budapest. The meeting will be hosted by the Hungarian Chief of Defence, General Tibor Benkő PhD, and will be focused on current operations and NATO Transformation.
Invitation: 9th BuSho International Short Film Festival, Budapest, 3 - 8 September
- 7 Sep 2013 6:00 AM
- entertainment
It’s almost unbelievable and even more shocking when written: 9th BuSho International Short Film Festival again in Budapest and many more cities within and beyond the border, with plenty of entries, side events and international spin. For real, on the evening of 3-September this year’s short film harvest will kick off at the Vörösmarty Cinema and will go along all week only to reveal 2013 BuSho’s ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Just Announced His Government’s Motto: Glory To God Alone
- 18 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
We all know about Viktor Orbán’s infatuation with the spiritual in the last few years. Maybe I just don’t remember properly, but I can’t recall much piety in his speeches during his first premiership between 1998 and 2002. Today, by contrast, his speeches are teeming with Biblical quotations and Latin religious phrases. And his generosity toward the “established” churches, especially the Catholic ...
Invitation: Handmade Hungarian Flavors Festival, Millenáris Budapest, 8 - 10 Nov
- 9 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- food & drink
Handmade Hungarian Flavors Festival is a food fair and festival with lots of good, handmade foods and drinks, and nice concerts. The festival takes place in the Millenaris Park cultural complex on the Buda side of Budapest, between 16 - 18 November.
Four Nations Hockey Tournament At Ice Palace in Budapest
- 8 Nov 2013 11:58 AM
- sport
For the first time since the World Championships this past April the national team will be back on the ice. Team Hungary will be playing the national teams of Poland on Friday, Romania on Saturday, and Ukraine on Sunday on the weekend of November 8-10 at the Ice Palace in Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Growing Troubles In Opposition Circles In Hungary
- 29 Oct 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
It was only a few days ago that the democratic opposition’s mass rally ended with a protest from the crowd itself–a demand for unity and the resultant quasi demonstration against Attila Mesterházy, chairman of MSZP.
Having Children Makes Life Easier & Cheaper In Hungary
- 17 Oct 2013 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Despite the reduced overheads, life in Hungary is more expensive now than it was three years ago, when we factor in food, transport, and energy prices. Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) figures show that since 2010, when the government decided to support families with children, income among households with kids rose more than the rate of inflation, while childless households are left ...
Interview 2: Ken Baines, Former Headmaster, Britannica International School
- 15 Oct 2013 12:00 PM
What’s been happening at work and at home since your first XpatLoop Interview ?
Why Are So Many Hungarians Working In London?
- 17 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
For long the number one destination for Hungarian emigrants, London is said to be Hungary’s fifth biggest city. But does success come easier in the UK? Will those who didn’t find prosperity in Hungary ever return to the home country? Hungarian places, faces, and stories from the British capital – from first-hand accounts.
NATO Military Committee Conference, Budapest, 3-15 September
- 10 Sep 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The Military Committee, NATO’s highest military authority, will meet in Chiefs of Defence session from 13-15 September, in Budapest. The meeting will be hosted by the Hungarian Chief of Defence, General Tibor Benkő PhD, and will be focused on current operations and NATO Transformation.
Invitation: 9th BuSho International Short Film Festival, Budapest, 3 - 8 September
- 7 Sep 2013 6:00 AM
- entertainment
It’s almost unbelievable and even more shocking when written: 9th BuSho International Short Film Festival again in Budapest and many more cities within and beyond the border, with plenty of entries, side events and international spin. For real, on the evening of 3-September this year’s short film harvest will kick off at the Vörösmarty Cinema and will go along all week only to reveal 2013 BuSho’s ...