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Review: Terminal Restaurant, District V
Haute cuisine at the bus stop
What makes the atmosphere of Terminal Restaurant so special is that just a little more than a decade ago people were waiting there not for a tasty meal but for[…]
Merkel underlines need for stable business climate as…
PM sticks to illiberal line
German economic cooperation of recent years has proved that it is a part of Hungary’s present and future, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Monday after talks with German Chancellor[…]
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Bosch: EKÁER is physically impossible
Immovable forces, unstoppable objects?
The Bosch Group employs over 10,000 people at nine sites in Hungary. EKÁER, the new freight control system, is topic number one for them at the moment. Javier González Pareja,[…]
The Capital with the Eye of an Expat
Bagpipes and bonsai trees
“I understand the inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw a man carrying an indignant, asthmatic pig under his arm. Unfortunately, the man-made sound never equalled the purity[…]
The news that made headlines
The Brief History of the Week
Presenting in one concise package the week’s most important and fascinating national stories, whether they be economic, political, cultural, sporting or among the hundreds of other happenings that go on[…]
Interview with political activist Imre Mécs
Something is happening in society
Imre Mécs is a special phenomenon on the Hungarian political scene. He was sentenced to deathafter the 1956 Uprising then pardoned, he sat at the round table writing the Constitution[…]
World-class tennis swings into Budapest
Budapest’s modern Syma Event and Congress Centre is set to once again host some of the biggest names in the world of women’s tennis when the Europe/Africa Division 1 Fed[…]
Attila Leitner
Nine years helping one and all
People tend to think about past times on special occasions only and apparently I am no exception. After nine years one of our most loyal colleagues Ildikó Varga is leaving[…]
Turmoil at University of Theatre and Film Arts
Chancellor backed by PM quits over senate clash
The appointment of the chancellor at the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest has turned into an unexpected scandal. Csilla Papp, who had been given the post by[…]
Review: Soul Café and Restaurant, District IX
Passion on the plate and in the glass
Ráday utca greets the average tourist with a chain of restaurants on both sides. Each claims to have the tastiest Hungarian dishes, the most pleasant atmosphere and the best prices.[…]
Swiss franc crisis justifies Orbán government’s foreign currency loan policy
Becoming an international bestseller
In a sudden and totally unexpected way the Swiss National Bank released the franc rate on January 15, raising the artificially fixed rate of 1.20 EUR/CHF. It was all so[…]
PM urges new EU immigration rules
Hungarian approach ‘more sensible, benefits West’
Hungary does not promote an anti-immigration stand but wants to see more sensible immigration policies in Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said after meeting European Union leaders and European[…]
About immigration, honestly
Following the Charlie Hebdo incident the issue of migration and terrorism became the hottest topic in the world press. Unfortunately in most cases demagoguery carried the flag and little time[…]
The Capital with the Eye of an Expat
Murphy’s law
For most of my adult life, by virtue of the family name I was born into, I’ve been an unintentional victim of Murphy’s Law, the adage which asserts that if[…]
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