Comedian to be sworn in as Ukrainian president
Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky will formally become the country's new president at a ceremony in the capital, Kyev, on Monday, May 20. 2019. With no previous political experience, Zelensky…
From Presley to Puccini
Juan Diego Flórez is an opera singer from Peru who used to sing Elvis Presley songs in a Lima pub as a child. Today he has become a celebrated star who brings out the best of music history's most…
Serving up a real culinary adventure
Are you looking for a secret tip for a Budapest restaurant that combines international taste with traditional Hungarian gastronomy? Give the Frankó Kitchen a chance. Take care though – this is…
From miradouros to promenades: Lisbon's best running routes
The best hotels have their USPs, an acronym that puzzled us when we first saw it but which deep research revealed to stand for Unique Selling Points. Corinthia Hotel Budapest has some, including a…
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Deeds not words in bitter battle for vote
"Rise Up, Women! The Remarkable Lives of the Suffragettes" by Diane Atkinson (published by Bloomsbury)Three newsreel cameras captured the shocking moment on 4 June 1913 when Emily…
Simenon works his magic
"Maigret Hesitates" by Georges Simenon (published by Penguin Books)Damn that Simenon. He was a crafty blighter. The fellow was a conjurer of words,…
Throwaway society in action
Muck, and maybe money, on the pavements at lomtalanításShould the lomtalanítás come to the attention of shrieking tourists, curious…
A poisson out of water
"Maigret at the Coroner's" by Georges Simenon (published by Penguin Books)The 27th book in the series was "Maigret in New York", and the 32nd, "Maigret…
Highs and lows riding the rails
"Around the World in 80 Trains. A 45-000-Mile Adventure" by Monisha Rajesh (published by Bloomsbury Publishing)Armchair travel has its attraction. We can’t go everywhere we want, so it can be…
Living on a battery
The capital with the eye of an expatEons ago, I hung out with a guy who, as a teenager, lost the use of his legs in…
Gastronomic spring herald
Gisell Café & Aperitivo Bar in district VIAlthough it's not only for girls, Gisell Café & Aperitivo Bar clearly has a…
Paprika, bread heels and beer main themes of Gourmet Festival
International line-up of chefs for District II's MillenárisA two-star chef from Vienna, the daredevils of Korean, Russian and Albanian…
Enhance your experience
Muse's Simulation Theory tour comes to Budapest this monthMuse has been heralded around the world for their incendiary and ground-breaking…
"A world-class facility in your own backyard"
Interview with Allen Weeks, Director General of ELI-DC in SzegedAs the Director General of ELI-Delivery Consortium (ELI-DC), Allen Weeks has a…
Change the person, not just their lot in life
Salvation Army officer Bernhard Wittwer says they are always there for people in needNobody really knows the merits of the Salvation Army in Hungary. What does their…
Hand in hand with Salvini
Orbán, Italy’s deputy leader offer united front on new chapter for EuropeHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo…
Public art installation Think Freedom opens in Veszprém
30th anniversary of democracy in HungaryTo celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1989 regime change in Hungary, Veszprém…
A case of deadlier than the male
"Maigret and the Old Lady” by Georges Simenon (published by Penguin Books)Occasionally, we follow Maigret out of Paris and into the countryside or onto…
Cooking, cleaning and fighting crime
"Madame Maigret's Friend" by Georges Simenon (pulished by Penguin Books)Feminists, please look away, because Madame Maigret is a woman who knows her…
Simenon lets it all hang out
"Maigret at Picratt's" by Georges Simenon (published by Penguin Books)Georges Simenon is ready to write another novel. He's roughed out the first…
Foreign ministry delegation discusses Hungarian poultry, pork exports to Thailand
A delegation of the Hungarian foreign ministry discussed the export of Hungarian…
Slow travel is the antidote to our modern flying addiction
"Around the World in 80 Trains. A 45,000-Mile Adventure" by Monisha Rajesh (published by Bloomsbury)
Soviet empire blown apart
"Chernobyl. History of a Tragedy" by Serhii Plokhy (published by Penguin Books)Front-cover accolades on books veer into hyperbole and thus become devalued…
A new season in the saddle
Diplomats International Polo Cup at Hungarian Polo Club, Tabajd, May 24-26, 2019Hungary was the first mainland European country where polo was introduced, in…
'Great strides' in South Africa but still a work in progress
Rainbow nation 'resolved to ensure clean government and deliver quality basic services'This year South Africa is celebrating 25 years of freedom, for on April 27, 1994…
Community 'dedicated to democracy'
Dutch and friends toast king's birthdayIt was party heaven when Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands René van…
Scandal in Scandinavia
"Sweden's Dark Soul. The Unravelling of a Utopia" by Kajsa Norman (published by Hurst & Company, London)Swedish media shared in the widespread revulsion when multiple German women were…
From the mind to the canvas
Exhibition "A Dream in Morocco" by Kata Németh, at the Gallery of Young ArtistsMorocco is often in Kata Németh's dreams, and when it is, next day she will take…
Georgian library benefits scholars at ELTE
Hungarian’s 1500 books unveiled on Mother Language DayApril is an important month in Georgia, the country's Ambassador to Hungary,…
Ambassador confident Ukraine will overcome Russian hostility
Conference "Restoration of territorial integrity of Ukraine. Croatia's experience of peaceful reintegration" in Budapest on 15 April 2019Ukraine has no doubt that victory will prevail over the aggressor Russia and the…
Out on the poetic boundaries
"Final Matters. Selected Poems 2004-2010" by Szilárd Borbély (published by Princeton University Press)Possessed with the knowledge that the Hungarian poet you are about to read for…
Polo 'three sports in one'
Annual tournament aims to increase profile in HungaryHungary's long, strong tradition of horsemanship has not yet fully embraced the…
Hungary's opening to Arab world a success: Kövér
Culture on display to promote meaningful dialogueFourteen Arabic countries accredited in Hungary brought the sights, smells and…
Nature fights back from mankind’s failure
"Growth and Decay: Prypiat and the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone” by David McMillan (published by Steidl)Would you let your curiosity overcome your caution and go to have a look at…
Irish take a businesslike approach
New directory examines Hungarian opportunities and the companies involvedAmbassador of Ireland to Hungary Pat Kelly says trade betwen the two countries…