Robin Marshall

Based in Hungary since 1998 I am, in no particular order, an English-language editor, reporter, copy editor, copywriter, proofreader, husband & father.

[Robin Marshall @editorBBJ]

Tickets for the @_RBIF Robert Burns International Foundation summer barbecue are on sale now! #rbif #bbq

[Robert Burns Intl Fd @_RBIF]

It's BBQ time! Tickets for the Robert Burns International Foundation's 4th Annual BBQ at the Chefparade Country venue in Etyek, just 30 minutes from Budapest, are now on sale!

- https://t.co/CutO8YclcL

[Robin Marshall @editorBBJ]

Latest figures suggest Hungary is above the NATO target for % share of GDP spent on defense, but mid-pack. But look @ Poland out front! Also, look @ once military dictator-led Spain bringing up the rear (with 2 countries from CEE, Croatia & Slovenia, among the laggards).

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

BREAKING:

The 2024 NATO estimate of military expenditure is out

Top 3:
🇵🇱 Poland - 4.12%
🇪🇪 Estonia - 3.43%
🇺🇸 United States - 3.38%

Bottom 3:
🇱🇺 Luxembourg - 1.29%
🇸🇮 Slovenia - 1.29%
🇪🇸 Spain - 1.28%

[Robin Marshall @editorBBJ]

Happy birthday to the Hungarroring, home of the HUngarian F1 GP

[Hungaroring @HungaroringF1]

Happy birthday, Hungaroring!🍾🍾🍾

#hungaroring #F1Hungary #HungarianGP #birthday

[Robin Marshall @editorBBJ]

In fact, apart from Bulgaria and Romania, the only other countries that trail Hungary are Greece and Turkey.

[Robin Marshall @editorBBJ]

Thought this was interesting: In terms of home office, Hungary leads Bulgaria and Romania (by a lot) and Serbia (by a smidge), but trails all of its Visegrád 4 peers.

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

22,4% of Finns work from home.

Only 1% of Bulgarians do according to Eurostat

[Robin Marshall @editorBBJ]

Seems Hungary's EU money tap has been turned on, at least part way...

[Zoltan Kovacs @zoltanspox]

‼️Finance Minister Mihály Varga announced on Tuesday that an additional HUF 170 billion in EU funds have arrived in Hungary. 🇭🇺

✅In total, the country has received HUF 470 billion in recent days. Last Thursday, € 779.5 million (300 billion HUF) was received from recovery funds, and on Tuesday, € 445 million (170 billion HUF) was transferred for the 2021-2027 EU budget period. Out of this, € 240 million supports the Integrated Transport Development Operational Program Plus, while € 205 million aids the development of the Economic Development and Innovation Operational Program Plus.

[Julia Gross @GERinHUN]

First meeting in 2024 with Dr. Béla Merkely, Rector of Semmelweis University and Vice-Rector Dr. Alán Alpár. Great to hear about past and future of this 🇭🇺 centre of excellence in medical education, research and healthcare -and home to 1300 🇩🇪 students!
@semmelweishu @DrMerkely

[Robin Marshall @editorBBJ]

Lieutenant Richárd Vadász has become the 10th Hungarian military officer to graduate from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.

[Embassy of Hungary in the UK @Hungary_in_UK]

The 202nd Sovereign’s Parade was held at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst (RMAS). Lieutenant Richárd Vadász is the 10th Hungarian military officer who graduated from the Royal Academy. Amb. @FerencKumin wholeheartedly congratulates you on your great performance, Lieutenant!

[Robin Marshall @editorBBJ]

Good Lord. It finished a year and a half before I was born, but I remember watching this as a kid on Saturday mornings. I had no idea at the time it was dubbed, I just assumed it was a BBC program.

[Anuj Chopra @AnujChopra]

#Ukraine 'trench professor' Fedir Shandor was named ambassador in March but #Hungary's president only approved his appointment this month.

He played down the delay with a joke, likening diplomacy to a process as fragile as a "mosquito's genitals."

@AFP
https://t.co/mD0RrimPoQ

[Robin Marshall @editorBBJ]

Getting ready for the ⁦@bbj_hu⁩ summer sundowner business mixer ⁦@Marriott⁩ Budapest’s wonderful #Liz&ChainSkyLounge

[Robin Marshall @editorBBJ]

Excellent news, for both Kam and
@budairport

[Budapest Airport @budairport]

Kam Jandu is the new CEO of Budapest Airport from May: https://t.co/0t2zBVtPco

[Robin Marshall @editorBBJ]

Suspect many EU/NATO allies will be rather pleased by this development...

[Budapest Airport @budairport]

Kam Jandu is the new CEO of Budapest Airport from May: https://t.co/0t2zBVtPco

[Robin Marshall @editorBBJ]

Could a battlefield philosopher be Ukraine's next ambassador to Hungary?

[Szabolcs Panyi @panyiszabolcs]

“Fedir Shandor, a professor at Uzhhorod National University, Doctor of Philosophy, and currently a junior sergeant with the 101st Brigade of the Territorial Defence, may become Ukraine's new ambassador to Hungary.”

https://t.co/UvTOcttBe6

[Robin Marshall @editorBBJ]

Congratulations to Budapest Airport. It beat off competition from 400 or so airports, I am told.

[Budapest Airport @budairport]

Ferenc Liszt National Airport has been voted the best European airport among airports with 15-25 million passengers, based on passenger feedback – as published by Airports Council International (ACI) today.
https://t.co/5Gc9VFUfEI

@ACIWorld #ASQAwards

[Robin Marshall @editorBBJ]

Apparently, it was "provoked" by a stone. Possibly a blade of grass. Maybe just a smell.

[Gaby @DjGabyG]

The tubby little Magyar, Pushkash.

[Gaby @DjGabyG]

If you woke up today wondering if there are any pictures of Ferenc Puskás making sausages, you’re in luck.