51 result(s) for fidesz in Community & Culture
Commemorating The Roma Holocaust In Hungary
- 2 Aug 2012 11:00 AM
- community & culture
On the occasion of Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day, a commemorative event takes place in Budapest today organized by the Holocaust Memorial Centre and the Tom Lantos Institute. During the event among others speeches are delivered by State Secretary György Hölvényi of the Human Resources Ministry, Rita Izsák, the Director of the Budapest based Tom Lantos Institute, as well as by representatives of ...
Holocaust Survivor & Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel Returns Hungarian Award
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A right-wing columnist downplays the importance of Elie Wiesel’s decision to return the highest Hungarian state honour in protest against what he sees as the government’s efforts to restore anti-Semitic icons. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, believes that the case will receive international attention and further harm the image of the Orbán government. A centrist commentator notes that the ...
Letter To The Editor: Bring Back The Hungary This Hungarian Loved
- 12 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
By Kathy Megyeri: In 2007, my husband was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary for his outstanding actions during the 1956 Revolution, his promotion of Hungary's membership to NATO, and his achievements among Hungarian Americans. He proudly wore his medal each day to signal his pride as a Hungarian-American.
Reading Comprehension Improves In Hungary
- 8 Dec 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"The reading and text comprehension of 15-year-old pupils in Hungary have improved since 2000, according to 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) data made public on Tuesday.
Alföldi, Fidesz Turn Down Jobbik Invite In Hungary
- 30 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"National Theatre director Róbert Alföldi will not attend Thursday’s House cultural and press committee sub-committee meeting. Jobbik MP Előd Novák had told reporters that Alföldi had accepted an invitation and would “deliver” his defence speech in the framework of an agenda on his dismissal.
MPs Outraged By Plans To Celebrate Romania At National Theater
- 19 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"National Theatre director Róbert Alföldi yesterday cancelled an agreement to host a Romanian cultural event on November 30 after public objections from Fidesz, the Christian Democrats and Jobbik.
Commemorating The Roma Holocaust In Hungary
- 2 Aug 2012 11:00 AM
- community & culture
On the occasion of Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day, a commemorative event takes place in Budapest today organized by the Holocaust Memorial Centre and the Tom Lantos Institute. During the event among others speeches are delivered by State Secretary György Hölvényi of the Human Resources Ministry, Rita Izsák, the Director of the Budapest based Tom Lantos Institute, as well as by representatives of ...
Holocaust Survivor & Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel Returns Hungarian Award
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A right-wing columnist downplays the importance of Elie Wiesel’s decision to return the highest Hungarian state honour in protest against what he sees as the government’s efforts to restore anti-Semitic icons. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, believes that the case will receive international attention and further harm the image of the Orbán government. A centrist commentator notes that the ...
Letter To The Editor: Bring Back The Hungary This Hungarian Loved
- 12 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
By Kathy Megyeri: In 2007, my husband was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary for his outstanding actions during the 1956 Revolution, his promotion of Hungary's membership to NATO, and his achievements among Hungarian Americans. He proudly wore his medal each day to signal his pride as a Hungarian-American.
Reading Comprehension Improves In Hungary
- 8 Dec 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"The reading and text comprehension of 15-year-old pupils in Hungary have improved since 2000, according to 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) data made public on Tuesday.
Alföldi, Fidesz Turn Down Jobbik Invite In Hungary
- 30 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"National Theatre director Róbert Alföldi will not attend Thursday’s House cultural and press committee sub-committee meeting. Jobbik MP Előd Novák had told reporters that Alföldi had accepted an invitation and would “deliver” his defence speech in the framework of an agenda on his dismissal.
MPs Outraged By Plans To Celebrate Romania At National Theater
- 19 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"National Theatre director Róbert Alföldi yesterday cancelled an agreement to host a Romanian cultural event on November 30 after public objections from Fidesz, the Christian Democrats and Jobbik.