128 result(s) for 1956 anniversary
Introducing Mátyás Pince, One Of The Oldest Restaurants In Budapest
- 13 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- specials
"Due to its style, the Mátyás Pince Restaurant still attracts a lot of foreign tourists, but we would very much like to attract more Hungarian and expat guests too," management told XpatLoop. In the eyes of many, the Mátyás Pince Restaurant is a precious piece of the past. "Our compatriots living abroad come back for nostalgia, and families travel from the countryside for a Sunday lunch because ...
PMO Allocates Additional HUF 950 Million To 1956 Memorial Year Program
- 8 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister’s Office has allocated an additional HUF 950 million (USD 3.2 million) to the memorial year program tasked with organizing events at home and abroad commemorating the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian uprising, with the spending under the leadership of revisionist historian Mária Schmidt, reports index.hu.
Bill To Make Good Friday Public Holiday Submitted To Parlt
- 21 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ruling party lawmakers on Friday submitted a bill to parliament to make Good Friday a public holiday in Hungary. Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén of the co-ruling Christian Democrats, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog and Economy Minister Mihály Varga, both of ruling Fidesz, filed a proposal to amend five laws and add Good Friday to the list of no-work days.
Police File Charges Against Socialist Politician Accused Of Denying Crimes Of Communism
- 16 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have filed charges against Socialist politician Szófia Havas on suspicion that she denied the crimes of communism, the daily Magyar Idők reported. Radical nationalist party Jobbik and the Christian Democrat Youth Association lodged a complaint about Havas to the police in connection with the charges.
US Embassy Hosts Jazz Concert To Mark 1956 Anniversary
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The US embassy in Budapest hosted a jazz concert organised in cooperation with internet portal JazzMa on Thursday evening to mark the anniversary of Hungary’s failed anti- Soviet uprising in 1956. The concert paid tribute to Hungarian jazz musicians Gábor Szabó, Attila Garai, Iván Zágon, Sándor Dobsa and others, who had made an unauthorised recording in the summer of 1956 with help of US ...
1956 Programmes @ Opera House, Now On Until 4 November
- 28 Oct 2016 12:30 PM
- community & culture
The 60th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution is commemorated by a series of events at the Hungarian State Opera. Beside opera world premieres, ballet performances and symphonic concerts, exhibitions, international guest performances and an open day at the Opera House awaits audiences.
Xpat Opinion: ’56 Commemorations Interrupted By Whistling
- 25 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators see the incidents in front of the Parliament building on the anniversary of the 1956 revolution as signs of a deep division within Hungarian society.
Xpat Opinion: The 60th Anniversary Of 1956 In Hungary
- 25 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their articles on the eve of the anniversary, commentators sharply disagreed on the message of the Hungarian revolution for contemporary generations.In Heti Világgazdaság, historian János M. Rainer writes that a feud between conservatives and left-wingers has been underway over the heritage of the 1956 revolution since the very first months of Hungary’s newly found democracy in 1990.
Events On 23 October Are About Heroism, Tribute & Freedom
- 21 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
At a press conference, MoD Parliamentary State Secretary Tamás Vargha stated that heroism, tribute and freedom will be the central ideas of the commemoration organized for the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight.
Introducing Mátyás Pince, One Of The Oldest Restaurants In Budapest
- 13 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- specials
"Due to its style, the Mátyás Pince Restaurant still attracts a lot of foreign tourists, but we would very much like to attract more Hungarian and expat guests too," management told XpatLoop. In the eyes of many, the Mátyás Pince Restaurant is a precious piece of the past. "Our compatriots living abroad come back for nostalgia, and families travel from the countryside for a Sunday lunch because ...
PMO Allocates Additional HUF 950 Million To 1956 Memorial Year Program
- 8 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister’s Office has allocated an additional HUF 950 million (USD 3.2 million) to the memorial year program tasked with organizing events at home and abroad commemorating the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian uprising, with the spending under the leadership of revisionist historian Mária Schmidt, reports index.hu.
Bill To Make Good Friday Public Holiday Submitted To Parlt
- 21 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ruling party lawmakers on Friday submitted a bill to parliament to make Good Friday a public holiday in Hungary. Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén of the co-ruling Christian Democrats, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog and Economy Minister Mihály Varga, both of ruling Fidesz, filed a proposal to amend five laws and add Good Friday to the list of no-work days.
Police File Charges Against Socialist Politician Accused Of Denying Crimes Of Communism
- 16 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have filed charges against Socialist politician Szófia Havas on suspicion that she denied the crimes of communism, the daily Magyar Idők reported. Radical nationalist party Jobbik and the Christian Democrat Youth Association lodged a complaint about Havas to the police in connection with the charges.
US Embassy Hosts Jazz Concert To Mark 1956 Anniversary
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The US embassy in Budapest hosted a jazz concert organised in cooperation with internet portal JazzMa on Thursday evening to mark the anniversary of Hungary’s failed anti- Soviet uprising in 1956. The concert paid tribute to Hungarian jazz musicians Gábor Szabó, Attila Garai, Iván Zágon, Sándor Dobsa and others, who had made an unauthorised recording in the summer of 1956 with help of US ...
1956 Programmes @ Opera House, Now On Until 4 November
- 28 Oct 2016 12:30 PM
- community & culture
The 60th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution is commemorated by a series of events at the Hungarian State Opera. Beside opera world premieres, ballet performances and symphonic concerts, exhibitions, international guest performances and an open day at the Opera House awaits audiences.
Xpat Opinion: ’56 Commemorations Interrupted By Whistling
- 25 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators see the incidents in front of the Parliament building on the anniversary of the 1956 revolution as signs of a deep division within Hungarian society.
Xpat Opinion: The 60th Anniversary Of 1956 In Hungary
- 25 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their articles on the eve of the anniversary, commentators sharply disagreed on the message of the Hungarian revolution for contemporary generations.In Heti Világgazdaság, historian János M. Rainer writes that a feud between conservatives and left-wingers has been underway over the heritage of the 1956 revolution since the very first months of Hungary’s newly found democracy in 1990.
Events On 23 October Are About Heroism, Tribute & Freedom
- 21 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
At a press conference, MoD Parliamentary State Secretary Tamás Vargha stated that heroism, tribute and freedom will be the central ideas of the commemoration organized for the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight.