133 result(s) for 1956 anniversary
Bernadett Szél Calls Gyurcsány’s Presence In Politics A “Very Serious Problem”
- 18 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politics Can Be Different (LMP) co-chair Bernadett Szél told ATV’s Start program that former Socialist prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány is a serious problem in Hungarian politics who bears responsibility for Viktor Orbán and his party’s two-thirds majority in parliament.
Good Friday To Become Non-Working Holiday
- 15 Oct 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Good Friday is to be declared a non-working holiday in Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced at the 1956 memorial meeting of the synod of Hungarian Reformed Churches on Friday. Orbán said next year’s 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation in Europe would be the right time to help believers celebrate Good Friday by declaring it a non-working holiday.
Orbán: Govt Seeks Economic Agreements To Boost Competitiveness
- 14 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- business
The government wants to create agreements with economic players in the interest of competitiveness, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his regular interview to public radio. Hungary is a private economy, so the government can only improve competitiveness in agreement with economic players, Orbán said.
Contemporary Arts Festival, Now On Until 23 October
- 14 Oct 2016 5:35 AM
- community & culture
The CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival presents some of the greatest contemporary performers from Hungary and abroad, including Yann Tiersen, Hiromi, Plaid and the Southbank Gamelan Players, Squarepusher’s project band, Shobaleader One, Krzysztof Penderecki, Yellowjackets, the FAMILIE FLÖZ and Krisztián Gergye’s Company.
Questioning Hungary Press Freedom ‘Offensive’
- 13 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Questioning the freedom of the press in Hungary on the 60th anniversary of the country’s anti-Soviet uprising of 1956 is offensive to the free Hungarian press and all Hungarians, the pro-government Civil Unity Forum (CÖF) and associated foundation CÖKA said, reacting to comments made recently by European Socialist group leader Gianni Pittella, who said that the suspension of left-leaning daily ...
Film Festival On 1956 Revolution Launched In Washington DC
- 6 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The packed out screening of a documentary dubbed Journey Home marked the launch of a film festival at the Hungarian embassy in Washington, DC, in honour of the 1956 Hungarian revolution. Journey Home is a documentary by two sisters, Réka and Eszter Pigniczky, about their father László Pigniczky “Pige”, who was a freedom fighter in Budapest in 1956.
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...
1956 Memorial Park For ‘Pesti Srácok’ Opens In Budapest
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A memorial park opened on Friday to honour the young freedom-fighters of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution, known as “the boys of Pest”. Opening the park at Budapest’s Mihály Horvath square, in the eighth district, Mária Schmidt, co-chair of the memorial committee for the 1956 anniversary, said the goal of the commemorations this year was to “remember and help those remember who had never ...
HVG Interview Summary: Former PM Says Top Fidesz Officials Behind 2006 Riots
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In a lengthy interview published in Hungarian print weekly hvg, formal Socialist prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány (2004-2009) claims top Fidesz leaders were behind the outbreak of violent demonstrations in October 2006 on the 50th anniversary of the 1956 revolution.
Bernadett Szél Calls Gyurcsány’s Presence In Politics A “Very Serious Problem”
- 18 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politics Can Be Different (LMP) co-chair Bernadett Szél told ATV’s Start program that former Socialist prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány is a serious problem in Hungarian politics who bears responsibility for Viktor Orbán and his party’s two-thirds majority in parliament.
Good Friday To Become Non-Working Holiday
- 15 Oct 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Good Friday is to be declared a non-working holiday in Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced at the 1956 memorial meeting of the synod of Hungarian Reformed Churches on Friday. Orbán said next year’s 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation in Europe would be the right time to help believers celebrate Good Friday by declaring it a non-working holiday.
Orbán: Govt Seeks Economic Agreements To Boost Competitiveness
- 14 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- business
The government wants to create agreements with economic players in the interest of competitiveness, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his regular interview to public radio. Hungary is a private economy, so the government can only improve competitiveness in agreement with economic players, Orbán said.
Contemporary Arts Festival, Now On Until 23 October
- 14 Oct 2016 5:35 AM
- community & culture
The CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival presents some of the greatest contemporary performers from Hungary and abroad, including Yann Tiersen, Hiromi, Plaid and the Southbank Gamelan Players, Squarepusher’s project band, Shobaleader One, Krzysztof Penderecki, Yellowjackets, the FAMILIE FLÖZ and Krisztián Gergye’s Company.
Questioning Hungary Press Freedom ‘Offensive’
- 13 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Questioning the freedom of the press in Hungary on the 60th anniversary of the country’s anti-Soviet uprising of 1956 is offensive to the free Hungarian press and all Hungarians, the pro-government Civil Unity Forum (CÖF) and associated foundation CÖKA said, reacting to comments made recently by European Socialist group leader Gianni Pittella, who said that the suspension of left-leaning daily ...
Film Festival On 1956 Revolution Launched In Washington DC
- 6 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The packed out screening of a documentary dubbed Journey Home marked the launch of a film festival at the Hungarian embassy in Washington, DC, in honour of the 1956 Hungarian revolution. Journey Home is a documentary by two sisters, Réka and Eszter Pigniczky, about their father László Pigniczky “Pige”, who was a freedom fighter in Budapest in 1956.
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...
1956 Memorial Park For ‘Pesti Srácok’ Opens In Budapest
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A memorial park opened on Friday to honour the young freedom-fighters of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution, known as “the boys of Pest”. Opening the park at Budapest’s Mihály Horvath square, in the eighth district, Mária Schmidt, co-chair of the memorial committee for the 1956 anniversary, said the goal of the commemorations this year was to “remember and help those remember who had never ...
HVG Interview Summary: Former PM Says Top Fidesz Officials Behind 2006 Riots
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In a lengthy interview published in Hungarian print weekly hvg, formal Socialist prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány (2004-2009) claims top Fidesz leaders were behind the outbreak of violent demonstrations in October 2006 on the 50th anniversary of the 1956 revolution.