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Socialists Launch Local Referendum On Controversial WWII Memorial In Budapest
- 9 Apr 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has launched a local referendum to decide on whether the local council of Budapest’s 5th district should stop construction of the controversial memorial to the victims of the 1944 German invasion. Pál Steiner, a Socialist lawmaker, told a press conference on Wednesday at the site of the construction in Szabadság Square that until the referendum is held, all building ...
Hungarians Go To The Polls To Elect A New Parliament
- 6 Apr 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Hungarians vote in free, multi-party elections for the sixth time since the fall of Communism in 1989. They are doing so at the conclusion of an official six week campaign period during which time there has been virtually no public discussion or debate of issues other than which party or parties can best be relied upon to further reduce household utility bills.
Dutch Jazz Series @ Budapest Music Centre
- 3 Apr 2014 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the prominent music venue BIM Huis, Amsterdam, BMC launches a series of concerts by renowned Dutch jazz ensembles. The first two events are ESTAFEST (Mete Erker – saxophone, Oene van Geel – viola and cajon, Anton Goudsmit – guitar, Jeroes van Vliet – piano) on 4th April, and INTERCONTINENTAL TRIO (Joris Teepe – contrabass, Tim Armacost – saxophone, Shingo ...
Akvárium Budapest Concerts This April
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
From April 2014, we'll be providing you with even more music, food, drinks and events, in a louder, nicer and more colorful way. Club Akvárium is back, in the heart of Budapest, in the center of Erzsébet square, which has also changed for the better this year. Almost every bit of the Akvárium has changed: more concert halls, unique design elements, better sound and visual systems, and a new ...
In Memoriam Annie Fischer, Opera House Budapest, 14 April
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of internationally acclaimed pianist Annie Fischer, the Opera houses a concert on 14 April featuring the most renowned Hungarian pianists: Katalin Falvai, Jenő Jandó, Ilona Prunyi, Tamás Vásáry, Zoltán Kocsis, who is also to appear as a conductor during the evening
Former MALÉV Workers Protest In Budapest For Their Missing Salary
- 31 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ex-workers and supporters gathered for a protest on the 68th anniversary of the foundation of former Hungarian airliner MALÉV this Saturday. The protest aimed to draw attention to the fact that though the liquidation process has been going on for approximately two years, many of the former workers have not received their money yet.
Turkey, Finnish Author Sofi Oksanen Guests Of Honour At 2014 Budapest Book Fair
- 28 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Turkey and Finnish author Sofi Oksanen will be guests of honour at this year’s Budapest International Book Fair taking place next month, the event’s director said on Tuesday. Turkey, to be a guest of honour country at the fair for the first time, will set up a 150-square-metre stand and present works by authors, the Turkish ambassador told a press conference for the fair.
NATO Membership Gives Hungary “Unprecedented Security”
- 28 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Membership of NATO means that Hungarians are able to enjoy an unprecedented degree of security and freedom even in a period of “Ukrainian-type” crises, Zsolt Németh, the foreign ministry’s parliamentary state secretary, said in London after attending alongside his Visegrad Four counterparts a meeting of British defence and security think tank Royal United Services Institute to mark the 15th ...
European Rabbinical Centre Meets In Hungary
- 25 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Rabbi Slomo Köves stressed the importance of ensuring the survival of Jewish communities on Monday, the first day of the biannual general meeting of the Rabbinical Centre of Europe (RCE) in Budapest.
Socialists Launch Local Referendum On Controversial WWII Memorial In Budapest
- 9 Apr 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has launched a local referendum to decide on whether the local council of Budapest’s 5th district should stop construction of the controversial memorial to the victims of the 1944 German invasion. Pál Steiner, a Socialist lawmaker, told a press conference on Wednesday at the site of the construction in Szabadság Square that until the referendum is held, all building ...
Hungarians Go To The Polls To Elect A New Parliament
- 6 Apr 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Hungarians vote in free, multi-party elections for the sixth time since the fall of Communism in 1989. They are doing so at the conclusion of an official six week campaign period during which time there has been virtually no public discussion or debate of issues other than which party or parties can best be relied upon to further reduce household utility bills.
Dutch Jazz Series @ Budapest Music Centre
- 3 Apr 2014 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the prominent music venue BIM Huis, Amsterdam, BMC launches a series of concerts by renowned Dutch jazz ensembles. The first two events are ESTAFEST (Mete Erker – saxophone, Oene van Geel – viola and cajon, Anton Goudsmit – guitar, Jeroes van Vliet – piano) on 4th April, and INTERCONTINENTAL TRIO (Joris Teepe – contrabass, Tim Armacost – saxophone, Shingo ...
Akvárium Budapest Concerts This April
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
From April 2014, we'll be providing you with even more music, food, drinks and events, in a louder, nicer and more colorful way. Club Akvárium is back, in the heart of Budapest, in the center of Erzsébet square, which has also changed for the better this year. Almost every bit of the Akvárium has changed: more concert halls, unique design elements, better sound and visual systems, and a new ...
In Memoriam Annie Fischer, Opera House Budapest, 14 April
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of internationally acclaimed pianist Annie Fischer, the Opera houses a concert on 14 April featuring the most renowned Hungarian pianists: Katalin Falvai, Jenő Jandó, Ilona Prunyi, Tamás Vásáry, Zoltán Kocsis, who is also to appear as a conductor during the evening
Former MALÉV Workers Protest In Budapest For Their Missing Salary
- 31 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ex-workers and supporters gathered for a protest on the 68th anniversary of the foundation of former Hungarian airliner MALÉV this Saturday. The protest aimed to draw attention to the fact that though the liquidation process has been going on for approximately two years, many of the former workers have not received their money yet.
Turkey, Finnish Author Sofi Oksanen Guests Of Honour At 2014 Budapest Book Fair
- 28 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
Turkey and Finnish author Sofi Oksanen will be guests of honour at this year’s Budapest International Book Fair taking place next month, the event’s director said on Tuesday. Turkey, to be a guest of honour country at the fair for the first time, will set up a 150-square-metre stand and present works by authors, the Turkish ambassador told a press conference for the fair.
NATO Membership Gives Hungary “Unprecedented Security”
- 28 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Membership of NATO means that Hungarians are able to enjoy an unprecedented degree of security and freedom even in a period of “Ukrainian-type” crises, Zsolt Németh, the foreign ministry’s parliamentary state secretary, said in London after attending alongside his Visegrad Four counterparts a meeting of British defence and security think tank Royal United Services Institute to mark the 15th ...
European Rabbinical Centre Meets In Hungary
- 25 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Rabbi Slomo Köves stressed the importance of ensuring the survival of Jewish communities on Monday, the first day of the biannual general meeting of the Rabbinical Centre of Europe (RCE) in Budapest.