214 result(s) for armed forces
Why Budapest's Chain Bridge Was Recently Lit with Ukraine Colours
- 21 Nov 2024 9:48 AM
- getting around
Budapest's landmark Chain Brindge is illuminated with the colours of the Ukrainian flag with the message "we must not lose our moral compass and we must not lose our friends", Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony said.
NATO Chief to Meet Orbán in Budapest - New Military Equipment to Strengthen Hungary's Security
- 6 Nov 2024 7:18 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is scheduled to hold talks with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Budapest on Thursday, the PM's press chief said in a statement.
"A Joke More Than Anything" - Orbán Says Grateful to Georgians for Not Letting Country Become "a Second Ukraine"
- 30 Oct 2024 6:49 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said he was grateful to Georgians for not letting their country become "a second Ukraine". Orban also told a press conference in Tbilisi on Tuesday that no one dared question the legitimacy of the general election in Georgia as free and democratic.
Duncan Robertson, Novelist, Owner of Beer People Budapest
- 11 Oct 2024 5:07 AM
Duncan Robertson is a writer and bar owner from Seattle, WA. His debut novel, Visegrád: A Novel, is currently available from New Europe Books. His co-translations of Hungarian poetry can be found in They’ll Be Good for Seed: Anthology of Hungarian Poetry.
National Day of Mourning in Hungary as 1848/49 Anti-Habsburg Martyrs Commemorated
- 7 Oct 2024 12:24 PM
- current affairs
Hungary's national flag was hoisted then lowered to half-mast in front of Parliament on Sunday morning as a tribute to the leaders of the country's anti-Habsburg revolution and war of independence who were executed on this day in 1849.
Hungary Floods Round-Up: Six More Days to Go
- 23 Sep 2024 8:10 AM
- current affairs
According to forecasts, heightened preparedness in flood defence will have to stay in place for six more days, until next Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a press conference.
Hungary Floods Update: Third-Degree Flood Alert in Budapest
- 17 Sep 2024 1:43 PM
- current affairs
A third-degree, highest-level flood alert is in effect along all sections of the Danube in Budapest from Monday, Gergely Karacsony, the city's mayor, has said.
Military Service Increasingly Popular in Hungary
- 17 Sep 2024 6:02 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is offering basic military training throughout the country, and contract and reservist military service are becoming increasingly popular, the defence minister said.
Updated: Third-Degree Flood Alert Issued for Budapest
- 16 Sep 2024 1:13 PM
- current affairs
The mayor of Budapest has issued a third-degree flood alert along all flood protection sections of the River Danube in the capital from Monday, the mayor's office has said.
Why Budapest's Chain Bridge Was Recently Lit with Ukraine Colours
- 21 Nov 2024 9:48 AM
- getting around
Budapest's landmark Chain Brindge is illuminated with the colours of the Ukrainian flag with the message "we must not lose our moral compass and we must not lose our friends", Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony said.
NATO Chief to Meet Orbán in Budapest - New Military Equipment to Strengthen Hungary's Security
- 6 Nov 2024 7:18 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is scheduled to hold talks with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Budapest on Thursday, the PM's press chief said in a statement.
"A Joke More Than Anything" - Orbán Says Grateful to Georgians for Not Letting Country Become "a Second Ukraine"
- 30 Oct 2024 6:49 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said he was grateful to Georgians for not letting their country become "a second Ukraine". Orban also told a press conference in Tbilisi on Tuesday that no one dared question the legitimacy of the general election in Georgia as free and democratic.
Duncan Robertson, Novelist, Owner of Beer People Budapest
- 11 Oct 2024 5:07 AM
Duncan Robertson is a writer and bar owner from Seattle, WA. His debut novel, Visegrád: A Novel, is currently available from New Europe Books. His co-translations of Hungarian poetry can be found in They’ll Be Good for Seed: Anthology of Hungarian Poetry.
National Day of Mourning in Hungary as 1848/49 Anti-Habsburg Martyrs Commemorated
- 7 Oct 2024 12:24 PM
- current affairs
Hungary's national flag was hoisted then lowered to half-mast in front of Parliament on Sunday morning as a tribute to the leaders of the country's anti-Habsburg revolution and war of independence who were executed on this day in 1849.
Hungary Floods Round-Up: Six More Days to Go
- 23 Sep 2024 8:10 AM
- current affairs
According to forecasts, heightened preparedness in flood defence will have to stay in place for six more days, until next Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a press conference.
Hungary Floods Update: Third-Degree Flood Alert in Budapest
- 17 Sep 2024 1:43 PM
- current affairs
A third-degree, highest-level flood alert is in effect along all sections of the Danube in Budapest from Monday, Gergely Karacsony, the city's mayor, has said.
Military Service Increasingly Popular in Hungary
- 17 Sep 2024 6:02 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is offering basic military training throughout the country, and contract and reservist military service are becoming increasingly popular, the defence minister said.
Updated: Third-Degree Flood Alert Issued for Budapest
- 16 Sep 2024 1:13 PM
- current affairs
The mayor of Budapest has issued a third-degree flood alert along all flood protection sections of the River Danube in the capital from Monday, the mayor's office has said.