10 result(s) for art historian in Current Affairs
Surprise Discoveries in Budapest Due to Record-Low Danube
- 5 Aug 2026 8:37 AM
- current affairs
This week the Danube's exceptionally low water level revealed another remarkable reminder of Budapest's wartime past, with a World War II military motorcycle emerging from the riverbed near Batthyány tér on the Buda embankment.
Polgár Says No to Presidential Role
- 21 Jul 2026 9:21 AM
- current affairs
Judit Polgar announced on Facebook on Monday evening that she would not accept the nomination for president.
Hungary Vetoes EU Higher Education Strategy
- 28 Nov 2025 8:07 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has vetoed the European Union's four-year higher education strategy, Balazs Hanko, the minister of culture and innovation, said in Brussels on Thursday, adding that Hungary made clear that only once Hungarian students are restored their rightful access to the Erasmus programme will Hungary approve the higher education strategy.
Hungarian Opinion: President Sulyok Accused of Lying About His Father
- 5 Mar 2024 7:23 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A liberal historian writes that the President’s father was a Nazi sympathiser, while a conservative author retorts that digging up the sins of the fathers of opponents is an unfair political practice.
Local Opinion: Pope’s Visit Provokes Fierce Political Recriminations
- 3 May 2023 5:12 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
The Papal visit has provoked fierce recriminations across the political divide. Each side accuses the other of instrumentalising the presence of the Pontiff for political purposes.
Hungarian Opinion: A Mix Of History & Politics In Interpretations Of 1956
- 26 Oct 2020 8:45 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Articles on the 64th anniversary of the revolution tend to reflect the well-known polarisation of public opinion on cultural and political issues.
'Politically Incorrect' Conference In Budapest
- 23 May 2018 10:28 AM
- https://thehungaryjournal.wordpress.com/
- current affairs
The Public Foundation for the Research on Central and Eastern European History and Society and Szazadveg Foundation are holding a conference entitled “The future of Europe” on May 23-24, with international speakers.
Opinion: BBC’s Nick Thorpe vs. Historian Mária Schmidt
- 26 Apr 2018 9:20 AM
- current affairs
Recently the BBC commissioned a Ipsos MORI survey that showed that Hungarians are a pretty intolerant lot, among the citizens of 27 countries at least, writes Eva S. Balogh. Less than half of the adult population in Hungary believe that people across the world have more things in common than things that make them different, she reports.
Áder Presents High State Awards
- 16 Mar 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder presented Hungary’s state orders as well as the prestigious Kossuth and Széchenyi prizes to recognise public personalities, artists and scientists on the occasion of the anniversary of the 1848 revolution in Parliament. In his address to the awardees, the president highlighted their achievements, which he said could “motivate many to come up with better results”.
Surprise Discoveries in Budapest Due to Record-Low Danube
- 5 Aug 2026 8:37 AM
- current affairs
This week the Danube's exceptionally low water level revealed another remarkable reminder of Budapest's wartime past, with a World War II military motorcycle emerging from the riverbed near Batthyány tér on the Buda embankment.
Polgár Says No to Presidential Role
- 21 Jul 2026 9:21 AM
- current affairs
Judit Polgar announced on Facebook on Monday evening that she would not accept the nomination for president.
Hungary Vetoes EU Higher Education Strategy
- 28 Nov 2025 8:07 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has vetoed the European Union's four-year higher education strategy, Balazs Hanko, the minister of culture and innovation, said in Brussels on Thursday, adding that Hungary made clear that only once Hungarian students are restored their rightful access to the Erasmus programme will Hungary approve the higher education strategy.
Hungarian Opinion: President Sulyok Accused of Lying About His Father
- 5 Mar 2024 7:23 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A liberal historian writes that the President’s father was a Nazi sympathiser, while a conservative author retorts that digging up the sins of the fathers of opponents is an unfair political practice.
Local Opinion: Pope’s Visit Provokes Fierce Political Recriminations
- 3 May 2023 5:12 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
The Papal visit has provoked fierce recriminations across the political divide. Each side accuses the other of instrumentalising the presence of the Pontiff for political purposes.
Hungarian Opinion: A Mix Of History & Politics In Interpretations Of 1956
- 26 Oct 2020 8:45 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Articles on the 64th anniversary of the revolution tend to reflect the well-known polarisation of public opinion on cultural and political issues.
'Politically Incorrect' Conference In Budapest
- 23 May 2018 10:28 AM
- https://thehungaryjournal.wordpress.com/
- current affairs
The Public Foundation for the Research on Central and Eastern European History and Society and Szazadveg Foundation are holding a conference entitled “The future of Europe” on May 23-24, with international speakers.
Opinion: BBC’s Nick Thorpe vs. Historian Mária Schmidt
- 26 Apr 2018 9:20 AM
- current affairs
Recently the BBC commissioned a Ipsos MORI survey that showed that Hungarians are a pretty intolerant lot, among the citizens of 27 countries at least, writes Eva S. Balogh. Less than half of the adult population in Hungary believe that people across the world have more things in common than things that make them different, she reports.
Áder Presents High State Awards
- 16 Mar 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder presented Hungary’s state orders as well as the prestigious Kossuth and Széchenyi prizes to recognise public personalities, artists and scientists on the occasion of the anniversary of the 1848 revolution in Parliament. In his address to the awardees, the president highlighted their achievements, which he said could “motivate many to come up with better results”.