8 result(s) for brass in Current Affairs
Thieves Confess to Stealing Brass From Great Church in Hungary
- 14 Jul 2023 1:54 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Two men who vandalised the Great Church in Debrecen in February have been formally charged with theft, Hajdú county police announced on Wednesday.
Earth Hour 2018 In Central & Eastern Europe Calls For Sustainable Living
- 19 Mar 2018 1:10 PM
- current affairs
Earth Hour, WWF’s landmark movement, is once again set to unite millions of people around the world to show their commitment to the planet. Hundreds of iconic landmarks in Central and Eastern Europe will switch off lights for an hour at 8:30 p.m. local time, 24 March to stand in solidarity with nature while they join the world’s largest environmental demonstration to support actions for a living ...
Government Condemns Holocaust Memorial Vandalism
- 1 Mar 2016 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister’s Office was said it was appalled to receive reports that a menorah was stolen from a Holocaust memorial in Zalaegerszeg, in western Hungary. The PM’s Office condemned the action, saying that vandalising or desecrating any monument of Hungary’s history was impermissible.
Social Media & Political Change: Case Of Hungarian “Teachers’ Revolt”
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I am following with fascination the Orbán government’s reaction to the “teachers’ revolt” that originated with a single complaining letter from a high school in Miskolc, a town that’s not exactly the center of Hungarian liberalism.
Hungary Upgrades Espionage Capabilities
- 17 Jul 2015 12:40 PM
- current affairs
The massive reorganization at Hungary’s “Information Office”, the country’s non-military intelligence gathering agency, is finished. The next big reorganization will take place at the Constitutional Protection Office, Hungary’s counter-intelligence agency.
Massive March Demands Autonomy For Szekler Land
- 27 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
“We want autonomy, not independence,” “Romania is our country too,” read placards under which an estimated 120 000 Szeklers (a subgroup of ethnic Hungarians in Romania) were marching along road no. 11 between Braşov (Brassó) and Bacău (Bákó) on Sunday, October 27.
Xpat Opinion: Former Hungarian PM's Officials Convicted Of Espionage
- 14 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to one of the definitions, a “show trial” is “a public trial of a political offender conducted chiefly for propagandistic purposes.” In Hungarian there is a similar word for a show trial, “kirakatper” (kirakat = shop window), but more often than not it is called “koncepciós per,” which in my opinion better describes the nature of such trials. The accusers strive during the investigation ...
Hungarian Treasury Issues Puskás Memorial Coin
- 3 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Treasury has completed a series of 12 commemorative coins entitled Great Hungarians by marking the 85th birthday of 1950s footballer Ferenc Puskás. The memorial coin is brass laced with 24-carat gold.
Thieves Confess to Stealing Brass From Great Church in Hungary
- 14 Jul 2023 1:54 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Two men who vandalised the Great Church in Debrecen in February have been formally charged with theft, Hajdú county police announced on Wednesday.
Earth Hour 2018 In Central & Eastern Europe Calls For Sustainable Living
- 19 Mar 2018 1:10 PM
- current affairs
Earth Hour, WWF’s landmark movement, is once again set to unite millions of people around the world to show their commitment to the planet. Hundreds of iconic landmarks in Central and Eastern Europe will switch off lights for an hour at 8:30 p.m. local time, 24 March to stand in solidarity with nature while they join the world’s largest environmental demonstration to support actions for a living ...
Government Condemns Holocaust Memorial Vandalism
- 1 Mar 2016 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister’s Office was said it was appalled to receive reports that a menorah was stolen from a Holocaust memorial in Zalaegerszeg, in western Hungary. The PM’s Office condemned the action, saying that vandalising or desecrating any monument of Hungary’s history was impermissible.
Social Media & Political Change: Case Of Hungarian “Teachers’ Revolt”
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I am following with fascination the Orbán government’s reaction to the “teachers’ revolt” that originated with a single complaining letter from a high school in Miskolc, a town that’s not exactly the center of Hungarian liberalism.
Hungary Upgrades Espionage Capabilities
- 17 Jul 2015 12:40 PM
- current affairs
The massive reorganization at Hungary’s “Information Office”, the country’s non-military intelligence gathering agency, is finished. The next big reorganization will take place at the Constitutional Protection Office, Hungary’s counter-intelligence agency.
Massive March Demands Autonomy For Szekler Land
- 27 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
“We want autonomy, not independence,” “Romania is our country too,” read placards under which an estimated 120 000 Szeklers (a subgroup of ethnic Hungarians in Romania) were marching along road no. 11 between Braşov (Brassó) and Bacău (Bákó) on Sunday, October 27.
Xpat Opinion: Former Hungarian PM's Officials Convicted Of Espionage
- 14 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to one of the definitions, a “show trial” is “a public trial of a political offender conducted chiefly for propagandistic purposes.” In Hungarian there is a similar word for a show trial, “kirakatper” (kirakat = shop window), but more often than not it is called “koncepciós per,” which in my opinion better describes the nature of such trials. The accusers strive during the investigation ...
Hungarian Treasury Issues Puskás Memorial Coin
- 3 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Treasury has completed a series of 12 commemorative coins entitled Great Hungarians by marking the 85th birthday of 1950s footballer Ferenc Puskás. The memorial coin is brass laced with 24-carat gold.