50 result(s) for budapest assembly in Community & Culture
National Christmas Tree of Hungary to be Unveiled Fully Decorated on 30 November
- 25 Nov 2025 5:54 AM
- community & culture
Hungary is officially kicking off the festive season, following the successful transport of this year's national Christmas tree to Budapest. An impressive, nearly 23-metre-tall silver fir was felled in Ibrány, a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, before making the 300-kilometre journey to the capital. It arrived at Kossuth Square on Monday morning, where it will serve as the central holiday ...
Budapest Celebrates Unification: New Honorary Citizens Revealed, Mayor Champions Freedom
- 18 Nov 2025 7:00 AM
- community & culture
Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, awarded honorary citizenship titles on Monday, the day marking the 152nd anniversary of the unification of Budapest.
Budapest Assembly Debates Pride: Progress or Pushback?
- 27 Feb 2025 4:15 PM
- community & culture
The Budapest Assembly on Wednesday discussed issues regarding the Budapest Pride Festival, the government's plan to put railway stations into private hands and of a proposal aiming to ensure the transparency of the municipality and its companies.
Budapest to Open New Venue for Independent Cultural Organizations
- 23 Jan 2025 9:08 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest metropolitan council will open a new venue where "the independent cultural organizations abandoned by the state" can create and perform, Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor, said in a statement on the occasion of the Day of Hungarian Culture.
Peace Light of Bethlehem Arrives at Parliament in Budapest
- 18 Dec 2024 3:52 PM
- http://hungarytoday.hu/
- community & culture
The Peace Light, lit in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, arrived to Budapest’s Parliament on Monday, brought by a delegation of Hungarian scouts. The flame is a symbol of peace and love, and its arrival marks a significant moment in the Advent season.
LIFE Programme: HUF 1.4 Billion Earmarked for Nature Protection by Budapest City Council
- 23 Apr 2024 2:02 PM
- community & culture
Budapest’s municipal council is set to allocate 1.4 billion forints (EUR 3.5m) for the preservation of nature conservation areas after being awarded funding from a European Union scheme, Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor, said on Monday, marking Earth Day.
Hungary is 'Heartfelt Friend of Francophone Community'
- 26 Mar 2024 6:08 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The francophone community of more than 300 million people around the world has a heartfelt friend in Hungary, the speaker of parliament said on the occasion of International Francophonie Day on Monday, addressing the opening of an exhibition.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 4.
- 9 Feb 2024 6:15 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Happy Birthday Budapest – 150 Years Old Today
- 16 Nov 2023 8:23 AM
- community & culture
150 years ago on 17 November 1873, the city of Budapest was established by the unification of Pest, Buda and Óbuda. The origins of Budapest can be traced to the 4th century BC when the Celts occupied parts of Hungary. It was later conquered by the Roman Empire, which established the town of Aquincum around AD 100 on the site of today's city of Budapest.
National Christmas Tree of Hungary to be Unveiled Fully Decorated on 30 November
- 25 Nov 2025 5:54 AM
- community & culture
Hungary is officially kicking off the festive season, following the successful transport of this year's national Christmas tree to Budapest. An impressive, nearly 23-metre-tall silver fir was felled in Ibrány, a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, before making the 300-kilometre journey to the capital. It arrived at Kossuth Square on Monday morning, where it will serve as the central holiday ...
Budapest Celebrates Unification: New Honorary Citizens Revealed, Mayor Champions Freedom
- 18 Nov 2025 7:00 AM
- community & culture
Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, awarded honorary citizenship titles on Monday, the day marking the 152nd anniversary of the unification of Budapest.
Budapest Assembly Debates Pride: Progress or Pushback?
- 27 Feb 2025 4:15 PM
- community & culture
The Budapest Assembly on Wednesday discussed issues regarding the Budapest Pride Festival, the government's plan to put railway stations into private hands and of a proposal aiming to ensure the transparency of the municipality and its companies.
Budapest to Open New Venue for Independent Cultural Organizations
- 23 Jan 2025 9:08 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest metropolitan council will open a new venue where "the independent cultural organizations abandoned by the state" can create and perform, Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor, said in a statement on the occasion of the Day of Hungarian Culture.
Peace Light of Bethlehem Arrives at Parliament in Budapest
- 18 Dec 2024 3:52 PM
- http://hungarytoday.hu/
- community & culture
The Peace Light, lit in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, arrived to Budapest’s Parliament on Monday, brought by a delegation of Hungarian scouts. The flame is a symbol of peace and love, and its arrival marks a significant moment in the Advent season.
LIFE Programme: HUF 1.4 Billion Earmarked for Nature Protection by Budapest City Council
- 23 Apr 2024 2:02 PM
- community & culture
Budapest’s municipal council is set to allocate 1.4 billion forints (EUR 3.5m) for the preservation of nature conservation areas after being awarded funding from a European Union scheme, Gergely Karácsony, the city’s mayor, said on Monday, marking Earth Day.
Hungary is 'Heartfelt Friend of Francophone Community'
- 26 Mar 2024 6:08 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The francophone community of more than 300 million people around the world has a heartfelt friend in Hungary, the speaker of parliament said on the occasion of International Francophonie Day on Monday, addressing the opening of an exhibition.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 4.
- 9 Feb 2024 6:15 PM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Happy Birthday Budapest – 150 Years Old Today
- 16 Nov 2023 8:23 AM
- community & culture
150 years ago on 17 November 1873, the city of Budapest was established by the unification of Pest, Buda and Óbuda. The origins of Budapest can be traced to the 4th century BC when the Celts occupied parts of Hungary. It was later conquered by the Roman Empire, which established the town of Aquincum around AD 100 on the site of today's city of Budapest.