689 result(s) for budapest for peace
Govt Supporters Rally Against Liberal Weekly’s Cover Comparing Hungary’s PM To Hitler
- 14 Sep 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 2500-3000 pro-government demonstrators held a protest yesterday in front of the editorial office of the liberal news magazine Magyar Narancs against the cover design of its Thursday issue that featured Prime Minister Viktor Orbán with a barbed-wire moustache, a joint reference to the border fence and the late German dictator Adolf Hitler.
Hungary's PM: We All Feel Sympathy For The Migrants, But We Must Act
- 14 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
German daily Bild published an interview with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Saturday under the title “Why Hungary is building a fence”. Mr. Orbán said it was natural to feel sympathy towards the migrants, but also said that sympathy is not enough. “We must act”, he declared.
Xpat Interview: Bálint Nagy, IBS, Head of Marketing Department
- 11 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
Originally a lawyer having a Masters Degree in State Sciences and Law from Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), but working in marketing since 1985, the beginning of his career.
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...
Florence + The Machine (UK) @ Sziget Budapest, 11 August 9.30 pm
- 11 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Florence and the Machine (styled as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band, consisting of lead singer Florence Welch, Isabella Summers, and a collaboration of other artists. The band's music had received praise across the media, especially from the BBC, before they gained mainstream success. Specifically, the BBC played a large part in their rise to prominence by promoting ...
Australian Man Sentenced For Assaulting A Policeman In Budapest
- 5 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An Australian national has been sentenced in Budapest for assaulting a police officer, the Municipal Prosecutor’s Office said. The young man received a suspended sentence of 1 year 9 months in prison in a 72- hour expedited procedure. Police were alerted in Nagymező utca in Budapest’s central 6th district when the Australian man and his friend were seen “disturbing the peace”, a police report ...
Hungarian Historian Quashes Rumor About Treaty Of Trianon "Expiry Date"
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It has been rumored in Hungary for years that the Trianon peace dictate was created for 100 years and that Hungary would get back its lost territories by 2020. A historian explains why that is a myth. Interviewed by Iván Marinov, author of urbanlegends.hu blog, historian Balázs Ablonczy, PhD, author of the monograph Trianon legendák, says the treaty doesn’t include any reference to expiry.
Budapest Pride Parade A Peaceful Success
- 13 Jul 2015 9:03 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Pride parade was free of disruptions by homophobic elements for the first time in many years, as a crowd of 10,000-15,000 took part in the march. The march was opened by conductor Iván Fischer, saying that they were celebrating the courage of those who declare their self-identity. Fischer warned homophobes in his message that they must be cautious, because homosexuality is not a ...
Hungarian American Institute Attempts To Mend US-Hungarian Relations
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A new organization calling itself the Hungarian American Institute has invited members of the US Congress to meet with a number of Hungarian politicians and business leaders next week in Washington DC, according to a BuzzFeed News journalist, Rosie Gray.
Govt Supporters Rally Against Liberal Weekly’s Cover Comparing Hungary’s PM To Hitler
- 14 Sep 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 2500-3000 pro-government demonstrators held a protest yesterday in front of the editorial office of the liberal news magazine Magyar Narancs against the cover design of its Thursday issue that featured Prime Minister Viktor Orbán with a barbed-wire moustache, a joint reference to the border fence and the late German dictator Adolf Hitler.
Hungary's PM: We All Feel Sympathy For The Migrants, But We Must Act
- 14 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
German daily Bild published an interview with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Saturday under the title “Why Hungary is building a fence”. Mr. Orbán said it was natural to feel sympathy towards the migrants, but also said that sympathy is not enough. “We must act”, he declared.
Xpat Interview: Bálint Nagy, IBS, Head of Marketing Department
- 11 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
Originally a lawyer having a Masters Degree in State Sciences and Law from Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), but working in marketing since 1985, the beginning of his career.
Xpat Opinion: Migrants Seeking Home Show Hope At Keleti
- 2 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
By Liz Frommer: Over 2,000 immigrants packed Budapest's Keleti railway station this past Sunday night, a stark reminder of Europe's current immigration debacle. Mostly hidden under the main square, the juxtaposition of the hundreds of families stranded in tents, hungry and worn, with the luminous facade of Keleti's 19th century station was eerie. Strewn about this vast passageway leading ...
Florence + The Machine (UK) @ Sziget Budapest, 11 August 9.30 pm
- 11 Aug 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Florence and the Machine (styled as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band, consisting of lead singer Florence Welch, Isabella Summers, and a collaboration of other artists. The band's music had received praise across the media, especially from the BBC, before they gained mainstream success. Specifically, the BBC played a large part in their rise to prominence by promoting ...
Australian Man Sentenced For Assaulting A Policeman In Budapest
- 5 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An Australian national has been sentenced in Budapest for assaulting a police officer, the Municipal Prosecutor’s Office said. The young man received a suspended sentence of 1 year 9 months in prison in a 72- hour expedited procedure. Police were alerted in Nagymező utca in Budapest’s central 6th district when the Australian man and his friend were seen “disturbing the peace”, a police report ...
Hungarian Historian Quashes Rumor About Treaty Of Trianon "Expiry Date"
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It has been rumored in Hungary for years that the Trianon peace dictate was created for 100 years and that Hungary would get back its lost territories by 2020. A historian explains why that is a myth. Interviewed by Iván Marinov, author of urbanlegends.hu blog, historian Balázs Ablonczy, PhD, author of the monograph Trianon legendák, says the treaty doesn’t include any reference to expiry.
Budapest Pride Parade A Peaceful Success
- 13 Jul 2015 9:03 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Pride parade was free of disruptions by homophobic elements for the first time in many years, as a crowd of 10,000-15,000 took part in the march. The march was opened by conductor Iván Fischer, saying that they were celebrating the courage of those who declare their self-identity. Fischer warned homophobes in his message that they must be cautious, because homosexuality is not a ...
Hungarian American Institute Attempts To Mend US-Hungarian Relations
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A new organization calling itself the Hungarian American Institute has invited members of the US Congress to meet with a number of Hungarian politicians and business leaders next week in Washington DC, according to a BuzzFeed News journalist, Rosie Gray.