10 result(s) for budapest nyugati railway station in Community & Culture
The Ultimate Expat Guide to Budapest: 2 - Getting Here
- 27 Oct 2023 7:35 AM
- community & culture
In the second part in our new series to help expats and potential expats orientate themselves, we focus on getting here in the first place, by air, rail, bus and car.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 5, Part 4.
- 12 Jun 2023 7:07 AM
- 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.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary: Chapter 2, Part 4.
- 15 Nov 2022 10:56 AM
- 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.
Roma Pride Day Marked In Budapest
- 9 Oct 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Hundreds gathered in Budapest for a march marking Roma Pride Day for the fifth time on Saturday. Participants marched from central Blaha Lujza Square to Nyugati Railway Station, demanding equal opportunities for the Roma community and chanting slogans such as “Solidarity!”, “Democracy, rule of law, republic!”, “We belong here!”.
Invitation: IHBC Spring Visit To Orphanage In Göd, 23 April
- 12 Apr 2016 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Topház Special Home is an orphanage and special home for children and adults with special needs in Göd, just outside of Budapest. The Irish-Hungarian Business Circle (IHBC) and the International Student Association of Semmelweis (ISAS) have a long-standing relationship with Topház, including fundraising and regular work-visits several times a year.
Travelling Exhibition Of Hungarian Forced Labourers In Soviet Union Opens
- 25 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A travelling exhibition installed in a train wagon was opened at Budapest’s Nyugati railway station. It pays tribute to Hungarians deported to Soviet forced labour camps in late 1944 and during the first half of 1945. The exhibition forms part of an anniversary programme series running until early 2017.
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 ...
Socialist In signature Drive Against Museum Quarter In Budapest
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Socialist party has started collecting signatures for a petition against building a museum quarter in Budapest’s Városliget (city park). The ruling Fidesz majority in parliament decided on Tuesday to nationalise the park with a view to building “monumental buildings”, Csaba Horváth, the Socialist mayoral candidate, told MTI.
Invitation: IHBC Christmas Trip To Göd, Hungary, 7 December
- 5 Dec 2013 4:40 AM
- community & culture
Organised trip to Göd Tophaz Specialis Otthon for disabled children & adults to help bring some Christmas cheer & warmth to those less fortunate. On the program: small gift distribution, Christmas costumes & Live Music Concert! It's an open event- everyone is welcome to join, no special skills required. Always an amazing & very rewarding experience.
The Ultimate Expat Guide to Budapest: 2 - Getting Here
- 27 Oct 2023 7:35 AM
- community & culture
In the second part in our new series to help expats and potential expats orientate themselves, we focus on getting here in the first place, by air, rail, bus and car.
'An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Chapter 5, Part 4.
- 12 Jun 2023 7:07 AM
- 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.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary: Chapter 2, Part 4.
- 15 Nov 2022 10:56 AM
- 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.
Roma Pride Day Marked In Budapest
- 9 Oct 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Hundreds gathered in Budapest for a march marking Roma Pride Day for the fifth time on Saturday. Participants marched from central Blaha Lujza Square to Nyugati Railway Station, demanding equal opportunities for the Roma community and chanting slogans such as “Solidarity!”, “Democracy, rule of law, republic!”, “We belong here!”.
Invitation: IHBC Spring Visit To Orphanage In Göd, 23 April
- 12 Apr 2016 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Topház Special Home is an orphanage and special home for children and adults with special needs in Göd, just outside of Budapest. The Irish-Hungarian Business Circle (IHBC) and the International Student Association of Semmelweis (ISAS) have a long-standing relationship with Topház, including fundraising and regular work-visits several times a year.
Travelling Exhibition Of Hungarian Forced Labourers In Soviet Union Opens
- 25 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A travelling exhibition installed in a train wagon was opened at Budapest’s Nyugati railway station. It pays tribute to Hungarians deported to Soviet forced labour camps in late 1944 and during the first half of 1945. The exhibition forms part of an anniversary programme series running until early 2017.
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 ...
Socialist In signature Drive Against Museum Quarter In Budapest
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Socialist party has started collecting signatures for a petition against building a museum quarter in Budapest’s Városliget (city park). The ruling Fidesz majority in parliament decided on Tuesday to nationalise the park with a view to building “monumental buildings”, Csaba Horváth, the Socialist mayoral candidate, told MTI.
Invitation: IHBC Christmas Trip To Göd, Hungary, 7 December
- 5 Dec 2013 4:40 AM
- community & culture
Organised trip to Göd Tophaz Specialis Otthon for disabled children & adults to help bring some Christmas cheer & warmth to those less fortunate. On the program: small gift distribution, Christmas costumes & Live Music Concert! It's an open event- everyone is welcome to join, no special skills required. Always an amazing & very rewarding experience.