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US Freedom Of Religion Report Gives Mixed Assessment Of Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 4:30 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State’s latest report on religious freedom issued on Wednesday established that Hungary’s constitution guaranteed the freedom of religion. The report, however, made critical remarks on the deregistration of religious groups and other issues. It said that the constitution provides for freedom of religion, separates church and state, and stipulates that religious communities ...
Hungary’s Late President Göncz To Be Buried On Nov 6
- 15 Oct 2015 3:45 AM
- current affairs
Recently deceased Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s former president, will be buried on November 6, Parliament’s office said, citing information from the family. At the ceremony, to be held at the Óbuda cemetery, eulogies will be given by Imre Mécs, who had been imprisoned together with Göncz in the 1950s, and Arch-Abbot of Pannonhalma Asztrik Várszegi, the statement said. Göncz, the first president of a ...
Jewish Graves Desecrated In Hungary
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Unidentified people have desecrated graves in the Jewish cemetery in Gyöngyös, in some cases scattering the remains of the dead, president of the town’s Jewish religious community Péter Weisz announced on Sunday. He said the perpetrators damaged the graves, desecrated the remains of those buried there and caused serious financial damage to the fence surrounding the cemetery.
Hungary Asks Russia To Change 1956 Soviet Memorial Inscription
- 5 Mar 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has again indicated to Russia its request that the inscriptions on Soviet graves by the 1956 memorials at Budapest’s Fiumei street cemetery should be changed.
Putin Schedules Five-Hour Budapest Visit
- 17 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive at Budapest’s airport at 2 p.m., this afternoon, Index learned from a Russian source. He will be driven straight from the airport to Heroes Square, where he will lay a wreath.
Zero Tolerance Of Anti-Semitism In Hungary
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary announced zero tolerance of anti-Semitism, which is why we now already have a few thousand Israeli students in Hungary – Deputy State Secretary for Priority Social Affairs of the Prime Minister’s Office said in Debrecen.
Várkert Bazár To Host Exhibition Of Major Hungarian Impressionist Painter’s Works
- 4 Feb 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The memorial year commemorating the life and work of István Csók (1865-1961), one of the greatest masters of Hungarian impressionist painting, is to begin with a large-scale exhibition opened on 13 Feburary, the painter’s birthday, in Várkert Bazár. At a press conference introducing the event, Deputy State Secretary for featured cultural developments István Sárváry highlighted that the exhibition ...
Orbán Praises Hungarian Jews’ Readiness For Sacrifice In WW1
- 27 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The readiness of Hungarian Jews to make sacrifices has helped Hungary revitalise itself time and again, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a ceremony on Monday to inaugurate refurbished WW1 graves in the Kozma Street Jewish cemetery.
Remains Of German Soldiers Found In Budapest
- 26 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The remains of two German soldiers were found next to a World War II bomb and other ordnance on Dísz tér in Buda Castle on Tuesday, the Defence Ministry revealed. It was established on the basis of the remnants of the clothes and various objects that the bodies are those of German soldiers, but there was nothing to identify them individually.
US Freedom Of Religion Report Gives Mixed Assessment Of Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 4:30 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State’s latest report on religious freedom issued on Wednesday established that Hungary’s constitution guaranteed the freedom of religion. The report, however, made critical remarks on the deregistration of religious groups and other issues. It said that the constitution provides for freedom of religion, separates church and state, and stipulates that religious communities ...
Hungary’s Late President Göncz To Be Buried On Nov 6
- 15 Oct 2015 3:45 AM
- current affairs
Recently deceased Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s former president, will be buried on November 6, Parliament’s office said, citing information from the family. At the ceremony, to be held at the Óbuda cemetery, eulogies will be given by Imre Mécs, who had been imprisoned together with Göncz in the 1950s, and Arch-Abbot of Pannonhalma Asztrik Várszegi, the statement said. Göncz, the first president of a ...
Jewish Graves Desecrated In Hungary
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Unidentified people have desecrated graves in the Jewish cemetery in Gyöngyös, in some cases scattering the remains of the dead, president of the town’s Jewish religious community Péter Weisz announced on Sunday. He said the perpetrators damaged the graves, desecrated the remains of those buried there and caused serious financial damage to the fence surrounding the cemetery.
Hungary Asks Russia To Change 1956 Soviet Memorial Inscription
- 5 Mar 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has again indicated to Russia its request that the inscriptions on Soviet graves by the 1956 memorials at Budapest’s Fiumei street cemetery should be changed.
Putin Schedules Five-Hour Budapest Visit
- 17 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive at Budapest’s airport at 2 p.m., this afternoon, Index learned from a Russian source. He will be driven straight from the airport to Heroes Square, where he will lay a wreath.
Zero Tolerance Of Anti-Semitism In Hungary
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary announced zero tolerance of anti-Semitism, which is why we now already have a few thousand Israeli students in Hungary – Deputy State Secretary for Priority Social Affairs of the Prime Minister’s Office said in Debrecen.
Várkert Bazár To Host Exhibition Of Major Hungarian Impressionist Painter’s Works
- 4 Feb 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The memorial year commemorating the life and work of István Csók (1865-1961), one of the greatest masters of Hungarian impressionist painting, is to begin with a large-scale exhibition opened on 13 Feburary, the painter’s birthday, in Várkert Bazár. At a press conference introducing the event, Deputy State Secretary for featured cultural developments István Sárváry highlighted that the exhibition ...
Orbán Praises Hungarian Jews’ Readiness For Sacrifice In WW1
- 27 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The readiness of Hungarian Jews to make sacrifices has helped Hungary revitalise itself time and again, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a ceremony on Monday to inaugurate refurbished WW1 graves in the Kozma Street Jewish cemetery.
Remains Of German Soldiers Found In Budapest
- 26 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The remains of two German soldiers were found next to a World War II bomb and other ordnance on Dísz tér in Buda Castle on Tuesday, the Defence Ministry revealed. It was established on the basis of the remnants of the clothes and various objects that the bodies are those of German soldiers, but there was nothing to identify them individually.