374 result(s) for commemorate
Hungarian Government Has Found Solution To Prohibiting Use Of Totalitarian Symbols
- 29 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government will amend the Penal Code in order to prohibit the sporting of totalitarian symbols also beyond 1 May. A person who wears or displays totalitarian symbols in a way that is capable of upsetting public rest and order will be punishable in the future. Instances of violation of the human dignity of or the right to commemorate the victims of totalitarian regimes would also qualify as ...
Hungarian Holocaust Memorial Year 2014
- 20 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In early 2013, the Government of Hungary set up a Memorial Committee in order to properly commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Hungarian Holocaust, an important step towards facing our history.
LGBT Roundtable Discussions At British Embassy In Budapest
- 25 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
On 7 February the British Embassy in Budapest hosted two LGBT roundtable discussions. As part of the First Hungarian LGBT History Month, which DHM Theresa Bubbear opened on 1 February, the discussions focused on the appearance of homosexuality in Hungarian literature in the early 20th century and the history of the Budapest Pride Festival. Over one hundred people attended the event which ended ...
Memorial Day For Deportation Of Germans In Hungary To Be Held This Saturday
- 17 Jan 2013 10:30 AM
- community & culture
We shall commemorate the Deportation of Germans in Hungary on Saturday, 19 January. It was on this day in 1946 that the first wagon set out from Budaörs which marked the beginning of the deportation of the German minorities living in Hungary. On the occasion of the Memorial Day, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and Imre Ritter, President of the Pest County German Self-Government will ...
Guest Blog: It’s Better To Give Than To Receive
- 10 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Guest blog by Foreign Policy, Justice and Home Affairs and Human Rights Attaché Levente Nyitrai: As a young kid I used to not understand that saying. Every Christmas I was eagerly waiting for the chance to attack the nicely wrapped presents under the tree. The moments on Christmas Eve when we entered the until then closed room and started singing Christmas carols before opening them seemed ages.
Hungary's Minister Of State: Hate Speech Against Jews, Roma “Outrage Against The Nation”
- 22 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Anyone who incites hatred against people of Jewish, Roma origin or any other members of the nation of a different identity or origin commit an outrage against the whole Hungarian nation by dividing it, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh told a conference November 21, 2012.
“Visa For Life” Exhibition Opened In The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Iván Bába, Administrative State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ilan Mor, Ambassador of Israel in Hungary, opened the exhibition „Visa for Life” in the main building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs November 13. The exhibition commemorates diplomats who rescued many persecuted Jews during the Second World War by risking, and even at times sacrificing, their own lives.
British Embassy's Annual Service Of Remembrance, 11 November
- 10 Nov 2012 8:02 AM
- community & culture
"This year we will hold the Annual Service of Remembrance on Sunday 11 November. The traditional service and wreath-laying ceremony will take place at the Commonwealth War Cemetery of Solymár at 10.55. This gathering commemorates those who have died as a result of war. Everybody is invited to attend the ecumenical service and those who do are kindly requested to arrive at the cemetery no later ...
Merlin Theater Has Moved To The Former Átrium Cinema In Budapest
- 6 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The inner-Buda’s cinema has come back to life and opens it’s doors as a cultural institution under the name of Átrium Movie-Theater. In addition to theatrical performances in Hungarian as well as foreign languages, contemporary dance, classical and popular music performances; film screenings will also be part of the repertoire. The weekends will bring programs especially catering to families with ...
Hungarian Government Has Found Solution To Prohibiting Use Of Totalitarian Symbols
- 29 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government will amend the Penal Code in order to prohibit the sporting of totalitarian symbols also beyond 1 May. A person who wears or displays totalitarian symbols in a way that is capable of upsetting public rest and order will be punishable in the future. Instances of violation of the human dignity of or the right to commemorate the victims of totalitarian regimes would also qualify as ...
Hungarian Holocaust Memorial Year 2014
- 20 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In early 2013, the Government of Hungary set up a Memorial Committee in order to properly commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Hungarian Holocaust, an important step towards facing our history.
LGBT Roundtable Discussions At British Embassy In Budapest
- 25 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
On 7 February the British Embassy in Budapest hosted two LGBT roundtable discussions. As part of the First Hungarian LGBT History Month, which DHM Theresa Bubbear opened on 1 February, the discussions focused on the appearance of homosexuality in Hungarian literature in the early 20th century and the history of the Budapest Pride Festival. Over one hundred people attended the event which ended ...
Memorial Day For Deportation Of Germans In Hungary To Be Held This Saturday
- 17 Jan 2013 10:30 AM
- community & culture
We shall commemorate the Deportation of Germans in Hungary on Saturday, 19 January. It was on this day in 1946 that the first wagon set out from Budaörs which marked the beginning of the deportation of the German minorities living in Hungary. On the occasion of the Memorial Day, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and Imre Ritter, President of the Pest County German Self-Government will ...
Guest Blog: It’s Better To Give Than To Receive
- 10 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Guest blog by Foreign Policy, Justice and Home Affairs and Human Rights Attaché Levente Nyitrai: As a young kid I used to not understand that saying. Every Christmas I was eagerly waiting for the chance to attack the nicely wrapped presents under the tree. The moments on Christmas Eve when we entered the until then closed room and started singing Christmas carols before opening them seemed ages.
Hungary's Minister Of State: Hate Speech Against Jews, Roma “Outrage Against The Nation”
- 22 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Anyone who incites hatred against people of Jewish, Roma origin or any other members of the nation of a different identity or origin commit an outrage against the whole Hungarian nation by dividing it, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh told a conference November 21, 2012.
“Visa For Life” Exhibition Opened In The Ministry Of Foreign Affairs In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Iván Bába, Administrative State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ilan Mor, Ambassador of Israel in Hungary, opened the exhibition „Visa for Life” in the main building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs November 13. The exhibition commemorates diplomats who rescued many persecuted Jews during the Second World War by risking, and even at times sacrificing, their own lives.
British Embassy's Annual Service Of Remembrance, 11 November
- 10 Nov 2012 8:02 AM
- community & culture
"This year we will hold the Annual Service of Remembrance on Sunday 11 November. The traditional service and wreath-laying ceremony will take place at the Commonwealth War Cemetery of Solymár at 10.55. This gathering commemorates those who have died as a result of war. Everybody is invited to attend the ecumenical service and those who do are kindly requested to arrive at the cemetery no later ...
Merlin Theater Has Moved To The Former Átrium Cinema In Budapest
- 6 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The inner-Buda’s cinema has come back to life and opens it’s doors as a cultural institution under the name of Átrium Movie-Theater. In addition to theatrical performances in Hungarian as well as foreign languages, contemporary dance, classical and popular music performances; film screenings will also be part of the repertoire. The weekends will bring programs especially catering to families with ...