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British Embassy Supports Budapest Pride Festival
- 31 May 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Deputy Head of Mission Theresa Bubbear commemorated the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) by signing a contract of support with the Chairwomen of Budapest Pride.
On 16 April We Remember Hungarian Victims Of Holocaust
- 15 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In 2000, the National Assembly designated 16 April as the Day of Remembrance for Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust. The first such memorial event was held in 2001. This year official Remembrance Day events will take place in Budapest at the Holocaust Memorial Center and the Danube Promenade Holocaust Memorial, and also in the cities of Hódmezővásárhely and Pécs. There will also be a memorial ...
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 ...
“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.
Commemorating The Roma Holocaust In Hungary
- 2 Aug 2012 11:00 AM
- community & culture
On the occasion of Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day, a commemorative event takes place in Budapest today organized by the Holocaust Memorial Centre and the Tom Lantos Institute. During the event among others speeches are delivered by State Secretary György Hölvényi of the Human Resources Ministry, Rita Izsák, the Director of the Budapest based Tom Lantos Institute, as well as by representatives of ...
Statement Of The Hungarian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs About The American Act Concerning Wallenberg
- 17 Jul 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
The Foreign Ministry of Hungary welcomes the fact that the US Senate – following the unanimous approval of the House of Representatives in April 2012 and in connection with the Wallenberg Memorial Year commemorating the 100th anniversary of the rescuer’s birth – unanimously approved the Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Act on July 11, 2012.
Report: Hungarians Mark The Day Of National Unity
- 6 Jun 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On Monday morning the Day of National Unity (also known as the Day of National Cohesion) was commemorated in Kossuth tér in front of the Hungarian Parliament with a ceremonial raising of Hungary’s national flag, accompanied by a guard of honour and the playing of the national anthem.
The International Day Against Homphobia & Transphobia In Hungary
- 21 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On 17 May Her Majesty’s Ambassador Jonathan Knott commemorated the International Day Against Homphobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) by signing a contract of support with the Hungarian Rainbow Mission Foundation.
'The Power Of Verse', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 11 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"We hosted a very moving event last week. George and Mari Gömöri had assembled a collection of poetry about the holocaust, written by Hungarian Jews, non-Jews and Roma who had either experienced it personally or by those touched by it in other ways. They and their collaborators translated the verses into English and published the book “I Lived on This Earth”. It was launched in London at the end ...
British Embassy Supports Budapest Pride Festival
- 31 May 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Deputy Head of Mission Theresa Bubbear commemorated the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) by signing a contract of support with the Chairwomen of Budapest Pride.
On 16 April We Remember Hungarian Victims Of Holocaust
- 15 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In 2000, the National Assembly designated 16 April as the Day of Remembrance for Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust. The first such memorial event was held in 2001. This year official Remembrance Day events will take place in Budapest at the Holocaust Memorial Center and the Danube Promenade Holocaust Memorial, and also in the cities of Hódmezővásárhely and Pécs. There will also be a memorial ...
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 ...
“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.
Commemorating The Roma Holocaust In Hungary
- 2 Aug 2012 11:00 AM
- community & culture
On the occasion of Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day, a commemorative event takes place in Budapest today organized by the Holocaust Memorial Centre and the Tom Lantos Institute. During the event among others speeches are delivered by State Secretary György Hölvényi of the Human Resources Ministry, Rita Izsák, the Director of the Budapest based Tom Lantos Institute, as well as by representatives of ...
Statement Of The Hungarian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs About The American Act Concerning Wallenberg
- 17 Jul 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
The Foreign Ministry of Hungary welcomes the fact that the US Senate – following the unanimous approval of the House of Representatives in April 2012 and in connection with the Wallenberg Memorial Year commemorating the 100th anniversary of the rescuer’s birth – unanimously approved the Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Act on July 11, 2012.
Report: Hungarians Mark The Day Of National Unity
- 6 Jun 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On Monday morning the Day of National Unity (also known as the Day of National Cohesion) was commemorated in Kossuth tér in front of the Hungarian Parliament with a ceremonial raising of Hungary’s national flag, accompanied by a guard of honour and the playing of the national anthem.
The International Day Against Homphobia & Transphobia In Hungary
- 21 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On 17 May Her Majesty’s Ambassador Jonathan Knott commemorated the International Day Against Homphobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) by signing a contract of support with the Hungarian Rainbow Mission Foundation.
'The Power Of Verse', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 11 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"We hosted a very moving event last week. George and Mari Gömöri had assembled a collection of poetry about the holocaust, written by Hungarian Jews, non-Jews and Roma who had either experienced it personally or by those touched by it in other ways. They and their collaborators translated the verses into English and published the book “I Lived on This Earth”. It was launched in London at the end ...