370 result(s) for community matters
Hungary’s New Constitution “Historical Mission”
- 27 Apr 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Creating a new constitution for Hungary was a historical mission and a necessity, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at an event marking the fourth anniversary of the passing of Hungary’s constitution. Orbán told a conference dubbed Dialogue and Identity in parliament that the most important change from the old constitution’s “value-neutral text” is that the current basic law “demonstrates our ...
Hungary Hosts International Holocaust Event In London
- 24 Apr 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary, as the current president of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), hosted a large-scale international event remembering the Holocaust, in London. Szabolcs Takács, Hungary’s state secretary for EU affairs, said London was a symbolic venue for such an event as Britain had a very strong Jewish community from whom there was a lot to learn.
Holocaust Memorial Day In Hungary
- 16 Apr 2015 3:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary cannot stand “mute and helpless” over the spreading of “evil ideas”, János Lázár, the head of the prime minister’s office, said, addressing a commemoration marking Hungary’s Holocaust Memorial Day. After what happened at the Danube embankment in the winter of 1944—when Jews were shot into the river—and in Auschwitz “there can be no such thing as innocent anti-Semitism, anti-Gypsy ...
Hungary’s Deputy PM Highlights Importance Of Maintaining Ties With Diaspora
- 14 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A strong Hungary alone is not sufficient for the survival of the Hungarian nation, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén said on Monday. Maintaining ties with the diaspora Hungarians is of key importance, too, he said. Addressing the launch of 2015 programmes in the House of Hungarians under the government’s scheme to help Hungarian communities around the world nurture their identity and language ...
March Of The Living In Budapest
- 13 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-Semitism, the related incidents and the actions of the radical nationalist Jobbik party hurt Hungary’s image, Ronald S. Lauder, the president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), said before participating in a March of the Living in Budapest. News about Hungary’s radical nationalist Jobbik party regularly overshadow the “fantastic achievements” of the Hungarian nation, such as the 1956 ...
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Supports Anti-IS Mission Proposal
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliament should approve the government’s proposal on the country’s participation in the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation, the foreign minister said.Joining the international mission is a duty for Hungary as the country belongs to the western community, Péter Szijjártó told a press conference after a closed session of parliament’s ...
Church Heads In Hungary Send Easter Messages
- 7 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The death and resurrection of Christ has shown that God the creator and redeemer has not forgotten about humanity and awaits all to “come home” to him where eternal bliss is in the making, Cardinal Péter Erdő, head of Hungary’s Catholic Church, said in his Easter message.
Ministry Condemns Vandalism At Budapest Holocaust Photo Exhibition
- 7 Apr 2015 5:00 AM
- community & culture
The human resources ministry has strongly condemned the damaging of images displayed at an openair Holocaust exhibition in central Budapest, calling the vandalism “shocking and appalling”. “The perpetrators desecrated not only Holocaust survivors, but the entire Jewish community, the whole of the Hungarian nation, all decent Hungarians by their mindless, vandal act,” the ministry said.
József Antall’s Bust Unveiled In Brussels
- 1 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A bust of József Antall (1932-1993), the first prime minister after Hungary’s transition to democracy, was unveiled in the European Parliament’s wing named after him in Brussels. The bust was inaugurated by Klára Antall, the ex-premier’s widow, together with Deputy Speaker of Parliament Gergely Gulyás and Deputy State Secretary of Human Resources Gergely Prőhle. Gulyás noted that Antall had ...
Hungary’s New Constitution “Historical Mission”
- 27 Apr 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Creating a new constitution for Hungary was a historical mission and a necessity, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at an event marking the fourth anniversary of the passing of Hungary’s constitution. Orbán told a conference dubbed Dialogue and Identity in parliament that the most important change from the old constitution’s “value-neutral text” is that the current basic law “demonstrates our ...
Hungary Hosts International Holocaust Event In London
- 24 Apr 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary, as the current president of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), hosted a large-scale international event remembering the Holocaust, in London. Szabolcs Takács, Hungary’s state secretary for EU affairs, said London was a symbolic venue for such an event as Britain had a very strong Jewish community from whom there was a lot to learn.
Holocaust Memorial Day In Hungary
- 16 Apr 2015 3:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary cannot stand “mute and helpless” over the spreading of “evil ideas”, János Lázár, the head of the prime minister’s office, said, addressing a commemoration marking Hungary’s Holocaust Memorial Day. After what happened at the Danube embankment in the winter of 1944—when Jews were shot into the river—and in Auschwitz “there can be no such thing as innocent anti-Semitism, anti-Gypsy ...
Hungary’s Deputy PM Highlights Importance Of Maintaining Ties With Diaspora
- 14 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A strong Hungary alone is not sufficient for the survival of the Hungarian nation, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén said on Monday. Maintaining ties with the diaspora Hungarians is of key importance, too, he said. Addressing the launch of 2015 programmes in the House of Hungarians under the government’s scheme to help Hungarian communities around the world nurture their identity and language ...
March Of The Living In Budapest
- 13 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-Semitism, the related incidents and the actions of the radical nationalist Jobbik party hurt Hungary’s image, Ronald S. Lauder, the president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), said before participating in a March of the Living in Budapest. News about Hungary’s radical nationalist Jobbik party regularly overshadow the “fantastic achievements” of the Hungarian nation, such as the 1956 ...
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Supports Anti-IS Mission Proposal
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliament should approve the government’s proposal on the country’s participation in the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation, the foreign minister said.Joining the international mission is a duty for Hungary as the country belongs to the western community, Péter Szijjártó told a press conference after a closed session of parliament’s ...
Church Heads In Hungary Send Easter Messages
- 7 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The death and resurrection of Christ has shown that God the creator and redeemer has not forgotten about humanity and awaits all to “come home” to him where eternal bliss is in the making, Cardinal Péter Erdő, head of Hungary’s Catholic Church, said in his Easter message.
Ministry Condemns Vandalism At Budapest Holocaust Photo Exhibition
- 7 Apr 2015 5:00 AM
- community & culture
The human resources ministry has strongly condemned the damaging of images displayed at an openair Holocaust exhibition in central Budapest, calling the vandalism “shocking and appalling”. “The perpetrators desecrated not only Holocaust survivors, but the entire Jewish community, the whole of the Hungarian nation, all decent Hungarians by their mindless, vandal act,” the ministry said.
József Antall’s Bust Unveiled In Brussels
- 1 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A bust of József Antall (1932-1993), the first prime minister after Hungary’s transition to democracy, was unveiled in the European Parliament’s wing named after him in Brussels. The bust was inaugurated by Klára Antall, the ex-premier’s widow, together with Deputy Speaker of Parliament Gergely Gulyás and Deputy State Secretary of Human Resources Gergely Prőhle. Gulyás noted that Antall had ...