403 result(s) for congress
Hungary To Host International Eucharistic Congress In 2020
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary will host the next International Eucharistic Congress scheduled for 2020, Pope Francis said in a video message sent to the holy mass concluding the 51st congress in Cebu, Philippines. Hungary will organise the event for the second time.
Budapest Promenade Named After Former US Congressman Lantos
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
A promenade was named after Hungarian-born former US Congressman Tom Lantos in Budapest on Monday in a ceremony marking the politician’s birthday. The promenade named after Lantos connects Viza and Révész streets. Addressing the event in the 13th district where Lantos used to live, US Ambassador Colleen Bell said Lantos had done much to benefit Hungary and had been proud of being Hungarian.
Obama Proud That Hungary’s PM Backed Down On A Public Issue Because Of American Pressure
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pressure exerted by the US administration over the Homan statue hindered rather than helped settlement of the issue, the Prime Minister’s Press Office said in a statement on Thursday. US President Barack Obama’s speech on Thursday to mark international Holocaust Memorial Day included remarks about plans in Hungary to erect a statue in honour of Bálint Hóman, the drafter of WW2-era anti-Jewish ...
Tóbiás Insists Hungarian Socialists Poised As 2018 ‘Party Of Change’
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leader of the Socialist opposition party, József Tóbiás, told the daily Magyar Idők that his party is poised to be the “party of change” in the next general election held in two years’ time. He said the result of the latest election, a local by-election held in Szolnok, showed that it is the Socialists rather than radical nationalist Jobbik that will provide the alternative to the ruling ...
Xpat Opinion: Meet Hungary’s Deputy PM, KDNP Chairman Zsolt Semjén
- 5 Jan 2016 12:00 AM
- current affairs
(KDNP Chairman) Zsolt Semjén says 2015 was maybe the most successful year for Hungary’s national politics. The deputy prime mister told this to Kossuth Radio’s “Without borders” (“Határok nélkül”) program.
In his assessment of the year and the situation, he said that the national political program which the government initiated five years ago works “without bumps’”.
In his assessment of the year and the situation, he said that the national political program which the government initiated five years ago works “without bumps’”.
Budapest Klezmer Band New Year’s Day Concert
- 30 Dec 2015 8:07 AM
- entertainment
One of Europe’s best and leading klezmer band, Budapest Klezmer Band is staging an unusual and unconventional concert on the first day of 2016. Founded in 1990, the band’s lively performances have made traditional Jewish music a wondrous and phenomenal experience. Having already performed in New York, Amsterdam and London, the band has just returned back home and is going to stage an awesome ...
Richard Clayderman, Budapest Congress Centre, 30 January
- 29 Dec 2015 8:02 AM
- entertainment
Richard Clayderman is a French pianist who has released numerous albums including the compositions of Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint, instrumental renditions of popular music, rearrangements of movie soundtracks, ethnic music, and easy-listening arrangements of popular works of classical music.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian House Speaker Encourages Women To Bear Children
- 27 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing pundits spit fire at László Kövér, the Speaker of Parliament who said bearing children should be the most valued accomplishment in women’s lives. A conservative columnist thinks a debate on catastrophic demographic trends would be more appropriate than castigating a politician.
Celebrate End Of The Year 2015 With Wine & Music In Budapest On 30 December
- 21 Dec 2015 8:02 AM
- community & culture
It has become a tradition for the "Hundred Member" Gipsy Orchestra to give a gala concert on December the 30th in Budapest Congress Centre. The audience will get the chance to hear the pieces of Liszt, Brahms, Strauss and Khachaturian in the interpretation of outstanding musicians.
Hungary To Host International Eucharistic Congress In 2020
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary will host the next International Eucharistic Congress scheduled for 2020, Pope Francis said in a video message sent to the holy mass concluding the 51st congress in Cebu, Philippines. Hungary will organise the event for the second time.
Budapest Promenade Named After Former US Congressman Lantos
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
A promenade was named after Hungarian-born former US Congressman Tom Lantos in Budapest on Monday in a ceremony marking the politician’s birthday. The promenade named after Lantos connects Viza and Révész streets. Addressing the event in the 13th district where Lantos used to live, US Ambassador Colleen Bell said Lantos had done much to benefit Hungary and had been proud of being Hungarian.
Obama Proud That Hungary’s PM Backed Down On A Public Issue Because Of American Pressure
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pressure exerted by the US administration over the Homan statue hindered rather than helped settlement of the issue, the Prime Minister’s Press Office said in a statement on Thursday. US President Barack Obama’s speech on Thursday to mark international Holocaust Memorial Day included remarks about plans in Hungary to erect a statue in honour of Bálint Hóman, the drafter of WW2-era anti-Jewish ...
Tóbiás Insists Hungarian Socialists Poised As 2018 ‘Party Of Change’
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leader of the Socialist opposition party, József Tóbiás, told the daily Magyar Idők that his party is poised to be the “party of change” in the next general election held in two years’ time. He said the result of the latest election, a local by-election held in Szolnok, showed that it is the Socialists rather than radical nationalist Jobbik that will provide the alternative to the ruling ...
Xpat Opinion: Meet Hungary’s Deputy PM, KDNP Chairman Zsolt Semjén
- 5 Jan 2016 12:00 AM
- current affairs
(KDNP Chairman) Zsolt Semjén says 2015 was maybe the most successful year for Hungary’s national politics. The deputy prime mister told this to Kossuth Radio’s “Without borders” (“Határok nélkül”) program.
In his assessment of the year and the situation, he said that the national political program which the government initiated five years ago works “without bumps’”.
In his assessment of the year and the situation, he said that the national political program which the government initiated five years ago works “without bumps’”.
Budapest Klezmer Band New Year’s Day Concert
- 30 Dec 2015 8:07 AM
- entertainment
One of Europe’s best and leading klezmer band, Budapest Klezmer Band is staging an unusual and unconventional concert on the first day of 2016. Founded in 1990, the band’s lively performances have made traditional Jewish music a wondrous and phenomenal experience. Having already performed in New York, Amsterdam and London, the band has just returned back home and is going to stage an awesome ...
Richard Clayderman, Budapest Congress Centre, 30 January
- 29 Dec 2015 8:02 AM
- entertainment
Richard Clayderman is a French pianist who has released numerous albums including the compositions of Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint, instrumental renditions of popular music, rearrangements of movie soundtracks, ethnic music, and easy-listening arrangements of popular works of classical music.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian House Speaker Encourages Women To Bear Children
- 27 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing pundits spit fire at László Kövér, the Speaker of Parliament who said bearing children should be the most valued accomplishment in women’s lives. A conservative columnist thinks a debate on catastrophic demographic trends would be more appropriate than castigating a politician.
Celebrate End Of The Year 2015 With Wine & Music In Budapest On 30 December
- 21 Dec 2015 8:02 AM
- community & culture
It has become a tradition for the "Hundred Member" Gipsy Orchestra to give a gala concert on December the 30th in Budapest Congress Centre. The audience will get the chance to hear the pieces of Liszt, Brahms, Strauss and Khachaturian in the interpretation of outstanding musicians.