517 result(s) for government in Community & Culture
Kövér: Education Key In Preventing Assimilation Of Hungarian Diaspora
- 13 Nov 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
One of the key factors in halting the assimilation of Hungarian communities around the world and helping them to retain their identity is an education system which fosters ties with their motherland, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said. Speaking to public media in the run-up to Hungarian Diaspora Day, which is marked on November 15, Kövér said Hungary’s neighbouring countries with a ...
Invitation To Annual Remembrance Ceremony, Solymár, 8 November
- 6 Nov 2015 12:50 AM
- community & culture
In 2015 the Annual Service of Remembrance will be held on Sunday 8 November. The traditional service and wreath-laying ceremony will take place at the Commonwealth War Cemetery of Solymár at 10:55. Everybody is welcome to attend the ecumenical service. Those who do are kindly requested to arrive at the cemetery no later than 10:45. The service lasts approximately 20 minutes.
Masters Of Indian Classical Music, Trafó Budapest, 7 November
- 3 Nov 2015 8:03 AM
- community & culture
Ustad Shahid Parvez is privileged with both belonging to an illustrious musical family, and for achieving success in not only preserving the tradition but in pushing its boundaries to even greater heights of aesthetic beauty. He is one of the most brilliant musical gems of the famous Etawah Gharana and belongs to the seventh generation of this musical lineage. His family has produced the most ...
Hungarian Opposition Mark 1956 Anniversary
- 26 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Gábor Vona, leader of the radical nationalist Jobbik party, said in Corvin Alley, a stronghold of revolutionaries in 1956, that the freedom fighters had drawn their strength from the patriotic interwar regime of Miklós Horthy. He said the 1956 revolution was “the most noble act” in Europe’s postwar history.
Hungarian House Opens In Toronto
- 26 Oct 2015 3:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian officials inaugurated the Hungarian House in Toronto, which is a 21st-century design, “suited to cater for all needs of the Hungarian community,” the Hungarian state official in charge of policy for Hungarian communities abroad said. Árpád János Potápi told MTI over the phone that his visit to Canada had three aims: to inaugurate the Hungarian House, to present an award to the ...
New Integrated SOS Children’s Village Opens In Orosháza
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Government’s childcare policy is focused on providing children with families, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog said on Monday at the official opening of the new SOS Children’s Village in Orosháza. The village was moved there from its previous location in Battonya.
12-Hour Concert To Promote Fight Against Child Poverty In Budapest
- 24 Sep 2015 12:30 PM
- community & culture
A 12-hour concert in Budapest’s Sports Arena on Sept. 26, backed by a civil initiative, will be held to promote the fight against child poverty. At least 40,000 children in Hungary have no regular access to quality food, the statement said, calling on the government to prepare a new network of free meals for children to reduce this number.
Hungarian State Buying Brinker Art Collection
- 23 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian state will buy an art collection from former US ambassador Nancy Goodman Brinker for $5.5 million. The collection of mostly 20th-century Hungarian paintings will be put on display at the De la Motte palace in Buda Castle, which will be renovated for this purpose, according to a government decree published in Magyar Közlöny.
World Press Photo Exhibition, On Until 25 October
- 17 Sep 2015 4:36 AM
- community & culture
The 58th World Press Photo contest winners were selected from 97,912 photos shot by 5,692 photographers from 131 different countries. This visiting exhibition makes 100 stops every year, making the World Press Photo tour of prize-winning pics the most popular traveling photo event in the world. So it's well worth catching while in Budapest.
Kövér: Education Key In Preventing Assimilation Of Hungarian Diaspora
- 13 Nov 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
One of the key factors in halting the assimilation of Hungarian communities around the world and helping them to retain their identity is an education system which fosters ties with their motherland, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said. Speaking to public media in the run-up to Hungarian Diaspora Day, which is marked on November 15, Kövér said Hungary’s neighbouring countries with a ...
Invitation To Annual Remembrance Ceremony, Solymár, 8 November
- 6 Nov 2015 12:50 AM
- community & culture
In 2015 the Annual Service of Remembrance will be held on Sunday 8 November. The traditional service and wreath-laying ceremony will take place at the Commonwealth War Cemetery of Solymár at 10:55. Everybody is welcome to attend the ecumenical service. Those who do are kindly requested to arrive at the cemetery no later than 10:45. The service lasts approximately 20 minutes.
Masters Of Indian Classical Music, Trafó Budapest, 7 November
- 3 Nov 2015 8:03 AM
- community & culture
Ustad Shahid Parvez is privileged with both belonging to an illustrious musical family, and for achieving success in not only preserving the tradition but in pushing its boundaries to even greater heights of aesthetic beauty. He is one of the most brilliant musical gems of the famous Etawah Gharana and belongs to the seventh generation of this musical lineage. His family has produced the most ...
Hungarian Opposition Mark 1956 Anniversary
- 26 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Gábor Vona, leader of the radical nationalist Jobbik party, said in Corvin Alley, a stronghold of revolutionaries in 1956, that the freedom fighters had drawn their strength from the patriotic interwar regime of Miklós Horthy. He said the 1956 revolution was “the most noble act” in Europe’s postwar history.
Hungarian House Opens In Toronto
- 26 Oct 2015 3:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian officials inaugurated the Hungarian House in Toronto, which is a 21st-century design, “suited to cater for all needs of the Hungarian community,” the Hungarian state official in charge of policy for Hungarian communities abroad said. Árpád János Potápi told MTI over the phone that his visit to Canada had three aims: to inaugurate the Hungarian House, to present an award to the ...
New Integrated SOS Children’s Village Opens In Orosháza
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Government’s childcare policy is focused on providing children with families, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog said on Monday at the official opening of the new SOS Children’s Village in Orosháza. The village was moved there from its previous location in Battonya.
12-Hour Concert To Promote Fight Against Child Poverty In Budapest
- 24 Sep 2015 12:30 PM
- community & culture
A 12-hour concert in Budapest’s Sports Arena on Sept. 26, backed by a civil initiative, will be held to promote the fight against child poverty. At least 40,000 children in Hungary have no regular access to quality food, the statement said, calling on the government to prepare a new network of free meals for children to reduce this number.
Hungarian State Buying Brinker Art Collection
- 23 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian state will buy an art collection from former US ambassador Nancy Goodman Brinker for $5.5 million. The collection of mostly 20th-century Hungarian paintings will be put on display at the De la Motte palace in Buda Castle, which will be renovated for this purpose, according to a government decree published in Magyar Közlöny.
World Press Photo Exhibition, On Until 25 October
- 17 Sep 2015 4:36 AM
- community & culture
The 58th World Press Photo contest winners were selected from 97,912 photos shot by 5,692 photographers from 131 different countries. This visiting exhibition makes 100 stops every year, making the World Press Photo tour of prize-winning pics the most popular traveling photo event in the world. So it's well worth catching while in Budapest.