8 result(s) for gyurcsány in Community & Culture
Official: Number of Expats in Hungary From Western Europe up Significantly Since 2015
- 15 Feb 2024 1:45 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Because of the migration pressure, the number of people coming from western Europe to settle in Hungary has gone up between 20% and 40% over the past several years, the interior ministry’s parliamentary state secretary said at a farewell ceremony for a police contingent in Budapest.
Interview: Emese Danks, Member of Advisory Board of the BFO's Managing Director
- 19 Jan 2024 8:14 AM
- community & culture
Emese Danks has been involved in the work of the advisory board of the BFO’s managing director, Orsolya Erdődy, for several years.
Hungarian Opinion: Dispute Over University Of Theatre & Film
- 6 Aug 2020 6:55 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- community & culture
A left-wing pundit accuses the government of trying to restructure the leading University of Theatre and Film university along ideological lines. Pro-government commentators, on the other hand, accuse the Left of using the university for propaganda purposes.
Holocaust Remembrance Day Marked In Budapest
- 28 Jan 2020 7:13 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Officials and diplomats marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day at Budapest's Holocaust Documentation Centre.
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.
Budapest Pride Parade A Peaceful Success
- 13 Jul 2015 9:03 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Pride parade was free of disruptions by homophobic elements for the first time in many years, as a crowd of 10,000-15,000 took part in the march. The march was opened by conductor Iván Fischer, saying that they were celebrating the courage of those who declare their self-identity. Fischer warned homophobes in his message that they must be cautious, because homosexuality is not a ...
Xpat Opinion: The New Ethics Textbook For Hungarian Fifth Graders
- 13 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- community & culture
What can one say about the newly introduced ethics textbook for Hungarian fifth graders? For starters, it is not, strictly speaking, an ethics text. Ethics is not a branch of religion, and being ethical is not the same as following the law or adhering to societal norms. So a textbook that lauds religious virtues and advocates unquestioning civil obedience doesn’t belong in an ethics class.
Hungarian Socialists To Bring Pension Referendum
- 25 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"The Socialist Party is initiating a referendum on the suspension of the transfer of private pension membership fees, party chairman Attila Mesterházy announced Friday.
Official: Number of Expats in Hungary From Western Europe up Significantly Since 2015
- 15 Feb 2024 1:45 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Because of the migration pressure, the number of people coming from western Europe to settle in Hungary has gone up between 20% and 40% over the past several years, the interior ministry’s parliamentary state secretary said at a farewell ceremony for a police contingent in Budapest.
Interview: Emese Danks, Member of Advisory Board of the BFO's Managing Director
- 19 Jan 2024 8:14 AM
- community & culture
Emese Danks has been involved in the work of the advisory board of the BFO’s managing director, Orsolya Erdődy, for several years.
Hungarian Opinion: Dispute Over University Of Theatre & Film
- 6 Aug 2020 6:55 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- community & culture
A left-wing pundit accuses the government of trying to restructure the leading University of Theatre and Film university along ideological lines. Pro-government commentators, on the other hand, accuse the Left of using the university for propaganda purposes.
Holocaust Remembrance Day Marked In Budapest
- 28 Jan 2020 7:13 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Officials and diplomats marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day at Budapest's Holocaust Documentation Centre.
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.
Budapest Pride Parade A Peaceful Success
- 13 Jul 2015 9:03 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Pride parade was free of disruptions by homophobic elements for the first time in many years, as a crowd of 10,000-15,000 took part in the march. The march was opened by conductor Iván Fischer, saying that they were celebrating the courage of those who declare their self-identity. Fischer warned homophobes in his message that they must be cautious, because homosexuality is not a ...
Xpat Opinion: The New Ethics Textbook For Hungarian Fifth Graders
- 13 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- community & culture
What can one say about the newly introduced ethics textbook for Hungarian fifth graders? For starters, it is not, strictly speaking, an ethics text. Ethics is not a branch of religion, and being ethical is not the same as following the law or adhering to societal norms. So a textbook that lauds religious virtues and advocates unquestioning civil obedience doesn’t belong in an ethics class.
Hungarian Socialists To Bring Pension Referendum
- 25 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"The Socialist Party is initiating a referendum on the suspension of the transfer of private pension membership fees, party chairman Attila Mesterházy announced Friday.