73 result(s) for heroes’ square in Current Affairs
Hungary Marks Heroes’ Day
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ceremonies were held throughout the country on Sunday to commemorate all Hungarian soldiers who died for their homeland. Addressing a commemorative event in Vámosújfalu in north-eastern Hungary, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said the Hungarian heroes who sacrificed their lives over the past millennium did it not just to defend Hungary but all of Europe.
Cabinet Submits Anti-Uber Bill
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet submitted a bill to Parliament yesterday that in effect outlaws Uber and drivers who work for the company. The bill would make it possible to deprive drivers of their licence for six months if they are caught transporting passengers illegally for a second time and their vehicles could be withdrawn from traffic for up to three years.
Hungary Fence To Meet NATO Standards
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The fence the government is planning to build between Hungary and Serbia will meet NATO standards, Szilárd Németh, vice-chair of parliament’s national security committee, told reporters after a closed-door meeting of the body. Németh said that 99% of illegal entrants to Hungary arrived through Serbia, and building a fence is an “important and necessary” measure. He added, however, that the fence ...
Hungarian Politicians Pay Tribute To 1956 Martyr Imre Nagy
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
After 57 years, the example set by Hungary’s martyred prime minister Imre Nagy “still demands our respect”, parliament’s deputy speaker Gergely Gulyás, of the ruling Fidesz, said. The hanging and dishonourable burial of Nagy and other martyrs, as well as the mass revenge that followed Hungary’s failed 1956 uprising against Soviet rule, made it clear that the practice of power pursued by ...
Budapest Pride Festival Organisers Defiant In Response To Mayors
- 9 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Organisers of the Budapest Pride festival wrapped 30 trees in rainbow-coloured paper on Andrássy út, not far from Heroes Square, yesterday in protest against recent homophobic remarks by Eighth District mayor Máté Kocsis and Budapest mayor István Tarlós.
64 Counties Organises March In Budapest Marking Trianon Anniversary
- 8 Jun 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The Sixty-Four Counties Youth Movement (HVIM) held a torch-lit march commemorating the 95th anniversary of the Trianon peace treaty near Heroes’ Square in Budapest. Participants carried Hungarian and red-and-white-striped flags, the latter associated with the Hungarian far right over the past decade, and a large flag of Szeklerland, chanting the slogan “Down with Trianon!”
Putin Schedules Five-Hour Budapest Visit
- 17 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive at Budapest’s airport at 2 p.m., this afternoon, Index learned from a Russian source. He will be driven straight from the airport to Heroes Square, where he will lay a wreath.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Six Arrested In Internet Tax Demonstration In Budapest
- 28 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Six people were taken into custody by police for trespassing at the Fidesz party headquarters after an antigovernment demonstration on Sunday. Police questioned them in connection with vandalising the headquarters of the ruling Fidesz party near Heroes’ Square following a mass demonstration against the government’s new internet tax plans.
Hungary Marks Heroes’ Day
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ceremonies were held throughout the country on Sunday to commemorate all Hungarian soldiers who died for their homeland. Addressing a commemorative event in Vámosújfalu in north-eastern Hungary, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said the Hungarian heroes who sacrificed their lives over the past millennium did it not just to defend Hungary but all of Europe.
Cabinet Submits Anti-Uber Bill
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet submitted a bill to Parliament yesterday that in effect outlaws Uber and drivers who work for the company. The bill would make it possible to deprive drivers of their licence for six months if they are caught transporting passengers illegally for a second time and their vehicles could be withdrawn from traffic for up to three years.
Hungary Fence To Meet NATO Standards
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The fence the government is planning to build between Hungary and Serbia will meet NATO standards, Szilárd Németh, vice-chair of parliament’s national security committee, told reporters after a closed-door meeting of the body. Németh said that 99% of illegal entrants to Hungary arrived through Serbia, and building a fence is an “important and necessary” measure. He added, however, that the fence ...
Hungarian Politicians Pay Tribute To 1956 Martyr Imre Nagy
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
After 57 years, the example set by Hungary’s martyred prime minister Imre Nagy “still demands our respect”, parliament’s deputy speaker Gergely Gulyás, of the ruling Fidesz, said. The hanging and dishonourable burial of Nagy and other martyrs, as well as the mass revenge that followed Hungary’s failed 1956 uprising against Soviet rule, made it clear that the practice of power pursued by ...
Budapest Pride Festival Organisers Defiant In Response To Mayors
- 9 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Organisers of the Budapest Pride festival wrapped 30 trees in rainbow-coloured paper on Andrássy út, not far from Heroes Square, yesterday in protest against recent homophobic remarks by Eighth District mayor Máté Kocsis and Budapest mayor István Tarlós.
64 Counties Organises March In Budapest Marking Trianon Anniversary
- 8 Jun 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The Sixty-Four Counties Youth Movement (HVIM) held a torch-lit march commemorating the 95th anniversary of the Trianon peace treaty near Heroes’ Square in Budapest. Participants carried Hungarian and red-and-white-striped flags, the latter associated with the Hungarian far right over the past decade, and a large flag of Szeklerland, chanting the slogan “Down with Trianon!”
Putin Schedules Five-Hour Budapest Visit
- 17 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive at Budapest’s airport at 2 p.m., this afternoon, Index learned from a Russian source. He will be driven straight from the airport to Heroes Square, where he will lay a wreath.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Six Arrested In Internet Tax Demonstration In Budapest
- 28 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Six people were taken into custody by police for trespassing at the Fidesz party headquarters after an antigovernment demonstration on Sunday. Police questioned them in connection with vandalising the headquarters of the ruling Fidesz party near Heroes’ Square following a mass demonstration against the government’s new internet tax plans.