635 result(s) for hungarian hero
Xpat Opinion: Statue Strife Nr 2: György Donáth
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Commenting on a foiled initiative to unveil the bust of a pre-war right-wing politician, left-wing commentators accuse the government of indulging in a cult of racist personalities. Their pro-government counterpart denies the allegation that György Donáth was an anti-Semite, while an independent conservative author calls on the opposing sides to show more tolerance towards each other.
Master Plan For Budapest Olympics Approved By General Assembly Of Budapest
- 24 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
The General Assembly of Budapest has approved the master plan for the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Budapest, there were 21 votes in favour, 1 against and 9 absent. The assembly members have also accepted the guarantee letter to be submitted to the International Olympic Committee.
Budapest Submits 2024 Olympic Bid
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Budapest has submitted the first part of its application to host the 2024 Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee, Balázs Fürjes, the government commissioner for the bid, announced. The application was submitted on Tuesday, one day before the official deadline. Hungary’s parliament voted in July to support the Hungarian capital’s bid to host the 2024 event.
Xpat Preview: Hungary's Top 7 Cultural Events In 2016
- 4 Feb 2016 11:45 AM
- community & culture
Classic music, folk traditions, contemporary cinema and much more – for sure a great selection of programmes will characterize 2016! We have collected 7 of the most exciting ones below, among them unusual folklore festivals, cool art programmes, and open-air opera events.
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 Taxi Drivers End Demo
- 21 Jan 2016 3:10 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers ended their demonstration against ride-hailing company Uber in downtown Budapest after talks with government representatives. The drivers will make their way along Andrássy Avenue to Heroes’ Square, doing a lap to top off their nearly four-day demonstration. Earlier in the day, two state secretaries from the development ministry, Gábor Czepek and László Tasó, met representatives of ...
Feast Of Holy Innocents Traditions In Hungary, 28 December
- 27 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In Hungary, the Feast of the Holy Innocents falls on the same day with the traditional "birching", a fertility custom known almost everywhere in Europe. In Hungary, according to tradition on this day, girls were lightly whipped with a young tree shoot, to wish them good health and fertility in the new year.
110 Year Search For Sultan Suleiman In Hungary Seems Fruitful
- 10 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Professor Norbert Pap, who led the discovery of what is thought to be the tomb of Ottoman Grand Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, said in an interview with MTI that in 2013 his team of geographers, historians and archaeologists, using new methodologies in their respective fields, discovered the ruins of the Ottoman settlement known as Turbék, a name derived from the Turkish word “turbeh” meaning ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán Has International Friends On His Side
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left- and right-wing analysts equally recognise that the Hungarian Prime Minister is not isolated any more with his views on immigration in Europe. They differ however on whether he’s right or wrong and whether his position will ultimately prevail.
Xpat Opinion: Statue Strife Nr 2: György Donáth
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Commenting on a foiled initiative to unveil the bust of a pre-war right-wing politician, left-wing commentators accuse the government of indulging in a cult of racist personalities. Their pro-government counterpart denies the allegation that György Donáth was an anti-Semite, while an independent conservative author calls on the opposing sides to show more tolerance towards each other.
Master Plan For Budapest Olympics Approved By General Assembly Of Budapest
- 24 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
The General Assembly of Budapest has approved the master plan for the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Budapest, there were 21 votes in favour, 1 against and 9 absent. The assembly members have also accepted the guarantee letter to be submitted to the International Olympic Committee.
Budapest Submits 2024 Olympic Bid
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Budapest has submitted the first part of its application to host the 2024 Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee, Balázs Fürjes, the government commissioner for the bid, announced. The application was submitted on Tuesday, one day before the official deadline. Hungary’s parliament voted in July to support the Hungarian capital’s bid to host the 2024 event.
Xpat Preview: Hungary's Top 7 Cultural Events In 2016
- 4 Feb 2016 11:45 AM
- community & culture
Classic music, folk traditions, contemporary cinema and much more – for sure a great selection of programmes will characterize 2016! We have collected 7 of the most exciting ones below, among them unusual folklore festivals, cool art programmes, and open-air opera events.
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 Taxi Drivers End Demo
- 21 Jan 2016 3:10 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers ended their demonstration against ride-hailing company Uber in downtown Budapest after talks with government representatives. The drivers will make their way along Andrássy Avenue to Heroes’ Square, doing a lap to top off their nearly four-day demonstration. Earlier in the day, two state secretaries from the development ministry, Gábor Czepek and László Tasó, met representatives of ...
Feast Of Holy Innocents Traditions In Hungary, 28 December
- 27 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In Hungary, the Feast of the Holy Innocents falls on the same day with the traditional "birching", a fertility custom known almost everywhere in Europe. In Hungary, according to tradition on this day, girls were lightly whipped with a young tree shoot, to wish them good health and fertility in the new year.
110 Year Search For Sultan Suleiman In Hungary Seems Fruitful
- 10 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Professor Norbert Pap, who led the discovery of what is thought to be the tomb of Ottoman Grand Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, said in an interview with MTI that in 2013 his team of geographers, historians and archaeologists, using new methodologies in their respective fields, discovered the ruins of the Ottoman settlement known as Turbék, a name derived from the Turkish word “turbeh” meaning ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán Has International Friends On His Side
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left- and right-wing analysts equally recognise that the Hungarian Prime Minister is not isolated any more with his views on immigration in Europe. They differ however on whether he’s right or wrong and whether his position will ultimately prevail.