1,716 result(s) for hungarian history
WOMEX Honours & Preserves Multi-Ethnic Heritage Of Budapest
- 1 Oct 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Featured prominently on the World Heritage Site List of UNESCO, Budapest is the fifth most visited capital of Europe (Euromonitor International) and the cultural hub of "CEE" - Central Eastern Europe. The majestic Danube splits the city into Buda and Pest and hosts one of the biggest festivals on the international touring circuit, Sziget (meaning 'island' in Hungarian), every year in August.
Prime Minister's Visit To Iran Postponed
- 1 Oct 2015 5:10 AM
- current affairs
The official visit by the prime minister to Iran has been postponed at the request of the Iranian side. Viktor Orbán was scheduled to travel to Iran on Oct. 5, Orbán’s press chief said. Bertalan Havasi noted that more than 700 people died—many of them Iranians—in an incident that occurred during the annual Hajj pilgrimage last week near the city of Mecca.
EU Funding Helped Refurbish Historic City Centre Of Eger
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The refurbishment of the Dobó Square in Eger, completed through EU funding of some HUF 4bn, is a good example of the Government’s productive efforts and a major milestone in the everyday life and history of the city, the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Eger, Minister of State for the Utilization of EU Funding Balázs Rákossy said at the opening ceremony of the renewed ...
Hungary’s New Church Law Amendments
- 30 Sep 2015 2:00 AM
- community & culture
In future churches should be registered by courts based on legal provisions, according to a consultation paper on the church law published online on kormany.hu. The law in effect since January 1, 2012 originally recognised only 14 congregations as established churches but allowed other faiths to apply to parliament for recognition, dependent on the vote of a two-thirds majority.
Budapest Design Week 2015 Welcomes Visitors To The Modern Home
- 24 Sep 2015 2:50 AM
- property
Budapest Design Week 2015 is starting tomorrow offering a wide range of programs at over 100 venues all around the Hungarian capital in the next 10 days with two country-side cities, Pécs and Sopron also joining the festival. This year the program series attracting the entire Hungarian design profession as well as the general audience focuses on the home, the place that is regaining its status in ...
Hungarian National Ballet: Mad Dance, Erkel Theatre Budapest, 24 September
- 22 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
The first premiere of the Hungarian National Ballet in the 2015/16 season is the contemporary choreography Walking Mad – for the first time in Hungary. A modern ballet programme entitled Mad Dance! – Yet There Is Method In It is the first production in the 2015/16 season of the Hungarian National Ballet at the Erkel Theatre.
Five Markets To Explore In Budapest
- 21 Sep 2015 9:02 AM
- shopping
The Great Market Hall makes it onto pretty much every tourist’s Budapest itinerary, and for good reason. It’s a charming place, packed every day with locals and tourists trying to spot good grocery deals or negotiating the narrow paths of the upstairs gallery, looking for the perfect souvenir to take home.
Hungary’s PM: We Are Experiencing A Crisis Of Liberal Identity
- 17 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“The whole refugee crisis, this whole migration and the whole problem of economic immigration, if viewed from the right perspective, is nothing more than an identity crisis on the part of liberalism”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán explained in his speech at the annual Civil Picnic in Kötcse on 5 September, the full text of which was published by Hungarian weekly Demokrata on Wednesday.
Jean Pierre Mifsud, General Manager, Corinthia Hotel Budapest
- 15 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
Maltese-born Mr. Mifsud launched his career at Corinthia Hotel St. George’s Bay in the mid-1990’s, and has since held senior management positions at several of the Corinthia hotels in Lisbon and Malta.
WOMEX Honours & Preserves Multi-Ethnic Heritage Of Budapest
- 1 Oct 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Featured prominently on the World Heritage Site List of UNESCO, Budapest is the fifth most visited capital of Europe (Euromonitor International) and the cultural hub of "CEE" - Central Eastern Europe. The majestic Danube splits the city into Buda and Pest and hosts one of the biggest festivals on the international touring circuit, Sziget (meaning 'island' in Hungarian), every year in August.
Prime Minister's Visit To Iran Postponed
- 1 Oct 2015 5:10 AM
- current affairs
The official visit by the prime minister to Iran has been postponed at the request of the Iranian side. Viktor Orbán was scheduled to travel to Iran on Oct. 5, Orbán’s press chief said. Bertalan Havasi noted that more than 700 people died—many of them Iranians—in an incident that occurred during the annual Hajj pilgrimage last week near the city of Mecca.
EU Funding Helped Refurbish Historic City Centre Of Eger
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The refurbishment of the Dobó Square in Eger, completed through EU funding of some HUF 4bn, is a good example of the Government’s productive efforts and a major milestone in the everyday life and history of the city, the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Eger, Minister of State for the Utilization of EU Funding Balázs Rákossy said at the opening ceremony of the renewed ...
Hungary’s New Church Law Amendments
- 30 Sep 2015 2:00 AM
- community & culture
In future churches should be registered by courts based on legal provisions, according to a consultation paper on the church law published online on kormany.hu. The law in effect since January 1, 2012 originally recognised only 14 congregations as established churches but allowed other faiths to apply to parliament for recognition, dependent on the vote of a two-thirds majority.
Budapest Design Week 2015 Welcomes Visitors To The Modern Home
- 24 Sep 2015 2:50 AM
- property
Budapest Design Week 2015 is starting tomorrow offering a wide range of programs at over 100 venues all around the Hungarian capital in the next 10 days with two country-side cities, Pécs and Sopron also joining the festival. This year the program series attracting the entire Hungarian design profession as well as the general audience focuses on the home, the place that is regaining its status in ...
Hungarian National Ballet: Mad Dance, Erkel Theatre Budapest, 24 September
- 22 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
The first premiere of the Hungarian National Ballet in the 2015/16 season is the contemporary choreography Walking Mad – for the first time in Hungary. A modern ballet programme entitled Mad Dance! – Yet There Is Method In It is the first production in the 2015/16 season of the Hungarian National Ballet at the Erkel Theatre.
Five Markets To Explore In Budapest
- 21 Sep 2015 9:02 AM
- shopping
The Great Market Hall makes it onto pretty much every tourist’s Budapest itinerary, and for good reason. It’s a charming place, packed every day with locals and tourists trying to spot good grocery deals or negotiating the narrow paths of the upstairs gallery, looking for the perfect souvenir to take home.
Hungary’s PM: We Are Experiencing A Crisis Of Liberal Identity
- 17 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“The whole refugee crisis, this whole migration and the whole problem of economic immigration, if viewed from the right perspective, is nothing more than an identity crisis on the part of liberalism”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán explained in his speech at the annual Civil Picnic in Kötcse on 5 September, the full text of which was published by Hungarian weekly Demokrata on Wednesday.
Jean Pierre Mifsud, General Manager, Corinthia Hotel Budapest
- 15 Sep 2015 12:00 PM
Maltese-born Mr. Mifsud launched his career at Corinthia Hotel St. George’s Bay in the mid-1990’s, and has since held senior management positions at several of the Corinthia hotels in Lisbon and Malta.