1,716 result(s) for hungarian history
Hungary Remembers The Victims Of Communism On 25 February
- 24 Feb 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
"On Saturday 25 February across the country there will be commemoration events for the victims of communism. On this day in 1947 Béla Kovács, the Secretary General of the Independent Smallholders’ Party, was unlawfully arrested and deported to the Soviet Union. Following a decision adopted by the first Orbán government in 2000, all secondary education institutions mark this anniversary.
Her Majesty's New Ambassador Arrives In Hungary
- 23 Feb 2012 8:03 AM
- current affairs
"Her Majesty's new Ambassador to Hungary HE Mr Jonathan Knott presented his Letters of Credence to HE Mr Pál Schmitt, the President of Hungary accrediting him as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to Hungary on Wednesday 22 February 2012 at the Sándor Palace.
Weekend Trip From Budapest To Manchester
- 20 Feb 2012 10:30 AM
- travel
When expats chat about taking a weekend break in the UK, London is usually the city on their itinerary. Now Malev Hungarian Airlines is history the number of flights to the English capital has decreased, prompting more travellers to consider exploring Manchester, the 'second city of the UK'.
Xpat Interview: Robert Mansfield, Director of Mansfield & Associates Office in Budapest
- 30 Jan 2012 11:00 AM
Robert Mansfield, Director of Mansfield & Associates Office in Budapest, was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. Before moving to Hungary as the Managing Director for Mansfield & Associates Kft, he was Manager of Recruiting and Research for Mansfield & Associates Corporate USA.
Margit Bridge In Budapest Reborn, Flooded With Light
- 18 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- getting around
"The light is on! Car drivers and pedestrians along the Danube lift their heads towards the freshly installed new lighting poles on Margit Bridge, admiring with astonishment the spectacular lighting on the newborn Margit Bridge. Indeed, while final construction works on and around the bridge are still going on, one major step has been taken: to bring back to life the former aspect and beauty of ...
CV Of Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister Of Hungary
- 17 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Viktor Orbán was born on 31 May, 1963, in the small Hungarian village of Alcsútdoboz. In 1977, his family moved to Székesfehérvár, where he finished his grammar-school studies, specialising in English. In 1983, as a student of Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest at the Faculty of Law, he was a founding member of Bibó College. A year later, with his fellow students, he created Századvég, a ...
Speech By Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán At The London School Of Economics
- 17 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Speech made on 10 November 2011 at LSE, UK: "Thank you very much and good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen. My elaboration today is about Central Europe and its future in a wider context, may I say in a European context. Thank you for the invitation, because it is always a joy to explain Central Europe to the Westerners, which is not an easy job anyway. The difficulty of that kind of lecture is ...
U.S. Ambassador To Hungary Interview With Balazs Naray, Kossuth Radio
- 12 Jan 2012 10:40 AM
- current affairs
Question: Thank you for the interview, first of all. I would like to ask if you have or has Washington received a response to Mrs. Clinton’s letter written on the 23rd of December?
Ambassador Kounalakis: No, we have not yet received a response, but we understand from press reports that there will be a response.
Invitation: Jazz Showcase, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 13-15 January 2012
- 12 Jan 2012 8:04 AM
- entertainment
"The Palace of Arts first hosted the Jazz Showcase and Talent Exchange in 2008. The festival gives a world-renowned and rightly acclaimed young generation of Hungarian jazz performers the chance to present themselves to noted jazz experts from Europe and the United States, broadening their knowledge and, in some cases, gaining recording and concert touring opportunities.
Hungary Remembers The Victims Of Communism On 25 February
- 24 Feb 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
"On Saturday 25 February across the country there will be commemoration events for the victims of communism. On this day in 1947 Béla Kovács, the Secretary General of the Independent Smallholders’ Party, was unlawfully arrested and deported to the Soviet Union. Following a decision adopted by the first Orbán government in 2000, all secondary education institutions mark this anniversary.
Her Majesty's New Ambassador Arrives In Hungary
- 23 Feb 2012 8:03 AM
- current affairs
"Her Majesty's new Ambassador to Hungary HE Mr Jonathan Knott presented his Letters of Credence to HE Mr Pál Schmitt, the President of Hungary accrediting him as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to Hungary on Wednesday 22 February 2012 at the Sándor Palace.
Weekend Trip From Budapest To Manchester
- 20 Feb 2012 10:30 AM
- travel
When expats chat about taking a weekend break in the UK, London is usually the city on their itinerary. Now Malev Hungarian Airlines is history the number of flights to the English capital has decreased, prompting more travellers to consider exploring Manchester, the 'second city of the UK'.
Xpat Interview: Robert Mansfield, Director of Mansfield & Associates Office in Budapest
- 30 Jan 2012 11:00 AM
Robert Mansfield, Director of Mansfield & Associates Office in Budapest, was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. Before moving to Hungary as the Managing Director for Mansfield & Associates Kft, he was Manager of Recruiting and Research for Mansfield & Associates Corporate USA.
Margit Bridge In Budapest Reborn, Flooded With Light
- 18 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- getting around
"The light is on! Car drivers and pedestrians along the Danube lift their heads towards the freshly installed new lighting poles on Margit Bridge, admiring with astonishment the spectacular lighting on the newborn Margit Bridge. Indeed, while final construction works on and around the bridge are still going on, one major step has been taken: to bring back to life the former aspect and beauty of ...
CV Of Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister Of Hungary
- 17 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Viktor Orbán was born on 31 May, 1963, in the small Hungarian village of Alcsútdoboz. In 1977, his family moved to Székesfehérvár, where he finished his grammar-school studies, specialising in English. In 1983, as a student of Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest at the Faculty of Law, he was a founding member of Bibó College. A year later, with his fellow students, he created Századvég, a ...
Speech By Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán At The London School Of Economics
- 17 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Speech made on 10 November 2011 at LSE, UK: "Thank you very much and good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen. My elaboration today is about Central Europe and its future in a wider context, may I say in a European context. Thank you for the invitation, because it is always a joy to explain Central Europe to the Westerners, which is not an easy job anyway. The difficulty of that kind of lecture is ...
U.S. Ambassador To Hungary Interview With Balazs Naray, Kossuth Radio
- 12 Jan 2012 10:40 AM
- current affairs
Question: Thank you for the interview, first of all. I would like to ask if you have or has Washington received a response to Mrs. Clinton’s letter written on the 23rd of December?
Ambassador Kounalakis: No, we have not yet received a response, but we understand from press reports that there will be a response.
Invitation: Jazz Showcase, Palace Of Arts Budapest, 13-15 January 2012
- 12 Jan 2012 8:04 AM
- entertainment
"The Palace of Arts first hosted the Jazz Showcase and Talent Exchange in 2008. The festival gives a world-renowned and rightly acclaimed young generation of Hungarian jazz performers the chance to present themselves to noted jazz experts from Europe and the United States, broadening their knowledge and, in some cases, gaining recording and concert touring opportunities.