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Budapest Road Named After Spanish Diplomat Who Saved Jews During Holocaust
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A road in Aquincum, in the third district of Budapest, was named at a ceremony after Angel Sanz Briz, a Spanish diplomat who saved the lives of Jews during the Holocaust. Addressing the ceremony, Gergely Gulyás, deputy speaker of parliament, noted that the diplomat saved over 5,000 Hungarians. As such, he was the embodiment of the Spanish saying “Do good, regardless of whom you do it to,” Gulyás ...
House Speaker Pays Tribute To Göncz In Hungarian Parliament
- 12 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér paid tribute to the late Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first post-communist president between 1990 and 2000, ahead of a plenary session of parliament. The life path of Árpád Göncz coincided with major events in Hungary’s 20th century history, Kövér said. In his tribute, the House speaker quoted the late Ferenc Mádl, Göncz’s successor, as saying that Göncz “made the ...
Hungary’s Former President Árpád Göncz Dies Aged 93
- 7 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first postcommunist president who held office between 1990 and 2000, has died at the age of 93. Parliament observed a minute of silence, while the government paid tribute to Göncz in a statement of condolences, saying that as the first head of state of a free democratic Hungary, Göncz had “served his ten years in office to the best of his ability”.
Demonstration Against Border Fence Held By Basilica
- 15 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held against the border fence being erected on Hungary’s border with Serbia and tightened migrant laws, the organising migrants rights group MigSzol said. Protesters gathered in front of the Basilica in central Budapest voiced their opposition to the government’s “portrayal of migrants as economic immigrants”. Speakers addressing the event said building a fence on the border ...
Balkan Countries To Attend EU Migration Conference In Budapest
- 8 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Representatives of Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Turkey will receive invitations to attend a conference on illegal migration to be held in Hungary in the autumn, the Hungarian foreign minister said. Representatives of European Union member states and institutions will attend alongside the seven non-EU countries, Péter Szijjártó said after holding bilateral ...
Hungarian Parliament Backs Bid To Host Olympics
- 7 Jul 2015 5:00 AM
- sport
Parliament supported Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday with the support of governing party and Jobbik politicians, with the exception of Fidesz MP János Bencsik. Under the resolution, an Olympic bid committee will be set up with 24 members, all designated by the Speaker of the House.
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 ...
National Cohesion Day Marked In Hungary On 95th Anniversary Of Trianon Signing
- 8 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians can only leave behind the role of the victim left by Trianon if they can strengthen national cohesion in the 21st century, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said. Hungarians can use the resources of Christian spiritual roots, the Hungarian language, culture and history to this end, he said addressing an event marking National Cohesion Day in Hatvan, central Hungary.
COE Hungarian Delegation Coordinating With Szekler Council
- 28 May 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian delegation of the Council of Europe, headed by Zsolt Németh, met with the head of the Szekler National Council in Hungary’s Parliament to coordinate strategy on policies concerning Hungarian communities abroad. Németh, representing ruling Fidesz, said cooperation with the Szekler Council goes back a long way.
Budapest Road Named After Spanish Diplomat Who Saved Jews During Holocaust
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A road in Aquincum, in the third district of Budapest, was named at a ceremony after Angel Sanz Briz, a Spanish diplomat who saved the lives of Jews during the Holocaust. Addressing the ceremony, Gergely Gulyás, deputy speaker of parliament, noted that the diplomat saved over 5,000 Hungarians. As such, he was the embodiment of the Spanish saying “Do good, regardless of whom you do it to,” Gulyás ...
House Speaker Pays Tribute To Göncz In Hungarian Parliament
- 12 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér paid tribute to the late Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first post-communist president between 1990 and 2000, ahead of a plenary session of parliament. The life path of Árpád Göncz coincided with major events in Hungary’s 20th century history, Kövér said. In his tribute, the House speaker quoted the late Ferenc Mádl, Göncz’s successor, as saying that Göncz “made the ...
Hungary’s Former President Árpád Göncz Dies Aged 93
- 7 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first postcommunist president who held office between 1990 and 2000, has died at the age of 93. Parliament observed a minute of silence, while the government paid tribute to Göncz in a statement of condolences, saying that as the first head of state of a free democratic Hungary, Göncz had “served his ten years in office to the best of his ability”.
Demonstration Against Border Fence Held By Basilica
- 15 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held against the border fence being erected on Hungary’s border with Serbia and tightened migrant laws, the organising migrants rights group MigSzol said. Protesters gathered in front of the Basilica in central Budapest voiced their opposition to the government’s “portrayal of migrants as economic immigrants”. Speakers addressing the event said building a fence on the border ...
Balkan Countries To Attend EU Migration Conference In Budapest
- 8 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Representatives of Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Turkey will receive invitations to attend a conference on illegal migration to be held in Hungary in the autumn, the Hungarian foreign minister said. Representatives of European Union member states and institutions will attend alongside the seven non-EU countries, Péter Szijjártó said after holding bilateral ...
Hungarian Parliament Backs Bid To Host Olympics
- 7 Jul 2015 5:00 AM
- sport
Parliament supported Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday with the support of governing party and Jobbik politicians, with the exception of Fidesz MP János Bencsik. Under the resolution, an Olympic bid committee will be set up with 24 members, all designated by the Speaker of the House.
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 ...
National Cohesion Day Marked In Hungary On 95th Anniversary Of Trianon Signing
- 8 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians can only leave behind the role of the victim left by Trianon if they can strengthen national cohesion in the 21st century, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said. Hungarians can use the resources of Christian spiritual roots, the Hungarian language, culture and history to this end, he said addressing an event marking National Cohesion Day in Hatvan, central Hungary.
COE Hungarian Delegation Coordinating With Szekler Council
- 28 May 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian delegation of the Council of Europe, headed by Zsolt Németh, met with the head of the Szekler National Council in Hungary’s Parliament to coordinate strategy on policies concerning Hungarian communities abroad. Németh, representing ruling Fidesz, said cooperation with the Szekler Council goes back a long way.