2,708 result(s) for hungarian pm
Feast Of Hungarian Jazz 2017, Mupa, 6 April
- 5 Apr 2017 9:10 AM
- entertainment
The Feast of Hungarian Jazz is one of the genre’s most prestigious events in Hungary. It is organized by the Hungarian Jazz Federation, a national NGO dedicated to the genre. The event series traditionally takes place in the spring, and has been hosted for years by the Budapest Jazz Club, the heart of the Hungarian jazz scene. Among others, the 2017 performers include the Soso Lakatos Quartet, ...
Hungarian Ambassador To Washington Recalled Over Higher Education Bill
- 5 Apr 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
News site atv.hu reported Tuesday that Hungary’s ambassador to Washington DC Réka Szemerkényi is to be recalled in June, citing sources in the government. Her replacement is rumored to be Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade undersecretary László Szabó. The diplomatic switcheroo has been confirmed to pro-government daily Magyar Hírlap by the ministry.
Local Opinion: US State Department Disagrees With CEU Bill
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A statement by the spokesman of the State Department has added further vigour to the debate over the future of Budapest’s Central European University. One side forthrightly condemns the planned new legislation, while the other dismisses the unfolding protest as mere hysteria.
EU Has To Change For Europe To Stay ‘Best Place On Earth’
- 31 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has to change in order for Europe to remain the “best place on Earth”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the congress of the European People’s Party (EPP) in Malta. If the EPP intends to be the one to lead this change, it too will have to change, Orbán said in his address.
Video: Budapest Spring Festival Starts Today
- 30 Mar 2017 2:04 AM
- community & culture
The 37th Budapest Spring Festival, held this year between 31 March – 23 April, will host a huge programme of events covering all the main arts: classical music, opera, jazz, world music, dance, contemporary circus, theatre and visual arts. The best Hungarian performers and world famous stars are all set to perform, and if you haven't already booked tickets you better act soon as they're selling ...
Pumeza Matshikiza's Debut In The Budapest Spring Festival, 1 April
- 29 Mar 2017 9:30 AM
- community & culture
“She is one of the most exciting opera singers of our era,” and “With her sensitive, lyric voice, magical stage presence and playfulness, she will soon be a bona fide international star!”
Goran Bregovic: Three Letters From Sarajevo, Mupa, 2 April
- 28 Mar 2017 12:40 PM
- entertainment
In its history, Bosnia has been part of many empires: Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman, Austro–Hungarian… each has left its imprint and its religion – Catholic, Orthodox, Islam, Sephardic Jews, expelled from Spain, arrive in the 16th century. Sarajevo becomes the city of four religions, ”Jerusalem of the Balkans”, and a metaphor for a peaceful cohabitation and also the horror of hate.
Kézdy Luca: Deep Diving, Mupa, 29 March
- 28 Mar 2017 7:40 AM
- community & culture
There is a canard that the violin is not a true jazz instrument, that it is much better suited to folk music or the classical repertoire. This mistaken belief, however, would be vigorously disputed by anyone who has heard the playing of Luca Kézdy, the leading violinist of the generation of Hungarian jazz musicians currently in their prime. This is because she knows precisely how brilliantly her ...
Deputy PM Semjén: Fidesz Benefits From Its Own Changes To Election Law
- 27 Mar 2017 11:40 AM
- current affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén (Christian Democratic People’s Party, KDNP) gave a rare interview to pro-government daily Magyar Idők Thursday, where he said that beginning in the autumn, the Fidesz-KDNP 2018 election campaign would “become ecstatic.” Semjén promised that the stakes of the election for the opposition parties would be “their mere survival.”
Feast Of Hungarian Jazz 2017, Mupa, 6 April
- 5 Apr 2017 9:10 AM
- entertainment
The Feast of Hungarian Jazz is one of the genre’s most prestigious events in Hungary. It is organized by the Hungarian Jazz Federation, a national NGO dedicated to the genre. The event series traditionally takes place in the spring, and has been hosted for years by the Budapest Jazz Club, the heart of the Hungarian jazz scene. Among others, the 2017 performers include the Soso Lakatos Quartet, ...
Hungarian Ambassador To Washington Recalled Over Higher Education Bill
- 5 Apr 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
News site atv.hu reported Tuesday that Hungary’s ambassador to Washington DC Réka Szemerkényi is to be recalled in June, citing sources in the government. Her replacement is rumored to be Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade undersecretary László Szabó. The diplomatic switcheroo has been confirmed to pro-government daily Magyar Hírlap by the ministry.
Local Opinion: US State Department Disagrees With CEU Bill
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A statement by the spokesman of the State Department has added further vigour to the debate over the future of Budapest’s Central European University. One side forthrightly condemns the planned new legislation, while the other dismisses the unfolding protest as mere hysteria.
EU Has To Change For Europe To Stay ‘Best Place On Earth’
- 31 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has to change in order for Europe to remain the “best place on Earth”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the congress of the European People’s Party (EPP) in Malta. If the EPP intends to be the one to lead this change, it too will have to change, Orbán said in his address.
Video: Budapest Spring Festival Starts Today
- 30 Mar 2017 2:04 AM
- community & culture
The 37th Budapest Spring Festival, held this year between 31 March – 23 April, will host a huge programme of events covering all the main arts: classical music, opera, jazz, world music, dance, contemporary circus, theatre and visual arts. The best Hungarian performers and world famous stars are all set to perform, and if you haven't already booked tickets you better act soon as they're selling ...
Pumeza Matshikiza's Debut In The Budapest Spring Festival, 1 April
- 29 Mar 2017 9:30 AM
- community & culture
“She is one of the most exciting opera singers of our era,” and “With her sensitive, lyric voice, magical stage presence and playfulness, she will soon be a bona fide international star!”
Goran Bregovic: Three Letters From Sarajevo, Mupa, 2 April
- 28 Mar 2017 12:40 PM
- entertainment
In its history, Bosnia has been part of many empires: Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman, Austro–Hungarian… each has left its imprint and its religion – Catholic, Orthodox, Islam, Sephardic Jews, expelled from Spain, arrive in the 16th century. Sarajevo becomes the city of four religions, ”Jerusalem of the Balkans”, and a metaphor for a peaceful cohabitation and also the horror of hate.
Kézdy Luca: Deep Diving, Mupa, 29 March
- 28 Mar 2017 7:40 AM
- community & culture
There is a canard that the violin is not a true jazz instrument, that it is much better suited to folk music or the classical repertoire. This mistaken belief, however, would be vigorously disputed by anyone who has heard the playing of Luca Kézdy, the leading violinist of the generation of Hungarian jazz musicians currently in their prime. This is because she knows precisely how brilliantly her ...
Deputy PM Semjén: Fidesz Benefits From Its Own Changes To Election Law
- 27 Mar 2017 11:40 AM
- current affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén (Christian Democratic People’s Party, KDNP) gave a rare interview to pro-government daily Magyar Idők Thursday, where he said that beginning in the autumn, the Fidesz-KDNP 2018 election campaign would “become ecstatic.” Semjén promised that the stakes of the election for the opposition parties would be “their mere survival.”