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Tom Hanks Visit’s Budapest’s House Of Terror Museum
- 23 Jul 2015 11:35 AM
- community & culture
Two-times Oscar-winning Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks has visited Budapest’s House of Terror Museum while in the Hungarian capital to shoot his new mystic thriller “Inferno”, adapted from Dan Brown’s bestselling novel. The actor is reported to be an avid fan of history, his father having served in the US Navy during the Second World War and himself playing in several history-themed films during ...
Hungarian Minsiter: One Cannot Build A Country On Hate
- 14 Apr 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
On Sunday at a Holocaust commemoration in front of the House of Terror Museum in Budapest, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog said that hate cannot be the foundation for building a country – either in Budapest, Tapolca, the northern Borsod region of Hungary, or anywhere.
Hungary Press Freedom Ranks 65th Out Of 180
- 12 Feb 2015 3:06 AM
- current affairs
“Democracy has been in retreat in Hungary ever since Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party came to power in 2010, with the result that the country has fallen 42 places in the index in the past four years” writes Reporters Without Borders in the 2015 World Press Freedom Index.
Hungary’s Justice Minister Calls For European Terrorist Register
- 14 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s justice minister has called for a common register of European citizens imprisoned on terrorism charges in EU member states. László Trócsányi had talks with his French counterpart Christiane Taubira and other French politicians in France.
The Magic Flute For Children, Erkel Theatre Budapest
- 29 Dec 2014 8:08 AM
- entertainment
Based on a fairytale, the opera is a kaleidoscope of colour, its protagonists are starkly good or evil, while their characteristics are contrasting: The friendly, simple-minded Papageno, the wise old Sarastro, the treacherous serpent, the domineering, vengeful witch known as the Queen of the Night, and the noble prince Tamino, who sets off to free his imprisoned lover Pamina.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Criticise Orbán-Aliyev Talks
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Azerbaijani president’s visit to Budapest clearly shows Hungary’s current international standing, a board member of the opposition Together (Együtt) party said. Nóra Hajdu told reporters in front of Parliament, that neither the German nor the British nor the French premiers were standing in line to visit Hungary, yet “we are delighted” if the Azeri president comes over.
23 October 2014 Holiday: Hungary Remembers Revolution
- 22 Oct 2014 2:04 AM
- current affairs
On 23 October Hungary marks the 58th anniversary of 1956, and it is is a national holiday. It commemorates the Revolution of 1956, when Hungarians rose up against the Soviet ruled communist system and also the ‘Day of the Republic’, as in 1989 Hungary was declared a republic. On October 22nd and 23rd there are several programs held throughout Hungary.
Táncsics Prison In Budapest To Open For Public For Two Days
- 3 Oct 2014 9:04 AM
- current affairs
The former Táncsics Prison, which held the writer and politician Mihály Táncsics, one of the heroes of the 1848 Hungarian Revolution, will be open to the public after more than six decades on October 5 and 6. The compound in the Buda Castle was returned by the United States, which owned it since 1948, in a formal ceremony in June, László L Simon, cabinet parliamentary state secretary, noted on ...
Hungarian Film Fund: Support For Depardieu Film Open Issue
- 12 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Hungarian National Film Fund said that no decision had been made yet on granting support to an international co-production starring French actor Gerard Depardieu. The Fund denied information reported by Hollywood Reporter, according to which the Hungarianscripted WW1 drama entitled It’s Showtime, Siberia! is expecting 2 million dollars from Hungary’s Film Fund.
Tom Hanks Visit’s Budapest’s House Of Terror Museum
- 23 Jul 2015 11:35 AM
- community & culture
Two-times Oscar-winning Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks has visited Budapest’s House of Terror Museum while in the Hungarian capital to shoot his new mystic thriller “Inferno”, adapted from Dan Brown’s bestselling novel. The actor is reported to be an avid fan of history, his father having served in the US Navy during the Second World War and himself playing in several history-themed films during ...
Hungarian Minsiter: One Cannot Build A Country On Hate
- 14 Apr 2015 1:00 AM
- community & culture
On Sunday at a Holocaust commemoration in front of the House of Terror Museum in Budapest, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog said that hate cannot be the foundation for building a country – either in Budapest, Tapolca, the northern Borsod region of Hungary, or anywhere.
Hungary Press Freedom Ranks 65th Out Of 180
- 12 Feb 2015 3:06 AM
- current affairs
“Democracy has been in retreat in Hungary ever since Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party came to power in 2010, with the result that the country has fallen 42 places in the index in the past four years” writes Reporters Without Borders in the 2015 World Press Freedom Index.
Hungary’s Justice Minister Calls For European Terrorist Register
- 14 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s justice minister has called for a common register of European citizens imprisoned on terrorism charges in EU member states. László Trócsányi had talks with his French counterpart Christiane Taubira and other French politicians in France.
The Magic Flute For Children, Erkel Theatre Budapest
- 29 Dec 2014 8:08 AM
- entertainment
Based on a fairytale, the opera is a kaleidoscope of colour, its protagonists are starkly good or evil, while their characteristics are contrasting: The friendly, simple-minded Papageno, the wise old Sarastro, the treacherous serpent, the domineering, vengeful witch known as the Queen of the Night, and the noble prince Tamino, who sets off to free his imprisoned lover Pamina.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Criticise Orbán-Aliyev Talks
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Azerbaijani president’s visit to Budapest clearly shows Hungary’s current international standing, a board member of the opposition Together (Együtt) party said. Nóra Hajdu told reporters in front of Parliament, that neither the German nor the British nor the French premiers were standing in line to visit Hungary, yet “we are delighted” if the Azeri president comes over.
23 October 2014 Holiday: Hungary Remembers Revolution
- 22 Oct 2014 2:04 AM
- current affairs
On 23 October Hungary marks the 58th anniversary of 1956, and it is is a national holiday. It commemorates the Revolution of 1956, when Hungarians rose up against the Soviet ruled communist system and also the ‘Day of the Republic’, as in 1989 Hungary was declared a republic. On October 22nd and 23rd there are several programs held throughout Hungary.
Táncsics Prison In Budapest To Open For Public For Two Days
- 3 Oct 2014 9:04 AM
- current affairs
The former Táncsics Prison, which held the writer and politician Mihály Táncsics, one of the heroes of the 1848 Hungarian Revolution, will be open to the public after more than six decades on October 5 and 6. The compound in the Buda Castle was returned by the United States, which owned it since 1948, in a formal ceremony in June, László L Simon, cabinet parliamentary state secretary, noted on ...
Hungarian Film Fund: Support For Depardieu Film Open Issue
- 12 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Hungarian National Film Fund said that no decision had been made yet on granting support to an international co-production starring French actor Gerard Depardieu. The Fund denied information reported by Hollywood Reporter, according to which the Hungarianscripted WW1 drama entitled It’s Showtime, Siberia! is expecting 2 million dollars from Hungary’s Film Fund.