1,112 result(s) for initiative
U.S. Ambassador Participates In Budapest Pride
- 12 Jul 2012 12:35 PM
- community & culture
Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis and U.S. Embassy Budapest staff participated in the Budapest Pride March on July 7, to demonstrate Embassy support for the Hungarian LGBT community as part of Secretary of State Clinton’s initiative to promote human/minority rights issues throughout the world. In the United States, President Obama declared June to be Pride Month to highlight the ...
Hungary Becomes 106th Member Of International Cricket Council
- 5 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
The Hungarian Cricket Association (HCA) is proud to announce that Hungary has been accepted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) as a new Affiliate Member, the ICC is the international governing body of cricket.
Holocaust Survivor & Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel Returns Hungarian Award
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A right-wing columnist downplays the importance of Elie Wiesel’s decision to return the highest Hungarian state honour in protest against what he sees as the government’s efforts to restore anti-Semitic icons. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, believes that the case will receive international attention and further harm the image of the Orbán government. A centrist commentator notes that the ...
Now On: European Travellers, Műcsarnok Budapest. Until 1 July
- 25 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Cluj’s contemporary art has for years been the subject of special international attention. The term Cluj School in reference to new figurative painting – which appeared in the mid 2000s and has been the topic of debate ever since – and the Paintbrush Factory – which houses studios and independent cultural institutions – quickly became widely known in Europe.
Károly Gerendai, Founder Of Sziget Festival
- 21 Jun 2012 12:00 PM
One of post-communist Hungary’s greatest success stories: from roadie to head of the company organising Hungary’s four biggest and Transylvania’s largest cultural festival, including one of Europe’s most popular cultural event, the SZIGET Festival.
Another Thermal Bathing Complex Opened In Hungary In Nagykáta
- 21 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- health & wellness
Viktor Orbán inaugurated the new thermal bathing complex in Nagykáta on Monday. The project situated some sixty kilometres from Budapest was implemented partly from aid supplied from the New Széchenyi Plan and partly from local funding.
Domestic Violence Initiative Succeeds In Hungary
- 21 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A popular initiative to punish domestic violence has succeeded, as the Elet-Ertek Alapitvany (Life-Value Foundation) has collected 100,000 valid signatures, twice the required number, Nepszabadsag reports.
'Rarely Seen Photographs', Hungarian House of Photography Budapest
- 20 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Summer of 2012, the Hungarian House of Photography organized the first edition of its exhibition series titled Rarely seen photographs. The exhibited photos were selected from the collection of the Hungarian Museum of Photography of Kecskemet. With this initiative, we intended to showcase items from Hungarian photographic collections that, unfortunately, rarely reach the public.
Xpat Women's Photo Contest Announced In Hungary
- 19 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Six years ago Expatclic Italia launched a photo contest on the theme: "Citizens of the World – how women see expatriation". We wanted to provide a space where expatriate women could let loose their creativity on a topic that is rarely expressed in images.
U.S. Ambassador Participates In Budapest Pride
- 12 Jul 2012 12:35 PM
- community & culture
Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis and U.S. Embassy Budapest staff participated in the Budapest Pride March on July 7, to demonstrate Embassy support for the Hungarian LGBT community as part of Secretary of State Clinton’s initiative to promote human/minority rights issues throughout the world. In the United States, President Obama declared June to be Pride Month to highlight the ...
Hungary Becomes 106th Member Of International Cricket Council
- 5 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
The Hungarian Cricket Association (HCA) is proud to announce that Hungary has been accepted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) as a new Affiliate Member, the ICC is the international governing body of cricket.
Holocaust Survivor & Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel Returns Hungarian Award
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A right-wing columnist downplays the importance of Elie Wiesel’s decision to return the highest Hungarian state honour in protest against what he sees as the government’s efforts to restore anti-Semitic icons. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, believes that the case will receive international attention and further harm the image of the Orbán government. A centrist commentator notes that the ...
Now On: European Travellers, Műcsarnok Budapest. Until 1 July
- 25 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Cluj’s contemporary art has for years been the subject of special international attention. The term Cluj School in reference to new figurative painting – which appeared in the mid 2000s and has been the topic of debate ever since – and the Paintbrush Factory – which houses studios and independent cultural institutions – quickly became widely known in Europe.
Károly Gerendai, Founder Of Sziget Festival
- 21 Jun 2012 12:00 PM
One of post-communist Hungary’s greatest success stories: from roadie to head of the company organising Hungary’s four biggest and Transylvania’s largest cultural festival, including one of Europe’s most popular cultural event, the SZIGET Festival.
Another Thermal Bathing Complex Opened In Hungary In Nagykáta
- 21 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- health & wellness
Viktor Orbán inaugurated the new thermal bathing complex in Nagykáta on Monday. The project situated some sixty kilometres from Budapest was implemented partly from aid supplied from the New Széchenyi Plan and partly from local funding.
Domestic Violence Initiative Succeeds In Hungary
- 21 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A popular initiative to punish domestic violence has succeeded, as the Elet-Ertek Alapitvany (Life-Value Foundation) has collected 100,000 valid signatures, twice the required number, Nepszabadsag reports.
'Rarely Seen Photographs', Hungarian House of Photography Budapest
- 20 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Summer of 2012, the Hungarian House of Photography organized the first edition of its exhibition series titled Rarely seen photographs. The exhibited photos were selected from the collection of the Hungarian Museum of Photography of Kecskemet. With this initiative, we intended to showcase items from Hungarian photographic collections that, unfortunately, rarely reach the public.
Xpat Women's Photo Contest Announced In Hungary
- 19 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Six years ago Expatclic Italia launched a photo contest on the theme: "Citizens of the World – how women see expatriation". We wanted to provide a space where expatriate women could let loose their creativity on a topic that is rarely expressed in images.