165 result(s) for initiative in Community & Culture
Gov’t Wants Young To Stay In Rural Areas
- 28 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- community & culture
The government is making Ft 10 billion available in an initiative designed to encourage young Hungarians to stay in or move to smaller towns and villages.
Govt Plans To Introduce Good Friday Public Holiday
- 10 Feb 2017 7:10 AM
- community & culture
The performance of the economy is such that the government is considering introducing a public holiday on Good Friday, the minister of human resources said at a meeting of the National Economic and Social Council. Zoltán Balog noted at the event on Thursday that the same initiative had been made four years ago but now the conditions were in place to allow such a move.
Truck Marking 500 Years Of Reformation Arrives In Debrecen
- 31 Jan 2017 8:30 AM
- community & culture
A truck making a roundtrip to 68 cities in 19 European countries arrived in Debrecen to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant reformation on Monday. Launched at the initiative of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe, the truck features an interactive exhibition presenting the European cities with a key role in the history of Reformation, Reformed Bishop Károly Fekete told MTI in ...
Video: British Ambassador’s Burns Night In Budapest
- 26 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Burns Night, held in honour of Scotland’s most famous poet Robert Burns, is celebrated in the UK and by Scottish communities all over the world on the poet’s birthday, 25 January. On the night, British Ambassador Iain Lindsay OBE welcomed guests at his residence to commemorate the life and works of Burns. The traditional menu included haggis, and recitations of Burns’s poetry both in English and ...
MUS-E: 'Creative Artistic Activity' For Children In Budapest, 14 January
- 13 Jan 2017 8:01 AM
- community & culture
The MUS-E (Musique-Europe) programme was launched in 1993 under the aegis of the European Union as the brainchild of famous violinist and humanist thinker Yehudi Menuhin. The purpose of the educational initiative, through the medium of the arts, is to provide children with the kinds of impulses that make them more open to absorbing, interpreting and reinterpreting the many diverse elements of the ...
Video: Hungary Invites People To Hang Up Coats For The Homeless
- 11 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
With temperatures plummeting to around minus 10 in Hungary, one enterprising charity firm has introduced an initiative to help the homeless. Although there are no official figures for the number of people living on the streets in Budapest, thousands use shelters and any available floor space for extra mattresses.
Cake Factory Helps Lonely, Elderly People This Winter
- 9 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- community & culture
This initiative has been performed for four year with the aim to collect money through selling cookies and use the raised amount to purchase goods for the elder people, for example timber. This winter volunteers from the Cake Factory sold cookies at bus stations, car depots, and chocolate bars.
VIDEO UPDATE: See What Happened @ XpatLoop's Party For Charity
- 10 Nov 2016 11:57 AM
- community & culture
Thanks to everyone who came and supported, especially British Ambassador Iain Lindsay OBE for warmly encouraging guests to "dig deep", together we raised HUF 4.236 million.
This is a record fundraising result for XpatLoop's annual bonfire party, with 250 guests uniting for charity. Her Majesty's Ambassador to Hungary wrote afterwards: "Really enjoyed it, very good event." Read on for more ...
International Day Of Peace Celebration 2016 @ CEU Business School Budapest
- 21 Sep 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
September 21, 2016 Wednesday is the International Day of Peace. First observed by the United Nations in 1981, the day is dedicated to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples.
Gov’t Wants Young To Stay In Rural Areas
- 28 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- community & culture
The government is making Ft 10 billion available in an initiative designed to encourage young Hungarians to stay in or move to smaller towns and villages.
Govt Plans To Introduce Good Friday Public Holiday
- 10 Feb 2017 7:10 AM
- community & culture
The performance of the economy is such that the government is considering introducing a public holiday on Good Friday, the minister of human resources said at a meeting of the National Economic and Social Council. Zoltán Balog noted at the event on Thursday that the same initiative had been made four years ago but now the conditions were in place to allow such a move.
Truck Marking 500 Years Of Reformation Arrives In Debrecen
- 31 Jan 2017 8:30 AM
- community & culture
A truck making a roundtrip to 68 cities in 19 European countries arrived in Debrecen to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant reformation on Monday. Launched at the initiative of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe, the truck features an interactive exhibition presenting the European cities with a key role in the history of Reformation, Reformed Bishop Károly Fekete told MTI in ...
Video: British Ambassador’s Burns Night In Budapest
- 26 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
Burns Night, held in honour of Scotland’s most famous poet Robert Burns, is celebrated in the UK and by Scottish communities all over the world on the poet’s birthday, 25 January. On the night, British Ambassador Iain Lindsay OBE welcomed guests at his residence to commemorate the life and works of Burns. The traditional menu included haggis, and recitations of Burns’s poetry both in English and ...
MUS-E: 'Creative Artistic Activity' For Children In Budapest, 14 January
- 13 Jan 2017 8:01 AM
- community & culture
The MUS-E (Musique-Europe) programme was launched in 1993 under the aegis of the European Union as the brainchild of famous violinist and humanist thinker Yehudi Menuhin. The purpose of the educational initiative, through the medium of the arts, is to provide children with the kinds of impulses that make them more open to absorbing, interpreting and reinterpreting the many diverse elements of the ...
Video: Hungary Invites People To Hang Up Coats For The Homeless
- 11 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
With temperatures plummeting to around minus 10 in Hungary, one enterprising charity firm has introduced an initiative to help the homeless. Although there are no official figures for the number of people living on the streets in Budapest, thousands use shelters and any available floor space for extra mattresses.
Cake Factory Helps Lonely, Elderly People This Winter
- 9 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- community & culture
This initiative has been performed for four year with the aim to collect money through selling cookies and use the raised amount to purchase goods for the elder people, for example timber. This winter volunteers from the Cake Factory sold cookies at bus stations, car depots, and chocolate bars.
VIDEO UPDATE: See What Happened @ XpatLoop's Party For Charity
- 10 Nov 2016 11:57 AM
- community & culture
Thanks to everyone who came and supported, especially British Ambassador Iain Lindsay OBE for warmly encouraging guests to "dig deep", together we raised HUF 4.236 million.
This is a record fundraising result for XpatLoop's annual bonfire party, with 250 guests uniting for charity. Her Majesty's Ambassador to Hungary wrote afterwards: "Really enjoyed it, very good event." Read on for more ...
International Day Of Peace Celebration 2016 @ CEU Business School Budapest
- 21 Sep 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
September 21, 2016 Wednesday is the International Day of Peace. First observed by the United Nations in 1981, the day is dedicated to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples.