39 result(s) for józsef antall
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 3.
- 27 Dec 2023 11:01 AM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Airport Expressway to Be Named After Ex-Prime Minister of Hungary?
- 13 Dec 2023 10:19 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Budapest Mayor Gerely Karácsony has proposed naming Budapest’s airport expressway after former Prime Minister József Antall.
Opinion: Former Hungarian Foreign Minister Bids Farewell to Kissinger
- 7 Dec 2023 7:27 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
The Foreign Minister of the first democratically elected government in modern Hungarian history sees the deceased former US Secretary of State and national security adviser as one of the rare architects of world politics and someone who was deeply interested in Hungarian history.
Insider’s Guide: Top 7 Statues in Budapest with Fascinating Backstories
- 11 Jul 2023 7:29 AM
- getting around
Poets, composers and statesmen proudly stand around Budapest, their likenesses centrepiecing the city’s main squares and boulevards. But what about the more unusual figures, the statues and installations whose stories have you wondering how and why they got there?
5 Local Street Artists To Follow In Budapest
- 23 Jan 2023 9:27 AM
- entertainment
Budapest itself is a piece of street art, with its ruined facades alternated to pristine imperial buildings but the appearance here and there of scattered, colorful pieces, made Budapest’s streets even more interesting.
All You Need To Know About 'Budapest Pride March' This Year
- 23 Jul 2022 11:27 AM
- community & culture
When, where, with whom, and how? Important and frequently occurring questions: here are key answers from the organisers ahead of the 27th Budapest Pride March in 2022.
Hungary Ready to Continue Cooperation With Germany, Says FM Szijjártó
- 7 Feb 2022 9:02 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
As it is quite normal that “friends may hold different views on certain issues”, Hungary is prepared to cooperate with Germany in the coming three decades, too, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade, has said, marking the 30th anniversary of the two countries’ friendship treaty, on Facebook.
Riverside Road In Budapest Open to Pedestrians
- 13 Dec 2021 8:38 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- getting around
Reconstruction works on the stretch of the József Antall Sr. lower riverside road between Parliament and Margit Bridge ended two weeks ahead of schedule, the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) announced on Friday.
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
An Englishwoman's Life in Communist Hungary': Book 2, Chapter 3.
- 27 Dec 2023 11:01 AM
- community & culture
Marion Merrick’s books are the only first-hand account written by a westerner of what it was like to live and work in communist Hungary, and then in the aftermath of the 1989 change of regime.
Airport Expressway to Be Named After Ex-Prime Minister of Hungary?
- 13 Dec 2023 10:19 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- getting around
Budapest Mayor Gerely Karácsony has proposed naming Budapest’s airport expressway after former Prime Minister József Antall.
Opinion: Former Hungarian Foreign Minister Bids Farewell to Kissinger
- 7 Dec 2023 7:27 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
The Foreign Minister of the first democratically elected government in modern Hungarian history sees the deceased former US Secretary of State and national security adviser as one of the rare architects of world politics and someone who was deeply interested in Hungarian history.
Insider’s Guide: Top 7 Statues in Budapest with Fascinating Backstories
- 11 Jul 2023 7:29 AM
- getting around
Poets, composers and statesmen proudly stand around Budapest, their likenesses centrepiecing the city’s main squares and boulevards. But what about the more unusual figures, the statues and installations whose stories have you wondering how and why they got there?
5 Local Street Artists To Follow In Budapest
- 23 Jan 2023 9:27 AM
- entertainment
Budapest itself is a piece of street art, with its ruined facades alternated to pristine imperial buildings but the appearance here and there of scattered, colorful pieces, made Budapest’s streets even more interesting.
All You Need To Know About 'Budapest Pride March' This Year
- 23 Jul 2022 11:27 AM
- community & culture
When, where, with whom, and how? Important and frequently occurring questions: here are key answers from the organisers ahead of the 27th Budapest Pride March in 2022.
Hungary Ready to Continue Cooperation With Germany, Says FM Szijjártó
- 7 Feb 2022 9:02 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
As it is quite normal that “friends may hold different views on certain issues”, Hungary is prepared to cooperate with Germany in the coming three decades, too, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade, has said, marking the 30th anniversary of the two countries’ friendship treaty, on Facebook.
Riverside Road In Budapest Open to Pedestrians
- 13 Dec 2021 8:38 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- getting around
Reconstruction works on the stretch of the József Antall Sr. lower riverside road between Parliament and Margit Bridge ended two weeks ahead of schedule, the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) announced on Friday.