490 result(s) for memorial
1956 Memorial Park For ‘Pesti Srácok’ Opens In Budapest
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A memorial park opened on Friday to honour the young freedom-fighters of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution, known as “the boys of Pest”. Opening the park at Budapest’s Mihály Horvath square, in the eighth district, Mária Schmidt, co-chair of the memorial committee for the 1956 anniversary, said the goal of the commemorations this year was to “remember and help those remember who had never ...
Hungarian NGOs Launch Joint Anti-Referendum Campaign
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Twenty-two Hungarian NGOs have launched a joint campaign to persuade Hungarians to either boycott the October 2 referendum or cast an invalid ballot, reports daily online Index.hu.
Xpat Opinion: US Ambassador To UN Criticizes Hungarian Government
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist rejects the accusations of state-sponsored anti-Semitism suggested by Samantha Power, the US Ambassador to the UN. A left-wing commentator, on the other hand, thinks that by tolerating racist discourse, the government has endangered good relations with the US.
U.S. Embassy Budapest 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive
- 8 Sep 2016 12:40 PM
- health & wellness
On the 15th anniversary of 9/11, the U.S. Embassy and the Hungarian Red Cross are organizing a blood drive to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and to commemorate the U.S. National Day of Service and Remembrance.
Zrínyi-Szigetvár 1566 Memorial Year Events Begin
- 6 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Justice Minister László Trócsányi inaugurated a stele in Szigetvár, in south-west Hungary, officially marking the town as a national heritage site. The inauguration kicked off the town’s Zrínyi-Szigetvár 1566 Memorial Year events, which mark the 450th anniversary of Hungarian- Croatian nobleman Miklós Zrínyi and his outnumbered army’s heroic defence of the town’s fortress against the advancing ...
Budapest Opera To Present Croatian Opera On Miklós Zrínyi
- 1 Sep 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest State Opera will present 19th-century Croatian composer Ivan Zajc’s opera Nikola Šubić Zrinski on September 18, Director Szilveszter Ókovács said. The opera tells the story of Hungarian-Croatian nobleman Miklós Zrínyi and the battle of Szigetvár in which he and his outnumbered troops tried to contain the advancing Ottoman forces commanded by Sultan Suleiman I, the Magnificent, in ...
Xpat Opinion: Zsolt Bayer Awarded The Knight’s Cross
- 25 Aug 2016 12:35 PM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily accuses the government of institutionalizing racist language by rewarding the controversial journalist Zsolt Bayer with one of Hungary’s highest state orders. A conservative columnist, on the other hand, ridicules a protest by a growing number of former nominees who have returned their awards.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum Urges Rescinding Bayer’s State Award
- 25 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Holocaust Memorial Museum of Washington, DC, condemned Hungary granting a state award to journalist Zsolt Bayer and called for rescinding the award. The USHMM said the award is intended to recognize individuals who demonstrate excellence in service to the country and “the promotion of universal human values”.
Understanding Patriotic Vocabulary On National Holiday
- 25 Aug 2016 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On the memorial day of the founding of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000 AD, a centrist pundit enumerates the nouns used to describe Hungarians and their country in an exercise that may help expats, visitors and foreign observers to understand the public discourse in Hungary on national issues.
1956 Memorial Park For ‘Pesti Srácok’ Opens In Budapest
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A memorial park opened on Friday to honour the young freedom-fighters of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet revolution, known as “the boys of Pest”. Opening the park at Budapest’s Mihály Horvath square, in the eighth district, Mária Schmidt, co-chair of the memorial committee for the 1956 anniversary, said the goal of the commemorations this year was to “remember and help those remember who had never ...
Hungarian NGOs Launch Joint Anti-Referendum Campaign
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Twenty-two Hungarian NGOs have launched a joint campaign to persuade Hungarians to either boycott the October 2 referendum or cast an invalid ballot, reports daily online Index.hu.
Xpat Opinion: US Ambassador To UN Criticizes Hungarian Government
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist rejects the accusations of state-sponsored anti-Semitism suggested by Samantha Power, the US Ambassador to the UN. A left-wing commentator, on the other hand, thinks that by tolerating racist discourse, the government has endangered good relations with the US.
U.S. Embassy Budapest 9/11 Memorial Blood Drive
- 8 Sep 2016 12:40 PM
- health & wellness
On the 15th anniversary of 9/11, the U.S. Embassy and the Hungarian Red Cross are organizing a blood drive to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and to commemorate the U.S. National Day of Service and Remembrance.
Zrínyi-Szigetvár 1566 Memorial Year Events Begin
- 6 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Justice Minister László Trócsányi inaugurated a stele in Szigetvár, in south-west Hungary, officially marking the town as a national heritage site. The inauguration kicked off the town’s Zrínyi-Szigetvár 1566 Memorial Year events, which mark the 450th anniversary of Hungarian- Croatian nobleman Miklós Zrínyi and his outnumbered army’s heroic defence of the town’s fortress against the advancing ...
Budapest Opera To Present Croatian Opera On Miklós Zrínyi
- 1 Sep 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest State Opera will present 19th-century Croatian composer Ivan Zajc’s opera Nikola Šubić Zrinski on September 18, Director Szilveszter Ókovács said. The opera tells the story of Hungarian-Croatian nobleman Miklós Zrínyi and the battle of Szigetvár in which he and his outnumbered troops tried to contain the advancing Ottoman forces commanded by Sultan Suleiman I, the Magnificent, in ...
Xpat Opinion: Zsolt Bayer Awarded The Knight’s Cross
- 25 Aug 2016 12:35 PM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily accuses the government of institutionalizing racist language by rewarding the controversial journalist Zsolt Bayer with one of Hungary’s highest state orders. A conservative columnist, on the other hand, ridicules a protest by a growing number of former nominees who have returned their awards.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum Urges Rescinding Bayer’s State Award
- 25 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Holocaust Memorial Museum of Washington, DC, condemned Hungary granting a state award to journalist Zsolt Bayer and called for rescinding the award. The USHMM said the award is intended to recognize individuals who demonstrate excellence in service to the country and “the promotion of universal human values”.
Understanding Patriotic Vocabulary On National Holiday
- 25 Aug 2016 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On the memorial day of the founding of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000 AD, a centrist pundit enumerates the nouns used to describe Hungarians and their country in an exercise that may help expats, visitors and foreign observers to understand the public discourse in Hungary on national issues.