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Hungary’s Defense Minister, New Gov’t Office To Oversee National Holidays
- 14 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Considering Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s recent pledge to create a workfare state, it may seem odd that Hungarians are to get a slew of new national holidays. However, the 11 new days “of elevated importance” will mean state-coordinated celebrations, but no extra days off work.
EuroVelo13 Opening Tour For The Hungarian-Austrian Section
- 12 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
For almost half a century, Europe was forcibly divided into East and West by the “Iron Curtain”, a border stretching from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea. The European cycle track Iron Curtain Trail invites people to retrace and experience this important part of the continent’s history. The Iron Curtain Trail thereby contributes in a lively and very practical way to the creation of a genuine ...
Hungary’s Roma Community Marks 70th Anniversary Of Roma Holocaust
- 4 Aug 2014 7:00 PM
- community & culture
Hungary’s 700,000 strong Roma community is holding memorial events throughout the country today on the occasion of international Roma Holocaust remembrance day.
Concert In Budapest Marks Roma Holocaust Anniversary
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A concert was held at Budapest’s Holocaust Memorial Centre on Thursday night to mark the 70th anniversary of the Roma Holocaust. The concert featured renowned jazz pianist Béla Szakcsi Lakatos and the chamber orchestra of violinist Lajos Kathy-Horváth.
House Of Fates Project Helped By Intl Working Group
- 1 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An international working group of experts will help the implementation of the House of Fates Holocaust memorial and education centre project, representatives of organisations involved in the project have said.
German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Completed Under Cover Of Darkness
- 24 Jul 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
The controversial German occupation memorial was erected under cover of darkness early Sunday morning. Shortly after midnight some 100 police officers closed off the Szabadság square as workmen installed a timpanum with a bronze eagle, representing Nazi Germany. Below the eagle was erected a bronze statue of the Archangel Gabriel, representing “innocent Hungary”, holding an orb, representing the ...
1456 Victory Over The Ottoman Turks Commemorated In Budapest
- 24 Jul 2014 11:30 AM
- current affairs
The victory of Christian forces led by Hungarian general János Hunyadi over the Ottoman Turks besieging Nándorfehérvár, today Belgrade, in 1456 was commemorated in Budapest on Tuesday. After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, Sultan Mehmed II launched an attack to subjugate the Kingdom of Hungary.
Hungary’s Govt Plans No Inauguration Ceremony For WWII Monument In Budapest
- 22 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There will be no unveiling ceremony for Budapest’s new monument dedicated to the victims of Hungary’s 1944 German occupation, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office told a press conference on Monday. Answering a question, János Lázár said that the government is aware of disputes and “misunderstandings” surrounding the monument, respects the grief of people opposing the structure, and decided to ...
German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Erected At Midnight
- 21 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The statues of the memorial to the victims of German occupation were lifted into place on Szabadság tér shortly after midnight on Saturday night amidst a heavy police presence. Index reported that about 100 police officers closed off Szabadság tér as the statues of an eagle and the Archangel Gabriel were erected.
Hungary’s Defense Minister, New Gov’t Office To Oversee National Holidays
- 14 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Considering Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s recent pledge to create a workfare state, it may seem odd that Hungarians are to get a slew of new national holidays. However, the 11 new days “of elevated importance” will mean state-coordinated celebrations, but no extra days off work.
EuroVelo13 Opening Tour For The Hungarian-Austrian Section
- 12 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
For almost half a century, Europe was forcibly divided into East and West by the “Iron Curtain”, a border stretching from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea. The European cycle track Iron Curtain Trail invites people to retrace and experience this important part of the continent’s history. The Iron Curtain Trail thereby contributes in a lively and very practical way to the creation of a genuine ...
Hungary’s Roma Community Marks 70th Anniversary Of Roma Holocaust
- 4 Aug 2014 7:00 PM
- community & culture
Hungary’s 700,000 strong Roma community is holding memorial events throughout the country today on the occasion of international Roma Holocaust remembrance day.
Concert In Budapest Marks Roma Holocaust Anniversary
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A concert was held at Budapest’s Holocaust Memorial Centre on Thursday night to mark the 70th anniversary of the Roma Holocaust. The concert featured renowned jazz pianist Béla Szakcsi Lakatos and the chamber orchestra of violinist Lajos Kathy-Horváth.
House Of Fates Project Helped By Intl Working Group
- 1 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An international working group of experts will help the implementation of the House of Fates Holocaust memorial and education centre project, representatives of organisations involved in the project have said.
German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Completed Under Cover Of Darkness
- 24 Jul 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
The controversial German occupation memorial was erected under cover of darkness early Sunday morning. Shortly after midnight some 100 police officers closed off the Szabadság square as workmen installed a timpanum with a bronze eagle, representing Nazi Germany. Below the eagle was erected a bronze statue of the Archangel Gabriel, representing “innocent Hungary”, holding an orb, representing the ...
1456 Victory Over The Ottoman Turks Commemorated In Budapest
- 24 Jul 2014 11:30 AM
- current affairs
The victory of Christian forces led by Hungarian general János Hunyadi over the Ottoman Turks besieging Nándorfehérvár, today Belgrade, in 1456 was commemorated in Budapest on Tuesday. After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, Sultan Mehmed II launched an attack to subjugate the Kingdom of Hungary.
Hungary’s Govt Plans No Inauguration Ceremony For WWII Monument In Budapest
- 22 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There will be no unveiling ceremony for Budapest’s new monument dedicated to the victims of Hungary’s 1944 German occupation, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office told a press conference on Monday. Answering a question, János Lázár said that the government is aware of disputes and “misunderstandings” surrounding the monument, respects the grief of people opposing the structure, and decided to ...
German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Erected At Midnight
- 21 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The statues of the memorial to the victims of German occupation were lifted into place on Szabadság tér shortly after midnight on Saturday night amidst a heavy police presence. Index reported that about 100 police officers closed off Szabadság tér as the statues of an eagle and the Archangel Gabriel were erected.