1,258 result(s) for national programme
Hungary Spending HUF 33bn To Restore Castles & Palaces For Tourists
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Hungarian government is launching a HUF 33bn (USD 11.8m) programme to restore dozens of castles and palaces across the country for touristic purposes. Under the scheme, historic buildings can apply for support between HUF 50m and HUF 1.5bn, or HUF 3bn in the case of world heritage sites.
Busho International Short Film Festival, On Until 6 September
- 28 Aug 2015 9:06 AM
- entertainment
Press release: The second decade of the Busho International Short Film Festival will begin in the first week of September. In the past decade, - parallel with the technological developments - incredible changes have manifested themselves at the festival. The last several years it has stabilized itself, and we have managed to bring a consistent quality from year to year, which the organizers have ...
Bridging Europe Festival In Budapest To Focus On Austrian Culture
- 26 Aug 2015 9:03 AM
- community & culture
This year’s Bridging Europe Festival in Budapest will put the culture and especially the music of Austria in the centre of attention. The festival, which is organized by the Palace of Arts (Müpa) and the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFZ), will take place between September 11 and 16. Highlights of the festival will include three concerts, with BFZ and German baritone Roman Trekel performing ...
Gellért Hill To Take Centre Stage On 20 Aug
- 13 Aug 2015 4:06 AM
- community & culture
For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again take centre stage in the August 20 fireworks display, marking St. Stephen’s Day - Hungary’s main national holiday. Fireworks will also be launched from the Liberty Bridge and from military pontoons on the Danube, Éva Leskovics, the leading pyrotechnician, said. “The launch site on Gellért Hill is a great opportunity for us”, she ...
Migrants Cut Through Under-Construction Border Fence In Hungary
- 10 Aug 2015 9:01 AM
- current affairs
A group of asylum-seekers cut through the anti-immigration border fence under construction on Hungary’s border with Serbia near the settlement of Ásotthalom at night, according to information obtained by the state news channel M1. Police caught all 18 members of the group after vandalising the fence to get into Hungary.
Art Acquisitions Not Monetary Financing, Says Hungarian National Bank
- 3 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The central bank’s art acquisition programme is not a type of monetary financing and neither does it use tax income or impact the central budget, the National Bank of Hungary said. All acquisitions will be accessible to the general public via museums or public collections, the bank said in a statement. The programme creates a stable investment while the country is also culturally enriched without ...
The Hong Kong Children’s Choir, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, 31 July
- 30 Jul 2015 10:40 AM
- community & culture
All Nations Lions Club Budapest: We have the pleasure to invite you to the Concert of The Hong Kong Children’s Choir at Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest Building C, 1st floor, Kupolacsarnok on 31st July (Friday) 2015, at 11.00 am
Placido Domingo To Perform At Budapest Opera Charity Ball
- 21 Jul 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
World renowned Spanish tenor Placido Domingo will perform at a charity ball to be held at the Budapest Opera House on February 6, 2016. The Shakespeare Ball will be part of a series of exclusive balls re-launched by the opera in 2014, the Opera said. Domingo will share the stage with Hungarian opera singers Szilvia Ralik, Orsolya Sáfár and Zita Szemere. T
Hungary To Spend HUF 53bn On Water Management Before 2020
- 10 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will spend a total of 53 billion forints (EUR 167m) on tasks related to water management in the next five years, a deputy state secretary of the cabinet said. Addressing an event on the occasion of National Irrigation Day, Dávid Mezei said that the sum was part of 1,250 billion forints (EUR 3.9bn) in European Union funding for Hungary’s rural development programmes between 2014-2020.
Hungary Spending HUF 33bn To Restore Castles & Palaces For Tourists
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Hungarian government is launching a HUF 33bn (USD 11.8m) programme to restore dozens of castles and palaces across the country for touristic purposes. Under the scheme, historic buildings can apply for support between HUF 50m and HUF 1.5bn, or HUF 3bn in the case of world heritage sites.
Busho International Short Film Festival, On Until 6 September
- 28 Aug 2015 9:06 AM
- entertainment
Press release: The second decade of the Busho International Short Film Festival will begin in the first week of September. In the past decade, - parallel with the technological developments - incredible changes have manifested themselves at the festival. The last several years it has stabilized itself, and we have managed to bring a consistent quality from year to year, which the organizers have ...
Bridging Europe Festival In Budapest To Focus On Austrian Culture
- 26 Aug 2015 9:03 AM
- community & culture
This year’s Bridging Europe Festival in Budapest will put the culture and especially the music of Austria in the centre of attention. The festival, which is organized by the Palace of Arts (Müpa) and the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFZ), will take place between September 11 and 16. Highlights of the festival will include three concerts, with BFZ and German baritone Roman Trekel performing ...
Gellért Hill To Take Centre Stage On 20 Aug
- 13 Aug 2015 4:06 AM
- community & culture
For the first time in several years, Gellért Hill will once again take centre stage in the August 20 fireworks display, marking St. Stephen’s Day - Hungary’s main national holiday. Fireworks will also be launched from the Liberty Bridge and from military pontoons on the Danube, Éva Leskovics, the leading pyrotechnician, said. “The launch site on Gellért Hill is a great opportunity for us”, she ...
Migrants Cut Through Under-Construction Border Fence In Hungary
- 10 Aug 2015 9:01 AM
- current affairs
A group of asylum-seekers cut through the anti-immigration border fence under construction on Hungary’s border with Serbia near the settlement of Ásotthalom at night, according to information obtained by the state news channel M1. Police caught all 18 members of the group after vandalising the fence to get into Hungary.
Art Acquisitions Not Monetary Financing, Says Hungarian National Bank
- 3 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The central bank’s art acquisition programme is not a type of monetary financing and neither does it use tax income or impact the central budget, the National Bank of Hungary said. All acquisitions will be accessible to the general public via museums or public collections, the bank said in a statement. The programme creates a stable investment while the country is also culturally enriched without ...
The Hong Kong Children’s Choir, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, 31 July
- 30 Jul 2015 10:40 AM
- community & culture
All Nations Lions Club Budapest: We have the pleasure to invite you to the Concert of The Hong Kong Children’s Choir at Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest Building C, 1st floor, Kupolacsarnok on 31st July (Friday) 2015, at 11.00 am
Placido Domingo To Perform At Budapest Opera Charity Ball
- 21 Jul 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
World renowned Spanish tenor Placido Domingo will perform at a charity ball to be held at the Budapest Opera House on February 6, 2016. The Shakespeare Ball will be part of a series of exclusive balls re-launched by the opera in 2014, the Opera said. Domingo will share the stage with Hungarian opera singers Szilvia Ralik, Orsolya Sáfár and Zita Szemere. T
Hungary To Spend HUF 53bn On Water Management Before 2020
- 10 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will spend a total of 53 billion forints (EUR 167m) on tasks related to water management in the next five years, a deputy state secretary of the cabinet said. Addressing an event on the occasion of National Irrigation Day, Dávid Mezei said that the sum was part of 1,250 billion forints (EUR 3.9bn) in European Union funding for Hungary’s rural development programmes between 2014-2020.