224 result(s) for occupation
Hungary's Liberal Leader Says Fidesz’s Lead Can Be Overcome
- 3 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party can be defeated; its lead can be trounced, head of the non-parliamentary Liberal Party Gábor Fodor said in Tuesday’s daily Népszava.
Activists Protest Against German Occupation Victims Statue In Budapest
- 25 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Activists held a demonstration in Budapest at the weekend against the government’s plans for a statue to commemorate the victims of German occupation in the Second World War.
Xpat Opinion: March 15th: A National Celebration In Hungary
- 10 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
March 15th, 1848, was the day when Hungary’s poet, Sándor Petöfi, stood on the steps of the National Museum and recited the poem which was to mobilise Hungarians into an (unsuccessful) attempt to overthrow the yoke of Austrian oppression, and win the nation independence and freedom. The anniversary of this event was marked under communism, just as it is remembered today – albeit that present-day ...
An Interview With Israel’s Ambassador To Hungary
- 5 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Ilan Mor, Israel’s ambassador to Hungary, doesn’t doubt the good intentions of the Hungarian government but expects the authorities to prevent the Hungarian Dawn party from running for parliament. Heti Válasz asked him of the planned monument to Hungary’s occupation by Germany and the joke cracked by Shimon Peres on “buying up Hungary”.
Hungarian Jewish Fed ’s Boycott Of Gov Holocaust Commemorations “Almost Certain”
- 27 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
It is “almost certain” that Jewish federation Mazsihisz will stay away from the April 16 start of government programmes of the Holocaust Memorial Year, Mazsihisz leader András Heisler told Wednesday’s Népszabadság. The federation, however, may be represented in local government events, he said in an interview.
Hungary’s Head Of Opposition Bajnai: Postponing Occupation Monument "Cynical"
- 21 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s decision to postpone the unveiling of a monument to victims of Hungary’s Nazi occupation is nothing but “a cynical avoidance of conflict” in light of the upcoming election, Gordon Bajnai, head of the opposition E-PM electoral alliance, said in a blog post.
Jewish Religious Communities Federation To Boycott Holocaust Memorial Events In Hungary
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Jewish religious communities federation Mazsihisz decided in a 76-2 vote yesterday not to take part in official government commemorations of the Holocaust if the government goes ahead with plans for its monument to the German occupation of Hungary in 1944.
Budapest Synagogues Reject State Dunds
- 7 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Two Great Synagogue on Dohány utca and the Frankel Leó utca synagogue in Buda as well as the Jewish Tourism and Culture Centre have rejected state subsidies won in tenders for Holocaust Memorial Year events, in protest against the erection, without prior consultations, of the German occupation memorial.
Xpat Opinion: Some Facts About A Monument To The “Memory Of All Victims” In Budapest
- 31 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
You may have heard the news. Plans are underway to erect a monument in downtown Budapest on Szabadság tér – or, Freedom Square – that would call to mind the date that the Nazi German occupation of Hungary began, March 19, 1944, and be dedicated “to the memory of all victims.”
Hungary's Liberal Leader Says Fidesz’s Lead Can Be Overcome
- 3 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party can be defeated; its lead can be trounced, head of the non-parliamentary Liberal Party Gábor Fodor said in Tuesday’s daily Népszava.
Activists Protest Against German Occupation Victims Statue In Budapest
- 25 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Activists held a demonstration in Budapest at the weekend against the government’s plans for a statue to commemorate the victims of German occupation in the Second World War.
Xpat Opinion: March 15th: A National Celebration In Hungary
- 10 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
March 15th, 1848, was the day when Hungary’s poet, Sándor Petöfi, stood on the steps of the National Museum and recited the poem which was to mobilise Hungarians into an (unsuccessful) attempt to overthrow the yoke of Austrian oppression, and win the nation independence and freedom. The anniversary of this event was marked under communism, just as it is remembered today – albeit that present-day ...
An Interview With Israel’s Ambassador To Hungary
- 5 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Ilan Mor, Israel’s ambassador to Hungary, doesn’t doubt the good intentions of the Hungarian government but expects the authorities to prevent the Hungarian Dawn party from running for parliament. Heti Válasz asked him of the planned monument to Hungary’s occupation by Germany and the joke cracked by Shimon Peres on “buying up Hungary”.
Hungarian Jewish Fed ’s Boycott Of Gov Holocaust Commemorations “Almost Certain”
- 27 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
It is “almost certain” that Jewish federation Mazsihisz will stay away from the April 16 start of government programmes of the Holocaust Memorial Year, Mazsihisz leader András Heisler told Wednesday’s Népszabadság. The federation, however, may be represented in local government events, he said in an interview.
Hungary’s Head Of Opposition Bajnai: Postponing Occupation Monument "Cynical"
- 21 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s decision to postpone the unveiling of a monument to victims of Hungary’s Nazi occupation is nothing but “a cynical avoidance of conflict” in light of the upcoming election, Gordon Bajnai, head of the opposition E-PM electoral alliance, said in a blog post.
Jewish Religious Communities Federation To Boycott Holocaust Memorial Events In Hungary
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Jewish religious communities federation Mazsihisz decided in a 76-2 vote yesterday not to take part in official government commemorations of the Holocaust if the government goes ahead with plans for its monument to the German occupation of Hungary in 1944.
Budapest Synagogues Reject State Dunds
- 7 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Two Great Synagogue on Dohány utca and the Frankel Leó utca synagogue in Buda as well as the Jewish Tourism and Culture Centre have rejected state subsidies won in tenders for Holocaust Memorial Year events, in protest against the erection, without prior consultations, of the German occupation memorial.
Xpat Opinion: Some Facts About A Monument To The “Memory Of All Victims” In Budapest
- 31 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
You may have heard the news. Plans are underway to erect a monument in downtown Budapest on Szabadság tér – or, Freedom Square – that would call to mind the date that the Nazi German occupation of Hungary began, March 19, 1944, and be dedicated “to the memory of all victims.”