196 result(s) for our homeland
Momentum Welcomes Putin With Soviet-Era Street Signs And Newspaper Clippings
- 29 Aug 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Upstart opposition party Momentum welcomed Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin to Budapest on Monday by placing large stickers over street signs to show the original communist-era names. Putin’s visit coincides with the opening ceremony of the 2017 Suzuki World Judo Championships. Media reports suggest he will use the occasion to meet privately with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
March 15 - Prime Minister Orbán: Brussels Must Be Halted
- 16 Mar 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called March 15 an “indisputable proof” of the Hungarian nation’s past, present and future, at a commemoration of the 1848-49 revolution and freedom fight on Wednesday. Speaking in front of the National Museum, the prime minister said that European nations are in a “state of revolt”, with the “winds of 48 blowing again on the continent”.
Áder Calls For Making Achievement A ‘Central Theme’
- 14 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Evaluating his achievements in the past five years, President János Áder said that “performance should be made a central theme of life”.
Hungary Presidential Election 2017 – First Round Of Election Inconclusive
- 13 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Neither of the two candidates in the presidential election in parliament could secure a two-thirds majority on Monday morning, which rendered the first round of the election inconclusive.
2017/18 Season Of Hungarian State Opera: "Around The Ring"
- 7 Mar 2017 6:10 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera’s 2017/18 season will get off to an unusual start, since the Opera House will not be opening its doors in September. The modernisation means that the season will start at the Erkel Theatre, and while there will be fewer programmes than usual, their diversity will match that of previous years: In this season inspired by Wagner’s Ring cycle, there will be 28 opera and ...
Foreign Minister Addresses UN Human Rights Council
- 1 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Protecting human rights is a priority task for the United Nations and its Human Rights Council (HRC) is a highly important institution, Hungary’s foreign minister said in Geneva. Addressing the 34th HRC session, Péter Szijjártó called it important that no UN member state should use human rights as a tool of exerting pressure on another state.
March Anniversaries & Jubilees At Hungarian State Opera
- 21 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- community & culture
In the first half of March 2017, the Opera celebrates three outstanding Hungarian artists whose careers surpassed the borders of their homeland, and contributed so much to the international reputation of Hungarian opera, ballet and classical music.
Momentum Welcomes Putin With Soviet-Era Street Signs And Newspaper Clippings
- 29 Aug 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Upstart opposition party Momentum welcomed Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin to Budapest on Monday by placing large stickers over street signs to show the original communist-era names. Putin’s visit coincides with the opening ceremony of the 2017 Suzuki World Judo Championships. Media reports suggest he will use the occasion to meet privately with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
March 15 - Prime Minister Orbán: Brussels Must Be Halted
- 16 Mar 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called March 15 an “indisputable proof” of the Hungarian nation’s past, present and future, at a commemoration of the 1848-49 revolution and freedom fight on Wednesday. Speaking in front of the National Museum, the prime minister said that European nations are in a “state of revolt”, with the “winds of 48 blowing again on the continent”.
Áder Calls For Making Achievement A ‘Central Theme’
- 14 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Evaluating his achievements in the past five years, President János Áder said that “performance should be made a central theme of life”.
Hungary Presidential Election 2017 – First Round Of Election Inconclusive
- 13 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Neither of the two candidates in the presidential election in parliament could secure a two-thirds majority on Monday morning, which rendered the first round of the election inconclusive.
2017/18 Season Of Hungarian State Opera: "Around The Ring"
- 7 Mar 2017 6:10 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian State Opera’s 2017/18 season will get off to an unusual start, since the Opera House will not be opening its doors in September. The modernisation means that the season will start at the Erkel Theatre, and while there will be fewer programmes than usual, their diversity will match that of previous years: In this season inspired by Wagner’s Ring cycle, there will be 28 opera and ...
Foreign Minister Addresses UN Human Rights Council
- 1 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Protecting human rights is a priority task for the United Nations and its Human Rights Council (HRC) is a highly important institution, Hungary’s foreign minister said in Geneva. Addressing the 34th HRC session, Péter Szijjártó called it important that no UN member state should use human rights as a tool of exerting pressure on another state.
March Anniversaries & Jubilees At Hungarian State Opera
- 21 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- community & culture
In the first half of March 2017, the Opera celebrates three outstanding Hungarian artists whose careers surpassed the borders of their homeland, and contributed so much to the international reputation of Hungarian opera, ballet and classical music.