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WWF Fears Environmental Impact Of Red Mud Disaster In Hungary
- 7 Oct 2010 9:40 AM
- current affairs
"WWF is fearful of the long term environmental impacts following the breach of the residue reservoir of the Ajkai Aluminia Refinery about 160 kilometres south west of Budapest. Four died, six are still missing and 113 were injured as about one million cubic metres of red mud erupted over six villages at 12:25 Monday after the dam broke. The possibly slightly radioactive and highly corrosive ...
Hungary Has An Official 'Depressing Day' Held On October 6
- 7 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
Yesterday, 6 October is officially the national day to be sad in Hungary. That's according to the central legislation that officially announced that the day be declared the “Day of National Mourning” since 2001. On this day in Budapest the national flag was lowered to half-mast accompanied by a military display of honours in front of the Parliament.
World Music Day In Budapest & Pécs On 1 October
- 29 Sep 2010 9:35 AM
- community & culture
"Continuing the traditions of past years on October 1, the organisers of World Music Day invite the people of Budapest to take part in spontaneous music-making for pleasure. This year the European Cultural Capital has joined the initiative: at a major event they are presenting music and dance culture based on Hungarian folk music that links folks across national borders, ages and musical styles.
'Connecting Classrooms' Launch Event In Budapest
- 28 Sep 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"The British Council Connecting Classrooms project’s launch event was held at the British Embassy in Budapest. British Ambassador Greg Dorey welcomed guests, partners and participants in a video message.
Gala Concert Of The 19th Budapest International Wine And Champagne Festival
- 15 Sep 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"Ferenc Erkel was born in 1810. He began his career as a pianist and teacher in Kolozsvár (now Cluj in Romania). He wrote his first opera in 1840, Mária Báthori and then won the competition to set Kölcey’s Hymn to music and it remains Hungary’s national anthem.
Amnesty International Stages Demo At French Embassy In Budapest
- 6 Sep 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"Some 100 activists representing human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) staged a demonstration against the forcible deportation of Romanian and Bulgarian Roma at the French embassy in Budapest Saturday afternoon.
PanBalkan Art Picnic, Pécs, Until 5 September
- 30 Aug 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"An Art Picnic will take place, a „panbalkan” one. We demonstrate, as the legendary demonstrators in 1989, but we invite the artists of the Balkans to a multicultural, borderless art picnic, to create common values.
Hungarian Police Catch Suspects Of Four Murders
- 26 Aug 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"Pest county police have captured five people suspected in the 2009 murders of a jeweller in Százhalombatta, his tenant, and a Vietnamese couple, it was announced yesterday.
Building Bridges Through English Language In Hungary
- 13 Aug 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"English language students and their teachers are participating in a U.S. Embassy sponsored summer camp at Lake Balaton, where in addition to practicing their English skills, they are learning about each other’s countries and cultures. Visiting the camp on August 12, Ambassador Kounalakis remarked that a real strength of the camp was in facilitating communication.
WWF Fears Environmental Impact Of Red Mud Disaster In Hungary
- 7 Oct 2010 9:40 AM
- current affairs
"WWF is fearful of the long term environmental impacts following the breach of the residue reservoir of the Ajkai Aluminia Refinery about 160 kilometres south west of Budapest. Four died, six are still missing and 113 were injured as about one million cubic metres of red mud erupted over six villages at 12:25 Monday after the dam broke. The possibly slightly radioactive and highly corrosive ...
Hungary Has An Official 'Depressing Day' Held On October 6
- 7 Oct 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
Yesterday, 6 October is officially the national day to be sad in Hungary. That's according to the central legislation that officially announced that the day be declared the “Day of National Mourning” since 2001. On this day in Budapest the national flag was lowered to half-mast accompanied by a military display of honours in front of the Parliament.
World Music Day In Budapest & Pécs On 1 October
- 29 Sep 2010 9:35 AM
- community & culture
"Continuing the traditions of past years on October 1, the organisers of World Music Day invite the people of Budapest to take part in spontaneous music-making for pleasure. This year the European Cultural Capital has joined the initiative: at a major event they are presenting music and dance culture based on Hungarian folk music that links folks across national borders, ages and musical styles.
'Connecting Classrooms' Launch Event In Budapest
- 28 Sep 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"The British Council Connecting Classrooms project’s launch event was held at the British Embassy in Budapest. British Ambassador Greg Dorey welcomed guests, partners and participants in a video message.
Gala Concert Of The 19th Budapest International Wine And Champagne Festival
- 15 Sep 2010 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"Ferenc Erkel was born in 1810. He began his career as a pianist and teacher in Kolozsvár (now Cluj in Romania). He wrote his first opera in 1840, Mária Báthori and then won the competition to set Kölcey’s Hymn to music and it remains Hungary’s national anthem.
Amnesty International Stages Demo At French Embassy In Budapest
- 6 Sep 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"Some 100 activists representing human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) staged a demonstration against the forcible deportation of Romanian and Bulgarian Roma at the French embassy in Budapest Saturday afternoon.
PanBalkan Art Picnic, Pécs, Until 5 September
- 30 Aug 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"An Art Picnic will take place, a „panbalkan” one. We demonstrate, as the legendary demonstrators in 1989, but we invite the artists of the Balkans to a multicultural, borderless art picnic, to create common values.
Hungarian Police Catch Suspects Of Four Murders
- 26 Aug 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"Pest county police have captured five people suspected in the 2009 murders of a jeweller in Százhalombatta, his tenant, and a Vietnamese couple, it was announced yesterday.
Building Bridges Through English Language In Hungary
- 13 Aug 2010 3:00 AM
- community & culture
"English language students and their teachers are participating in a U.S. Embassy sponsored summer camp at Lake Balaton, where in addition to practicing their English skills, they are learning about each other’s countries and cultures. Visiting the camp on August 12, Ambassador Kounalakis remarked that a real strength of the camp was in facilitating communication.