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Bomb Disposal Squad Killed In Action
- 4 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Four bomb disposal experts died and another sustained severe injuries when a World War II bomb exploded in the Hortobágy National Park on Friday. The four were attempting to defuse two 250kg bombs on a military shooting range near Nádudvar when one of them went off for unknown reasons.
Orbán: Cultures Can Stand Side-By-Side
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“We can live peacefully in proximity to the Muslim world but not mixed with it,” the prime minister said in connection with his recent official visit to Egypt. One who belongs to Christian civilisation must not be anti-Muslim, he told public radio. “We don’t want to take over Muslim rules and accommodate them in our lives ... we have our own principles for living; we respect theirs and expect ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán: European Leaders Are Going Against The People
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European leaders are going against the will of the people on the issue of migration and they should completely reconsider their policies, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his regular interview to public radio on Friday.
Treasures From Saint Martin’s Birth Land Shown In Szombathely
- 3 Jun 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
An archaeological exhibition unique of its kind is to be open within the framework of Saint Martin’s Memorial Year in Pannonhalma and Szombathely. The collection – boasting an array of famous archaeological finds and numerous gold objects, among them one item of the Nagyszentmiklós hoard – presents a period of nearly five centuries of Pannonia, Saint Martin’s land of birth, providing also an ...
Bartók Plus Opera Festival Miskolc 2016, 11 - 19 June
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Press release: As you have already got used to it, in 2016, at the Opera Festival in Miskolc you can find a varied, rich program, and besides operas, several other classical and non-classical genres will be represented, too.
Hungary Marks Heroes’ Day
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ceremonies were held throughout the country on Sunday to commemorate all Hungarian soldiers who died for their homeland. Addressing a commemorative event in Vámosújfalu in north-eastern Hungary, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said the Hungarian heroes who sacrificed their lives over the past millennium did it not just to defend Hungary but all of Europe.
Xpat Opinion: Religion Is Not A Private Matter According To The Hungarian Government
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A month ago Zoltán Balog, minister of human resources and an ordained Hungarian Reformed minister, ruffled the feathers of those who take the separation of church and state seriously. The occasion was a speech he delivered in Szombathely at a thanksgiving service upon the completion of a steeple for the local Hungarian Reformed church and the installation of three new bells.
Foreign Minister Urges Greater Global Effort To Uphold Peace And Security
- 11 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó called for a greater global effort to uphold peace and security in what he called the new world order at Tuesday’s meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York. Szijjártó said it was not an exaggeration to say that the world is now facing its most difficult period since the second world war.
WWII Grave Found In Pest
- 6 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Construction workers have uncovered what appears to be a World War II grave for Soviet soldiers during work at the Újpesti market in northern Pest in late April. The Defence Ministry said 15 bodies have been found with buttons and decorations typi-cal of Soviet military uniforms.
Bomb Disposal Squad Killed In Action
- 4 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Four bomb disposal experts died and another sustained severe injuries when a World War II bomb exploded in the Hortobágy National Park on Friday. The four were attempting to defuse two 250kg bombs on a military shooting range near Nádudvar when one of them went off for unknown reasons.
Orbán: Cultures Can Stand Side-By-Side
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“We can live peacefully in proximity to the Muslim world but not mixed with it,” the prime minister said in connection with his recent official visit to Egypt. One who belongs to Christian civilisation must not be anti-Muslim, he told public radio. “We don’t want to take over Muslim rules and accommodate them in our lives ... we have our own principles for living; we respect theirs and expect ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán: European Leaders Are Going Against The People
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European leaders are going against the will of the people on the issue of migration and they should completely reconsider their policies, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his regular interview to public radio on Friday.
Treasures From Saint Martin’s Birth Land Shown In Szombathely
- 3 Jun 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
An archaeological exhibition unique of its kind is to be open within the framework of Saint Martin’s Memorial Year in Pannonhalma and Szombathely. The collection – boasting an array of famous archaeological finds and numerous gold objects, among them one item of the Nagyszentmiklós hoard – presents a period of nearly five centuries of Pannonia, Saint Martin’s land of birth, providing also an ...
Bartók Plus Opera Festival Miskolc 2016, 11 - 19 June
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Press release: As you have already got used to it, in 2016, at the Opera Festival in Miskolc you can find a varied, rich program, and besides operas, several other classical and non-classical genres will be represented, too.
Hungary Marks Heroes’ Day
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ceremonies were held throughout the country on Sunday to commemorate all Hungarian soldiers who died for their homeland. Addressing a commemorative event in Vámosújfalu in north-eastern Hungary, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said the Hungarian heroes who sacrificed their lives over the past millennium did it not just to defend Hungary but all of Europe.
Xpat Opinion: Religion Is Not A Private Matter According To The Hungarian Government
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A month ago Zoltán Balog, minister of human resources and an ordained Hungarian Reformed minister, ruffled the feathers of those who take the separation of church and state seriously. The occasion was a speech he delivered in Szombathely at a thanksgiving service upon the completion of a steeple for the local Hungarian Reformed church and the installation of three new bells.
Foreign Minister Urges Greater Global Effort To Uphold Peace And Security
- 11 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó called for a greater global effort to uphold peace and security in what he called the new world order at Tuesday’s meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York. Szijjártó said it was not an exaggeration to say that the world is now facing its most difficult period since the second world war.
WWII Grave Found In Pest
- 6 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Construction workers have uncovered what appears to be a World War II grave for Soviet soldiers during work at the Újpesti market in northern Pest in late April. The Defence Ministry said 15 bodies have been found with buttons and decorations typi-cal of Soviet military uniforms.