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Members Of US Congress To Hungary: Government’s Efforts To Combat Extremism Are “Encouraging”
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: In a recent letter to Hungary’s ambassador in Washington, two members of the U.S. Congress commend the government of Hungary for efforts to combat extremism.
The Deportation Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Germans Was A Great Loss To Hungary
- 27 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Minister of Human Resources called the fact that hundreds of thousands of people of German descent were deported from Hungary following the Second World War a great loss. Zoltán Balog held a speech in Berlin on Saturday at the human rights event entitled "Day of the Fatherland" before organisations representing Germans who were expelled from various countries and representatives of the German ...
European Day Of Remembrance Of Victims Of Totalitarian Dictatorships In Hungary
- 26 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
People gathered outside the "House of Terror" museum in Budapest today to light candles in commemoration of the victims of totalitarian dictatorships. Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice Bence Rétvári and Vice-Chair of the Parliamentary Committee for Youth, Social, Family and Housing Affairs Péter Ágh participated and held speeches at the ceremony.
National Day Celebrations Across Hungary
- 20 Aug 2013 11:00 AM
- community & culture
The founding of the Hungarian State and the legacy of Saint Stephen is commemorated today across the whole country, under the slogan “The country – together as one”. Various events and concerts are taking place not only in Budapest but also in several municipalities around Lake Balaton. However, due to adverse weather conditions at the Lake, fireworks will only take place in Budapest. The ...
St. Stephen's Day Celebrations In Budapest, 20 August
- 15 Aug 2013 9:47 AM
- community & culture
This year, 20 August celebrations will be held under the slogan “The country – together as one”. A special feature of this year’s events is that the series of programmes Nagyon Balaton (Very Balaton!) will include colourful family events, concerts and fireworks in several towns along the shores of Lake Balaton to commemorate the foundation of the Hungarian State.
Invitation: 'Blessing Of The Bread' Celebration, Budapest. 20 August
- 15 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The blessing of the bread is a traditionally integral part of the celebrations of 20 August. Traditionally, the first bread made of the newly harvested wheat was prepared for the day of St Stephen. The bread adorned with a ribbon in the national colours is the symbol of the national holiday.
Xpat Opinion: Romanian President Calls Hungary A Hotbed Of Instability
- 14 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators find Romanian accusations against Hungary out of proportion with the controversial statements made by Hungarian politicians in Transylvania. A left-liberal columnist thinks even far right Jobbik leader Vona should not be denied the right to travel to and speak in Romania. A pro-government columnist, on the other hand, finds Romanian President Traian Băsescu’s attack on Fidesz, a ...
Xpat Opinion: Head-On Confrontation Rather Than Fair Competition In Hungary
- 13 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing sociologist suggests that intellectuals who ceaselessly complain about the warlike atmosphere which dominates Hungarian politics fail to find a new language that could help society overcome its paralysing divisions.
Commemorating The Roma Holocaust In Hungary
- 5 Aug 2013 2:00 AM
- current affairs
On 2 August 1944, three thousand Roma people were murdered in the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. What happened on that day only became fully known to history several decades later. 2 August was declared International Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day by the World Romani Congress in 1972. On this day, we remember the tens of thousands of Sinti and Roma people who were murdered throughout Europe ...
Members Of US Congress To Hungary: Government’s Efforts To Combat Extremism Are “Encouraging”
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: In a recent letter to Hungary’s ambassador in Washington, two members of the U.S. Congress commend the government of Hungary for efforts to combat extremism.
The Deportation Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Germans Was A Great Loss To Hungary
- 27 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Minister of Human Resources called the fact that hundreds of thousands of people of German descent were deported from Hungary following the Second World War a great loss. Zoltán Balog held a speech in Berlin on Saturday at the human rights event entitled "Day of the Fatherland" before organisations representing Germans who were expelled from various countries and representatives of the German ...
European Day Of Remembrance Of Victims Of Totalitarian Dictatorships In Hungary
- 26 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
People gathered outside the "House of Terror" museum in Budapest today to light candles in commemoration of the victims of totalitarian dictatorships. Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice Bence Rétvári and Vice-Chair of the Parliamentary Committee for Youth, Social, Family and Housing Affairs Péter Ágh participated and held speeches at the ceremony.
National Day Celebrations Across Hungary
- 20 Aug 2013 11:00 AM
- community & culture
The founding of the Hungarian State and the legacy of Saint Stephen is commemorated today across the whole country, under the slogan “The country – together as one”. Various events and concerts are taking place not only in Budapest but also in several municipalities around Lake Balaton. However, due to adverse weather conditions at the Lake, fireworks will only take place in Budapest. The ...
St. Stephen's Day Celebrations In Budapest, 20 August
- 15 Aug 2013 9:47 AM
- community & culture
This year, 20 August celebrations will be held under the slogan “The country – together as one”. A special feature of this year’s events is that the series of programmes Nagyon Balaton (Very Balaton!) will include colourful family events, concerts and fireworks in several towns along the shores of Lake Balaton to commemorate the foundation of the Hungarian State.
Invitation: 'Blessing Of The Bread' Celebration, Budapest. 20 August
- 15 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The blessing of the bread is a traditionally integral part of the celebrations of 20 August. Traditionally, the first bread made of the newly harvested wheat was prepared for the day of St Stephen. The bread adorned with a ribbon in the national colours is the symbol of the national holiday.
Xpat Opinion: Romanian President Calls Hungary A Hotbed Of Instability
- 14 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators find Romanian accusations against Hungary out of proportion with the controversial statements made by Hungarian politicians in Transylvania. A left-liberal columnist thinks even far right Jobbik leader Vona should not be denied the right to travel to and speak in Romania. A pro-government columnist, on the other hand, finds Romanian President Traian Băsescu’s attack on Fidesz, a ...
Xpat Opinion: Head-On Confrontation Rather Than Fair Competition In Hungary
- 13 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing sociologist suggests that intellectuals who ceaselessly complain about the warlike atmosphere which dominates Hungarian politics fail to find a new language that could help society overcome its paralysing divisions.
Commemorating The Roma Holocaust In Hungary
- 5 Aug 2013 2:00 AM
- current affairs
On 2 August 1944, three thousand Roma people were murdered in the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. What happened on that day only became fully known to history several decades later. 2 August was declared International Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day by the World Romani Congress in 1972. On this day, we remember the tens of thousands of Sinti and Roma people who were murdered throughout Europe ...