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Hungary’s October 23 Schedule Finalised
- 20 Oct 2016 1:35 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Polish President Andrzej Duda will speak at the official October 23 remembrance ceremonies this year. No other heads of state or government will be in Hungary to mark the 60th anniversary of the Uprising.
23 October Holiday: Hungary Remembers Revolution
- 20 Oct 2015 9:02 AM
- current affairs
2012 marks the 56th anniversary of the '56 Revolution, a key event in the history of Hungary. On the national holiday this year, PM Orbán will give a speech in front of Parliament, and there will be events throughout the day for those wishing to peacefully commemorate the Revolution. This year the Terror House Museum is joining in the commemorative events and will stage special history ...
Hungary's President Áder Signs Paks Bill Despite Protests
- 11 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder signed into law the bill on the planned expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant with Russian assistance, his office stated at noon on Monday.
Hungary’s Left Wing To Organise Demo Against Paks Nuclear Deal
- 7 Feb 2014 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s left wing will organise a torchlight demonstration to the presidential palace for Monday, where representatives will ask President János Áder not to sign the law on the Hungary-Russia accord on upgrading the Paks nuclear power plant.
Civil Organisations, Opposition Parties Demonstrate Against Planned City Park Projects In Budapest
- 23 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Civil organisations and opposition parties staged a torchlight demonstration on Friday against the plan to build a museum quarter and other facilities in the city landmark Városliget, or City Park of Budapest. The protest was organised by the Hungarian Solidarity Movement, the E14-PM electoral alliance and two civil organisations, and joined by the Socialists as well.
Extremists Burn Israeli Flag In Hungary
- 25 Oct 2012 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Far-right radicals burned an Israeli flag outside the synagogue on Dohány utca during a torchlight procession by the youth section of Jobbik on Tuesday evening. The Foreign Ministry condemned the act, saying it is unacceptable in democratic Hungary in the 21st century that anyone be insulted because of their Jewish identity.
Hungarian Firefighters Receive WTC Steel From U.S. Ambassador
- 30 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"On January 25, Ambassador Kounalakis presented four steel fragments from the World Trade Center to firefighters from Budapest, Kiskunfélegyháza, Kecskemét and Hatvan.
U.S. Ambassador Kounalakis Joins March Of The Living Procession
- 22 Apr 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"Ambassador Kounalakis joined more than 15,000 marchers in a torchlight procession along the banks of the Danube on April 18, 2010 to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust.
Savaria Historic Carnival, Szombathely, 20 - 23 August
- 11 Aug 2009 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"Staged on the last weekend in August, the events of Savaria Historic Carnival pay tribute to Szombathely's historic past. Around a hundred thousand participate in the events which include historical games and a procession of the residents dressed in period costumes. The festivities truly bring bygone days to life from Roman times to the Baroque period.
Hungary’s October 23 Schedule Finalised
- 20 Oct 2016 1:35 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Polish President Andrzej Duda will speak at the official October 23 remembrance ceremonies this year. No other heads of state or government will be in Hungary to mark the 60th anniversary of the Uprising.
23 October Holiday: Hungary Remembers Revolution
- 20 Oct 2015 9:02 AM
- current affairs
2012 marks the 56th anniversary of the '56 Revolution, a key event in the history of Hungary. On the national holiday this year, PM Orbán will give a speech in front of Parliament, and there will be events throughout the day for those wishing to peacefully commemorate the Revolution. This year the Terror House Museum is joining in the commemorative events and will stage special history ...
Hungary's President Áder Signs Paks Bill Despite Protests
- 11 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder signed into law the bill on the planned expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant with Russian assistance, his office stated at noon on Monday.
Hungary’s Left Wing To Organise Demo Against Paks Nuclear Deal
- 7 Feb 2014 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s left wing will organise a torchlight demonstration to the presidential palace for Monday, where representatives will ask President János Áder not to sign the law on the Hungary-Russia accord on upgrading the Paks nuclear power plant.
Civil Organisations, Opposition Parties Demonstrate Against Planned City Park Projects In Budapest
- 23 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Civil organisations and opposition parties staged a torchlight demonstration on Friday against the plan to build a museum quarter and other facilities in the city landmark Városliget, or City Park of Budapest. The protest was organised by the Hungarian Solidarity Movement, the E14-PM electoral alliance and two civil organisations, and joined by the Socialists as well.
Extremists Burn Israeli Flag In Hungary
- 25 Oct 2012 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Far-right radicals burned an Israeli flag outside the synagogue on Dohány utca during a torchlight procession by the youth section of Jobbik on Tuesday evening. The Foreign Ministry condemned the act, saying it is unacceptable in democratic Hungary in the 21st century that anyone be insulted because of their Jewish identity.
Hungarian Firefighters Receive WTC Steel From U.S. Ambassador
- 30 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"On January 25, Ambassador Kounalakis presented four steel fragments from the World Trade Center to firefighters from Budapest, Kiskunfélegyháza, Kecskemét and Hatvan.
U.S. Ambassador Kounalakis Joins March Of The Living Procession
- 22 Apr 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"Ambassador Kounalakis joined more than 15,000 marchers in a torchlight procession along the banks of the Danube on April 18, 2010 to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust.
Savaria Historic Carnival, Szombathely, 20 - 23 August
- 11 Aug 2009 2:00 AM
- community & culture
"Staged on the last weekend in August, the events of Savaria Historic Carnival pay tribute to Szombathely's historic past. Around a hundred thousand participate in the events which include historical games and a procession of the residents dressed in period costumes. The festivities truly bring bygone days to life from Roman times to the Baroque period.