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Kodály Method Included In UNESCO World Heritage List
- 3 Dec 2016 7:00 AM
- community & culture
UNESCO’s intergovernmental committee for the world’s cultural heritage has included Hungarian composer, researcher and music teacher Zoltán Kodály’s method for the preservation of folk music in the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Hungary’s human resources minister told MTI on Friday.
Charges Dropped For Rapper Accused Of Breach Of Peace At Anti-Govt Demo
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court dropped all charges in a final ruling against rapper László Pityinger, aka Dopeman, who was accused of breaching the peace in connection with an anti-government demonstration where a life-sized styrofoam statue of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was demolished.
Pianist, Conductor Zoltán Kocsis Laid To Rest
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Celebrated Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer Zoltán Kocsis, who died at age 64 on November 6, was buried in Budapest on Saturday. The late artist was paid final respects at the Hungarian Academy of Music.
Bill To Make Good Friday Public Holiday Submitted To Parlt
- 21 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ruling party lawmakers on Friday submitted a bill to parliament to make Good Friday a public holiday in Hungary. Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén of the co-ruling Christian Democrats, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog and Economy Minister Mihály Varga, both of ruling Fidesz, filed a proposal to amend five laws and add Good Friday to the list of no-work days.
Xpat Opinion: The 60th Anniversary Of 1956 In Hungary
- 25 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their articles on the eve of the anniversary, commentators sharply disagreed on the message of the Hungarian revolution for contemporary generations.In Heti Világgazdaság, historian János M. Rainer writes that a feud between conservatives and left-wingers has been underway over the heritage of the 1956 revolution since the very first months of Hungary’s newly found democracy in 1990.
“Homeless Népszabadság” Sells Out
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
All 12,000 printed copies of the “Népszabadság special” edition of homeless newspaper Fedél Nélkül were sold yesterday, and more copies will be printed by Monday.
Balog Marks 1956 Anniversary At Ceremony In Berlin
- 20 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Zoltán Balog, Hungary’s human resources minister, attended a ceremony marking the upcoming anniversary of the 1956 anti-Soviet revolution at Berlin’s Konzerthaus. At the ceremony organised by the Hungarian Embassy, the minister thanked Germany for its solidarity with the people who fled Hungary after the failed uprising.
US Ambassador Concerned About Media Diversity In Hungary
- 20 Oct 2016 1:45 AM
- current affairs
Colleen Bell affirmed that she will continue to speak out in support of a free press after the recent closure of Népszabadság. In an interview with Klubrádió, she said she does not know the reason for the closure but the wider context is worrisome.
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.
Kodály Method Included In UNESCO World Heritage List
- 3 Dec 2016 7:00 AM
- community & culture
UNESCO’s intergovernmental committee for the world’s cultural heritage has included Hungarian composer, researcher and music teacher Zoltán Kodály’s method for the preservation of folk music in the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Hungary’s human resources minister told MTI on Friday.
Charges Dropped For Rapper Accused Of Breach Of Peace At Anti-Govt Demo
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court dropped all charges in a final ruling against rapper László Pityinger, aka Dopeman, who was accused of breaching the peace in connection with an anti-government demonstration where a life-sized styrofoam statue of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was demolished.
Pianist, Conductor Zoltán Kocsis Laid To Rest
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Celebrated Hungarian pianist, conductor and composer Zoltán Kocsis, who died at age 64 on November 6, was buried in Budapest on Saturday. The late artist was paid final respects at the Hungarian Academy of Music.
Bill To Make Good Friday Public Holiday Submitted To Parlt
- 21 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ruling party lawmakers on Friday submitted a bill to parliament to make Good Friday a public holiday in Hungary. Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén of the co-ruling Christian Democrats, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog and Economy Minister Mihály Varga, both of ruling Fidesz, filed a proposal to amend five laws and add Good Friday to the list of no-work days.
Xpat Opinion: The 60th Anniversary Of 1956 In Hungary
- 25 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their articles on the eve of the anniversary, commentators sharply disagreed on the message of the Hungarian revolution for contemporary generations.In Heti Világgazdaság, historian János M. Rainer writes that a feud between conservatives and left-wingers has been underway over the heritage of the 1956 revolution since the very first months of Hungary’s newly found democracy in 1990.
“Homeless Népszabadság” Sells Out
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
All 12,000 printed copies of the “Népszabadság special” edition of homeless newspaper Fedél Nélkül were sold yesterday, and more copies will be printed by Monday.
Balog Marks 1956 Anniversary At Ceremony In Berlin
- 20 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Zoltán Balog, Hungary’s human resources minister, attended a ceremony marking the upcoming anniversary of the 1956 anti-Soviet revolution at Berlin’s Konzerthaus. At the ceremony organised by the Hungarian Embassy, the minister thanked Germany for its solidarity with the people who fled Hungary after the failed uprising.
US Ambassador Concerned About Media Diversity In Hungary
- 20 Oct 2016 1:45 AM
- current affairs
Colleen Bell affirmed that she will continue to speak out in support of a free press after the recent closure of Népszabadság. In an interview with Klubrádió, she said she does not know the reason for the closure but the wider context is worrisome.
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.