18 result(s) for contemporary art in Current Affairs
Interview: Szigetvári Says Együtt Is Focused On Bringing In New Voters
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Beacon sat down recently with Viktor Szigetvári, president of the opposition party Together (Együtt). A great many things were discussed, but the most important takeaways are the following:
Video Article: Earth Hour In Budapest On 19 March
- 9 Mar 2016 8:02 AM
- current affairs
On Saturday March 19th at 8:30pm, millions of people across the world are switching off lights for one hour - to celebrate their commitment to the planet.
This year Earth Hour Hungary is celebrating innovative talents working for a greener future and combines the power of classical music with the power of climate action.
Hungarian Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond Dies
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Oscar Prize winning Hungarian cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond died in Big Sur, California on Friday at age 85, his business partner announced on Sunday. Zsigmond left Hungary after the 1956 Uprising and worked in Hollywood for 50 years, winning an Oscar for Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1978, a Bafta prize for The Deer Hunter in 1980 and an Emmy award in 1993 for Stalin, a co-production ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s Foreign Policy Doctrine In Focus
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the government’s foreign affairs strategy, most left-wing and liberal commentators accuse PM Orbán of selling out to Moscow. Right-wing pundits, on the other hand, defend what they see as the government’s pragmatic and balanced foreign affairs vision. Some moderate analysts castigate mindless exaggerations and ideologically motivated approaches on both sides.
Hungary's PM Viktor Orban: “The Era of Liberal Democracies Is Over”
- 31 Jul 2014 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary PM Viktor Orbán addressed Fidesz supporters in the Romanian spa town of Baile Tusnad on Saturday.
World Industrial Design Day 2014 Celebrated In Budapest
- 24 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Icsid (Industrial Council of Societies of Industrial Design) first announced the World Industrial Design Day on its 50th anniversary, on 29th June 2007 with the aim of promoting design and its role in everyday life. Reflecting on this year’s topic „Renew ID”, the Hungarian Design Council invited Maarten Hendriks, Dutch designer, the creator and leader of the Eindhoven-based Founded By All ...
Former Communist Party Official Biszku Convicted Of War Crimes In Hungary
- 14 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court on Tuesday sentenced former Communist party official Béla Biszku to five and a half years in prison after convicting him of being an abettor to war crimes for his role in ordering security forces to shoot protesters after the 1956 Uprising was crushed.
On 16 April We Remember Hungarian Victims Of Holocaust
- 15 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In 2000, the National Assembly designated 16 April as the Day of Remembrance for Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust. The first such memorial event was held in 2001. This year official Remembrance Day events will take place in Budapest at the Holocaust Memorial Center and the Danube Promenade Holocaust Memorial, and also in the cities of Hódmezővásárhely and Pécs. There will also be a memorial ...
Xpat Opinion: Not Only The University Students Are Unhappy In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Already yesterday news leaked out from government circles that taking on the university students might not have been the brightest idea. Even Zsolt Bayer warned the government that it must take the students seriously because otherwise “we might be swept away.” Orbán and his old college friends who run the country nowadays should know the strength of a student revolt, he warned. It’s enough to ...
Interview: Szigetvári Says Együtt Is Focused On Bringing In New Voters
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Beacon sat down recently with Viktor Szigetvári, president of the opposition party Together (Együtt). A great many things were discussed, but the most important takeaways are the following:
Video Article: Earth Hour In Budapest On 19 March
- 9 Mar 2016 8:02 AM
- current affairs
On Saturday March 19th at 8:30pm, millions of people across the world are switching off lights for one hour - to celebrate their commitment to the planet.
This year Earth Hour Hungary is celebrating innovative talents working for a greener future and combines the power of classical music with the power of climate action.
Hungarian Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond Dies
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Oscar Prize winning Hungarian cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond died in Big Sur, California on Friday at age 85, his business partner announced on Sunday. Zsigmond left Hungary after the 1956 Uprising and worked in Hollywood for 50 years, winning an Oscar for Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1978, a Bafta prize for The Deer Hunter in 1980 and an Emmy award in 1993 for Stalin, a co-production ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s Foreign Policy Doctrine In Focus
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the government’s foreign affairs strategy, most left-wing and liberal commentators accuse PM Orbán of selling out to Moscow. Right-wing pundits, on the other hand, defend what they see as the government’s pragmatic and balanced foreign affairs vision. Some moderate analysts castigate mindless exaggerations and ideologically motivated approaches on both sides.
Hungary's PM Viktor Orban: “The Era of Liberal Democracies Is Over”
- 31 Jul 2014 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary PM Viktor Orbán addressed Fidesz supporters in the Romanian spa town of Baile Tusnad on Saturday.
World Industrial Design Day 2014 Celebrated In Budapest
- 24 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Icsid (Industrial Council of Societies of Industrial Design) first announced the World Industrial Design Day on its 50th anniversary, on 29th June 2007 with the aim of promoting design and its role in everyday life. Reflecting on this year’s topic „Renew ID”, the Hungarian Design Council invited Maarten Hendriks, Dutch designer, the creator and leader of the Eindhoven-based Founded By All ...
Former Communist Party Official Biszku Convicted Of War Crimes In Hungary
- 14 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court on Tuesday sentenced former Communist party official Béla Biszku to five and a half years in prison after convicting him of being an abettor to war crimes for his role in ordering security forces to shoot protesters after the 1956 Uprising was crushed.
On 16 April We Remember Hungarian Victims Of Holocaust
- 15 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In 2000, the National Assembly designated 16 April as the Day of Remembrance for Hungarian Victims of the Holocaust. The first such memorial event was held in 2001. This year official Remembrance Day events will take place in Budapest at the Holocaust Memorial Center and the Danube Promenade Holocaust Memorial, and also in the cities of Hódmezővásárhely and Pécs. There will also be a memorial ...
Xpat Opinion: Not Only The University Students Are Unhappy In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Already yesterday news leaked out from government circles that taking on the university students might not have been the brightest idea. Even Zsolt Bayer warned the government that it must take the students seriously because otherwise “we might be swept away.” Orbán and his old college friends who run the country nowadays should know the strength of a student revolt, he warned. It’s enough to ...