120 result(s) for ferenc puskás
Hungary Elected To Serve Three-Year Term On UN Human Rights Council
- 3 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A vote during the General Assembly of the United Nations last week elected 14 countries to the Human Rights Council, the UN body responsible for promoting and protecting all human rights around the globe. Those elected were Brazil, China, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, Hungary, Iraq, Japan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tunisia, United Kingdom and the United States. All will serve three-year terms ...
Orbán’s Miniature Railway Runs Into Opposition In Etyek
- 3 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Protests from residents of the village of Etyek in Fejér county have caused the temporary suspension of plans to connect the community to the town of Bicske with a miniature railway line, a pet project of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, reports Magyar Nemzet. According to the plans, rail would be run on the land and near the homes of Etyek residents, and in some cases train stops would be ...
Hungary: Orban Observes Dramatic Counter-Terrorism Exercise In Budapest
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- video
The Counter-Terrorist Centre conducted a bomb alert exercise at the Puskás Ferenc metro station from midnight to 2 a.m. last night. The TEK wrote in a statement that the exercise would include loud noises and flashing lights. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic was restricted until 2 a.m.
The Birth Of Color – Premiere, Kiscelli Museum, 7 October
- 6 Oct 2016 11:40 AM
- community & culture
The Birth of Colours is a one-hour total-art performance with a 57-member mixed choir, four narrators, percussion instruments and singing bowls. The composer is the Italian Lucio Ivaldi, and the libretto was written by American poet David Brendan Hopes.
TEK Stages Bomb Alert Exercise
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Counter-Terrorist Centre conducted a bomb alert exercise at the Puskás Ferenc metro station from midnight to 2 a.m. last night. The TEK wrote in a statement that the exercise would include loud noises and flashing lights. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic was restricted until 2 a.m.
Opposition Speaks Out Against Budapest Olympic Bid
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The opposition Socialist and LMP parties reiterated their position on Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics, saying that staging the Games was against the capital’s interest. Socialist Budapest deputy Csaba Horváth said that instead of supporting the Olympic bid, the Budapest Assembly should address the issue of the capital’s “broken-down hospitals and abandoned schools”.
Take BKK’s Public Transport Services To Sziget Festival
- 8 Aug 2016 9:02 AM
- getting around
The 24th Sziget Festival will be held on Óbuda Island (Óbudai-sziget) from 10 August to 17 August 2016. BKK Centre for Budapest Transport, the mobility manager of the Hungarian capital, provides higher frequencies on suburban railway line H5 and on tram line 6, and also operates vehicles with bigger passenger capacity on night lines 901 and 918, and launches special dedicated boat services to ...
“Go Hungary!”: US Ambassador Joins Football Fans In Support Of Hungary At Euro2016
- 16 Jun 2016 6:00 AM
- sport
United States Ambassador to Hungary Colleen Bell has voiced her support for the Hungarian national team at the 2016 UEFA European Championship in a video uploaded yesterday to the embassy’s Facebook page. The footage of Ms. Bell clad in Hungarian colours was recorded at the statue of the late world-famous Hungarian footballer Ferenc Puskás in Budapest’s District III.
Press: PM Orbán’s Son Brought Home From “Safety Hazard” Ugandan Charity Work By Counter-Terror Police
- 29 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s son Gáspár was brought home to Hungary from Uganda by the Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Centre (TEK) after joining a Christian relief organisation to volunteer in the East African country, the news website index.hu has reported.
Hungary Elected To Serve Three-Year Term On UN Human Rights Council
- 3 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A vote during the General Assembly of the United Nations last week elected 14 countries to the Human Rights Council, the UN body responsible for promoting and protecting all human rights around the globe. Those elected were Brazil, China, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, Hungary, Iraq, Japan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tunisia, United Kingdom and the United States. All will serve three-year terms ...
Orbán’s Miniature Railway Runs Into Opposition In Etyek
- 3 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
Protests from residents of the village of Etyek in Fejér county have caused the temporary suspension of plans to connect the community to the town of Bicske with a miniature railway line, a pet project of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, reports Magyar Nemzet. According to the plans, rail would be run on the land and near the homes of Etyek residents, and in some cases train stops would be ...
Hungary: Orban Observes Dramatic Counter-Terrorism Exercise In Budapest
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- video
The Counter-Terrorist Centre conducted a bomb alert exercise at the Puskás Ferenc metro station from midnight to 2 a.m. last night. The TEK wrote in a statement that the exercise would include loud noises and flashing lights. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic was restricted until 2 a.m.
The Birth Of Color – Premiere, Kiscelli Museum, 7 October
- 6 Oct 2016 11:40 AM
- community & culture
The Birth of Colours is a one-hour total-art performance with a 57-member mixed choir, four narrators, percussion instruments and singing bowls. The composer is the Italian Lucio Ivaldi, and the libretto was written by American poet David Brendan Hopes.
TEK Stages Bomb Alert Exercise
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Counter-Terrorist Centre conducted a bomb alert exercise at the Puskás Ferenc metro station from midnight to 2 a.m. last night. The TEK wrote in a statement that the exercise would include loud noises and flashing lights. Vehicle and pedestrian traffic was restricted until 2 a.m.
Opposition Speaks Out Against Budapest Olympic Bid
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The opposition Socialist and LMP parties reiterated their position on Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics, saying that staging the Games was against the capital’s interest. Socialist Budapest deputy Csaba Horváth said that instead of supporting the Olympic bid, the Budapest Assembly should address the issue of the capital’s “broken-down hospitals and abandoned schools”.
Take BKK’s Public Transport Services To Sziget Festival
- 8 Aug 2016 9:02 AM
- getting around
The 24th Sziget Festival will be held on Óbuda Island (Óbudai-sziget) from 10 August to 17 August 2016. BKK Centre for Budapest Transport, the mobility manager of the Hungarian capital, provides higher frequencies on suburban railway line H5 and on tram line 6, and also operates vehicles with bigger passenger capacity on night lines 901 and 918, and launches special dedicated boat services to ...
“Go Hungary!”: US Ambassador Joins Football Fans In Support Of Hungary At Euro2016
- 16 Jun 2016 6:00 AM
- sport
United States Ambassador to Hungary Colleen Bell has voiced her support for the Hungarian national team at the 2016 UEFA European Championship in a video uploaded yesterday to the embassy’s Facebook page. The footage of Ms. Bell clad in Hungarian colours was recorded at the statue of the late world-famous Hungarian footballer Ferenc Puskás in Budapest’s District III.
Press: PM Orbán’s Son Brought Home From “Safety Hazard” Ugandan Charity Work By Counter-Terror Police
- 29 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s son Gáspár was brought home to Hungary from Uganda by the Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Centre (TEK) after joining a Christian relief organisation to volunteer in the East African country, the news website index.hu has reported.