115 result(s) for festival in Current Affairs
Hungarian Ministry Of Interior Launches Campaign To Combat Human Trafficking
- 15 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary's Ministry of Interior has launched a campaign against human trafficking in cooperation with five embassies, Krisztina Berta, Deputy State Secretary for EU and International affairs and national coordinator of the anti-human trafficking campaign announced on Wednesday.
33 Arrested At Sziget Festival In Budapest
- 14 Aug 2014 3:58 AM
- current affairs
So far police have arrested 33 people at the Budapest Sziget Festival on drug-related charges and suspicion of theft. Budapest’s police chief Gábor Bucsek told a news conference on Thursday that among the detained was a drug dealer, a wanted man and someone who stole tents.
Police Negligent At Budapest Pride, Say Organisers
- 10 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police failed to properly ensure the safety of participants of the Budapest Pride parade at the weekend, Péter Hanzli, the event’s spokesman, said on Wednesday. The closing event of Budapest Pride, a week-long festival of lesbian, bisexual, gay, trans-gender, and queer culture, was held on Saturday amid a heavy police presence along a cordoned-off route across the city.
Embassies Support Budapest Pride Festival
- 3 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Twenty embassies issued a joint statement on Wednesday in support of the ongoing Budapest Pride festival, affirming the right of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities in Hungary to express themselves peacefully and lawfully.
Budapest Pride Refuses To Undergo Investigation
- 1 Jul 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary ordered one of its investigating agencies to investigate a list of non-governmental organizations that the government considers left-wing, including Budapest Pride, to see whether they lawfully spent funding received from the Norwegian Government. The agency has no right under Hungarian law to do so, thus Budapest Pride refuses to undergo the investigation. The ...
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 ...
Budapest Synagogues Reject State Dunds
- 7 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Two Great Synagogue on Dohány utca and the Frankel Leó utca synagogue in Buda as well as the Jewish Tourism and Culture Centre have rejected state subsidies won in tenders for Holocaust Memorial Year events, in protest against the erection, without prior consultations, of the German occupation memorial.
Hungary Signs Culture, Sport And Healthcare Agreements With Vietnam
- 18 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and Vietnamese Deputy Ministers Le Khanh Hai and Le Quang Cuong concluded inter-ministerial agreements on culture, sport and healthcare on 16 September 2013 in Budapest. The work schedules determined for 2004-2016 will allow future direct cooperation between institutes and the development and realisation of concrete cooperation programmes. Parliamentary ...
Hungary's PM Postponed Visegrád 4 Prime Ministerial Meeting
- 14 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has proposed to postpone the prime ministerial meeting of the Visegrád Four countries scheduled originally for August 24 in Hungary, his Press Chief Bertalan Havasi announced on Saturday.
Hungarian Ministry Of Interior Launches Campaign To Combat Human Trafficking
- 15 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary's Ministry of Interior has launched a campaign against human trafficking in cooperation with five embassies, Krisztina Berta, Deputy State Secretary for EU and International affairs and national coordinator of the anti-human trafficking campaign announced on Wednesday.
33 Arrested At Sziget Festival In Budapest
- 14 Aug 2014 3:58 AM
- current affairs
So far police have arrested 33 people at the Budapest Sziget Festival on drug-related charges and suspicion of theft. Budapest’s police chief Gábor Bucsek told a news conference on Thursday that among the detained was a drug dealer, a wanted man and someone who stole tents.
Police Negligent At Budapest Pride, Say Organisers
- 10 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police failed to properly ensure the safety of participants of the Budapest Pride parade at the weekend, Péter Hanzli, the event’s spokesman, said on Wednesday. The closing event of Budapest Pride, a week-long festival of lesbian, bisexual, gay, trans-gender, and queer culture, was held on Saturday amid a heavy police presence along a cordoned-off route across the city.
Embassies Support Budapest Pride Festival
- 3 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Twenty embassies issued a joint statement on Wednesday in support of the ongoing Budapest Pride festival, affirming the right of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities in Hungary to express themselves peacefully and lawfully.
Budapest Pride Refuses To Undergo Investigation
- 1 Jul 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary ordered one of its investigating agencies to investigate a list of non-governmental organizations that the government considers left-wing, including Budapest Pride, to see whether they lawfully spent funding received from the Norwegian Government. The agency has no right under Hungarian law to do so, thus Budapest Pride refuses to undergo the investigation. The ...
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 ...
Budapest Synagogues Reject State Dunds
- 7 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Two Great Synagogue on Dohány utca and the Frankel Leó utca synagogue in Buda as well as the Jewish Tourism and Culture Centre have rejected state subsidies won in tenders for Holocaust Memorial Year events, in protest against the erection, without prior consultations, of the German occupation memorial.
Hungary Signs Culture, Sport And Healthcare Agreements With Vietnam
- 18 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and Vietnamese Deputy Ministers Le Khanh Hai and Le Quang Cuong concluded inter-ministerial agreements on culture, sport and healthcare on 16 September 2013 in Budapest. The work schedules determined for 2004-2016 will allow future direct cooperation between institutes and the development and realisation of concrete cooperation programmes. Parliamentary ...
Hungary's PM Postponed Visegrád 4 Prime Ministerial Meeting
- 14 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has proposed to postpone the prime ministerial meeting of the Visegrád Four countries scheduled originally for August 24 in Hungary, his Press Chief Bertalan Havasi announced on Saturday.