25 result(s) for kyrgyz
27 Ethnic Groups To Be Represented At Assembly Of Hun-Turkic Nations
- 8 Jul 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Twenty-seven ethnic groups from twelve countries will be represented at this year’s “Kurultáj Tribal Convention of Hun and Turk identity nations” to be held in Bugac, in south-central Hungary, on August 12-14. The biannual Kurultáj is a meeting of peoples of nomadic origin from the Central Asian steppe held to celebrate ancient Hungarian traditions.
Hungarian Undercover Journalist Accused With Misleading Authorities
- 2 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A journalist who posed as a refugee in the summer in order to gain access to detention centres has been charged with falsifying public documents and misleading the authorities. Index staff writer Gergely Nyilas posed as a Kyrgyz citizen in August, during the peak of the refugee crisis, and allowed himself to be caught at the Röszke border station for registration.
Hungary Will Propose Introduction Of Global Migration Quotas In UN
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will propose in the UN that, rather than Europe alone taking its share of the management of the pressure of migration, the key players of world politics – who were parties to the decisions, in the wake of which unstable regions have evolved in the vicinity of our continent – should also take their share of the effort by virtue of the introduction of global quotas, Minister of Foreign ...
'Festival Of Folk Arts', Castle District, On Until 23 August
- 17 Aug 2015 2:04 AM
- community & culture
Press release: This year the cream of the 'Hungarian masters and craftsmen' scene will move in to the Buda Castle for the 29th time. At this Festival of Folk Arts 2015 between the 20th and 23rd of August, for four days the focus will be on the life of shepherds. The main goal of the festival has remained the same for nearly three decades: to present very rare but still active crafts that exist ...
National Gallop - International Race, Budapest, 19 - 21 September
- 9 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
On 20- 21 September the Andrássy Avenue, the city’s grandest boulevard, will become the Gallop Promenade, presenting over 1,000 years of Hungarian history. Tents representing towns and cities across the nation will show off local traditions – imagine blacksmiths pounding horseshoes, costumed women embroidering centuries-old flower motifs, weavers crafting baskets of straw or rugs of wool.
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian Education System: Model Was France
- 25 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me before. Rózsa Hoffmann, the Francophile, most likely turned to the French system when under her stewardship the whole Hungarian primary and secondary education system was turned upside down. Among other things, she wanted children to start their language education with a romance language (clearly she had French in mind) and wanted to discourage the study of ...
Freedom Of The Press Declines Slightly In Hungary
- 30 Apr 2010 6:00 AM
- current affairs
"Global press freedom declined in 2009, with setbacks registered in almost every region of the world, according to a study released by Freedom House, an independent watchdog organization, monitoring the status of freedom around the world, and advocating for democracy and human rights.
27 Ethnic Groups To Be Represented At Assembly Of Hun-Turkic Nations
- 8 Jul 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Twenty-seven ethnic groups from twelve countries will be represented at this year’s “Kurultáj Tribal Convention of Hun and Turk identity nations” to be held in Bugac, in south-central Hungary, on August 12-14. The biannual Kurultáj is a meeting of peoples of nomadic origin from the Central Asian steppe held to celebrate ancient Hungarian traditions.
Hungarian Undercover Journalist Accused With Misleading Authorities
- 2 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A journalist who posed as a refugee in the summer in order to gain access to detention centres has been charged with falsifying public documents and misleading the authorities. Index staff writer Gergely Nyilas posed as a Kyrgyz citizen in August, during the peak of the refugee crisis, and allowed himself to be caught at the Röszke border station for registration.
Hungary Will Propose Introduction Of Global Migration Quotas In UN
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will propose in the UN that, rather than Europe alone taking its share of the management of the pressure of migration, the key players of world politics – who were parties to the decisions, in the wake of which unstable regions have evolved in the vicinity of our continent – should also take their share of the effort by virtue of the introduction of global quotas, Minister of Foreign ...
'Festival Of Folk Arts', Castle District, On Until 23 August
- 17 Aug 2015 2:04 AM
- community & culture
Press release: This year the cream of the 'Hungarian masters and craftsmen' scene will move in to the Buda Castle for the 29th time. At this Festival of Folk Arts 2015 between the 20th and 23rd of August, for four days the focus will be on the life of shepherds. The main goal of the festival has remained the same for nearly three decades: to present very rare but still active crafts that exist ...
National Gallop - International Race, Budapest, 19 - 21 September
- 9 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
On 20- 21 September the Andrássy Avenue, the city’s grandest boulevard, will become the Gallop Promenade, presenting over 1,000 years of Hungarian history. Tents representing towns and cities across the nation will show off local traditions – imagine blacksmiths pounding horseshoes, costumed women embroidering centuries-old flower motifs, weavers crafting baskets of straw or rugs of wool.
Xpat Opinion: New Hungarian Education System: Model Was France
- 25 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t know why it didn’t occur to me before. Rózsa Hoffmann, the Francophile, most likely turned to the French system when under her stewardship the whole Hungarian primary and secondary education system was turned upside down. Among other things, she wanted children to start their language education with a romance language (clearly she had French in mind) and wanted to discourage the study of ...
Freedom Of The Press Declines Slightly In Hungary
- 30 Apr 2010 6:00 AM
- current affairs
"Global press freedom declined in 2009, with setbacks registered in almost every region of the world, according to a study released by Freedom House, an independent watchdog organization, monitoring the status of freedom around the world, and advocating for democracy and human rights.