19 result(s) for ruling party in Community & Culture
Golgotha Painting Remains Protected
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A Budapest court on Monday rejected a lawsuit submitted by art collector Imre Pákh against the classification of the painting Golgotha by 19th-century artist Mihály Munkácsy as a protected part of the national heritage.
Socialists: Half Of Families Finance Start Of School Year From Credit
- 22 Aug 2016 8:59 AM
- community & culture
More than half of Hungarian households finance the start of the school year using credit, an opposition Socialist politician Ildikó Borbely Bangó told a news conference. Data available show that more than 18% of parents have taken up a loan to pay for the items such as clothing and equipment their children need to start school.
Fungarian: Long Live The May 1 'Long-Live'
- 1 May 2016 7:00 AM
- community & culture
The jolliest of all Communist holidays was May 1, the celebration of the ”Proletarians of the world unite. – Világ proletárjai egyesüljetek!” Surprisingly, it survived the change of regime. Today is still a national holiday.
Nobel Laureate Author Imre Kertész Dies At 86
- 1 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Nobel laureate author Imre Kertész died at age 86 after a long and serious illness, the publisher Magvető said. The novelist, essayist and translator was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming a Nobel laureate in 2002.
Xpat Opinion: Statue Strife Nr 2: György Donáth
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Commenting on a foiled initiative to unveil the bust of a pre-war right-wing politician, left-wing commentators accuse the government of indulging in a cult of racist personalities. Their pro-government counterpart denies the allegation that György Donáth was an anti-Semite, while an independent conservative author calls on the opposing sides to show more tolerance towards each other.
Ruling Party Groups To Discuss Adding One Year To Primary Schooling
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The possibility of introducing 9-year primary education will be among the topics discussed by the ruling Fidesz- Christian Democrat party groups on Wednesday, Magyar Nemzet daily reported. The paper cited Fidesz group leader Antal Rogán as saying that the government expected the quality of public education to improve.
New School Year To Be Success In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2014 9:01 AM
- community & culture
The ruling Fidesz party has said all the conditions are in place for the new school year to be a successful one, while the opposition criticised the government’s education policies on the first day of the autumn term.
Hungarian National Theatre Ticket Sales Off By A Third
- 25 Aug 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Ticket sales at the National Theatre (Nemzeti Szinház) fell one third in the first year of the artistic stewardship of Attila Vidnyánszky, who succeeded Róbert Alföldi in August 2013 as part of the ongoing “culture wars” waged by ruling party Fidesz against left-wing and liberal establishment figures and cultural institutions.
Socialist In signature Drive Against Museum Quarter In Budapest
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Socialist party has started collecting signatures for a petition against building a museum quarter in Budapest’s Városliget (city park). The ruling Fidesz majority in parliament decided on Tuesday to nationalise the park with a view to building “monumental buildings”, Csaba Horváth, the Socialist mayoral candidate, told MTI.
Golgotha Painting Remains Protected
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A Budapest court on Monday rejected a lawsuit submitted by art collector Imre Pákh against the classification of the painting Golgotha by 19th-century artist Mihály Munkácsy as a protected part of the national heritage.
Socialists: Half Of Families Finance Start Of School Year From Credit
- 22 Aug 2016 8:59 AM
- community & culture
More than half of Hungarian households finance the start of the school year using credit, an opposition Socialist politician Ildikó Borbely Bangó told a news conference. Data available show that more than 18% of parents have taken up a loan to pay for the items such as clothing and equipment their children need to start school.
Fungarian: Long Live The May 1 'Long-Live'
- 1 May 2016 7:00 AM
- community & culture
The jolliest of all Communist holidays was May 1, the celebration of the ”Proletarians of the world unite. – Világ proletárjai egyesüljetek!” Surprisingly, it survived the change of regime. Today is still a national holiday.
Nobel Laureate Author Imre Kertész Dies At 86
- 1 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Nobel laureate author Imre Kertész died at age 86 after a long and serious illness, the publisher Magvető said. The novelist, essayist and translator was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming a Nobel laureate in 2002.
Xpat Opinion: Statue Strife Nr 2: György Donáth
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Commenting on a foiled initiative to unveil the bust of a pre-war right-wing politician, left-wing commentators accuse the government of indulging in a cult of racist personalities. Their pro-government counterpart denies the allegation that György Donáth was an anti-Semite, while an independent conservative author calls on the opposing sides to show more tolerance towards each other.
Ruling Party Groups To Discuss Adding One Year To Primary Schooling
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The possibility of introducing 9-year primary education will be among the topics discussed by the ruling Fidesz- Christian Democrat party groups on Wednesday, Magyar Nemzet daily reported. The paper cited Fidesz group leader Antal Rogán as saying that the government expected the quality of public education to improve.
New School Year To Be Success In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2014 9:01 AM
- community & culture
The ruling Fidesz party has said all the conditions are in place for the new school year to be a successful one, while the opposition criticised the government’s education policies on the first day of the autumn term.
Hungarian National Theatre Ticket Sales Off By A Third
- 25 Aug 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Ticket sales at the National Theatre (Nemzeti Szinház) fell one third in the first year of the artistic stewardship of Attila Vidnyánszky, who succeeded Róbert Alföldi in August 2013 as part of the ongoing “culture wars” waged by ruling party Fidesz against left-wing and liberal establishment figures and cultural institutions.
Socialist In signature Drive Against Museum Quarter In Budapest
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Socialist party has started collecting signatures for a petition against building a museum quarter in Budapest’s Városliget (city park). The ruling Fidesz majority in parliament decided on Tuesday to nationalise the park with a view to building “monumental buildings”, Csaba Horváth, the Socialist mayoral candidate, told MTI.