98 result(s) for petition in Current Affairs
Hungarian Opinion: Scandal Around Demeter’s Attack On Soros
- 1 Dec 2020 10:56 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Following the decision of the director of the Petőfi Literary Museum to withdraw remarks comparing George Soros to Hitler, one commentator describes his words as a primitive insult to the victims of the Holocaust, while a political scientist thinks he performed a huge disservice to the government that appointed him to head the country’s most important literary institution.
Ill-Conceived Flood Control System Is Halted On Hajógyári Island In Danube
- 2 Oct 2020 8:15 AM
- current affairs
WWF-Hungary's successful petition, signed by 10,000 people, was backed up by protests from other environmental organisations and residents of Budapest. No environmentally-damaging flood control investment will be built on Hajógyári Island.
New Petition Aims To Replace August 20 Fireworks In Budapest With Light Show
- 19 May 2020 8:51 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
An online petition in favour of giving money to the needy instead of spending it on an extravagant August 20 fireworks display has received 43,000 signatures in two days, HVG reports.
School-Leaving Exams In Hungary May Be Moved To New Dates
- 22 Apr 2020 8:35 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
School graduation exams will go ahead but the dates they are taken may be changed if the state of the epidemic justifies doing so, a government education official has said.
Large Protests In Budapest Against New Culture Bill
- 10 Dec 2019 8:26 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Protesters rallied in downtown Budapest against the government’s new culture bill on Monday evening.
Opinion: Hungary’s Quietly Neck-Deep In U.S.-Huawei War
- 5 Nov 2019 12:32 PM
- current affairs
Viktor Orban’s government has found itself in the middle of a great power conflict in 2019. Last year, a new battleground emerged in the trade war between the United States and China.
Video: Protesters Put Whale Statues Trapped In Plastic Next To Budapest Parliament
- 10 Jul 2019 9:16 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Greenpeace activists installed statues of whales trapped in plastic and other waste products outside Parliament on Kossuth tér on Tuesday to draw attention to the problem of worldwide plastic pollution.
Academics Demonstrate For Research Freedom In Budapest
- 25 Mar 2019 8:03 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in Budapest in support of the academic freedom of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) and against plans to split the institution.
Unions, Opposition Parties Call For Nationwide Demonstrations In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2019 7:21 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
An anti-government demonstration was held in Budapest on Saturday in protest against recent amendments to the labour code.
Hungarian Opinion: Scandal Around Demeter’s Attack On Soros
- 1 Dec 2020 10:56 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Following the decision of the director of the Petőfi Literary Museum to withdraw remarks comparing George Soros to Hitler, one commentator describes his words as a primitive insult to the victims of the Holocaust, while a political scientist thinks he performed a huge disservice to the government that appointed him to head the country’s most important literary institution.
Ill-Conceived Flood Control System Is Halted On Hajógyári Island In Danube
- 2 Oct 2020 8:15 AM
- current affairs
WWF-Hungary's successful petition, signed by 10,000 people, was backed up by protests from other environmental organisations and residents of Budapest. No environmentally-damaging flood control investment will be built on Hajógyári Island.
New Petition Aims To Replace August 20 Fireworks In Budapest With Light Show
- 19 May 2020 8:51 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
An online petition in favour of giving money to the needy instead of spending it on an extravagant August 20 fireworks display has received 43,000 signatures in two days, HVG reports.
School-Leaving Exams In Hungary May Be Moved To New Dates
- 22 Apr 2020 8:35 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
School graduation exams will go ahead but the dates they are taken may be changed if the state of the epidemic justifies doing so, a government education official has said.
Large Protests In Budapest Against New Culture Bill
- 10 Dec 2019 8:26 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Protesters rallied in downtown Budapest against the government’s new culture bill on Monday evening.
Opinion: Hungary’s Quietly Neck-Deep In U.S.-Huawei War
- 5 Nov 2019 12:32 PM
- current affairs
Viktor Orban’s government has found itself in the middle of a great power conflict in 2019. Last year, a new battleground emerged in the trade war between the United States and China.
Video: Protesters Put Whale Statues Trapped In Plastic Next To Budapest Parliament
- 10 Jul 2019 9:16 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Greenpeace activists installed statues of whales trapped in plastic and other waste products outside Parliament on Kossuth tér on Tuesday to draw attention to the problem of worldwide plastic pollution.
Academics Demonstrate For Research Freedom In Budapest
- 25 Mar 2019 8:03 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in Budapest in support of the academic freedom of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) and against plans to split the institution.
Unions, Opposition Parties Call For Nationwide Demonstrations In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2019 7:21 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
An anti-government demonstration was held in Budapest on Saturday in protest against recent amendments to the labour code.