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Government So Far Receives Over 140,000 Responses To Nationwide Survey
- 20 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
So far, over 140,000 voters have returned their answers by mail or online to the government’s “national consultation” questionnaires, Bence Tuzson, state secretary in charge of government communications, told public news television M1. He reiterated that the survey was designed to ensure public support for the government’s efforts “to protect the utility cuts programme” as well as “to stop ...
Municipal Court Fines Protesters Throwing Paint At Soviet Monument
- 19 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The municipal court of Budapest has found two men, who recently threw balloons containing orange paint at a Soviet monument in the city centre, guilty of rowdy behaviour and fined them 30,000 forints each (EUR 96). During the trial on Tuesday, the defendants said their act had been a way of expressing a political opinion.
Orbán’s Easter Message: Migration In Focus Of Conflicts
- 18 Apr 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that migration stands in the focal point of current conflicts, adding that if the security of Hungarian people is at stake, there is no room for compromise. “What is going on in Hungary is a dress rehearsal for next year’s election campaign.
“We Will Not Be Silent!” Demonstration Draws Thousands Of Young Protesters
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Szabadság (Freedom) square hosted a novel demonstration of sorts Saturday evening. Starting at 5:30 pm and lasting until 10 pm, the “We will not remain silent!” protest featured musical performances by a variety of musicians and DJs, as well as speeches by notable artists and activists. As many as 10,000 people mostly in their twenties and thirties attended.
Protesters Throwing Paint At Presidential Palace Sentenced To Community Work
- 13 Apr 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced two activists in a non-final ruling to community work for throwing paint cans at the presidential Sándor Palace during a demonstration earlier this week. The court handed down its verdict in expedited proceedings, finding the defendants guilty of rowdy behaviour and damaging the Sandor Palace at this past Monday’s demonstration.
Video & Photos: Huge Demo Against 'Anti-NGO' Bill
- 13 Apr 2017 1:35 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in Budapest’s Heroes Square on Wednesday afternoon in protest against a bill concerning civil organisations, which they view as stigmatising some of those groups. The protest was organised by the Civilizáció group and supported by about 100 others including Amnesty International, the Eötvös Károly Institute, Greenpeace Hungary, Háttér, the Krétakör Foundation, the ...
George Soros & Viktor Orbán Go To War In Budapest
- 11 Apr 2017 7:07 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s pressure on George Soros’ Budapest university is about more than the future of one school. It’s part of an ideological battle which will dominate European and North American discourse in the coming years.
'Born To Wander', English-Speaking Theatre In Budapest, 12 April
- 11 Apr 2017 1:06 AM
- entertainment
For years, the journey from Novi Sad to Berlin was the only way out of poverty and discrimination for the Roma of the Balkans. The play Born to Wander (The Journey / DROM) reveals the poetry and politics of ‘being on the road’ in the form of a sensationalist tv show with lots of humour, live music and film. The English-speaking international performance can be seen on 12 th April in Átrium ...
Tens Of Thousands Protest Higher Education Act Amendments In Budapest
- 10 Apr 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators protested in central Budapest on Sunday recent amendments to the higher education act they say makes the operation of the Central European University (CEU) impossible. The demonstrators demanded that President János Áder sends the legislation to parliament or the Constitutional Court for review. The crowd filled the western embankment of the river Danube between the Chain Bridge and ...
Government So Far Receives Over 140,000 Responses To Nationwide Survey
- 20 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
So far, over 140,000 voters have returned their answers by mail or online to the government’s “national consultation” questionnaires, Bence Tuzson, state secretary in charge of government communications, told public news television M1. He reiterated that the survey was designed to ensure public support for the government’s efforts “to protect the utility cuts programme” as well as “to stop ...
Municipal Court Fines Protesters Throwing Paint At Soviet Monument
- 19 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The municipal court of Budapest has found two men, who recently threw balloons containing orange paint at a Soviet monument in the city centre, guilty of rowdy behaviour and fined them 30,000 forints each (EUR 96). During the trial on Tuesday, the defendants said their act had been a way of expressing a political opinion.
Orbán’s Easter Message: Migration In Focus Of Conflicts
- 18 Apr 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that migration stands in the focal point of current conflicts, adding that if the security of Hungarian people is at stake, there is no room for compromise. “What is going on in Hungary is a dress rehearsal for next year’s election campaign.
“We Will Not Be Silent!” Demonstration Draws Thousands Of Young Protesters
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Szabadság (Freedom) square hosted a novel demonstration of sorts Saturday evening. Starting at 5:30 pm and lasting until 10 pm, the “We will not remain silent!” protest featured musical performances by a variety of musicians and DJs, as well as speeches by notable artists and activists. As many as 10,000 people mostly in their twenties and thirties attended.
Protesters Throwing Paint At Presidential Palace Sentenced To Community Work
- 13 Apr 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced two activists in a non-final ruling to community work for throwing paint cans at the presidential Sándor Palace during a demonstration earlier this week. The court handed down its verdict in expedited proceedings, finding the defendants guilty of rowdy behaviour and damaging the Sandor Palace at this past Monday’s demonstration.
Video & Photos: Huge Demo Against 'Anti-NGO' Bill
- 13 Apr 2017 1:35 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in Budapest’s Heroes Square on Wednesday afternoon in protest against a bill concerning civil organisations, which they view as stigmatising some of those groups. The protest was organised by the Civilizáció group and supported by about 100 others including Amnesty International, the Eötvös Károly Institute, Greenpeace Hungary, Háttér, the Krétakör Foundation, the ...
George Soros & Viktor Orbán Go To War In Budapest
- 11 Apr 2017 7:07 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s pressure on George Soros’ Budapest university is about more than the future of one school. It’s part of an ideological battle which will dominate European and North American discourse in the coming years.
'Born To Wander', English-Speaking Theatre In Budapest, 12 April
- 11 Apr 2017 1:06 AM
- entertainment
For years, the journey from Novi Sad to Berlin was the only way out of poverty and discrimination for the Roma of the Balkans. The play Born to Wander (The Journey / DROM) reveals the poetry and politics of ‘being on the road’ in the form of a sensationalist tv show with lots of humour, live music and film. The English-speaking international performance can be seen on 12 th April in Átrium ...
Tens Of Thousands Protest Higher Education Act Amendments In Budapest
- 10 Apr 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators protested in central Budapest on Sunday recent amendments to the higher education act they say makes the operation of the Central European University (CEU) impossible. The demonstrators demanded that President János Áder sends the legislation to parliament or the Constitutional Court for review. The crowd filled the western embankment of the river Danube between the Chain Bridge and ...