9 result(s) for astoria in Current Affairs
Despite Police Ban Budapest Pride Will Go Ahead on 28 June to 'Celebrate Freedom'
- 20 Jun 2025 11:08 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s metropolitan council will go ahead with organising its "celebration of freedom" next Saturday, Gergely Karacsony, the city’s mayor has said, arguing that a prohibition order issued by Budapest police concerned "a non-existent gathering".
Why Police Are Stepping Up Checks on Budapest Underpasses
- 9 Feb 2025 7:55 AM
- current affairs
Police in Budapest are stepping up checks on underpasses in the city after receiving mounting complaints about public order and cleanliness in those public spaces, a government official said.
‘Peace March’ in Budapest on 23 October Aims “To Send Message to Brussels”, as Well as to Hungarian Opposition
- 6 Oct 2021 6:26 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The pro-government Civic Union Forum (CÖF) and associated CÖKA foundation is organising its 9th Peace March on Oct. 23, the day marking the 65th anniversary of the outbreak of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising, “for the cause of Hungarian sovereignty”, the chief organiser said.
Video: Follow-Up 'Demo For Democracy'
- 23 Apr 2018 11:03 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Demonstrators dissatisfied with the state of the rule of law and press freedom in Hungary protested for democracy in the capital on Saturday afternoon.
March 15 - Prime Minister Orbán: Brussels Must Be Halted
- 16 Mar 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called March 15 an “indisputable proof” of the Hungarian nation’s past, present and future, at a commemoration of the 1848-49 revolution and freedom fight on Wednesday. Speaking in front of the National Museum, the prime minister said that European nations are in a “state of revolt”, with the “winds of 48 blowing again on the continent”.
200 Hooligans Caused Midnight Panic In Downtown Budapest
- 4 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Panic erupted around Deák tér around midnight last night as sounds similar to gunfire were heard as a crowd of football hooligans clashed with police nearby. The square, usually filled with tourists and Hungarians enjoying the Budapest nightlife, emptied as patrons fled in all directions.
Former PM Gyurcsány Testifies On 2006 Anti-Government Riots
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister during anti-government riots in 2006, said in a court testimony that the officers accused in connection with the riots were not guilty of the offences they had been charged with. Gyurcsány said he had phoned deputy policy chief Árpád Szabadfi on the night of Sept. 18, 2006, when the attack on the TV headquarters in Budapest took place.
Mortgage Debtors Protest In Budapest At Astoria
- 21 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of people sat down at the Astoria intersection in Budapest on Tuesday afternoon to promote their demands for a solution to the problems of foreign-currency mortgage debtors. The crowd dispersed peacefully shortly before 8 p.m.
Hunger Marchers Reach Budapest
- 11 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Over 200 hunger marchers from 11 counties that started out in late January and early February aim to reach Parliament today in time to for the start of the spring session to demand work, fair wages and a decent living.
Despite Police Ban Budapest Pride Will Go Ahead on 28 June to 'Celebrate Freedom'
- 20 Jun 2025 11:08 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s metropolitan council will go ahead with organising its "celebration of freedom" next Saturday, Gergely Karacsony, the city’s mayor has said, arguing that a prohibition order issued by Budapest police concerned "a non-existent gathering".
Why Police Are Stepping Up Checks on Budapest Underpasses
- 9 Feb 2025 7:55 AM
- current affairs
Police in Budapest are stepping up checks on underpasses in the city after receiving mounting complaints about public order and cleanliness in those public spaces, a government official said.
‘Peace March’ in Budapest on 23 October Aims “To Send Message to Brussels”, as Well as to Hungarian Opposition
- 6 Oct 2021 6:26 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The pro-government Civic Union Forum (CÖF) and associated CÖKA foundation is organising its 9th Peace March on Oct. 23, the day marking the 65th anniversary of the outbreak of Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising, “for the cause of Hungarian sovereignty”, the chief organiser said.
Video: Follow-Up 'Demo For Democracy'
- 23 Apr 2018 11:03 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Demonstrators dissatisfied with the state of the rule of law and press freedom in Hungary protested for democracy in the capital on Saturday afternoon.
March 15 - Prime Minister Orbán: Brussels Must Be Halted
- 16 Mar 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called March 15 an “indisputable proof” of the Hungarian nation’s past, present and future, at a commemoration of the 1848-49 revolution and freedom fight on Wednesday. Speaking in front of the National Museum, the prime minister said that European nations are in a “state of revolt”, with the “winds of 48 blowing again on the continent”.
200 Hooligans Caused Midnight Panic In Downtown Budapest
- 4 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Panic erupted around Deák tér around midnight last night as sounds similar to gunfire were heard as a crowd of football hooligans clashed with police nearby. The square, usually filled with tourists and Hungarians enjoying the Budapest nightlife, emptied as patrons fled in all directions.
Former PM Gyurcsány Testifies On 2006 Anti-Government Riots
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister during anti-government riots in 2006, said in a court testimony that the officers accused in connection with the riots were not guilty of the offences they had been charged with. Gyurcsány said he had phoned deputy policy chief Árpád Szabadfi on the night of Sept. 18, 2006, when the attack on the TV headquarters in Budapest took place.
Mortgage Debtors Protest In Budapest At Astoria
- 21 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of people sat down at the Astoria intersection in Budapest on Tuesday afternoon to promote their demands for a solution to the problems of foreign-currency mortgage debtors. The crowd dispersed peacefully shortly before 8 p.m.
Hunger Marchers Reach Budapest
- 11 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Over 200 hunger marchers from 11 counties that started out in late January and early February aim to reach Parliament today in time to for the start of the spring session to demand work, fair wages and a decent living.