126 result(s) for ceu budapest in Current Affairs
Trio Assaulted For Pro-CEU Views
- 25 Apr 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Three men were attacked at a club in Budapest’s Seventh District on Saturday evening, apparently because one of them wore a badge expressing support for the CEU.
CEU Calls On Govt To Start Talks With University
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Central European University (CEU) has called on the government to begin talks with the institution with a view to finding a solution that will enable it to continue its operations in Budapest. Earlier this month, parliament passed a package of amendments to the law on higher education that the CEU, founded by US financier George Soros, has said would make its continued operations in ...
Opposition LMP Files Constitutional Complaint Over Higher Education Law
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Green opposition party LMP filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court on Friday “to counter [ruling] Fidesz’s attack on Hungarian education”, party leaders told a presser on Friday.
Fidesz MP: No Chance Of Referendums Until After 2018 Election
- 24 Apr 2017 2:34 AM
- current affairs
There is no chance of Hungary holding any kind of referendum before the general election in April 2018, according to Fidesz deputy delegation leader Gergely Gulyás. The MP told pro-government Magyar Idők that a recent wave of referendum proposals coming before the National Elections Commission from “opposition parties and civilians” would not be able to pass through all required legal processes ...
US Senators Pen Letter To Orbán On Keeping CEU In Budapest
- 24 Apr 2017 2:30 AM
- current affairs
A bipartisan group of United States senators have written a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán asking him and the Hungarian government to work together with the Central European University (CEU) on finding a solution that will enable it to continue its operations in Budapest.
US State Department Urges Orbán’s Government To Suspend Implementation Of Higher Education Law
- 13 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The United States Department of State is urging the Hungarian government to suspend implementation of an amended law on higher education, acting spokesman Mark Toner said at a press briefing in Washington, DC on Monday, local time. He said the US government is “very concerned” about the legislation which was passed by Hungary’s parliament last week and signed into law by the president this week.
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 ...
US State Department Urges Orbán’s Govt To Suspend Implementation Of Higher Education Law
- 12 Apr 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The United States Department of State is urging the Hungarian government to suspend implementation of an amended law on higher education, acting spokesman Mark Toner said at a press briefing in Washington, DC on Monday, local time. He said the US government is “very concerned” about the legislation which was passed by Hungary’s parliament last week and signed into law by the president this week.
Local Opinion: President Signs Higher Education Act Amendments
- 12 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
After President Áder ordered the promulgation of the amended Act on Higher Education, political polarisation has reached new levels in the Hungarian press.
Trio Assaulted For Pro-CEU Views
- 25 Apr 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Three men were attacked at a club in Budapest’s Seventh District on Saturday evening, apparently because one of them wore a badge expressing support for the CEU.
CEU Calls On Govt To Start Talks With University
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Central European University (CEU) has called on the government to begin talks with the institution with a view to finding a solution that will enable it to continue its operations in Budapest. Earlier this month, parliament passed a package of amendments to the law on higher education that the CEU, founded by US financier George Soros, has said would make its continued operations in ...
Opposition LMP Files Constitutional Complaint Over Higher Education Law
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Green opposition party LMP filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court on Friday “to counter [ruling] Fidesz’s attack on Hungarian education”, party leaders told a presser on Friday.
Fidesz MP: No Chance Of Referendums Until After 2018 Election
- 24 Apr 2017 2:34 AM
- current affairs
There is no chance of Hungary holding any kind of referendum before the general election in April 2018, according to Fidesz deputy delegation leader Gergely Gulyás. The MP told pro-government Magyar Idők that a recent wave of referendum proposals coming before the National Elections Commission from “opposition parties and civilians” would not be able to pass through all required legal processes ...
US Senators Pen Letter To Orbán On Keeping CEU In Budapest
- 24 Apr 2017 2:30 AM
- current affairs
A bipartisan group of United States senators have written a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán asking him and the Hungarian government to work together with the Central European University (CEU) on finding a solution that will enable it to continue its operations in Budapest.
US State Department Urges Orbán’s Government To Suspend Implementation Of Higher Education Law
- 13 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The United States Department of State is urging the Hungarian government to suspend implementation of an amended law on higher education, acting spokesman Mark Toner said at a press briefing in Washington, DC on Monday, local time. He said the US government is “very concerned” about the legislation which was passed by Hungary’s parliament last week and signed into law by the president this week.
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 ...
US State Department Urges Orbán’s Govt To Suspend Implementation Of Higher Education Law
- 12 Apr 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The United States Department of State is urging the Hungarian government to suspend implementation of an amended law on higher education, acting spokesman Mark Toner said at a press briefing in Washington, DC on Monday, local time. He said the US government is “very concerned” about the legislation which was passed by Hungary’s parliament last week and signed into law by the president this week.
Local Opinion: President Signs Higher Education Act Amendments
- 12 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
After President Áder ordered the promulgation of the amended Act on Higher Education, political polarisation has reached new levels in the Hungarian press.