107 result(s) for city park in Current Affairs
NGOs Hold Discussion On Civil Disobedience As They Refuse To Comply With New Law
- 6 Jul 2017 9:32 AM
- current affairs
In a crowded hall in Buda Tuesday night, a man stood reading out loud an excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. But this was not a Fourth of July celebration.
Budapest City Park Activists Fight For Trees
- 5 Jul 2017 8:14 AM
- current affairs
Environmentalists hoping to preserve trees in Budapest’s City Park chained themselves to excavators as construction company Városliget prepared to clear areas near the planned Museum of Ethnography.
Budapest City Park Defenders Disbanded
- 22 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police on Friday put the lid on a demonstration by Ligetvédõk (City Park Defenders) that has been going on for months. The Liget Budapest investment project, in charge of the reconstruction of the park, was created in March last year and the community has been protesting against it from the start. Some of its members had camped on the premises.
Divided Opposition Parties United In Call For Change In Government At May Day Celebrations
- 3 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Each of Hungary’s opposition parties held gatherings Monday for International Workers’ Day, where the parties’ leaders called for the ruling Fidesz government to be defeated in 2018 elections.
Demo Against Growing Russian Influence In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators gathered near the Russian embassy in Budapest on Monday evening and speakers said the increase in Moscow’s influence over Hungary in the past few years was reason for concern. Writer and philosopher András Lányi said the government was gradually moving closer to dictatorships where opponents are killed off or imprisoned.
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 ...
Signature Collection For Referendum On City Park Development Project
- 28 Mar 2017 6:44 AM
- current affairs
Signature collection could begin as early as the end of next week in support of a possible referendum on planned developments in Budapest’s City Park (Városliget). MP for green party LMP László Moldován submitted three referendum questions to the Budapest Elections Committee, of which one was approved for petition last week.
Jewish Leader Calls For Orbán To Act As 600 Neo-Nazis Gather In Central Budapest
- 16 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
President of the Hungarian Federation of Jewish Communities (MAZSIHISZ) András Heisler finds “unacceptable” the demonstrations that took place in Budapest and other cities around the country last weekend celebrating what the Hungarian extreme-right calls the “Day of Honor”.
Europe’s Biggest Case Of Corruption Took Place In Budapest, Says Government Spokesman
- 19 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Budapest city mayor Gábor Demszky has called for full disclosure following last week’s announcement by Minister Overseeing the Office of the Prime Minister János Lázár that the European anti-corruption office (OLAF) was calling for the return of HUF 76.6 billion (USD 264 million) in EU funds used in the construction of the M4 subway line.
NGOs Hold Discussion On Civil Disobedience As They Refuse To Comply With New Law
- 6 Jul 2017 9:32 AM
- current affairs
In a crowded hall in Buda Tuesday night, a man stood reading out loud an excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. But this was not a Fourth of July celebration.
Budapest City Park Activists Fight For Trees
- 5 Jul 2017 8:14 AM
- current affairs
Environmentalists hoping to preserve trees in Budapest’s City Park chained themselves to excavators as construction company Városliget prepared to clear areas near the planned Museum of Ethnography.
Budapest City Park Defenders Disbanded
- 22 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police on Friday put the lid on a demonstration by Ligetvédõk (City Park Defenders) that has been going on for months. The Liget Budapest investment project, in charge of the reconstruction of the park, was created in March last year and the community has been protesting against it from the start. Some of its members had camped on the premises.
Divided Opposition Parties United In Call For Change In Government At May Day Celebrations
- 3 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Each of Hungary’s opposition parties held gatherings Monday for International Workers’ Day, where the parties’ leaders called for the ruling Fidesz government to be defeated in 2018 elections.
Demo Against Growing Russian Influence In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators gathered near the Russian embassy in Budapest on Monday evening and speakers said the increase in Moscow’s influence over Hungary in the past few years was reason for concern. Writer and philosopher András Lányi said the government was gradually moving closer to dictatorships where opponents are killed off or imprisoned.
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 ...
Signature Collection For Referendum On City Park Development Project
- 28 Mar 2017 6:44 AM
- current affairs
Signature collection could begin as early as the end of next week in support of a possible referendum on planned developments in Budapest’s City Park (Városliget). MP for green party LMP László Moldován submitted three referendum questions to the Budapest Elections Committee, of which one was approved for petition last week.
Jewish Leader Calls For Orbán To Act As 600 Neo-Nazis Gather In Central Budapest
- 16 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
President of the Hungarian Federation of Jewish Communities (MAZSIHISZ) András Heisler finds “unacceptable” the demonstrations that took place in Budapest and other cities around the country last weekend celebrating what the Hungarian extreme-right calls the “Day of Honor”.
Europe’s Biggest Case Of Corruption Took Place In Budapest, Says Government Spokesman
- 19 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Budapest city mayor Gábor Demszky has called for full disclosure following last week’s announcement by Minister Overseeing the Office of the Prime Minister János Lázár that the European anti-corruption office (OLAF) was calling for the return of HUF 76.6 billion (USD 264 million) in EU funds used in the construction of the M4 subway line.