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Gulyás: Media Market Still Favours Opposition
- 17 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Gergely Gulyás, the ruling Fidesz party’s deputy leader, insisted that in the wake of the daily Népszabadság’s closure there would be a balanced market of two papers seen as opposition sympathisers and two which are pro-government, and there was good reason to believe that the former had a larger distribution.
Lefitst Opposition Parties Stage Demonstration In Support Of Press Freedom
- 17 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP, Együtt, and Dialogue for Hungary (PM) parties staged a demonstration in Budapest on Sunday to protest against the recent closure of the daily Népszabadság.
Mesterházy: Hungarian Media Developments Cause For Concern
- 14 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian media developments have been a cause for concern for years, not only in recent weeks, opposition Socialist lawmaker and head of parliament’s budget committee Attila Mesterházy said.
DK Slams Hungarian Govt For ‘Curbing Transparency’
- 12 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By planning new rules for billboard advertising and limiting information on tax rebates, the government is clamping down further the public’s right to information, following “the liquidation of [the daily] Népszabadság”, the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) said.
Socialists Call For CTTEE To Screen Media Ownership Structures
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition Socialist leader Gyula Molnár called for a committee to be set up to screen the ownership structures of Hungary’s media. Commenting on the suspension of daily Népszabadság, he said “a dark era of democracy and press freedom has begun in Hungary.”
Demonstrators Show Solidarity With Daily Népszabadság
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators showed their solidarity with daily Népszabadság on the square in front of Parliament late on Saturday. The demonstrators, who included a number of the newspaper’s staff, other journalists and politicians from the opposition, filled the centre of Kossuth Square.
Two Demonstrations Against Népszabadság’s Suspension
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two demonstrations were held against the suspension of Népszabadság daily on Saturday evening. The opposition Socialists staged a demonstration with about hundred people in front of the newspaper’s offices in Budapest.
Gyurcsány’s Party Pulls Out Of Parliament
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) has announced it would stay away from parliament in future, but deputies would not return their mandate. DK leader Ferenc Gyurcsány told a press conference on Monday that his party had “no other choice” in light of recent developments.
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...
Gulyás: Media Market Still Favours Opposition
- 17 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Gergely Gulyás, the ruling Fidesz party’s deputy leader, insisted that in the wake of the daily Népszabadság’s closure there would be a balanced market of two papers seen as opposition sympathisers and two which are pro-government, and there was good reason to believe that the former had a larger distribution.
Lefitst Opposition Parties Stage Demonstration In Support Of Press Freedom
- 17 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP, Együtt, and Dialogue for Hungary (PM) parties staged a demonstration in Budapest on Sunday to protest against the recent closure of the daily Népszabadság.
Mesterházy: Hungarian Media Developments Cause For Concern
- 14 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian media developments have been a cause for concern for years, not only in recent weeks, opposition Socialist lawmaker and head of parliament’s budget committee Attila Mesterházy said.
DK Slams Hungarian Govt For ‘Curbing Transparency’
- 12 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By planning new rules for billboard advertising and limiting information on tax rebates, the government is clamping down further the public’s right to information, following “the liquidation of [the daily] Népszabadság”, the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) said.
Socialists Call For CTTEE To Screen Media Ownership Structures
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition Socialist leader Gyula Molnár called for a committee to be set up to screen the ownership structures of Hungary’s media. Commenting on the suspension of daily Népszabadság, he said “a dark era of democracy and press freedom has begun in Hungary.”
Demonstrators Show Solidarity With Daily Népszabadság
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators showed their solidarity with daily Népszabadság on the square in front of Parliament late on Saturday. The demonstrators, who included a number of the newspaper’s staff, other journalists and politicians from the opposition, filled the centre of Kossuth Square.
Two Demonstrations Against Népszabadság’s Suspension
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two demonstrations were held against the suspension of Népszabadság daily on Saturday evening. The opposition Socialists staged a demonstration with about hundred people in front of the newspaper’s offices in Budapest.
Gyurcsány’s Party Pulls Out Of Parliament
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) has announced it would stay away from parliament in future, but deputies would not return their mandate. DK leader Ferenc Gyurcsány told a press conference on Monday that his party had “no other choice” in light of recent developments.
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...