791 result(s) for demonstration
Rapport Between Hungary & United States Improves
- 24 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that the US has a new ambassador in Hungary: Colleen Bell, you might ask if relations between Hungary and the US are changing. Sources that Heti Válasz have asked have confirmed that saying that Washington has become more pragmatic and Budapest is now more responsive to US interests in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks and Paks 2.
Hungarian State Media Launches English Language News Service
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By leaving coverage of the “New Hungarian Republic” demonstration until the end, the broadcast made it seem as though it was just another political rally, when in fact it was the latest in a series of demonstrations that have seen tens and even hundreds of thousands of Hungarian protesters taking to the streets over the past six months.
PM, Jobbik Comment On Anti-Govt Referendum Questions In Hungary
- 17 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) party welcomed referendum questions flagged by civil groups at anti-government demonstrations on Sunday, while the radical nationalist Jobbik party called the leftist initiative “nothing but hot air”. The 19 referendum questions to be put to the National Election Office for approval are in the areas of anticorruption, economic, educational and social ...
Protest For Action Against Corruption In Budapest
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 3,000 people demanded more effective action against corruption at a demonstration in Budapest Sunday afternoon. Together co-president Péter Juhász accused the government of corruption and reiterated that the protesters “will not allow Hungary to be stolen”.
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...
Hungary’s Fidesz Accuses Left Of Smear Campaign
- 20 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Human Rights Watch and small leftwing parties are all attacking Hungary with the financial help of George Soros, the ruling Fidesz party said. “If it was up to them, they would again crucify our country in Brussels,” it said, referring to the Hungarian-born financier.
Xpat Opinion: First Reactions To Putin’s Visit To Hungary
- 19 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal columnists accuse PM Orbán of assisting Russian President Putin in his geopolitical tricks. A pro-government pundit contends that Hungary, like Europe, needs to maintain good relations with Russia for pragmatic reasons.
Xpat Opinion: Goodfriend A Good Friend In Time Of Need
- 12 Feb 2015 7:35 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in July, this column bemoaned the delay by the U.S. Senate in approving Colleen Bell as the next American ambassador to Hungary. Shortly after that, current events forced America’s top local representative, André Goodfriend, to transform himself from a mild−mannered chargé d’affaires into a superhero, and we were perfectly happy to ...
Hungary Launches Internet Consultation
- 4 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- tech
Hungary’s national consultation on the internet started on Tuesday with the launch of www.internetkon. hu, the government commissioner in charge of the action said. Tamás Deutsch told a news conference that the basic question was “what will be the future of the Hungarian internet.”
Rapport Between Hungary & United States Improves
- 24 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that the US has a new ambassador in Hungary: Colleen Bell, you might ask if relations between Hungary and the US are changing. Sources that Heti Válasz have asked have confirmed that saying that Washington has become more pragmatic and Budapest is now more responsive to US interests in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks and Paks 2.
Hungarian State Media Launches English Language News Service
- 23 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By leaving coverage of the “New Hungarian Republic” demonstration until the end, the broadcast made it seem as though it was just another political rally, when in fact it was the latest in a series of demonstrations that have seen tens and even hundreds of thousands of Hungarian protesters taking to the streets over the past six months.
PM, Jobbik Comment On Anti-Govt Referendum Questions In Hungary
- 17 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) party welcomed referendum questions flagged by civil groups at anti-government demonstrations on Sunday, while the radical nationalist Jobbik party called the leftist initiative “nothing but hot air”. The 19 referendum questions to be put to the National Election Office for approval are in the areas of anticorruption, economic, educational and social ...
Protest For Action Against Corruption In Budapest
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 3,000 people demanded more effective action against corruption at a demonstration in Budapest Sunday afternoon. Together co-president Péter Juhász accused the government of corruption and reiterated that the protesters “will not allow Hungary to be stolen”.
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...
Hungary’s Fidesz Accuses Left Of Smear Campaign
- 20 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Human Rights Watch and small leftwing parties are all attacking Hungary with the financial help of George Soros, the ruling Fidesz party said. “If it was up to them, they would again crucify our country in Brussels,” it said, referring to the Hungarian-born financier.
Xpat Opinion: First Reactions To Putin’s Visit To Hungary
- 19 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal columnists accuse PM Orbán of assisting Russian President Putin in his geopolitical tricks. A pro-government pundit contends that Hungary, like Europe, needs to maintain good relations with Russia for pragmatic reasons.
Xpat Opinion: Goodfriend A Good Friend In Time Of Need
- 12 Feb 2015 7:35 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in July, this column bemoaned the delay by the U.S. Senate in approving Colleen Bell as the next American ambassador to Hungary. Shortly after that, current events forced America’s top local representative, André Goodfriend, to transform himself from a mild−mannered chargé d’affaires into a superhero, and we were perfectly happy to ...
Hungary Launches Internet Consultation
- 4 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- tech
Hungary’s national consultation on the internet started on Tuesday with the launch of www.internetkon. hu, the government commissioner in charge of the action said. Tamás Deutsch told a news conference that the basic question was “what will be the future of the Hungarian internet.”