19 result(s) for greenpeace protest
Paks Upgrade Not Austrian - Hungarian Issue
- 31 Jan 2018 8:16 AM
- current affairs
The planned upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant is not an Austrian-Hungarian issue but a European one to be settled by European legal forums, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, commenting on Austria’s announcement earlier this month that it will lodge an appeal with the European Court of Justice over the project.
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 ...
Tens Of Thousands Protest Higher Education Act Amendments In Budapest
- 10 Apr 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators protested in central Budapest on Sunday recent amendments to the higher education act they say makes the operation of the Central European University (CEU) impossible. The demonstrators demanded that President János Áder sends the legislation to parliament or the Constitutional Court for review. The crowd filled the western embankment of the river Danube between the Chain Bridge and ...
Parl CTTEE Addresses Liget Project With Opposition Lawmakers
- 8 Jul 2016 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s sustainable development committee held a hearing on the Liget project, called together by the committee’s head Benedek Sallai R., who is a delegate of the opposition LMP party. The committee was not in quorum as governing-party members stayed away.
Protests Save Trees In Orczy Kert
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Protesters rallied to prevent tree cutting in the Orczy kert park in Budapest’s Eighth District yesterday after local councillor Tamás Jakabfy of LMP alerted environmentalists that healthy trees were being chopped down.
More Than 600 Turn Out To Protest Liget Budapest Project
- 26 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 600 people took part in a demonstration yesterday to protest plans to transform Városliget (City Park) into a museum quarter, and protest organizers said the area should instead be turned into a “real park”, according to a press release issued by Greenpeace and “Ligetvédők”
Greenpeace Protests Against Sale Of Kishantos Organic Farm In Hungary
- 9 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A group of Greenpeace activists held a protest against the sale of lands formerly leased to the organic farm of Kishantos, in Szekesfehervar, central Hungary. Greenpeace said on its website that its activists climbed onto the roof of the building where the auction was taking place and sprayed the words “Land Theft” on it. The activists also hung banners that said “Hands off of Kishantos!” in the ...
Green Groups Welcome Decision Not To Build On Normafa Hill
- 30 May 2014 9:02 AM
- getting around
Green groups have welcomed a decision by Zoltán Pokorni, the Fidesz mayor of Budapest’s leafy 12th district in Buda, not to go ahead with a project to build a skiing centre on Normafa hill, a popular place for hikers. The Normafa Nature Coalition, which includes Greenpeace Hungary and WWF Hungary, noted in a statement that Pokorni had ruled out the project, which included a piste and various ...
Opposition Decries Splitting Up Organic Farm In Hungary
- 19 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist and LMP parties said on Wednesday that they consider the breaking up of an organic farm in Kishantos “unacceptable”.
Paks Upgrade Not Austrian - Hungarian Issue
- 31 Jan 2018 8:16 AM
- current affairs
The planned upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant is not an Austrian-Hungarian issue but a European one to be settled by European legal forums, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, commenting on Austria’s announcement earlier this month that it will lodge an appeal with the European Court of Justice over the project.
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 ...
Tens Of Thousands Protest Higher Education Act Amendments In Budapest
- 10 Apr 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators protested in central Budapest on Sunday recent amendments to the higher education act they say makes the operation of the Central European University (CEU) impossible. The demonstrators demanded that President János Áder sends the legislation to parliament or the Constitutional Court for review. The crowd filled the western embankment of the river Danube between the Chain Bridge and ...
Parl CTTEE Addresses Liget Project With Opposition Lawmakers
- 8 Jul 2016 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s sustainable development committee held a hearing on the Liget project, called together by the committee’s head Benedek Sallai R., who is a delegate of the opposition LMP party. The committee was not in quorum as governing-party members stayed away.
Protests Save Trees In Orczy Kert
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Protesters rallied to prevent tree cutting in the Orczy kert park in Budapest’s Eighth District yesterday after local councillor Tamás Jakabfy of LMP alerted environmentalists that healthy trees were being chopped down.
More Than 600 Turn Out To Protest Liget Budapest Project
- 26 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 600 people took part in a demonstration yesterday to protest plans to transform Városliget (City Park) into a museum quarter, and protest organizers said the area should instead be turned into a “real park”, according to a press release issued by Greenpeace and “Ligetvédők”
Greenpeace Protests Against Sale Of Kishantos Organic Farm In Hungary
- 9 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A group of Greenpeace activists held a protest against the sale of lands formerly leased to the organic farm of Kishantos, in Szekesfehervar, central Hungary. Greenpeace said on its website that its activists climbed onto the roof of the building where the auction was taking place and sprayed the words “Land Theft” on it. The activists also hung banners that said “Hands off of Kishantos!” in the ...
Green Groups Welcome Decision Not To Build On Normafa Hill
- 30 May 2014 9:02 AM
- getting around
Green groups have welcomed a decision by Zoltán Pokorni, the Fidesz mayor of Budapest’s leafy 12th district in Buda, not to go ahead with a project to build a skiing centre on Normafa hill, a popular place for hikers. The Normafa Nature Coalition, which includes Greenpeace Hungary and WWF Hungary, noted in a statement that Pokorni had ruled out the project, which included a piste and various ...
Opposition Decries Splitting Up Organic Farm In Hungary
- 19 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist and LMP parties said on Wednesday that they consider the breaking up of an organic farm in Kishantos “unacceptable”.