502 result(s) for press freedom
Hungarian Government Aiming To Block Opposition Protests?
- 19 Jan 2012 9:50 AM
- current affairs
"The government is said to be aiming to block all opposition protests in downtown Budapest on March 15, a national holiday in Hungary. The government has forestalled any opposition demonstrations in the capital on Wednesday March 15 by reserving Budapest’s entire downtown area for that day.
Demonstration At Hungarian Embassy In Rome
- 13 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Over 50 people demonstrated outside the Hungarian embassy in Rome on Wednesday in favour of freedom of information in Hungary and the credibility of Europe. The protest was organised by the Italian National Press Federation.
U.S. Ambassador To Hungary Interview With Balazs Naray, Kossuth Radio
- 12 Jan 2012 10:40 AM
- current affairs
Question: Thank you for the interview, first of all. I would like to ask if you have or has Washington received a response to Mrs. Clinton’s letter written on the 23rd of December?
Ambassador Kounalakis: No, we have not yet received a response, but we understand from press reports that there will be a response.
Media Outrage Puts Hungary's Fidesz On Back Foot
- 30 Dec 2010 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Fidesz defended its media law as European politicians and newspapers attacked the new legislation. Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said the European Commission should take urgent action against the law and questioned Hungary’s fitness to lead the EU.
Washington Post Slams Hungarian Media Law, Gov’t
- 28 Dec 2010 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Many EU member states may regret the rotating presidency system from next month, when Hungary takes on the role, the Washington Post editorialised on Monday, as the country’s “populist and power-hungry government has just adopted a media law more suited to an authoritarian system than to a Western democracy”.
EU To Study Hungarian Media Act
- 27 Dec 2010 9:02 AM
- current affairs
"The European Commission (EC) is unofficially examining the Hungarian Media Act to see whether it meets EU regulations, EC spokesman Alejandro Ulzurrun de Asanza y Munoz told reporters in Brussels Wednesday.
Loophole To Happiness, Trafó Gallery Budapest, Shown Now
- 13 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- entertainment
"The group show Loophole to Happiness takes as its starting point the existence of loopholes on the margins of social and economic systems that enhance personal freedom and offer the potential for pleasure and fulfillment. Capitalism has perfected the technique of absorbing criticism and by mobilising creativity and social intercourse in order to generate value, created a system based on new ...
Fidesz Unveil “Necessary” Media Law In Hungary
- 9 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"A new Media Act is “necessary” and the key consideration has been “defending the interests of the community”, Fidesz MP Erzsebet Menczer asserted as she introduced the bill in Parliament. The House must implement regulation of one the key industries of the 21st century,” she said.
Hungarian Weeklies Protest New Media Bill
- 2 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Weeklies Élet és Irodalom (Life and Literature) and Magyar Narancs (Hungarian Orange) appear with blank front pages in protest at the new media bill this week, while 168 Óra (Hours) and Népszava also expressed their displeasure regarding the bill that Népszabadság says sets out to rule the entire domestic press.
Hungarian Government Aiming To Block Opposition Protests?
- 19 Jan 2012 9:50 AM
- current affairs
"The government is said to be aiming to block all opposition protests in downtown Budapest on March 15, a national holiday in Hungary. The government has forestalled any opposition demonstrations in the capital on Wednesday March 15 by reserving Budapest’s entire downtown area for that day.
Demonstration At Hungarian Embassy In Rome
- 13 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Over 50 people demonstrated outside the Hungarian embassy in Rome on Wednesday in favour of freedom of information in Hungary and the credibility of Europe. The protest was organised by the Italian National Press Federation.
U.S. Ambassador To Hungary Interview With Balazs Naray, Kossuth Radio
- 12 Jan 2012 10:40 AM
- current affairs
Question: Thank you for the interview, first of all. I would like to ask if you have or has Washington received a response to Mrs. Clinton’s letter written on the 23rd of December?
Ambassador Kounalakis: No, we have not yet received a response, but we understand from press reports that there will be a response.
Media Outrage Puts Hungary's Fidesz On Back Foot
- 30 Dec 2010 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Fidesz defended its media law as European politicians and newspapers attacked the new legislation. Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said the European Commission should take urgent action against the law and questioned Hungary’s fitness to lead the EU.
Washington Post Slams Hungarian Media Law, Gov’t
- 28 Dec 2010 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Many EU member states may regret the rotating presidency system from next month, when Hungary takes on the role, the Washington Post editorialised on Monday, as the country’s “populist and power-hungry government has just adopted a media law more suited to an authoritarian system than to a Western democracy”.
EU To Study Hungarian Media Act
- 27 Dec 2010 9:02 AM
- current affairs
"The European Commission (EC) is unofficially examining the Hungarian Media Act to see whether it meets EU regulations, EC spokesman Alejandro Ulzurrun de Asanza y Munoz told reporters in Brussels Wednesday.
Loophole To Happiness, Trafó Gallery Budapest, Shown Now
- 13 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- entertainment
"The group show Loophole to Happiness takes as its starting point the existence of loopholes on the margins of social and economic systems that enhance personal freedom and offer the potential for pleasure and fulfillment. Capitalism has perfected the technique of absorbing criticism and by mobilising creativity and social intercourse in order to generate value, created a system based on new ...
Fidesz Unveil “Necessary” Media Law In Hungary
- 9 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"A new Media Act is “necessary” and the key consideration has been “defending the interests of the community”, Fidesz MP Erzsebet Menczer asserted as she introduced the bill in Parliament. The House must implement regulation of one the key industries of the 21st century,” she said.
Hungarian Weeklies Protest New Media Bill
- 2 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Weeklies Élet és Irodalom (Life and Literature) and Magyar Narancs (Hungarian Orange) appear with blank front pages in protest at the new media bill this week, while 168 Óra (Hours) and Népszava also expressed their displeasure regarding the bill that Népszabadság says sets out to rule the entire domestic press.