542 result(s) for press freedom
Hungarian Tax Authority Checks Protest Organisers
- 1 Mar 2012 8:06 AM
- current affairs
"The Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) has carried out tax checks against the organisers of the protest group One Million for Press Freedom, news website Index reported on Wednesday. The group has mobilised tens of thousands in anti-government protests, starting last year.
March 15 Protest In Budapest Wins Approval
- 20 Feb 2012 8:03 AM
- current affairs
"The movement One Million for Press Freedom has been granted a permit for a demonstration on March 15 on Szabadsajtó út, on the Pest side of the Elizabeth Bridge, the Administration and Justice Ministry announced.
Agreement With The Organisers Of One Million For Freedom Of The Press In Hungary
- 17 Feb 2012 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, the Municipality of Budapest and the organisers of the movement One Million for the Freedom of Press in Hungary have come to an agreement on the use of public spaces for events taking place on 15 March, one of the most important national holidays in Hungary.
Merkel: Hungary Must Adjust To EU Principles
- 19 Jan 2012 11:50 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary must adjust to basic EU principles, German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared in a Sunday radio interview in her first public comments in connection with the controversy over Hungarian laws.
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”.
Hungarian Tax Authority Checks Protest Organisers
- 1 Mar 2012 8:06 AM
- current affairs
"The Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) has carried out tax checks against the organisers of the protest group One Million for Press Freedom, news website Index reported on Wednesday. The group has mobilised tens of thousands in anti-government protests, starting last year.
March 15 Protest In Budapest Wins Approval
- 20 Feb 2012 8:03 AM
- current affairs
"The movement One Million for Press Freedom has been granted a permit for a demonstration on March 15 on Szabadsajtó út, on the Pest side of the Elizabeth Bridge, the Administration and Justice Ministry announced.
Agreement With The Organisers Of One Million For Freedom Of The Press In Hungary
- 17 Feb 2012 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, the Municipality of Budapest and the organisers of the movement One Million for the Freedom of Press in Hungary have come to an agreement on the use of public spaces for events taking place on 15 March, one of the most important national holidays in Hungary.
Merkel: Hungary Must Adjust To EU Principles
- 19 Jan 2012 11:50 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary must adjust to basic EU principles, German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared in a Sunday radio interview in her first public comments in connection with the controversy over Hungarian laws.
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”.