1,132 result(s) for protest
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government’s Chances In The Tuition Battle
- 14 Dec 2012 4:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist analyst asks if the government can avoid paying a heavy political price for its higher education reform and the communication strategy which surrounds it.
Xpat Opinion: Not Only The University Students Are Unhappy In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Already yesterday news leaked out from government circles that taking on the university students might not have been the brightest idea. Even Zsolt Bayer warned the government that it must take the students seriously because otherwise “we might be swept away.” Orbán and his old college friends who run the country nowadays should know the strength of a student revolt, he warned. It’s enough to ...
Xpat Opinion: All Sides Condemn Jobbik MP’s Anti-Semitic Speech In Hungary
- 7 Dec 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Commentators unanimously condemn a speech by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi, who proposed that a list of MPs and cabinet members of Jewish descent should be established, as they represent ‘a risk to national security.’ The Jobbik MP made his remark in parliament in connection with the Gaza conflict last Monday. State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh replied that the government had no ...
Xpat Opinion: One Day Of Unity Against Anti-Semitism In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists commenting on Sunday’s anti-Nazi demonstration wonder if the presence of both left and rightwing politicians is a harbinger of a new consensus to reject anti-Semitism. Both pro-government and left-wing pundits are skeptical about the possibility and the desirability of finding such common ground.
Xpat Opinion: Magyar Nemzet Urges Swifter Action Against Anti-Semitism In Hungary
- 30 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The main pro-government daily castigates right-wing politicians for their mild reaction to an anti-Semitic speech by a Jobbik MP and calls on the government and the right wing in general “to wake up.”
Xpat Opinion: Culture War Around The Hungarian National Theatre
- 29 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A centre-right columnist welcomes the endorsement of the left-leaning director of the National Theater by a prominent right-leaning rock musician as a rare example of how to ease tensions between opposing camps.
Angry Hungarian Farmers Take Land In Kajászó
- 12 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Farmers in Kajászó, Fejér county “reclaimed” 70 hectares of land on Sunday in protest against the award of numerous state land lease contracts to one person. They ploughed 70 hectares of land leased to Árpád Kiss, a farmer from Kápolnyásnyék, who won 284 hectares at the state land lease tenders in the village, exceeding the limit set by the law on the total value of land lease rights that can be ...
Flashmob Outside Human Resources Ministry In Hungary
- 7 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 25-30 people camped outside the entrance to the Human Resources Ministry shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. Ten participants pulled black nylon coverings over themselves, reminiscent of sacks in which human bodies are laid, and then lay down on cartons on the pavement. A symbolic farewell was bidden to them and a flower was placed on them.
Xpat Opinion: Antagonistic Messages Dominate 1956 Anniversary In Hungary
- 25 Oct 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum assess the speeches of PM Orbán and former PM Bajnai in the light of the 2014 election. Both left and right-wing columnists wonder if Bajnai can succeed in uniting moderates, socialists, greens and liberals dissatisfied with the Orbán government.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government’s Chances In The Tuition Battle
- 14 Dec 2012 4:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist analyst asks if the government can avoid paying a heavy political price for its higher education reform and the communication strategy which surrounds it.
Xpat Opinion: Not Only The University Students Are Unhappy In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Already yesterday news leaked out from government circles that taking on the university students might not have been the brightest idea. Even Zsolt Bayer warned the government that it must take the students seriously because otherwise “we might be swept away.” Orbán and his old college friends who run the country nowadays should know the strength of a student revolt, he warned. It’s enough to ...
Xpat Opinion: All Sides Condemn Jobbik MP’s Anti-Semitic Speech In Hungary
- 7 Dec 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Commentators unanimously condemn a speech by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi, who proposed that a list of MPs and cabinet members of Jewish descent should be established, as they represent ‘a risk to national security.’ The Jobbik MP made his remark in parliament in connection with the Gaza conflict last Monday. State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Zsolt Németh replied that the government had no ...
Xpat Opinion: One Day Of Unity Against Anti-Semitism In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists commenting on Sunday’s anti-Nazi demonstration wonder if the presence of both left and rightwing politicians is a harbinger of a new consensus to reject anti-Semitism. Both pro-government and left-wing pundits are skeptical about the possibility and the desirability of finding such common ground.
Xpat Opinion: Magyar Nemzet Urges Swifter Action Against Anti-Semitism In Hungary
- 30 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The main pro-government daily castigates right-wing politicians for their mild reaction to an anti-Semitic speech by a Jobbik MP and calls on the government and the right wing in general “to wake up.”
Xpat Opinion: Culture War Around The Hungarian National Theatre
- 29 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- community & culture
A centre-right columnist welcomes the endorsement of the left-leaning director of the National Theater by a prominent right-leaning rock musician as a rare example of how to ease tensions between opposing camps.
Angry Hungarian Farmers Take Land In Kajászó
- 12 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Farmers in Kajászó, Fejér county “reclaimed” 70 hectares of land on Sunday in protest against the award of numerous state land lease contracts to one person. They ploughed 70 hectares of land leased to Árpád Kiss, a farmer from Kápolnyásnyék, who won 284 hectares at the state land lease tenders in the village, exceeding the limit set by the law on the total value of land lease rights that can be ...
Flashmob Outside Human Resources Ministry In Hungary
- 7 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 25-30 people camped outside the entrance to the Human Resources Ministry shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. Ten participants pulled black nylon coverings over themselves, reminiscent of sacks in which human bodies are laid, and then lay down on cartons on the pavement. A symbolic farewell was bidden to them and a flower was placed on them.
Xpat Opinion: Antagonistic Messages Dominate 1956 Anniversary In Hungary
- 25 Oct 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum assess the speeches of PM Orbán and former PM Bajnai in the light of the 2014 election. Both left and right-wing columnists wonder if Bajnai can succeed in uniting moderates, socialists, greens and liberals dissatisfied with the Orbán government.