1,132 result(s) for protest
Uber Budapest Offers 50% Discount During Taxi Demo
- 26 Apr 2016 3:00 AM
- getting around
Shortly after taxi drivers began a demonstration against ride-sharing services in the capital today, Uber, the biggest ride-sharing service in Budapest, sent a mass email to their users offering a half-price discount on rides. The email suggests that using Uber would help people get around the traffic jams caused by the protest.
Civil Groups Hold Protest Against Liget Project
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Civil groups held a demonstration on Sunday against a development project in the City Park, dubbed the Liget Project, which includes constructing a museum quarter. Over five hundred participants adopted a symbol of their protest, a tree growing out of a clenched fist. Organisers said that civil groups demanded a halt to the project and planned changes to the park withdrawn.
Teacher Strike Successful, Says Union Chair
- 21 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Piroska Galló, the head of teachers’ union PSZ, declared the nationwide day-long teacher strike a success. The latest reports from the union’s county offices indicate that 24,960 public school teachers and workers participated in the strike, Galló said early in the afternoon, adding that the number could grow still. She said a total of 1,185 schools took part in the protest, some of them with the ...
Hungarian Workers Protest Against Sunday Shopping
- 18 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 200 retail workers protested against Sunday shopping in front of the Economy Ministry building on Sunday, in a demonstration organised by the Retail Workers Union (KASZ). They carried banners reading “We would like to go to a football match after mass,” “We spend too little time with our families,” and “Western work for Eastern wages”. The protesters also demanded twice the usual daily ...
Retailers’ Union Calls Demo For Sunday On Shop Openings
- 14 Apr 2016 1:40 AM
- current affairs
The Union of Retail Employees (KASZ) has organised a demonstration for Sunday in protest of the government’s fast procedure in removing restrictions on Sunday shop openings. The demonstration will be held by the Economy Ministry’s building and the union wants to present a petition to Economy Minister Mihály Varga, KASZ said.
Video: School's Out In Hungary In Protest At Government Control
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- video
First lessons of the day were cancelled at some 250 establishments in Hungary on Wednesday, as teachers, pupils, their parents and grandparents gathered outside schools to protest at centralised control of state education which they consider oppressive and heavy handed.
Nobel Laureate Author Imre Kertész Dies At 86
- 1 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Nobel laureate author Imre Kertész died at age 86 after a long and serious illness, the publisher Magvető said. The novelist, essayist and translator was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming a Nobel laureate in 2002.
Lázár: Teachers’ Movement Wrong To Take Politics Into Schools
- 1 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government feels it is wrong for the Tanítanék (I want to teach) teachers’ movement to “take politics into schools”, but does not underestimate the civil disobedience protest organised by the movement on Wednesday, government office chief János Lázár said.
Protesters Demand Transparency Of Prime Minister’s Assets
- 30 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was organised by the opposition Együtt (Together) party demanding that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán reveal the sources of his wealth. At the demonstration, held ahead of an auction for state land in Székesfehérvár (W Hungary), Együtt’s deputy leader demanded answers to questions regarding assets associated with Orbán and his family members.
Uber Budapest Offers 50% Discount During Taxi Demo
- 26 Apr 2016 3:00 AM
- getting around
Shortly after taxi drivers began a demonstration against ride-sharing services in the capital today, Uber, the biggest ride-sharing service in Budapest, sent a mass email to their users offering a half-price discount on rides. The email suggests that using Uber would help people get around the traffic jams caused by the protest.
Civil Groups Hold Protest Against Liget Project
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Civil groups held a demonstration on Sunday against a development project in the City Park, dubbed the Liget Project, which includes constructing a museum quarter. Over five hundred participants adopted a symbol of their protest, a tree growing out of a clenched fist. Organisers said that civil groups demanded a halt to the project and planned changes to the park withdrawn.
Teacher Strike Successful, Says Union Chair
- 21 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Piroska Galló, the head of teachers’ union PSZ, declared the nationwide day-long teacher strike a success. The latest reports from the union’s county offices indicate that 24,960 public school teachers and workers participated in the strike, Galló said early in the afternoon, adding that the number could grow still. She said a total of 1,185 schools took part in the protest, some of them with the ...
Hungarian Workers Protest Against Sunday Shopping
- 18 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 200 retail workers protested against Sunday shopping in front of the Economy Ministry building on Sunday, in a demonstration organised by the Retail Workers Union (KASZ). They carried banners reading “We would like to go to a football match after mass,” “We spend too little time with our families,” and “Western work for Eastern wages”. The protesters also demanded twice the usual daily ...
Retailers’ Union Calls Demo For Sunday On Shop Openings
- 14 Apr 2016 1:40 AM
- current affairs
The Union of Retail Employees (KASZ) has organised a demonstration for Sunday in protest of the government’s fast procedure in removing restrictions on Sunday shop openings. The demonstration will be held by the Economy Ministry’s building and the union wants to present a petition to Economy Minister Mihály Varga, KASZ said.
Video: School's Out In Hungary In Protest At Government Control
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- video
First lessons of the day were cancelled at some 250 establishments in Hungary on Wednesday, as teachers, pupils, their parents and grandparents gathered outside schools to protest at centralised control of state education which they consider oppressive and heavy handed.
Nobel Laureate Author Imre Kertész Dies At 86
- 1 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Nobel laureate author Imre Kertész died at age 86 after a long and serious illness, the publisher Magvető said. The novelist, essayist and translator was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming a Nobel laureate in 2002.
Lázár: Teachers’ Movement Wrong To Take Politics Into Schools
- 1 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government feels it is wrong for the Tanítanék (I want to teach) teachers’ movement to “take politics into schools”, but does not underestimate the civil disobedience protest organised by the movement on Wednesday, government office chief János Lázár said.
Protesters Demand Transparency Of Prime Minister’s Assets
- 30 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was organised by the opposition Együtt (Together) party demanding that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán reveal the sources of his wealth. At the demonstration, held ahead of an auction for state land in Székesfehérvár (W Hungary), Együtt’s deputy leader demanded answers to questions regarding assets associated with Orbán and his family members.