1,206 result(s) for protest
Xpat Opinion: Weeklies On Teachers’ Protest
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal weeklies accuse the government of destroying the education system. A pro-government commentator, on the other hand, speculates that the opposition parties are orchestrating the teachers’ protests in the hope that they can bring down the Orbán government, if another flow of migrants reaches Hungary in the spring.
Kövér: Migrant Quota No Solution But Precedent
- 23 Feb 2016 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The migrant quotas would not offer a solution but a precedent for taking a further step towards the United States of Europe without having to change the basic treaty, parliamentary speaker László Kövér said.
Teachers’ Trade Union Insists Protests Serve Children’s Interest
- 19 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The PDSZ teachers’ trade union said “it’s a big problem” if the government office chief fails to understand the reasons for teachers’ disaffection or the fact that they are protesting in the interests of “children, public education and the country’s future”.
Video Report: Hungarian Protesters Slam New 'Shameful' Education Policy
- 19 Feb 2016 2:30 AM
- current affairs
Education reforms critics say overtax pupils and teachers alike brought thousands of teachers, students and union members onto the streets of Budapest on Saturday.
Lázár Rules Out Wage Hike For Teachers
- 18 Feb 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has no means to hike teachers’ wages by 15-20% at the moment, government office chief János Lázár said. There is no way of doing so, even if protesters “use children ... to blackmail the government,” he told a weekly government press briefing.
Xpat Opinion: Further Repercussions Of The Teachers’ Demonstration
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on both Left and Right ponder the broader implications of the teachers’ rally against the centralized education administration on Saturday.
Opposition Criticises Orbán’s Opening Of Spring Session Of Parlt
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Monday address in parliament, in which he ordered further border protection from migration and said a middle-class standard of living can be established in the country this year.
Xpat Opinion: Teachers’ Rally In Budapest
- 15 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Following Saturday’s mass demonstration, Népszabadság declares what it calls ‘Orbán’s educational counter-revolution’ a failure, while Magyar Nemzet likens the unshaven protestors to the student movement which gave birth to Fidesz 28 years ago.
Hungarian State Secretary: Demonstration “Aimless”
- 15 Feb 2016 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Education state secretary László Palkovics said that the demonstration was “aimless” and insisted that all issues had been raised at the recent public education roundtable or at separate talks. “It is a matter of taste whether one is ready to sit down for talks or stages a protest”, he said, and called for “professional talks” rather than “taking politics to the schools”.
Xpat Opinion: Weeklies On Teachers’ Protest
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal weeklies accuse the government of destroying the education system. A pro-government commentator, on the other hand, speculates that the opposition parties are orchestrating the teachers’ protests in the hope that they can bring down the Orbán government, if another flow of migrants reaches Hungary in the spring.
Kövér: Migrant Quota No Solution But Precedent
- 23 Feb 2016 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The migrant quotas would not offer a solution but a precedent for taking a further step towards the United States of Europe without having to change the basic treaty, parliamentary speaker László Kövér said.
Teachers’ Trade Union Insists Protests Serve Children’s Interest
- 19 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The PDSZ teachers’ trade union said “it’s a big problem” if the government office chief fails to understand the reasons for teachers’ disaffection or the fact that they are protesting in the interests of “children, public education and the country’s future”.
Video Report: Hungarian Protesters Slam New 'Shameful' Education Policy
- 19 Feb 2016 2:30 AM
- current affairs
Education reforms critics say overtax pupils and teachers alike brought thousands of teachers, students and union members onto the streets of Budapest on Saturday.
Lázár Rules Out Wage Hike For Teachers
- 18 Feb 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has no means to hike teachers’ wages by 15-20% at the moment, government office chief János Lázár said. There is no way of doing so, even if protesters “use children ... to blackmail the government,” he told a weekly government press briefing.
Xpat Opinion: Further Repercussions Of The Teachers’ Demonstration
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on both Left and Right ponder the broader implications of the teachers’ rally against the centralized education administration on Saturday.
Opposition Criticises Orbán’s Opening Of Spring Session Of Parlt
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Monday address in parliament, in which he ordered further border protection from migration and said a middle-class standard of living can be established in the country this year.
Xpat Opinion: Teachers’ Rally In Budapest
- 15 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Following Saturday’s mass demonstration, Népszabadság declares what it calls ‘Orbán’s educational counter-revolution’ a failure, while Magyar Nemzet likens the unshaven protestors to the student movement which gave birth to Fidesz 28 years ago.
Hungarian State Secretary: Demonstration “Aimless”
- 15 Feb 2016 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Education state secretary László Palkovics said that the demonstration was “aimless” and insisted that all issues had been raised at the recent public education roundtable or at separate talks. “It is a matter of taste whether one is ready to sit down for talks or stages a protest”, he said, and called for “professional talks” rather than “taking politics to the schools”.