132 result(s) for protesting
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's 2016 Draft Budget Tabled In Parliament
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
As Mihály Varga Minister of National Economy submits the draft of the 2016 budget to Parliament, analysts from across the political spectrum assess it according to their own political tastes and leanings.
Government Backs Down From Abolishing University Degrees After Student Protest
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The State Secretary for higher education has announced that contrary to earlier plans, degrees in international relations and communications will not be abolished, but rather restructured according to the recommendations of the Hungarian Rectors’ Conference.
Hungaria Company Pick Workers Stage Brief Strike
- 27 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Production at the Pécs factory of meat processor Pick came to a temporary halt on Thursday morning when some 200 workers went on strike.
Xpat Opinion: Guessing The Mindset Of Anti-Government Protesters
- 29 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative pundit thinks that the recent anti-government demonstrations are nothing more than provocations by a motley crew of tiny but loud far-left groups. The leading left-wing daily cites a recent survey which suggests that the majority of the protesters are left-wing voters.
'Living Memorial' Arises In Shadow Of Dead One In Budapest
- 22 Aug 2014 8:59 AM
- current affairs
The memorial itself is just a symptom of stupidity, vulgarity and the denial of reasonable thinking. This is the attitude we are protesting against.” – Living Memorial tour guide.
Media Outlets In Hungary Join Forces To Protest Ad Tax
- 6 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than one hundred media outlets joined on Thursday evening the action protesting against the planned ad tax. At the behest of the Hungarian Advertising Association, television, radio, print and internet journalists voiced their objections to the related bill which was submitted to parliament on Monday.
Xpat Opinion: Week-Long Demonstration In Budapest Was Not In Vain
- 24 Apr 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Many people labeled the dogged effort of a small group of protesters against the erection of the proposed monument to the victims of the German “occupation” of Hungary a waste of time and energy. What will they achieve? Nothing. They dismantled the barricade around the proposed site ten or eleven times, but work on the foundation for the monument continued unabated. The monument showing ...
Protests Continue At Occupation Memorial Site In Budapest
- 10 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators protesting against the erection of a memorial designed to pay tribute to the victims of the German occupation pulled down the fence erected around the work site yesterday, as they had done when work began on Tuesday.
Former MALÉV Workers Protest In Budapest For Their Missing Salary
- 31 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ex-workers and supporters gathered for a protest on the 68th anniversary of the foundation of former Hungarian airliner MALÉV this Saturday. The protest aimed to draw attention to the fact that though the liquidation process has been going on for approximately two years, many of the former workers have not received their money yet.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's 2016 Draft Budget Tabled In Parliament
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
As Mihály Varga Minister of National Economy submits the draft of the 2016 budget to Parliament, analysts from across the political spectrum assess it according to their own political tastes and leanings.
Government Backs Down From Abolishing University Degrees After Student Protest
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The State Secretary for higher education has announced that contrary to earlier plans, degrees in international relations and communications will not be abolished, but rather restructured according to the recommendations of the Hungarian Rectors’ Conference.
Hungaria Company Pick Workers Stage Brief Strike
- 27 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Production at the Pécs factory of meat processor Pick came to a temporary halt on Thursday morning when some 200 workers went on strike.
Xpat Opinion: Guessing The Mindset Of Anti-Government Protesters
- 29 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative pundit thinks that the recent anti-government demonstrations are nothing more than provocations by a motley crew of tiny but loud far-left groups. The leading left-wing daily cites a recent survey which suggests that the majority of the protesters are left-wing voters.
'Living Memorial' Arises In Shadow Of Dead One In Budapest
- 22 Aug 2014 8:59 AM
- current affairs
The memorial itself is just a symptom of stupidity, vulgarity and the denial of reasonable thinking. This is the attitude we are protesting against.” – Living Memorial tour guide.
Media Outlets In Hungary Join Forces To Protest Ad Tax
- 6 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than one hundred media outlets joined on Thursday evening the action protesting against the planned ad tax. At the behest of the Hungarian Advertising Association, television, radio, print and internet journalists voiced their objections to the related bill which was submitted to parliament on Monday.
Xpat Opinion: Week-Long Demonstration In Budapest Was Not In Vain
- 24 Apr 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Many people labeled the dogged effort of a small group of protesters against the erection of the proposed monument to the victims of the German “occupation” of Hungary a waste of time and energy. What will they achieve? Nothing. They dismantled the barricade around the proposed site ten or eleven times, but work on the foundation for the monument continued unabated. The monument showing ...
Protests Continue At Occupation Memorial Site In Budapest
- 10 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators protesting against the erection of a memorial designed to pay tribute to the victims of the German occupation pulled down the fence erected around the work site yesterday, as they had done when work began on Tuesday.
Former MALÉV Workers Protest In Budapest For Their Missing Salary
- 31 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ex-workers and supporters gathered for a protest on the 68th anniversary of the foundation of former Hungarian airliner MALÉV this Saturday. The protest aimed to draw attention to the fact that though the liquidation process has been going on for approximately two years, many of the former workers have not received their money yet.