55 result(s) for rallies
Xpat Opinion: Leading Hungarian Socialists Reject Őszöd Leak Charge
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading left wing commentator does not dismiss the story that former Prime Minister Gyurcsány’s 2006 “lie speech” was leaked by three leading MSZP politicians, but thinks that regardless of who it was, the speech itself has left an unhealing wound on Hungary’s left wing. A right-wing columnist suggests the story is untrue and the tip-off must have come from Mr Gyurcsány.
Xpat Opinion: “Anti-Zionist” Rally On Eve Of World Jewish Congress In Budapest
- 6 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left wing commentator welcomes the Prime Minister’s attempts to prevent anti-Semitic demonstrations, although he would prefer clear-cut legislation to ban racist rallies in general. A right-wing columnist believes the Left needs the danger of racism in order to present itself as the only bulwark against barbarism.
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Semitic Motorbike Action To Be Banned In Hungary
- 10 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leftist daily welcomes the Prime Minister’s decision to have an anti-Semitic demonstration planned on Holocaust Remembrance Day banned.. Other centrist and left-liberal columnists, on the other hand, call for freedom of assembly for all citizens, including those who oppose freedom itself.
Xpat Opinion: Singer-Songwriter To Leave Hungary In Distress
- 3 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator would prefer to see Viktor Orbán leave his country, while his right-wing counterpart criticises Peter Gerendás for making what he describes as his ‘market failure’ a political issue.
Xpat Opinion: Anniversary In Hungary Swept Away By The Snowstorm
- 17 Mar 2013 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The traditional open-air March 15 rallies on Hungary’s national holiday were cancelled due to the exceptional meteorological conditions, but nothing prevented the dailies from fighting their usual opinion duels on the anniversary.
First Holocaust Denial Conviction In Hungary
- 1 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The first verdict meted out for denial of the Holocaust has become final yesterday as the Budapest Court upheld a lower court ruling. A court last June 12 sentenced the 42-year-old defendant to an 18-month prison term, suspended for three years, and ordered him placed under supervision of a probation officer.
Xpat Opinion: Arts Academy, National Theatre & Universities As Battle Grounds In The Culture Wars In Hungary
- 19 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading pro government columnist likens the current student demonstrations in Hungary to what happened in France in 1968 and warns the students that the organisers of this year’s “peace marches” (mass rallies in support of the Fidesz government) won’t hesitate to call for a third one if the need arises.
More Than 400.00 People Attended The PM's Speech At Kossuth Square In Budapest
- 24 Oct 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
On 23 October, Hungary marked the 56th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution, the ground-breaking uprising of the Hungarian people against Soviet occupation and communist oppression. Throughout the day there were several events peacefully commemorating the Revolution all around the country.
Xpat Opinion: Opposition Strategies For 2014 In Hungary
- 27 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative pundit predicts that in the next 18 months left until the 2014 election, both the Socialists and far-right Jobbik will launch a fierce and aggressive campaign against the governing centre-right party in order to mobilize undecided voters. A left-wing intellectual believes that anti-government civil rallies have been a disappointment.
Xpat Opinion: Leading Hungarian Socialists Reject Őszöd Leak Charge
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading left wing commentator does not dismiss the story that former Prime Minister Gyurcsány’s 2006 “lie speech” was leaked by three leading MSZP politicians, but thinks that regardless of who it was, the speech itself has left an unhealing wound on Hungary’s left wing. A right-wing columnist suggests the story is untrue and the tip-off must have come from Mr Gyurcsány.
Xpat Opinion: “Anti-Zionist” Rally On Eve Of World Jewish Congress In Budapest
- 6 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left wing commentator welcomes the Prime Minister’s attempts to prevent anti-Semitic demonstrations, although he would prefer clear-cut legislation to ban racist rallies in general. A right-wing columnist believes the Left needs the danger of racism in order to present itself as the only bulwark against barbarism.
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Semitic Motorbike Action To Be Banned In Hungary
- 10 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leftist daily welcomes the Prime Minister’s decision to have an anti-Semitic demonstration planned on Holocaust Remembrance Day banned.. Other centrist and left-liberal columnists, on the other hand, call for freedom of assembly for all citizens, including those who oppose freedom itself.
Xpat Opinion: Singer-Songwriter To Leave Hungary In Distress
- 3 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator would prefer to see Viktor Orbán leave his country, while his right-wing counterpart criticises Peter Gerendás for making what he describes as his ‘market failure’ a political issue.
Xpat Opinion: Anniversary In Hungary Swept Away By The Snowstorm
- 17 Mar 2013 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The traditional open-air March 15 rallies on Hungary’s national holiday were cancelled due to the exceptional meteorological conditions, but nothing prevented the dailies from fighting their usual opinion duels on the anniversary.
First Holocaust Denial Conviction In Hungary
- 1 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The first verdict meted out for denial of the Holocaust has become final yesterday as the Budapest Court upheld a lower court ruling. A court last June 12 sentenced the 42-year-old defendant to an 18-month prison term, suspended for three years, and ordered him placed under supervision of a probation officer.
Xpat Opinion: Arts Academy, National Theatre & Universities As Battle Grounds In The Culture Wars In Hungary
- 19 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading pro government columnist likens the current student demonstrations in Hungary to what happened in France in 1968 and warns the students that the organisers of this year’s “peace marches” (mass rallies in support of the Fidesz government) won’t hesitate to call for a third one if the need arises.
More Than 400.00 People Attended The PM's Speech At Kossuth Square In Budapest
- 24 Oct 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
On 23 October, Hungary marked the 56th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution, the ground-breaking uprising of the Hungarian people against Soviet occupation and communist oppression. Throughout the day there were several events peacefully commemorating the Revolution all around the country.
Xpat Opinion: Opposition Strategies For 2014 In Hungary
- 27 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative pundit predicts that in the next 18 months left until the 2014 election, both the Socialists and far-right Jobbik will launch a fierce and aggressive campaign against the governing centre-right party in order to mobilize undecided voters. A left-wing intellectual believes that anti-government civil rallies have been a disappointment.