173 result(s) for resistance
Anti-Putin Demo Outside Orbán’s Home
- 15 May 2017 8:11 AM
- current affairs
A satirical demonstration was held outside Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s house Saturday afternoon to name Cinege út Putin Avenue.
George Soros & Viktor Orbán Go To War In Budapest
- 11 Apr 2017 7:07 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s pressure on George Soros’ Budapest university is about more than the future of one school. It’s part of an ideological battle which will dominate European and North American discourse in the coming years.
Fidesz Approves Fast-Track Vote For Lex CEU
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly voted Monday to fast-track a vote on the government’s controversial bill on higher education, also known as Lex CEU. In a 115-49 vote, the assembly approved a request for an emergency parliamentary procedure, and will vote on the bill before noon on Tuesday. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured above) voted in favor of the expedited procedure.
Magyar Opinion: Can Momentum Keep Up The Momentum?
- 20 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Most commentators believe that the governing forces will withdraw Budapest’s Olympic bid, after a new political movement collected almost twice as many signatures as necessary to back a referendum on the subject. They also ponder whether Momentum, after this spectacular success, will become a significant opposition force.
Opposition Parties Comment Putin-Orbán Talks
- 3 Feb 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian leftist and liberal opposition parties criticised the government for giving up principled resistance to Russia’s assertion of its interests in the region all for the sake of energy deals and economic cooperation, while the radical nationalist Jobbik party slammed it for failing to stand up to the European Union on the issue of sanctions against Russia.
French Expats Robbed & Assaulted By Fake Police
- 24 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have captured two Hungarians who posed as policemen in order to rob French students in Budapest on Tuesday night. In the incident on Dob utca in the Seventh District, the pair told five French students that they were police officers and pretended to produce official identification.
Police Officers Convicted Of Assault
- 15 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a lower court’s conviction of three policemen on charges of physical assault in Hatvan. Two were demoted and received suspended prison terms, while the third received an 18-month jail sentence.
1956 – Anti-Govt Protestors Demonstrate During State Celebrations
- 24 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-government demonstrators gathered near Budapest’s Kossuth Square to try to disturb state celebrations marking Hungary’s anti-Soviet uprising of 1956 on Sunday afternoon in Budapest. The protesters used referee whistles, horns and rattlers to express their disapproval of the government and got louder when Prime Minister Viktor Orbán went up on stage to deliver his speech.
David Beadle, Novelist
- 13 Oct 2016 12:00 PM
As chief librarian in a region in North-West Norway, with fantastic views through every window, my work is so rewarding and social I could call it a paid hobby when nobody is listening.
Anti-Putin Demo Outside Orbán’s Home
- 15 May 2017 8:11 AM
- current affairs
A satirical demonstration was held outside Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s house Saturday afternoon to name Cinege út Putin Avenue.
George Soros & Viktor Orbán Go To War In Budapest
- 11 Apr 2017 7:07 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s pressure on George Soros’ Budapest university is about more than the future of one school. It’s part of an ideological battle which will dominate European and North American discourse in the coming years.
Fidesz Approves Fast-Track Vote For Lex CEU
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly voted Monday to fast-track a vote on the government’s controversial bill on higher education, also known as Lex CEU. In a 115-49 vote, the assembly approved a request for an emergency parliamentary procedure, and will vote on the bill before noon on Tuesday. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured above) voted in favor of the expedited procedure.
Magyar Opinion: Can Momentum Keep Up The Momentum?
- 20 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Most commentators believe that the governing forces will withdraw Budapest’s Olympic bid, after a new political movement collected almost twice as many signatures as necessary to back a referendum on the subject. They also ponder whether Momentum, after this spectacular success, will become a significant opposition force.
Opposition Parties Comment Putin-Orbán Talks
- 3 Feb 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian leftist and liberal opposition parties criticised the government for giving up principled resistance to Russia’s assertion of its interests in the region all for the sake of energy deals and economic cooperation, while the radical nationalist Jobbik party slammed it for failing to stand up to the European Union on the issue of sanctions against Russia.
French Expats Robbed & Assaulted By Fake Police
- 24 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have captured two Hungarians who posed as policemen in order to rob French students in Budapest on Tuesday night. In the incident on Dob utca in the Seventh District, the pair told five French students that they were police officers and pretended to produce official identification.
Police Officers Convicted Of Assault
- 15 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a lower court’s conviction of three policemen on charges of physical assault in Hatvan. Two were demoted and received suspended prison terms, while the third received an 18-month jail sentence.
1956 – Anti-Govt Protestors Demonstrate During State Celebrations
- 24 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-government demonstrators gathered near Budapest’s Kossuth Square to try to disturb state celebrations marking Hungary’s anti-Soviet uprising of 1956 on Sunday afternoon in Budapest. The protesters used referee whistles, horns and rattlers to express their disapproval of the government and got louder when Prime Minister Viktor Orbán went up on stage to deliver his speech.
David Beadle, Novelist
- 13 Oct 2016 12:00 PM
As chief librarian in a region in North-West Norway, with fantastic views through every window, my work is so rewarding and social I could call it a paid hobby when nobody is listening.