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Ungarn – Kritik an Korrespondenten

Posted on April 11, 2013 by ellenpolus

“Zynismus”, eine “tendenziöse Zusammenstellung”, “zutiefst verletzend und absolut inakzeptabel” – so und ähnlich benennt der ungarische Botschafter in Deutschland kritische Berichte deutscher Medien über sein Heimatland. Dabei leistet der Botschafter nach eigenen Angaben “Arbeit von außerordentlichem Umfang, [um] den ungarischen … Continue reading →

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Student Occupation of ELTE, Budapest, Balogh Kata Interview

Posted on April 10, 2013 by ellenpolus

Interview with Balogh Kata. 26 Feb 2013 in Budapest, Hungary at Eötvös Lóránd University, or Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem. Kata explains some of the students demands, the strategy of occupation, the media response and the imperative of direct action. Images of … Continue reading →

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Ungarns “Mini-Diktator” shockt Europa

Posted on April 10, 2013 by ellenpolus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3j1DFfzp1Y&feature=youtu.be (4Plus – Guten Abend Österreich)

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A házfoglalás nem volt veszélyes a társadalomra

Posted on April 10, 2013 by ellenpolus

2013. április 9-én kedden volt az első bírósági tárgyalás azoknak az aktivistáknak az ügyében, akik még 2013. januárjában elfoglalták a VII. kerület Csányi utca 5. alatt található üresen álló önkormányzati ingatlant. A házfoglalók rendészeti eszközök és tömegszállók helyett kiterjedt szociális … Continue reading →

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EC ready to check Hungary’s compliance with ruling of the European Court of Justice

Posted on April 10, 2013 by ellenpolus

The European Commission and the European Parliament is likely to complete their scrutiny of Hungary’s implementing a ruling by the European Court of Justice, under which judges forced into retirement should be restored to their former positions, EC Vice-President Viviane … Continue reading →

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The Czech Visual Art Fund’s legacy is only destruction and decay!

Posted on April 9, 2013 by ellenpolus

During the past twenty years, the Mánes’ building administered by the Czech Visual Art Fund (former Visual Art Fund) has become the symbol of the negative consequences of privatization of culture. Lawsuits regarding its ownership in the 1990s resulted in … Continue reading →

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Hungary Bans Anti-Semitic Rally on Holocaust Memorial Day

Posted on April 9, 2013 by ellenpolus

Hungary banned a rally organized under the slogan “Give Gas” that was planned to coincide with a Holocaust memorial march after a Jewish group complained that it amounted to a call for genocide. Budapest police will deploy “all legal means” … Continue reading →

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