Category Archives: social background HU

Democracy ranking

Posted on December 22, 2012 by ellenpolus

Comparison of the years 2007-8 and 2010-11

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Washington Post: Hungarian students continue protests despite some government concessions on education reforms

Posted on December 22, 2012 by ellenpolus

By Associated Press, Published: December 19 BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian high school and university students went ahead Wednesday with protests against changes in the education system despite the government’s acceptance of some of their demands. Link

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Wall Street Journal: Hungarian Student Protests Widen

Posted on December 22, 2012 by ellenpolus

Margit Feher Demonstrations by Hungarian university and high school students continued Wednesday and have spread throughout the country even as the governing Fidesz party backtracked on its plans to reduce the number of state-funded university places next year. Link

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Hungarian Students Protest Education Reforms

Posted on December 19, 2012 by ellenpolus

PABLO GORONDI BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian high school and university students went ahead Wednesday with protests against changes in the education system despite the government’s acceptance of some of their demands. In Budapest, the capital, several thousand students gathered outside … Continue reading →

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Hungarian students protest education reforms

Posted on December 19, 2012 by ellenpolus

By PABLO GORONDI Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungarian high school and university students went ahead Wednesday with protests against changes in the education system despite the government’s acceptance of some of their demands. The Miami Herald

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In Hungary, the Upstream battle against Fascism Continues

Posted on December 17, 2012 by ellenpolus

Andrew Casey A woman in her early 70’s, a survivor of the Holocaust, has mysteriously disappeared from a small Hungarian town, close to the Romanian border. Mrs Margit Abonyi Papp has lived in Bekes for most of her life. She … Continue reading →

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Thousands of Hungarian Students Rally Against Government

Posted on December 12, 2012 by ellenpolus

The New York Times BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Thousands of students rallied on Wednesday against the Hungarian government’s planned sharp cuts in state-financed places at universities, blocking peak traffic on one of the main bridges in Budapest and several roads in … Continue reading →

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