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Hungarians hold peaceful protest against PM Viktor Orban

Out in their thousands - Hungarians march to the country's parliament in protest at government clampdown on top foreign university

22/05/2017

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MEPs slam Hungary's "serious deterioration" in rule of law

The European Parliament has condemned what it calls a “serious deterioration in the rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights” in Hungary.

17/05/2017

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The ruin bars of Budapest

The vivid and pulsing downtown party zone of Budapest exhibits how a city can transform over a half a century.

17/05/2017

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Horses on the highway

Drivers near Budapest were faced with some strange oncoming traffic on May 15, as nearly a dozen horses galloped down the highway.

17/05/2017

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No nationality: Europe is urged to stop locking up the stateless

With an estimated ten million people worldwide thought to be stateless, Europe is being urged to end arbitrary detentions and protect those with nowhere to call…

04/05/2017

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"We belong to Europe" - Hungarians hold May Day rally

Thousands of pro-EU protesters warn Hungary's government not to abandon European liberal values in a May Day rally in Budapest

02/05/2017

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Hungary's PM Orban 'to comply' with EU demands over education law

Brussels had threatened legal action over the law branded an attack on academic freedom.

30/04/2017

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Hungary completes new anti-migrant border fence with Serbia

Hungary says it has finished building a second fence on the border with Serbia to keep migrants out.

28/04/2017

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Euroviews. Hungary is being 'plundered and pauperised by its own people'

28/04/2017

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The EU's war of words with Hungary intensifies as Verhofstadt slams Orban in Parliament rant

It's the latest escalation in tensions between the EU and Hungary, which have simmered for months, and are now raging.

27/04/2017

Hungary

A 360° visit to the horse hospital

Come and have an immersive experience in equine surgery...

24/04/2017

Hungary

'Long live Viktor': Hungarians mock Orban in satirical Budapest rally

A demonstration with a difference was held in Budapest on Saturday.

22/04/2017

Hungary

Budapest 'March of the Living' commemorates Hungarian Jews killed in the Holocaust

Thousands of people took to the streets of Budapest for the ‘March of the Living’ – an event to commemorate the 550,000 Hungarian Jews killed in the Holocaust.

16/04/2017

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Hungary protesters send noisy message to PM Orban

Thousands rallied in Budapest to denounce a right-wing government they accuse of trying to silence criticism.

15/04/2017

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Hungarians protest at government moves to restrict NGOs

Tens of thousands of protesters have held a day of rallies in the Hungarian capital to oppose government policies seen as limiting academic freedom and intimidating civic…

13/04/2017

Europe News

No 'systemic threat' to rule of law - EU official on Hungary

Hungary’s coming under pressure to allay EU fears that its controversial policies, including on higher education, go against the bloc’s values on rights and…

12/04/2017

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We're not closing any universities, Hungarian official tells Euronews

Hungary has no intention of closing any universities, a higher education official has told Euronews.

11/04/2017

Hungary

Protests in Hungary after president signs new university law

A further, albeit smaller, protest was held in Budapest on Monday night after Hungary’s president signed a controversial law which critics say targets foreign…

11/04/2017

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Hungary defies protests to pass into law 'anti-Soros' university bill

Hungary’s president signed into law on Monday a controversial bill on foreign universities seen as targeting an international school founded by US financier George…

10/04/2017

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Hungarians march in support of Soros-backed university

An estimated 70,000 Hungarians turned out on Sunday calling for free education and demanding that the government withdraws legislation which could force out one of the country’s top international…

10/04/2017

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Hungary submits bill targeting NGOs

07/04/2017

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Hungary defends border 'container camps' for migrants

Hungary has defended its decision to detain migrants in shipping containers on the border with Serbia.

06/04/2017

Hungary

Everything you need to know about the Central European University controversy

The Hungarian government has moved to close down the George Soros-funded Central European University in Budapest, triggering a wave of protests and claims academic freedom is under threat.

06/04/2017

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EU criticism mounts of Hungary's crackdown on foreign universities

There is criticism from the European Commission’s president over controversial moves by Hungary’s prime minister to crackdown on foreign universities.

06/04/2017

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Armed with pillows, Hungarians battle it out in the street

Several hundred people celebrated April 1 in Budapest by attacking each other with pillows.

05/04/2017

Hungary

Hungary's parliament passes controversial bill targeting Soros-founded university

Against a backdrop of protests Hungary’s parliament has passed a new law which critics say targets a university founded by billionaire George Soros.

04/04/2017