What we collected on June 29, 2011

Workshop on Hungarian Politics and Culture, 1989-present

Interkulturelle Studien
Donau-Universität Krems
Budapest Session
led by
Dr. Gyorgy Tury and Dr. Jessie Labov
June 29, 2011

This is a very quick cross-section of what was in the online news when we looked for 5 minutes on Wednesday afternoon. 

Online newspapers:

New York Times (29/6/11): Ronald Reagan statue in Freedom Square

Pester Lloyd (29/6/11): Police demonstrations against pensions

Der Standard (28/6/11): Five judges elected for Constitutional court; face demonstrations from opposition who appeal to Hilary Clinton

Die Welt (29/6/11): "Europas wilder Osten.” The end of E.U. Presidency, looking back on the last the 6 months

Budapest Times (26/6/11): Proposal for new city flag

Budapest Sun: Ringo Starr concert

Budapest Business Journal (28/6/11): China Eyes Ownership in Hungary


Commercial portals:

Politics.hu: Supreme court calls criminal procedures bill unconstitutional

Xpatloop.com (29/6/11): Digital literacy not good in Hungary

Festivalhopper.de: VOLT festival in Sopron 29.6-2.7/11


Political party portals:

Jobbik.com: Romanian government declares war against Hungarian minority