BUDAPEST – Police dispersed protesters at a Sunday demonstration in Hungary's capital where workers in the country's struggling hospitality sector demanded civil disobedience and a rethinking of coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
Organizers of the demonstration on a central square in Budapest called for restaurateurs to break pandemic rules by opening their businesses to customers Monday, in defiance of strict pandemic measures limiting restaurants and cafes to takeout service. “Every tool that we have used until now has been depleted, so beginning now, every business should open in the spirit of civil disobedience," protest organizer Aron Ecsenyi said.