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Public Workers In Hungary Demand Minimum Wage
- 26 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Köfüsz, the first union representing employees of public works schemes, will file its request for registration this week, newly elected president Tibor Mózes said on the weekend. The union, founded in Hajdú-Bihar county on Friday, will fight to raise the monthly wage from the present Ft 47,500 to the minimum wage level of Ft 93,000, as well as for jobs that make sense and have a humane character, ...
U.S. Embassy Supports Volunteerism Conference In Budapest
- 26 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Embassy sponsored a conference on the economic impact of volunteerism organized by the Hungarian Statistical Office and Volunteer Center on November 13. Read Ambassador Kounalakis’ remarks.
Police And Roma Clash In Hungary
- 26 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have begun proceedings against six people following a clash with local Roma outside the Hatvan police station last Thursday. Police spokesman Bálint Soltész said an angry crowd gathered outside the station after police detained 12 people on suspicion of drug abuse.
Hungary's PM: End Of Welfare States
- 23 Nov 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The era of welfare states is over, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a financial conference hosted by Sberbank in Frankfurt on Thursday. His press chief Bertalan Havasi told reporters that Hungary has a clear answer – the establishment of a labour-based society – as only work, and much work will take society out of the current economic crisis.
Waste Incinerator Plan Abandoned In Hungary
- 23 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Plans to build a waste incinerator at Heiligenkreuz, Austria, just a few hundred metres from Szentgotthárd, have been scrapped, it was announced on Thursday. Michael Gerbavsits, spokesman for Energie Burgenland, said economic changes in recent years have rendered the project unviable and it no longer fits the company’s business strategy.
Fraud Uncovered At Film Foundation In Hungary
- 22 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government supervisory office KEHI has uncovered fictitious contracts at the now defunct Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation, anti-corruption website Atlatszo reports. For instance, journalist Anikó Návai twice issued invoices for consultancy services, and foundation staff collected Ft 10 million through bonuses, false work contracts, commissioning unnecessary studies and splitting awards and ...
Homeless Return To Underpasses In Budapest
- 21 Nov 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Homeless people and illegal street vendors have moved back into 20 out of 31 underpasses monitored by closed-circuit cameras in Budapest, city council’s anti-crime committee was informed on Tuesday.
Pataky Klári Dance Company, Átrium Budapest, 20 November
- 21 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The brand new piece of Pataky Klári Dance Company, "I Haiku" will be shown 20th November, 2012, 8pm via Ustream channel, only on the internet. It is choreographed specially to live broadcast streaming, mixing the advantages of filmmaking, theater and computer animation.
250 To Be Fired By State Media In Hungary
- 21 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 250 people working for state-owned media outlets will be dismissed in the first week of December, Népszabadság reports. More than 30 will be dismissed from the news agency MTI, 80 from Magyar Rádió and nearly 140 from MTV and Duna TV. State media manager MTVA announced in late October that it was preparing to dismiss 250-260 staff.
Public Workers In Hungary Demand Minimum Wage
- 26 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Köfüsz, the first union representing employees of public works schemes, will file its request for registration this week, newly elected president Tibor Mózes said on the weekend. The union, founded in Hajdú-Bihar county on Friday, will fight to raise the monthly wage from the present Ft 47,500 to the minimum wage level of Ft 93,000, as well as for jobs that make sense and have a humane character, ...
U.S. Embassy Supports Volunteerism Conference In Budapest
- 26 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Embassy sponsored a conference on the economic impact of volunteerism organized by the Hungarian Statistical Office and Volunteer Center on November 13. Read Ambassador Kounalakis’ remarks.
Police And Roma Clash In Hungary
- 26 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have begun proceedings against six people following a clash with local Roma outside the Hatvan police station last Thursday. Police spokesman Bálint Soltész said an angry crowd gathered outside the station after police detained 12 people on suspicion of drug abuse.
Hungary's PM: End Of Welfare States
- 23 Nov 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The era of welfare states is over, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a financial conference hosted by Sberbank in Frankfurt on Thursday. His press chief Bertalan Havasi told reporters that Hungary has a clear answer – the establishment of a labour-based society – as only work, and much work will take society out of the current economic crisis.
Waste Incinerator Plan Abandoned In Hungary
- 23 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Plans to build a waste incinerator at Heiligenkreuz, Austria, just a few hundred metres from Szentgotthárd, have been scrapped, it was announced on Thursday. Michael Gerbavsits, spokesman for Energie Burgenland, said economic changes in recent years have rendered the project unviable and it no longer fits the company’s business strategy.
Fraud Uncovered At Film Foundation In Hungary
- 22 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government supervisory office KEHI has uncovered fictitious contracts at the now defunct Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation, anti-corruption website Atlatszo reports. For instance, journalist Anikó Návai twice issued invoices for consultancy services, and foundation staff collected Ft 10 million through bonuses, false work contracts, commissioning unnecessary studies and splitting awards and ...
Homeless Return To Underpasses In Budapest
- 21 Nov 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Homeless people and illegal street vendors have moved back into 20 out of 31 underpasses monitored by closed-circuit cameras in Budapest, city council’s anti-crime committee was informed on Tuesday.
Pataky Klári Dance Company, Átrium Budapest, 20 November
- 21 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The brand new piece of Pataky Klári Dance Company, "I Haiku" will be shown 20th November, 2012, 8pm via Ustream channel, only on the internet. It is choreographed specially to live broadcast streaming, mixing the advantages of filmmaking, theater and computer animation.
250 To Be Fired By State Media In Hungary
- 21 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 250 people working for state-owned media outlets will be dismissed in the first week of December, Népszabadság reports. More than 30 will be dismissed from the news agency MTI, 80 from Magyar Rádió and nearly 140 from MTV and Duna TV. State media manager MTVA announced in late October that it was preparing to dismiss 250-260 staff.