305 result(s) for central funding
Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
Botka: Socialists Pledge To Double Education Funding
- 30 Aug 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party’s candidate for prime minister, László Botka, pledged to double the amount of funding for education, which he called the party’s top priority. Botka told a press conference that state funding for the sector would rise to 6% of GDP under a Socialist administration in the next governing cycle after the 2018 elections.
Univer Product Inaugurates EUR 14m Plant
- 24 Aug 2017 8:50 AM
- business
Hungarian condiments maker Univer Product (Kecskemét, C Hungary) has inaugurated a 4.3 billion forints (EUR 14m) tomato processing plant, the biggest of its kind in central Europe, on Thursday. Hungary’s government awarded the company a 2.1 billion forint grant for the project, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said at the ceremony.
Budget Deficit EUR 2.69bn In July, Ministry Confirms
- 22 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s cash flow-based budget deficit, excluding local councils, reached 816.8 billion forints (EUR 2.69bn) by the end of July, the economy ministry said in a second reading of data on Monday. The deficit reached 70.0 percent of the full-year target, the ministry said. In July alone, the budget ran a 94.4 billion forint surplus compared to a monthly deficit of 62.7 billion forints a year ...
Research & Development Sector Is Shrinking Due To Lack Of Funding
- 1 Aug 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Funding of Hungary’s research and development sector dropped 8.8 percent in 2016 according to the Central Statistical Office, reports print daily Magyar Nemzet.
Official: Capacity Of Facilities For Special Needs Children To Be Increased By 30%
- 26 Jul 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The capacity of facilities providing for children with special needs will be increased by 30% to close to 800 under a government programme, the state secretary for social affairs said in Békéscsaba, in south-eastern Hungary, launching the programme.
Energy Start-Up Competition Opened For Hungarian Companies
- 7 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- property
Reducing costs of heating buildings due to the use of solar energy, heat pump and a patented heat exchanger, or a project allowing to reduce the consumption of energy by cooling devices. Sounds innovative? These are only a few winning projects of last year’s edition of PowerUp! by InnoEnergy*.
Opposition DK Calls On Parliament Speaker ‘To Stop Lying’ About Hungarian Health Care
- 22 Jun 2017 8:54 AM
- health & wellness
The opposition Democratic Coalition has called on the parliamentary speaker “to stop lying” about a high standard of Hungarian health care. Party lawmaker Lajos Oláh responded to Kövér speaking about the “world class potential” of Hungary’s health care at a gala dinner opening a conference of health ministers from central and Eastern Europe and China in Budapest on Sunday evening.
US State Dept Expresses Concern Over Law On Foreign-Funded NGOs
- 21 Jun 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The US State Department expressed concern over legislation Hungary’s parliament recently adopted on foreign-funded NGOs, in a statement released on its website.
Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
Botka: Socialists Pledge To Double Education Funding
- 30 Aug 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party’s candidate for prime minister, László Botka, pledged to double the amount of funding for education, which he called the party’s top priority. Botka told a press conference that state funding for the sector would rise to 6% of GDP under a Socialist administration in the next governing cycle after the 2018 elections.
Univer Product Inaugurates EUR 14m Plant
- 24 Aug 2017 8:50 AM
- business
Hungarian condiments maker Univer Product (Kecskemét, C Hungary) has inaugurated a 4.3 billion forints (EUR 14m) tomato processing plant, the biggest of its kind in central Europe, on Thursday. Hungary’s government awarded the company a 2.1 billion forint grant for the project, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said at the ceremony.
Budget Deficit EUR 2.69bn In July, Ministry Confirms
- 22 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s cash flow-based budget deficit, excluding local councils, reached 816.8 billion forints (EUR 2.69bn) by the end of July, the economy ministry said in a second reading of data on Monday. The deficit reached 70.0 percent of the full-year target, the ministry said. In July alone, the budget ran a 94.4 billion forint surplus compared to a monthly deficit of 62.7 billion forints a year ...
Research & Development Sector Is Shrinking Due To Lack Of Funding
- 1 Aug 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Funding of Hungary’s research and development sector dropped 8.8 percent in 2016 according to the Central Statistical Office, reports print daily Magyar Nemzet.
Official: Capacity Of Facilities For Special Needs Children To Be Increased By 30%
- 26 Jul 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The capacity of facilities providing for children with special needs will be increased by 30% to close to 800 under a government programme, the state secretary for social affairs said in Békéscsaba, in south-eastern Hungary, launching the programme.
Energy Start-Up Competition Opened For Hungarian Companies
- 7 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- property
Reducing costs of heating buildings due to the use of solar energy, heat pump and a patented heat exchanger, or a project allowing to reduce the consumption of energy by cooling devices. Sounds innovative? These are only a few winning projects of last year’s edition of PowerUp! by InnoEnergy*.
Opposition DK Calls On Parliament Speaker ‘To Stop Lying’ About Hungarian Health Care
- 22 Jun 2017 8:54 AM
- health & wellness
The opposition Democratic Coalition has called on the parliamentary speaker “to stop lying” about a high standard of Hungarian health care. Party lawmaker Lajos Oláh responded to Kövér speaking about the “world class potential” of Hungary’s health care at a gala dinner opening a conference of health ministers from central and Eastern Europe and China in Budapest on Sunday evening.
US State Dept Expresses Concern Over Law On Foreign-Funded NGOs
- 21 Jun 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The US State Department expressed concern over legislation Hungary’s parliament recently adopted on foreign-funded NGOs, in a statement released on its website.