433 result(s) for civil organisation
NGOs Criticise Supreme Court Over Govt Migrant Quota Referendum Approval
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Three rights organisations and a think-tank criticised a recent Kuria decision giving the green light to a government-initiated referendum on migrant quotas, in a joint statement. Citizens in the proposed referendum would be asked: “Do you want to allow the European Union to mandate the resettlement of non-Hungarian citizens in Hungary without the approval of parliament?”
Parties Respond To Teachers Strike
- 21 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politicians and activists of the Socialist opposition expressed solidarity with teachers in front of the Parliament. Party leader József Tóbiás said that the strike was about common goals and solidarity, and those in power must not be allowed to threaten those who joined the strike.
HR Ministry Proposes Bonuses, Wage Hikes For Teaching Assistants
- 20 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The human resources ministry has proposed that public school teaching assistants be given bonuses on two occasions this year and a 10% wage increase in 2017. Deputy state secretary for public education Imre Sipos told MTI after a meeting of the public education roundtable on Tuesday that the proposal affects some 15,000 people and it was supported by the participants at the meeting.
Teachers Fail To Reach Agreement With Govt, Strike Looms
- 12 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Although the sides came closer, no agreement was reached at talks between a teachers’ strike committee and the government. The talks focused on the amount of mandatory services to be provided under strike laws on the day of the strike teachers called for April 20, statements by Piroska Galló, the head of the PSZ union, and Imre Sipos, the state secretary for public education, said.
Federation Of Municipalities Proposes Public Education Forum
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Federation of Municipalities (MOSZ) has initiated holding an open and inclusive forum on the state of Hungary’s public education. MOSZ chairman György Gémesi told MTI that the federation had invited the human resources minister, the state secretary in charge of public education, the two largest teachers’ trade unions, PSZ and PDSZ, the National Teachers Chamber, former education ...
Parlt CTTEE Head: Syria Tops Intl Community Agenda
- 24 Feb 2016 7:59 AM
- current affairs
The Syrian conflict, which features high on the international community’s agenda, and the possibilities of its settlement were in focus at a joint meeting of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee and the heads of parliamentary foreign affairs committees of EU member states in Brussels, the Hungarian committee head said.
Thousands Demonstrate Against Animal Cruelty In Budapest
- 22 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of people held a demonstration against animal cruelty in Budapest on Saturday. The demonstration, held in front of Parliament, was organised by more than 120 animal welfare organisations. Following the speeches, the organisers handed over a proposal to introduce heavier penalties for animal cruelty to a representative of parliament’s agricultural committee.
UN Special Rights Rapporteur To Visit Hungary
- 8 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Michel Forst, United Nations special rapporteur, will visit Hungary next week to examine the situation regarding the protection of human rights in the country, the Hungarian office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees told the daily Népszava. Forst will gather information over nine days on the difficulties faced by civil organisations and examine how the space for democracy can be expanded, ...
Teachers Demonstrate For Education Reform In NE Hungary
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Teachers, students, parents and civil groups held a demonstration in Miskolc, in northeastern Hungary, on Wednesday afternoon against the state of Hungary’s centralised public education system and low wages. The few thousand demonstrators demanded the reduction of centralisation and bureaucracy, restoring the school leaving age to 18 and changes to the teacher career model which links experience ...
NGOs Criticise Supreme Court Over Govt Migrant Quota Referendum Approval
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Three rights organisations and a think-tank criticised a recent Kuria decision giving the green light to a government-initiated referendum on migrant quotas, in a joint statement. Citizens in the proposed referendum would be asked: “Do you want to allow the European Union to mandate the resettlement of non-Hungarian citizens in Hungary without the approval of parliament?”
Parties Respond To Teachers Strike
- 21 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politicians and activists of the Socialist opposition expressed solidarity with teachers in front of the Parliament. Party leader József Tóbiás said that the strike was about common goals and solidarity, and those in power must not be allowed to threaten those who joined the strike.
HR Ministry Proposes Bonuses, Wage Hikes For Teaching Assistants
- 20 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The human resources ministry has proposed that public school teaching assistants be given bonuses on two occasions this year and a 10% wage increase in 2017. Deputy state secretary for public education Imre Sipos told MTI after a meeting of the public education roundtable on Tuesday that the proposal affects some 15,000 people and it was supported by the participants at the meeting.
Teachers Fail To Reach Agreement With Govt, Strike Looms
- 12 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Although the sides came closer, no agreement was reached at talks between a teachers’ strike committee and the government. The talks focused on the amount of mandatory services to be provided under strike laws on the day of the strike teachers called for April 20, statements by Piroska Galló, the head of the PSZ union, and Imre Sipos, the state secretary for public education, said.
Federation Of Municipalities Proposes Public Education Forum
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Federation of Municipalities (MOSZ) has initiated holding an open and inclusive forum on the state of Hungary’s public education. MOSZ chairman György Gémesi told MTI that the federation had invited the human resources minister, the state secretary in charge of public education, the two largest teachers’ trade unions, PSZ and PDSZ, the National Teachers Chamber, former education ...
Parlt CTTEE Head: Syria Tops Intl Community Agenda
- 24 Feb 2016 7:59 AM
- current affairs
The Syrian conflict, which features high on the international community’s agenda, and the possibilities of its settlement were in focus at a joint meeting of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee and the heads of parliamentary foreign affairs committees of EU member states in Brussels, the Hungarian committee head said.
Thousands Demonstrate Against Animal Cruelty In Budapest
- 22 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of people held a demonstration against animal cruelty in Budapest on Saturday. The demonstration, held in front of Parliament, was organised by more than 120 animal welfare organisations. Following the speeches, the organisers handed over a proposal to introduce heavier penalties for animal cruelty to a representative of parliament’s agricultural committee.
UN Special Rights Rapporteur To Visit Hungary
- 8 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Michel Forst, United Nations special rapporteur, will visit Hungary next week to examine the situation regarding the protection of human rights in the country, the Hungarian office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees told the daily Népszava. Forst will gather information over nine days on the difficulties faced by civil organisations and examine how the space for democracy can be expanded, ...
Teachers Demonstrate For Education Reform In NE Hungary
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Teachers, students, parents and civil groups held a demonstration in Miskolc, in northeastern Hungary, on Wednesday afternoon against the state of Hungary’s centralised public education system and low wages. The few thousand demonstrators demanded the reduction of centralisation and bureaucracy, restoring the school leaving age to 18 and changes to the teacher career model which links experience ...