468 result(s) for education bill
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Left-Wing Weeklies Fear An Uphill Campaign
- 26 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-leaning weeklies think it will be extremely difficult for the Socialists and their allies to match the governing right wing. They accuse Fidesz of smart but unfair campaign methods.
Xpat Opinion: Young Hungarians Are Disillusioned And Feel Helpless
- 20 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A new study appeared a couple of days ago about the attitude of Hungarian youth between the ages of 15 and 29. Keep in mind that the people who filled out these questionnaires prepared by Kutatópont (Research Point) were born after 1984; that is, even the oldest ones were only six years old at the time of the regime change. The study is available free on the Internet. Naturally, it is impossible ...
Hungarian Thermal Springs – More Efforts Needed To Popularize Them Internationally
- 19 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
I suppose all Hungarians have heard the fable that Hungary is really at the head of the line when it comes to thermal springs, that our medicinal springs are famed throughout Europe and that they attract foreign and domestic tourists like a magnet. Fact: there really are thermal springs beneath four-fifths of the country and we really are world leaders when it comes to the number and variety of ...
Hungary's Government Concluded Strategic Partnership Agreement With Samsung
- 19 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- business
A Strategic Partnership Agreement was signed today by Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga and President of Samsung Electronics Hungary Ltd Lee Kyu-Jin at the company’s Jászfényszaru headquarters. After the signing ceremony, the participants planted a tree as a symbol for the foundation-stone of the new Samsung production facility.
2013 Deficit Target Will Be Met, States Hungarian Govt.
- 11 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The central sub-sector of the state budget posted a deficit of HUF 110.0bn for the month of August 2013. The financial transfer data of the central budget at the end of August is in line with the Government's prior expectations. Revenues and expenditures anticipated for the current and the following months - including an outstanding surplus prognosticated for the month of December - confirm the ...
359 School Development Programmes Launched In Hungary Since 2010
- 3 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary is today in a position to be able to develop its schools and education system, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a school opening on Monday. Since May 2010, when this Government took office, development programmes have been launched in 359 schools, the Prime Minister said in Törökbálint, West of Budapest, where he inaugurated a new building of the Márton Bálint primary and secondary ...
Training Program For Disabled People In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- business
The training of 65 disabled people has been completed at Kézmű Nonprofit Ltd's site in Abádszalók, Eastern Hungary. The Hungarian Government provided the 6 million forint funding required for the program within the framework of the New Széchényi Plan, Minister of State for Social Affairs Miklós Soltész announced on Monday. Kézmű Nonprofit Ltd, which operates a sewing factory, employs 103 people ...
Hungarian Parliament Raises Teachers’ Salaries, Hours
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament on Monday amended a 2011 law on education to reflect the fact that the government will raise teachers’ salaries by only 60% of the originally planned amount from September. The new law abolishes overtime pay and raises the number of mandatory teaching hours from 22 to 26 each week.
Budapest Peto Institute Nearly Bankrupt
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The world famous International Peto Institute for teaching physically disabled children is on the verge of bankruptcy, according to reports. Annual revenues have fallen from Ft 2.2 billion to Ft 1.5 billion, and the institute is losing Ft 20 million each month.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Left-Wing Weeklies Fear An Uphill Campaign
- 26 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-leaning weeklies think it will be extremely difficult for the Socialists and their allies to match the governing right wing. They accuse Fidesz of smart but unfair campaign methods.
Xpat Opinion: Young Hungarians Are Disillusioned And Feel Helpless
- 20 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A new study appeared a couple of days ago about the attitude of Hungarian youth between the ages of 15 and 29. Keep in mind that the people who filled out these questionnaires prepared by Kutatópont (Research Point) were born after 1984; that is, even the oldest ones were only six years old at the time of the regime change. The study is available free on the Internet. Naturally, it is impossible ...
Hungarian Thermal Springs – More Efforts Needed To Popularize Them Internationally
- 19 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
I suppose all Hungarians have heard the fable that Hungary is really at the head of the line when it comes to thermal springs, that our medicinal springs are famed throughout Europe and that they attract foreign and domestic tourists like a magnet. Fact: there really are thermal springs beneath four-fifths of the country and we really are world leaders when it comes to the number and variety of ...
Hungary's Government Concluded Strategic Partnership Agreement With Samsung
- 19 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- business
A Strategic Partnership Agreement was signed today by Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga and President of Samsung Electronics Hungary Ltd Lee Kyu-Jin at the company’s Jászfényszaru headquarters. After the signing ceremony, the participants planted a tree as a symbol for the foundation-stone of the new Samsung production facility.
2013 Deficit Target Will Be Met, States Hungarian Govt.
- 11 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The central sub-sector of the state budget posted a deficit of HUF 110.0bn for the month of August 2013. The financial transfer data of the central budget at the end of August is in line with the Government's prior expectations. Revenues and expenditures anticipated for the current and the following months - including an outstanding surplus prognosticated for the month of December - confirm the ...
359 School Development Programmes Launched In Hungary Since 2010
- 3 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary is today in a position to be able to develop its schools and education system, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a school opening on Monday. Since May 2010, when this Government took office, development programmes have been launched in 359 schools, the Prime Minister said in Törökbálint, West of Budapest, where he inaugurated a new building of the Márton Bálint primary and secondary ...
Training Program For Disabled People In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- business
The training of 65 disabled people has been completed at Kézmű Nonprofit Ltd's site in Abádszalók, Eastern Hungary. The Hungarian Government provided the 6 million forint funding required for the program within the framework of the New Széchényi Plan, Minister of State for Social Affairs Miklós Soltész announced on Monday. Kézmű Nonprofit Ltd, which operates a sewing factory, employs 103 people ...
Hungarian Parliament Raises Teachers’ Salaries, Hours
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament on Monday amended a 2011 law on education to reflect the fact that the government will raise teachers’ salaries by only 60% of the originally planned amount from September. The new law abolishes overtime pay and raises the number of mandatory teaching hours from 22 to 26 each week.
Budapest Peto Institute Nearly Bankrupt
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The world famous International Peto Institute for teaching physically disabled children is on the verge of bankruptcy, according to reports. Annual revenues have fallen from Ft 2.2 billion to Ft 1.5 billion, and the institute is losing Ft 20 million each month.


















