210 result(s) for education reform
Köver Says Hungary’s House Speaker Is Post He’d Welcome Again
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
László Kövér told commercial news channel Hir TV late on Saturday that he would feel honoured to be given the chance to fill again the post of speaker of Hungary’s next parliament. He said he had felt comfortable occupying the post over the past four years and would have no reason to reject such an offer.
Orbán: Hungarians Moving Abroad Part Of European Trend
- 6 Apr 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The high number of Hungarians leaving to work abroad is part of a European trend, and the government’s task is to clearly signal that they are welcome back from anywhere in the world, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview published by four western Hungarian regional dailies on Saturday.
Vodafone Hungary Announces Expansion In Miskolc
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
Vodafone will further expand its regional customer service centre in Miskolc over the next one and a half years, CEO of Vodafone Hungary Diego Massidda announced on Tuesday. State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó was present at the announcement and noted that Vodafone’s expansion is further evidence of Hungary’s growing competitiveness.
Hungary Returned To Hungarians, Says Orbán
- 27 Mar 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has been returned to the Hungarians, the prime minister said on Wednesday, evaluating the performance of his government in the past four years. Speaking on public television, Viktor Orbán listed among major achievements the adoption of the new constitution, “saving the country from an economic and financial collapse” and an overall reform of the health-care, education, economy, ...
An Interview With Israel’s Ambassador To Hungary
- 5 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Ilan Mor, Israel’s ambassador to Hungary, doesn’t doubt the good intentions of the Hungarian government but expects the authorities to prevent the Hungarian Dawn party from running for parliament. Heti Válasz asked him of the planned monument to Hungary’s occupation by Germany and the joke cracked by Shimon Peres on “buying up Hungary”.
Roma Exclusion, Anti - Semitism Human Rights Problems In Hungary
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The US State Department has published its human rights country reports. It identified social discrimination, Roma exclusion and anti-Semitism as major human rights problems in Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: The Risk Of Political Christianity: An Interview With Tamás Fabiny, Lutheran Bishop
- 21 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Gábor Czene of Népszabadság conducted an interview with Tamás Fabiny, bishop of the northern district of the Hungarian Lutheran Church. Fabiny was ordained in Erlangen, Germany in 1982. He also studied in the United States. In addition to his church activities he worked for Duna TV. Since 2010 he has been the vice chairman of the Lutheran World Federation.
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Just Announced His Government’s Motto: Glory To God Alone
- 18 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
We all know about Viktor Orbán’s infatuation with the spiritual in the last few years. Maybe I just don’t remember properly, but I can’t recall much piety in his speeches during his first premiership between 1998 and 2002. Today, by contrast, his speeches are teeming with Biblical quotations and Latin religious phrases. And his generosity toward the “established” churches, especially the Catholic ...
Köver Says Hungary’s House Speaker Is Post He’d Welcome Again
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
László Kövér told commercial news channel Hir TV late on Saturday that he would feel honoured to be given the chance to fill again the post of speaker of Hungary’s next parliament. He said he had felt comfortable occupying the post over the past four years and would have no reason to reject such an offer.
Orbán: Hungarians Moving Abroad Part Of European Trend
- 6 Apr 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The high number of Hungarians leaving to work abroad is part of a European trend, and the government’s task is to clearly signal that they are welcome back from anywhere in the world, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview published by four western Hungarian regional dailies on Saturday.
Vodafone Hungary Announces Expansion In Miskolc
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
Vodafone will further expand its regional customer service centre in Miskolc over the next one and a half years, CEO of Vodafone Hungary Diego Massidda announced on Tuesday. State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó was present at the announcement and noted that Vodafone’s expansion is further evidence of Hungary’s growing competitiveness.
Hungary Returned To Hungarians, Says Orbán
- 27 Mar 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has been returned to the Hungarians, the prime minister said on Wednesday, evaluating the performance of his government in the past four years. Speaking on public television, Viktor Orbán listed among major achievements the adoption of the new constitution, “saving the country from an economic and financial collapse” and an overall reform of the health-care, education, economy, ...
An Interview With Israel’s Ambassador To Hungary
- 5 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Ilan Mor, Israel’s ambassador to Hungary, doesn’t doubt the good intentions of the Hungarian government but expects the authorities to prevent the Hungarian Dawn party from running for parliament. Heti Válasz asked him of the planned monument to Hungary’s occupation by Germany and the joke cracked by Shimon Peres on “buying up Hungary”.
Roma Exclusion, Anti - Semitism Human Rights Problems In Hungary
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The US State Department has published its human rights country reports. It identified social discrimination, Roma exclusion and anti-Semitism as major human rights problems in Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: The Risk Of Political Christianity: An Interview With Tamás Fabiny, Lutheran Bishop
- 21 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Gábor Czene of Népszabadság conducted an interview with Tamás Fabiny, bishop of the northern district of the Hungarian Lutheran Church. Fabiny was ordained in Erlangen, Germany in 1982. He also studied in the United States. In addition to his church activities he worked for Duna TV. Since 2010 he has been the vice chairman of the Lutheran World Federation.
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Just Announced His Government’s Motto: Glory To God Alone
- 18 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
We all know about Viktor Orbán’s infatuation with the spiritual in the last few years. Maybe I just don’t remember properly, but I can’t recall much piety in his speeches during his first premiership between 1998 and 2002. Today, by contrast, his speeches are teeming with Biblical quotations and Latin religious phrases. And his generosity toward the “established” churches, especially the Catholic ...