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COE Delegation Inspects Hungary Transit Zones
- 6 Jul 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
A Council of Europe delegation has arrived in Hungary to inspect the living conditions of 14-18 year-old migrants in Hungary’s transit zones near the southern border towns of Röszke and Tompa. Claude Janizzi, who heads the CoE’s Lanzarote Committee and is in charge of the delegation, told a press conference on Wednesday that the delegation had been invited by the Hungarian government to verify ...
Direct Flight From Budapest To New York Reintroduced
- 6 Jul 2017 1:30 AM
- travel
Budapest Airport has been trying to reintroduce a direct flight between Budapest and New York, with the hopes of launching a flight to Los Angeles, as well. Haszon.hu reports that both efforts paid off, and from next year on, both flights will be available.
Minister Of Human Resources Warns Against “Fake News” About Healthcare System
- 5 Jul 2017 9:20 AM
- health & wellness
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog warned against believing “fake news” about the state of the Hungarian public healthcare system in his Semmelweis Day speech on Monday, reports Hungarian news channel HírTV.
“We would like to celebrate among the noise of battle,” Balog said.
Meeting Of Visegrad Four Heads Of Government And The Egyptian President In Budapest
- 5 Jul 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Visegrad Group leaders expressed their recognition of and respect for the work Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has done to stabilise the region around Egypt, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after a meeting of V4 heads of government and the Egyptian president on Tuesday.
Opposition Parties Criticise Govt’s Foreign Policy
- 4 Jul 2017 9:34 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist and LMP parties criticised the Hungarian government’s foreign policy for what they see as moving Hungary closer to “military dictators” and regimes that “trample on human rights”.
Századvég Survey: Europeans Want Border Security
- 30 Jun 2017 9:30 AM
- current affairs
The majority of Europeans want more effective protections of the bloc’s external borders, according to a survey of citizens in 28 European Union member states by the Századvég Foundation. Fully 77% believed that the EU should be doing a better job of protecting the external border, Századvég said, adding that the same opinion was represented by 80-90% of centrists in Germany.
Hungary Jobless Rate Falls To 4.4 Pc
- 28 Jun 2017 2:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s rolling average three-month jobless rate fell to 4.4 percent in March-May from 4.6 percent in the previous period, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Wednesday. The rate which covers unemployment among 15-74 year-olds was lower than 5.5 percent in the same period a year earlier. In absolute terms, there were 203,100 unemployed in Hungary in March-May, 5,900 less than in ...
Public Space Crime Halved Over Last Seven Years
- 26 Jun 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Criminal activity in public spaces has been halved over the past seven years thanks to the joint efforts of Hungary’s civil guard patrol officers and police forces, the interior minister said in Nyíregyháza, in northeast Hungary, on Saturday.
WWF Big Jump 2017: Let’s Jump Together For The Living Rivers On 9 July
- 23 Jun 2017 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
On the 9th of July, at 3pm Hungary joins the celebrations of Big Jump with the biggest splash in the region. Big Jump aims at reconciliating people with their rivers. This project will induce the citizens to reconquer their rivers and wetlands and will revive the powerful links that used to bind people to these spaces.
COE Delegation Inspects Hungary Transit Zones
- 6 Jul 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
A Council of Europe delegation has arrived in Hungary to inspect the living conditions of 14-18 year-old migrants in Hungary’s transit zones near the southern border towns of Röszke and Tompa. Claude Janizzi, who heads the CoE’s Lanzarote Committee and is in charge of the delegation, told a press conference on Wednesday that the delegation had been invited by the Hungarian government to verify ...
Direct Flight From Budapest To New York Reintroduced
- 6 Jul 2017 1:30 AM
- travel
Budapest Airport has been trying to reintroduce a direct flight between Budapest and New York, with the hopes of launching a flight to Los Angeles, as well. Haszon.hu reports that both efforts paid off, and from next year on, both flights will be available.
Minister Of Human Resources Warns Against “Fake News” About Healthcare System
- 5 Jul 2017 9:20 AM
- health & wellness
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog warned against believing “fake news” about the state of the Hungarian public healthcare system in his Semmelweis Day speech on Monday, reports Hungarian news channel HírTV.
“We would like to celebrate among the noise of battle,” Balog said.
Meeting Of Visegrad Four Heads Of Government And The Egyptian President In Budapest
- 5 Jul 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Visegrad Group leaders expressed their recognition of and respect for the work Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has done to stabilise the region around Egypt, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after a meeting of V4 heads of government and the Egyptian president on Tuesday.
Opposition Parties Criticise Govt’s Foreign Policy
- 4 Jul 2017 9:34 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist and LMP parties criticised the Hungarian government’s foreign policy for what they see as moving Hungary closer to “military dictators” and regimes that “trample on human rights”.
Századvég Survey: Europeans Want Border Security
- 30 Jun 2017 9:30 AM
- current affairs
The majority of Europeans want more effective protections of the bloc’s external borders, according to a survey of citizens in 28 European Union member states by the Századvég Foundation. Fully 77% believed that the EU should be doing a better job of protecting the external border, Századvég said, adding that the same opinion was represented by 80-90% of centrists in Germany.
Hungary Jobless Rate Falls To 4.4 Pc
- 28 Jun 2017 2:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s rolling average three-month jobless rate fell to 4.4 percent in March-May from 4.6 percent in the previous period, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Wednesday. The rate which covers unemployment among 15-74 year-olds was lower than 5.5 percent in the same period a year earlier. In absolute terms, there were 203,100 unemployed in Hungary in March-May, 5,900 less than in ...
Public Space Crime Halved Over Last Seven Years
- 26 Jun 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Criminal activity in public spaces has been halved over the past seven years thanks to the joint efforts of Hungary’s civil guard patrol officers and police forces, the interior minister said in Nyíregyháza, in northeast Hungary, on Saturday.
WWF Big Jump 2017: Let’s Jump Together For The Living Rivers On 9 July
- 23 Jun 2017 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
On the 9th of July, at 3pm Hungary joins the celebrations of Big Jump with the biggest splash in the region. Big Jump aims at reconciliating people with their rivers. This project will induce the citizens to reconquer their rivers and wetlands and will revive the powerful links that used to bind people to these spaces.