78 result(s) for emigration in Current Affairs
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian PM’s Plan For EU Action On Migration
- 22 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As Prime Minister Viktor Orbán prepares to propose that all EU members contribute one per cent of their budgets to finance an all-European programme to tackle the migrants crisis, a left-wing reporter believes that his proposals might be supported by international leaders.
Hungarian Socialist MEP To Tour European Cities To Discuss Emigration
- 12 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist MEP István Ujhelyi will meet Hungarians working abroad in several big European cities in the upcoming months in order to understand their needs and convey them to lawmakers. Ujhelyi held his first Q&A on the subject of migration at the Sziget festival in Budapest on Tuesday.
LMP: Hungarian Govt Should Take Emigration Issue Seriously
- 29 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government should take the outflow of the Hungarian workforce seriously, Bernadett Szél, co-leader of green LMP, told a press conference. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has a “justified fear” of emigrants since they “hold a mirror to the government’s failed economic policy, which is based on meagre wages”, she said.
Growing Labour Shortage At Lake Balaton In Hungary
- 25 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The shortage of skilled workers at Lake Balaton has risen to dramatic levels this summer, local website sonline.hu reports. Restaurants and hotels are finding it increasingly difficult to keep staff, due to emigration, the report says, citing the example of one restaurant where the entire staff quit overnight, leaving the message: “We have gone to Austria”.
New Survey Reveals 10 % Of Hungarians Intend To Emigrate
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to a recent survey conducted by Tárki, 10 percent of Hungarians interviewed say they plan to emigrate, that is leave Hungary for good, up from only 5 percent a year ago. Those planning to seek short-term employment abroad increased from 10 to 11 percent, down from its peak of 13 percent in 2012-2013. Those planning to work abroad for an extended period increased from 11 to 13 percent, ...
Canadians On Fact-Finding Visit In Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Canadian immigration authorities are visiting Miskolc to find out the reasons for Roma emigration and why so many of them decide to seek refuge in Canada. The Roma primarily left from the “numbered streets” district of the city, which local authorities plan to demolish to make room for a car park as part of the expansion of the town’s sports stadium.
Xpat Opinion: Emigration In Focus In Hungary
- 16 Apr 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist accuses the Orbán government of effectively driving Hungarians with minority backgrounds and left-leaning young people out of the country. His conservative counterpart dismisses the accusations and remarks that studying or working abroad for a couple of years is part of normal life in a free country.
Hungary: Ideal Gateway For West-Bound Asylum-Seekers
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By mid-February 2015 more asylum-seekers had entered Hungary than the whole of the European Union by late March 2014. Where are they coming from? Of all the countries of the European Union, why are they converging on Hungary? Why is this country a prime destination for Kosovars? Why is the ostensibly impenetrable Schengen frontier full of holes?
Govt Estimates 450,000 Hungarians Working Abroad
- 4 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of Hungarians living and working abroad is estimated at no more than 450,000, András Tállai, the economy state secretary, told a parliamentary debate on emigration.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian PM’s Plan For EU Action On Migration
- 22 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As Prime Minister Viktor Orbán prepares to propose that all EU members contribute one per cent of their budgets to finance an all-European programme to tackle the migrants crisis, a left-wing reporter believes that his proposals might be supported by international leaders.
Hungarian Socialist MEP To Tour European Cities To Discuss Emigration
- 12 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist MEP István Ujhelyi will meet Hungarians working abroad in several big European cities in the upcoming months in order to understand their needs and convey them to lawmakers. Ujhelyi held his first Q&A on the subject of migration at the Sziget festival in Budapest on Tuesday.
LMP: Hungarian Govt Should Take Emigration Issue Seriously
- 29 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government should take the outflow of the Hungarian workforce seriously, Bernadett Szél, co-leader of green LMP, told a press conference. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has a “justified fear” of emigrants since they “hold a mirror to the government’s failed economic policy, which is based on meagre wages”, she said.
Growing Labour Shortage At Lake Balaton In Hungary
- 25 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The shortage of skilled workers at Lake Balaton has risen to dramatic levels this summer, local website sonline.hu reports. Restaurants and hotels are finding it increasingly difficult to keep staff, due to emigration, the report says, citing the example of one restaurant where the entire staff quit overnight, leaving the message: “We have gone to Austria”.
New Survey Reveals 10 % Of Hungarians Intend To Emigrate
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to a recent survey conducted by Tárki, 10 percent of Hungarians interviewed say they plan to emigrate, that is leave Hungary for good, up from only 5 percent a year ago. Those planning to seek short-term employment abroad increased from 10 to 11 percent, down from its peak of 13 percent in 2012-2013. Those planning to work abroad for an extended period increased from 11 to 13 percent, ...
Canadians On Fact-Finding Visit In Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Canadian immigration authorities are visiting Miskolc to find out the reasons for Roma emigration and why so many of them decide to seek refuge in Canada. The Roma primarily left from the “numbered streets” district of the city, which local authorities plan to demolish to make room for a car park as part of the expansion of the town’s sports stadium.
Xpat Opinion: Emigration In Focus In Hungary
- 16 Apr 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist accuses the Orbán government of effectively driving Hungarians with minority backgrounds and left-leaning young people out of the country. His conservative counterpart dismisses the accusations and remarks that studying or working abroad for a couple of years is part of normal life in a free country.
Hungary: Ideal Gateway For West-Bound Asylum-Seekers
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By mid-February 2015 more asylum-seekers had entered Hungary than the whole of the European Union by late March 2014. Where are they coming from? Of all the countries of the European Union, why are they converging on Hungary? Why is this country a prime destination for Kosovars? Why is the ostensibly impenetrable Schengen frontier full of holes?
Govt Estimates 450,000 Hungarians Working Abroad
- 4 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of Hungarians living and working abroad is estimated at no more than 450,000, András Tállai, the economy state secretary, told a parliamentary debate on emigration.