315 result(s) for family policy
Jobbik Pledges To Boost State Funding For IVF Programme In Hungary
- 7 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik pledges to increase state funding for promoting IVF for infertile couples, the party’s spokeswoman said. Infertility affects about a fifth of couples in Hungary, said Dóra Duró, adding that support for their inclusion in an vitro fertilisation programme is a main pillar of Jobbik’s demographic policy.
Weakening Hungarian Forint Negates Utility Cuts, Says Bajnai
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The recent weakening of the Hungarian currency, caused by the government’s “amateurish” economic policy impacts everyone in the country and negates results of the utility cut programme, Gordon Bajnai, head of the E-PM electoral alliance, said on Wednesday.
Hungary Hosts Poetry And Prose Recital Festival
- 4 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary will host a poetry and prose recital festival this spring to commemorate the European Year of the Family and the 100 years since the outbreak of World War I, Minister of State for Culture János Halász said at a press conference .
Price Cut In Budapest Public Transport – BKK Passes Cost 10% Less
- 9 Jan 2014 10:45 AM
- getting around
The General Assembly of Budapest approved the motion for BKK’s public transport pass prices to be decreased by 10% from 1 January 2014. Costs of the most frequently purchased pass types required for daily commutes to work and school will be reduced.
Fidesz: Positive Changes Expected For Families In Hungary In 2014
- 30 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Next year is expected to bring positive changes for families as well as wage and salary earners thanks to an eased tax burden, a drop in household utility bills and a rise in net income, a Fidesz spokesman said. Péter Hoppál told a news conference that the family tax system brought in four years ago had proved capable of strengthening families, and for this reason the government decided to ...
XVII International NATO Conference In Budapest
- 22 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The XVII International NATO Conference was held in Budapest on 21 November 2013. Deputy Secretary-General of NATO Alexander Vershbow gave a courtesy visit to Hungarian Minister of Defence Csaba Hende before speaking at the conference and the parties discussed the preparation for next year’s NATO Summit, which will be held in Newport, South Wales. The issues of Smart Defence, the future of the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orban In Great Britain: Spreading The Gospel
- 11 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By now, I’m sure, you are fully aware of my disdain for politicians whose speeches display a woeful lack of knowledge. Viktor Orbán certainly had ample opportunity to be properly educated, but he was more interested in football than in learning. He himself admitted that in high school he wasn’t good enough in either the arts or the sciences to get admitted to university. So he decided to go to ...
Hungary's Prime Minister's Official Visit To London
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is operating like a real laboratory, trying to give responses based on traditional values to modern challenges, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday when addressing a forum of 200 guests in Chatham House, in London. He also added that political radicalism however cannot be mentioned among European values.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s Message To Europe: 'The Crisis Is Not A Problem But A Possibility'
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister was in London yesterday meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron and speaking at Chatham House. It was quite a day. The bi-lateral meeting was exciting, but I won’t dwell on that here. Instead, I’d like to call the reader’s attention to the speech.
Jobbik Pledges To Boost State Funding For IVF Programme In Hungary
- 7 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik pledges to increase state funding for promoting IVF for infertile couples, the party’s spokeswoman said. Infertility affects about a fifth of couples in Hungary, said Dóra Duró, adding that support for their inclusion in an vitro fertilisation programme is a main pillar of Jobbik’s demographic policy.
Weakening Hungarian Forint Negates Utility Cuts, Says Bajnai
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The recent weakening of the Hungarian currency, caused by the government’s “amateurish” economic policy impacts everyone in the country and negates results of the utility cut programme, Gordon Bajnai, head of the E-PM electoral alliance, said on Wednesday.
Hungary Hosts Poetry And Prose Recital Festival
- 4 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary will host a poetry and prose recital festival this spring to commemorate the European Year of the Family and the 100 years since the outbreak of World War I, Minister of State for Culture János Halász said at a press conference .
Price Cut In Budapest Public Transport – BKK Passes Cost 10% Less
- 9 Jan 2014 10:45 AM
- getting around
The General Assembly of Budapest approved the motion for BKK’s public transport pass prices to be decreased by 10% from 1 January 2014. Costs of the most frequently purchased pass types required for daily commutes to work and school will be reduced.
Fidesz: Positive Changes Expected For Families In Hungary In 2014
- 30 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Next year is expected to bring positive changes for families as well as wage and salary earners thanks to an eased tax burden, a drop in household utility bills and a rise in net income, a Fidesz spokesman said. Péter Hoppál told a news conference that the family tax system brought in four years ago had proved capable of strengthening families, and for this reason the government decided to ...
XVII International NATO Conference In Budapest
- 22 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The XVII International NATO Conference was held in Budapest on 21 November 2013. Deputy Secretary-General of NATO Alexander Vershbow gave a courtesy visit to Hungarian Minister of Defence Csaba Hende before speaking at the conference and the parties discussed the preparation for next year’s NATO Summit, which will be held in Newport, South Wales. The issues of Smart Defence, the future of the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orban In Great Britain: Spreading The Gospel
- 11 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By now, I’m sure, you are fully aware of my disdain for politicians whose speeches display a woeful lack of knowledge. Viktor Orbán certainly had ample opportunity to be properly educated, but he was more interested in football than in learning. He himself admitted that in high school he wasn’t good enough in either the arts or the sciences to get admitted to university. So he decided to go to ...
Hungary's Prime Minister's Official Visit To London
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is operating like a real laboratory, trying to give responses based on traditional values to modern challenges, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Wednesday when addressing a forum of 200 guests in Chatham House, in London. He also added that political radicalism however cannot be mentioned among European values.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s Message To Europe: 'The Crisis Is Not A Problem But A Possibility'
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister was in London yesterday meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron and speaking at Chatham House. It was quite a day. The bi-lateral meeting was exciting, but I won’t dwell on that here. Instead, I’d like to call the reader’s attention to the speech.