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Local Opinion: MSZP Suspected Of Receiving Government Support
- 26 Jun 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
A fact-finding journalist discovers examples of surprising albeit indirect financial help from the government side to the MSZP, while an independent commentator dismisses the idea that the MSZP is kept afloat by Fidesz as just one more conspiracy theory. Jobbik’s new moderate strategy may play a role in the strategies of these two parties.
Hungarian Health-Care Experiencing Acute Shortage Of Professionals
- 20 Jun 2017 3:00 AM
- health & wellness
Even pro-government daily Magyar Idők is reporting on the huge human resources shortage in Hungary’s health-care system. According to the conservative online daily, more than 5,000 pension-aged physicians and nurses have been granted exemptions under the “work or retirement” governmental decree in force since 2013. Now health-care sector managers and interest groups are calling for the decree to ...
Hungarian Parliament Votes To Hand Over Communist Informant Files To Archives
- 16 Jun 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers on Thursday voted to authorise the government to hand over the magnetic tapes containing the files of secret service informants of Hungary’s communist era to the Historical Archives of Hungarian State Security Service. The motion was passed with 126 votes in favour, 57 against and 2 abstentions.
Local Opinion: UK Elections Give Hope To Hungary’s Opposition
- 13 Jun 2017 8:04 AM
- current affairs
Critics of the government see the surprising failure of the British Conservative Party as proof that in politics nothing can be taken for granted. Including, they hope, the highly probable victory of the incumbent Hungarian government at next year’s parliamentary elections.
Hungarian Author Anna Jókai Dies
- 8 Jun 2017 8:10 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian author Anna Jókai, an Artist of the Nation, has died after a long illness, at the age of 84. Born in Budapest in 1932, Jókai graduated at Eötvös Lóránd University of Arts and Sciences as teacher of history and Hungarian literature. She worked as a teacher in a primary school, then in a secondary one before becoming a full-time writer in 1976. Her first book, published in 1968 and ...
Szijjártó: ‘Good News’ For Hungary That US Puts National Interests First
- 7 Jun 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
It is “good news” for Hungary and the rest of the world that US President Donald Trump is putting national interests first, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, said at a conference in Budapest on the US.
Fidesz To File Criminal Complaint Over Alleged Graft In N Hungary
- 25 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Szilárd Németh, the deputy leader of ruling Fidesz, has announced he will file a criminal complaint over a leaked recording which suggests that municipal leaders of Ózd, in northern Hungary, gave preferential treatment to a company during a public bidding process.
First District Mayor Granted Two Official Cars
- 11 May 2017 9:35 AM
- current affairs
The First District council has approved two official cars within a year for mayor Tamás Gábor Nagy, although he walks to his workplace, HírTV reports.
Over 950,000 Got Hungarian Citizenship Since 2010
- 10 May 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
All components of institutionalised support for Hungarian communities abroad are in place and operating, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén said on Tuesday.
Local Opinion: MSZP Suspected Of Receiving Government Support
- 26 Jun 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
A fact-finding journalist discovers examples of surprising albeit indirect financial help from the government side to the MSZP, while an independent commentator dismisses the idea that the MSZP is kept afloat by Fidesz as just one more conspiracy theory. Jobbik’s new moderate strategy may play a role in the strategies of these two parties.
Hungarian Health-Care Experiencing Acute Shortage Of Professionals
- 20 Jun 2017 3:00 AM
- health & wellness
Even pro-government daily Magyar Idők is reporting on the huge human resources shortage in Hungary’s health-care system. According to the conservative online daily, more than 5,000 pension-aged physicians and nurses have been granted exemptions under the “work or retirement” governmental decree in force since 2013. Now health-care sector managers and interest groups are calling for the decree to ...
Hungarian Parliament Votes To Hand Over Communist Informant Files To Archives
- 16 Jun 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers on Thursday voted to authorise the government to hand over the magnetic tapes containing the files of secret service informants of Hungary’s communist era to the Historical Archives of Hungarian State Security Service. The motion was passed with 126 votes in favour, 57 against and 2 abstentions.
Local Opinion: UK Elections Give Hope To Hungary’s Opposition
- 13 Jun 2017 8:04 AM
- current affairs
Critics of the government see the surprising failure of the British Conservative Party as proof that in politics nothing can be taken for granted. Including, they hope, the highly probable victory of the incumbent Hungarian government at next year’s parliamentary elections.
Hungarian Author Anna Jókai Dies
- 8 Jun 2017 8:10 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian author Anna Jókai, an Artist of the Nation, has died after a long illness, at the age of 84. Born in Budapest in 1932, Jókai graduated at Eötvös Lóránd University of Arts and Sciences as teacher of history and Hungarian literature. She worked as a teacher in a primary school, then in a secondary one before becoming a full-time writer in 1976. Her first book, published in 1968 and ...
Szijjártó: ‘Good News’ For Hungary That US Puts National Interests First
- 7 Jun 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
It is “good news” for Hungary and the rest of the world that US President Donald Trump is putting national interests first, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, said at a conference in Budapest on the US.
Fidesz To File Criminal Complaint Over Alleged Graft In N Hungary
- 25 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Szilárd Németh, the deputy leader of ruling Fidesz, has announced he will file a criminal complaint over a leaked recording which suggests that municipal leaders of Ózd, in northern Hungary, gave preferential treatment to a company during a public bidding process.
First District Mayor Granted Two Official Cars
- 11 May 2017 9:35 AM
- current affairs
The First District council has approved two official cars within a year for mayor Tamás Gábor Nagy, although he walks to his workplace, HírTV reports.
Over 950,000 Got Hungarian Citizenship Since 2010
- 10 May 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
All components of institutionalised support for Hungarian communities abroad are in place and operating, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén said on Tuesday.