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EP Adopts Resolution On Hungary Without Article 7 Call
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation in Hungary, as a follow-up to the EP Resolution of June 2015, but excluded from the final text a motion to prepare the procedure set forth in Article 7 of the EU’s treaty which would eject Hungary from the European Union. The resolution was proposed for adoption by the EP’s Social Democrats, Liberals, Greens and the Radical Leftist ...
Hungarian Christmas Menu (With Recipes)
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- food & drink
In Hungary, Christmas Eve is spent with the immediate family – parents, children, grandparents, and possibly a few very close friends. The families congregate around the decorated Christmas tree late in the afternoon, candles are lit and traditional Christmas carols sung, while everyone looks at the decorated presents beneath the tree, eager to locate their own. And when the joy and excitement of ...
Vast Majority Of Hungarians Reject Stadium Spending
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Four-fifths of Hungarians would like to see the government spend less money on football stadiums, Socialist Party executive committee member Balázs Bárány told reporters on Monday, citing a new survey. In all, 77% of respondents to a survey by the Publicus Institute commissioned by Vasárnapi Hírek said they have never been to a first division football game, and 88% do not plan to do so.
Demographic Trends Present Difficulties For Growth And Labour Market In Hungary
- 8 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- business
By 2060, the old-age dependency ratio may double in Hungary compared to the present level, and the burdens on economically active age groups may significantly increase in the coming decades as a result of population ageing, the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) said in its Growth Report. It said the old-age dependency ratio could increase from 26% in 2015 to 52% by 2060, parallel with a decline in ...
Hungary Health Experts Examining Medical Benefits Of Cannabis
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Health experts in Hungary have begun looking into the potential benefits of the medical use of cannabis, the daily Népszabadság said, citing the health state secretariat. The paper noted that in several countries, marijuana is used effectively to treat conditions such as multiple sclerosis, control vomiting induced by cancer radiation treatments, relieve pain stemming from spinal injuries or to ...
Hungarian Socialist Leader Sees Fidesz As “Core Problem”
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s “gravest problem” is its ruling Fidesz party, which has “manoeuvred the country into a dead end”, József Tóbiás, head of the opposition Socialist Party, told the party’s congress. Tóbiás insisted that the Fideszgovernment has aggravated all of the country’s problems including a failure to tackle deep poverty and deliberately neglecting vulnerable groups within society.
Quotas Would Put Unacceptable Burden On Welfare System , Says Hungarian State Secretary
- 26 Nov 2015 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union’s mandatory migrant quota scheme would put an unacceptable burden on Hungary’s welfare, education and health-care systems, the human resources state secretary said. The migrant relocation scheme, if implemented, would be unlawful, dangerous and would go against Hungary’s interests, Bence Rétvári said.
GVH Fines Hungarian Dietary Supplement Companies For Misleading Consumers
- 25 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s competition office GVH has fined several dietary supplement companies a combined 14.1 million forints for misleading consumers about their products containing devil’s tongue extract (glucomannan), GVH said. GVH has fined Celsus Természetgyógyászati 1.1 million forints, Integcom 2014 Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató 10 million forints and Netamin Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató 3 million forints ...
Two-Thirds Of Hungarians Ready To Pay Hospital Fees
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Two-thirds of respondents in a recent survey said they would be willing to pay fees for visits to doctors and hospitals if that would improve the standard of health care. Such fees introduced by the Gyurcsány government were rejected in a referendum in 2008. In the new poll by the Publicus Institute, commissioned by the weekly Vasárnapi Hírek, two-thirds of the respondents were unhappy with the ...
EP Adopts Resolution On Hungary Without Article 7 Call
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation in Hungary, as a follow-up to the EP Resolution of June 2015, but excluded from the final text a motion to prepare the procedure set forth in Article 7 of the EU’s treaty which would eject Hungary from the European Union. The resolution was proposed for adoption by the EP’s Social Democrats, Liberals, Greens and the Radical Leftist ...
Hungarian Christmas Menu (With Recipes)
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- food & drink
In Hungary, Christmas Eve is spent with the immediate family – parents, children, grandparents, and possibly a few very close friends. The families congregate around the decorated Christmas tree late in the afternoon, candles are lit and traditional Christmas carols sung, while everyone looks at the decorated presents beneath the tree, eager to locate their own. And when the joy and excitement of ...
Vast Majority Of Hungarians Reject Stadium Spending
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Four-fifths of Hungarians would like to see the government spend less money on football stadiums, Socialist Party executive committee member Balázs Bárány told reporters on Monday, citing a new survey. In all, 77% of respondents to a survey by the Publicus Institute commissioned by Vasárnapi Hírek said they have never been to a first division football game, and 88% do not plan to do so.
Demographic Trends Present Difficulties For Growth And Labour Market In Hungary
- 8 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- business
By 2060, the old-age dependency ratio may double in Hungary compared to the present level, and the burdens on economically active age groups may significantly increase in the coming decades as a result of population ageing, the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) said in its Growth Report. It said the old-age dependency ratio could increase from 26% in 2015 to 52% by 2060, parallel with a decline in ...
Hungary Health Experts Examining Medical Benefits Of Cannabis
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Health experts in Hungary have begun looking into the potential benefits of the medical use of cannabis, the daily Népszabadság said, citing the health state secretariat. The paper noted that in several countries, marijuana is used effectively to treat conditions such as multiple sclerosis, control vomiting induced by cancer radiation treatments, relieve pain stemming from spinal injuries or to ...
Hungarian Socialist Leader Sees Fidesz As “Core Problem”
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s “gravest problem” is its ruling Fidesz party, which has “manoeuvred the country into a dead end”, József Tóbiás, head of the opposition Socialist Party, told the party’s congress. Tóbiás insisted that the Fideszgovernment has aggravated all of the country’s problems including a failure to tackle deep poverty and deliberately neglecting vulnerable groups within society.
Quotas Would Put Unacceptable Burden On Welfare System , Says Hungarian State Secretary
- 26 Nov 2015 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union’s mandatory migrant quota scheme would put an unacceptable burden on Hungary’s welfare, education and health-care systems, the human resources state secretary said. The migrant relocation scheme, if implemented, would be unlawful, dangerous and would go against Hungary’s interests, Bence Rétvári said.
GVH Fines Hungarian Dietary Supplement Companies For Misleading Consumers
- 25 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s competition office GVH has fined several dietary supplement companies a combined 14.1 million forints for misleading consumers about their products containing devil’s tongue extract (glucomannan), GVH said. GVH has fined Celsus Természetgyógyászati 1.1 million forints, Integcom 2014 Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató 10 million forints and Netamin Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató 3 million forints ...
Two-Thirds Of Hungarians Ready To Pay Hospital Fees
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Two-thirds of respondents in a recent survey said they would be willing to pay fees for visits to doctors and hospitals if that would improve the standard of health care. Such fees introduced by the Gyurcsány government were rejected in a referendum in 2008. In the new poll by the Publicus Institute, commissioned by the weekly Vasárnapi Hírek, two-thirds of the respondents were unhappy with the ...