705 result(s) for health system
Public Health Care Dentists Go On Strike
- 4 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- health & wellness
Dentists in Hungary’s public health care have decided to restrict their services to emergency procedures on Monday to protest against insufficient government financing, daily Népszava reported. According to the paper, some 700 dentists out of 2,800 practices across the country have joined the action.
Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
Socialist PM Candidate Botka Outlines New Left-Wing Policy
- 29 Aug 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
László Botka, the prime ministerial candidate of the opposition Socialists, outlined a new left-wing policy that he said is guided by fairness, at a conference in Szeged, in southern Hungary, on Saturday.
LMP Holds “Putin Go Home!” Protest Ahead Of Russian President’s Visit
- 27 Aug 2017 5:00 AM
- current affairs
“Merkel and her colleagues don’t do business with Putin in such a secret and sneaky way.” – Márta Demeter, independent MP
Govt Launches Scholarships For Youth In Health Care
- 26 Aug 2017 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government has launched a scholarship programme to encourage young people to work in Hungary’s health-care system, the state secretary in charge of the sector said.
State Secretary Outlines Further Expansion Of Designer Drug Blacklist
- 25 Aug 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The blacklist of designer drugs may be extended further in the coming months in an effort to adapt to changes on the “drug market”, the state secretary of the human resources ministry told the press.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over Charlottesville Violence
- 23 Aug 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing, libertarian and left-wing commentators interpret the Charlottesville events in the light of Hungarian politics.
Former PM Gyurcsány’s DK To Start Election Campaign In September
- 14 Aug 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) will launch its campaign for the 2018 general election with an assembly in Budapest on September 2, the party’s spokesman said on Sunday. The assembly will take place in the capital’s Nyugati (Western) Square, which is fitting as Hungarians will decide for either “Orbán or Europe” in the upcoming election, said Zsolt Gréczy.
Dentists Call Three-Day Strike For September
- 10 Aug 2017 9:14 AM
- health & wellness
Dentists working in Hungary’s public healthcare system are planning a partial work shutdown for three days next month, pro-government daily Magyar Idők reports.
Public Health Care Dentists Go On Strike
- 4 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- health & wellness
Dentists in Hungary’s public health care have decided to restrict their services to emergency procedures on Monday to protest against insufficient government financing, daily Népszava reported. According to the paper, some 700 dentists out of 2,800 practices across the country have joined the action.
Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
Socialist PM Candidate Botka Outlines New Left-Wing Policy
- 29 Aug 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
László Botka, the prime ministerial candidate of the opposition Socialists, outlined a new left-wing policy that he said is guided by fairness, at a conference in Szeged, in southern Hungary, on Saturday.
LMP Holds “Putin Go Home!” Protest Ahead Of Russian President’s Visit
- 27 Aug 2017 5:00 AM
- current affairs
“Merkel and her colleagues don’t do business with Putin in such a secret and sneaky way.” – Márta Demeter, independent MP
Govt Launches Scholarships For Youth In Health Care
- 26 Aug 2017 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government has launched a scholarship programme to encourage young people to work in Hungary’s health-care system, the state secretary in charge of the sector said.
State Secretary Outlines Further Expansion Of Designer Drug Blacklist
- 25 Aug 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The blacklist of designer drugs may be extended further in the coming months in an effort to adapt to changes on the “drug market”, the state secretary of the human resources ministry told the press.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over Charlottesville Violence
- 23 Aug 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing, libertarian and left-wing commentators interpret the Charlottesville events in the light of Hungarian politics.
Former PM Gyurcsány’s DK To Start Election Campaign In September
- 14 Aug 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) will launch its campaign for the 2018 general election with an assembly in Budapest on September 2, the party’s spokesman said on Sunday. The assembly will take place in the capital’s Nyugati (Western) Square, which is fitting as Hungarians will decide for either “Orbán or Europe” in the upcoming election, said Zsolt Gréczy.
Dentists Call Three-Day Strike For September
- 10 Aug 2017 9:14 AM
- health & wellness
Dentists working in Hungary’s public healthcare system are planning a partial work shutdown for three days next month, pro-government daily Magyar Idők reports.