2,231 result(s) for hungary reports
Hungarian Parliament Bans Totalitarian Names
- 20 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament passed legislation Monday evening stipulating that no company, organisation, media product, public institution or public space may be named after anyone who played a leading part in laying the foundations, building or sustaining totalitarian political regimes in the 20th century.
Xpat Opinion: LMP’s Decision Not To Join Together-2014 Draws Criticism And Praise In Hungary
- 20 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
While centre-left columnists find the decision self-destructive, and suggest that it plays into the hands of Fidesz, centre-right bloggers celebrate it as a triumph of principles over political pressure. Some analysts forecast a split in the party, while others claim it was high time for LMP to decide where it stands. Major right-wing papers have not commented on the decision as yet.
Hungary's Third National Report On Children’s Rights
- 19 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
According to the 44th article of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, every signatory country is obliged to send annual reports informing the international organisation about the measures each country has taken in order to implement the conventions’ articles.
Banks In Hungary May Face Losses On Local Debt Consolidation
- 9 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- business
Banks could face massive losses, running as high as Ft 100 billion, if the state requests discounts from them when taking over the debt of local governments, Népszabadság reports. The state would pay only 75-80% of the value of what it deems bad or risky loans held by local governments to banks in the process of assuming the debt of municipalities, according to information from Fidesz politicians.
German To Be Preferred To English In Schools In Hungary
- 8 Nov 2012 10:35 AM
- current affairs
The education state secretariat plans to make German the main foreign language to be taught in schools, rather than English, news website Origo reports. “From the point of view of language pedagogy it is proposed that pupils first encounter the German language, which has a more complex grammar structure than English.” according to the strategy.
Council Newspaper Blots Out Mayor In Hungary
- 31 Oct 2012 7:58 AM
- current affairs
Socialist mayor of Hajdúdorog Tamás Csige was edited out of a photograph in the October issue of the town council newspaper, Népszabadság reports. Csige leads a local council dominated by Fidesz members and the newspaper Hajdúdorogi Újság serves Fidesz interests, according to many local residents.
Hungarian Kayak-Canoe Federation Wants €150,000 From Janics
- 25 Oct 2012 1:00 AM
- sport
Kayaker Natasa Douchev-Janics can compete for Serbia only if she pays €150,000 by October 31, the Hungarian Kayak-Canoe Federation confirmed yesterday. The federation calls the sum “preparation contribution” and said anybody can pay it on Janics’ behalf.
Media Markt Takes Over Saturn Shops In Hungary
- 24 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Shops of electronics retail chain Saturn will be closed and rebranded and integrated into the Media Markt chain, Napi Gazdaság reports. Both retail chains are owned by Germany’s Metro group.
Fewer Murders In Hungary So Far This Year
- 18 Oct 2012 11:42 AM
- current affairs
The number of murders has dropped by over 20% nationwide, and by over 40% in Budapest, an Interior Ministry source reports. Police registered 76 murders from January to August, compared to 97 in the same period of last year, while the Budapest figures dropped from 26 to 15.
Hungarian Parliament Bans Totalitarian Names
- 20 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament passed legislation Monday evening stipulating that no company, organisation, media product, public institution or public space may be named after anyone who played a leading part in laying the foundations, building or sustaining totalitarian political regimes in the 20th century.
Xpat Opinion: LMP’s Decision Not To Join Together-2014 Draws Criticism And Praise In Hungary
- 20 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
While centre-left columnists find the decision self-destructive, and suggest that it plays into the hands of Fidesz, centre-right bloggers celebrate it as a triumph of principles over political pressure. Some analysts forecast a split in the party, while others claim it was high time for LMP to decide where it stands. Major right-wing papers have not commented on the decision as yet.
Hungary's Third National Report On Children’s Rights
- 19 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
According to the 44th article of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, every signatory country is obliged to send annual reports informing the international organisation about the measures each country has taken in order to implement the conventions’ articles.
Banks In Hungary May Face Losses On Local Debt Consolidation
- 9 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- business
Banks could face massive losses, running as high as Ft 100 billion, if the state requests discounts from them when taking over the debt of local governments, Népszabadság reports. The state would pay only 75-80% of the value of what it deems bad or risky loans held by local governments to banks in the process of assuming the debt of municipalities, according to information from Fidesz politicians.
German To Be Preferred To English In Schools In Hungary
- 8 Nov 2012 10:35 AM
- current affairs
The education state secretariat plans to make German the main foreign language to be taught in schools, rather than English, news website Origo reports. “From the point of view of language pedagogy it is proposed that pupils first encounter the German language, which has a more complex grammar structure than English.” according to the strategy.
Council Newspaper Blots Out Mayor In Hungary
- 31 Oct 2012 7:58 AM
- current affairs
Socialist mayor of Hajdúdorog Tamás Csige was edited out of a photograph in the October issue of the town council newspaper, Népszabadság reports. Csige leads a local council dominated by Fidesz members and the newspaper Hajdúdorogi Újság serves Fidesz interests, according to many local residents.
Hungarian Kayak-Canoe Federation Wants €150,000 From Janics
- 25 Oct 2012 1:00 AM
- sport
Kayaker Natasa Douchev-Janics can compete for Serbia only if she pays €150,000 by October 31, the Hungarian Kayak-Canoe Federation confirmed yesterday. The federation calls the sum “preparation contribution” and said anybody can pay it on Janics’ behalf.
Media Markt Takes Over Saturn Shops In Hungary
- 24 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- shopping
Shops of electronics retail chain Saturn will be closed and rebranded and integrated into the Media Markt chain, Napi Gazdaság reports. Both retail chains are owned by Germany’s Metro group.
Fewer Murders In Hungary So Far This Year
- 18 Oct 2012 11:42 AM
- current affairs
The number of murders has dropped by over 20% nationwide, and by over 40% in Budapest, an Interior Ministry source reports. Police registered 76 murders from January to August, compared to 97 in the same period of last year, while the Budapest figures dropped from 26 to 15.