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Teachers Demonstrate For Education Reform In NE Hungary
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Teachers, students, parents and civil groups held a demonstration in Miskolc, in northeastern Hungary, on Wednesday afternoon against the state of Hungary’s centralised public education system and low wages. The few thousand demonstrators demanded the reduction of centralisation and bureaucracy, restoring the school leaving age to 18 and changes to the teacher career model which links experience ...
Foreign Minister: V4 Seeking Alternative Strategies For Protecting Schengen
- 4 Feb 2016 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The Visegrad Four (V4) countries are friends of the Schengen Area, and as such the Czech Republic Hungary, Poland and Slovakia must come up with alternative strategies for protecting the bloc’s external borders, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said.
Hungary Plans To Contribute Hospitals To Syria Rebuild
- 4 Feb 2016 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary aims to contribute to Syria’s reconstruction process by building and operating hospitals there, a government resolution published in the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny shows. The government is planning to allocate 1.575 billion forints (EUR 5.1m) to the project.
Obama Proud That Hungary’s PM Backed Down On A Public Issue Because Of American Pressure
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pressure exerted by the US administration over the Homan statue hindered rather than helped settlement of the issue, the Prime Minister’s Press Office said in a statement on Thursday. US President Barack Obama’s speech on Thursday to mark international Holocaust Memorial Day included remarks about plans in Hungary to erect a statue in honour of Bálint Hóman, the drafter of WW2-era anti-Jewish ...
Uber Requires Drivers To Get Hungarian Tax Number
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
All Uber taxi drivers must provide their tax number and personal data in order to stay in the ride-sharing company’s system as of February 1, the company announced yesterday. Also from February 1, Uber will issue invoices on all fares, in the name of the driver, in line with Hungarian regulations.
Hungarian Govt Sends Response To EC On Criticism Of Asylum Law
- 1 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The justice ministry has sent a response to the European Commission in connection with an administrative letter concerning Hungary’s asylum regulations, daily Magyar Hírlap said, citing unnamed ministry sources. The EC has requested information from the government on four issues.
Hungary To Refinance FX Debt Mainly With Forint Issues
- 30 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- property
Hungary will refinance its maturing FX debt mainly with forint issues, but will also issue FX debt if necessary, the head of the Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) told journalists. György Barcza noted that the ÁKK’s issue plan for this year includes 1 billion euros in FX bonds to be subscribed by international investors.
LMP Urges Opposition To Coordinate On Hungarian Govt Terror Threat Measures
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has invited the opposition Socialists and the radical nationalist Jobbik party to talks regarding the government’s proposal to modify the constitution to allow special measures in case of a terrorism threat in the country.
Xpat Opinion: Government Announces Plans To Streamline Bureaucracy
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
One left-wing and one conservative columnist welcome plans to cut red tape by restructuring and closing down public offices. They fear, however, that the government’s new plan may not quite fulfil the hopes invested in it.
Teachers Demonstrate For Education Reform In NE Hungary
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Teachers, students, parents and civil groups held a demonstration in Miskolc, in northeastern Hungary, on Wednesday afternoon against the state of Hungary’s centralised public education system and low wages. The few thousand demonstrators demanded the reduction of centralisation and bureaucracy, restoring the school leaving age to 18 and changes to the teacher career model which links experience ...
Foreign Minister: V4 Seeking Alternative Strategies For Protecting Schengen
- 4 Feb 2016 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The Visegrad Four (V4) countries are friends of the Schengen Area, and as such the Czech Republic Hungary, Poland and Slovakia must come up with alternative strategies for protecting the bloc’s external borders, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said.
Hungary Plans To Contribute Hospitals To Syria Rebuild
- 4 Feb 2016 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary aims to contribute to Syria’s reconstruction process by building and operating hospitals there, a government resolution published in the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny shows. The government is planning to allocate 1.575 billion forints (EUR 5.1m) to the project.
Obama Proud That Hungary’s PM Backed Down On A Public Issue Because Of American Pressure
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pressure exerted by the US administration over the Homan statue hindered rather than helped settlement of the issue, the Prime Minister’s Press Office said in a statement on Thursday. US President Barack Obama’s speech on Thursday to mark international Holocaust Memorial Day included remarks about plans in Hungary to erect a statue in honour of Bálint Hóman, the drafter of WW2-era anti-Jewish ...
Uber Requires Drivers To Get Hungarian Tax Number
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
All Uber taxi drivers must provide their tax number and personal data in order to stay in the ride-sharing company’s system as of February 1, the company announced yesterday. Also from February 1, Uber will issue invoices on all fares, in the name of the driver, in line with Hungarian regulations.
Hungarian Govt Sends Response To EC On Criticism Of Asylum Law
- 1 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The justice ministry has sent a response to the European Commission in connection with an administrative letter concerning Hungary’s asylum regulations, daily Magyar Hírlap said, citing unnamed ministry sources. The EC has requested information from the government on four issues.
Hungary To Refinance FX Debt Mainly With Forint Issues
- 30 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- property
Hungary will refinance its maturing FX debt mainly with forint issues, but will also issue FX debt if necessary, the head of the Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) told journalists. György Barcza noted that the ÁKK’s issue plan for this year includes 1 billion euros in FX bonds to be subscribed by international investors.
LMP Urges Opposition To Coordinate On Hungarian Govt Terror Threat Measures
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has invited the opposition Socialists and the radical nationalist Jobbik party to talks regarding the government’s proposal to modify the constitution to allow special measures in case of a terrorism threat in the country.
Xpat Opinion: Government Announces Plans To Streamline Bureaucracy
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
One left-wing and one conservative columnist welcome plans to cut red tape by restructuring and closing down public offices. They fear, however, that the government’s new plan may not quite fulfil the hopes invested in it.