126 result(s) for living standards
British, Hungarian Foreign Ministers Urge Observing Terms Of Minsk Agreement
- 27 Feb 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó urged all sides in Ukraine to fully observe the terms of the Minsk agreement. After talks with Hammond on Friday, Szijjártó told a joint press conference that they had discussed ways to improve the European Union’s competitiveness, energy security, immigration, the Ukraine crisis and the fight against the Islamic ...
UNICEF’s Global Services Centre To Be Established In Hungary
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary and UNICEF announced today that they have agreed in principle to establish UNICEF’s first-ever Global Shared Services Centre in Budapest. The new centre will conduct a broad range of UNICEF’s financial and human resources operations worldwide, enabling the children’s organization to realize greater efficiencies and cost savings.
Orbán: Hungary Not To Be Destination For Economic Immigrants
- 31 Jan 2015 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán again pressed for a cross-European immigration policy and told public Kossuth Rádió that “we do not want to become a target country for economic immigrants”. There are masses of people arriving in Hungary who are obviously not persecuted at home but are in search of a better living; they claim to be subjects of political exile in order to get favourable assessment by ...
COE Report Raises Racism Concerns In Hungary
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner’s report on Hungary also puts forward concerns about the deterioration of the situation as regards racism and intolerance in Hungary, with “anti-Gypsyism” being the most blatant form of intolerance, including violence targeting Roma people and paramilitary marches and patrolling in Roma populated villages.
Hungary’s EU Commissioner: Fiscal Rigour Not Enough To Revive Economy
- 14 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Fiscal rigour in itself is not sufficient to resolve economic problems arising from the global crisis; employment and social issues also need to be addressed, László Andor, Hungary’s European commissioner for employment, welfare and social inclusion, told a conference in Budapest on Monday.
Budapest 50th On New Best Cities List
- 28 Aug 2014 7:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest ranked middle-of-the-field this year on a list of most liveable cities published by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Budapest received an overall score of 88.9 out of a maximum of 100. It scored 100 for the quality of education, 90 for culture and environment, 91.7 for health care services and 83.9 for infrastructure.
500 Protest Plan To Bulldoze Roma Housing Estate In Miskolc
- 20 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 500 people protested Miskolc city council’s plan to bulldoze a Roma housing estate to make way for a new football stadium in the north-eastern city on Wednesday. The threatened settlement consists of around a dozen streets – numbered, not named – where Roma families live in 100-year-old, two-storey houses. It skirts the main thoroughfare of Miskolc and at one end is dwarfed by the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Ten Years In The EU
- 8 May 2014 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Most commentators agree that Hungary has made relatively little progress since it joined the European Union ten years ago, despite a net financial transfer amounting to about 1.5 per cent of its GDP. Opinions diverge however on the reasons as well as on the direction European integration should follow.
A Taste Of The Past-Communist Era In Hungary
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Life in Hungary before the fall of the iron curtain, an Interactive 1-day workshop with Palinka and Unicum tasting on Saturday, 31st May 2014, from 9 am - 4.30 pm at Zwack Museum in Budapest.The language of the workshop is English.
British, Hungarian Foreign Ministers Urge Observing Terms Of Minsk Agreement
- 27 Feb 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó urged all sides in Ukraine to fully observe the terms of the Minsk agreement. After talks with Hammond on Friday, Szijjártó told a joint press conference that they had discussed ways to improve the European Union’s competitiveness, energy security, immigration, the Ukraine crisis and the fight against the Islamic ...
UNICEF’s Global Services Centre To Be Established In Hungary
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary and UNICEF announced today that they have agreed in principle to establish UNICEF’s first-ever Global Shared Services Centre in Budapest. The new centre will conduct a broad range of UNICEF’s financial and human resources operations worldwide, enabling the children’s organization to realize greater efficiencies and cost savings.
Orbán: Hungary Not To Be Destination For Economic Immigrants
- 31 Jan 2015 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán again pressed for a cross-European immigration policy and told public Kossuth Rádió that “we do not want to become a target country for economic immigrants”. There are masses of people arriving in Hungary who are obviously not persecuted at home but are in search of a better living; they claim to be subjects of political exile in order to get favourable assessment by ...
COE Report Raises Racism Concerns In Hungary
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner’s report on Hungary also puts forward concerns about the deterioration of the situation as regards racism and intolerance in Hungary, with “anti-Gypsyism” being the most blatant form of intolerance, including violence targeting Roma people and paramilitary marches and patrolling in Roma populated villages.
Hungary’s EU Commissioner: Fiscal Rigour Not Enough To Revive Economy
- 14 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Fiscal rigour in itself is not sufficient to resolve economic problems arising from the global crisis; employment and social issues also need to be addressed, László Andor, Hungary’s European commissioner for employment, welfare and social inclusion, told a conference in Budapest on Monday.
Budapest 50th On New Best Cities List
- 28 Aug 2014 7:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest ranked middle-of-the-field this year on a list of most liveable cities published by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Budapest received an overall score of 88.9 out of a maximum of 100. It scored 100 for the quality of education, 90 for culture and environment, 91.7 for health care services and 83.9 for infrastructure.
500 Protest Plan To Bulldoze Roma Housing Estate In Miskolc
- 20 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 500 people protested Miskolc city council’s plan to bulldoze a Roma housing estate to make way for a new football stadium in the north-eastern city on Wednesday. The threatened settlement consists of around a dozen streets – numbered, not named – where Roma families live in 100-year-old, two-storey houses. It skirts the main thoroughfare of Miskolc and at one end is dwarfed by the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Ten Years In The EU
- 8 May 2014 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Most commentators agree that Hungary has made relatively little progress since it joined the European Union ten years ago, despite a net financial transfer amounting to about 1.5 per cent of its GDP. Opinions diverge however on the reasons as well as on the direction European integration should follow.
A Taste Of The Past-Communist Era In Hungary
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Life in Hungary before the fall of the iron curtain, an Interactive 1-day workshop with Palinka and Unicum tasting on Saturday, 31st May 2014, from 9 am - 4.30 pm at Zwack Museum in Budapest.The language of the workshop is English.