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Government Office Chief Refers Pisa Results To Education Roundtable
- 9 Dec 2016 5:54 AM
- current affairs
The government has instructed the human resources minister to call an education roundtable with teachers’ unions and education organisations to review recently published results of the PISA 2015 tests, government office chief János Lázár told a weekly government news briefing.
Tourism Expert: FINA World Championships Is A Good Opportunity For Balaton Region As Well
- 2 Dec 2016 6:10 AM
- getting around
“Hungary will host one of the biggest sport events of the world next year, and the Lake Balaton will be in the middle of attention as well” – Henrik Hoffman, president of the Balaton Regional Touristic Destination Management (TDM) Association and member of the Hungarian TDM Association said regarding the 2017 FINA World Championships.
Hungary’s Islamic Community Calls On Court To Investigate Decree Banning Burka
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Islamic Community has asked the Constitutional Court to investigate a local government decree passed in the border town Ásotthalom that bans practices of the Muslim faith there, according to news portal index.hu. The community believes the measure is against the constitution.
Hungary To Conceal Data On Certain Public Investments For 30 Years Citing “Terror Risk”
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interior minister Sándor Pintér has submitted a proposal to parliament which would allow data related to large government investments to be classified for 30 years, citing national security concerns and risks of terrorism, reports 444.hu. The law would obscure amounts invested by the government in large-scale projects, and could be used to hide how much the government will spend on ...
Orbán: Labour - Based Economy Successful
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán hailed Hungary’s labour-based economic model as a “success” in an interview to public radio. Orbán said the foundations of Hungary’s economy and financial system are stable enough to handle a significant increase in the minimum wage and a decrease in the corporate tax rate.
Fungarian: The Columbo Hoax
- 17 Nov 2016 1:00 AM
- getting around
Both foreigners and locals wonder how Peter Falk’s legendary Lieutenant Columbo and his pet basset hound landed right at the foot of the Pest side of Margaret Bridge. Whoever the mastermind of this idea was, must have fallen into the trap of the ’Everybody is Hungarian’ fallacy.
China Has Invested More Than $3 Billion In Hungary – Building Of “Trans-Serbian” Express To Go Forward
- 14 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary is China’s foremost trading partner in central and eastern Europe and trade ties between the two countries are steadily intensifying, Duan Jielong, China’s ambassador to Hungary, said at a trade forum in Budapest. China has invested over 5 billion dollars in the central and eastern European region, of which more than 3 billion dollars have been invested in Hungary, the ambassador told a ...
ECHR: Hungary Violates Right Of Access To Information
- 9 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s authorities violated the Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s right of access to information when they refused to release information on appointed counsels, the European Court of Human Rights ruled.
IT Services Hungary To Invest HUF 4.6 Bn At Local Bases
- 4 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
IT Services Hungary (ITSH) will invest 4.6 billion forints (EUR 14.9m) at its bases in the Hungarian cities of Szeged, Debrecen and Pécs, creating 360 jobs. The government is supporting the investment with a 650 million forint grant, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said.
Government Office Chief Refers Pisa Results To Education Roundtable
- 9 Dec 2016 5:54 AM
- current affairs
The government has instructed the human resources minister to call an education roundtable with teachers’ unions and education organisations to review recently published results of the PISA 2015 tests, government office chief János Lázár told a weekly government news briefing.
Tourism Expert: FINA World Championships Is A Good Opportunity For Balaton Region As Well
- 2 Dec 2016 6:10 AM
- getting around
“Hungary will host one of the biggest sport events of the world next year, and the Lake Balaton will be in the middle of attention as well” – Henrik Hoffman, president of the Balaton Regional Touristic Destination Management (TDM) Association and member of the Hungarian TDM Association said regarding the 2017 FINA World Championships.
Hungary’s Islamic Community Calls On Court To Investigate Decree Banning Burka
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Islamic Community has asked the Constitutional Court to investigate a local government decree passed in the border town Ásotthalom that bans practices of the Muslim faith there, according to news portal index.hu. The community believes the measure is against the constitution.
Hungary To Conceal Data On Certain Public Investments For 30 Years Citing “Terror Risk”
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interior minister Sándor Pintér has submitted a proposal to parliament which would allow data related to large government investments to be classified for 30 years, citing national security concerns and risks of terrorism, reports 444.hu. The law would obscure amounts invested by the government in large-scale projects, and could be used to hide how much the government will spend on ...
Orbán: Labour - Based Economy Successful
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán hailed Hungary’s labour-based economic model as a “success” in an interview to public radio. Orbán said the foundations of Hungary’s economy and financial system are stable enough to handle a significant increase in the minimum wage and a decrease in the corporate tax rate.
Fungarian: The Columbo Hoax
- 17 Nov 2016 1:00 AM
- getting around
Both foreigners and locals wonder how Peter Falk’s legendary Lieutenant Columbo and his pet basset hound landed right at the foot of the Pest side of Margaret Bridge. Whoever the mastermind of this idea was, must have fallen into the trap of the ’Everybody is Hungarian’ fallacy.
China Has Invested More Than $3 Billion In Hungary – Building Of “Trans-Serbian” Express To Go Forward
- 14 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary is China’s foremost trading partner in central and eastern Europe and trade ties between the two countries are steadily intensifying, Duan Jielong, China’s ambassador to Hungary, said at a trade forum in Budapest. China has invested over 5 billion dollars in the central and eastern European region, of which more than 3 billion dollars have been invested in Hungary, the ambassador told a ...
ECHR: Hungary Violates Right Of Access To Information
- 9 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s authorities violated the Hungarian Helsinki Committee’s right of access to information when they refused to release information on appointed counsels, the European Court of Human Rights ruled.
IT Services Hungary To Invest HUF 4.6 Bn At Local Bases
- 4 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
IT Services Hungary (ITSH) will invest 4.6 billion forints (EUR 14.9m) at its bases in the Hungarian cities of Szeged, Debrecen and Pécs, creating 360 jobs. The government is supporting the investment with a 650 million forint grant, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said.