478 result(s) for minority
Breaking: 8 April Set As Date Of Hungarian General Election
- 11 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has set April 8 as the date of Hungary’s general election, the earliest possible Sunday that the ballot can be held under the law. The election campaign officially starts 50 days before the date of the ballot — on Feb. 17 this time round. Hungary’s 7.9 million voters will have the opportunity to cast two ballots in the single-round election deciding 199 seats.
Hungary’s Opposition Majority Of Hungarians Want Change
- 11 Jan 2018 7:50 AM
- current affairs
The majority of Hungarians want change which is why an alliance of parties that want change is needed, as “the majority must not be in opposition”, prime ministerial candidate of the opposition Socialists and Párbeszéd parties Gergely Karácsony said.
DK Calls On V4 States To Decry ‘Scandalous’ Budapest Conference
- 4 Jan 2018 7:41 AM
- current affairs
The Democratic Coalition (DK) is turning to the governments of Visegrad Group members Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia, asking them to distance themselves from the “scandalous” conference to be held under the title “The Future of Europe” in Budapest later in January, the deputy leader of the leftist opposition party said.
Fidesz Signs European Minority Protection Initiative
- 3 Jan 2018 7:59 AM
- current affairs
The European Union’s focusing on “indigenous national minorities” is crucial for ethnic Hungarian communities, Fidesz group leader Gergely Gulyás said on the sidelines of signing European minority protection initiative Minority SafePack.
National Cooperation Fund To Disburse HUF 1.5 bn Among Civil Organisations In 2018
- 2 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Civil organisations in Hungary and beyond the border will be able to bid for a total of some 1.5 billion forints in grants disbursed by the National Cooperation Fund (NEA) until the end of January, a government official said on Friday.
Human Resources Minister Decorates Professionals Working For Ethnic Minorities
- 19 Dec 2017 8:55 AM
- community & culture
Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog has awarded the prize “For ethnic minorities” to professionals working for ethnic minorities in Hungary on Monday in Budapest.
Survey: Quarter Of Hungarians Poor Or At Risk Of Social Exclusion
- 4 Dec 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
In 2016, 2.46 million people in Hungary were either poor or at the risk of social exclusion, or 25.6 percent of the population, according to a Central Statistical Office (KSH) report. Data released on Friday shows that poverty and social exclusion eased by 0.7 percentage points compared with 2015.
Local Opinion: Left-Jobbik Alliance Rejected In Left-Liberal Columns
- 28 Nov 2017 7:46 AM
- current affairs
After a whole week of silence over the stunning news that liberal intellectuals, including philosopher Ágnes Heller had suggested an electoral alliance with Jobbik, several left-liberal columnists now condemn the idea as immoral or impractical.
Orbán Leaves For Brussels, Budapest To Host CEEC-China Summit
- 24 Nov 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán left for Brussels to participate in the fifth summit meeting of the European Union’s Eastern Partnership, the head of his press office told MTI. The event will give an opportunity for Orban to hold further consultations about Ukraine’s new education law, which harshly restricts minority rights, Bertalan Havasi said.
Breaking: 8 April Set As Date Of Hungarian General Election
- 11 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has set April 8 as the date of Hungary’s general election, the earliest possible Sunday that the ballot can be held under the law. The election campaign officially starts 50 days before the date of the ballot — on Feb. 17 this time round. Hungary’s 7.9 million voters will have the opportunity to cast two ballots in the single-round election deciding 199 seats.
Hungary’s Opposition Majority Of Hungarians Want Change
- 11 Jan 2018 7:50 AM
- current affairs
The majority of Hungarians want change which is why an alliance of parties that want change is needed, as “the majority must not be in opposition”, prime ministerial candidate of the opposition Socialists and Párbeszéd parties Gergely Karácsony said.
DK Calls On V4 States To Decry ‘Scandalous’ Budapest Conference
- 4 Jan 2018 7:41 AM
- current affairs
The Democratic Coalition (DK) is turning to the governments of Visegrad Group members Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia, asking them to distance themselves from the “scandalous” conference to be held under the title “The Future of Europe” in Budapest later in January, the deputy leader of the leftist opposition party said.
Fidesz Signs European Minority Protection Initiative
- 3 Jan 2018 7:59 AM
- current affairs
The European Union’s focusing on “indigenous national minorities” is crucial for ethnic Hungarian communities, Fidesz group leader Gergely Gulyás said on the sidelines of signing European minority protection initiative Minority SafePack.
National Cooperation Fund To Disburse HUF 1.5 bn Among Civil Organisations In 2018
- 2 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Civil organisations in Hungary and beyond the border will be able to bid for a total of some 1.5 billion forints in grants disbursed by the National Cooperation Fund (NEA) until the end of January, a government official said on Friday.
Human Resources Minister Decorates Professionals Working For Ethnic Minorities
- 19 Dec 2017 8:55 AM
- community & culture
Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog has awarded the prize “For ethnic minorities” to professionals working for ethnic minorities in Hungary on Monday in Budapest.
Survey: Quarter Of Hungarians Poor Or At Risk Of Social Exclusion
- 4 Dec 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
In 2016, 2.46 million people in Hungary were either poor or at the risk of social exclusion, or 25.6 percent of the population, according to a Central Statistical Office (KSH) report. Data released on Friday shows that poverty and social exclusion eased by 0.7 percentage points compared with 2015.
Local Opinion: Left-Jobbik Alliance Rejected In Left-Liberal Columns
- 28 Nov 2017 7:46 AM
- current affairs
After a whole week of silence over the stunning news that liberal intellectuals, including philosopher Ágnes Heller had suggested an electoral alliance with Jobbik, several left-liberal columnists now condemn the idea as immoral or impractical.
Orbán Leaves For Brussels, Budapest To Host CEEC-China Summit
- 24 Nov 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán left for Brussels to participate in the fifth summit meeting of the European Union’s Eastern Partnership, the head of his press office told MTI. The event will give an opportunity for Orban to hold further consultations about Ukraine’s new education law, which harshly restricts minority rights, Bertalan Havasi said.