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Local Opinion: Debate On ‘Taygetos Act’
- 13 Jun 2017 8:08 AM
- current affairs
As the left-wing opposition accuses the government of educational eugenics, commentators sharply disagree on the meaning of a recent amendment to the Public Education Act.
Local Opinion: UK Elections Give Hope To Hungary’s Opposition
- 13 Jun 2017 8:04 AM
- current affairs
Critics of the government see the surprising failure of the British Conservative Party as proof that in politics nothing can be taken for granted. Including, they hope, the highly probable victory of the incumbent Hungarian government at next year’s parliamentary elections.
Security CTTEE Head Calls For Heightened Security At Major Summer Events
- 9 Jun 2017 6:00 AM
- entertainment
The Hungarian authorities should tighten security measures at major events this summer in response to growing challenges to Europe, the head of parliament’s security committee, of the opposition Socialists, said. Noting the recent terrorist attacks and the current military decline of the Islamic State terrorist organisation, Zsolt Molnár told MTI that the security situation could worsen in Europe ...
Hungarian Parliament Likely To Pass 2018 Budget On June 15
- 9 Jun 2017 2:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s parliament will most likely pass the country’s budget for 2018 in a final vote scheduled for June 15, the government office chief said on Thursday. Next year’s budget aims to create jobs, increase family support and provide for security, János Lázár told a weekly press briefing. One of the main goals is to ensure full employment in 2018, Lázár said, emphasising that “everybody who wants ...
More Money Allocated For Hungarian Police, Security Next Year
- 8 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
More money will be allocated for police and security in next year’s budget, interior ministry state secretary Károly Kontrát said on Wednesday. Parliament is expected to pass the 2018 budget next week.
Ethnography Museum Construction In City Park To Start This Year
- 8 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- property
Construction of a new building to house the collections of Budapest’s Museum of Ethnography will start in the City Park as part of the Liget Project in the second half of this year, the project’s ministerial commissioner told parliament’s cultural committee on Wednesday.
Education To Get More Money, Teachers More Freedom
- 7 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Next year the government will plough an extra 97 billion forints (EUR 315m) into the country’s education system compared with the current year, an education official said.
Venice Commission: Hungary’s NGO Transparency Bill Has Legitimate Aims But Is Excessive
- 6 Jun 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government’s bill on the transparency of foreign-funded civil groups pursues legitimate aims but imposes excessive obligations on NGOs and flags disproportionate sanctions, the Venice Commission said in a preliminary opinion on the bill.
Parties Comment On National Cohesion Day
- 6 Jun 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
István Hollik, a lawmaker of the allied ruling Christian Democrats, said that lawmakers who in 2010 failed to support the law on dual citizenship for ethnic Hungarians residing outside of the country should be ashamed.
Local Opinion: Debate On ‘Taygetos Act’
- 13 Jun 2017 8:08 AM
- current affairs
As the left-wing opposition accuses the government of educational eugenics, commentators sharply disagree on the meaning of a recent amendment to the Public Education Act.
Local Opinion: UK Elections Give Hope To Hungary’s Opposition
- 13 Jun 2017 8:04 AM
- current affairs
Critics of the government see the surprising failure of the British Conservative Party as proof that in politics nothing can be taken for granted. Including, they hope, the highly probable victory of the incumbent Hungarian government at next year’s parliamentary elections.
Security CTTEE Head Calls For Heightened Security At Major Summer Events
- 9 Jun 2017 6:00 AM
- entertainment
The Hungarian authorities should tighten security measures at major events this summer in response to growing challenges to Europe, the head of parliament’s security committee, of the opposition Socialists, said. Noting the recent terrorist attacks and the current military decline of the Islamic State terrorist organisation, Zsolt Molnár told MTI that the security situation could worsen in Europe ...
Hungarian Parliament Likely To Pass 2018 Budget On June 15
- 9 Jun 2017 2:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s parliament will most likely pass the country’s budget for 2018 in a final vote scheduled for June 15, the government office chief said on Thursday. Next year’s budget aims to create jobs, increase family support and provide for security, János Lázár told a weekly press briefing. One of the main goals is to ensure full employment in 2018, Lázár said, emphasising that “everybody who wants ...
More Money Allocated For Hungarian Police, Security Next Year
- 8 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
More money will be allocated for police and security in next year’s budget, interior ministry state secretary Károly Kontrát said on Wednesday. Parliament is expected to pass the 2018 budget next week.
Ethnography Museum Construction In City Park To Start This Year
- 8 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- property
Construction of a new building to house the collections of Budapest’s Museum of Ethnography will start in the City Park as part of the Liget Project in the second half of this year, the project’s ministerial commissioner told parliament’s cultural committee on Wednesday.
Education To Get More Money, Teachers More Freedom
- 7 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Next year the government will plough an extra 97 billion forints (EUR 315m) into the country’s education system compared with the current year, an education official said.
Venice Commission: Hungary’s NGO Transparency Bill Has Legitimate Aims But Is Excessive
- 6 Jun 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government’s bill on the transparency of foreign-funded civil groups pursues legitimate aims but imposes excessive obligations on NGOs and flags disproportionate sanctions, the Venice Commission said in a preliminary opinion on the bill.
Parties Comment On National Cohesion Day
- 6 Jun 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
István Hollik, a lawmaker of the allied ruling Christian Democrats, said that lawmakers who in 2010 failed to support the law on dual citizenship for ethnic Hungarians residing outside of the country should be ashamed.