430 result(s) for ngos in Articles
World Press Photo Exhibition, On Until 25 October
- 17 Sep 2015 4:36 AM
- community & culture
The 58th World Press Photo contest winners were selected from 97,912 photos shot by 5,692 photographers from 131 different countries. This visiting exhibition makes 100 stops every year, making the World Press Photo tour of prize-winning pics the most popular traveling photo event in the world. So it's well worth catching while in Budapest.
One Of Hungary's Richest Man Offers €1m For Refugees
- 14 Sep 2015 10:30 AM
- current affairs
The Demján Group owned by developer Sándor Demján on Friday announced the donation of €1 million to improve conditions for refugee children in Hungary. Demján is the first major Hungarian entrepreneur to offer substantial support to refugees, Népszabadság observed on Saturday.
Only One Out Of 24 Asylum-Seekers Stay In Hungary
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of people handing in asylum applications in Hungary has reached 110 000 this year, the director-general of Hungary’s Office of Immigration and Nationality (OIN) has said on public radio. According to Zsuzsanna Végh, 90 per cent of migrants hand in a request for asylum and thus gain the right to remain in Hungary. However, this does not mean that they are obliged to arrive to the ...
Hungarian Gulag Victims Memorial Year Extended
- 31 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The memorial year of political prisoners and forced labourers taken to the Soviet Union will be extended and a social debate initiated on a central monument, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog announced on Thursday after a meeting of the Gulag Memorial Committee.
Refugee Camp In Vámosszabadi, Hungary Dangerously Overcrowded
- 28 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Vámosszabadi refugee camp in southern Hungary is dangerously overcrowded. There refugees can choose between sleeping side by side on cots indoors or sleeping in tents where temperatures reach 110 degrees. Others opt to sleep in a small wood nearby. There are not enough toilets. Garbage is everywhere.
Hungarian State Secretary: Migration Crisis Europe’s "Invasion"
- 21 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe’s migration crisis is an "invasion" of the continent, the state secretary for church, ethnic and civil society relations told daily Napi Gazdaság. Miklós Soltész said the ongoing crisis was not about refugees, but was an issue of mass migration which could have “grave economic consequences” for the entire world.
Socialists Use Budapest Office As Aid Centre For Migrants
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party plans to transform its former headquarters building into a logistics and co-ordination centre for NGOs engaged in helping migrants, it was announced on Wednesday. Ágnes Kunhalmi, head of the party’s Budapest chapter, said migrants cannot stay in the Jókai utca building in Budapest’s Sixth District because the law does not allow it.
Hungary Ranked Highly Among Countries Good At Dealing With Change
- 2 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is ahead of most of its regional peers when it comes to its various capacities for reacting to big changes, according to a survey by consultancy KPMG and Oxford Economics. Out of 127 countries, Hungary was in 29th place in the global index ranking countries best equipped to thrive in the face of unprecedented change, or the Change Readiness Index (CRI), business daily Világgazdaság ...
“Irregularities” Revealed At NGOs Supported By Norway Grants in Hungary
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The public prosecutor’s office has revealed irregularities in the operation of several organisations supported by Norway Grants, the Government Control Office (Kehi) said. Kehi said it had asked the prosecutor to review seven NGOs supported by Norway Grants, including five operating in Budapest.
World Press Photo Exhibition, On Until 25 October
- 17 Sep 2015 4:36 AM
- community & culture
The 58th World Press Photo contest winners were selected from 97,912 photos shot by 5,692 photographers from 131 different countries. This visiting exhibition makes 100 stops every year, making the World Press Photo tour of prize-winning pics the most popular traveling photo event in the world. So it's well worth catching while in Budapest.
One Of Hungary's Richest Man Offers €1m For Refugees
- 14 Sep 2015 10:30 AM
- current affairs
The Demján Group owned by developer Sándor Demján on Friday announced the donation of €1 million to improve conditions for refugee children in Hungary. Demján is the first major Hungarian entrepreneur to offer substantial support to refugees, Népszabadság observed on Saturday.
Only One Out Of 24 Asylum-Seekers Stay In Hungary
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of people handing in asylum applications in Hungary has reached 110 000 this year, the director-general of Hungary’s Office of Immigration and Nationality (OIN) has said on public radio. According to Zsuzsanna Végh, 90 per cent of migrants hand in a request for asylum and thus gain the right to remain in Hungary. However, this does not mean that they are obliged to arrive to the ...
Hungarian Gulag Victims Memorial Year Extended
- 31 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The memorial year of political prisoners and forced labourers taken to the Soviet Union will be extended and a social debate initiated on a central monument, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog announced on Thursday after a meeting of the Gulag Memorial Committee.
Refugee Camp In Vámosszabadi, Hungary Dangerously Overcrowded
- 28 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Vámosszabadi refugee camp in southern Hungary is dangerously overcrowded. There refugees can choose between sleeping side by side on cots indoors or sleeping in tents where temperatures reach 110 degrees. Others opt to sleep in a small wood nearby. There are not enough toilets. Garbage is everywhere.
Hungarian State Secretary: Migration Crisis Europe’s "Invasion"
- 21 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe’s migration crisis is an "invasion" of the continent, the state secretary for church, ethnic and civil society relations told daily Napi Gazdaság. Miklós Soltész said the ongoing crisis was not about refugees, but was an issue of mass migration which could have “grave economic consequences” for the entire world.
Socialists Use Budapest Office As Aid Centre For Migrants
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party plans to transform its former headquarters building into a logistics and co-ordination centre for NGOs engaged in helping migrants, it was announced on Wednesday. Ágnes Kunhalmi, head of the party’s Budapest chapter, said migrants cannot stay in the Jókai utca building in Budapest’s Sixth District because the law does not allow it.
Hungary Ranked Highly Among Countries Good At Dealing With Change
- 2 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is ahead of most of its regional peers when it comes to its various capacities for reacting to big changes, according to a survey by consultancy KPMG and Oxford Economics. Out of 127 countries, Hungary was in 29th place in the global index ranking countries best equipped to thrive in the face of unprecedented change, or the Change Readiness Index (CRI), business daily Világgazdaság ...
“Irregularities” Revealed At NGOs Supported By Norway Grants in Hungary
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The public prosecutor’s office has revealed irregularities in the operation of several organisations supported by Norway Grants, the Government Control Office (Kehi) said. Kehi said it had asked the prosecutor to review seven NGOs supported by Norway Grants, including five operating in Budapest.