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Budapest Transport Centre Reopens Road Before Parliament
- 29 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) has reopened the section of the Pest lower riverside road outside Parliament, which had been closed due to construction work on Kossuth ter. Vehicles may again use the road in both directions, but a 30-kilometre per hour speed limit is in force, as construction work is still under way around Kossuth ter.
Discussions On The Suspension Of EU Funding For Hungary To Resume In September
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Minister of State in charge of the Prime Minister's Office, who also heads the National Development Agency as a Government Commissioner, will meet European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn again in September - Minister of State in charge of European Affairs Enikő Győri responded at a press conference held after a meeting of the State Secretaries for European Affairs of the Visegrád ...
Hungarian Parliament Raises Teachers’ Salaries, Hours
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament on Monday amended a 2011 law on education to reflect the fact that the government will raise teachers’ salaries by only 60% of the originally planned amount from September. The new law abolishes overtime pay and raises the number of mandatory teaching hours from 22 to 26 each week.
The Deportation Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Germans Was A Great Loss To Hungary
- 27 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Minister of Human Resources called the fact that hundreds of thousands of people of German descent were deported from Hungary following the Second World War a great loss. Zoltán Balog held a speech in Berlin on Saturday at the human rights event entitled "Day of the Fatherland" before organisations representing Germans who were expelled from various countries and representatives of the German ...
European Day Of Remembrance Of Victims Of Totalitarian Dictatorships In Hungary
- 26 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
People gathered outside the "House of Terror" museum in Budapest today to light candles in commemoration of the victims of totalitarian dictatorships. Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice Bence Rétvári and Vice-Chair of the Parliamentary Committee for Youth, Social, Family and Housing Affairs Péter Ágh participated and held speeches at the ceremony.
Jewish Summer Festival Opens In Budapest
- 26 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The 16th Jewish Summer Festival opened at the National Gallery on Sunday afternoon, where Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces by Monet, Gauguin, Merse Szinyei, and Rippl-Rónai are on display. Some of the paintings are on loan from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
Hungarian Gov Pays Compensation To Families Of 2008-2009 Roma Murders
- 22 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In 2008 and 2009, under the previous socialist Government, a series of nine attacks was committed against people of Roma origin in which six people were murdered, generating deep shock throughout the whole of society and leading to accusations that police had failed to protect a minority group.
Hungarian Cabinet Submits Bill On Expanding Teachers Salary Increase
- 22 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet on Wednesday submitted to Parliament a proposal on extending the salary raise for teachers, to be passed by the House at a special session next week. Fidesz caucus leader Antal Rogan announced on August 6 that he would initiate the convening of a special session of Parliament for August 26-27 to approve changes related to the salary raise of teachers.
Xpat Opinion: Fighting Hate Crime, Protecting Our Citizens In Hungary
- 15 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Last month, I wrote a couple of posts on the Magyar Gárda, or Hungarian Guard, a far-right paramilitary organization. In “The ‘Magyar Garda’ Remains Illegal” and “More on the Magyar Garda,” I discussed the court decisions and laws passed by parliament that have clamped down on this extremist group’s activity.
Budapest Transport Centre Reopens Road Before Parliament
- 29 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Budapest Transport Centre (BKK) has reopened the section of the Pest lower riverside road outside Parliament, which had been closed due to construction work on Kossuth ter. Vehicles may again use the road in both directions, but a 30-kilometre per hour speed limit is in force, as construction work is still under way around Kossuth ter.
Discussions On The Suspension Of EU Funding For Hungary To Resume In September
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Minister of State in charge of the Prime Minister's Office, who also heads the National Development Agency as a Government Commissioner, will meet European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn again in September - Minister of State in charge of European Affairs Enikő Győri responded at a press conference held after a meeting of the State Secretaries for European Affairs of the Visegrád ...
Hungarian Parliament Raises Teachers’ Salaries, Hours
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament on Monday amended a 2011 law on education to reflect the fact that the government will raise teachers’ salaries by only 60% of the originally planned amount from September. The new law abolishes overtime pay and raises the number of mandatory teaching hours from 22 to 26 each week.
The Deportation Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Germans Was A Great Loss To Hungary
- 27 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Minister of Human Resources called the fact that hundreds of thousands of people of German descent were deported from Hungary following the Second World War a great loss. Zoltán Balog held a speech in Berlin on Saturday at the human rights event entitled "Day of the Fatherland" before organisations representing Germans who were expelled from various countries and representatives of the German ...
European Day Of Remembrance Of Victims Of Totalitarian Dictatorships In Hungary
- 26 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
People gathered outside the "House of Terror" museum in Budapest today to light candles in commemoration of the victims of totalitarian dictatorships. Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice Bence Rétvári and Vice-Chair of the Parliamentary Committee for Youth, Social, Family and Housing Affairs Péter Ágh participated and held speeches at the ceremony.
Jewish Summer Festival Opens In Budapest
- 26 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The 16th Jewish Summer Festival opened at the National Gallery on Sunday afternoon, where Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces by Monet, Gauguin, Merse Szinyei, and Rippl-Rónai are on display. Some of the paintings are on loan from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
Hungarian Gov Pays Compensation To Families Of 2008-2009 Roma Murders
- 22 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In 2008 and 2009, under the previous socialist Government, a series of nine attacks was committed against people of Roma origin in which six people were murdered, generating deep shock throughout the whole of society and leading to accusations that police had failed to protect a minority group.
Hungarian Cabinet Submits Bill On Expanding Teachers Salary Increase
- 22 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet on Wednesday submitted to Parliament a proposal on extending the salary raise for teachers, to be passed by the House at a special session next week. Fidesz caucus leader Antal Rogan announced on August 6 that he would initiate the convening of a special session of Parliament for August 26-27 to approve changes related to the salary raise of teachers.
Xpat Opinion: Fighting Hate Crime, Protecting Our Citizens In Hungary
- 15 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: Last month, I wrote a couple of posts on the Magyar Gárda, or Hungarian Guard, a far-right paramilitary organization. In “The ‘Magyar Garda’ Remains Illegal” and “More on the Magyar Garda,” I discussed the court decisions and laws passed by parliament that have clamped down on this extremist group’s activity.