662 result(s) for pension
'Festival Of Folk Arts', Castle District, On Until 23 August
- 17 Aug 2015 2:04 AM
- community & culture
Press release: This year the cream of the 'Hungarian masters and craftsmen' scene will move in to the Buda Castle for the 29th time. At this Festival of Folk Arts 2015 between the 20th and 23rd of August, for four days the focus will be on the life of shepherds. The main goal of the festival has remained the same for nearly three decades: to present very rare but still active crafts that exist ...
Hungry Children In Hungary
- 6 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Their refrigerators are mostly empty, but impoverished parents cook for their children every day in Rozsály and Tisztabercel, where the local government did not apply to the Ministry of Human Resources (Emmi) for funds with which to provide hot meals to children during the summer break. The program would help hungry children, like the ones pictured here, but the local leaders were afraid that ...
Proposal For Early Retirement For Hungarian Men “Irresponsible”
- 5 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Calls to allow men to retire after 40 years are “irresponsible”, the head of Hungary’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry said. Hungary’s biggest challenge in the past few years has been to maintain the budget balance, László Parragh told public television news channel M1, adding that lowering the retirement age would reduce tax revenues insupportably and erode the national pension fund.
Changing Hungarian Pensions Could Have “Serious Ramifications”
- 30 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Giving men the option to retire after 40 years of work could lead to a serious shortage in some professions, Sándor Czomba, state secretary at the economy ministry, said. Czomba told a press conference that in the next few years some 62,000 people would retire from areas where there is already a shortage. This includes 12,000 engineers. For demographic reasons, the number of newcomers will be ...
Hungarian Civil Groups Launch Signature Drive On 4 Referendum Questions
- 20 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Civil groups officially launched their signature collection drive in connection with four approved referendum questions which would “dismantle the government”. The groups made their first call for 19 issues to be put to a referendum at anti-government demonstrations on March 15 this year.
Survey Shows Hungary Is Best Value Destination For Foreign Tourists
- 17 Jul 2015 9:01 AM
- travel
Hungary is a best-value destination for foreign visitors, according to a fresh tourism survey, according to Zoltán Szántó, editor-in-chief of Turizmus Online. For Austrian visitors, 100 euros has bought greater value over the past four years, he said. There has been a shift on the Austrian market. Whereas earlier many Austrian pensioners came to Hungary to visit spas, now young people arrive in ...
Synthetic Drugs: Hungary Is Sitting On A Ticking Time Bomb
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The recent disturbing rise in the consumption of cheap and unregulated substances known as “designer drugs”, which have recetly resulted in several deaths across the country, could mean that Hungary is sitting on a ticking time bomb and the country is on the edge of a new type of public health crisis, journalist Csaba Lukács writes in the daily newspaper Magyar Nemzet.
Civil Activists Thwart Attempts To Exploit Refugees In Hungary
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A glass of milk, a pair of new shoes, a couple of good words. A small group of volunteers are trying to make the situation of refugees stranded in Szeged’s train station more tolerable. Hungarian immigration authorities routinely transport registered border jumpers to the station right after the departure of the last Budapest-bound train. They were supposed to catch a train to their open refugee ...
About 30% Of Hungarians Want To Work On After Retirement Age
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 30% of Hungarians want to work on after reaching retirement age compared to the international average of 25%, Aegon Magyarország vice president Gyula Horváth said. Most Hungarians expect their pension will be covered by the state or their employers and only 30% said that they will use their own savings to cover their pensions, said Horváth.
'Festival Of Folk Arts', Castle District, On Until 23 August
- 17 Aug 2015 2:04 AM
- community & culture
Press release: This year the cream of the 'Hungarian masters and craftsmen' scene will move in to the Buda Castle for the 29th time. At this Festival of Folk Arts 2015 between the 20th and 23rd of August, for four days the focus will be on the life of shepherds. The main goal of the festival has remained the same for nearly three decades: to present very rare but still active crafts that exist ...
Hungry Children In Hungary
- 6 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Their refrigerators are mostly empty, but impoverished parents cook for their children every day in Rozsály and Tisztabercel, where the local government did not apply to the Ministry of Human Resources (Emmi) for funds with which to provide hot meals to children during the summer break. The program would help hungry children, like the ones pictured here, but the local leaders were afraid that ...
Proposal For Early Retirement For Hungarian Men “Irresponsible”
- 5 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Calls to allow men to retire after 40 years are “irresponsible”, the head of Hungary’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry said. Hungary’s biggest challenge in the past few years has been to maintain the budget balance, László Parragh told public television news channel M1, adding that lowering the retirement age would reduce tax revenues insupportably and erode the national pension fund.
Changing Hungarian Pensions Could Have “Serious Ramifications”
- 30 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Giving men the option to retire after 40 years of work could lead to a serious shortage in some professions, Sándor Czomba, state secretary at the economy ministry, said. Czomba told a press conference that in the next few years some 62,000 people would retire from areas where there is already a shortage. This includes 12,000 engineers. For demographic reasons, the number of newcomers will be ...
Hungarian Civil Groups Launch Signature Drive On 4 Referendum Questions
- 20 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Civil groups officially launched their signature collection drive in connection with four approved referendum questions which would “dismantle the government”. The groups made their first call for 19 issues to be put to a referendum at anti-government demonstrations on March 15 this year.
Survey Shows Hungary Is Best Value Destination For Foreign Tourists
- 17 Jul 2015 9:01 AM
- travel
Hungary is a best-value destination for foreign visitors, according to a fresh tourism survey, according to Zoltán Szántó, editor-in-chief of Turizmus Online. For Austrian visitors, 100 euros has bought greater value over the past four years, he said. There has been a shift on the Austrian market. Whereas earlier many Austrian pensioners came to Hungary to visit spas, now young people arrive in ...
Synthetic Drugs: Hungary Is Sitting On A Ticking Time Bomb
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The recent disturbing rise in the consumption of cheap and unregulated substances known as “designer drugs”, which have recetly resulted in several deaths across the country, could mean that Hungary is sitting on a ticking time bomb and the country is on the edge of a new type of public health crisis, journalist Csaba Lukács writes in the daily newspaper Magyar Nemzet.
Civil Activists Thwart Attempts To Exploit Refugees In Hungary
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A glass of milk, a pair of new shoes, a couple of good words. A small group of volunteers are trying to make the situation of refugees stranded in Szeged’s train station more tolerable. Hungarian immigration authorities routinely transport registered border jumpers to the station right after the departure of the last Budapest-bound train. They were supposed to catch a train to their open refugee ...
About 30% Of Hungarians Want To Work On After Retirement Age
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 30% of Hungarians want to work on after reaching retirement age compared to the international average of 25%, Aegon Magyarország vice president Gyula Horváth said. Most Hungarians expect their pension will be covered by the state or their employers and only 30% said that they will use their own savings to cover their pensions, said Horváth.