1,169 result(s) for political issue
Orbán: Hungary Ambassador To The Netherlands To Resume Post
- 3 Oct 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has settled its conflict with the Netherlands and the Hungarian ambassador will soon resume his post in the country, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Tallinn on Friday.
Jobbik: Orbán’s Cabinet Owes Explanation On Aid To Build Vietnam Oncology Centre
- 2 Oct 2017 11:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government should state its reasons for aiding the construction of an oncology centre in Vietnam with 60 million euros, opposition Jobbik said on Friday. The contract to aid the 500-bed centre had been signed by the Socialist government in 2009, Andrea Varga-Damm of Jobbik told a press briefing. In the time since, Vietnam has doubled its GDP while Hungary’s has declined, she noted.
Despite Government Efforts The Hungarian Healthcare System Is Still Vastly Underfinanced
- 29 Sep 2017 8:54 AM
- health & wellness
Despite the government’s vast salary increases for public healthcare workers in recent years, experts argue that the measures are too little, too late, reports abcug.hu.
Simicska’s Companies Will No Longer Run Political Advertisements
- 28 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
Former Fidesz-allied oligarch Lajos Simicska has officially announced that from now on he will not sell ad spaces for political advertisements, reports index.hu.
Water Crisis May Lead To War, Says Hungarian President In NY
- 26 Sep 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
A water crisis could lead to armed conflicts, President János Áder told MTI late on Thursday, after attending a meeting of the High-Level Panel on Water (HLPW) together with officials including United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and World Bank head Jim Yong Kim.
Local Opinion: Hungary Well On Its Way To Becoming A Police State
- 25 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
On Wednesday, LMP parliamentarian and national security committee member Bernadett Szél held a joint press conference with László Majtényi, founder of the Eötvös Károly Institute, to discuss the implications of Fidesz’s war on NGOs and the use of Hungary’s national security services for political purposes. Szél and Majtényi’s remarks implied that lines are blurring between politics and national ...
“Soros Plan” National Consultation To Begin In October, Costs Unknown
- 20 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
The National Consultation on what the Fidesz government is calling the “Soros plan” will likely be held in October, according to statements made on state radio by government undersecretary of communications Bence Tuzson, reports mno.hu.
Opinion: A First - Nine Opposition Parties Agree On Long-Range Healthcare Priorities
- 20 Sep 2017 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today was an extraordinary day, one that few people believed would ever come to pass. All nine opposition parties, including Jobbik, signed onto a “national healthcare minimum,” a document that outlines the basic steps that must be taken to salvage the sinking ship of Hungarian healthcare. Fidesz was also invited to the discussions that preceded the final act of approval, but the government party ...
Local Opinion: Attitudes To Migration As A Test For East & West Within EU
- 18 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
In the heat of the German electoral campaign, Chancellor Angela Merkel has lambasted Hungary for refusing to accept the redistribution of refugees within the European Union. In the light of her comments, Hungarian weeklies wonder how relations between Hungary and the EU, and in a wider context, between Western and Eastern Europe will evolve over the years to come.
Orbán: Hungary Ambassador To The Netherlands To Resume Post
- 3 Oct 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has settled its conflict with the Netherlands and the Hungarian ambassador will soon resume his post in the country, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Tallinn on Friday.
Jobbik: Orbán’s Cabinet Owes Explanation On Aid To Build Vietnam Oncology Centre
- 2 Oct 2017 11:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government should state its reasons for aiding the construction of an oncology centre in Vietnam with 60 million euros, opposition Jobbik said on Friday. The contract to aid the 500-bed centre had been signed by the Socialist government in 2009, Andrea Varga-Damm of Jobbik told a press briefing. In the time since, Vietnam has doubled its GDP while Hungary’s has declined, she noted.
Despite Government Efforts The Hungarian Healthcare System Is Still Vastly Underfinanced
- 29 Sep 2017 8:54 AM
- health & wellness
Despite the government’s vast salary increases for public healthcare workers in recent years, experts argue that the measures are too little, too late, reports abcug.hu.
Simicska’s Companies Will No Longer Run Political Advertisements
- 28 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
Former Fidesz-allied oligarch Lajos Simicska has officially announced that from now on he will not sell ad spaces for political advertisements, reports index.hu.
Water Crisis May Lead To War, Says Hungarian President In NY
- 26 Sep 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
A water crisis could lead to armed conflicts, President János Áder told MTI late on Thursday, after attending a meeting of the High-Level Panel on Water (HLPW) together with officials including United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and World Bank head Jim Yong Kim.
Local Opinion: Hungary Well On Its Way To Becoming A Police State
- 25 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
On Wednesday, LMP parliamentarian and national security committee member Bernadett Szél held a joint press conference with László Majtényi, founder of the Eötvös Károly Institute, to discuss the implications of Fidesz’s war on NGOs and the use of Hungary’s national security services for political purposes. Szél and Majtényi’s remarks implied that lines are blurring between politics and national ...
“Soros Plan” National Consultation To Begin In October, Costs Unknown
- 20 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
The National Consultation on what the Fidesz government is calling the “Soros plan” will likely be held in October, according to statements made on state radio by government undersecretary of communications Bence Tuzson, reports mno.hu.
Opinion: A First - Nine Opposition Parties Agree On Long-Range Healthcare Priorities
- 20 Sep 2017 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today was an extraordinary day, one that few people believed would ever come to pass. All nine opposition parties, including Jobbik, signed onto a “national healthcare minimum,” a document that outlines the basic steps that must be taken to salvage the sinking ship of Hungarian healthcare. Fidesz was also invited to the discussions that preceded the final act of approval, but the government party ...
Local Opinion: Attitudes To Migration As A Test For East & West Within EU
- 18 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
In the heat of the German electoral campaign, Chancellor Angela Merkel has lambasted Hungary for refusing to accept the redistribution of refugees within the European Union. In the light of her comments, Hungarian weeklies wonder how relations between Hungary and the EU, and in a wider context, between Western and Eastern Europe will evolve over the years to come.