377 result(s) for poverty
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.
Literary Dinner: James Bartholomew @ Bródy Studios, 30 July
- 9 Jul 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Join us to hear James Bartholomew talk about his book ‘The Welfare of Nations’. The twentieth century experienced an epochal war between capitalism and communism, but the real winner of the conflict, Bartholomew argues, was welfare statism. The defining form of government of our age, welfare states have spread across the advanced world and are changing the very nature of modern civilisation.
Hungarain Socialist Leader: Politics Based On Hate “Dead End”
- 15 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Addressing the 10th congress of the Party of European Socialists (PES), the Hungarian Socialist Party’s leader, József Tóbiás, called the politics of hate a dead end. A migration policy based on “internal solidarity” and “shared responsibility” in the EU would lead to a good outcome, he insisted. The Socialists have a common belief that all men are created equal, and no one should be excluded on ...
Japanese Film Week, Toldi Cinema, Until 13 June
- 9 Jun 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
The JFBP Japanese Film Week returns June 8-13, 2015 with interesting film selection. The JFBP Japanese Film Week showcases recent Japanese films which revolves around the theme of Japanese cuisine. Programming addresses feature films and documentaries. In Japanese, with English subtitles and Hungarian voice-over!
Hungarian Welfare Workers Demonstrate Against Low Wages
- 1 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration by social and welfare workers demanding higher wages was held in Budapest on Friday. The protesters marched from Kodály Körönd on Andrássy Boulevard to Parliament in the evening. Addressing the demonstrators, Andrea Varga, the head of the Autonóm trade union, said all 93,000 workers in the social sector were fighting poverty and had difficulties in day-to-day subsistence.
Interview 2: Mr. József Kozák, Former GM, Hertz Hungary
- 29 May 2015 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at home and at work since your first XpatLoop interview?
Child Poverty Is An Undeniable Fact In Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Our compilation of excerpts from press articles offers conflicting statements about child poverty in Hungary. Even the pro-government media admit the problem but they stress improvement in recent years.
Statue Of József Zwack Was Inaugurated At Békéscsaba, Hungary
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Zwack József Secondary Technical School of Commerce and Catering , Member of the Central Vocational Training School and Youth Hostel of Békéscsaba held a commemorative celebration on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the death of József Zwack, founder of the Zwack Company. On February 20, 2015 the School honoured this leading pioneer of the spirits industry by unveiling a bust of the ...
Anti Corruption Protests Held Across Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-corruption protests took place across Hungary today. In Budapest the demonstration started in front of the Eiffel Palace Office Building near the Nyugati (western) train station. A few minutes before the scheduled start of the protest it seemed as though police and members of the press would outnumber the protesters.
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.
Literary Dinner: James Bartholomew @ Bródy Studios, 30 July
- 9 Jul 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Join us to hear James Bartholomew talk about his book ‘The Welfare of Nations’. The twentieth century experienced an epochal war between capitalism and communism, but the real winner of the conflict, Bartholomew argues, was welfare statism. The defining form of government of our age, welfare states have spread across the advanced world and are changing the very nature of modern civilisation.
Hungarain Socialist Leader: Politics Based On Hate “Dead End”
- 15 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Addressing the 10th congress of the Party of European Socialists (PES), the Hungarian Socialist Party’s leader, József Tóbiás, called the politics of hate a dead end. A migration policy based on “internal solidarity” and “shared responsibility” in the EU would lead to a good outcome, he insisted. The Socialists have a common belief that all men are created equal, and no one should be excluded on ...
Japanese Film Week, Toldi Cinema, Until 13 June
- 9 Jun 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
The JFBP Japanese Film Week returns June 8-13, 2015 with interesting film selection. The JFBP Japanese Film Week showcases recent Japanese films which revolves around the theme of Japanese cuisine. Programming addresses feature films and documentaries. In Japanese, with English subtitles and Hungarian voice-over!
Hungarian Welfare Workers Demonstrate Against Low Wages
- 1 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration by social and welfare workers demanding higher wages was held in Budapest on Friday. The protesters marched from Kodály Körönd on Andrássy Boulevard to Parliament in the evening. Addressing the demonstrators, Andrea Varga, the head of the Autonóm trade union, said all 93,000 workers in the social sector were fighting poverty and had difficulties in day-to-day subsistence.
Interview 2: Mr. József Kozák, Former GM, Hertz Hungary
- 29 May 2015 12:00 PM
1. What’s been happening at home and at work since your first XpatLoop interview?
Child Poverty Is An Undeniable Fact In Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Our compilation of excerpts from press articles offers conflicting statements about child poverty in Hungary. Even the pro-government media admit the problem but they stress improvement in recent years.
Statue Of József Zwack Was Inaugurated At Békéscsaba, Hungary
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Zwack József Secondary Technical School of Commerce and Catering , Member of the Central Vocational Training School and Youth Hostel of Békéscsaba held a commemorative celebration on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the death of József Zwack, founder of the Zwack Company. On February 20, 2015 the School honoured this leading pioneer of the spirits industry by unveiling a bust of the ...
Anti Corruption Protests Held Across Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-corruption protests took place across Hungary today. In Budapest the demonstration started in front of the Eiffel Palace Office Building near the Nyugati (western) train station. A few minutes before the scheduled start of the protest it seemed as though police and members of the press would outnumber the protesters.