307 result(s) for poverty
Ministry Denies Reports Of Holiday Meal Distribution Restrictions
- 29 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The human resources ministry denied press reports that the government plans to restrict the distribution of hot meals to poor people over the holiday season, saying that it planned on expanding opportunities for such events.
Pope Meets Hungarian Bishops
- 21 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- community & culture
Pope Francis received members of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference in the Vatican on Monday. At their meeting with the pontiff, the bishops discussed topical issues of Hungary’s Catholic Church and society, Bishop András Veres said after the two-hour talks.
Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Budapest, 14 - 19 November
- 3 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- entertainment
1, the only festival of its kind in Hungary, has been organized on an annual basis since 2004. It aims to promote open society, democratic values, rule-of-law, freedom of expression, political and cultural pluralism, and to expose abuse and global human rights violations through creative, quality documentaries.
'Budapest Noir' Charity Film Premiere Enthrals Audience & Helps Hospital Children
- 27 Oct 2017 6:20 AM
- entertainment
Last night a star-studded audience attended a charity gala screening of Budapest Noir, the new film by director Éva Gárdos and producer Ildikó Kemény, based on the bestselling Hungarian novel of the same name by Vilmos Kondor.
One-Quarter Of Hungarians At Risk Of Poverty Or Social Exclusion
- 24 Oct 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
In 2016, 14.5 percent of Hungarians were at risk of income impoverishment, 16.2 percent were severely materially deprived and 8.2 percent could not remain employed on the job market. Only in the second category did Hungary score below the EU average, reports index.hu.
Gov’t Housing Subsidies Target The Wealthy To The Detriment Of Poor Households
- 13 Oct 2017 8:44 AM
- property
While the government has been continuously increasing the rate of housing subsidies aimed at the wealthier segments of society, households most in need are getting left behind according to Habitat for Humanity Hungary’s annual report on housing poverty. Habitat for Humanity Hungary’s (HFHH) report draws a picture of a housing policy that is increasingly aimed at the wealthier and neglects the ...
International Literary & Arts Festival, Budapest, 28 September - 1 October
- 28 Sep 2017 12:30 PM
- community & culture
Budapest Transfer is an interdisciplinary arts festival with its main focus on contemporary literature. Each edition explores a theme through which we look at literary life in a regional and international context. The theme also provides the backbone of the programme that is designed to be interesting and accessible not only for literature enthusiasts but for the general public as well. Transfer ...
Opposition Parties Blast Orbán’s ‘Soros Plan’ Public Survey Plans
- 15 Sep 2017 8:58 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist and Democratic Coalition (DK) parties on Thursday lambasted the government’s plan to launch a nationwide public survey on the so-called “Soros plan”, calling on the ruling parties to focus on more important issues.
Áder Calls For Inter-Govt Body To Tackle Water Crisis
- 1 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has proposed setting up an international body of scientists under the aegis of the United Nations to tackle an impending shortage of drinking water. Addressing a World Water Week conference in Stockholm, the Hungarian president said that “the world has now understood the impact of climate change but not of the water crisis”.
Ministry Denies Reports Of Holiday Meal Distribution Restrictions
- 29 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The human resources ministry denied press reports that the government plans to restrict the distribution of hot meals to poor people over the holiday season, saying that it planned on expanding opportunities for such events.
Pope Meets Hungarian Bishops
- 21 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- community & culture
Pope Francis received members of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference in the Vatican on Monday. At their meeting with the pontiff, the bishops discussed topical issues of Hungary’s Catholic Church and society, Bishop András Veres said after the two-hour talks.
Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Budapest, 14 - 19 November
- 3 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- entertainment
1, the only festival of its kind in Hungary, has been organized on an annual basis since 2004. It aims to promote open society, democratic values, rule-of-law, freedom of expression, political and cultural pluralism, and to expose abuse and global human rights violations through creative, quality documentaries.
'Budapest Noir' Charity Film Premiere Enthrals Audience & Helps Hospital Children
- 27 Oct 2017 6:20 AM
- entertainment
Last night a star-studded audience attended a charity gala screening of Budapest Noir, the new film by director Éva Gárdos and producer Ildikó Kemény, based on the bestselling Hungarian novel of the same name by Vilmos Kondor.
One-Quarter Of Hungarians At Risk Of Poverty Or Social Exclusion
- 24 Oct 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
In 2016, 14.5 percent of Hungarians were at risk of income impoverishment, 16.2 percent were severely materially deprived and 8.2 percent could not remain employed on the job market. Only in the second category did Hungary score below the EU average, reports index.hu.
Gov’t Housing Subsidies Target The Wealthy To The Detriment Of Poor Households
- 13 Oct 2017 8:44 AM
- property
While the government has been continuously increasing the rate of housing subsidies aimed at the wealthier segments of society, households most in need are getting left behind according to Habitat for Humanity Hungary’s annual report on housing poverty. Habitat for Humanity Hungary’s (HFHH) report draws a picture of a housing policy that is increasingly aimed at the wealthier and neglects the ...
International Literary & Arts Festival, Budapest, 28 September - 1 October
- 28 Sep 2017 12:30 PM
- community & culture
Budapest Transfer is an interdisciplinary arts festival with its main focus on contemporary literature. Each edition explores a theme through which we look at literary life in a regional and international context. The theme also provides the backbone of the programme that is designed to be interesting and accessible not only for literature enthusiasts but for the general public as well. Transfer ...
Opposition Parties Blast Orbán’s ‘Soros Plan’ Public Survey Plans
- 15 Sep 2017 8:58 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist and Democratic Coalition (DK) parties on Thursday lambasted the government’s plan to launch a nationwide public survey on the so-called “Soros plan”, calling on the ruling parties to focus on more important issues.
Áder Calls For Inter-Govt Body To Tackle Water Crisis
- 1 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has proposed setting up an international body of scientists under the aegis of the United Nations to tackle an impending shortage of drinking water. Addressing a World Water Week conference in Stockholm, the Hungarian president said that “the world has now understood the impact of climate change but not of the water crisis”.