178 result(s) for poverty in Current Affairs
Opposition Parties Slam Orbán On Migration
- 13 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party said at a debate in Parliament it was plainly misleading to blame the European Commission for the migration crisis. Responding to the prime minister’s remarks, Socialist group leader Bertalan Tóth said rather than hindering a solution to the crisis the European community is the “sole potential solution”.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Claim Referendum Is On EU Membership
- 6 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party urged citizens to abstain from voting on the EU’s mandatory migrant quota scheme, arguing that the referendum was designed to pave the way for Hungary’s exit from the EU. Socialist Party deputy leader Zoltán Gőgös said Hungary would hold two referendums in the near future: the quota referendum, which he said was actually a vote on Hungary’s EU membership, and one on ...
Xpat Opinion: Ferenc Gyurcsány: “Disintegration Or Something Else?”
- 24 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As always, Hungarian Spectrum welcomes democratic voices from and about Hungary. Today Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister of Hungary between 2004 and 2009, offers his solutions to the ills of western democracies. Mr. Gyurcsány is currently the chairman of Demokratikus Koalíció, which he established in 2011.
Official Reports Improved Roma Poverty Indicators
- 1 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Poverty risk indicators for the Roma population have significantly declined in the past 2-3 years, an official at the human resources ministry said. The proportion of Roma experiencing income poverty fell from 68% to 63% while in-work poverty rate fell from 43% to 27% and the deprivation rate from 78% to 68%, state secretary Károly Czibere told a meeting of the Roma Coordination Council.
Unions, Left-Wing Parties Voice Demands On Labour Day
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s trade unions called for joint efforts to reduce the vulnerability of workers while opposition parties demanded higher wages for workers on Labour Day. The heads of Hungary’s five trade union confederations said in the City Park that the Labour Code should be revised, a fairer tax system introduced and the minimum wage raised to subsistence level.
41.5 Percent Of Hungarians Live On The Edge Of Poverty
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
41.5 percent of Hungarians are living on the edge of poverty according to a study released by Policy Agenda, a political consultancy. The study was sponsored by the Association of Hungarian Unions (MaSzSz) and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
Eurostat Finds Poverty In Hungary Rising
- 9 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of Hungarians exposed to poverty and exclusion has risen to 31.7% of the population from 28.8% in 2008, according to Eurostat data. At present there are more than 40,000 local council flats in Budapest, one in ten is vacant and a large part of them could be placed in a position where they could be let, Népszabadság writes.
Opposition Criticises Orbán’s Opening Of Spring Session Of Parlt
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Monday address in parliament, in which he ordered further border protection from migration and said a middle-class standard of living can be established in the country this year.
Xpat Opinion: “Whoever Says That There Is No Poverty In Hungary Is Lying”
- 5 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Can I state my opinion? Will you write it down? Really? Then write this down: Who says that there is no poverty in Hungary is lying.”
Translation of “She survived cancer three times but Hungary has sentenced her to slowly starve” (“Háromszor legyőzte a rákot, de Magyarország lassú éhhalálra ítéli”) appearing in online daily nepszabadsag.hu on January 1st.
Translation of “She survived cancer three times but Hungary has sentenced her to slowly starve” (“Háromszor legyőzte a rákot, de Magyarország lassú éhhalálra ítéli”) appearing in online daily nepszabadsag.hu on January 1st.
Opposition Parties Slam Orbán On Migration
- 13 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party said at a debate in Parliament it was plainly misleading to blame the European Commission for the migration crisis. Responding to the prime minister’s remarks, Socialist group leader Bertalan Tóth said rather than hindering a solution to the crisis the European community is the “sole potential solution”.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Claim Referendum Is On EU Membership
- 6 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party urged citizens to abstain from voting on the EU’s mandatory migrant quota scheme, arguing that the referendum was designed to pave the way for Hungary’s exit from the EU. Socialist Party deputy leader Zoltán Gőgös said Hungary would hold two referendums in the near future: the quota referendum, which he said was actually a vote on Hungary’s EU membership, and one on ...
Xpat Opinion: Ferenc Gyurcsány: “Disintegration Or Something Else?”
- 24 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As always, Hungarian Spectrum welcomes democratic voices from and about Hungary. Today Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister of Hungary between 2004 and 2009, offers his solutions to the ills of western democracies. Mr. Gyurcsány is currently the chairman of Demokratikus Koalíció, which he established in 2011.
Official Reports Improved Roma Poverty Indicators
- 1 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Poverty risk indicators for the Roma population have significantly declined in the past 2-3 years, an official at the human resources ministry said. The proportion of Roma experiencing income poverty fell from 68% to 63% while in-work poverty rate fell from 43% to 27% and the deprivation rate from 78% to 68%, state secretary Károly Czibere told a meeting of the Roma Coordination Council.
Unions, Left-Wing Parties Voice Demands On Labour Day
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s trade unions called for joint efforts to reduce the vulnerability of workers while opposition parties demanded higher wages for workers on Labour Day. The heads of Hungary’s five trade union confederations said in the City Park that the Labour Code should be revised, a fairer tax system introduced and the minimum wage raised to subsistence level.
41.5 Percent Of Hungarians Live On The Edge Of Poverty
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
41.5 percent of Hungarians are living on the edge of poverty according to a study released by Policy Agenda, a political consultancy. The study was sponsored by the Association of Hungarian Unions (MaSzSz) and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
Eurostat Finds Poverty In Hungary Rising
- 9 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of Hungarians exposed to poverty and exclusion has risen to 31.7% of the population from 28.8% in 2008, according to Eurostat data. At present there are more than 40,000 local council flats in Budapest, one in ten is vacant and a large part of them could be placed in a position where they could be let, Népszabadság writes.
Opposition Criticises Orbán’s Opening Of Spring Session Of Parlt
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Monday address in parliament, in which he ordered further border protection from migration and said a middle-class standard of living can be established in the country this year.
Xpat Opinion: “Whoever Says That There Is No Poverty In Hungary Is Lying”
- 5 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Can I state my opinion? Will you write it down? Really? Then write this down: Who says that there is no poverty in Hungary is lying.”
Translation of “She survived cancer three times but Hungary has sentenced her to slowly starve” (“Háromszor legyőzte a rákot, de Magyarország lassú éhhalálra ítéli”) appearing in online daily nepszabadsag.hu on January 1st.
Translation of “She survived cancer three times but Hungary has sentenced her to slowly starve” (“Háromszor legyőzte a rákot, de Magyarország lassú éhhalálra ítéli”) appearing in online daily nepszabadsag.hu on January 1st.