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Hungary’s Healthcare “On The Brink Of Disaster”
- 17 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
According to general practitioner Zoltán Komáromi, Hungary’s healthcare system is on the brink of disaster. Low salaries and poor working conditions are causing doctors to either go abroad or work at private hospitals. More and more patients are choosing private health care over public for procedures that are important revenue generators for the public health care system.
President Urges Hungarians To Pull Together To Restore Damaged Forests
- 16 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has called on Hungarian citizens and public media to pull together and help restore the country’s woods and forests which were recently ravaged by freezing rain. The president’s office said that Áder had met the head of the country’s forestry association, who briefed him about the massive damage to trees in December in the country and the environmental clean-up that has taken ...
Mutual Willingness Is Needed To Resolve Open Issues In Hungarian-U.S. Relations
- 15 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó in an interview with Hír TV said that open issues in Hungarian-U.S. political relations can only be resolved by mutual willingness.
Jobbik Calls On Govt To Withdraw Planned Tax On Solar Panels
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to withdraw solar panels from an environmental product fee, saying that the tax would be “yet another nail in the coffin” of Hungary’s economic and energy independence. Lawmaker Lajos Kepli said that the government had made needless “luxury investments” and pursued a reckless economic policy, and such taxes were desperate measures ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Opposition Dilemmas Ahead Of Putin’s Visit
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing analyst calls opposition plans to protest against the planned visit of the Russian president absurd. He argues that parties of the Left may legitimately demand to be informed and involved, but opposing negotiations would not be worthy of parties who want one day to govern.
Hungary’s PM Orbán To Attend Sunday Commemoration For Paris Victims
- 10 Jan 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was honoured to accept the French government's invitation to attend a commemoration for the victims of the Paris terror attack. He will participate in a large-scale memorial march starting in Paris at 3pm.
Xpat Opinion: President Putin To Visit Hungary
- 10 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily fears that Vladimir Putin’s March visit, announced this week, is another indication of the Hungarian government’s Eastern orientation. A conservative analyst points out that Hungary needs to maintain good relations with both Germany and Russia. Another left-wing commentator suspects that PM Orbán may want to revise the 1994 Budapest Memorandum on Ukraine.
Péter Szijjártó: Certain Powers Want To Destabilize Hungary
- 9 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The following is our translation of the interview with Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó appearing in today’s edition of pro-government daily (owned by Fidesz oligarch Lájos Simicska) Magyar Nemzet just one week after pro-government daily Magyar Hírlap (owned by Fidesz oligarch Gábor Széles) published an interview with Chancellor János Lázár accusing the United States of pressuring ...
Consultations Under Way On Putin’s Budapest Visit
- 8 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Consultations are under way concerning the timing of a planned visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Budapest. The premier’s press chief noted that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had paid a working visit to Moscow last year, and he said the next working visit would be Putin’s to Budapest.
Hungary’s Healthcare “On The Brink Of Disaster”
- 17 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
According to general practitioner Zoltán Komáromi, Hungary’s healthcare system is on the brink of disaster. Low salaries and poor working conditions are causing doctors to either go abroad or work at private hospitals. More and more patients are choosing private health care over public for procedures that are important revenue generators for the public health care system.
President Urges Hungarians To Pull Together To Restore Damaged Forests
- 16 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has called on Hungarian citizens and public media to pull together and help restore the country’s woods and forests which were recently ravaged by freezing rain. The president’s office said that Áder had met the head of the country’s forestry association, who briefed him about the massive damage to trees in December in the country and the environmental clean-up that has taken ...
Mutual Willingness Is Needed To Resolve Open Issues In Hungarian-U.S. Relations
- 15 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó in an interview with Hír TV said that open issues in Hungarian-U.S. political relations can only be resolved by mutual willingness.
Jobbik Calls On Govt To Withdraw Planned Tax On Solar Panels
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to withdraw solar panels from an environmental product fee, saying that the tax would be “yet another nail in the coffin” of Hungary’s economic and energy independence. Lawmaker Lajos Kepli said that the government had made needless “luxury investments” and pursued a reckless economic policy, and such taxes were desperate measures ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Opposition Dilemmas Ahead Of Putin’s Visit
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing analyst calls opposition plans to protest against the planned visit of the Russian president absurd. He argues that parties of the Left may legitimately demand to be informed and involved, but opposing negotiations would not be worthy of parties who want one day to govern.
Hungary’s PM Orbán To Attend Sunday Commemoration For Paris Victims
- 10 Jan 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was honoured to accept the French government's invitation to attend a commemoration for the victims of the Paris terror attack. He will participate in a large-scale memorial march starting in Paris at 3pm.
Xpat Opinion: President Putin To Visit Hungary
- 10 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily fears that Vladimir Putin’s March visit, announced this week, is another indication of the Hungarian government’s Eastern orientation. A conservative analyst points out that Hungary needs to maintain good relations with both Germany and Russia. Another left-wing commentator suspects that PM Orbán may want to revise the 1994 Budapest Memorandum on Ukraine.
Péter Szijjártó: Certain Powers Want To Destabilize Hungary
- 9 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The following is our translation of the interview with Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó appearing in today’s edition of pro-government daily (owned by Fidesz oligarch Lájos Simicska) Magyar Nemzet just one week after pro-government daily Magyar Hírlap (owned by Fidesz oligarch Gábor Széles) published an interview with Chancellor János Lázár accusing the United States of pressuring ...
Consultations Under Way On Putin’s Budapest Visit
- 8 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Consultations are under way concerning the timing of a planned visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Budapest. The premier’s press chief noted that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had paid a working visit to Moscow last year, and he said the next working visit would be Putin’s to Budapest.