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Liberals: Talented Youth Leaving Hungary ‘Worrying’
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Liberal Party said it was worrying that the most talented and wealthiest 18-year-olds are leaving Hungary to go to university abroad. Anett Bősz, the party’s spokesperson, told a press conference on Sunday that 30-50 percent of young people finishing their studies at Hungary’s elite schools have applied to a university abroad and this rate is 5-10 percent at secondary schools where ...
Varga: Brexit Could Slow Hungarian GDP Growth By 0.4%
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The exit of Great Britain from the European Union could slow the speed of Hungarian GDP growth by 0.3-0.4 of a percentage point, National Economy Minister Mihály Varga said at a press conference regarding the 2017 Hungarian budget bill.
Liget Project Protesters Occupy Yellow House In City Park
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Activist group Ligetvédők (Park Protectors) occupied a building Tuesday in Budapest’s Városliget (City Park) in protest against the Liget Budapest development plan there. The group had been using the area of the former open-air bar and restaurant Kertem as their camp and base of operations since March.
Less Access To National Health Care In Hungary
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
More and more people have no access to health care services in Hungary, research institute Political Capital found in a study carried out with the financial help of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. In April 2016 there were no family doctors in 260 locations meaning that some 5% of the population did not have their own family doctor.
GTC Plans To Launch New Investment In Budapest
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Real estate developer GTC will, in the coming weeks, launch a 21,500 sqm office building investment, referred to as White House, on Budapest’s Váci út, GTC Commercial Director Bori Gedai announced at a press conference.
Vona: Orban Must Resign If He Loses Migrant Quota Referendum
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gabor Vona said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Viktor Orban should resign if he loses the referendum on the European Union’s migrant quota scheme. Vona told a press conference assessing parliament’s spring session that Orban would ultimately have to take responsibility for the result of the referendum.
Hungary Will Not Accept Returning Migrants
- 15 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will not accept any migrants who have already crossed through the country once, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács told an international press conference. Hungary has never violated the Dublin agreement or the Schengen agreement but fulfilled them both, Kovács said in Brussels.
LMP Welcomes Parlt Approval Of Resolution On Free Trade Agreements
- 14 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Outgoing group leader of the green opposition LMP András Schiffer welcomed parliament’s approval of a resolution under which Hungary will not support the coming into effect of free trade agreements, even on a temporary basis, without the approval of national parliaments.
Hungarian Government To Raise Health-Care Wages In September
- 10 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government has reached an agreement with health-care unions on raising base salaries in the sector starting in September this year, the human resources minister announced on Thursday. The base salary of doctors and pharmacists will increase by gross 107,000 forints (EUR 344) from September 1 this year and by another 100,000 forints from November 1, 2017, Zoltán Balog told a press conference.
Liberals: Talented Youth Leaving Hungary ‘Worrying’
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Liberal Party said it was worrying that the most talented and wealthiest 18-year-olds are leaving Hungary to go to university abroad. Anett Bősz, the party’s spokesperson, told a press conference on Sunday that 30-50 percent of young people finishing their studies at Hungary’s elite schools have applied to a university abroad and this rate is 5-10 percent at secondary schools where ...
Varga: Brexit Could Slow Hungarian GDP Growth By 0.4%
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The exit of Great Britain from the European Union could slow the speed of Hungarian GDP growth by 0.3-0.4 of a percentage point, National Economy Minister Mihály Varga said at a press conference regarding the 2017 Hungarian budget bill.
Liget Project Protesters Occupy Yellow House In City Park
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Activist group Ligetvédők (Park Protectors) occupied a building Tuesday in Budapest’s Városliget (City Park) in protest against the Liget Budapest development plan there. The group had been using the area of the former open-air bar and restaurant Kertem as their camp and base of operations since March.
Less Access To National Health Care In Hungary
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
More and more people have no access to health care services in Hungary, research institute Political Capital found in a study carried out with the financial help of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. In April 2016 there were no family doctors in 260 locations meaning that some 5% of the population did not have their own family doctor.
GTC Plans To Launch New Investment In Budapest
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Real estate developer GTC will, in the coming weeks, launch a 21,500 sqm office building investment, referred to as White House, on Budapest’s Váci út, GTC Commercial Director Bori Gedai announced at a press conference.
Vona: Orban Must Resign If He Loses Migrant Quota Referendum
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gabor Vona said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Viktor Orban should resign if he loses the referendum on the European Union’s migrant quota scheme. Vona told a press conference assessing parliament’s spring session that Orban would ultimately have to take responsibility for the result of the referendum.
Hungary Will Not Accept Returning Migrants
- 15 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will not accept any migrants who have already crossed through the country once, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács told an international press conference. Hungary has never violated the Dublin agreement or the Schengen agreement but fulfilled them both, Kovács said in Brussels.
LMP Welcomes Parlt Approval Of Resolution On Free Trade Agreements
- 14 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Outgoing group leader of the green opposition LMP András Schiffer welcomed parliament’s approval of a resolution under which Hungary will not support the coming into effect of free trade agreements, even on a temporary basis, without the approval of national parliaments.
Hungarian Government To Raise Health-Care Wages In September
- 10 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government has reached an agreement with health-care unions on raising base salaries in the sector starting in September this year, the human resources minister announced on Thursday. The base salary of doctors and pharmacists will increase by gross 107,000 forints (EUR 344) from September 1 this year and by another 100,000 forints from November 1, 2017, Zoltán Balog told a press conference.