448 result(s) for reform in Current Affairs
PM Orbán: European Dream Over
- 28 Dec 2016 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister said that the European dream is over and whereas in the past decisions had to be made about how to distribute money, currently a general feeling of austerity is the norm. Western Europe has been taking in migrants for decades but their integration has been an “obvious failure,” Viktor Orbán told regional dailies published by press group Mediaworks.
Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog Tipped To Succeed János Áder As President Of Hungary
- 13 Dec 2016 12:10 AM
- current affairs
Zoltán Balog, the head of Hungary’s Ministry for Human Resources (pictured), may be next in line for the Hungarian presidency. The five-year term of the current President, János Áder, ends next year and the former Fidesz MP and MEP has reportedly told Prime Minister Viktor Orbán he is not interested in a second term, reports atv.hu.
Opinion: PISA Test Scores Decline
- 12 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator accuses the government of purposefully impairing public education in Hungary in order to ‘produce obedient citizens’, while his right-wing counterpart thinks that politicising the debate on education makes proper discussion difficult.
Government Office Chief Refers Pisa Results To Education Roundtable
- 9 Dec 2016 5:54 AM
- current affairs
The government has instructed the human resources minister to call an education roundtable with teachers’ unions and education organisations to review recently published results of the PISA 2015 tests, government office chief János Lázár told a weekly government news briefing.
PMO Allocates Additional HUF 950 Million To 1956 Memorial Year Program
- 8 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister’s Office has allocated an additional HUF 950 million (USD 3.2 million) to the memorial year program tasked with organizing events at home and abroad commemorating the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian uprising, with the spending under the leadership of revisionist historian Mária Schmidt, reports index.hu.
Áder: SEA Change Needed On Water Management
- 28 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
At the upcoming global meeting in Budapest on water conservation and management, a transformation in attitudes is needed to match the outcome of the Paris climate summit tackling climate change, President János Áder said in an interview to public radio. At next week’s world summit, 2,000 officials representing 111 countries will be present, of which 35 will be prime ministers or ministers, the ...
Szijjártó: EU Must Speed Up Enlargement
- 24 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union must speed up enlargement in order to overcome its problems, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after talks with Albanian EU integration minister Klajda Gjosha. Integrating the western Balkans would strengthen the bloc, he said. The current challenges faced by the EU should not be used as an excuse to turn inward, Szijjártó said.
Bill To Make Good Friday Public Holiday Submitted To Parlt
- 21 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ruling party lawmakers on Friday submitted a bill to parliament to make Good Friday a public holiday in Hungary. Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén of the co-ruling Christian Democrats, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog and Economy Minister Mihály Varga, both of ruling Fidesz, filed a proposal to amend five laws and add Good Friday to the list of no-work days.
British Newspaper The Daily Telegraph Publishes Interview With PM Viktor Orbán
- 16 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The conservative British daily newspaper The Daily Telegraph has published an interview with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Peter Foster, the newspaper’s Europe Editor, interviewed the Hungarian prime minister during his recent visit to London. The interview was published in the online edition of the newspaper on Saturday morning.
PM Orbán: European Dream Over
- 28 Dec 2016 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister said that the European dream is over and whereas in the past decisions had to be made about how to distribute money, currently a general feeling of austerity is the norm. Western Europe has been taking in migrants for decades but their integration has been an “obvious failure,” Viktor Orbán told regional dailies published by press group Mediaworks.
Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog Tipped To Succeed János Áder As President Of Hungary
- 13 Dec 2016 12:10 AM
- current affairs
Zoltán Balog, the head of Hungary’s Ministry for Human Resources (pictured), may be next in line for the Hungarian presidency. The five-year term of the current President, János Áder, ends next year and the former Fidesz MP and MEP has reportedly told Prime Minister Viktor Orbán he is not interested in a second term, reports atv.hu.
Opinion: PISA Test Scores Decline
- 12 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator accuses the government of purposefully impairing public education in Hungary in order to ‘produce obedient citizens’, while his right-wing counterpart thinks that politicising the debate on education makes proper discussion difficult.
Government Office Chief Refers Pisa Results To Education Roundtable
- 9 Dec 2016 5:54 AM
- current affairs
The government has instructed the human resources minister to call an education roundtable with teachers’ unions and education organisations to review recently published results of the PISA 2015 tests, government office chief János Lázár told a weekly government news briefing.
PMO Allocates Additional HUF 950 Million To 1956 Memorial Year Program
- 8 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister’s Office has allocated an additional HUF 950 million (USD 3.2 million) to the memorial year program tasked with organizing events at home and abroad commemorating the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian uprising, with the spending under the leadership of revisionist historian Mária Schmidt, reports index.hu.
Áder: SEA Change Needed On Water Management
- 28 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
At the upcoming global meeting in Budapest on water conservation and management, a transformation in attitudes is needed to match the outcome of the Paris climate summit tackling climate change, President János Áder said in an interview to public radio. At next week’s world summit, 2,000 officials representing 111 countries will be present, of which 35 will be prime ministers or ministers, the ...
Szijjártó: EU Must Speed Up Enlargement
- 24 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union must speed up enlargement in order to overcome its problems, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after talks with Albanian EU integration minister Klajda Gjosha. Integrating the western Balkans would strengthen the bloc, he said. The current challenges faced by the EU should not be used as an excuse to turn inward, Szijjártó said.
Bill To Make Good Friday Public Holiday Submitted To Parlt
- 21 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ruling party lawmakers on Friday submitted a bill to parliament to make Good Friday a public holiday in Hungary. Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén of the co-ruling Christian Democrats, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog and Economy Minister Mihály Varga, both of ruling Fidesz, filed a proposal to amend five laws and add Good Friday to the list of no-work days.
British Newspaper The Daily Telegraph Publishes Interview With PM Viktor Orbán
- 16 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The conservative British daily newspaper The Daily Telegraph has published an interview with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Peter Foster, the newspaper’s Europe Editor, interviewed the Hungarian prime minister during his recent visit to London. The interview was published in the online edition of the newspaper on Saturday morning.