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Students At Church Schools Double In 6 Years
- 5 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The number of students attending church schools in Hungary has almost doubled over the past six years, the daily Magyar Nemzet reported. The number has risen from around 112,000 to over 200,000. At the same time, the number of church schools has risen by around two-thirds.
Teacher Wages To Rise 3.5% In 2016
- 2 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Teachers’ wages will rise by 3.5% in September this year based on the teacher career model, László Palkovics, the public education state secretary, said. The wage increase means teachers will receive between 3,000 forints (EUR 10) and 15,000 (EUR 48) forints more each month depending on seniority, Palkovics said, noting that the government has continuously increased teacher’s wages since 2013.
Union: New School Year ‘Won’t Be Smooth’
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of the PSZ teachers’ trade union has warned that the new school year “will not be smooth”. Piroska Galló said government communications suggesting all the right conditions were in place for schools to start the year successfully were misleading.
Ministry: Hungary Unemployment Rate At Record Low
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s employment rate has broken a new record and its 5% unemployment rate is at a record low level since the change in political system, the economy ministry said commenting on the Central Statistical Office’s jobs report.
Cigarette Prices To Be Hiked From Thursday
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Based on a new law on excise tax adopted by Hungarian lawmakers in June, the excise tax on tobacco products will increase from Thursday, and more price hikes are coming, according to Hungarian news agency MTI, reported by business news portal napi.hu.
New Vocational Schools Launched In Hungary
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
September will see the start of new kinds of vocational training in Hungary, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said in Kecskemét, in central Hungary. Opening the new school year at a youth centre in the city, Varga noted that both vocational high schools and vocational colleges will offer matriculation exams, so there is a possibility that students can continue into higher education.
MPs Hold Group Meetings Before Start Of Parliament’s Autumn Session
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The parliamentary groups of governing Fidesz-KDNP and the opposition Socialists, Jobbik and LMP will hold group meetings in the capital and elsewhere before the start of the autumn session on September 12. Fidesz-KDNP MPs will meet in Balatonfüred, on Lake Balaton, on September 7-9, the parliamentary group’s press department said.
Hungary Retail Sales Up 5.7 Pc In June
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary climbed by 5.7 percent in June from the same month a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) confirmed in a second reading of data on Thursday. Retail sales rose at the same pace when adjusted for calendar year effects.
Economic Growth Pattern Is Healthy, GKI Says
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The pattern of Hungary's economic growth is healthy, as it is driven by export and investments, the CEO of economic research company GKI László Akar told a forum in Veszprém, west Hungary, on Tuesday.
Students At Church Schools Double In 6 Years
- 5 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The number of students attending church schools in Hungary has almost doubled over the past six years, the daily Magyar Nemzet reported. The number has risen from around 112,000 to over 200,000. At the same time, the number of church schools has risen by around two-thirds.
Teacher Wages To Rise 3.5% In 2016
- 2 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Teachers’ wages will rise by 3.5% in September this year based on the teacher career model, László Palkovics, the public education state secretary, said. The wage increase means teachers will receive between 3,000 forints (EUR 10) and 15,000 (EUR 48) forints more each month depending on seniority, Palkovics said, noting that the government has continuously increased teacher’s wages since 2013.
Union: New School Year ‘Won’t Be Smooth’
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of the PSZ teachers’ trade union has warned that the new school year “will not be smooth”. Piroska Galló said government communications suggesting all the right conditions were in place for schools to start the year successfully were misleading.
Ministry: Hungary Unemployment Rate At Record Low
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s employment rate has broken a new record and its 5% unemployment rate is at a record low level since the change in political system, the economy ministry said commenting on the Central Statistical Office’s jobs report.
Cigarette Prices To Be Hiked From Thursday
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Based on a new law on excise tax adopted by Hungarian lawmakers in June, the excise tax on tobacco products will increase from Thursday, and more price hikes are coming, according to Hungarian news agency MTI, reported by business news portal napi.hu.
New Vocational Schools Launched In Hungary
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
September will see the start of new kinds of vocational training in Hungary, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said in Kecskemét, in central Hungary. Opening the new school year at a youth centre in the city, Varga noted that both vocational high schools and vocational colleges will offer matriculation exams, so there is a possibility that students can continue into higher education.
MPs Hold Group Meetings Before Start Of Parliament’s Autumn Session
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The parliamentary groups of governing Fidesz-KDNP and the opposition Socialists, Jobbik and LMP will hold group meetings in the capital and elsewhere before the start of the autumn session on September 12. Fidesz-KDNP MPs will meet in Balatonfüred, on Lake Balaton, on September 7-9, the parliamentary group’s press department said.
Hungary Retail Sales Up 5.7 Pc In June
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Retail sales in Hungary climbed by 5.7 percent in June from the same month a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) confirmed in a second reading of data on Thursday. Retail sales rose at the same pace when adjusted for calendar year effects.
Economic Growth Pattern Is Healthy, GKI Says
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The pattern of Hungary's economic growth is healthy, as it is driven by export and investments, the CEO of economic research company GKI László Akar told a forum in Veszprém, west Hungary, on Tuesday.