96 result(s) for social security system in Current Affairs
Semjén: Hungarian Citizenship Procedure Under Strictest Authority Control
- 17 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The procedure of granting Hungarian citizenship is strictly controlled by the Hungarian state administration, and, if need be, police and the secret services are also involved in the process, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén said, in response to a press report on massive abuse of the system.
'Seriously About Paks' Event, Budapest, 16 September
- 16 Sep 2014 9:03 AM
- current affairs
The planned new nuclear power plant in Paks raises a number of economic, security, geopolitical and social issues, which have barely been mentioned in the Hungarian public media. Energiaklub launches a series of events titled ’Seriously about Paks’. Each event will focus on a specific issue. Foreign and local experts and researchers exchange their views, along special ad hoc studies.
Experimental Face-Recognition Surveillance System In Budapest’s 8th District
- 24 Jul 2014 11:35 AM
- current affairs
According to napi.hu, 8th district Fidesz mayor Máté Kocsis has approved a financial plan to install a new experimental face-recognition surveillance system on the streets of Józsefváros. The cameras would be installed by the Special Service for National Security. The approval of the parliamentary committee is needed to fund the project. A final decision on the installation will be made by the ...
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?
MPS Adopt Committee Structure For New Hungarian Parlt
- 7 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s new national assembly adopted the body’s committee structure and elected committee officials at its founding session on Tuesday. In the new structure, parliament has 15 committees rather than 20 in the earlier system.
Hungary’s Ruling Party Receives Clear Mandate To Carry On
- 14 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Having won two-thirds of the seats in the new parliament, the governing parties have received a clear mandate from voters to continue the work started, Fidesz communications officer Máté Kocsis said. Commenting on the election result, Kocsis said after the tight governance of the past years involving many difficult decisions, the government still enjoyed the confidence of the people.
Ukrainians’ Eligibility For Hungary Pension No Good Practice, Say Socialists
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government should have cancelled long ago an interstate accord from the Soviet era allowing Ukrainian citizens to apply for a Hungarian pension, the main opposition Socialists said. Party board member Lajos Korózs told a press conference that the Bajnai government had been planning to cancel the 1962 pact signed between Hungary and the Soviet Union but the change of government in 2010 ...
Zsuzsa Ferge Offers Troubling Insight Into Hungarian Society
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Renowned Hungarian sociologist Zsuzsa Ferge does not deny that certain quality of life indicators have improved since 2010. She does, however, believe that such indicators have not affected the strong growth of social inequality in Hungary – it’s as if the government has all but forgotten about the bottom 3 million Hungarians. Social mobility is only awarded to those who have demonstrated their ...
Roma Exclusion, Anti - Semitism Human Rights Problems In Hungary
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The US State Department has published its human rights country reports. It identified social discrimination, Roma exclusion and anti-Semitism as major human rights problems in Hungary.
Semjén: Hungarian Citizenship Procedure Under Strictest Authority Control
- 17 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The procedure of granting Hungarian citizenship is strictly controlled by the Hungarian state administration, and, if need be, police and the secret services are also involved in the process, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén said, in response to a press report on massive abuse of the system.
'Seriously About Paks' Event, Budapest, 16 September
- 16 Sep 2014 9:03 AM
- current affairs
The planned new nuclear power plant in Paks raises a number of economic, security, geopolitical and social issues, which have barely been mentioned in the Hungarian public media. Energiaklub launches a series of events titled ’Seriously about Paks’. Each event will focus on a specific issue. Foreign and local experts and researchers exchange their views, along special ad hoc studies.
Experimental Face-Recognition Surveillance System In Budapest’s 8th District
- 24 Jul 2014 11:35 AM
- current affairs
According to napi.hu, 8th district Fidesz mayor Máté Kocsis has approved a financial plan to install a new experimental face-recognition surveillance system on the streets of Józsefváros. The cameras would be installed by the Special Service for National Security. The approval of the parliamentary committee is needed to fund the project. A final decision on the installation will be made by the ...
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?
MPS Adopt Committee Structure For New Hungarian Parlt
- 7 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s new national assembly adopted the body’s committee structure and elected committee officials at its founding session on Tuesday. In the new structure, parliament has 15 committees rather than 20 in the earlier system.
Hungary’s Ruling Party Receives Clear Mandate To Carry On
- 14 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Having won two-thirds of the seats in the new parliament, the governing parties have received a clear mandate from voters to continue the work started, Fidesz communications officer Máté Kocsis said. Commenting on the election result, Kocsis said after the tight governance of the past years involving many difficult decisions, the government still enjoyed the confidence of the people.
Ukrainians’ Eligibility For Hungary Pension No Good Practice, Say Socialists
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government should have cancelled long ago an interstate accord from the Soviet era allowing Ukrainian citizens to apply for a Hungarian pension, the main opposition Socialists said. Party board member Lajos Korózs told a press conference that the Bajnai government had been planning to cancel the 1962 pact signed between Hungary and the Soviet Union but the change of government in 2010 ...
Zsuzsa Ferge Offers Troubling Insight Into Hungarian Society
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Renowned Hungarian sociologist Zsuzsa Ferge does not deny that certain quality of life indicators have improved since 2010. She does, however, believe that such indicators have not affected the strong growth of social inequality in Hungary – it’s as if the government has all but forgotten about the bottom 3 million Hungarians. Social mobility is only awarded to those who have demonstrated their ...
Roma Exclusion, Anti - Semitism Human Rights Problems In Hungary
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The US State Department has published its human rights country reports. It identified social discrimination, Roma exclusion and anti-Semitism as major human rights problems in Hungary.