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Hungarian Gov’t Widens CSOK Eligibility
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is easing conditions for eligibility for home purchase grants for families with children, it was announced yesterday. One change is that all offspring up to age 25 will be counted as children, regardless of whether they are students.
Opposition Parties Warn Of Residency Bond ‘National Security Risks’
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties said the country’s residency bond scheme carried risks after a newspaper report suggesting a foreign criminal had purchased a bond allowing residency in Hungary. The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to suspend the sale of residency bonds, citing risks to national security.
Parliament Committee Votes To Extend Migration State Of Emergency
- 5 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s defence committee has approved extending the state of emergency related to mass migration that had been set to expire on September 9, the parliamentary group leader of ruling Fidesz said on Friday. Speaking after a meeting of the defence committee, Lajos Kosa told a news conference that the interior ministry had confirmed in a briefing to the committee that it intends to extend the ...
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.
First Waste Collection Boat In Service
- 31 Aug 2016 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The waste collection ship Tersus, designed to collect refuse from ships on the Danube, has begun operations, it was announced at a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday. Gábor Spányi, chief executive of Mahart PassNave, said the shipping company had spent €200,000 on implementing the project.
Samsung To Invest HUF 100 Bn In Battery Plant Near Budapest
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
South Korea’s Samsung SDI will invest 100 billion forints (EUR 322m) in a plant in Göd, north of Budapest, to produce batteries for electric vehicles for European markets, Hungary’s minister for foreign affairs and trade announced. After serious competition from other countries in the region, the investment in Hungary will create 600 jobs, Péter Szijjártó said in Budapest.
Home Help Network Covers 1,500 Small Communities
- 24 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Welfare and health services provided by a network set up by the government are now available to over 500,000 people living in 1,500 rural communities, state secretary Károly Czibere told a press conference on Tuesday.
Hungary-China Health-Care Relations ‘Promising’
- 24 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungarian-Chinese health-care relations look promising, a human resources state secretary said on Tuesday, after four more Hungarian hospitals joined a cooperation scheme between Chinese and central and eastern European hospitals.
Hungarian Gov’t Widens CSOK Eligibility
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is easing conditions for eligibility for home purchase grants for families with children, it was announced yesterday. One change is that all offspring up to age 25 will be counted as children, regardless of whether they are students.
Opposition Parties Warn Of Residency Bond ‘National Security Risks’
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties said the country’s residency bond scheme carried risks after a newspaper report suggesting a foreign criminal had purchased a bond allowing residency in Hungary. The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to suspend the sale of residency bonds, citing risks to national security.
Parliament Committee Votes To Extend Migration State Of Emergency
- 5 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s defence committee has approved extending the state of emergency related to mass migration that had been set to expire on September 9, the parliamentary group leader of ruling Fidesz said on Friday. Speaking after a meeting of the defence committee, Lajos Kosa told a news conference that the interior ministry had confirmed in a briefing to the committee that it intends to extend the ...
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.
First Waste Collection Boat In Service
- 31 Aug 2016 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The waste collection ship Tersus, designed to collect refuse from ships on the Danube, has begun operations, it was announced at a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday. Gábor Spányi, chief executive of Mahart PassNave, said the shipping company had spent €200,000 on implementing the project.
Samsung To Invest HUF 100 Bn In Battery Plant Near Budapest
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
South Korea’s Samsung SDI will invest 100 billion forints (EUR 322m) in a plant in Göd, north of Budapest, to produce batteries for electric vehicles for European markets, Hungary’s minister for foreign affairs and trade announced. After serious competition from other countries in the region, the investment in Hungary will create 600 jobs, Péter Szijjártó said in Budapest.
Home Help Network Covers 1,500 Small Communities
- 24 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Welfare and health services provided by a network set up by the government are now available to over 500,000 people living in 1,500 rural communities, state secretary Károly Czibere told a press conference on Tuesday.
Hungary-China Health-Care Relations ‘Promising’
- 24 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungarian-Chinese health-care relations look promising, a human resources state secretary said on Tuesday, after four more Hungarian hospitals joined a cooperation scheme between Chinese and central and eastern European hospitals.