531 result(s) for statistics
Winter Care For Homeless Under Way
- 2 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Homeless shelters in Hungary have started expanding their capacities to welcome an additional 1,500 people in total over the winter period. For most of the year, homeless shelters have room to house about 9,500 people in total, while in the winter they can accommodate up to 11,100.
Parragh: Emigration Slowed Down In First Half Of 2016
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Wage increases and improved competitiveness could help resolve the labour shortage in Hungary, daily Magyar Idők said, adding that statistics show that emigration slowed down in the first half of this year. Head of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry László Parragh told the paper that the labour shortage resulting from emigration affects not only Hungary but the entire region and in ...
Hungarians Spending More On Private Education
- 28 Sep 2016 8:00 AM
- specials
As parents earn more money, not just in Buda but also in Pest, schools such as the English School of Budapest (ESB) are taking advantage of new private educational opportunities arising on the other side of the river by opening a new school site at Astoria in October.
The People Of Budapest Are Satisfied With Life
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The population’s satisfaction rates have increased in the majority of the European capitals. According to Eurostat (the statistics office of the European Union), Budapest’s population feels like their standard of life has bettered by 6% compared to previous data. According to the record, the data of the interview-like survey analysing the 2012-2015 period show that the population of 18 capital ...
Politicians Discuss Hungary’s EU Membership, Agree To Remain
- 8 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politicians discussed issues concerning Hungary’s European Union membership at an economic conference on Wednesday, but none of the participants advocated an actual exit from the union as such. The conference entitled “Does the Hungarian economy have a future outside the European Union?” included a five-party debate, where state secretary Nándor Csepreghy said on behalf of the government that ...
Xpat Opinion: Car Thefts And Corruption
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on improving car theft statistics, a conservative pundit fears that the decline in the number of cars stolen may weaken the public’s awareness of large scale corruption.
Hungary Retail Sales Rise 6.8% In May
- 26 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Retail sales in Hungary went up by an annual 6.8% in May, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said, confirming data published in a first reading earlier. Retail sales rose by an annual 5.7% when adjusted for calendar year effects. The pace accelerated from an unadjusted 5.0% and slowed from a calendar year-adjusted 6.7% rise in April.
More Than 9,000 Bicycles Stolen In Hungary Last Year
- 15 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Last year, 9,056 bicycles were stolen in Hungary, daily Magyar Idok said on Thursday, citing data from the National Police Headquarters (ORFK). The number includes only those bicycles with a value over 50,000 forints (EUR 159), as the police do not keep statistics on the theft of cheaper bicycles, the paper said.
Szijjártó: Europe Must Learn Lesson From Brexit
- 25 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe must learn the lesson from Brexit, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. The first lesson is that “people’s opinions should be heard, even in Brussels,” Szijjártó told a press conference on the British vote to leave the European Union.
Winter Care For Homeless Under Way
- 2 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Homeless shelters in Hungary have started expanding their capacities to welcome an additional 1,500 people in total over the winter period. For most of the year, homeless shelters have room to house about 9,500 people in total, while in the winter they can accommodate up to 11,100.
Parragh: Emigration Slowed Down In First Half Of 2016
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Wage increases and improved competitiveness could help resolve the labour shortage in Hungary, daily Magyar Idők said, adding that statistics show that emigration slowed down in the first half of this year. Head of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry László Parragh told the paper that the labour shortage resulting from emigration affects not only Hungary but the entire region and in ...
Hungarians Spending More On Private Education
- 28 Sep 2016 8:00 AM
- specials
As parents earn more money, not just in Buda but also in Pest, schools such as the English School of Budapest (ESB) are taking advantage of new private educational opportunities arising on the other side of the river by opening a new school site at Astoria in October.
The People Of Budapest Are Satisfied With Life
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The population’s satisfaction rates have increased in the majority of the European capitals. According to Eurostat (the statistics office of the European Union), Budapest’s population feels like their standard of life has bettered by 6% compared to previous data. According to the record, the data of the interview-like survey analysing the 2012-2015 period show that the population of 18 capital ...
Politicians Discuss Hungary’s EU Membership, Agree To Remain
- 8 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politicians discussed issues concerning Hungary’s European Union membership at an economic conference on Wednesday, but none of the participants advocated an actual exit from the union as such. The conference entitled “Does the Hungarian economy have a future outside the European Union?” included a five-party debate, where state secretary Nándor Csepreghy said on behalf of the government that ...
Xpat Opinion: Car Thefts And Corruption
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on improving car theft statistics, a conservative pundit fears that the decline in the number of cars stolen may weaken the public’s awareness of large scale corruption.
Hungary Retail Sales Rise 6.8% In May
- 26 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Retail sales in Hungary went up by an annual 6.8% in May, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said, confirming data published in a first reading earlier. Retail sales rose by an annual 5.7% when adjusted for calendar year effects. The pace accelerated from an unadjusted 5.0% and slowed from a calendar year-adjusted 6.7% rise in April.
More Than 9,000 Bicycles Stolen In Hungary Last Year
- 15 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Last year, 9,056 bicycles were stolen in Hungary, daily Magyar Idok said on Thursday, citing data from the National Police Headquarters (ORFK). The number includes only those bicycles with a value over 50,000 forints (EUR 159), as the police do not keep statistics on the theft of cheaper bicycles, the paper said.
Szijjártó: Europe Must Learn Lesson From Brexit
- 25 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe must learn the lesson from Brexit, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. The first lesson is that “people’s opinions should be heard, even in Brussels,” Szijjártó told a press conference on the British vote to leave the European Union.