799 result(s) for teachers
Lázár: Govt Doesn’t Owe Teachers Apology
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is not the government that owes an apology to teachers after spending 266 billion forints (EUR 850m) over the past few years to hike wages in the sector, government office chief János Lázár said at a weekly government press conference. Lázár was commenting on István Pukli, a headmaster who has become the symbolic leader of Hungary’s teacher protest movement, calling on Prime Minister Viktor ...
Orbán Laughs Off Teachers Strike Threat
- 17 Mar 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is not taking seriously the strike threat issued by a leader of the teachers protests at Tuesday’s rally, he said yesterday. Asked about it by Népszabadság in a corridor of Parliament, Orbán said “I took that as a joke”.
Hungarian Revolution
- 17 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
MÚK – these three letters, standing for MÁRCIUSBAN ÚJRA KEZDJÜK (we will start again in March), kept the Kádár regime in fear until it collapsed in 1989, but has been ingrained in the Hungarian mindset so much that even these days people look forward to March 15 with contained anticipation that unrest may occur.
Teachers’ Leader Signals Strike For End-March
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A one-hour teachers’ strike may be held at the end of March unless the government apologises to the profession while at the same time sending a delegation to the talks capable of negotiating, István Pukli, a headmaster who has become the symbolic leader of the teacher protest movement, said, addressing tens of thousands of demonstrators in Kossuth Square.
TEK To Close Streets On March 15
- 10 Mar 2016 1:40 AM
- getting around
The head of the Anti-Terrorist Centre, János Hajdu, yesterday ordered that the streets around the National Museum be closed on March 15, when Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will give a speech in the museum garden. The decision affects the area where the Civil Society for the Democratic Hungary announced a demonstration on Múzeum körút on that day.
Xpat Interview 2: Paul Slocombe, Former Director, American International School of Budapest
- 8 Mar 2016 11:00 AM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Kövér: CBank Foundations’ Assets Public Money
- 4 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The assets handled by foundations of the National Bank of Hungary are to be considered as public funds, László Kövér, Hungary’s House speaker, told the Hungarian Catholic Radio. “What else would they be?” Kövér answered a question in connection with a recent amendment under which the central bank could deny access to information on such funds because once donated to a foundation they would “lose ...
Budapest Travel Expo, Featuring 'Caravan Salon', 3 - 6 March
- 3 Mar 2016 10:30 AM
- travel
The 39th Travel exhibition, Hungary’s season-opening tourism exhibition, will be held this weekend. This year a 'Caravan Salon' will present the widest range of caravans and trailers available in Hungary - located in pavilion A, the biggest pavilion at the HUNGEXPO Budapest Fair Center. Besides caravans, all types of camping related accessories will be on show to visitors, plus reps from the ...
Parents, Pupils Stay Away From School
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Tens of thousands of parents kept their children from school on Monday to show support for teachers’ efforts to have the education system reformed.
Lázár: Govt Doesn’t Owe Teachers Apology
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is not the government that owes an apology to teachers after spending 266 billion forints (EUR 850m) over the past few years to hike wages in the sector, government office chief János Lázár said at a weekly government press conference. Lázár was commenting on István Pukli, a headmaster who has become the symbolic leader of Hungary’s teacher protest movement, calling on Prime Minister Viktor ...
Orbán Laughs Off Teachers Strike Threat
- 17 Mar 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is not taking seriously the strike threat issued by a leader of the teachers protests at Tuesday’s rally, he said yesterday. Asked about it by Népszabadság in a corridor of Parliament, Orbán said “I took that as a joke”.
Hungarian Revolution
- 17 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
MÚK – these three letters, standing for MÁRCIUSBAN ÚJRA KEZDJÜK (we will start again in March), kept the Kádár regime in fear until it collapsed in 1989, but has been ingrained in the Hungarian mindset so much that even these days people look forward to March 15 with contained anticipation that unrest may occur.
Teachers’ Leader Signals Strike For End-March
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A one-hour teachers’ strike may be held at the end of March unless the government apologises to the profession while at the same time sending a delegation to the talks capable of negotiating, István Pukli, a headmaster who has become the symbolic leader of the teacher protest movement, said, addressing tens of thousands of demonstrators in Kossuth Square.
TEK To Close Streets On March 15
- 10 Mar 2016 1:40 AM
- getting around
The head of the Anti-Terrorist Centre, János Hajdu, yesterday ordered that the streets around the National Museum be closed on March 15, when Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will give a speech in the museum garden. The decision affects the area where the Civil Society for the Democratic Hungary announced a demonstration on Múzeum körút on that day.
Xpat Interview 2: Paul Slocombe, Former Director, American International School of Budapest
- 8 Mar 2016 11:00 AM
1. What’s been happening at work and at home since your first Xpat Interview?
Kövér: CBank Foundations’ Assets Public Money
- 4 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The assets handled by foundations of the National Bank of Hungary are to be considered as public funds, László Kövér, Hungary’s House speaker, told the Hungarian Catholic Radio. “What else would they be?” Kövér answered a question in connection with a recent amendment under which the central bank could deny access to information on such funds because once donated to a foundation they would “lose ...
Budapest Travel Expo, Featuring 'Caravan Salon', 3 - 6 March
- 3 Mar 2016 10:30 AM
- travel
The 39th Travel exhibition, Hungary’s season-opening tourism exhibition, will be held this weekend. This year a 'Caravan Salon' will present the widest range of caravans and trailers available in Hungary - located in pavilion A, the biggest pavilion at the HUNGEXPO Budapest Fair Center. Besides caravans, all types of camping related accessories will be on show to visitors, plus reps from the ...
Parents, Pupils Stay Away From School
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Tens of thousands of parents kept their children from school on Monday to show support for teachers’ efforts to have the education system reformed.


















