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Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
Botka: Socialists Pledge To Double Education Funding
- 30 Aug 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party’s candidate for prime minister, László Botka, pledged to double the amount of funding for education, which he called the party’s top priority. Botka told a press conference that state funding for the sector would rise to 6% of GDP under a Socialist administration in the next governing cycle after the 2018 elections.
Hungarian FM Sees No Compromise With ‘Pro-Migration’ Governments
- 29 Aug 2017 3:50 AM
- current affairs
Irreconcilable differences will remain between Hungary and “pro-migration governments” because Hungary will “not give in”, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in an interview published in Monday’s daily Magyar Hírlap.
Local Opinion: Dutch-Hungarian Diplomatic Dispute
- 28 Aug 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government commentators welcome the government’s firm reaction to criticism from the Dutch ambassador to Budapest. Left-wing and liberal pundits, on the other hand, accuse the government of paranoia and overreaction.
Hungary's Foreign Minister Rejects ‘Outrageous’ Remarks By Outgoing Dutch Ambassador
- 25 Aug 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó “most firmly rejected” recent, “outrageous” remarks by Gajus Scheltema, the Netherlands’ ambassador, who is soon to leave his post in Budapest.
Unhealthy Snacks & Beverages To Be Banned From School Buffets
- 11 Aug 2017 8:56 AM
- health & wellness
In a letter sent to the directors of public schools, the Hungarian government listed the foods and beverages to be banned at school buffets and vending machines, the state secretary of the human resources ministry told the press on Thursday.
Ministry Of Human Resources Offers Hospital Directors Three-Month Probationary Contract
- 10 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Ministry of Human Resources has offered three-month probationary employment contracts to those doctors whose contracts expired in July, reports left-wing daily online Népszava.
Anti-Gypsy Rhetoric Systemic Part Of Hungarian Government Communication, Says Setét
- 10 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“A responsible politician does not talk the way (Minister of Human Resources) Balog talks. We learned from the 1930s and 40s what people are capable of when a group is excluded from the nation.”
Minister Commemorates Roma Holocaust Victims On Roma Holocaust Day
- 3 Aug 2017 8:26 AM
- current affairs
Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog on Wednesday marked the anniversary of the Roma Holocaust and called it an obligation to commemorate and talk about victims and heroes of the events of 1944/45.
Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
Botka: Socialists Pledge To Double Education Funding
- 30 Aug 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party’s candidate for prime minister, László Botka, pledged to double the amount of funding for education, which he called the party’s top priority. Botka told a press conference that state funding for the sector would rise to 6% of GDP under a Socialist administration in the next governing cycle after the 2018 elections.
Hungarian FM Sees No Compromise With ‘Pro-Migration’ Governments
- 29 Aug 2017 3:50 AM
- current affairs
Irreconcilable differences will remain between Hungary and “pro-migration governments” because Hungary will “not give in”, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in an interview published in Monday’s daily Magyar Hírlap.
Local Opinion: Dutch-Hungarian Diplomatic Dispute
- 28 Aug 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government commentators welcome the government’s firm reaction to criticism from the Dutch ambassador to Budapest. Left-wing and liberal pundits, on the other hand, accuse the government of paranoia and overreaction.
Hungary's Foreign Minister Rejects ‘Outrageous’ Remarks By Outgoing Dutch Ambassador
- 25 Aug 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó “most firmly rejected” recent, “outrageous” remarks by Gajus Scheltema, the Netherlands’ ambassador, who is soon to leave his post in Budapest.
Unhealthy Snacks & Beverages To Be Banned From School Buffets
- 11 Aug 2017 8:56 AM
- health & wellness
In a letter sent to the directors of public schools, the Hungarian government listed the foods and beverages to be banned at school buffets and vending machines, the state secretary of the human resources ministry told the press on Thursday.
Ministry Of Human Resources Offers Hospital Directors Three-Month Probationary Contract
- 10 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Ministry of Human Resources has offered three-month probationary employment contracts to those doctors whose contracts expired in July, reports left-wing daily online Népszava.
Anti-Gypsy Rhetoric Systemic Part Of Hungarian Government Communication, Says Setét
- 10 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“A responsible politician does not talk the way (Minister of Human Resources) Balog talks. We learned from the 1930s and 40s what people are capable of when a group is excluded from the nation.”
Minister Commemorates Roma Holocaust Victims On Roma Holocaust Day
- 3 Aug 2017 8:26 AM
- current affairs
Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog on Wednesday marked the anniversary of the Roma Holocaust and called it an obligation to commemorate and talk about victims and heroes of the events of 1944/45.