26 result(s) for summer holiday in Current Affairs
Hungarian Government Considers Cutting Length Of Summer School Break
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is considering “restructuring” the school teaching curriculum because Hungary’s two-and-a-half month summer holiday “places to great a burden” on families, the State Secretary responsible for public education told the commercial broadcaster ATV. Judit Bertalan Czunyi explained that while there are currently no exact proposals tabled by the government, the cabinet is considering ...
Child Poverty Is An Undeniable Fact In Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Our compilation of excerpts from press articles offers conflicting statements about child poverty in Hungary. Even the pro-government media admit the problem but they stress improvement in recent years.
Erzsébet Holiday Camps Relaunched In Hungary In June 2013
- 21 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Erzsébet Programme is Hungary’s most prominent social programme of the past two decades. The initiative launched last year aims to give the opportunity for socially disadvantaged children, pensioners, large families and individuals with disabilities to go on holiday under preferential terms. The programme is implemented from profits derived from the distribution of Erzsébet vouchers that ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Tug-Of-War With Brussels
- 21 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators unanimously find the protracted tug-of-war between the government and the European Union on constitutional and financial issues harmful, but opinions diverge widely on the causes and the possible solutions.
Announcement For U.S. Students In Hungary
- 30 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
À la rentrée: kick off your year abroad by sending your vote home. You’ve just landed, your summer vacation is over, and you’re about to go back to school in another country. Understanding the subtle difference between la rentrée in France and the Anglo Saxon back to school season is an example of what we can learn about a foreign language and culture when we actually live there for a while.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian-IMF/EU Negotiations: News Blackout? Not Really
- 20 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On Monday, July 17, Thanos Arvanitis, head of the IMF delegation, and Barbara Kauffman, head of the EU Commission’s delegation, accompanied by Iryna Ivashchenko, the IMF’s Budapest representative, paid a visit to Mihály Varga, the minister without portfolio in charge of the long-awaited negotiations for a stand-by loan for the financially hard-pressed Hungary.
Hungary To Boost Bilateral Relations With Croatia
- 21 Sep 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Hungarian administration has vowed to further boost bilateral relations with Croatia on all levels to help both countries exploit each other’s potentials to the maximum. The Hungarian Government has also promised to give maximum support for Croatia in its bid to join the European Union.
Man Kills Cop, Bystander, Then Himself In Hungary
- 6 Aug 2010 12:10 PM
- current affairs
"Police sergeant major János Gamauf, 29, and 21-year-old A. Németh, were shot dead by a gunman in Alsóörs on the northern shore of Lake Balaton at 1.30 a.m. on Wednesday.
Hungarian Government Considers Cutting Length Of Summer School Break
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is considering “restructuring” the school teaching curriculum because Hungary’s two-and-a-half month summer holiday “places to great a burden” on families, the State Secretary responsible for public education told the commercial broadcaster ATV. Judit Bertalan Czunyi explained that while there are currently no exact proposals tabled by the government, the cabinet is considering ...
Child Poverty Is An Undeniable Fact In Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Our compilation of excerpts from press articles offers conflicting statements about child poverty in Hungary. Even the pro-government media admit the problem but they stress improvement in recent years.
Erzsébet Holiday Camps Relaunched In Hungary In June 2013
- 21 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Erzsébet Programme is Hungary’s most prominent social programme of the past two decades. The initiative launched last year aims to give the opportunity for socially disadvantaged children, pensioners, large families and individuals with disabilities to go on holiday under preferential terms. The programme is implemented from profits derived from the distribution of Erzsébet vouchers that ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Tug-Of-War With Brussels
- 21 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators unanimously find the protracted tug-of-war between the government and the European Union on constitutional and financial issues harmful, but opinions diverge widely on the causes and the possible solutions.
Announcement For U.S. Students In Hungary
- 30 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
À la rentrée: kick off your year abroad by sending your vote home. You’ve just landed, your summer vacation is over, and you’re about to go back to school in another country. Understanding the subtle difference between la rentrée in France and the Anglo Saxon back to school season is an example of what we can learn about a foreign language and culture when we actually live there for a while.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian-IMF/EU Negotiations: News Blackout? Not Really
- 20 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On Monday, July 17, Thanos Arvanitis, head of the IMF delegation, and Barbara Kauffman, head of the EU Commission’s delegation, accompanied by Iryna Ivashchenko, the IMF’s Budapest representative, paid a visit to Mihály Varga, the minister without portfolio in charge of the long-awaited negotiations for a stand-by loan for the financially hard-pressed Hungary.
Hungary To Boost Bilateral Relations With Croatia
- 21 Sep 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Hungarian administration has vowed to further boost bilateral relations with Croatia on all levels to help both countries exploit each other’s potentials to the maximum. The Hungarian Government has also promised to give maximum support for Croatia in its bid to join the European Union.
Man Kills Cop, Bystander, Then Himself In Hungary
- 6 Aug 2010 12:10 PM
- current affairs
"Police sergeant major János Gamauf, 29, and 21-year-old A. Németh, were shot dead by a gunman in Alsóörs on the northern shore of Lake Balaton at 1.30 a.m. on Wednesday.