207 result(s) for eurostat
Hungarians Work 32.6 Years On Average
- 15 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarians work 32.6 years on average, data compiled by Eurostat show. Hungary’s “duration of working life”, which measures the number of years a person aged 15 is expected to be active, either employed or unemployed, in the labour market throughout his or her life, was under the 35.4-year European Union average, but up from 28.4 years a decade earlier. Hungarian men are expected to work 34.9 ...
Economic Weight Of Industry In Hungary Among Highest In Eu
- 28 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Industry accounted for 27.8% of gross value added (GVA) in Hungary last year, among the highest rates in the European Union, data compiled by Eurostat show. Only the rates in the Czech Republic (32.1) and Ireland (39.1) were higher among member states, although Eurostat noted that the picture for Ireland is skewed because of the relocation of a limited number of big economic operators to the ...
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 ...
Hungarian Govt Drawing Up 10-Year Programme
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is drawing up a social programme for the 10- year period starting in 2018, János Lázár, the government office chief, said at a regular government news conference. “There are big issues that we have to deal with after 2018,” Lázár said, citing the conclusion of the latest European Union financing period, which ends in 2020.
Hungary’s Economy Performed Well In H1
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
In the first half of the year Hungary’s economy performed well, government office chief János Lázár told a regular government news conference, adding that growth had been accompanied by a continual reduction in the public debt. He said that growth in the second quarter could be attributed to government policymaking, since EU payments only kicked in after that.
Varga: Govt To Mull Single-Digit Income Tax In 2017
- 26 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The question whether to introduce a single-digit income tax will be broached next year, the economy minister said in an interview to business daily Világgazdaság. Mihály Varga said that reducing the tax from the current 15% would lead to revenue losses amounting to 600 billion forints (EUR 1.9bn). But if the rate of growth stays on its current trajectory and the government succeeds in ...
Eurostat Survey Shows Interest In EU Politics Rising
- 11 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Interest in the politics of the European Union has risen among Hungarians and citizens of member states as well, according to a Eurobarometer opinion survey. Fully 53% of Hungarian respondents said they were interested in the EU’s policies, compared to 54% in the whole of the bloc, on average.
Eurostat Finds Poverty In Hungary Rising
- 9 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of Hungarians exposed to poverty and exclusion has risen to 31.7% of the population from 28.8% in 2008, according to Eurostat data. At present there are more than 40,000 local council flats in Budapest, one in ten is vacant and a large part of them could be placed in a position where they could be let, Népszabadság writes.
Four Hungarian Regions Among EU ’s Poorest
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Four Hungarian regions are among the European Union’s twenty poorest, according to a Eurostat report. Magyar Nemzet and Világgazdaság cited the survey on Monday, noting that northern Hungary, the northern and southern parts of the Great Plains and the south-west region lagged behind severely, in spite of Hungary’s drawing down the biggest amount of EU funds from among the former East Bloc.
Hungarians Work 32.6 Years On Average
- 15 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Hungarians work 32.6 years on average, data compiled by Eurostat show. Hungary’s “duration of working life”, which measures the number of years a person aged 15 is expected to be active, either employed or unemployed, in the labour market throughout his or her life, was under the 35.4-year European Union average, but up from 28.4 years a decade earlier. Hungarian men are expected to work 34.9 ...
Economic Weight Of Industry In Hungary Among Highest In Eu
- 28 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Industry accounted for 27.8% of gross value added (GVA) in Hungary last year, among the highest rates in the European Union, data compiled by Eurostat show. Only the rates in the Czech Republic (32.1) and Ireland (39.1) were higher among member states, although Eurostat noted that the picture for Ireland is skewed because of the relocation of a limited number of big economic operators to the ...
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 ...
Hungarian Govt Drawing Up 10-Year Programme
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is drawing up a social programme for the 10- year period starting in 2018, János Lázár, the government office chief, said at a regular government news conference. “There are big issues that we have to deal with after 2018,” Lázár said, citing the conclusion of the latest European Union financing period, which ends in 2020.
Hungary’s Economy Performed Well In H1
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
In the first half of the year Hungary’s economy performed well, government office chief János Lázár told a regular government news conference, adding that growth had been accompanied by a continual reduction in the public debt. He said that growth in the second quarter could be attributed to government policymaking, since EU payments only kicked in after that.
Varga: Govt To Mull Single-Digit Income Tax In 2017
- 26 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The question whether to introduce a single-digit income tax will be broached next year, the economy minister said in an interview to business daily Világgazdaság. Mihály Varga said that reducing the tax from the current 15% would lead to revenue losses amounting to 600 billion forints (EUR 1.9bn). But if the rate of growth stays on its current trajectory and the government succeeds in ...
Eurostat Survey Shows Interest In EU Politics Rising
- 11 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Interest in the politics of the European Union has risen among Hungarians and citizens of member states as well, according to a Eurobarometer opinion survey. Fully 53% of Hungarian respondents said they were interested in the EU’s policies, compared to 54% in the whole of the bloc, on average.
Eurostat Finds Poverty In Hungary Rising
- 9 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of Hungarians exposed to poverty and exclusion has risen to 31.7% of the population from 28.8% in 2008, according to Eurostat data. At present there are more than 40,000 local council flats in Budapest, one in ten is vacant and a large part of them could be placed in a position where they could be let, Népszabadság writes.
Four Hungarian Regions Among EU ’s Poorest
- 1 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Four Hungarian regions are among the European Union’s twenty poorest, according to a Eurostat report. Magyar Nemzet and Világgazdaság cited the survey on Monday, noting that northern Hungary, the northern and southern parts of the Great Plains and the south-west region lagged behind severely, in spite of Hungary’s drawing down the biggest amount of EU funds from among the former East Bloc.