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FAMILIES OWE 124BN FORINTS TO ENERGY PROVIDERS

Posted on September 16, 2013 by ellenpolus

By June this year Hungarian households had amassed a debt of 124 billion forints (EUR 415m) owed to energy providers, daily Magyar Nemzet reported on Monday. The paper said that 1.4 million customers had fallen in arrears with their gas, … Continue reading →

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Number of young people leaving Hungary doubled since 2010, says LMP

Posted on September 15, 2013 by ellenpolus

The number of young people leaving Hungary has doubled since 2010, deputy head of parliament’s education, science and research committee Agnes Osztolykan, of the small opposition LMP party, said on Sunday. There are more and more young people who want … Continue reading →

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Opposition in Ungarn warnt vor rechtsradikaler “Gehirnwäsche” von Kindern im “Ethik”-Unterricht

Posted on September 13, 2013 by ellenpolus

Dieser Autor ist Ferenc Bánhegyi, Geschichtslehrer und seit längerem Verfasser von Unterrichtsmaterialien, der vornehmlich Klassenreisen in die “besetzten Gebiete” des Karpatenbeckens, also das Vortrianon-Ungarn organisiert. Auf seinem Internetblog verbreitet er, neben der üblichen ahistorisch-revanchistischen Weinerlichkeit hinsichtlich des Themas Trianon, eine … Continue reading →

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Shifts in Hungarian Extremism

Posted on September 13, 2013 by ellenpolus

In the autumn of 2013, eight major extremist groups are active in Hungary: the New Hungarian Guard, the Hungarian National Guard, the Sixty-four Counties Youth Movement, the Outlaws’ Army, the For a Better Future Self Defence, the Guards of the … Continue reading →

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Hungary struggles to stem flow of emigrating doctors

Posted on September 11, 2013 by ellenpolus

Already dogged by corruption, low wages and poor working conditions, Hungarian hospitals face another grave threat — an exodus of doctors. The lure of working abroad for many young doctors in the former communist country is proving irresistible, especially during … Continue reading →

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Culture Action Europe Public Conference and AGM, October 2013, Rome, Italy

Posted on September 10, 2013 by ellenpolus

Culture Action Europe Public Conference 4-5 October 2013, Rome ‘It’s not just a crisis, it is a transition!’ CAE announces an innovative two-day international conference about the vital role of individual and social cultural capacities in building a way out … Continue reading →

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September 3rd, 2013 Budapest council drops decision to name street after writer linked to anti-Semitism

Posted on September 5, 2013 by ellenpolus

The city council of Budapest has thrown out an earlier decree to name a street in upmarket district 2 after Cecile Tormay, a controversial early-20th century author. At a meeting on Tuesday, the municipal council decided not to change any … Continue reading →

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