Category Archives: social background HU

Hungary pledges it won’t tolerate anti-Semitism

Posted on October 2, 2013 by ellenpolus

(Reuters) – Hungary will use all political and legal tools available to crack down on resurgent anti-Semitism in the country, the deputy prime minister said on Tuesday, in one of the government’s boldest statements yet on the issue. “We cannot … Continue reading →

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Lapid tells Hungarian MPs: Anti-Semitism must be fought every day

Posted on October 2, 2013 by ellenpolus

Finance Minister Yair Lapid addresses Hungarian Parliament Photo: Courtesy Finance Ministry We must never stop fighting against racism and for justice, Finance Minister Yair Lapid told the Hungarian Parliament Tuesday. Lapid participated in a conference on Jewish Life and anti-Semitism … Continue reading →

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Concerns Over ‘Religious Discrimination’ In Hungary’s New Constitution

Posted on September 24, 2013 by ellenpolus

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)– Smaller evangelical churches and other faith groups faced more uncertainty Monday, September 23, after Hungary’s parliament adopted amendments to a controversial constitution. Human Rights Watch (HRW), an influential advocacy group, said recent changes to the Hungarian constitution … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Research

Posted on September 23, 2013 by ellenpolus

The consequences of freezing social allowance in rural Hungary and coping strategies developed by individuals and local decision makers interdisciplinary documentation. The present research was initiated by the Pro Cserehát Association in cooperation with the Center for Policy Studies in … Continue reading →

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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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