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Q & A on former Macedonian PM Nikola Gruevski’s asylum request in Hungary

Some questions and answers concerning an extraordinary case

Hungary's third-quarter GDP grows by 5 percent year-on-year

Here's the English version of Hungary's national consultation on the protection of the family

Here’s my response that Süddeutsche Zeitung refused to publish

Minister Gulyás on the Article 7 procedure: ‘A political accusation disguised as rule-of-law concerns’

"We believe that the accusation stating there is a systemic threat to rule-of-law in Hungary is completely absurd"

PM Orbán: It’s better to govern with the people than against the people

"We Hungarians don’t simply want to have the numbers. We want Hungarian children.”

PM Orbán and EPP support Weber for top job

“We are bridge builders. We build bridges between the European Union and its citizens,” Weber said, reiterating his campaign’s slogan

Fake News: No, Le Monde, Hungary was not alone in Shanghai

This work of journalism is so sloppy it deserves special mention in our fake news collection

Education

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Here’s the fundamental problem: Ukraine hasn’t done what it promised it would do

Oct 07, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács

Hungary-Ukraine relations have seen better days and Ukraine’s recent decision to expel a Hungarian consul is merely the latest in an unfortunate downward trend. There is, however, one fundamental point that is often overlooked and ignored in the media crossfire.

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OECD releases positive report on Hungary's education system

Sep 12, 2018

Zoltán Maruzsa said the conclusions included in the report caused no surprised to the education department

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Hungary's foreign minister builds relations with Romania

Sep 11, 2018

The foreign minister said he hoped Hungarian-Romanian cooperation may continue in the spirit of mutual respect

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Government brings forward handing out benefits to needy families for start of new school year

Aug 31, 2018

Katalin Novák, minister of state for Family and Youth Affairs at the Ministry of Human Capacities, said the government will continue to increase financial support for families, which year-by-year has eased the burdens of the beginning of the school year

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Study finds a large percentage of Hungarians are over qualified for their jobs

Aug 27, 2018

An online survey by profession.hu found that about 44 percent of workers are not employed in the field where they have their highest qualification and a further 44 percent are actively thinking about changing jobs

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PM Orbán: Hungary must build a country that can sustain a healthy future

Apr 24, 2018

The prime minister asked students to jointly “build a Hungary” to which they can always return. The Hungarian people must fight for everything, for their own skilled workers, their own young people and their own future, he added

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Hungary becomes first country in Central and Eastern Europe to host renowned Euroskills event

Mar 22, 2018

Mihály Varga, minister for National Economy, opened the Budapest event for 600 of the best qualified young professionals from 28 EU member states who compete against each other in six categories

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"Extraordinary" Hungarian-Ukrainian-American trilateral meeting to discuss Ukraine Education Act to take place in Paris

Jan 24, 2018

Hungary’s foreign minister will be joined by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Wess Mitchell in Paris on Wednesday to hold talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin

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Hungary delivers best result to date in international literacy test

Dec 06, 2017

4,623 students took part in the PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy) study right across Hungary last year, and the results show an improvement in education standards

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Hungary will see significant pay rises in healthcare and education between 2018-2022

Nov 27, 2017

The Hungarian government is also planning very significant digital and transport infrastructure developments

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OSCE throws its support behind Hungary in relation to Ukraine's education law

Oct 25, 2017

Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said the OSCE is the most willing to help from among the international organizations contacted by Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian and Greek diplomats

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Ukraine's education law "fails to strike a balance" between their official language and those of minorities, says PACE

Oct 13, 2017

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) said that Ukraine's new education law is not conducive to “living together” and expressed its concerns over the articles relating to education in minority languages in the recently passed act

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What did minority children in Ukraine do to deserve this?

Sep 22, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

Many wonder the same these days – what did minority children in Ukraine do to deserve having their rights to study in their native tongue taken away?

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Hungary spends more on its education system than the OECD and EU averages

Sep 13, 2017

Hungary's education spend has increased continuously since 2015, and while the allocation earmarked for education amounted to 1,386 billion HUF in 2013, according to estimated data, this sum will be in excess of 2,100 billion HUF next year

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Hungary says EU must take action over Ukraine's new education law affecting minorities

Sep 12, 2017

Katalin Szili, the prime minister’s Special Appointee, said that the EU must intervene and contact the Ukrainian leadership regarding the matter

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Hungary objects to new Ukrainian law that abolishes minority languages in schools

Sep 07, 2017

The new Ukrainian law will mean secondary school and higher education courses will only be available in Ukrainian, while education in minority languages is restricted to kindergartens and primary schools

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PM Orbán: There has never been so many children with access to free textbooks and meals

Sep 04, 2017

PM Orbán revealed that the government will spend 552 billion HUF more on education than what was spent in 2010, “as befits a medium-sized European state”

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Hungary aims to become a competitive country that can perform successfully in a new global economic age

Jul 14, 2017

Hungary has the lowest corporate and personal income tax rates in Europe. The government has also launched several investment support and financing schemes and would continue to reduce payroll taxes

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Hungarian government provides a million school children with free textbooks

Jun 23, 2017

Hungary will spend 12 billion HUF on textbooks and will provide meals for needy children during the summer holiday

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Hungary increases education spend by 120 billion HUF in 2018 budget

Jun 05, 2017

The total central budget spending on education will come to 2,000 billion HUF, and a significant portion of the extra funding will be spent on higher education, with 15 billion HUF going to support research work at universities alone

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PM Orbán creates schemes to promote digital education

Apr 25, 2017

The prime minister said that the programs will improve the digital skills of around 260,000 job holders, and students specializing in IT will be offered preferential grants

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Hungary's new act on higher education is not aimed at CEU

Mar 30, 2017

“The proposed amendment to the act on higher education does not make it impossible for institutions to operate in Hungary, is not discriminative and is not aimed against the Central European University (CEU), which operates in Budapest," Hungary's education minister has said

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Every university – domestic or foreign – must follow the rules

Mar 29, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

A comprehensive study on 28 foreign institutions of higher education operating in Hungary reveals that not all of these educational service providers abide by existing regulations

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Improvements to Hungary's education system coming with new national curriculum plans

Mar 24, 2017

Valéria Csépe, the project’s ministry commissioner, announced there will be radical changes to Hungary's education system

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Only six percent of Hungarian students learn two foreign languages during their teens

Feb 28, 2017

English is the most commonly studied language at lower secondary level in Hungary, followed by German in second place

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Foreign students enrolled at Hungarian universities reaches nearly 30,000

Feb 02, 2017

Foreign students enrolled at universities in Hungary has risen to more than 28,000, and is set to grow to 40,000 by 2023

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Hungarian government invests 54 billion HUF in church-run schools

Dec 19, 2016

The sum will be spent on reconstructing over 120 facilities in 60 to 70 towns and villages across Hungary

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Roma children shouldn't be segregated in schools

Sep 19, 2016

Hungary has been granting a significant amount of scholarship awards to Roma children to help with their schooling

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Hungary’s Public Education Passes to Higher Grade

Sep 07, 2016 - Zoltán Kovács

The ultimate goal of the government’s education policy is to ensure a more accessible education of higher quality – and one that is attuned to the demands of the labor market.

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Back to school in Hungary

Sep 01, 2016

The human resources ministry’s state secretary noted that teachers’ wages will be increased on September 1 for the fourth consecutive year, and there will be another pay rise in 2017

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Hungarian school children to receive free textbooks

Aug 29, 2016

The price of textbooks has fallen and the government’s spending on children’s meals has been raised

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Hungarian universities among the world's best

Jul 13, 2016

Among Hungarian institutions, Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest came first for Hungary in 488th place

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EU accuses Hungary of discrimination against Roma children

May 27, 2016

Hungary has been given two months to respond to the EU's official warning

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Hungary has the resources for a modern education system

May 23, 2016

Hungarian economy has financial means for a modern, accountable, reliable education system