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Hungary refuses treaties such as TAFTA to be decided by the European Union

The Editorial Board June 17, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - The Hungarian Parliament voted a motion to counter the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP ), also called Transatlantic Free Trade Area (TAFTA) and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), but also the Trade in Services Agreement…

Society

Abortions in Hungary fall 22%

The Editorial Board June 16, 2016

Hungary - Between 2010 and 2015 the number of abortions in Hungary fell 22.9% but remains rather high compared to the average of Western European countries. Experts attribute this high rate to the communist period, which oppressed countries of Central and Eastern…

Culture

Euro 2016: great start for the Hungarian team

Miklós Dorsch June 15, 2016

Originially published in French, on Hongrie Actuelle. France, Bordeaux - For her comeback after 44 years of absence in the Euro, Hungary has marked the occasion by winning 2-0 against Austria at her first match in the competition. What millions of Magyars were…

Society

Hungary refuses to take migrants back from Austria

The Editorial Board June 14, 2016

Hungary - Hungary is preparing to close its last detention centers for migrants. Indeed János Lázár, staff chief of Viktor Orbán has just said that the Bicske city's complex (located in the western part of Budapest), is now useless given the containment…

Society

Health care workers’ wages should almost double within 3 years

The Editorial Board June 13, 2016

Hungary - Approximately 100,000 health carer will see their salaries rise up to the double of their actual wages. The Hungarian health care sector, which is owned by the Hungarian state, will benefit from a massive rise of its employees wages. According…

Society

Hungarian police helps Bulgaria to handle the massive illegal migrants’ influx

The Editorial Board June 6, 2016

Bulgaria – Hungarian police officers have been sent to Bulgaria in order to help local authorities in their struggle with the massive influx of illegal migrants. The Hungarian police officers will be working with their Bulgarian colleagues at the Bulgarian-Serbian border. On…

Society

VIDEO – Migrants got angry over administrative procedures and quality of food in Hungary

The Editorial Board June 3, 2016

Hungary, Kiskunhalas - In the migrant camp of Kiskunhalas, where there are 484 migrants, police had to intervene to handle the beginning of a riot. Fortunately, the situation got into control quickly and no one is hurt. Migrants wanted to leave the…

Politics

“Croatia’s time to speak up”

The Editorial Board June 2, 2016

This article has been suggested by the translator, Sebastian Baxter. It has been published originally in Croatian, on May 21, on vecernji.hr and written by Borislav Ristic. The following article does not necessarily represent the views of the staff of the Visegrád Post. We are…

Society

The first hyperloop in the world between Budapest, Bratislava and Vienna in 2020?

The Editorial Board June 1, 2016

Central Europe - The first operational hyperloop train line in the world should connect Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest in 2020 in less than 20 minutes... The news is stunning, and difficult to believe. But the first hyperloop train should be functional in…

Society

Hungary reinforces her border fence

The Editorial Board May 31, 2016

Hungary – On Monday, Hungary has begun reinforcing her wire fence on the border with Serbia as migrant arrivals increased after the evacuation of Idomeni camp on the Greece-Macedonia frontier last week. During the evacuation, Greek authorities moved 8,400 migrants to other camps in…

Society

The European Commission launches new procedures against Hungary

The Editorial Board May 30, 2016

Hungary - The European Commission launched new infringement procedures against Hungary, the first one for the restrictions on farmland land and the second about the segregation of Roma children at school. According to the Commission, "Hungary has a very restrictive system…

Politics

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Budapest: the relation between Hungary and Russia is good and pragmatical

The Editorial Board May 27, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - The Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov visited Budapest on May 25. He met with the Hungarian Premier Viktor Orbán and the Foreign Affairs and External Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó. The talks were about partnership, Minsk agreements, European sanctions, energy, migration…