Number of Schools Affected by Coronavirus Increases The number of coronavirus cases in Hungary is increasing, which is also affecting the education system. The number of institutions... 2021.10.15.
Govt to Provide Funding to Shorten Waiting Times in Health Care The government will provide a subsidy of 12.2 billion forints (EUR 34.2m) to hospitals to reduce waiting times for operations... 2021.09.25.
Hungary Revamps School Final Exams The government has revamped the national core curriculum and school final exam requirements. In the 2023/2024 academic year, exams taking... 2021.07.16.
GPs to Get Extra Payment for Weekend Vaccinations GP practices will get extra payment for mandatory epidemic-related work carried out on weekends and bank holidays, the government website... 2021.03.01.
Experienced Teachers’ Salaries at Same Level as Minimum Wage of Skilled Workers The wages of teachers in Hungary are so low that the basic salary of those working in the sector with... 2021.02.23.
Ministry Announces Changes to Secondary School Final Exam Requirements Hungary's public education system will introduce changes to the secondary school general final exam requirements from 2023, placing greater emphasis... 2021.02.16.
Vaccination in Hungary: Orbán’s Unsettling Statements Are Clarified In a recently held joint press conference with Andrej Babiš, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made some surprising statements regarding the... 2021.02.09.
Autumn Break Ends, Teachers Want More Appropriate Measures Against Covid The coronavirus is spreading faster and faster in Hungary, and the statistics of the second wave are becoming more and... 2020.11.02.
Health-care Professionals Get 20% Pay Rise from November Health-care professionals will get another, 20 percent pay rise from November 1, the Human Resources Ministry said on Sunday. The... 2020.11.02.
Ministry: ‘Doctors Only Insecure About New Law Because of Opposition and Press’ According to a recent survey by the Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK), there is significant rejection of the new health service... 2020.10.29.
Coronavirus: Hungary Expands Number of Hospitals Treating Patients The human resources minister has ordered the expansion of the number of hospitals treating coronavirus patients, the ministry said on... 2020.10.26.
Ministry of Human Resources: Minister’s Alleged Statement that Christmas Fairs Could be Held ‘Fake News’ Today, the Ministry of Human Resources released a statement saying that the RTL Klub news report on Christmas fairs incorrectly... 2020.10.15.
Hospitals Instructed to Reserve More Beds Amid Resurgence of Covid-19 Human Resources Minister Miklós Kásler has instructed hospitals to keep 20 percent of their beds empty for coronavirus patients, instead... 2020.09.07.
Ministry Refutes Claims that Half of Deceased Contracted Coronavirus in Hospitals Last week, we reported that National Chief Medical Officer Cecília Müller had informed Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony on July 14th,... 2020.07.21.
Gov’t Considers Reintroducing Distance Learning In Case of Second Wave of Pandemic After the surge of coronavirus cases in several European countries and experts expecting a possible second wave of the virus... 2020.07.15.
Gov’t Advisor Reveals Possible Changes to Healthcare System Vascular surgeon Lajos Kollár, advisor to human resources minister Kásler, spoke about the effectiveness of the Orbán government’s measures of... 2020.07.07.
Medical Chamber: Junior Emergency Room Doctors Earn as Much as Fast-food Employees The Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK) turned to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concerning the salaries of doctors, because in Hungary a starting... 2020.06.05.
Hungarian Coronavirus Vaccine on the Horizon? In cooperation with the National Center for Public Health (NNK) and the University of Debrecen, with the support of the... 2020.05.22.
Hungary Restarts Regular Health Services Amid Strict Hygiene Regulations Hungary’s general healthcare services resume on Monday, May 4th. Human Resources Minister Miklós Kásler sent a letter and detailed instructions... 2020.05.04.
Ministry of Human Resources Allocates HUF 1 Billion to Support Independent Artists The Ministry of Human Resources (Emmi) has announced that it allocated 1 billion forints (EUR 2.8m) to support independent artists... 2020.05.03.
Coronavirus: 6-hour Long Parl’t Committe Meeting Still Leaves Questions Unanswered The Parliament’s Public Welfare Committee held an extremely lengthy hearing on Tuesday, asking members of the operative board about several... 2020.04.29.
