PMO Head: Schools, Kindergartens to Open if Inoculations Reach 2.5 Million Schools and kindergartens in Hungary could open on April 19th the latest, possibly on April 12, the prime minister's chief... 2021.03.25.
Socialists Call for Continued Screenings, Strict Contact Tracing The opposition Socialists said on Sunday that coronavirus screening and strict contact tracing should not be neglected in the fight... 2021.03.22.
Gov’t Still Refuses to Prioritize Teachers for Vaccination Despite more voices, increased exposure, and examples in other European countries, public education employees won't be prioritized in the vaccination... 2021.03.17.
LMP Calls on Govt to Vaccinate Teachers, Social Workers The opposition LMP party has called on the government to "make corrections" to the vaccination plan, prioritising the inoculation of... 2021.03.12.
Public Education Employees Want to Get Vaccinated ASAP Public education employees are still unsatisfied with the protection and support the government is providing. One of the teacher's unions... 2021.03.11.
Teacher’s Unions Want School Closures and More Protection as Third Wave Hits The Democratic Trade Union of Teachers (PDSZ) is asking the government to close schools as the third wave appears to... 2021.02.26.
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.
Teachers’ Union Wants Education Workers Added to Govt’s Vaccination Plan Hungarian teachers' union PSZ has called for teachers to be added to the government's Covid-19 vaccination plan. PSZ said in... 2021.01.05.
School’s Out for December? Teachers Union Wants Immediate Winter Break to Protect Life Last week, the first round of targeted mass screening concluded with 73% of the primary school teachers tested, out of... 2020.12.07.
Coronavirus: Testing of Regional Public Servants Begins on Monday Targeted group coronavirus testing will be extended to regional civil servants from Monday, based on experiences gained during the testing... 2020.12.05.
First Round of Targeted Mass Testing: Thousands of Essential Workers Test Positive The government presented the results of the first round of mass testing at the daily press conference of the operative... 2020.12.01.
Gov’t to Decide on Restrictions Next Week after Results of Targeted Mass Testing Hungary's health-care system is able to meet increased case loads as there are plenty of unused beds, and every patient... 2020.11.26.
Human Resources Minister: Hungary European Leader in Culture Spending Hungary spends more per GDP on culture than any other European country, Miklós Kásler, the human resources minister, said at... 2020.11.25.
Coronavirus: Orbán Salutes Health-care Staff, Teachers Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has saluted nurses, doctors, health-care staff and school employees, thanking them for their enduring efforts in... 2020.11.16.
After Massive Demands from Teachers, Gov’t Changes to Partial Digital Education In order to slow down the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán just announced strict restrictions which... 2020.11.09.
Coronavirus – Karácsony: Budapest to Purchase 100,000 Tests, Teachers to be Tested The Budapest municipality has decided to substantially increase its coronavirus testing capacity by purchasing 100,000 antigen detection test kits in... 2020.11.05.
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.
Educators Outraged as Teacher’s Death Left Out of Coronavirus Statistics for Days A teacher aged 39 died of complications caused by the coronavirus as a result of pre-existing conditions last Saturday. Yet... 2020.10.09.
LMP Calls for Salary Increase for Teachers The opposition LMP is submitting a proposal to parliament calling for a sharp increase in teachers' wages, and improving their... 2020.10.05.
School Oversight Body: Teachers, Aids Automatically Eligible for HUF 500,000 Bonus The Klebelsberg centre (KLIK) operating Hungarian public schools on Saturday decried media reports claiming that teachers will have to apply... 2020.08.29.
Over 10,000 Teachers to Receive HUF 500,000 Bonus Some 10,500 teachers will receive a one-off bonus payment of 500,000 forints (EUR 1,412) for their work in helping pupils... 2020.08.27.
