71 result(s) for volunteers in Current Affairs
Survey: More Hungarians Volunteering
- 1 Feb 2019 8:07 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Fully one million people engage in voluntary work at least once a month in Hungary, and the share of volunteers has risen to 45.1% from 32.9% since 2013 in the country, a survey presented at a conference showed.
Hungary’s Deputy House Speaker Marks Social Work Day
- 13 Nov 2018 7:58 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Sándor Lezsák, Hungary’s deputy house speaker, paid a tribute of recognition to people employed in social services and to the “tens of thousands” of volunteers working for church and civil organisations to help their community.
Pastor Prevented From Delivering Food To Migrants
- 21 Aug 2018 10:21 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Head of the Hungarian Evangelical Fellowship Gábor Iványi was prevented from giving food to asylum-seekers on the border with Serbia after Hungarian authorities stopped providing food to those whose request for asylum has been initially rejected but who are awaiting the outcome of their appeal against that decision.
Bishops Offer ‘Room At The Inn’ To Refugees In Hungary
- 5 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
In a country with a xenophobic streak and a government proud to call itself ‘illiberal’, religious leaders are speaking up.
Campaign To Collect Signatures For Anti-Graft Referendum Gets Under Way
- 18 Sep 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
A campaign to collect signatures for a referendum on extending the statute of limitations in the case of crimes involving corruption got under way at the weekend. Former LMP lawmaker Gábor Vágó initiated the campaign.
25 Young Roma To Represent Hungary At Varna Forum Of Phiren Amenca
- 18 Aug 2017 8:34 AM
- current affairs
Some 25 young Roma will represent Hungary at a social forum of the Budapest-based Phiren Amenca network of Roma and non-Roma volunteers to be held in Varna in Bulgaria as part of the European Youth Capital program series on August 24- 30, the organisers said.
Fazekas: Hungary Environmental Conditions Improving
- 4 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s environmental conditions have improved with the help of increased public awareness of environmental issues, Sándor Fazekas told a parliamentary committee. Highlighting this year’s achievements, Fazekas said fully 3,000 tonnes of waste were collected by volunteers in four days at the end of April, the government launched a programme to increase awareness of energy savings on heating and ...
Pollution Found In Tisza Waters In Hungary
- 21 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An independent laboratory has found a toxic material in the water of the Tisza River, in a sample taken during an environmental protection campaign, reports indicate. The amount of pollution found in upper reaches of the river in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county was twice the maximum tolerable level.
Hungarian Socialists Accuse Fidesz Of Wanting To Build ‘Loyal Armed Group’
- 18 Jan 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The sole aim of the government’s proposal to allow young people to take part in military training programmes would be to create an armed group loyal to the ruling Fidesz party, the Socialist Party said. Defence Minister István Simicskó told the daily Magyar Hírlap last week that he plans to establish a strictly nonideological organisation within the ministry whose objective would be to mobilise ...
Survey: More Hungarians Volunteering
- 1 Feb 2019 8:07 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Fully one million people engage in voluntary work at least once a month in Hungary, and the share of volunteers has risen to 45.1% from 32.9% since 2013 in the country, a survey presented at a conference showed.
Hungary’s Deputy House Speaker Marks Social Work Day
- 13 Nov 2018 7:58 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Sándor Lezsák, Hungary’s deputy house speaker, paid a tribute of recognition to people employed in social services and to the “tens of thousands” of volunteers working for church and civil organisations to help their community.
Pastor Prevented From Delivering Food To Migrants
- 21 Aug 2018 10:21 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Head of the Hungarian Evangelical Fellowship Gábor Iványi was prevented from giving food to asylum-seekers on the border with Serbia after Hungarian authorities stopped providing food to those whose request for asylum has been initially rejected but who are awaiting the outcome of their appeal against that decision.
Bishops Offer ‘Room At The Inn’ To Refugees In Hungary
- 5 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
In a country with a xenophobic streak and a government proud to call itself ‘illiberal’, religious leaders are speaking up.
Campaign To Collect Signatures For Anti-Graft Referendum Gets Under Way
- 18 Sep 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
A campaign to collect signatures for a referendum on extending the statute of limitations in the case of crimes involving corruption got under way at the weekend. Former LMP lawmaker Gábor Vágó initiated the campaign.
25 Young Roma To Represent Hungary At Varna Forum Of Phiren Amenca
- 18 Aug 2017 8:34 AM
- current affairs
Some 25 young Roma will represent Hungary at a social forum of the Budapest-based Phiren Amenca network of Roma and non-Roma volunteers to be held in Varna in Bulgaria as part of the European Youth Capital program series on August 24- 30, the organisers said.
Fazekas: Hungary Environmental Conditions Improving
- 4 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s environmental conditions have improved with the help of increased public awareness of environmental issues, Sándor Fazekas told a parliamentary committee. Highlighting this year’s achievements, Fazekas said fully 3,000 tonnes of waste were collected by volunteers in four days at the end of April, the government launched a programme to increase awareness of energy savings on heating and ...
Pollution Found In Tisza Waters In Hungary
- 21 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An independent laboratory has found a toxic material in the water of the Tisza River, in a sample taken during an environmental protection campaign, reports indicate. The amount of pollution found in upper reaches of the river in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county was twice the maximum tolerable level.
Hungarian Socialists Accuse Fidesz Of Wanting To Build ‘Loyal Armed Group’
- 18 Jan 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The sole aim of the government’s proposal to allow young people to take part in military training programmes would be to create an armed group loyal to the ruling Fidesz party, the Socialist Party said. Defence Minister István Simicskó told the daily Magyar Hírlap last week that he plans to establish a strictly nonideological organisation within the ministry whose objective would be to mobilise ...