According to a prominent department head at ELTE, one of the most prestigious state universities, it is clearly solely a matter of political decision whether the state is willing to allocate an amount completely insignificant from a budgetary perspective to address the minimal adjustment of instructors' salaries – which have not shown an increase in the past two years, despite high inflation.
Petty drama or a major confrontation with serious economic consequences? György Matolcsy, president of the national bank, minister of finance Mihály Varga and economy minister Márton Nagy have a personal felud over economic policy. The distribution of roles was done by the Prime Minister; and apparently while it’s Márton Nagy who holds the power to make the big decisions, it’s the other two who are left with the task of handling the consequences, albeit without the means to do so
The trail leads from the British Virgin Islands to Switzerland, involving Lian Wang, a key figure of the Chinese residency bond business. The company represented by Wang invested about three billion forints into two companies owned by the children of Sándor Kertész, an associate of the leader of Fidesz’s propaganda machine, Antal Rogán. Entering under strange circumstances, the Chinese businessman left the companies soon after, leaving behind billions in assets.
It was not general practitioners’ refusal to sign the contract that turned the transformation of the medical duty system into a scandal, but the resistance of local residents, as they were very much satisfied with the old, well-functioning system. Now the village of Tahitótfalu and its surroundings have joined forces to prevent the transfer of the Tahitótfalu medical duty service site – which had been providing service to seven municipalities – to Szentendre. The local GP believes that reforming the duty system is indeed necessary, but the current restructuring represents a significant setback in healthcare in many places, including Tahitótfalu.
South Korean company Bumchun had received several billion forints in state support for job creation. The firm since decided to part with several dozen leased employees, most of them being Hungarians – with the intention of employing Vietnamese workers in their stead. Reaching out to 24.hu, the firm claimed to still go above and beyond when it comes to their job creation commitments
Despite the on-going Article 7 procedure against Hungary, a Finnish representative has been gathering signatures in the European Parliament with the intention to initiate it once again. Actually, Article 7 entails two distinct procedures, but the Finnish MP’s efforts alone will not launch the second one.