Portfolio.hu

In the wake of revised data – how the Hungarian stats office changed our perception of poverty

A review by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) revised several years of poverty statistics: there was a year when ...
Human Rights Watch

Hungary: Pastor Supporting People in Poverty Faces Charges

Instead of supporting those who fill the gaps left by Hungary’s crumbling public services and social security system, the government is prosecuting them. On November 3, prosecutors charged Pastor ...

Income needed to avoid poverty: How do European thresholds compare?

Millions of Europeans live in poverty, but the meaning of a comfortable income differs widely across the continent. View on ...
UNHCR

Roma head for Sweden to escape extreme poverty, alleged discrimination in Hungary

MOHACS, Hungary, December 12 (UNHCR) - Members of Hungary's Roma community have been seeking asylum in Sweden in unprecedented numbers in recent months, pleading extreme poverty and alleging labour ...
Panda

Household heating causing high levels of air pollution in Hungary – WWF report

Budapest – Household heating causes medium to high levels of air pollution in over half of Hungarian settlements, according to a new WWF report on municipal heating systems in Hungary. The report also ...
Rferl.org

Migrants In Transit: Escaping War And Poverty In Budapest

According to volunteers, more than 3,500 migrants passed through Budapest's Keleti railway station in a single day (September 9) on their way to Prague and Vienna. Many of them had traveled to Hungary ...