Labour shortage: ‘wage bomb’ from Aldi

Because of the labour shortage Aldi tries to attract experienced employees working for their competitors with an outstanding EUR 1140 monthly gross wage.
Why does it take hours to cross the Hungary-Ukraine border?
Border crossers blame Ukrainian authorities while frontier guards say that even though they try to work swift their system is outdated.
Emigration: thousands of Hungarian doctors work in Germany

Emigration of doctors causes more and more problems in Hungary.
Wages: SME sector will fall behind without reforms

Hungarian SME sector needs governmental support in order to become able to increase wages.
Taxi drivers: inevitable fare increase in 2018?

Taxi companies are struggling with the lack of taxi drivers. The job is not attractive anymore because of the low wages, so a fare rise is inevitable.
Islamic State used weapons made in the communist Hungary

According to a newly published report, 132 weapons used by the Islamic State and manufactured in Hungary were found in Iraq and Syria.
Hungarian Academy Award winner’s new film among the most anticipated movies of 2018

Academy Award winner László Nemes-Jeles’s new feature film, Sunset can be found among Variety’s most anticipated movies of 2018.
Property price increase may stop this year in Budapest

Thanks to the decreasing number of property purchases in Budapest the increase in real estate prices may stop this year.
Labour shortage: overloaded and underpaid nurses

Labour shortage has become critical in the health care sector; nurses are not only underpaid but even overloaded. As a result, they prepare to go on strike.
Hungary and Lithuania to abolish daylight saving time?

Biggest opposition party Jobbik initiated the abolishment of daylight saving time due to economic and health reasons. Lithuania wants the same now.





