Roma

01/12/2017

Survey: Quarter of Hungarians poor or at risk of social exclusion

In 2016, 31.6 percent of people younger than 18 lived in poverty
01/12/2017

MEP: Delaying Roma social inclusion ‘missed opportunity’

"Right now we're looking at a missed opportunity in terms of Roma social integration"
24/11/2017

Pope Francis invited to Eucharistic Congress in Hungary

Pope Francis has been invited to the International Eucharistic Congress
20/11/2017

Pope meets Hungarian bishops

A friendly meeting :)
16/11/2017

European Parliament appoints Lívia Járóka as an EP vice president

MEPs of the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrats welcomed Járóka as being the first Roma to be appointed to the post
13/11/2017

Jobbik lawmaker denies claims that the party stigmatises Roma and gays

Do you find the way Jobbik talks about these minorities to be offensive?
08/10/2017

Roma Pride Day marked in Budapest

Roma Pride Day in Budapest
22/08/2017

Rajkó Orchestra to give gala concert in the Budapest Palace of Arts

The Rajkó Orchestra's six and a half decades of success are a singular accomplishment in the Hungarian cultural world!
17/08/2017

25 young Roma to represent Hungary at Varna forum of Phiren Amenca

25 young Roma will represent Hungary at the forum
02/08/2017

Minister commemorates Roma Holocaust victims on Roma Holocaust Day

Roma Holocaust Day
21/07/2017

Opposition DK calls on minister to apologise for ethnic Hungarian Roma remarks

DK wants the human resources minister to apologise
05/07/2017

Radicals assaulting gays, Roma sentenced to prison

"Chanting homophobic slogans was within the freedom of expression"
30/06/2017

Jobbik vows to seek out ‘responsible’ Roma leaders to work with

#Jobbik: Fidesz and Farkas merely connived on ways to buy Roma votes as cheaply as possible
27/05/2017

Fidesz, Lungo Drom renew electoral agreement

Opposition: PM Orbán should not assist in sending to parliament criminals who should rather be put behind bars
03/04/2017

Top court rules against police in Roma discrimination case

"Local police in northern Hungary had discriminated against the local Roma community by failing to protect them against harassment by extremist groups"
27/03/2017

Meeting of the Roma Coordination Council was held in Budapest

Meeting of the Roma Coordination Council in Hungary
08/02/2017

Supreme court rules against police in Roma discrimination case

Budapest, February 8 (MTI) – The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Wednesday threw out an earlier ruling and established that local police in northern Hungary had […]
17/01/2017

Strasbourg court orders compensation to two Roma abuse victims

Strasbourg, January 17 (MTI) – The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that the Hungarian state is to pay compensation to two Roma […]
22/12/2016

Jobbik slams year-end funding for Roma self-govt

Budapest, December 22 (MTI) – The opposition Jobbik party on Thursday criticised the government’s granting the National Roma Self-Government (ÖRO) 1.3 billion forints (EUR 4.2m) in special […]
09/12/2016

Roma doing better in Hungary but more needs to be done, says govt official

Brussels (MTI) – Hungary has notched up major improvements in schooling and meals for Roma children as well as on the job market, the state secretary […]