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How Can We Make People Understand That Healthcare Is Not Free?
Economy
How Can We Make People Understand That Healthcare Is Not Free?
The answer is Solomonic – we should be asking a different question. Most people have a correct, rough idea that healthcare is not free and that someone, somewhere, somehow pays for it. Some people are even aware of health insurance contributions, and the most knowledgeable among them even know how much these contributions are in relation to their salary.
Ukraine’s Economic Resilience: Staying on Track with Reforms and International Support
Economy
Ukraine’s Economic Resilience: Staying on Track with Reforms and International Support
In 2024, Ukraine demonstrated a strong commitment to its economic obligations, meeting key conditions under the IMF and EU support programs. The country remained on track with its structural benchmarks, ensuring the flow of critical financing for non-defense expenditures. Entering 2025, risks persist, but Ukraine\'s focus on reforms and its urgent financing needs make staying the course essential.
Mandatory Military Service: A Solution for National Defence in EU Member States?
Politics
Mandatory Military Service: A Solution for National Defence in EU Member States?
After 12 years after the abolishment of compulsory military service in Hungary, the debate over the matter was brought back to the political agenda on January 16, 2016, when László Kövér, Speaker of the National Assembly expressed his regret over the abolishment of the compulsory military service and described it as a “disastrous mistake”.